The Riptide - February 03, 2016 (Feb 08, 2016)

Early Act First Knight Assembly

Rose Shaw Elementary School

Feb 19, 2016
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Executives & Directors

President

Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer

President Elect

Nancy Foster

Vice President

David Walker

Board Secretary

Lari Young

Treasurer

Rod Vaughn

Foundation Chair

Joe High

Membership Chair

Michael O'Brien

Director

Joe High

Director

Scott Sutherland

Director

Julius Cavazos

Sergeant at Arms

Fred Hayden

Director

Richard Espinosa

Director

Kyle Fuehrer

Immediate Past President

John Owen

Executive Secretary

Erasmo Nava

Feb 10, 2016
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Feb 17, 2016
Candidates for the vacant At-Large Position
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Feb 24, 2016
Representative Todd Hunter
Representative Todd Hunter: The Ugly Truth of Human Trafficking

Mar 02, 2016
Club Members
Club Assembly

Mar 09, 2016
Dr. Magesh Thiyagarajan Director of PERL at TAMUCC
Cold Plasma Research & Cancer

Mar 16, 2016
Crystal Nwosu
Global Grant Scholarship

Mar 23, 2016
Dr. John Gamble, Dean, TAMUCC College of Business
TAMUCC College of Business Happenings and March Student Achievers

Mar 30, 2016
TBD
TBD

Apr 06, 2016
Dr. Richard Smith
Real-Time Mapping for First Responders

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Club Information

"I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy." -Kahlil Gibram (1883-1931)

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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Venue Map

Meeting Information

Posted by Christine Udeani on Feb 08, 2016

Meeting Date: February 03, at 12:00 PM

[Rotary Club Invocation:

Thank you for agreeing to say the invocation for our Rotary Meeting. The Rotary Club of

Southside Corpus Christi includes persons of many different religions, beliefs and ideals,

and we aim to respect the religious beliefs of others, while remaining faithful to our own.

Please make your invocation a non-denominational, inclusive one that recognizes these

religious diversities and avoid references pertinent only to a particular set of religious beliefs.

Thank you for your cooperation and participation.]

[Unless indicated otherwise, all images are provided

by Gary Blum, DDS, MS]

CALL TO ORDER:

PE Nancy Foster

INVOCATION:

Edd Price

PLEDGE:

Joe High

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS:

Carrie Rice

FOUR WAY TEST:

Steve Geyer

50/50 RAFFLE:

Scott Sutherland

MARKET WATCH:

Pete Volpe

Bragging Bucks

BRAGGING BUCKS

(Pictured below: Rod Vaughn)

Rod Vaughn bragged about the turn out for the

Ramp building on Saturday January 30^th.

In attendance were members of the SS Rotary

club, TAMUCC's Rotaract club and John Paul II

High School's InterAct club.

(Pictured below: ADG Leo Barrera)

ADG Leo Barrera jokingly presented a folder to

PP John Owen, saying he was responding to

disparaging comments made by John, prior to

their calling a truce in December 2015. The folder,

according to Leo, "...will help him keep up with

"us" the board members.

Recognitions, Announcements, Events and Activities

Posted by Christine Udeani on Feb 08, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS / EVENTS / SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

VISITING ROTARIANS / GUESTS

Downtown Rotary Club:

Leo Barrera

Guests:

Olga Bacio - Joe High's Guest

Ray Madrigal - Speaker's Guest

Odera Nwosu - Christine Udeani's Guest

*****

Dates for the EAFK Assemblies at Rose Shaw Special

Emphasis School for the rest of the school year are as

follows:

Friday, February 19^th

Thursday, April 28^th

Monday, May 23^rd

*****

Lari Young announced that a Secret Cupid has two

symphony tickets to give away!

The tickets are for the show - "A little bit Wicked"

Symphony Concert on February 20^th at 7:30 PM.

Tickets are for two 3^rd row seats at Corpus Christi

Symphony Orchestra.

Drawing will be held at the next meeting (Wednesday,

February 10^th). To be entered for the drawing, all you

need to do is buy the 50/50 Raffle tickets.

*****

Congratulations to Southside Rotarian Traci Arellano

who was awarded the Corpus Christi Under 40 Award

at the Mayor's breakfast on January 26^th.

*****

Thank you to everyone who came out to the ramp project

on Saturday, January 30: Nancy Foster, Joe High, Christine

Udeani, Kyle Fuehrer, Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer, Angie Frost,

Norma Sanche and Edgar, Scott Sutherland, Erasmo Nava,

Edd Price, Rod Vaughn, Paul Luehrs, Steve Geyer, numerous

Interact and Rotaract students. We also received coverage

on KIII-TV.

*****

The Hands to Honduras project is looking for volunteers

interested in traveling to Honduras from February 17-25

to help build two new classrooms and a new kindergarten

in Guadalupe Carney near Trujillo, as well as install a

chlorination system in Moradel. Volunteers pay their own

expenses; the group stays at an ocean front hotel.

For more information, visit handstohonduras.com.

*****

Edinburg Rotary is having their Cajunfest fundraiser on

February 13^th at the Echo Hotel. Event includes live music,

Cajun cuisine, cocktails, the blackboard and live auction,

raffles, and wine pull. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $125,

for more information visit edinburgrotary.org.

Meeting Program

Posted by Christine Udeani on Feb 08, 2016

Meeting Program:

Joe High introduced Gloria Garcia Madrigal, Jo Woolsey,

Alex Garcia and Wendy Herman, candidates for the Justice

of Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1, who were invited to

for a pre-election debate at the Southside Rotary Club weekly

meeting.

The position of Justice of Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1, is

currently held by Judge Janice Stoner.

All candidates started out with a brief introduction of themselves,

they shared their experiences and why they thought they were

the best candidate for the Justice of Peace and then they answered

questions from the club members.

Gloria Garicia Madrigal - Candidate, Justice of

Peace Precinct 2, Place 1. Corpus Christi.

Highlights: Says she has been a mental health professional for 15 years and a

probation officer for 5 years. Is very familiar with the judicial system. Is running

because she can advocate for the mentally ill and their families.

Advocate and liaison for mental health agencies.
Worked in community corrections.
Taught Literacy, ESL and Amnesty.
Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice
Masters degree in Counseling and Educational Psychology.

Jo Woosley - Candidate, Justice of

Peace Precinct 2, Place 1. Corpus Christi.

Highlights: Says she was married to Board certified civil trial lawyer,

has extensive experience with civil courts, has never lost a case

and is running because she understands the system and feels

she is qualified for this position.

40 years of legal experience
11 years experience as substitute for own legal company
Clients include corporations and governmental agencies
Never lost a case
Instrumental to changes in court rules for Civil Procedure
Previous experience as legal secretary and paralegal

Alex Garcia - Candidate, Justice of

Peace Precinct 2, Place 1. Corpus Christi.

Highlights: Says he is heavily invested in the community

and is ready to fix problems like truancy; is impartial,

accessible and believes in giving back.

Self-employed for over 30 years
Owns multiple businesses
Former commercial lender
Former Store Manager - Wal-Mart
Former At Large City Councilmen

Wendy Herman - Candidate, Justice of

Peace Precinct 2, Place 1. Corpus Christi.

Highlights: Says she prepared her whole life for this position. Grew

up in Portland where her brother had a running with the law and was

helped by the Justice of Peace. Has worked in Law offices as a paralegal.

Has training as a paralegal
Is a landlord and has navigated the MHMR system with family members
Worked in campaigns for numerous GOP candidates
Active in Nueces County Republican Women and Nueces County

Republican Party

SPECIAL MEMBER RECOGNITION

(Reposted from previous week's bulletin):

The following are the recognized Southside CC club projects

and events in 2015

Rotary Foundation Contributions
Polio Plus Contributions
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Scholarship - $1,000 minimum
Rotaract Club of Texas A&M University
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards - RYLA
Four Way Test Contest - John Paul High School
Supply Our Students - Rose Shaw Elementary
Christmas Giving - Rose Shaw Elementary
Academic Student of the Month
Flag Project with Boys Scout Troop 232
Boys Scout Troop 232 Food Bank Drive
Flags for Eagles
Cub Scout Troop Support
Girl Scouts Contribution
Adoption Awareness Picnic
Ramp Project
Unsung Hero - City of Corpus Christi
Salvation Army Christmas Bell Ringing
Hometown Hero Event
Administrative Professional Day Event
International Project - Yearly Selection
Early Act First Knight Program - Rose Shaw Elementary
Interact Club - John Paul High School

*****

THE CLUB RECOGNIZED PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS:

Jennifer Smith-Engle (PH+1)

Gary Blum (PH)

Tom Cron (PH)

Richard Espinosa (PH)

Nancy Foster (PH+1)

Betty Frantum (PH+8)

Angie Frost (PH)

Kyle Fuehrer (PH)

Henry Garrett (PH+1)

Michael Garrison (PH+2)

Suzanne Guggenheim (PH+7)

Fred Hayden (PH)

Dyke Henderson (PH)

Brian High (PH)

Deborah High (PH+7)

Joseph High (PH+5)

Gary Jeffress (PH+1)

Jim Kaelin (PH+1)

Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer (PH)

Erasmo Nava (PH)

John Owen (PH+1)

Edd Price (PH+2)

Don Ratcliff (PH+8)

Nancy Ross (PH+4)

John Seaman (PH+1)

Lari Young (PH)

David Walker (PH)

******

THE CLUB RECOGNIZED ROTARIANS WITH OVER 10 YEARS OF

SERVICE IN ROTARY

10+ YEARS IN ROTARY

Angie Frost (14)

Henry Garrett (18)

Michael Garrison (18)

Deborah High (14)

Joseph High (14)

Nancy Ross (15)

Norma Sanchez (10)

John Seaman (12)

Marilyn Spencer (17)

Anita Spreen (12)

John Thurston (15)

David Walker (15)

William White (13)

20+ YEARS IN ROTARY

Richard Espinosa (28)

Betty Frantum (21)

Gary Jeffress (24)

John Owen (25)

Edd Price (21)

Don Ratcliff (27)

Jennifer Smith-Engle (27)

Peter Volpe (28)

Lari Young (20)

30+ YEARS IN ROTARY

Tom Cron (34)

Fred Hayden (30)

Dyke Henderson (30)

Rendell Webb (39)

40+ YEARS IN ROTARY

Gary Blum (41)

Roberto Meija (46)

Clemens Struve (40)

60+ YEARS IN ROTARY

O B Vaughn

******

THE CLUB RECOGNIZED THE FOLLOWING ROTARIANS WITH

PERFECT ATTENDANCE:

Betty Frantum (5 Years)

Suzanne Guggenheim (2 Years)

Deborah High (12 Years)

Joseph High (2 Years)

Edd Price (20 Years)

Don Ratcliff (5 Years)

Marilyn Spencer (17 Years)

Rodney Vaughn (2 Years)

David Walker (1 Year)

Rendell Webb (39 Years)

(Please submit all corrections, stories, announcements and any information

you wish to share with the club, to Christine Udeani. Email udeani@live.com.

All stories received after mid-night (CST) on Saturday will be published in

the next week's bulletin).

Nomination Slate

2016 - 2017 Nomination Slate

Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi

Club #2095, District #5930

President - Nancy Foster

President Elect - Scott Sutherland

Vice President - David Walker

Board Secretary - Christine Udeani

Treasurer - Rod Vaughn

Sergeant of Arms - Fred Hayden

Executive Secretary - Erasmo Nava

Immediate Past President - Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer

Continuing Director - Kyle Fuehrer

Director - Elain Barnes

Continuing Director - Richard Espinosa

Continuing Director - Lari Young

Director - Anita Spreen

Member Birthdays

Crystal Deleon

February 10

Elain Barnes

February 13

David Walker

February 16

Anniversaries

B Henderson

Dyke Henderson

February 21