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.
"Salt Bayou is a 139,000-acre landscape that includes freshwater to estuarine marsh, coastal prairie grasslands, tidal flats, creeks and basins, and associated fish and wildlife species. Salt Bayou is the largest contiguous estuarine marsh complex in Texas. . . . The wetland habitats in the Salt Bayou provide foraging and nesting habitats for numerous species of birds along one of the most important migratory flyways in the world, as well as essential nursery habitat for ecologically, commercially, and recreationally important species of fish and invertebrates."
"The Salt Bayou Watershed Restoration Plan (2013) was developed by stakeholders to restore the Salt Bayou wetland. The Plan included the need to restore a 20-mile dune and beach complex to reduce storm surge and flooding impacts and the need to install two siphon pumps to restore the natural hydrology of Salt Bayou."
After earning a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Houston, Michael Rezsutek accepted employment with the Galveston Bay Foundation to work as one of the original authors of the Habitat Conservation Blueprint. In 2001, he joined the Texas Parks and Wildlife department as the Wetlands and Waterfowl Biologist for the Upper Coastal Wetlands Ecosystem covering Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, and Liberty counties. In 2015, Michael became the Project Leader and administers the project which is responsible for the wetlands management and restoration of 33,000 acres of state wildlife management area in Jefferson, Orange, Chambers and Harris counties.
Michael Rezsutek will speak about the Upper Coast Wetlands Ecosystem Project and the Salt Bayou Watershed Restoration.
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Head Table on June 8
Invocation
Michael Wolf
Partner
Wolf Bunt & Associates
Pledges to USA & Texas Flags
Bruce Walker
Executive Director
Big Thicket Association
Introduction of Guests
Mary Ellen Robertson
Manager
Mary Ellen Robertson, CPA, PLLC
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Uliana Trylowsky
Development Officer
Lamar University
Please volunteer for Head Table responsibilities through the sign-up at:
New Member Orientation; 10:30 a.m.; Rotary Office-Ste. 213
14
"Show Your Colors" Flag Project for Flag Day
28
Board of Directors meeting; 11:30 a.m., Fountainview Room
28
President's Club dinner; by invitation only
29
Toast to Leadership & Swan Song for President Brad; 6:00 p.m.; Art Museum of Southeast Texas
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The 2022 Rotary International Convention is well underway in Houston! Can you guess who "landed" there? That's correct - it's none other than our President Brad Brown enjoying a walk among the moon rocks!
He will be sharing stories of his journey at the meeting on Wednesday so plan to join us!
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The Board of Directors has appointed a Search Committee and approved the search process for a new Executive Director of the Rotary Club of Beaumont.
Rotary operates financially at the club, district, and international levels. Dues, along with contributions to the Beaumont Rotary Foundation, support the work done at each level. Dues are billed to the individual at the club level, andthe club pays District and International dues on behalf of every member who is on the membership roster on January 1 and July 1. In order for the club to pay dues to Rotary International on July 1, each member must be up-to-date on his/her dues to the Club no later thanJuly 1, in advance of the July 1 assessment by Rotary International.
If you are currently a member yet your January-June 2022 dues are unpaid, please contact the Executive Director immediately to speak about payment options. If your dues remain unpaid on Monday, June 27, the Board of Directors will take action at the monthly meeting on June 28 and you will be terminated in bad-standing which means you are ineligible for membership in this or any other Rotary Club until your past due amount has been paid. If your January 1 dues were not paid on time or if you have not responded to the emails sent to you or the phone call messages, you will be sent a letter by certified and registered mail with the past due invoice and the new July 1 invoice as soon as possible. You are required to pay both invoices or be terminated on June 30.
Beginning with the July 2022 invoice, members will be billed dues of $400 and the room assessment fee of $70 for an ANNUAL period of July - June. The annual amount is due by July 1. Members may choose to continue to pay semi-annually, but a second invoice will not be issued in December for the January payment. Only a reminder statement will be sent to you in December, requesting payment of the remaining balance by January 1.
Electronic invoices will be sent to all members who are in good-standing and do not have instructions for other payment procedures in place. If you requested to have a printed invoice mailed to you, it is being mailed to you. Please phone the office or email admin@beaumontrotaryclub.org to request a different method of billing or payment. Members with a credit card on file will receive a receipt by email when your card has been charged, or you will be contacted if your credit card information needs to be updated.
If you do not have a credit card on file, you can submit your credit card information to be kept on file so that payments are processed for you in advance of the deadline each time. Additionally, if you wish, you can make arrangements with the Executive Director to have your charge card processed for your dues in regular installments until the account is paid in full.
If you do not receive your invoice, have questions, or wish to change your membership status, call 409-842-1913. Thank you.
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Meet the Newest Rotarian in the Club!
President Brad Brown was happy to welcome the newest member to the Club last week. Meet Chava Koster, Rabbi, Temple Emanuel.
Rabbi Chava was born in Amsterdam and much of her education was completed at the University of Amsterdam. She was a Fellow at the Melton Centre for Research in Jewish Education in New York, NY, completing more studies while also serving as Clergy Liaison for the NY Police Department and the United Nations.
She speaks multiple languages (8 or 9!), and is working at learning her way around Southeast Texas! Her hobbies include playing guitar, sculpting, jewelry-making and travelling.
Welcome to Texas, Rabbi Chava, and welcome to the Rotary Club of Beaumont!
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PLEASE VOLUNTEER FOR FLAG PROJECT!
If you are able to help with the "Show Your Colors" flag project on Tuesday, June 14 - Flag Day OR for Monday, July 4th -Independence Day, please volunteer with Pat Anderson.
Volunteering for this project is a wonderfully patriotic way to start your own personal recognition of these days of great significance. Don't be concerned if you have not served as a flag volunteer before. You will be paired up with another person or team of people who have experience. You will have a great time being a part of this effort!
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Rotary Goes to the World Series of Beep Baseball
Play ball! On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, instead of attending the weekly Rotary Club meeting, Rotarians will serve as base judges or switch operators for the 2022 World Series of Beep Baseball being held in Beaumont! Come join the fun! (Don't worry! The duties of each position will be explained to you.)
There are still a lot of slots open when help is needed. Sign up for a slot or two or plan to spend the day! Volunteers will be given a t-shirt to wear so please indicate your size when signing up.
At the end of May, a small team of Rotarians made the Rotary Goes to School project at Martin Elementary happen! With some delays in the ordering, we did not enjoy a great deal of planning time but the Summer Reading 2022 program continues for its 4th year with a new group of students who just completed 1st grade.
Our mission is to provide children who may not otherwise have access to books of their very own or the ability to visit a local library during the summer, with a book bag of 10 books to have in their personal library at home.
The long term goal is to assist with reading achievement levels by putting an end to the "Summer Slide" that many students experience: when the classroom learning ends for the school year, many children begin to loose the reading skills that they learned during the academic year because of lack of practice. With the access to books at home and encouragement to read, there can be an increase in reading skills for these young students.
The "Taggers-and Baggers" Team prepared a bag of ten new books with each child's name and the bags are ready to go to the classrooms for the children to take home for the summer!
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New member
Proposed by
Status
Deborah Tomov
Leonard Juncker
welcomed on 7-21-21
Joey Kressman
Sheree Pierce
welcomed on 8-04-21
Jacquetta Walker
Jay Wilson
welcomed on 8-04-21
Amy Wilson
Jay Wilson
welcomed on 8-04-21
Rebekah Patin
Cindy Cherry
welcomed on 8-04-21
James Kersh
Diane Bass
welcomed on 8-04-21
Erika Harris
Teresa Simpson
welcomed on 9-01-21
Nicholas Ganjei
Dana Timaeus
welcomed on 9-01-21
Shawn Javid
Dana Timaeus
welcomed on 9-01-21
Misty Fountain
Kevin Reed
welcomed on 9-22-21
Shelby Brannan
Deborah Drago
welcomed on 10-20-21
Matt Ueding
Uliana Trylowsky
welcomed on 11-10-21
Julie Strassburger
Jay Wilson
welcomed on 12-8-21
Carl Lambeth
John Lee
welcomed on 12-8-21
Jes Prince
Lynn Hill
welcomed on 3-2-22
Ashly Key
Joanne Brown
welcomed on 3-16-22
Carrie Broussard
Dean Conwell
welcomed on 04-27-22
Jessica Hogan
Rebekah Maxwell
welcomed on 04-27-22
JoLynn Mills
Jay Wilson
welcomed on 04-27-22
Mark Sonnier, II
Rebekah Maxwell
welcomed on 04-27-22
Jae "Catie" Miller
Rebekah Maxwell
welcomed on 05-25-22
Rabbi Chava Koster
Michael Wolf
welcomed on 06-01-22
Matthew Lighty
Zach Celeste
awaiting Orientation
Annette
Harmon-Edwards
Virtue Alexander
awaiting Orientation
Emily Ross
Misty Fountain
awaiting Orientation
Do you know that when asked why they aren't a Rotarian, many people say that no one has asked them to join!
Haveinvited someone to become a Rotarian?
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Congratulate those who earned membership in
The President's Club!
Explain to someone why you are a Rotarian,
and why he/she should be too!
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Ernie Hymel
June 12
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ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES
We celebrate your
membership in our Club!
Honorary Member
Regina Rogers
June 12, 2002
20 years
John Bullard
June 13, 2018
4 years
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PROGRAM REVIEW
June 1, 2022
“Powering a Brighter Future”
Blake Flowers
Manager, East Region Customer Service
Entergy Texas
by Sharon Almquist
Blake Flowers joined Entergy Texas in March 2021 and leads a team responsible for account management, stakeholder relations, and community engagement activities. Blake introduced his discussion, “Powering a Brighter Future,” with Entergy’s investment in environmental sustainability and its goal to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. He discussed renewable option products, especially solar options, and the commitment to have more renewables in service by 2025.
Blake described Entergy Texas’s plans to build the Orange County Advanced Power Station (OCAPS), which will use a combination of hydrogen and natural gas to power over 200,000 homes and businesses. This fuel-efficient facility will generate $1.8 billion in economic activity and benefit both the Golden Triangle area and surrounding region, including Beaumont and Port Arthur.
Blake then addressed storm preparedness logistics including building or restocking emergency supply kits, and having a plan of action for evacuation. He stressed the need to stay informed about the weather as well as power outages and to subscribe to MyEntergy, which provides notifications and updates about power outages. Blake noted that customers should not report power outages only on Facebook. He encouraged customers to build or restock their emergency supply kits as well as know their course of action should they need to evacuate. (See also https://www.myentergy.com/s/.)
Blake outlined the steps Entergy takes to restore power after a storm and addressed the question of why one house may have power and another may not. Essentially, Entergy owns the meter and service line to a home or business, but everything else is the customer’s equipment and the customer’s responsibility. In the case of equipment damage or failure, the customer must contact an electrician to fix the problem. Blake emphasized that the most dangerous part of the storm is right after it has passed, and mentioned safety hazards, such as downed lines (never touch a downed power line) or gas leaks.
Blake noted that Entergy Texas is a separate entity from ERCOT and reiterated Entergy’s commitment to ESG and sustainability.
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