"The President's Pen"
2017-2018 Monthly Newsletter
August 2017
WOW! Can you believe that we are one month into the new Rotary Year? We have had excellent speakers as well as our first club assembly. I think we will have a fantastic year. Our District Governor Ted Huffhines graced us with his presence during our first meeting of the year. It was very informative. Together we will be able to achieve club, district as well as international goals.
I am so excited about our District 5830 Polio Plus Raffle. Each member of our club will sell four tickets for $25/ticket. Our club will receive 75% of the funds raised towards our Paul Harris Fellowship goal. The last day to sale the tickets will be October 15th. The drawing for the tickets will be held at the District Conference on November 11th in Shreveport, LA. I hope everyone will be able to attend the event. Who knows you might the 2017 Ford F-150 Supercrew XLT. Oh yeah, there are other prizes to be won: $2,000 Amazon Gift Card, $1, 500 Best Buy Gift Card, $1,000 Bass Pro Shop Gift Card and $500 Academy Gift Card.
REMEMBER
"Choose a project to support, find out all you can about it, volunteer to lead it or serve on it, show up when expected, and have fun while you are doing it".
Louraiseal McDonald
President 2017- 2018
2017-2018 Executives & Directors
President McDonald, Louraiseal
President Elect Webb, Jay
Treasurer Henderson, Jeff
Assistant Treasurer McKenzie, Kenneth
Secretary Myrick, Rachel
Immediate Past President Vanbiber, Craig
Community Service Chair White, Brandon
Membership Chair Judkins, Barbara
Public Relations Coordinator Gorski, Stephanie
Faux Paws Chair Horton, Daren
Flags Program Chair Feille, Keith
Flag Project PR Kirkpatrick, Mary Kathryn
Spelling BEE Coordinator Howlett, Brad
4-Way Speech Coordinator Weekly, Joyce
Blood Drive Coordinator Luce, Hannah
Dictionary Coordinator Wood, Laura
Diploma Plus Chair Spears, April
RYLA Coordinator Purvis, Keith
Speaker's Book Donations Gaw, Lou
Chief Sergeant at Arms Green, Milly
District liaison Huffhines, Ted
Programs & Speakers Adams, Stacy
Website Administrator Fitzgerald, Jim
Rotary Foundation Coordinator Vanbiber, Craig
POLIO ERADICATION
"The Last Drop" Is the chant we will be hearing around the world this year, as the fight against Polio draws agonizingly close to the final drop that will mark the complete and utter eradication of this dreaded disease.
The flags at Past President Linda Endicott's home were the "Seed" start for a whole neighborhood of flags on Fairway Lane. Her example spurred the patriotic pride of 12 of her neighbors and friends. Do you have a flag at your house?
Marshall Rotary Club's 2017 "Parade of Flags" will be the Sixth year of "Showing our colors" in Marshall. This community service project is the club's way of showing that the people and businesses in Marshall really care and respect the sacrifices being made by the men and women of the armed forces, past, present and future.
As a sign of our respect for the gallant men and women who serve our country in the military, our diplomats and staff who serve in harms way all over the world, as well as all of the Law Enforcement officers who protect us here at home; Rotary clubs across the nation recite the Pledge of Allegiance at every meeting.
Rotary Club of Marshall members proudly subscribe to and participate in this project. They secure the best flags, (Made in USA) assemble the flags, displaying them over seven patriotic holidays each year. This year, Marshall Rotarians have assembled, marked and mounted over 750 American flags to be distributed to over 173 locations in Marshall
We would like to invite you to participate in The Rotary Club of Marshall’s Parade of Flags by subscribing to and proudly displaying the American flag in front of your place of business or in your neighborhood. Please join the Rotary Club of Marshall and make the City of Marshall, Texas become a wave of the Red, White, and Blue, on each of the flag holidays listed below:
President’s Day Feb 15, 2017 (3rd Monday in February)
From Memorial Day, May 30, 2017 through Independence Day July 4th (includes Flag Day)
From Labor Day Sept. 5, 2017 Through Patriot’s Day Sept. 11
The flags at Past President Linda Endicott's home were the "Seed" start for a whole neighborhood of flags on Fairway Lane. Her example spurred the patriotic pride of 12 of her neighbors and friends. Do you have a flag at your house?
Marshall Rotary Club's 2017 "Parade of Flags" will be the Sixth year of "Showing our colors" in Marshall. This community service project is the club's way of showing that the people and businesses in Marshall really care and respect the sacrifices being made by the men and women of the armed forces, past, present and future.