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Posted by Christine Udeani
on Apr 12, 2015
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Meeting Date: April 8th 2015 at 12:00 PM
(There will be no meeting on April 15th)
[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.]
CALL TO ORDER: President John Owen
(President John Owen. Picture courtesy: Gary Blum DDS, MS)
INVOCATION: Betty Frantum
(Betty Frantum. Picture Courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
PLEDGE: Richard Espinosa
(Richard Espinosa. Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS: Marilyn Spencer
(Marilyn Spencer. Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
FOUR WAY TEST: Bridget Markwood
(Bridget Markwood. Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
50/50 RAFFLE: Scott Sutherland
(Scott Sutherland. Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
VP David Walker had the winning card.
Card drawn was not a winner. Pot rolls over to next week.
(Pictured above - David Walker
Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
MARKET WATCH: Pete Volpe
(Pete Volpe. Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
VISITING ROTARIANS
Lee Leschpez - Rotary Club, Anchorage, Alaska
Leo Barrera - Downtown Rotary Club
GUESTS
Augusta Udeani - Guest of Christine Udeani
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BRAGGING BUCKS
(Pictured below, Lee Leschepez.
Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
Lee Leschpez who was visiting from the Rotary Club
in Anchorage, Alaska, said in his brag that he had
his first grand-child, two weeks ago.
(Pictured below, Marilyn Spencer.
Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
Marilyn Spencer said that her grand-daughter will be performing in
the Wonderful Wizard of OZ, with Corpus Christi Ballet, where she
has been cast as one of the munchkins.
Spencer further said, that she has tickets available for the performance.
If you buy a ticket through her, you will get the munchkin's price, which
is much less expensive than the price you will get through Ticketmaster.
(Pictured below, Dr. Lari Young
Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
Dr. Lari Young acknowledged that her Little
nephew, who had diabetes is doing very well today.
(Pictured below, John Seaman.
Picture courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
John Seaman bragged about going skiing
with his 83 and 84-year old dad and mom.
Seaman said, his dad was so fast!
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Sheriff Jim Kaelin - Did you know?
(Sheriff Jim Kaelin pictured below. Photo courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
Sheriff Jim Kaelin -
Music dominates our lives. You can only
imagine the different types of music and
songs which have played an important
part in each of our lives. The National
anthem, a great dance piece, or a really
good love song. But did you know...
The most performed rock song in the History
of music is...
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling."
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Posted by Christine Udeani
on Apr 12, 2015
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(Below, images of Judy Telge.
Photo Courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
Judy Telge, who is the Director of Development and Special Projects, at
the Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living (CBCIL), was introduced
by Vice President, David Walker, as the speaker of the day.
Telge said that the CBCIL was formed as a non-profit organization in 1996.
The organization (which she admitted, is not well known to those who need it),
works with people who have disabilities of all types, to help them regain their
independence.
Telge stated that services offered through CBCIL include, but are not limited to,
programs which offer job-search assistance, programs to help people get out of
Nursing Homes, Affordable housing assistance; programs which help with building
ramps, home modification and transportation. They also have plans in place to help
individuals to prepare for emergency evacuations.
The focus of the CBCIL, according to Telge is to offer assistance to those individuals
with disabilities, but they also assist the homeless, those who are new to the community,
as well as those who are new to disability.
Telge asserted that such individuals usually seek them out as a last resort effort, but they really should be their first resort, given the number
of services available to them.
Telge declared that the CBCIL is a consumer controlled organization. According to her, "The person with the disability does
not want to be told how to live their lives...." She further added, that this focus on what their consumers want, and not what they
want for the consumers is what sets them apart from other non-profit organizations.
(Below, image of Judy Telge receiving the 4-Way-Test pin from President
John Owen. Photo Courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
Telge recognized transportation as one of the largest programs of the CBCIL, saying that they go where public transportation would
not go, and the transportation programs provided by the CBCIL makes it possible for their consumers to go where they need to, outside
of the strict public transportation schedules. As a result, a good number of their consumers are able to work regular hours.
In closing, Telge divulged the fact that CBCIL, which is currently supported by grants, but would like to see some support from the bigger
local organizations in the future.
Judy Telge received a Four-Way-Test pin from President John Owen, on behalf of the Southside Rotary Club, in appreciation for her
presentation.
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Introduced by Ted Garcia, John Paul II High School Counselor, the students of the month
are Theresia Hendricks and Noah Dimas. Both students are the top-two juniors at John
Paul II, High School.
(Pictured below: Students of the month, Theresia Hendricks, left
and Noah Dimas, right. Picture Courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS MS)
Theresia Hendricks is a member of the National Honor Society, the National
English Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society, she is also a
member of the Interact club. Hendricks hopes to attend the University of Texas,
Austin, where she hopes to major in History.
Noah Dimas, is also a member of the National English Honor Society, the National
Spanish Honor Society and the Interact club. He was involved in the Rotary Youth
Leadership Awards (RYLA) 2015, he is also participates in his school's marching band.
Dimas, hopes to attend the University of the Incarnate Word in Austin, where he intends
to major in pre-med. His life goal is to open up a clinic, where he can help the less
fortunate.
(Pictured below: Students of the month, with JPII High School Counselor,
Ted Garcia, extreme right and a visiting Rev. Father from Ireland, extreme left.
Photo Courtesy: Gary Blum, DDS, MS)
Both students received recognition certificates and an Amazon.com
gift card from President John Owen, on behalf of the club.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
District Conference
The District Conference is on April 17-19. There will be no club meeting on April 15, and
all the district luncheon will be held on Saturday April 18th. Our club is the host for Saturday
evening event at the Texas State Aquarium. Please contact President John Owen, to volunteer
for this event.
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Ramp Champs! The next ramp event is on Saturday April 25th 2015.
The project will be to modify an existing ramp.
Address is: 4201 Ravine Drive,
Corpus Christi, TX 78410 (Calallen).
For more information or to sign-up please contact Dyke Henderson or Rod Vaughn.
You may also sign-up at the weekly meetings.
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Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon
The Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon is on April 22nd. This is a club-sponsored
fund raiser event. We are still accepting door gifts and looking for volunteers for this event.
Tables can be paid for online, and registration is available at club's website, or you may click here.
If you have a door gift, or need more information, please contact Scott Sutherland at (361) 443-3472
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As of Feb. 26, 2015 EarlyActFirstKnight (EAFK) Activities
We appreciate Southside Rotarian's support of EAFK (Spouses/Partners of Southside Rotarians
are also welcome)
All activities are at:
Rose Shaw Special Emphasis School
2920 Soledad Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78405
EAFK Club Meetings 7:20 am - 7:50 am
Tues Apr 28
Tues May 12
Tues May 26 (Final meeting of the year)
EAFK Knighting Ceremonies
Mon, April 27
Pre-K - 2nd: 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
3rd - 5th: 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Friday. May 22nd (Final for this school year)
Pre-K - 2nd: 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
3rd - 5th: 9:15 a.m - 10:00 a.m.
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President, John Owens introduced the following members for the board officer slate - 2015/2016
President - Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer
President Elect - Nancy Foster
Vice President - David Walker
Executive Secretary - Erasmo Nava
Treasurer - Rod Vaughn
Sergeant at Arms - Fred Hayden
Board Secretary - Lari Young
New Director - Richard Espinosa
New Director - Kyle Fuehrer
Continuing Director - Joe High
Continuing Director - Julius Cavazos
Continuing Director - Scott Sutherland
Immediate Past President - John Owen
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