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 MAY MAY MAY MAY 26 26 26 26, 2017 , 2017 , 2017 , 2017 2016-17 CLUB-LEADERS OFFICERS President: Kevin Lancaster President-Elect: Danny Davila Secretary: Greg Rabaey Treasurer: Josh Little & Stephen Bentley Sergeant At Arms: Immediate Past President Sarah Carriker VP Club Service Kristin Stephens VP Community Service Danny Davila VP Vocational Service Jesus Chavez VP International Service Audrey & John Cochran VP Youth Service Rick Hoffman Member-At-Large Mark Dietz Member-At-Large Paul Ott SPECIAL PROJECT CHAIRS Bulletin Harold Coleman Communications Sheila Allee Kershaw Early Act First Knight Tim Buckley Endowment Chair John Voss Foundation Ken Dickensheets Fundraising Sarah Carriker Membership Beatriz Zilveti & Don Shindler Past Presidents Council Photographers Hanspeter Tobler & Oliver Smith PolioPlus Kent Miller Program Committee David Davis Website Sheila Allee-Kershaw Weekly Meeting Volunteers Brigitte Benquet Gene and Kathleen Holiman rockin' along at Reunion Ranch getting ready for the June 17th District Governor Installation Lunch. We hope you can come. Go to rotarydistrict5870.org to register. photo by Sarah Carriker Rotary’s “4-Way Test": 1. Is it the TRUTH? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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OFFICERS President: Kevin Lancaster President-Elect: Danny Davila Secretary: Greg Rabaey Treasurer: Josh Little & Stephen Bentley Sergeant At Arms: Immediate Past President Sarah Carriker VP Club Service Kristin Stephens VP Community Service Danny Davila VP Vocational Service Jesus Chavez VP International Service Audrey & John Cochran VP Youth Service Rick Hoffman Member-At-Large Mark Dietz Member-At-Large Paul Ott
SPECIAL PROJECT CHAIRS Bulletin Harold Coleman Communications Sheila Allee Kershaw Early Act First Knight Tim Buckley Endowment Chair John Voss Foundation Ken Dickensheets Fundraising Sarah Carriker Membership Beatriz Zilveti & Don Shindler Past Presidents Council Photographers Hanspeter Tobler & Oliver Smith PolioPlus Kent Miller Program Committee David Davis Website Sheila Allee-Kershaw Weekly Meeting Volunteers Brigitte Benquet
Gene and Kathleen Holiman rockin' along at Reunion Ranch getting ready for the June 17th District Governor Installation Lunch. We hope you can come. Go to rotarydistrict5870.org to register.
photo by Sarah Carriker
Rotary’s “4-Way Test":
1. Is it the TRUTH? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
ROTARY CLUB OF NORTHWEST AUSTIN Friday, May 26, 2017 – 7:00 A.M. Meeting at Balcones Country Club
Call to Order – Kevin Lancaster, President
TODAY’S PROGRAM AT OUR LAST MEETING Anna McGuire-Johndrow, “Life in Cuba” Club Assembly – Committee Reports
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
“If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.”
John Galsworthy
NEWS & EVENTS Today, we will hear from Anna McGuire-Johndrow, a member of the Austin Centennial club. Anna's program is entitled, "Memories of the
Cuban Revolution or How I Met Fidel Castro and Got Into Advertising." Anna will update us on "life in Cuba" drawing upon her knowledge of
the Cuban Revolution and how it still impacts life there. Anna's career in advertising spanned three decades in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her family moved to Cuba during the Cuban Revolution where she met
Castro. Her story of pre-Castro Cuba helps put the island nation's history into perspective.
PLEASE BE RESPECTFULL TO OUR SPEAKERS: TURN CELL PHONES OFF OR TO VIBRATE AND LISTEN! THANK YOU!
Greeter: Tom Perkins Prayer & Pledge: Allan Adams
Sunshine Basket: Joe Ramirez 50/50 Ticket Sales: Hanspeter Tobler Setup: David Benjamin
Looking Forward (speakers are also listed on our website):
Next Week: Mary Reynolds, “Early Act First Knight” June 9 Sandra Molinari, Community Education Director of SAFE June 16 Jimmy Flannigan, Austin City Council Member District 6
MAY Birthdays 01: Larry Eichenbaum 09: Andy Macfarlane 10: Hanspeter Tobler
MAY Club Anniversaries 01: Bob Fulmer (32), Jim Henry (27), Durriyah Chinwalla (22) 02: Allan Adams (9)
04: Kent Duran (10) 08: Josh Reeley (2) 09: Jim Bieber (3)
25: Angie Caffey (10) 29 Andy MacFarlane (8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEBSITES TO KNOW: Club Website: http://www.nwaustinrotary.club 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: due to frequent changes in
club meeting times and places, 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, we heard updates from the committees as to where we are for the year and what progress has occurred.
Each committee had 8-10 minutes to give its presentation. Speakers included Rick Hoffman (Youth Services), Fred Morgan
(International), Tim Duffee and Rick Naylor (Club Service), Jesus Chaves (Community Service) and Sarah Carriker (Fruit Sale Fundraising).
Also, Tom Perkins auctioned off a Leather Rotary Jacket, donated by one of the members. Mike Jaggers was the lucky recipient with
a bid of $25.
Greeter: Harry Polly
Prayer & Pledge: Tony Thompson Sunshine Basket: Denny Bubrig
50/50 Ticket Sales: Henry Mayes Setup: Jim Clements Humorist Emeritus: Tim Buckley
NOTE: Unless otherwise announced, Sunshine Basket
proceeds are split between PolioPlus and TRF Annual Fund.
Member Attendance: 38 (of 95 active)
50:50 Pot Winner: Tim Duffee ($25)
Rotary Minutes • Tim Buckley spoke about First Tee of Austin.
Visiting Rotarians
none
Other Visitors & Guests Jeffrey Mayes (of Henry Mayes)
Wayne Hegwood (of Kevin Lancaster)
Club Member Make-ups none ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scheduling Speakers For those of you holding leadership positions under President Elect Davila for 2017-18, please be thinking of Fridays during the course of the year when you want the Program Committee to hold a date
for you or your programs. The Committee always books at least a month in advance where possible so don't delay your requests;
the earlier you ask the easier it is for us to give you your first choice!
UPCOMING NWAR EVENTS Jun 9 NWAR Board Meeting
Jun 16 House of Friends Gala, Bethany UMC Church Jun 23 Installation Picnic, Marquee Events
Upcoming District Events & Important Dates Jun 10-14 RI Conference, Atlanta, GA
Jun 17 DG & Club Leaders Installation Luncheon, Reunion Ranch - SAVE THE DATE!
Online Registration for DG Installation Luncheon Our club is hosting the District Governor Installation luncheon for our
own Gene Holiman on June 17th. Let's show him some love and make sure he begins the new Rotary year knowing he has our support! Please make plans to join us Saturday, June 17th, 11:30am-
2:00pm at Reunion Ranch, 850 CR 255, Georgetown, TX.
BBQ is on the menu and the dress is casual. Tickets are $40 per
adult. Let's have a great showing from NW Austin Rotary! Link to register:
Celebration to Honor Life of of Becky Holditch There will be a Celebration of the Life of Becky Lee Harding Holditch on Sunday May 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM and a Champagne Reception at
3:00 PM at the Red Oak Ball Room, Austin, Texas. The address is 2525 W Anderson Ln #365, Austin, TX 78757. This is the Northcross Mall location at Burnet Rd and Anderson Lane. The Red Oak
Ballroom is on the south side of the complex.
Becky Holditch was a partner in Marquee Event Group, a master teacher, a woman of faith, expert snow skier, ranch woman, mother, grandmother and married to Damon Holditch for 52 years. Former
students are welcome. Come celebrate your connection with Becky Holditch.
Global Grants – Policy Changes Clubs and districts can now use global grants to build low-cost
shelters and simple schools, under a recent policy change that will be in effect through 2019. The construction must be part of a
comprehensive project related to an area of focus. (Projects that involve construction alone are still not eligible for global grants.)
Please note that these structures are limited. Low-cost shelters are intended to provide housing for the destitute or homeless. Simple
schools provide very modest schools in areas that previously had none; they aren’t intended to enhance existing schools. To get started, see the low-cost shelters and simple schools guidelines and
application appendix available on the District website..
House of Friends American Songbook Benefit Gala Friday, June 16, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM Bethany U. M. C. Worship Center
The evening features Austin’s Kris Kimura Quartet playing American classics through the decades, scrumptious hor d’oeuvres and desserts, and a prize drawing. Special thanks to major
sponsor, the Austin Jazz Society. Advance Tickets Reservation: $35
Tickets at the Door: $40 All proceeds from American Songbook will benefit House of Friends, a FREE respite program for those with early stages of
dementia. This weekly social program provides a supported day for the dementia participant and offers the family caregiver a
much needed respite from their 24/7 caregiver role. Socialization, exercise, singing, games and a healthy meal are part of this therapeutic day. Please join us in this annual fundraiser to benefit
the non-profit House of Friends. For more information, contact:
Mindy, 512-771-6520 or Susie, 512-258-6017 x254
Polio Eradication Update The Gates Foundation is currently matching all Rotarian Raised Polio Donations $2 for each $1 Contributed (Up to $35Mil/yr). Our
Rotary-wide 2016-17 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is $45 Million plus the Gates Foundation Match.
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication! PolioPlus: Zero Is The Magic Number! Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW &
FOREVER!
16,000,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988
2017 Polio Case Breakdown by Country: Endemic Countries Pakistan -2 (2016-20)
Afghanistan -3 (2016-13) Nigeria - 0 (2016-4)
See more at: http://rotarydistrict5870.org/stories/polio-eradication-update/#sthash.K8LFqweS.dpuf
Congratulations to PDG Melinda Osburn It is my pleasure to announce that PDG Melinda Osburn has been selected as the 5870 representative to the Council of Legislation and Council of Resolutions. Help me congratulate Melinda on her
new role representing 5870! Bruce Golden, D5870 DG 2016-17
