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SpeakersSep 20, 2017Paula Bothe presents BeaumontCommunity PlayersSome Enchanted Meeting: Songs & Scenesfrom "South Pacific"

Sep 27, 2017Chris Fisher, Executive Director, Portof BeaumontThe Port of Beaumont: News and StatusUpdate

Oct 04, 2017Chase Untermeyer, Former USAmbassador to Qatar“People Are Policy: Assembling a NewPresidential Administration”

Oct 11, 2017Marcy Engleman, Educator, TheMutter MuseumThe College of Physicians of Philadelphia,home of The Mutter Museum

Oct 18, 2017Congressman Randy Weber, 14thDistrictStraight from Washington, D.C.: ALegislative Update

Oct 25, 2017Joanne Settles, Nursing Professor &Rotary District 5930 Polio Chair on "WorldPolio Day"

Nov 01, 2017Zena Stephens, Jefferson CountySheriffTBA

Nov 08, 2017Veteran's Day Speaker: TBA

ROTARYGRAMSSeptember 20, 2017Vol. 105, No. 12 MCM Elegante'Hotel2355 IH-10 SouthSuite 213Beaumont, TX 77705 Phone:409-842-1913Fax: 409-842-5613

PROGRAM PREVIEWSeptember 20, 2017

"Some Enchanted Meeting: Songs and Scenes from

South Pacific"

Presented byBeaumont Community Players

Directed by Paula Bothe

After the intensity of events of the past few weeks, it is time toescape to another place and another time. It is time to cometogether and enjoy a bit of entertainment in the form of someclassic and familiar tunes and the excellent talent in thecommunity. Under the artistic talent of the well-respected

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Veteran's Day program

Nov 15, 2017Vocational Excellence AwardsVocational Excellence Awards: "Thankful forExemplary Performance in the Workplace"

Nov 22, 2017NO MEETING AT THE ELEGANTEThanksgiving Holiday

Nov 29, 2017David Montagne Executive VicePresident & GeneralSabine River Authority of Texas

Dec 06, 2017Keith Carter, published photographer& educatorThrough the Lense

Dec 12, 2017Tentatively scheduled as an eveningHoliday Party

Dec 13, 2017NO MEETING AT THE ELEGANTE

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Upcoming EventsBoard of Directors MeetingThe Beaumont ClubSep 26, 2017 11:45 AM Show Your Colors Flag Project-Columbus DayOct 09, 2017 5:00 AM Board of Directors MeetingThe Beaumont ClubOct 24, 2017 11:45 AM Show Your Colors Flag Project-Veterans DayNov 11, 2017 5:00 AM Board of Directors MeetingThe Beaumont ClubNov 28, 2017 11:45 AM

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director, Paula Bothe, the show's performers will bring theirtalent to entertain Rotarians and friends with tunes of the all-timefavorite show "South Pacific."

This classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical romance haswonderful characters, comedy and songs like "Some EnchantedEvening," "Bali Hai" and "Gonna Wash That Man Right Out ofMy Hair." It's a salute to the Greatest Generation and a lovingremembrance of absent friends.

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Head Table for September 20Invocation:

Michael PerezLoan OriginatorGateway Mortgage Group

Pledges to USA & Texas Flags:

Mark DavisCatering ManagerMCM Eleganté Hotel

Introduction of Guests:

Patricia WoolridgeExecutive DirectorJunior Achievement of the GoldenTriangle

Introduction of Program:

Paula BothePresidentFour Alarm Productions

Would you like to take part in the weekly meetings in a more active role? Don't waitto be asked. Volunteer for one of the weekly assignments! Choose your role and adate that is convenient. Contact Barry Bryant at 409-656-4108 orbbryant@billclarkbugsperts.com.

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CALENDAR OF ROTARY EVENTS(Opportunities for meeting makeups)

SEPTEMBER

26 Board of Directors meeting, 11:45a.m., location tbd

27 "Bring a Friend (and potentialmembers) to Rotary" Day!

OCTOBER

10"Show Your Colors" Flag Project(makeup for missed delivery onSeptember 11)

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September 27 is Designated as"BRING A FRIEND" Day

Every Wednesday is a good time to bring a friend to Rotary, butSeptember 27 offers a special opportunity as it was selected bythe Membership team to be "Bring A Friend Day." We hopethe friend you bring will become interested in joining the Club,and membership will DOUBLE! Imagine that! Extend aninvitation now!

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Are your Dues Paid?

Dues were due on July 1, and there are a significant number ofmembers still owing dues fur July - December 2017. The stormand recovery has delayed notifying you individually but we willbe sending second notices soon. If you have not yet paid the July

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- December 2017 invoice for dues, PLEASE do so now as it ispast due. If you receive the 2nd notice, it means we are not showing yourinvoice paid on either the Rotary office's book or the CPA'srecords. Please check your bank records, your credit card receiptsor with your accounts payable office to see if a payment has beensent. Phone the office (842-1913) if you think there has been anerror. Remember, you don't even have to leave your desk to make apayment. Simply access your personal account through the linkon the bottom of the invoice you receive, or use the homepagelink, in the right hand column, that looks like this:

If you need assistance or a printed copy of your invoice mailed toyou, please phone the Rotary Office at 842-1913.

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Doing Our Part

This is your final opportunity to turn in plastic water bottles forrecycling at the Rotary meeting. If you do not participate in the

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city recycling program, you can bring empty plastic water bottlesand get them into recycling instead of the landfill. You can alsopick up a box like the one shown in the pictures to put at yourworkplace for employees to participate in the recycling of themany empty bottles since the storm created the water issues inBeaumont.

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We Need YOU!

It might have been the only time in "Show Your Colors!"history that a delivery was cancelled, but due to the heavy needfor volunteers to address the storm damage, we sacrificed a flagdelivery on September 11. Let's make history again with adelivery never made before! On Monday, October 9, we willhonor our great country with a show of colors on Columbus Day! Therefore, we need your volunteer commitment with the "ShowYour Colors" Flag Project on Monday, October 9. We need bothvolunteers and trucks! Please let Pat Anderson or GaryMoncla hear from you right away if you can help.

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Becky MasonSeptember 18

Beverly HatcherSeptember 19

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Dave MulcahySeptember 19

Dana TimaeusSeptember 19

Cindy CherrySeptember 20

Sharae ReedSeptember 21

Mark HallSeptember 24

Robert HickmanSeptember 24

Twila BakerSeptember 25

Butch CherrySeptember 25

Shedrick EvansSeptember 25

Hubert OxfordSeptember 25

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PROGRAM REVIEWSeptember 13, 2017

"Transformational Development: Doing “Good,”

Well"

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Steve FormanDirector of Business Development

Camino Global Foundationby John Neely

Steve spoke to Rotarians about the faith-Based work that theCamino Foundation is involved in as he spoke ofTransformational Development. "Transformational Developmentshifts the focus from the material to the relational and finallyspiritual life of the individual – true transformation. Humanity’sdevelopmental problems result from broken or mis-alignedrelationships which prevent the person from becoming all thatthey were created to be. Restoring these relationships starts withfostering the productive, creative capacity of each individualthrough entrepreneurship, microfinance and RedemptiveEngagement Business (REBs). If we want to do 'good' well, weneed to check our focus. Transformational Development reflectsour concern for positive change in the whole of human life -socially and spiritually.”

Steve presented the following:

1) Relief versus Development

Relief - short-term; a usual response to crisis; addressesmaterial, relational and spiritual needsDevelopment - long-term, response to systemic problems(usually evident for a long period of time); holisticapproach or response (Holistic is defined as theincorporation of the idea that the whole is more thanmerely the sum of its parts).

2) “You think really differently from the rest of the world.”

3) Asset-Based Community Development

Ask the right questions; NOT what do I think they may need?Or I will give them what I think they need, but not what theythink they need. How can I empower them to respond?

Steve used Toms, the shoe company, as an example of onedesiring to “do something good with the best intentions thatresults in less than positive consequences." Toms' business

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model is known as the "one-for-one concept" model, which isreferring to the company's promise to deliver a pair of free shoesto a child in need for every sale of their retail product. Thecountries involved have included Argentina, Ethiopia,Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Rwanda, South Africa and the UnitedStates. The company uses word-of-mouth advocacy for much ofits sales, centering its business focus on corporate socialresponsibility. Part of this model originally involved a non-profitarm of the company called "Friends of Toms," that recruitedvolunteers to help in the shoe distributions in foreigncountries. Tom's trademarked the phrase "One-for-One" todescribe its own business model. Toms has received criticismfrom the international development community who stated thatToms' model is designed to make consumers feel good, ratherthan addressing the underlying causes of poverty and healthissues.

Steve went on to outline the Holistic Capital Model:

Human Capital - skills, trainingsNatural Capital - natural resourcesSocial Capital - market, rules (rule of law, property rights),trustFinancial Capital - moneySpiritual Capital - values

At the conclusion of his presentation, as a former Beaumontresident, Steve wished the community well in recovery from therecent storm, saying it was strange to be watching HurricaneHarvey from his home in Dallas, feeling like he should be herewith us.

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