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The Rotaripost Rotary Club of Shreveport Chartered 1914 June 28, 2016 Rotarians Serving Others Emily Mott Money Table Charlie Henington Raffle Katherine Dorroh Scanner- Greeter-4Way Test Janet Parker Invocation Steve Aiken And Kermit Poling Music Tuesday, 12:13 p.m. Shreveport Convention Center Washington, D.C. Update U.S. Representative John C. Fleming, M.D. has repre- sented Louisiana’s 4th Congressional district since 2009. It encompasses most of the western side of the state, rang- ing from Caddo to St. Landry. It is also home to Barksdale Air Force Base and Fort Polk/Joint Readiness Training Center, two of our country’s leading military bases. Growing up in a blue-collar family John was taught the value of hard work. He worked his way through college at the University of Mississippi and later attended medical school on a Navy scholarship. John then served six years as a Medical Officer. After his time in the Navy, John moved to Minden with his wife Cindy where he opened a medical practice that is still running today. Since then he has also started several non- medical businesses that provide numerous jobs for the community. In the House of Representatives, John serves on two House Committees: Armed Services and Natural Resources where he is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. John and his wife Cindy have been married for 37 years and have four children and three grandchildren. Representative John Fleming, M.D. Atlanta Convention Plans Larry Evensky and Gene Richardson, our Atlanta Convention co-chairs, are re- viewing hotel accommodations and will have recommendations for our group soon. Our bus charter will deliver and pick up at only one hotel. Rotary will provide free shut- tles from the approved hotels to the convention center. It will be recommended that you make your reservations through the Convention web site as soon as we have our committee’s recom- mendations as we will need to give first, second and third choices. More information to come.
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R o t a r y C l u b o f S h r e v e p o r t C h a r t e r e d 1 9 1 4
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Rotarians
Serving Others
Emily
Mott
Money
Table
Charlie
Henington
Raffle
Katherine
Dorroh
Scanner-
Greeter-4Way
Test
Janet
Parker
Invocation
Steve
Aiken
And
Kermit
Poling
Music
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1 2 :1 3 p. m.
S hrev epo r t
Co nv e nt io n
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Wa shing to n , D.C . Up d ate
U.S. Representative John C. Fleming, M.D. has repre-sented Louisiana’s 4th Congressional district since 2009.
It encompasses most of the western side of the state, rang-
ing from Caddo to St. Landry. It is also home to Barksdale
Air Force Base and Fort Polk/Joint Readiness Training
Center, two of our country’s leading military bases.
Growing up in a blue-collar family John was taught the
value of hard work. He worked his way through college at the University of Mississippi and later attended medical
school on a Navy scholarship. John then served six years
as a Medical Officer.
After his time in the Navy, John moved to Minden with his wife Cindy where he opened a medical practice that is still
running today. Since then he has also started several non-
medical businesses that provide numerous jobs for the
community.
In the House of Representatives, John serves on two House Committees: Armed Services
and Natural Resources where he is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Oceans.
John and his wife Cindy have been married for 37 years and have four children and three
grandchildren.
Representative John Fleming, M.D.
Atlanta Convention Plans
Larry Evensky and Gene Richardson, our Atlanta Convention co-chairs, are re-
viewing hotel accommodations and will have recommendations for our group
soon. Our bus charter will deliver and pick up
at only one hotel. Rotary will provide free shut-
tles from the approved hotels to the convention
center. It will be recommended that you make
your reservations through the Convention web
site as soon as we have our committee’s recom-
mendations as we will need to give first, second
and third choices. More information to come.
T h e R o t a r i p o s t P a g e 2
Tricia W. Grayson
Director of Communications
AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana
Shreveport
Classification
Hospitals & Healthcare Services
Proposed by
Willie White, III
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Unless written objection is received within
seven days, there will be an invitation extended
to join the membership of the
Rotary Club of Shreveport
the following:
Another Blood Donor Champion
On Tuesday we learned of another Donor Champion who has been donating at
LifeShare for many years:
David Cook—122 donations (15+ gallons)
Our next blood donation drive will be at our meeting on August 23, 2016. Mark
your calendar!
Gotta love our Alan English—seen above with Laurie Boswell who
almost has a devious look—and seen below with Amanda Simpson’s
t-shirt back that explains how to pronounce ANECA.
T h e R o t a r i p o s t P a g e 3
Judy Bellew
Executive Director
P.O. Box 380
Shreveport, LA 71162
Phone: 318-221-3053
Fax: 318-221-6093
www.rotaryclubofshreveport.org
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Program on July 5, 2016
Installation of new Officers and
Club Directors
Shreveport Convention Center
Raffle Winners Last Week
TRF Raffle—Andy Fisher
Rose-Neath Flower Shop—Peyton Cole
Andy Shehee’s chicken eggs—Willie White
Fresh tomatoes from Jon Lowe—George
Bakowski
“Business is a Battlefield” book donated by author
Karen Johnson—Kathy French
Join us for the 2016 Red River Food Truck
Throwdown and Volunteer Fair
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Red River District in Shreveport, LA
12:00 to 3:00 PM
Come Vote for the Best Food Truck in Shreveport
Admission is free
Enjoy music, food and drink
Learn about the different opportunities to
volunteer in our local community
Proceeds from the event benefit local charities
It’s Coming!
Our club is sponsoring three students at the
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)
Camp that runs June 26-July 2, 2016.
Plan ahead for next year’s camp which is
geared to rising high school sophomores and
juniors. Our club can sponsor your children
and grandchildren for this week long leader-
ship camp.
