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January 20, 2017

Be a Vibrant and Visionary Model of Service Above and Beyond Self

THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities

Volume 68, Number 24

Program Chair of the Day: Phillip BankheadTODAY’S PROGRAM

COMMITTEE TIMEAnother delicious meal served by the Rotary Club of Park Cities by Ley Waggoner

Howard Fitch* New Member Speech Day

The Clubʼs Newest MembersIntroductions*Howard Fitch was a member for only about three and a half years before his sudden and untimely death in September, 2012. Always friendly and joking, he is most remembered for “shepherding” the new members through to their Blue Badges. He coined the phrase “Living Obituaries” for these new member speeches.

Stephanie BohanClassification: Non Profit

Proposed by Pam Carvey

Dustin BurnsClassification:

TelecommunicationsProposed by Cleve Clinton

Maria (Lilly) Hogarth

Classification: Non-ProfitProposed by Tom Swift

Clayton RoteClassification: Insurance

Proposed by Jane Golden

Rene SantanaClassification:

CommunicationsProposed by Tom Swift

The entrée was provided by our friends at Maggiano's. And our great RMH commit-tee chair, Jina McDaniel, brought her mother, Tina, to check things out. And Fred Speno brought his daughter and son-in-law too. Family fun doing good for others!!

DGE Rick Amsberry sent the fol-lowing from San Diego where he is attending District Governorʼs train-ing, “The theme for our next Rotary year is ʻRotary: Making a Difference.ʼ

You and I are Rotary; we are the ones who make a difference. Then, as a collective whole, Rotary as an organization makes a huge impact. CNBC recently ranked Rotary Inter-national as the 3rd most effective charity in the world in terms of impact That's you and me - we are Rotary!

ROTARY INTERNATIONALFrom DGE Rick AmsberryRIʼs New Website

excerpted from the Rotarian Economist“Rotary Interna-

tional launched a much anticipated new web-site this month. The Rotary Leader January newsletter mentions five reasons to check out the new site ...”(1) Better organization; (2) Improved readabi-

lity; 3) Compelling story-

telling;(4) Prominent calls to

action; and (5) Enhanced metrics.

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The Hub is the weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas)

Betty Dawson, EditorShutterbug Committee

Fred Speno, ChairBullet in /Internet Advert i s ing

Shawn Foster, Chair

Tracy Gomes, PresidentPam Carvey, President Elect

John Gilchrist, Vice PresidentBarb Jeffries, Secretary

Jeff McNaughton, TreasurerJohn Whaley , Institutions

Tom Rhodes,, Club OperationsGeorge Burrell, Community Kathy Schatz, Humanitarian

Tom Swift, MembershipTom Swift, MarketingLisa Amsberry , YouthFred Brown, At Large

Karen Farris, Immediate Past President

Kathleen Klaviter, Sgt-at-ArmsFred Speno, Parliamentarian

Daniel Jacob, Webmaster

Laurie Aldredge, Club Administrator6704 Snider Plaza

Dallas, Texas 75205Office Phone: 214-739-4170

Office Fax: 214/363-6980Email: club@parkcitiesrotary.org

www.parkcitiesrotary.org

Bill Dendy, E-ClubGovernor, District 5810

www.rotary5810.org

LAST WEEK Presiding: Tracy GomesInvocation: Stan CarrPledge: Jane GoldenIntroductions: Mark KasharPhotographer: Fred SpenoChair of the Day: Tracy GomesSpeaker: Pierce Bush, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone StarProgram: The Power of Mentoring

M T W Th F SA=Agape Health Service DaysBD = Board of Dirs. Mtg, 7am LaMadeleine, 75 & MockingbirdCn = PCR Connect Event.CP = ChildsPlay Work MtgCC = Core Clubs EventD = District 5810 EventDH = Dentistry with a HeartFR = Family of Rotary EventF = Fellowship EventFF = RCPC Foundation Fund

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In- Interact at Hillcrest H.S, 8 am. See Bart Noble

M = Meals on Wheels (Differ-ent teams on each day) See Patsy Watson

MM-Mentoring at Hillcrest HSMc = Ronald McDonald

House-See Jina McDanielNM = New Member EventFT=NTFB Truck-Stan WrightFB-NTFB EventPr = Program Committee MtgRU = Rotary UniversitySpE = Special Service EventWeb = For New Members

January

Our MissionBuilding a legacy of good works and

fellowship, we strive to:REACH those in need in partnership

with othersINSPIRE tomorrow’s leaders with

high ethical standardsFOSTER lives of service above self

– A supporting member of Rotary International

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The Rotary Club of Park Cities Please remember ...

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President Tracy Gomes called the meeting to order. Stan Carr gave the invocation and noted that Shawn Fos-ter's mother was starting treat-ment for breast cancer. Please

keep her in your prayers. Jane Golden led the Pledge of Allegiance and The Star Spang-led Banner. Mark Kashar introduced our vis-itors and guests, including a visiting Rotarian from Big Spring who has moved to Dallas. Shawn Foster introduced our Marketplace Advertiser of the week. PP Eric Heitkamp introduced our newest member Paul McFar-

thers Big Sisters Lone Star. He began by say-ing that he was the grandson of President George H. W. Bush and nephew of President George W. Bush, and that his grandfather was his hero. He sees his grandfather as a model of service, and that his "Thousand Points of Light" was a model for people getting involved in service. He said he spends his days with stories of selflessness. His original goal was to help kids go to college. Young people who are raised in one-parent homes are much less likely to go to a two or four year college. He quoted Ben Bernanke that a meritorious sys-tem benefits those who have the best paren-tal support and the best education, and the way for it to work is for the meritorious to work hard and share with others. Mentoring is a powerful way to invest in the life of another person. He said that programs do not change lives, relationships change lives. It is a two-way street, and the mentors usually feel like they have gotten the most out of it.  He said his first mentee was six years old, and he act-ed just like every other six year old, and he asked all kinds of questions. He wanted some-one to talk to and to spend time with. He quo-ted President Obama that change only hap-pens when ordinary people get involved. He has seen mentors help kids overcome incredi-ble odds. Adolescents who live in chaotic sur-roundings need people to help them make bet-ter decisions. The program that RCPC and Big Brothers Big Sisters started at Hillcrest H. S. has become a nation-wide model. This the fifth year of the program, so they have seen the first class graduate. Eighty-nine percent of those students are enrolled in a two or four year college. RCPC started a school-based program at Hillcrest. BBBS provides training and staff to help and support along the way. They are developing a 2.0 program which will be web-based to make it easier for mentors and mentees to be in touch. 

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Shawn Foster's mother who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

land, the Director of the Salvation Army's Adult Re-habilitation Center. Ariane Urschler announ-ced the next PCR Connect, a breakfast meet-ing at Flying Fish in Preston Center on Monday, Jan. 23. Stan Wright reported that the Food

Truck had delivered 152 bags of food this week. Almost 500,000 pounds of food have been deliv-ered i the year the Food Truck has been in use. President Tra-cy announced a special event,

a private tour of the Meadows Museum at SMU on Thursday, Jan. 26. DGE Rick Amsberry announced that the District Assembly will be at the UT Dallas on March 25. 

President Tracy introduced our speaker today by relating how he started mentoring young people and how rewarding it was. He then introduced Pierce Bush, CEO of Big Bro-

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THE HUB

THOUGHTS ON . . .

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. ~ Jane HowardIn a networked world, trust is the most important currency.

~ Eric SchmidtAll men are caught in an inescapa-ble network of mutuality.

~ Martin Luther King Jr.We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.

~ Herman MelvilleEverything is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

~ Paul Hawken

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

RI has its own channel on YouTube of-fering a growing collection of videos and psas.

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RI: www.facebook.com/rotaryDist. 5810: www.facebook.com/Rotary District5810.

Check out or add to RIʼs Flickr group often, www.flickr.com/groups/familyofrotary/

http://pinterest.com/rotary/ RI has Pinboards on major projects.

PCR Connect Networking Breakfast, Mon, Jan 23, 7:00-8:30am at Flying Fish, 6126 Luther Ln, Dallas, in Preston Center. All early risers welcome!! RCPC Night Out at the Meadow Museum, Thur, Jan. 26, 4:30-7:00pm the Meadow Museum at SMU. Dr. Mark Roglan will give RCPC a special tour.

Interact Human Rights Symposium, Sat, Feb. 4, 8:30am-3:00pm at SMU Plano Campus, 5228 Tennyson Pkwy, Plano.RI Foundation: $100 (or more) Every Rotarian Every Year! See Greg Pape.RCPC Foundation: $50 (or more). See the Birthday box below, then Kathleen K

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CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

Jan. 27 Kevin Anne WilleyDallas Morning News Editorials

Feb . 3 The Texas RangersTexas Baseball

Feb . 1 0 Evening Meeting - Dallas ObserverProgram TBD

Feb. 17 Black History MonthProgram TBD

RI: http://twitter.com/#!/rotary

From this date membersʼ contri-butions will be due the week of their birthdays. Members can plan a year ahead of time. On your birthday you get a present, and RCPC gets a present!

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RCPC has its own channel. Miss a Meeting? Watch it Online!

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Old John owned a small ranch. The State Wage Department claimed he was not paying pro-per wages and sent an agent out to interview him.

“I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,” demanded the agent. “Well,” replied old John, :My ranch hand has been with me for 3 years. I pay him $600 a week plus free room and board. The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 a week plus free room and board. Then there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of

FAMILY OF ROTARY

the work here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night.”“That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit,” said the agent. ”That would be me,” replied old rancher John. 

Dear Laurie and all members,The flowers from Rotary are beautiful. It is

a stunning white bouquet in an elegant white vase, which I plan to use again and again.

We can never thank you enough for all the help and friendship given to Bob during the past several years. I enjoyed meeting many of the members on Saturday.

I wanted to get this to you quickly, so you would know that we received the flowers.

Thank You from the daughter of Bob Heard

Happy Birthday*

*You are our RCPC Funders for this week.

Please call on me if I can ever be of help to anyone there.

Always grateful to Rotary members!Sincerely,AnnAnn Heard-Sakhaee, RN, Senior Research NurseCenter for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center

We gratefully acknowledgeASTRO-GRAPHICS

for the partial funding of The Hub