The Riptide - November 9, 2016 (Nov 13, 2016)

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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.

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President

Nancy Foster

President Elect

Scott Sutherland

Vice President

David Walker

Board Secretary

Christine Udeani

Treasurer

Rod Vaughn

Club Foundation Chair

Betty Frantum

Director

Kyle Fuehrer

Director

Lari Young

Director

Anita Spreen

Sergeant at Arms

Fred Hayden

Director

Richard Espinosa

Director

Nancy Ross

Director

Elain Barnes

Immediate Past President

Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer

Executive Secretary

Erasmo Nava

Nov 16, 2016

District Governor Debbie High & Student Achievers

District Governor Visit

Nov 23, 2016

No Meeting

Nov 30, 2016

David Smith, Ph.D. TAMU-CC

Election Analysis

Dec 07, 2016

Ethan Thompson, Ph.D. TAMU-CC

Film Screening "TV Family" and filmaking plus December Student Achievers

Dec 14, 2016

Cassandra Hinojosa, Community Education Specialist

Children’s Advocacy Center of the Coastal Bend

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Christine Udeani
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Corpus Christi Country Club

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

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Meeting Information

Posted by Christine Udeani on Nov 15, 2016

Meeting Date: November 09, 2016 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 stated otherwise, photos for this meeting are courtesy of Gary Blum, DDS, MS]

CALL TO ORDER:

President-Elect Scott Sutherland

INVOCATION:

Don Ratcliff

PLEDGE:

Suzanne Guggenheim

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS:

John Owen

FOUR WAY TEST:

Rodney Vaughn

50/50 Raffle Draw:

President-Elect Scott Sutherland

Rodney Eve had the winning ticket

The card picked was not a winner

Pot rolls over.

MARKET WATCH:

Pete Volpe

Posted by Christine Udeani on Nov 13, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS / EVENTS / SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:

*VISITORS / GUESTS*

Downtown Rotary Club:
Dick Runyan

Nick Hallick

Leo Barrera

Other Clubs:

Gene Seaman - Ingleside Rotary

Alan Guggenheim - Kingsville Rotary

*****

*EVENTS*

Rotary Foundation - Centennial Event!

District 5930 celebrated Rotary Foundation’s 100th Birthday.

on Saturday November 12^th here at the Corpus Christi Country

Club.

(Pictured below: Photos from the RF Centennial Event. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Rotary Club Evenings (facebook),

DG Debbie High and George Udeani).

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*UP-COMING ACTIVITIES / PROGRAMS*

Anita Spreen announced that the club's

Christmas party will be held at 6:30 PM,

on Friday night, December 9^th at Nolan's

Restaurant on South Staples.

There will be a gift exchange and all are welcome

to attend. Anita says that the sign-up sheet will

start circulating at the next meeting.

Don Ratcliff announced that the sign-up

sheet will be circulating for the club's

Annual "Bell-ringing" event.

The Bell-ringing, which will be held in front

of Walmart at 6101 Saratoga Road, benefits

Salvation Army.

For more information or to sign up, please

contact Don Ratcliff.

Christine Udeani announced that the club

will start collecting items for the "Homeless

Project".

Items collected, including socks, shoes,

blankets, clothing and so on, will benefit

Mother Teresa Shelter, located at

512 Sam Rankin Avenue.

All items are due on Wednesday, December

7^th at the noon meeting. They will be delivered

on that day to Mother Teresa Shelter.

2 volunteers will be need to help with collecting, documenting and delivering items to

the shelter.

A flyer will be circulated at the next meeting with more details.

*****

*PDG BETTY'S QUOTES*

PDG Betty Frantum shared the following quote:

"Super heroes don't wear capes, they wear dog tags."

*****

Bragging Bucks

BRAGGING BUCKS

(Pictured below: Lari Young)

Lari Young congratulated Sheriff Jim Kaelin

on his victory. Kaelin won another term as the

Nueces County Sheriff.

(Pictured below: Alan Guggenheim)

Alan Guggenheim bragged on the "American people"

following the elections. He says, "It seems that the

principles of the 4-way test are beginning to sink in".

Alan also said that he recently filed a complaint

against a city council member, "...You may be hearing

about this soon," he concluded.

(Pictured below: Dr. Clem Struve)

Clem Struve bragged on club member, Rodney Eve,

who he said had just returned from Turkey.

Meeting Program

Posted by Christine Udeani on Nov 13, 2016

Meeting Program:

(Pictured below: Marilyn Spencer)

Introduced by Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer, the special guest

of the day was Professor Patrick M. Crowley.

Patrick M. Crowley is a Professor of Economics at Texas A&M

University Corpus Christi (TAMUCC), and researches international

macroeconomics.

At TAMUCC, Crowley teaches both undergraduate and

graduate classes. He specializes in studies of regional

integration, with particular emphasis on the European

Union, as well as techniques for studying business cycles.

Crowley is published widely in high level scholarly journals,

and has been the author of several edited volumes for

leading book publishers.

A native of the United Kingdom, Patrick Crowley was born in Leeds, UK. He has a bachelor's and Master's

degree from the University of Bristol and a Ph.D. from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

(Pictured below: Professor Patrick Crowley)

Patrick Crowley spoke to the club about Brexit. His presentation was focused on Britain's

decision to leave the European Union (EU) and the motivation of the country despite

economic consequences. He compared the challenges and key players to the 2016 election

in the United states.

(Pictured below: Professor Patrick Crowley)

For his presentation, Crowley received a

"Tacks Shelter", designed by club member

Rodney Vaughn. The Tacks shelter was

presented by Past President, Michelle

Maresh-Fuehrer.

[A special thanks to PP Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer

and VP David Walker, for providing the Patrick Crowley's biography.]

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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)

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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

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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).

Member Birthdays

O B Vaughan

November 11

Anita Spreen

November 13

Angie Frost

November 15

Marilyn Spencer

November 29

Join Date

Edd Price

November 1, 1994

22 years

Kenneth Wingfield

November 1, 1987

29 years

Rendell Webb

November 1, 1976

40 years

Robert Mejia

November 1, 1969

47 years