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The Rotary Club of Arlington
PO Box 121045 Arlington, Texas 76012 – www.ArlingtonRotary.com
Founded May 29, 1923 – Charter Number 1493 – Issued June 11, 1923 – District 5790 – Club 1763
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THE
HUBCAP
The Official Weekly Publication of the Downtown Arlington Rotary Club
March 26, 2015
Joyce’s Journal Just as our recent job fair was a great example of how much more we can do with partners and friends, as a club more members provide us with the same increased opportunities. So invite you hard working, high quality friends to join us at Rotary. Encourage them to join and be a part of something great.
Now that we have finished the Job Fair, let’s celebrate and have some fun together. We have a perfect opportunity to have a little fun together when we meet Saturday for pre-performance refreshments and the play at Theater Arlington called Becky’s New Car. I understand we will be laughing so hard we will have tears flowing from our eyes. So join us for some great fun and social time at Theater Arlington Saturday. Then we can be refreshed to continue our Sprint for the Community. Remember to bring your non-perishable food goods to Rotary on Thursday. Thanks to everyone for their service. Let’s light up Rotary together!
Warmest Regards, Joyce Stanton, President
It Happened Last Thursday… By Cynthia Jensen
The weekly meeting of The Arlington Rotary Club was called to order by President Joyce Stanton. Joe Way shared the prayer, led “The Pledge of Allegiance”, and then led the singing of “God Bless America”.
Visiting Rotarians were introduced and welcomed: Becky Burton from Fort Worth, Cindy Wright from Sunrise, and Barry Bondurant from Mansfield.
Guests were introduced and welcomed, including wife of Rotarian Earl Harcrow, Julie, who may or may not be a member of the Roatan Rotary Club!
Announcements:
1) The Job Fair held on March 13, 2015 was a huge success! Thank you to all who helped make it happen. The Texas Workforce Solutions personnel were so impressed with our Rotary Club’s participation, organization, matching sapphire T-shirts, and assistance with this massive project; they asked if we would be willing to do it again next year! We should be proud of our success in assisting employers as well as prospective employees reach out to each other to achieve employment goals in our community.
2) The official name of our club is “Rotary Club of Arlington”. Please use this name whenever making reference to or writing about our club.
3) We are in the final stages of providing volunteers to chaperone the Nichols Jr. High students to The Perot Museum of Nature and Science on April 13, 2015. Chaperones must be approved by AISD by completing a questionnaire on the aisd.net website. You must specifically request approval for Nichols Jr. High, otherwise
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In this edition: The Perot Museum, new members, and more...
Becky is caught in middle age, middle
management and a mediocre marriage—
when a grief-stricken millionaire wanders
into the car dealership where she works.
Becky is offered nothing short of a new
life…and the audience gets to ride shotgun
in a thoroughly original comedy, a
surprising and delightful romp down the
road not taken.
To reserve tickets call Valerie Landry at 817
-861-2129.
The Rotary Club of Arlington
PO Box 121045 Arlington, Texas 76012 – www.ArlingtonRotary.com
Founded May 29, 1923 – Charter Number 1493 – Issued June 11, 1923 – District 5790 – Club 1763
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you will not be able to go!
4) Valerie Landry announced the social on Saturday, March 28 that begins at 6:30PM with hors d’oeuvres, conversation, and wine at the offices of Theatre Arlington on the south side of Main St from the theater; followed by the stage play “Becky’s New Car” at Theatre Arlington. The cost is $30 per person which can be given to Valerie or paid with your reservation on our Rotary Club’s website.
5) Paul Sturiale is formalizing a master mailing list for contacting people and businesses for our Golf Tournament. The golf tournament is our major annual fundraiser for funding the Webb scholarships. If you have or know of any professional contacts or leads as potential sponsors, please give Paul their name, website, and telephone number so that they can be added to the “master list”.
6) We are in the middle of our 4 week Sprint for the Community. 1) fighting colds and flu with tissues and hand sanitizers for the Women’s Shelter; 2) peace and conflict resolution on March 23 at the Boys & Girls Club; 3) fight against hunger with a food drive for Mission Arlington (3/26 is the last day to donate); and 4) water and sanitation at the local level with our volunteers helping at River Legacy’s Cardboard Regatta.
Connor Callaway, a junior at Arlington High School and a
It Happened Last Thursday…. Cont. from page 1
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This week at Rotary
Stephanie Gillespie
Our Community, Our Kids
Upcoming Programs
04/02/2015 Brad Alberts, CRO
Dallas Stars
04/09/2015 The Salvation Army
Inspiring Hope Luncheon
04/16/2015 John Cleesattel
Hynosis
Birthdays
Bob Cooke Birthday Fund March 22-28
March 26 Dr. Marcelo Cavazos
March 28 Bob Matasso
Canned food collected as part of the Sprint for the Community. All items from this food drive will go to Mission Arlington.
Photo by Joe Way
Our water filters are now in the process of being installed in La Mosquitia.
The Rotary Club of Arlington
PO Box 121045 Arlington, Texas 76012 – www.ArlingtonRotary.com
Founded May 29, 1923 – Charter Number 1493 – Issued June 11, 1923 – District 5790 – Club 1763
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member of Troop 118 presented his plans for his Eagle Scout project. He is constructing a “Ga Ga Game” (what is ga-ga?) at the Woods Chapel Baptist Church where he is a member. The game will provide organized activity for many age-groups for many years to come. He shared blueprints as well as a photograph of the completed structure. His project will cost $750-$850 and he is asking for donations for his project.
Two new members were installed today with the presentation of their red badges, Rotary Pins, and Rotary Certificates: Gary Miller and Tim Brown. Gary’s sponsor is Don Mebus and mentor is Phillip Wambsganss. Tim’s sponsor is Peter Scott and mentor is Derrick Kinney. Please make a point to greet and get acquainted with these two gentlemen.
A Paul Harris Award was presented to Patrick Jones by an anonymous donor. Patrick has volunteered his time and skills as Sergeant of Arms, AV Technician for weekly meetings, updating the Rotary Club’s Website, and laying-out the weekly Hubcap. He always has a smile on his face and exemplifies what it means to give service above self! Congratulations Patrick!
Singing “Happy Birthday” was led by Ron Smith to those who had birthdays this week!
Our program was presented by Colleen Walker who is the CEO of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. She has a degree in architectural engineering and a Master’s of Business Administration
It Happened Last Thursday... Cont. from page 2
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Rotary Cares!
Illness, deaths in family, surgery, births of children/grandchildren? As part of the Rotary
family, we want to know about it.
Contact Rotary Cares Coordinator Angie Meister at 817-296-0843 or
The Hubcap Team
Lt. Patrick Jones Publisher/Layout Dan Blumberg Managing Editor Sally Hopper Editor Bonnie S. Harris Reporter Carey F. Walker Reporter Lynn Stavinoha Reporter Cynthia Jensen Reporter Joy Nunn Reporter Kellie McDonald Reporter Diana Kunde Member Profiles Zack Maxwell Photography Paul Sturiale Photography Bill Hinds Photography
Joe Ferrell 5 years March 25, 2010
Bill Hinds 5 years March 25, 2010
Davis Lane 1 year March 26, 2014
Jerry McCullough 6 years March 26, 2009
Don Proctor 12 years March 27, 2003
Rotarians celebrating their club
anniversary of “Service Above Self.”
The Rotary Club of Arlington
PO Box 121045 Arlington, Texas 76012 – www.ArlingtonRotary.com
Founded May 29, 1923 – Charter Number 1493 – Issued June 11, 1923 – District 5790 – Club 1763
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Club Officers
President Joyce Stanton President-elect Clete McAlister Past President Derrick Kinney Secretary Joy Nunn Assistant Secretary Susie McAlister Treasurer James McCroskey Sergeant-at-arms Lt. Patrick Jones
2014—2015
Club service Membership Tom Ware Club Service Activities Valerie Landry Webb School David Petter Community Service Dan Blumberg Vocational Service Tim Moloney International Service Earl Harcrow Public Relations Matthew Fielder Scholarships Bill Hinds Fund Development Peter Scott Rotary Foundation Sally Hopper Club Advisors Jim Fulgham
Club Goals 2014-15
Membership Goal +23 Starting Club Size 132 Current Club Size 140 Year to date (+/-) +8 Annual Fund (EREY) Goal $13,700 Annual Fund (EREY) YTD $10,594
Polio Plus Goal $3,500 2014-15 YTD $1,977 Paul Harris Fellow Goal 5 2014-2015 3
from Harvard University. Her passion is working to develop female leaders and advocating for increased opportunities and education in STEM--Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Ms. Walker has been honored by Dallas Business Journal as one of the “Top 25 Female Business Leaders in Dallas” and by the Women’s Council of Dallas as “Woman of the Year.” The goal of the Perot Museum is to inspire minds and to be an exploration resource for students and adults alike. Ms. Walker’s enthusiasm about the museum was contagious! She gave a brief description of the different areas of the museum: the grand glass elevator and escalator that takes everyone to the top floor to begin their tour, “Life Then and Now Hall,” “Energy Hall,” “Being Hall,” “Engineering Hall,” “Children’s Museum,” as well as many other exhibits for exploration. The museum hosts over half a million students a year and 2.5 million visitors. The presentation gave us all the desire to go and see the museum!
The program was closed with a warm ovation and a book was donated to the Webb School Library in Colleen Walker’s honor.
We were led in reciting the Four Way Test, and dismissed with the ringing of the bell by president Joyce Stanton. This turned out to be another great day to be a Rotarian!!
(Clockwise from top left) New member Gary Miller, Perot Museum CEO Colleen Walker, new Paul Harris Fellow Patrick Jones, and new member Tim Brown
