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Swim For Elise, A Positive Wave of Change
Aug. 02, 2019 12:00 p.m.
Tomorrow’s program comes very highly recommended by the Trophy Club and Metroport Rotary clubs, and should be of special interest to every member with a backyard pool or access to a neighborhood pool, and children at home or grandchildren who visit. You may be surprised to learn that the CDC reported in 2017 that, “nearly 1,000 children died from drowning and 8,700 visited a hospital emergency room because of a drowning event—with toddlers and teens at the highest risk.” Clearly, the message of water safety applies to all families, but it is even more crucial for Texas families who lose 80-100 children annually to fatal drowning. Fatal drownings happen to real North Texas families, but these drownings are entirely preventable. Learn how you can keep your loved ones safer around water. Visit with the founder of the Swim4Elise Foundation, Lori Cerami, who will share her daughter’s passion for swimming and the impact the foundation is making to raise awareness of water safety in our community. Here is the link to Lori’s website: https://www.swim4elise.com the Swim for Elise Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/swim4Elise/ #wearerotary #rotaryconnectstheworld #peopleofaction |
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The F.L.A.G Program
Aug. 09, 2019 12:00 p.m.
Our program on Friday, August 9, 2019 will feature Retired Master Sgt. Jim Rodriguez, the President and Founder of the F.L.A.G. (Fly Low And Gather), a non-profit organization founded in the Fall of 2010, dedicated to teaching school children the appropriate etiquette for respecting and handling the U.S. flag. Jim’s motivation for creating F.L.A.G. came when he repeatedly observed the American flag being raised in a manner unbefitting its significance and merit while dropping his daughter off at school every morning. The program now engages students in restoring our flag tradition, “…teaching them the history, the etiquette and proper protocol surrounding the American flag….” [taken from F.L.A.G.’s website at https://theflagprogram.org/.] His mission is to “…instill patriotism and pride back into our schools, and to never forget those who fight for our freedom and this nation…” Jim's presentation is certain to be as inspiring as it is historical. Here is a link to F.L.A.G.’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theflagprogramofficial/, as well as a link to a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/mF-76JgPF3o #wearerotary #rotaryconnectstheworld #peopleofaction |
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Hands Across the Sea
Aug. 16, 2019 12:00 p.m.
If the name MaryLee Alford is familiar, you might remember her listed as a $500 sponsor of our Cioppino Night event. Or, you might have seen her featured in a full-page article in last month’s Society Life Magazine. Or, you might know her from one of the dozens of local community service organizations that she’s served over the years. One thing is for sure, she’s one of the most active people in Northeast Tarrant County, with many interesting stories to tell. Tomorrow she’s going to tell us about a special project she’s currently working on in the Caribbean. Specifically, she will be giving a PowerPoint presentation of the educational needs in the British Virgin Islands, helping with the lingering recovery efforts after Hurricane Irma. Be sure to attend, tropical attire is optional!!! |
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Business Etiquette
Aug. 23, 2019 12:00 p.m.
YOU are invited to our Rotary meeting today at 12:00 pm at the Timarron Country Club. Our speaker today is Robin Marriott, a certified business teacher, realtor, adjunct college professor, public speaker, and civic volunteer who has served on many committees. Her presentation on "Business Etiquette" will include: Why etiquette matters, first impressions, telephone etiquette, office gossip, and dealing with recalcitrant employees and cranky customers. By the end of Robin’s program, you will leave more knowledgeable about proper business etiquette, and ready to tackle any situation more professionally and effectively! Here is a link to her website: https://robinmarriott.evrealestate.com and here is a link to her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RobinMarriottRealtor/. #rotaryconnectstheworld #wearerotary #peopleofaction |
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Secrets to More Memorable Presentations
Sep. 06, 2019 12:00 p.m.
As you might imagine for an active Rotarian of 28 years, Doug Bryan has sat through a lot of presentations. After years of observation and experience, he has become a student of making presentations more entertaining as well as informative. In his program, “Secrets to More Memorable Presentations”, Doug focuses not only on the delivery, but the subtle mechanics that make a presentation more enjoyable and memorable for the audience. Topics covered include: · Engaging the audience · Importance of storytelling · Making the presentation visually appealing · Body language/use of gestures It’s so often true that how we convey information is as important as what we actually say. Doug’s website can be found at http://www.InsightCollegFS.com. |
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Club Visit - Rotary Initiatives
Sep. 13, 2019 12:00 p.m.
Our new District Governor, Peter Scott, will be addressing our club. He’ll be discussing Rotary activities, initiatives, and awards across the district, national and international spectrums. He’ll also want to learn about our club’s goals and plans, and share ideas from other clubs he’s visited that have similar interests and challenges. All good info! BOARD MEETING REMINDER: There is a Board of Directors meeting at 11am, same room as our lunch. DG Scott will also be attending. Topics will include committee updates, new business matters and upcoming key events (hmmm, I wonder which one that would include?) and dates. Everyone is welcome and your input is valuable! |
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Sep. 19, 2019 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Five Things Pets Can Teach Children
Sep. 20, 2019 12:00 p.m.
You won’t want to miss our Rotary Meeting today! We will be hearing from Pamela Foland, a published author, public speaker and pet care specialist. An avid storyteller, her stories revolve around the value that caring for pets can bring to our lives. Pamela’s presentation, “Five Things Pets Can Teach Children”, illustrates how pet ownership can develop the traits of responsibility, patience, trust and respect, compassion, and self-esteem in those who love their pets. Here is a link to her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/authorpamelafoland/. We meet at 12:00 pm at the Timarron Country Club in Southlake! #rotaryconnectstheworld #wearerotary #peopleofaction #DPSAppreciationDay #southlakerotaryclub |
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Colonial Flag Foundation & Swedish Experience as Foreign Exchange Student
Sep. 27, 2019 12:00 p.m.
Come to our Meeting today at the Timarron Country Club. We will have dual speakers. First up is David Martella is the Chair of North Texas Field of Honor and Board Member of the Rotary Club of Keller. In concert with the Colonial Flag Foundation, his club will be setting 1,776 U.S. flags in front of Keller Town Hall during Veteran’s Day week, Nov. 10-16. Other clubs, including ours, and many businesses and individuals will be sponsoring this fundraising event. Dave has lots of great information to share with us today. Southlake Rotarian Tonya Cybuski’s daughter, Madelyn, participated in Rotary’s foreign student exchange program this summer by spending a month in Sweden. (In turn, Tonya and her family hosted Indra, from Sweden.) Madelyn will share her Swedish experience through a short video of her summer, interesting and unique items that she brought back, and other fond memories of her trip. It should be a great program today!
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Sep. 28, 2019 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sign up to give blood in support of our Southlake First Responders at the Southlake Rotary Club’s annual DPS Appreciation Days. Here is the link to sign-up online: https://ww2.greatpartners.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/107497
The blood drive will be conducted from 4:00-8:00 pm on September 28, 2019 at the Southlake Townsquare. Look for the Carter BloodCare Bus by the Fountain. Contact Darenda Rangel with any questions at (209) 652-1629. A big thanks to Southlake Rotarian Darenda Rangel for coordinating this event with Carter BloodCare.
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Sep. 28, 2019 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Rotary Club of Southlake will be hosting our 15th Annual DPS Appreciation Event on Saturday, September 28, 2019, 5-8pm at the Rustin Park Pavilion in Town Square!!! Please put this event on your calendars and plan to attend! For the past 14 years, our Rotary Club has sponsored this annual event to raise money to provide scholarships to the college-bound students of DPS employees, honor the Police Officer of the Year and Firefighter of the Year with numerous gift cards, and support community service projects.
For the entire community, PLEASE plan to attend and pay your respects to our community’s first responders --- those brave men and women who keep us all safe by providing assistance at scenes of emergencies, including in our streets, highways, homes, places of business, etc. --- They are always READY to help each and every one of us at in the midst of the perilous hazards in our lives, including accidents, natural disasters and criminal acts.
So, calendar this event, sponsor this event and do whatever else you are able to do --- but no matter what, please JOIN US in honoring our public servants in the Department of Public Safety on September 28th!!! #wearerotary#rotaryconnectstheworld #peopleofaction
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Community Enrichment Center
Oct. 04, 2019 12:00 p.m.
Our speaker today is Pamela Hudson, VP of Development with Community Enrichment Center (CEC).CEC is a Tarrant County based organization with the mission of breaking the cycle of poverty and family violence. This should be a fabulous program and you won't want to miss it! Here is a link to CEC’s website: https://cechope.org and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityEnrichmentCenter/?eid=ARDlXAQyrmxycRmd5lLuGpErnEU33sxZ_-cQvgGqJeEJwrQC-TF_mq3mrn_BTCfdRqtrjs2KmraynEVO&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=1537233925&fref=tag #rotaryconnectstheworld #wearerotary #peopleofaction #southlakerotaryclub |
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Update on His Experiences as Our Club's Global Scholar
Oct. 11, 2019 12:00 p.m.
You are invited to come to our Rotary meeting and hear updates from Danny Vegel, our Club’s exceptional Global Scholar. It is always a pleasure to have Danny visit and speak to our club about his experiences, travels and educational/social accomplishments. You won’t want to miss out!!!! We meet on Friday at 12:00 pm at the Timarron Country Club. #wearerotary #peopleofaction #rotaryconnectstheworld. |
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Creating Champions Through a Changing Culture of Civility
Oct. 18, 2019 12:00 p.m.
LOCAL CELEBRITY SCOTT MURRAY TO SPEAK TO OUR CLUB! You don't want to miss this meeting!!! From the Olympics to the US Open, the World Series to the World Cup, Presidential Inaugurations to 30 straight Super Bowls, Scott Murray has covered them all. For close to a quarter of a century he was the award-winning news Sports Director and Anchor at NBC 5, Dallas/Ft. Worth. During his three decades of television sports, Scott was named Sportscaster of the Year 17 times by various news/media organizations. He won back to back Emmy Awards for Best Sportscaster in 2000 and 2001 and was the recipient of the prestigious Silver Circle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2002. A much sought-after keynote and motivational speaker, Scott will be sharing his carefully crafted thoughts on the topic “Creating Champions Through a Changing Culture of Civility”.
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“Apartments in Southlake? What?!”
Oct. 25, 2019 12:00 p.m.
Calling all Southlake citizens: You won’t want to miss this important topic! Cooper & Stebbins will be speaking at our Club regarding their proposal for a multifamily development in Southlake Town Square on October 25, 2019, 12:00 pm at the Timarron Country Club. Cooper & Stebbins, a subsidiary of Cooper and Company, an international private investment company with quality real estate developments in the U.S. and New Zealand, has been the master developer of Southlake Town Square for 23 years +. They have recently proposed the development of 350 apartment units averaging 1,000 square feet each, and will include such amenities as a pool, fitness center, parking garage and meeting spaces. Through the efforts of Cooper and Stebbins, our premier Southlake Town Square has garnered the highest residential prices in the City, according to their website. Yet, the Town Square has experienced restrained growth over the last decade compared to DFW’s real estate boom for a variety of reasons, and specifically, due to restrictive zoning. Cooper & Stebbins has presented their views on the Square’s sustainability, as follows: “It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.” ------ Leon C. Megginson Come to our meeting and find out the details of Cooper & Stebbins proposal. Here is a link to their website: www.cooperandcompany.org #rotaryconnectstheworld #wearerotary #peopleofaction #southlakerotaryclub |
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The Power of Hypnosis and Emotional Freedom Techniques
Nov. 01, 2019 12:00 p.m.
You won’t want to miss our meeting today! (Timarron Country Club/12 pm) Edward Joseph of the Mind Enhancement Center, a top Fort Worth Dallas hypnosis specialists was raised in New York City and served in the military for 17 years. He relocated to Texas 45 years ago and now calls this his home. Edward has practiced hypnosis for over 25 years and now combines hypnosis with Emotional Freedom Techniques (“EFT™”) of which he is a devoted practitioner, along with his wife Brenda, helping thousands of individuals in the DFW metroplex achieve rapid lasting positive changes, mentally, physically and emotionally. Come to our Meeting today, have some lunch and hear about hypnosis/EFT therapies, which can help eliminate stress, trauma, grief and fears. Learn how this treatment can allow you to overcome the obstacles in your life by using the power of your mind. Here is a link to the Mind Enhancement Center’s website: https://www.mindenhancementcenter.com/. #rotaryconnectstheworld #wearerotary #peopleofaction southlakerotaryclub |
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Story Branding Your Business
Nov. 22, 2019 12:00 p.m.
Come to our Rotary Meeting today at the Timarron Country Club at 12:00 pm. Our speaker is Paul Brodie, a member of the Arlington Highlands Rotary Club and a 15-time Bestselling Author and CEO of Brodie Consulting Group.Paul’s talk is called Story Branding Your Business and shares the story about how he overcame his own health crisis with weight (almost 340 pounds at the time), borderline type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. He’ll also explain how writing his first book (Eat Less and Move More) about that journey was life changing and inspired many people with their own struggles with weight. The story is inspirational and shows how if he can do it then anyone can! Paul will also teach about the power of Story Branding and how to share your story while building deeper relationships with your current and future clients. #rotaryconnectstheworld #wearerotary #peopleofaction #southlakerotaryclub |
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Meet Southlake DPS Employees of the Year & DPS Organizers
Dec. 06, 2019 12:00 p.m.
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Northeast Tarrant County Commissioner
Jan. 10, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Gary Fickes is a Grapevine Rotarian with over 30 years of community involvement under his belt, including a 7-year stint as Mayor of Southlake during its most formative early years. Today, he serves as County Commissioner, overseeing Northeast Tarrant County’s Precinct 3, one of the fastest-growing precincts with a population approaching 500,000. Focused on health care, transportation, seniors and economic development, Gary is a great listener, a compelling communicator, and a significant reason we are enjoying a very high quality of life in our community. Today we’ll find out about important projects he’s working on that impact us now and in the future.
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Carroll ISD’s Executive Director for Athletics
Jan. 17, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Come to our Rotary Meeting tomorrow to meet Steve Keasler! Now in his second year as Carroll ISD’s Executive Director for Athletics, Steve Keasler has 30 years of experience in education. He is a five-time Fort Worth Star-Telegram Coach of the Year, was a finalist for National Assistant Coach of the Year at the University of Texas, and has been a speaker for the Texas High School Coaches Association. Although the storied accomplishments of Carroll sports teams are well known by Dragon fans and other followers —especially in football, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s swimming—there are many moving parts behind the scenes that fall under Director Keasler’s guidance. It will be interesting to find out how his first full year compared to his initial expectations and future plans for Dragon sports. |
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How to Keep Your Brain Young and Healthy
Jan. 24, 2020 12:00 p.m.
You know you need to eat right and exercise to keep your body healthy, but as you age, it’s even more important to keep your brain healthy than it is to build biceps or lose love handles. For many older people who may be experiencing a decline in their mental and/or physical abilities, a program of long-term brain health training may improve their quality of life. And the need is pressing - according to Dave Parks, President of Home Care Assistance of Fort Worth, someone is diagnosed with some form of dementia every three seconds. In his talk, “How to Keep Your Brain Young and Healthy," Dave will share with our members:
Join us at noon this Friday, January 24th at 12:00 pm at Timarron Country Club for lunch, fellowship and insightful advice for a healthy mind. #rotaryconnectstheworld #wearerotary #peopleofaction #southlakerotaryclub |
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Texas House of Representatives
Jan. 31, 2020 12:00 p.m.
You won’t want to miss our Rotary Meeting tomorrow at the Timarron Country Club at 12:00 pm. Giovanni Capriglione of the Texas House of Representatives will be our speaker!!! Honorable Capriglione has recently been appointed as the Chairman of the Texas House Appropriations Committee, a budget writing committee. He has served three terms on the committee and previously chaired the Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Resiliency & Investment as well as the Subcommittee on Budget Transparency & Reform. He also serves as the co-chair of the Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council, leading the Council on studying data privacy laws in other states and around the world. Congressman Capliglione has received a 100% score from NFIB for his voting record on small business issues. Honorable Capriglione has also recently been honored as the Texas Association of Business' Champion for Free Enterprise. Come to our meeting today and hear Honorable Capriglione’s agenda for keeping Texas strong! #rotaryconnectstheworld #wearerotary #peopleofaction #southlakerotaryclub |