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Dear Rotarians and Friends,
 
First,A big thank you to all our members who helped make all the wishes of our "adopted" family come true. In just two weeks enough money and presents were donated by you to this wonderful project, just brought in by Marilyn Spencer, to not only help this family of 6, but also another Teen and Mom that were just added. This is the magic of Rotary! People doing good for the sake of good, willing to help people that they never saw, and will never see. You really made a difference for these two families in need! You, truly, are wonderful!
 
What a great Presentation we had at our last meeting by Louis Boldt, President of the Victoria Club about Early Act First Knight, also known as EAFK. This program is just an amazing way to introduce young children, through Rotary, to the the real meaning of values in daily life. I am very happy to announce that the Principal of Rose Shaw Elementary, Jaime Gonzalez, who was present at our meeting, was also impressed by what this could bring to his school, and accepted our offer to implement this in his school starting in January! We will now be working on all the logistics aspects. A huge thanks goes to Bridget Markwood for making all this happen!
 
Next week will be our last meeting for this year. I hope you can all join us!
 
Yours in Service,
Suzanne Guggenheim
 

 

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Meeting Information
Greeter: President Suzanne Guggenheim
 
Invocation: Edd Price
 
Pledge of Allegiance: Scott Sutherland
Introduction of Visiting Rotarians & Guests: Scott Sutherland
 
Visiting Rotarians included:
 
George Tanner, Corpus Christi, TX
Gene Seaman, Ingleside, TX
 
Guests of Rotarians include:
 
Former Rep. Raul Torres, Candidate for Texas State Comptroller
 
Four Way Test: Erasmo Nava
 
50/50 Raffle:
Winning ticket holder : President Suzanne Guggenheim  
Card drawn was not a winner.  The pot of $108 rolls over to next week.  There are 45 cards left in the deck.
 
Bragging Bucks:
 
Matt Beavers bragged about his son who won a trip to New York:  Congratulations and we are glad the two of you had a great trip together!
 
Marshall Johnston bragged about his 24th wedding anniversary:  Congratulations to you and your wife!
 
President Suzanne Guggenheim bragged about Anita Spreen and all the Rotarians who attended the Christmas Party:  Thank you for a great time of fellowship together!
Rotary Information and Announcements
Announcements:
 
Rose Shaw Elementary Toy Drive:  Thank you for our Members' generous support!  A $300 check was presented to Principal J. Gonzalez and School Counselor Janie Gonzalez, so that every child of the school may receive a present for Christmas. We are proud to be part of such a wonderful program.
 
PDG Don Ratcliff announced that we still need 8 people to help ring bells for the Salvation Army.  A sign-up sheet was passed around at today's meeting.
Sponsoring a Family for Christmas
 
Thank s to our members' generosity we are getting very close to reaching our goal of being able to provide all six members of the Family that we adopted with all the presents on thei wish list. For those who still want to donate, here is our list. Please get in touch with Marilyn Spencer. You will find the number below.
 
Sponsoring a family for Christmas
Family “G,” provided for us by Metro Ministries
(Through St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church)
 
 
Family “G,” provided for us by Metro Ministries
(Through St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church)
Father: Roy G
Mother: Irma G
Daughter: Dulce G, age 6
1st son: Roy G, age 3
2nd son: Romeo G, age 2
3rd son: Rey G, age 3 months
 
We are instructed to spend up to – no more than - $75 on each family member.  
Marilyn must take all presents to her church on Sunday, December 15.
  1. On your own or as part of a group - select ONE family member.
  2. Bring money and/or presents to Marilyn at our Dec. 11 Rotary Club meeting, or arrange with Marilyn to deliver them to her by Dec. 14. With whatever money we collect, Marilyn (with other volunteers?) will buy presents on or before Dec. 14.
You can contact Marilyn at 361-244-1807 or marilyn.spencer@tamucc.edu.
 
Requested Presents*
Family Member
NEEDS!
Wishes for
Could really use
Father: Roy G     pants-size 38x30, shirt-size XL, shoes-size 11½ (or gift card) 
Mother: Irma G     pants-size 5 or 6, shirt-size M, shoes-size 7½, coat/sweater-size M (or gift card) 
Daughter: Dulce G, age 6 Coat-size M Monster High items (dolls?) pants-size 7 slim, shirts-size M/7, shoes-size 1 (or gift card)
1st son: Roy G, age 3 Coat-size 5T car, dinosaurs and/or sports stuff pants-size 4T, shirts-size 4-5T, shoes-size 10-11 ½ (or gift card)
2nd son: Romeo G, age 2 Coat-size 4T car, dinosaurs and/or sports stuff pants-size 3-4T, shirts-size 4T, shoes-size 9 (or gift card)
3rd son: Rey G, age 3 mos. Coat-size 6 mo. walker & bouncer pants-size 6 mo., shirts-size 6 mo. (or gift card)
*Presents are to be left unwrapped, and the recipient’s name needs to be affixed to each present.
 
Thank you for your generous support!. $67 were raise as we passed the Hat during the Meeting, and $150 more during our Christmas Party on December 6. Claudia Reyes volunteered to coordinate the shopping. If you wish to adopt one of the Familiy members, please coordinate with Claudia. Romeo is already adopted, and possibly another of the family members. Claudia can be reached at 361-774-0002.

 

Today's Program
Louis Boldt presented Rotarians with more information about Early Act First Knight (EAFK), and Rotary International program for elementary and middle school students.  Mr. Boldt shared success stories of the EAFK program in the Victoria schools, which was implemented 3 years ago and is sponsored by Victoria's three Rotary Clubs.  The purpose of EAFK is to teach students service about self, educate them about the virtues, and recite the 4-Way Test each day.  Schools that spend 10 mintues a day using the EAFK program as part of their character building curriculum have seen a significant drop in disciplinary problems, an increased involvement of students in service projects, and enthusiastic support from family members.  For more information about Early Act First Knight, please contact Bridget Markwood, our EAFK Chair, and visit:  www.eafk.org.
Betty's Quote

Betty Frantum provided the following quote for the day:

"She who waits for her knight must remember--she will have to clean up after his horse."

--Anonymous
You Are Making a Difference
Thank you for your Contribution to the Paul Harris Fellow Funds. You are making a difference!
 
Southside Corpus Christi Club Recognition
N  A  M  E EREY  Paul Harris Fellow Benefactor
Allan, Paul N   N
Beavers, Matthew D. N PHF N
Blum, Gary N N PHF N
Cavazos, Julius Y   N
Crider, Ellison S. Y PHF+7 N
Cron, C Thomas Y PHF N
Espinosa, Richard Y PHF N
Eve, Frank Rodney Y   N
Foster, Nancy Y PHF N
Fowler, Jim N   N
Frantum, Betty W. Y PHF+8 N
Frost, Angie B. N PHF N
Fuehrer, Kyle A. N PHF N
Funk-Baxter, Kathryn Y PHF+1 N
Garrett, Henry C. N PHF+1 N
Garrison, Michael D N PHF+2 N
Guggenheim, Suzanne Y PHF+2 Y
Hayden, Jr., Fred C. Y PHF N
Henderson, Dyke D N PHF N
High, Deborah G. N PHF+4 Y
High, Joseph L. N PHF+2 Y
Ingle, Joe Y   N
Jeffress, Gary A. Y PHF+1 N
Johnston, Marshall N   N
Jones, James M N PHF N
Kaelin, Jimmie D. N PHF+1 N
Koll, Adam  N   N
Krouse, Jerret A. N PHF N
Lochner, Erika N PHF N
Maresh-Fuehrer, Michelle Marie N PHF N
Markwood, Bridget L. Y PHF N
Mejia, Roberto N   N
Molina, Jr., Thomas J. N   N
Nava, Erasmo Y PHF N
Owen, John W. N PHF N
Price, Edd Y PHF+1 N
Ratcliff, Don Y PHF+8 Y
Reyes, Claudia  N   N
Rodriguez, Gina N   N
Sanchez, Norma J. N   N
Seaman, John A. Y PHF+1 N
Smith-Engle, Jennifer M. Y PHF+1 N
Spencer, Marilyn K. N PHF+4 N
Spreen, Anita Y PHF N
Stafford, Julia Y   N
Struve, Clemens A. N PHF+1 N
Sutherland, Scott D. Y   N
Vaughan, O B N   N
Vaughn, Rodney E. Y   N
Volpe, Jr., Peter J N PHF N
Walker, David Lee N PHF+1 N
Webb, Rendell C Y PHF+1 N
White, Jr., William F. N PHF+3 N
Young, Lari D. N PHF N
     
 
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December 14
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December 17
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December 20
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Joe
December 27
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Pete Jones
December 1, 1977
36 years
Tom Cron
December 1, 1981
32 years
Nancy Foster
December 15, 2010
3 years
Rod Eve
December 15, 2010
3 years
John Seaman
December 18, 2002
11 years
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December 31, 2004
9 years