The Riptide - June 18, 2014 (Jun 22, 2014)

This Beautiful logo was drawn for us by Joe McInnis.

Joe was a member of Southside Rotary many years ago.

He was in a wheelchair and had almost no use of his arms or hands.

He drew the boat with his mouth and teeth.

We remember...

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Executives & Directors

President

John Owen

President Elect

Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer

Vice President

David Walker

Board Secretary

Kyle Fuehrer

Treasurer

Rod Vaughn

Director

Scott Sutherland

Director

Julius Cavazos

Director

Nancy Foster

Director

Debbie High

Sergeant at Arms

Fred Hayden

Director

Joe High

Immediate Past President

Suzanne Guggenheim

Executive Secretary

Erasmo Nava

Speakers

Jul 09, 2014
Victor Lehman, Heavin & Associates Insurance
Health Care Reform & How It Affects Individuals & Small Businesses

Jul 16, 2014
Southside President John Owen and Club Members
Club Assembly

Jul 23, 2014
Dr. Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer
Crisis Planning for Your Organization

Jul 30, 2014
Dr. Catherine Quick
Young Authors Camp

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Bulletin Editor

Suzanne Guggenheim (If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor)

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Club Information

Ignite, Engage, Empower - Rotary is You!

Having Fun While Changing Lives

We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM

Corpus Christi Country Club

6300 Everhart Rd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78413-2638
United States

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President's Message

John Owen
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1 (361) 993-0085

Dear Rotarians and Friends,

Our last regular meeting of the year finished with some high notes: 2 new Paul Harris Fellowships:

- A very emotional presentation to Rod Vaughn, on behalf of several anonymous friends in the Club, in gratitude for all he does all year long for our Club, and his extraordinary participation to our Ramp and Flag projects;

- And a second PHF for Gerene Beckley in her third month as a member! What an inspiration!

We also had the pleasure of inducting our last member for this Rotary Year, Carrie Rice. Carrie will be a great addition to our Club. Hats off to all those who sponsored new members, bringing our membership to 57 members, a 20% growth!

On a more somber note, you certainly noticed that our Sergeant-of-Arms, Fred Hayden, was not at the door last Wednesday to greet you with his usual bright smile. This Monday, Fred will be undergoing a triple bypass surgery. Please keep him in your prayers, and don't hesitate to give him a shout-out!

Also Matt Beavers announced that after 27 years, he will be leaving our Club and the position of Executive Secretary that he held for 18 years! To smooth the blow, Matt made a generous donation of $270 in honor of the 10 members of our Club who have been here with him for these last 27 years! Thank you, Matt, for all your service!

A big thank you, also to Joe High, for stepping in, as Gary "Flash" Blum couldn't be with us, and seize these great memories!

And a few exciting news, to introduce our new year... Please see below this message, how we are Getting social!! And you can help!

Thank you Bridget and Linnae for helping us to Light Up Rotary in 2014-2015

Next Wednesday is the Day!!

Next Wednesday evening, instead of our regular lunch meeting, we will have a wonderful dinner at the Country Club, where I will be demoted, and we will swear in our New President John Owen, and his Board of Officers for 2014-2015.

You don't want to miss this great evening, but we now need to make our final count:

If you can, please make your online reservation at https://squareup.com/market/southside-cc-rotary-club.
If you prefer to pay at the door, please email right now the number of people in your party to Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer: <Michelle.Maresh-Fuehrer@tamucc.edu>

Looking forward to seeing you all, Wednesday Evening!!!

Yours in service,

Suzanne Guggenheim

President 2013-2014

Stories

Family of Rotary

Bridget Markwood has agreed to chair an additional meeting / social opportunity for our Rotarians with children, youth, and those Rotarians who are "Kids at heart."

What: Dinner and Youth Centered Program / Activity

When: One Evening a month beginning in September

For: Southside Rotarians and their families / visiting Rotarians and their families / others

WHY: Families of Rotarians are important (this counts as Rotary Engagement / a meeting make-up)

Service Project: Bridget's daughter came up with an idea for the first service project - Adopt an Orphanage (letters, sending shoes, etc)

Will you help us grow?

Posted on Jun 22, 2014

The Membership Committee needs your help. Please sign up to help as a:

1. Membership Committee Member

2. Mentor "Buddy" program - mentor a new member (training provided)

3. Score Keeper for the Ignite Membership Score Card (very very easy Excel spreadsheet - just track points - the formulas do the rest for you) (5 min training by Debbie High)

4. Socials Committee (Linnae Luehrs)

5. Family of Rotary Committee (Bridget Markwood)

6. Rotary Day Event (see Debbie for more information)

Contact Debbie directly or sign up on incoming President John Owens' committee "Volunteer" sheet.

Meeting Information & Announcements

Posted by Suzanne Guggenheim on Jun 11, 2014

Invocation: Edd Price

Pledge of Allegiance: Linnae Luehrs

Introduction of Visiting Rotarians & Guests: Marshall Johnston

Visiting Rotarians & Guests of Rotarians

Alan Guggenheim - Kingsville

Gene Seaman - Ingleside

Dana Sisk - Corpus Christi West

PDG George Dawson - Corpus Christi Downtown

Leo Barrera - Corpus Christi Downtown

Four Way Test: Lari Young

Bragging Bucks

Matt Beavers:Stepping down from the Club and as Executive Secretary after 27 years in the Club and 18 as Executive Secretary due to work and family constraints. Making a Donation of $270 in honor of the 10 members in the Club who have been there for 27 years or mor: Gary Blum, Fred Hayden, Dyke Henderson, Pete Jones, Roberto Meija, Clem Struve, OB Vaughn, Rendell Webb, Tom Cron, Matthew Beaver *** Thank you Matt!!

PDG Marilyn Spencer: All moved in, and ready for the Arizona Summer! Marilyn lso donated to the Club a Flag commemorating the Rotary theme the year PDG Don Ratcliff was District 5930's Governor.

Gene Seaman: Is now the Chairman of the Corpus Christi Symphony, and needs to raise $1M!! He also bragged about the new low price Season tickets to encourage Students to attend! Congratulations, Gene, and good luck!

Alan Guggenheim:Bragged about Erasmo Nava going to Kingsville Rotary Club to present our Ramp Project. Kingsville will start buiding Southside style Ramps! Thank you to both!

50/50 Raffle:

The winning ticket holder was Joe High.

The card drawn was not a winner.

The pot of $206 rolls over to next week. There are 38 cards left in the deck.

Upcoming Events Reminders

* June 25: Passing of the Gavel: the Demotion & Induction Ceremony will take place that evening at the Corpus Christi Country Club, in place of our regular lunch meeting. Please Make your Reservations!!

* June 28: District Officers Installation

* July 3 (6 pm) and 4 (7 am): Set up of Flags for Independence Day with the Boy Scouts.

Announcements

* Paul Harris Fellowships:

* PDG Don Ratcliff, presided over a very emotional presentation of a first Paul Harris Fellowship awarded to Rod Vaughn offered by anonymous friends in the Club for Rod's relentless efforts with our Ramp and Flag Projects! Than you Rod!

* Gerene Beckley, after less than 3 month as a Rotarian, received her PHF+1, following her Donation to "the Waterman" to help fund a Water Project in Guatemala! Well done Gerene!

* Happy Birthday:

Erasmo Nava, and Rendell Webb!!

* Club Anniversary, with Perfect Attendance:

Marilyn Spencer, 15 years!!!

* New Member Induction:

Don Ratcliff and President Suzanne were happy to induct on of our new member, Carrie Rice. Carrie is VP of Finance with Navy Army Community Credit Union; her classification is Credit Union Financial Management. Debbie High is her Sponsor. Welcome to your new Rotary Family!

Program

Our Program today was introduced by David Walker. James Annie Weaherhill shared their experience and memories of the Vietnam War as James was flying a Chinook, and Annie, supporting him back home, going through what all the spouses of our heroes have gone through, the waiting game! Great Story, base a a great book available at amazon: "The Blades Carry Me"

Pete Volpe gave us an update on the Market.

Betty's Quote of the Day

"I didn't make it to the Gym today. That makes 5 years in a row"

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