Blastoff August
9, 2010
A Message from the President
"Building Communities
-
Bridging Continents"
It
is truly a great day to be a Rotarian. I can just feel it in
the air that this is going to be a fantastic year for Space
Center Rotary Club and for the people in our community and
around the world that we serve. The theme "Building
Communities-Bridging Continents" resonates well with me as I
think about all of the wonderful projects and material impact
that Rotarians make around the globe.
I
am so happy to have the opportunity to serve as president this
year and feel truly blessed to have so many wonderful people
to serve with. I think the work that we do is very important
and I also feel that we should have fun doing it. I hope
we take the time we spend together on Monday's to have a good
time, get to know each other better and better and if you come
up with a good idea for Rotary, please don't keep it a secret
but let me know.
Your President,
David
Coney
August
2, 2010 Club Meeting Review
Kathy Dooley,
Editor
Visit the Meeting
in Photos
The
August 2nd meeting kicked off with a reminder to buy tickets
for the pancake breakfast August 14th. Tickets are $7
each, of 5 for $30. Visitors and guests were introduced,
and then Roger Donnelly reminded everyone to bring family and
friends to Putt Putt Fun House Thursday night for free games
and fun. Scott Rainey recognized additional Shrimporee
sponsors John Davis -Texas State Representative, Johnnie White
- State Farm Agent, Tim Kropp of MRI, Rae DeCastro of Las
Colinas Interiors, and Mike Duckworth of Hometown
Bank.
President Coney provided a pop quiz, asking
members if they know what happens to the banners like the one
displayed by Gary Johnson from the South Reno Rotary
Club. Each banner is digitized and posted on the Club
history web site. Jerrold Dewease has invested hundreds
of hours documenting the Club’s extensive history. To
see the banner collection, go to www.spacecenterrotary.org, look under Club Links on the
left side of the screen, click on Club History, then scroll
down to Exchanged Club Banners.
Alan Wiley recognized
his father, Jess Alvin Wiley, with a Paul Harris Fellow.
Jess Wiley passed away in 1998. His impressive history
of career accomplishments and community involvement began with
his entry into the banking industry in 1928. President
Coney performed a ceremonial banner change, posting the new
2010-2011 Rotary International banner with the new theme
Building Communities Bridging Continents.
Assistant District 5890 Governor (ADG) Chris Schneider (photo insert)
was introduced. ADG Schneider brought greetings from
District 5890 Governor Sunny Sharma and his wife Rashmi.
His presentation included introduction of the new Rotary
International theme, the leadership team, goals, a calendar of
events, and Rotary resources. He reviewed the objectives
handed down from the Rotary International leadership of
explaining Rotary to non-Rotarians, and validating the work of
Rotarians. He discussed Rotary as a “spirit of services”
in addition to the more common definition as an
organization. ADG Schneider recognized the numerous
accomplishments of the Rotary of Space Center membership, and
noted that the primary purpose of the District is to serve the
Rotary clubs. He reviewed the five lanes of service,
recapped the District goals in the areas of membership, Rotary
Foundation, training, service, public image, District
Conference and administration. He also restated the
membership wide goal to “share Rotary and have fun”. The
upcoming calendar of events includes the official Governors
visit on September 27th, Rotary Foundation Seminar on
September 25th, and the Be a Friend Dinner on October
22nd.
President Coney recognized the volunteer efforts of
several members, including Past District 5890 Governor Suzi
Howe for her donation to Polio Plus. He announced that
Director of Club Administration, Kippy Caraway, has been asked
to organize the District 5890 Conference, and recognized past
President Jon McKinnie as District Chief of Staff with
oversight responsibility for 20 committees. Homework
assignments for those in attendance are to log on to the
Rotary web site and tinker with the various web
pages.
