Weekly Bulletin 1-29-2017 (Jan 29, 2017)

Call or email Phyllis Kline, Secretary at 361-557-1235 or Phyllis@PhyllisKline.com before 11:00 am on Thursday if you will not be at the meeting to avoid being charged.

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Attend at noon, attend in the evening or attend both depending on your schedule and preference. We are all Rotarians belonging to the Rockport Rotary Club - serving the needs of our community - local, national and international.

Feb 02, 2017

Vickie Merchant

Aransas County History Center

Feb 09, 2017

Terri Whitman and Steve Clarkson

Taste of Rockport and Oysterfest

Feb 16, 2017

Rotarian: Adelaide Marlatt / Diane Probst

Student of the Month / Vocational

Mar 02, 2017

Adelaide Marlatt

4 Way Test Speech Contest

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Member Birthdays

Myra Kline

January 19

Join Date

Joseph Patek

January 1, 2003

14 years

Samuel Spears

January 1, 2003

14 years

Phil Albin

January 8, 1996

21 years

Nancy Paulson

January 11, 2007

10 years

Club Meetings this week - Tues the 31st and Thurs the 2nd

Tuesday evening meeting - 31st

Discussion topics:

Topics and speakers for upcoming weeks
Elderly resources, speakers and possible project

Come with a Joke or card trick. We aim for fun. Bring a friend or two and join in.

Meeting is from 6-7 pm at the Key Allegro Yacht Club (1796 Bay Shore Dr). Drinks, appetizers and/or dinner can be ordered.

Thursday Noon Meeting - 26th

Speaker and Program is Vickie Merchant sharing about the History Center for Aransas County.

The History Center for Aransas County showcases local heritage. Outdoor and indoor exhibits tell the stories of the real people of Aransas County. The Center provides space for displays, workshops, meetings and gatherings.

Meeting is from Noon-1 at the Rockport Country Club.

Reminder: If you can't make the meeting - notify the Secretary - Phyllis Kline at Phyllis@PhyllisKline.com or 361-557-1235.

Free Screening: "A Line in the Sand"

Hi Everyone,

I want to let you know of something exciting event happening in conjunction with the Film Festival. One of the short films - “A Line in the Sand” has a longer version that we are screening on Monday, January 30, starting at 5:30 at 106 S Austin St (the old Kline building).

The screening will be free, but a $10 donation is suggested. We’ll also have free beverages and candy/popcorn for sale. The funds raised will go toward purchasing a bigger screen, better projector, and better speakers for our outdoor screenings. (Every year the screen size and sound quality is the biggest complaint at our Red Carpet Party).

I’m really excited about this film! It was the second highest voted short we screened at the Festival. And I really hope we can raise enough money to purchase some better infrastructure for our outdoor screenings.

I’ve got another film that I’m working on getting to screen in a similar fashion in February. I just wanted to keep y’all in the loop. Hope you see you all there!

Elena from Rockport Center for the Arts.

New Video Series

MOMENTS TO REMEMBER WHY YOU JOINED ROTARY

OR

WHY YOU MAY WANT TO JOIN ROTARY

A new feature on the website for 2017 is a series of videos. While they are not about Rotary specifically, they do demonstrate a concept, idea, feature, or facet, that we as Rotarians either exhibit or maybe need to. Have fun.

PS - Videos don't work in all emails, so you need to go to the website to see each weekly video.

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The Wall That Heals

The Wall That Heals

Veterans Memorial Wall

Arrives Feb. 1 Exhibit Feb. 2-5, 2017

Festival Grounds at Rockport Harbor

The Wall That Heals is an exhibition created by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) to travel to communities across the United States. Featuring a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., it is also accompanied by a mobile Education Center that tells the story of the Vietnam War era and The Wall. The exhibition will bring the experience of Vietnam to our community and will provide an opportunity for all to gain a heightened awareness of the impact and legacy of the Vietnam War.

Make contributions to help Memorialize the site, donate here or make checks to:

RF Chamber Foundation, Veteran's Wall Task Force, 319 Broadway, Rockport, TX 78382.

For Press Release, click here.

To signup to VOLUNTEER, click here.

For information on the wall, click here. http://www.vvmf.org/

Arrival, Training and Setup Feb. 1

Festival Grounds at Rockport Harbor

On February 2-5 (arrives on Feb. 1), The Wall That Heals will be in Rockport Texas. Everyone is invited to visit the wall.

However, at the request of the people that manage the Wall That Heals, it must be manned 24 hours a day while it is here. It will be manned by volunteers. The volunteers will provide security for the Wall, but more important, they will be trained on how to help people find friends and family member's names on the Wall. The training is mandatory and will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 5:30pm. at the Festival Grounds. For everyone that is interested, please go to this link and fill in when you are available.

Click here for schedule to sign up.

Laptop Computers for Awad

In early December the club had a guest speaker - Awad from Sudan - who asked if any of us had old laptops to give to a project he runs where students repair and reuse the laptops.

JD Simpson is still collecting them. Melvin Dreiss already gave one. Laptops can be dropped off at JD's office - Dockside Properties, 2738 TX-35 BUS, Rockport, TX 78382 (beside Panjo's) or call JD and he will pick it up 361-550-2907.

Awad will be coming to Rockport again on about the 26-27th of January to get whatever has been given.

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