The Rotary Club of Beaumont, TX, is a large and diverse fellowship of inspired business, professional, and civic leaders with significant community connections that foster the ideals of Service Above Self and high ethical standards.
Weekly meetings are being held using Zoom. Sign into the meeting between 11:30 and Noon and you can enjoy some social time with other members before the meeting starts at Noon.
PROGRAM PREVIEW
June 10, 2020
"Come on a Tour of Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum With Us!"
Troy Gray
Director
Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum
Summer is here and thoughts turn to travel and fun outdoor experiences! Where can you go with so many concerns and restrictions? We have the perfect answer for you! Let's go on a virtual tour of Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown, a not-so-hidden gem in Southeast Texas. Located on the Lamar University campus, the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum is our travel destination!
We encourage you to join the tour with us and "bring along" your children and friends to learn from Director Troy Gray about the buildings, the artifacts, and the people of the early 1900s right here in our own backyard. We will browse around the town which includes a post office, saloon, general store, livery, and a working print shop provided by Rotarian Tom Lamb and family.
Come on! The tour starts at Noon on Wednesday, June 10!
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Head Table for June 10
Invocation:
Debbie Maxwell
Registered Nurse
Christus-St. Elizabeth
Pledges to USA & Texas Flags:
Nakisha Burns
Beaumont Area Public & Government Affairs Manager
ExxonMobil
Would you like to take part in the weekly meetings in a more active role? Don't wait to be asked. Volunteer for one of the weekly assignments! Choose your role and a date that is convenient. Link to the online signup systemor contact Jennifer Burch, Chair, at409-201-3016.
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CALENDAR OF ROTARY EVENTS
(Club events & opportunities for meeting makeups)
June
14
Show Your Colors Flag Project for Flag Day
18
District Governor Becky Mason's Installation; 7:00 p.m. using Zoom (Register in advance.)
23
Board of Directors meeting; 11:30 a.m. online in Zoom meeting; members who would like to join in the meeting live, please send a request to receive the link by email to: admin@beaumontrotaryclub.org
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On Thursday, June 18, Becky Mason will be installed as Governor of District 5910. It is an honor to have a member of our Club selected to serve as Governor and everyone is invited to attend her Installation using Zoom. Using the invitation image below, you can easily make a reservation to attend and the link will be sent to you.
Congratulations, Becky, and best wishes for a very successful year!
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Dues invoices will be sent out this month with payment due July 1. If the pandemic has had a negative effect on your employment and you are unable to pay your dues all at once this time, you ARE able to spread your payment over the 6-month period. Speak with Jacque to arrange a payment plan.
If the worst has happened and you find yourself unable to continue your membership in the club now, we sincerely regret it. Please remember to submit a letter of resignation (an email will do also) by June 15 so you are not assessed July-December dues. Non-payment of International and Club dues creates a bad-debt on your Rotary financial record, and you cannot return to membership in this or any other Rotary Club until the bad-debt is paid. If you resign in good-standing before dues are assessed and your account is clear, you will be able to return to membership at a later time without a problem, and we will look forward to you doing so.
If you are leaving the club for any reason, please advise the office before June 15 so you are not assessed July - December 2020 dues.
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Rotarians are People of Action!This group of Rotarians were for sure on Friday, June 5 when 500 car trunks or back seats were LOADED with good things to eat! It was non-stop action as the cars kept coming for almost two hours, using double lines to move the number of vehicles as quickly as possible. There were 7 or 8 stops where items were quickly stacked in trunks or rear seats, the car moved on and the next was just behind it. Thankfully, we had a great number of Rotarians come to serve our neighbors and our volunteers were assisted by other volunteers.
Big thanks to: Pat Anderson, B. Eddie Arnold, Cindy Cherry, Tony Clark, Beverly Hatcher, Chuck Heare, Dena Hughes, Cindy Jeanis, John Lee, Gigi Mazzola, Gary Moncla, Sheree Pierce, Vernon Pierce, Terri Potter, Kevin Reed, Stephanie Roberts, John Rollins, Alan Sampson, Tim Sudela, and Juan Zabala. (If you served and your name is left off this list, please report to the Rotary office asap.)
Tim Sudela took some great photos that you need to see to appreciate the scope of the project and the hard work of these Rotarians. However, there is no way to appreciate the heat of the afternoon through the photographs! It was truly Service Above Self so give these Rotarians a special pat-on-the-back when we are able to be together again!
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In Memory of
Bessie Fisher Chisum
March 22, 1945 - May 30, 2020
A gathering of Mrs. Chisum's family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 11, 2020, at Broussard's, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. Her graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 12, 2020, at Highland Park Cemetery, Sicily Island, Louisiana. Please observe social distancing guidelines.
Bessie was a member of our Club
since July 10, 1991.
May she rest in peace.
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We send wishes for a quick recovery to our friends and fellow Rotarians who are ill, are anticipating or recovering from surgery, or just in need of encouragement, support and good wishes.
Diane Bass
Kari Dolan
Stephanie Shoemaker
and all Rotarians who are not able to join us using Zoom.
If you know of members who should be added to this list, please advise the office staff at 409-842-1913.
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Thank you from Scholarship Recipient
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Bill Allen
June 12
Paula Bothe
June 12
Ernie Hymel
June 12
Denise Berry
June 14
Bill Voigtman
June 14
Vic Zaloom
June 14
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CELEBRATING ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES!
We celebrate your membership in our Club!
Bill Clark
June 12, 1974
46 years
Honorary
Regina Rogers
June 12, 2002
18 years
John Bullard
June 13, 2018
2 years
David Shoemaker
June 14, 2017
3 years
Tony Clark
June 15, 2016
4 years
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PROGRAM REVIEW
June 3, 2020
"After the Storm - Business is Booming"
Travis Woods
T & L Solutions, LLC
and
Gulf Coast Industrial Group
by Marianne Laine
On June 3, 2020, Rotarians welcomed Travis Woods as guest speaker. With more than 40 years’ experience in the construction industry, Travis, a proud Louisiana Tech graduate, and his wife, Lois, formed T&L Solutions, LLC, a construction and industry consulting firm located near Beaumont. The company offers the advantage of experience to companies that are struggling or planning to expand or grow. T&L also works with project owners to locate competent and qualified contractors to fit a given project’s specific needs. T&L is somewhat of an industrial matchmaker, bringing industry and contractors together for success.
Travis, along with three businessmen, started the Gulf Coast Industrial Group in Lake Charles approximately ten years ago by holding monthly meetings which operated to get plant employees acquainted with various contractors. As a result, the group has expanded to Baton Rouge, Port Arthur, Conroe, and Corpus Christi. The group now has 750 members across the Gulf Coast.
Travis discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and other difficulties facing our country currently, which have caused the delay of various multi-million-dollar projects intended to go forward in and near the Golden Triangle. He expressed optimism that certain of these projects may move forward in the fall of 2020 rather than waiting until 2021, delaying indefinitely, or being canceled. For example, he noted that Chevron bought 2,000 acres in Orange, suggesting that it may build a plant in the near future. Likewise, there is a plan to build 25 miles of railroad track in Groves, and an $88 billion project by the federal government to address how plants handle waste water. These are just a few examples of the projects and plans that will undoubtedly stimulate our local economy and put many of our struggling citizens back to work.
You can watch the presentation via the recorded meeting.
or link to the Zoom page which includes all of the past recorded sessions
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Dues invoices will be sent out this month with payment due July 1. If the pandemic has had a negative effect on your employment and you are unable to pay your dues all at once this time, you ARE able to spread your payment over the 6-month period. Speak with Jacque to arrange a payment plan.
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