President David Coney opened
the regular Club meeting at the Bay Oaks
Country Club and led the membership
in singing one of his favorite songs: “God Bless
America”. Dennis Dillon gave the prayer, Vissett Sun led
the Pledge of Allegiance, and Ted Cummings kicked off the Four
Way Test. Jerry Smith welcomed visitors and
guests. President Coney reminded golfers of the Rotary
golf outing Thursday at Evergreen. RSVPs are due to Dick
Hergert by Wednesday. Mike Dennard announced that host
families are needed for the vocational training teams visiting
from Japan the weekend of April 22nd.
Art Wood
introduced inbound international exchange student Adam Keve from
Slovakia. Adam gave a PowerPoint presentation
about his homeland, shared its history, and answered
questions. John Branch introduced today’s speaker, our
very own past President, Jon McKinnie, representing Bankers
Life and Casualty Company. Jon presented information
about Medicare, the origins of the program, and the different
plans available. More detailed information is available
at medicare.gov.
President Coney invited interested
members to attend tomorrow morning’s Club Board meeting and
adjourned the meeting.
See First Hand A Service
Project In Action
Visit Honduras with Sheryl
Berg
Sheryl Berg sent the Club
members an invitiation to join her in visiting Honduras
to observe one of this year's service projects, the oven
project, which the Club recently donated
$2,000. Sheryl's email follows:
Hi David, The Rotary Club of Copan,
Honduras has extended to us an invitation to come down and
take part in learning about, promoting and meeting with the
families in the community where the Ecocinas will be
distributed, thanks to Space Center Rotary's donation to
them. I am thinking of going in May, and I'd love it if
there is anyone else who would like to go down, too. We
have been invited to speak at their Rotary club as well.
Will you please make their invitation known to our club so
that if there is anyone else who would like to go, they could
make that know to me before I make my
reservations?
Thanks--
Sheryl
Read additonal information
on the project.
"Bonjour a tous! Desolee que ce soit en
retard"...
Amber Wallour, RYE sudent in
France
Amber Wallour, one of our three long term Rotary
Youth Exchange students, has sent a report about her experiences in France for us to
enjoy.
View some photos
of the August 14 Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast - Next
Saturday
Those interested in working contact Bill Lowes at wiseowl@swbell.net
The Space Center Rotary Club
Endowment Foundation's pancake breakfast will be held March
26 at the Nassau Bay Baptist Church
from 7:30 to 10 am. Tickets are $7 each or 5 for $30.
Tickets can be bought at the Club meeting or at
the day of the breakfast.
This is a good time to get together with family
and friends. The food is good, all you can
eat, and is cooked by Rotarians, none catered. Take home
is also available. Park in the area where the canopy
is. Signs will direct you to the eating area.
This is
a great event for new
members
to work and get to know others that otherwise you may not for
some time.
Important Events
Coming Up
Springoree
Thursday April 21
The location of the 11th annual Springoree, a VIP
Dinner, Auction, and Party will be held at the
Cullen's Restaurant .
District
Conference
- April 28-30
The 2011 District
Conference will be held April 28 - 30, 2011, at the Hyatt Lost
Pines Resort & Spa in Bastrop, Texas. Come see all
the activities of District 5890. District 5890 is alive
and vibrant. See how to make your club grow and maintain
membership. Learn why the Rotary Foundation is important
to your Club, District 5890, and the world as a whole.
Early Bird Registration Special: Register for 2011 District
Conference and get $20 discount.
The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement
25th Anniversary Event
Friday May 6
The Rotary
National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation was
founded by the Space Center Rotary Club of Houston, Texas in
1985 to organize and coordinate an annual event to recognize
outstanding achievements in space and create greater public
awareness of the benefits of space exploration. Each
year since 1987, the Foundation has presented the National
Space Trophy to an outstanding American who has made major
contributions to our nation's space program at a gala event
held in Houston, Texas.
The RNASA Board of
Advisors has selected the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command,
and former Space Shuttle astronaut,
General Kevin P. Chilton (USAF)
, to receive the 2011 National
Space Trophy.
The 25th anniversary
event will be held Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Houston Hyatt
Regency. Please see
ticket and table information.
