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ROTARY ROOTER ROTARY ROOTER ROTARY ROOTER ROTARY ROOTER ROTARY CLUB OF ROTARY CLUB OF ROTARY CLUB OF ROTARY CLUB OF NORTHWEST AUSTIN NORTHWEST AUSTIN NORTHWEST AUSTIN NORTHWEST AUSTIN JANUARY 18, 2019 JANUARY 18, 2019 JANUARY 18, 2019 JANUARY 18, 2019 2018-19 CLUB-LEADERS OFFICERS President: Beatriz Zilveti President-Elect: Brigitte Benquet Secretary: Greg Rabaey Treasurer: Debbie Tam Co-Treasurer Amity Mercado Sergeant At Arms: Steven Wilson Immediate Past President Danny Davila VP Community Service Andy MacFarlane VP International Service Audrey Cochran VP Vocational Service Jesus Chavez VP Youth Service Rick Hoffman VP Club Service Kristin Stephens Club Service Co-Chair Midge Norris Member-At-Large Mark Dietz Member-At-Large Paul Ott SPECIAL PROJECT CHAIRS Bulletin Harold Coleman Website Virginia Craig Communications/Social Media Chris Rink Early Act First Knight Tim Buckley Endowment Chair John Voss Foundation Rick Naylor Foundation Co-Chair Tad Turpen Fundraising Angie Caffey Membership Joe Ramirez Membership Co-Chair Nancy Lehmann-Carssow Photographer Hanspeter Tobler Photographer Josh Reeley PolioPlus John Pearce PolioPlus Jim Bieber Program Committee David Davis Program Co-Chair Joni Perkins Weekly Meeting Volunteers Brigitte Benquet Club Historian Tim Duffee Finance Committee John Voss Danny Davila Tony Thompson Mark Puzdrak Last week was a great day at Northwest Austin Rotary as seven members were awarded Paul Harris Fellowships for their contributions to Rotary! photo by Hanspeter Tobler Rotary’s “4-Way Test": 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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  • ROTARY ROOTERROTARY ROOTERROTARY ROOTERROTARY ROOTER ROTARY CLUB OFROTARY CLUB OFROTARY CLUB OFROTARY CLUB OF

    NORTHWEST AUSTINNORTHWEST AUSTINNORTHWEST AUSTINNORTHWEST AUSTIN

    JANUARY 18, 2019JANUARY 18, 2019JANUARY 18, 2019JANUARY 18, 2019

    2018-19 CLUB-LEADERS

    OFFICERS President: Beatriz Zilveti President-Elect: Brigitte Benquet Secretary: Greg Rabaey Treasurer: Debbie Tam Co-Treasurer Amity Mercado Sergeant At Arms: Steven Wilson Immediate Past President Danny Davila VP Community Service Andy MacFarlane VP International Service Audrey Cochran VP Vocational Service Jesus Chavez VP Youth Service Rick Hoffman VP Club Service Kristin Stephens Club Service Co-Chair Midge Norris Member-At-Large Mark Dietz Member-At-Large Paul Ott

    SPECIAL PROJECT CHAIRS Bulletin Harold Coleman Website Virginia Craig Communications/Social Media Chris Rink Early Act First Knight Tim Buckley Endowment Chair John Voss Foundation Rick Naylor Foundation Co-Chair Tad Turpen Fundraising Angie Caffey Membership Joe Ramirez Membership Co-Chair Nancy Lehmann-Carssow Photographer Hanspeter Tobler Photographer Josh Reeley PolioPlus John Pearce PolioPlus Jim Bieber Program Committee David Davis Program Co-Chair Joni Perkins Weekly Meeting Volunteers Brigitte Benquet Club Historian Tim Duffee Finance Committee John Voss Danny Davila Tony Thompson Mark Puzdrak

    Last week was a great day at Northwest Austin Rotary as seven members were awarded Paul Harris Fellowships for their contributions to Rotary! photo by Hanspeter Tobler

    Rotary’s “4-Way Test":

    1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

  • ROTARY CLUB OF NORTHWEST AUSTIN Friday, January 18, 2019 – 7:00 A.M.

    Meeting at Balcones Country Club Call to Order – Beatriz Zilveti, President

    January is Vocational Service Month

    TODAY’S PROGRAM AT OUR LAST MEETING Trudy Marshall, "Libraries of Love Update" Kent Miller, “Rotary Peace Mission at the Club Level"

    THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

    “Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.”

    Mark Twain

    #1DistrictStrong

    NEWS & EVENTS Today we are blessed with the return of Trudy Marshall to update us on Libraries of Love (LOL). For those of you who are not familiar with LOL, the following is their simple but highly effective mission

    statement: "The purpose of Libraries of Love is to promote literacy in partnering with Africans to create libraries in individual schools,

    provide financial support to assist in the educational development of individuals, and address humanitarian needs in Africa." Since the inception of the program in 2005, LOL has grown, as has Trudy, into a

    phenomenal effort that has drawn positive recognition and comment from such world renown folks as x-Presidential First Lady Laura Bush.

    Prepare to be amazed at what one dedicated person can accomplish as Trudy gives her latest statistics and adventure stories. For more information, go to: https://librariesoflove.org/

    PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL TO OUR SPEAKERS: TURN CELL PHONES OFF OR TO VIBRATE AND LISTEN! THANK YOU!

    NOTE: Unless otherwise announced, Sunshine Basket

    proceeds are being donated to PolioPlus.

    Greeter: Mike Jaggers 50/50 Sales: Codie Baxa

    Prayer & Pledge: Kent Miller Setup: Jim Clements Sunshine Basket: Danny Davila Humor: Andy MacFarlane

    Looking Forward (speakers are also listed on our website): Next Week: Johnathan Kaplan, “Bitcoin: What Is It?"

    Feb 1 Catherine Mayfield, “Rise Against Hunger” Feb 8 Fruit Sale Celebration

    JANUARY Birthdays 01: Ditas Hall, Patrick McGuinness 24: Mark Dietz

    06: Harold Coleman 25 Ibrahim Fakhreddine 12: Jim Henry 29 Gail Buckley 19: Tim Duffee 31 Carla Young

    JANUARY Club Anniversaries 01: Harry Polly (36) 13: Mike Jaggers (7) 05: Tad Turpen (1) 15: Stephen Bentley (3) 10: Tim Duffee (33) 20: Byron Walston (2)

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    WEBSITES TO KNOW: Club Website: http://www.nwaustinrotary.org Club Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/nwaustinrotary

    Club Fruit Sale Website: rotaryfruit.org District 5870: http://www.rotarydistrict5870.org/ Rotary International: http://www.rotary.org/

    MAKE-UP MEETING LOCATIONS: go to the District 5870 website and click on the When and Where Clubs Meet link under the

    Clubs tab for a list of area club meeting places and times. Online Rotary Club makeup: www.rotaryeclubone.org

    At last week's meeting, Kent Miller visited with us about what we can do as individuals and as a club about Rotary International's focus on Peace. We heard from a Peace Scholar last Fall about

    what we as a Club are doing internationally through the Foundation. Kent, a committee member of the Peace Centers Committee for

    District 5870, provided details about local activities for our potential participation. For more information, go to: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships

    Beatriz' plan is to have NWAR members share their Rotary stories and she invites all members to share their Rotary Moment.

    Greeter: Rick Naylor

    Prayer & Pledge: Mark Puzdrak Sunshine Basket: Kristin Stephens 50/50 Ticket Sales: Hanspeter Tobler

    Setup: Joni Perkins & Josh Reeley Humorist Emeritus: Chris Rink

    Member Attendance: 55 (of 90 active) 50:50 Pot Winner: Joni Perkins ($42)

    Rotary Minutes • President Zilveti reminded us about the January Club Social at

    her home on the 20th featuring International Potluck.

    • Debbie Tam said that those who signed up to volunteer for Cedar Park HEB Center events need to do online training.

    • Foundation Chairs Tad Turpen and Rick Naylor presented the following PHF awards: Bill Estes +8, Damon Holditch +5, Tom

    Perkins +5, Debbie Tam +4, John Voss +4, Jerry McCulley +3 and Amity Mercado with her initial PHF. Tim Buckley was

    recognized as a 4-time Major Donor. Congratulations to all!

    Visiting Rotarians John Tessler – Estes Valley CO

    Other Visitors & Guests none

    Club Member Make-ups Joe Ramirez – NWAR Board Meeting (1/11)

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    Polio Eradication Update Status as of 1/11/2019

    No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. 2019 Polio Cases: Pakistan-0, Afghanistan-0, Nigeria-0

    2018 Polio Cases: Pakistan-8, Afghanistan-21, Nigeria-0 Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!

    PolioPlus: Zero Is The Magic Number! Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER! Compiled by Terry Ziegler, Rotary D5890 Polio Eradication Chair

    UPCOMING NWAR EVENTS Jan 20 International Potluck Dinner @ The Zilveti’s, 5:00-7:30 Jan 30 EAFK Knighting Ceremony, Hart Elem., 8:30 & 9:30 AM

    Feb 8 NWAR Board Meeting Feb 11 Monthly Men’s Night Out @ BB Rover’s, 5:30-7:30

    NWAR Rotary Chix Night Out @ Brio’s, 5:30-7:30 Feb 21 New Member Orientation @ Nancy’s Home, 7:00-8:30

    Upcoming District & International Events Jan 19 Branding & Public Image Training, Georgetown

    Feb 2 D5870 Foundation Dinner, Austin Downtown Hilton Feb 23 Rotary’s 114th Birthday Apr 13 District Assembly, Central TX College, Killeen

    May 3-5 D5870 Conference, Menger Hotel, San Antonio Jun 1-5 RI Convention, Hamburg, Germany

    New Member & Sponsor Orientation Meeting The next New Member Orientation will be Thursday, February 21st from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Nancy Lehmann-Carssow’s home, 8809 Bell Mountain Drive. In order to receive the Blue Membership Badge,

    the following will need to attend: Amity Mercado & Steve Wilson, Laura Parton & John Pearce, Harin Weerasinha & Damon Holditch,

    Gary Sellergren & Brigitte Benquet, and Chris Rink & Jerry McCulley. Representatives of the 5 service committees are also requested to attend. Please RSVP at: [email protected] by Feb. 14th.

    EAFK January Knighting Ceremony The Early Act First Knight Knighting ceremony at Hart Elementary School, 8301 Furness Dr., will be held Wednesday morning, January

    30. Two ceremonies: 8:30 & 9:30 AM. Come to either, or both. All Rotarians are welcome and urged to join in encouraging the students at Hart.

    Rotary Foundation Update Every Rotarian Every Year (Annual Fund) $100 Participation

    75% (no new members since last week) Paul Harris Fellows (PHF) Participation

    82% (+0 member since last week) *100% EREY participation qualifies our club for leftover district

    foundation funds at the end of the Rotary year. Visit https://www.rotary.org/en/donate to donate. Tad Turpen

    Club Social Events to be Announced Soon The Club Services Committee met on 1/11 and outlined upcoming

    monthly events for 2019. We have some old standards AND some new surprises lined up. Keep your eyes on the CALENDAR on the

    NW Austin Rotary Home Page for updates very soon!

    Community Services Committee Announcements Andy Macfarlane will be hosting a meeting of the Community Services Committee to review the Grants we’ve received

    immediately after today’s meeting in the bar area. Everyone is welcome.

    The NW Austin Rotary Club is nearing its 2nd Gallon of donated blood at the Blood Center of Central Texas. Now named ‘We Are

    Blood,’ they’ve been providing and protecting the blood supply of Central Texas since 1951. The next blood-letting is scheduled for

    March 15th. Andy Mac will provide transportation to and from the facility for interested donors, as well as post-dripping juice and cookies. (Our code B113.)

    Countdown to Foundation Gala Registration Deadline, January 27th

    Have you registered yet for the Foundation Gala on Saturday,

    February 2, 2019 at the Hilton Downtown, Austin? This is going to a spectacular event! Our guest speaker is R.I. President, Barry Rassin. Dress: Business Attire - Black Tie Optional. Tickets for the

    Foundation Gala are $80. To register: bit.ly/2qjR7VI

    Hotel Reservation: Hilton Downtown Austin - Special room rate

    for $239 USD/night. We have a limited registration room block. (Room registration at the block room rate closes this Friday,

    January 18th)!

    Valet Parking ($15) & Self Park ($7)

    If your club wants a table toward R.I. President Barry Rassin, then reserve your table now! Tables will be placed in order

    received. There are 2 options for table reservation:

    Option 1: Have your club register 10 members and we will

    reserve you a table. Or;

    Option 2: Select a "Table of Ten" option for ticket purchase.

    Note: you will be sent a registration form from Registrar Doug Lowe for names, titles, menu selection for your table. You must

    submit this additional registration form back to Doug Lowe at [email protected] to finalize your table reservation.

    If you have already registered fantastic! We look forward to seeing you there.

    Jerry Chapman - District Governor

    Singles Mingle Beatriz and Jaime Zilveti are hosting a singles mingle at the home, located at 7100 Red Maple Cv, Austin 78759, on Thursday,

    January 31 from 6-9 PM. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Please RSVP at 512-983-1775.

    SISTER CLUB: MONTERREY OBISPADO


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