DISTRICT 5810

LANO SUNRISE ROTARY

"THEY PROFIT MOST WHO SERVE BEST"

Chartered February 23, 2000 Roving Reporter:          Sharon Lewis Photographer:               Bill Neukranz

Rotary International

County of Collin

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VOL 8 NO 51

SUNRISE @ 7:22 SUNSET @ 5:58  Freezing rain 30 °F

Feb 1, 2008

PRAYER
Ray Hopper
 

PLEDGE
John Roach
 

4-WAY TEST
Bud McBrayer
 

RENE SERVED BREAKFAST and Sgt-at-Arms Doug Cargo fined David Marks and George Elking for inappropriate actions during a solemn moment.

SECRETARY ELECT PAT HITE had no Visiting Rotarians or guests to introduce except for one member-in-waiting, Mark Rhodes.  He is anxiously awaiting installation whenever our beloved President can get the act together. Mark has been published and approved for the Classification of Higher Education.  He is the director of Access at SMU and is sponsored by Pat Hite, also of SMU.

ABSENT WERE Joyce Baumbach, Steve Blair, Matt Brown, Richard Butterly, Reeves Davis, Steve Dippel, Yvonne Hanks, Eric Hartter, Rod Hogan, Ken Lambert, Don Mellor, John Payton, Bill Peterson, Robert Posner, Doug Ray, Brenda Rogers and Greg Rushin.

PRESIDENT RICHARD CALLED FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.  Blood Drive Chairthing Tom Rodgers reminded us of the CCCCD tri-campus blood drive on Wednesday, Feb 13.  He needs some volunteers from 1-4pm at the Spring Creek Campus.  Sharon Lewis has some tickets to sell for the Plano Metro Rotary  21st Annual Mardi Gras Night Fundraiser, Saturday, Feb 23rd from 6:30-11 pm at Glen Eagles Country Club. President Richard II had a fine moment with ROTOPIG.

TODAY'S PROGRAM, introduced by 1st quarter Program Chairman Michelle Robbins, was  Gloria Cockerell from the Collin County Community College.  She told us about the new International Business Degree Program, which is a work course degree. Texas exports in 2006 were $150.8 Billion dollars.  The top five exports are Computers and Electronic Equipment, Chemicals, Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Petroleum Products.  The top five business partners are Canada, Mexico, China, Korea and the Netherlands. As is our custom, a book was donated to the Nellie McCall Library at the David McCall Elementary School in the speakers' name and duly signed by her.  The book was "Biscuit Goes to School" by  Alyssa Satin Capucilli <LINK>.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS met at 8 am after the meeting.  Officers and Directors present were Richard Biggers, Rick Chron, Pat Hite, Randy Plumlee, Colin Light, Sharon Lewis, Doug Cargo, Scott Villines, Warner Richeson, Rod Hogan and Terry Dobbins.

 Making up were George Elking, Danny Morris, Bud McBrayer, Bill Moore, Juergen Mahneke, Richard Wells, John Roach, Judy Jackson and Ray Hopper. Absent was Membership Chairthing Joyce Baumbach.

Secretary-Elect reported membership at 47 with one in process. Treasurer reported that some money had come in, some money had gone out and there was some left over. $500 was voted out of ROTOPIG Fund for the PISD Deaf program with matching funds to be sought from the membership.  We might hear from contested City and School Board races for a program later. The multitude of books collected and boxed for South Africa will soon have a ride to Houston along with some from Cedar Hill Rotary. PR is working on a  story about the books and about the water wells in Zambia and there may be an opportunity for a trip there in March.  No report yet on replacements for Secretary-President-Elect-President-Oktoberfest Chairthing Chris Roach who has resigned. Here are the lineups:
                       Now                           July08                     July09
President:   Richard Biggers       Randy Plumlee       Chris Roach
Pres-Elect:  Randy Plumlee        Chris Roach             Pat Hite
Secretary:   Chris Roach             Pat Hite                    Yvonne Hanks
Treasurer:   Pat Hite                   Yvonne Hanks          ? - New
Vice-Pres:   Doug Ray                Rick Chron                ? - New
Oktoberfest:  done-Randy P.      X-Chris Roach           Pat Hite

No replacements have been named for the Director of Club Service vacated by Doug Bicknell who moved to Houston or the Director of Club Projects who was never named.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  
Fri, Feb   1 -              Gloria Cockerell, Changes and updates for CCCCD <LINK>.
Wed, Feb 6 -            Foundation Celebration, The Richardson Hotel.
Fri, Feb   8 -              James Baudoin, Update on Arts of Collin County Project.<LINK>
Wed, Feb 13 -           CCCCD 3-Campus Blood Drive staffed by all 10 CC Rotary Clubs.
Fri, Feb 15 -               Wally Gomaa  "Impacts and effects of metabolic syndrome".
Fri, Feb 22 -              Dawnetta Miller, Diversity.
Sat, Feb 23 -             District 4-Way Speech Contest.
Sat, Feb 23 -             Plano Metro Fundraiser at Glen Eagles Country Club 6 - 11 pm.
Fri, Feb 29 -              Dwight Riskey, Collin County Adult Clinic.
Fri, Mar  7 -              Randy Mercator, "Where ya at?"   - Google Maps <LINK>
Fri, Mar 14 -              Mark Trail,  Hiking in Texas <LINK>
Fri, Mar 21 -              Rocky Clay, "How Portland Cement is Made" <LINK>
Fri, Mar 28 -              Larpy Flannel Mouth - Offbeat Tourist Attractions. <LINK>
Fri, Apr  4 -               C. M. Heavens, Astronomy Picture of the Day <LINK>
Sat, April 19 -           District Assembly, Naaman Forest High School, Garland.
Mon, May 12-19 -    United Kingdom Adventure.
Sun-Fri, June 8-13    Camp RYLA.