Weekly Bulletin #42 2015-2016 (May 31, 2016)

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

Our theme for the Tuesday evening meeting

is green. Come with a Joke or card trick. We aim for fun. Bring a friend or two and join in. Jennisfer Day will be the guest speaker. Jennifer will share information about the proposed Rockport Cultural Arts District. What it is, what funding it provides to the community, who is involved, and what the timeline is.

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

Our program at the Thursday Noon Meeting

is our scholarship students. Myra Kline and Steve Clarkson presented the scholarships from the Rockport Rotary Club Charles A. Evans Scholarship Foundation to 21 students on Thursday even, May 26, 2016. They will be visiting the club and sharing some thoughts on receiving the scholarship and their future plans.

Today's students include: Cameron Childers, Case Western Reserve, Jenny Beth Harris, Texas Tech, Madison Stacy, UT-Austin, Amber Breaux, Art Institute of Houston, Rayanne Garcia, Texas State University, and Meredith Lanningham, Baylor Honors College.

Several of these students are familiar to us because they have been Students of the Month and/or RYLA students.

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

Reminders of Upcoming Events

Meeting on June 2 - we will be voting on changes to our Bylaws. They were presented at the meeting on May 19. Changes concern the addition of an evening meeting to our club. Everyone was emailed a copy Monday 5/23.
Board Meeting - joint meeting of the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Boards. May 18 at Nancy's home office. Starts at 5:30 pm, refreshments will be available, not the usual popcorn.
May 23, 2016 - Installation of President Stephenie Cochran and officers. More details to come.
May 25, 2016 - Installation for District 5930 - Debbie High, District Governor. On the Lexington at 6:30 pm. Family friendly, eat in the hanger bay and tour the flight deck. Ceremonial Pinning of Presidents for 2016-2017. Click here for details. Click here for registration. Service project is Coastal Bend Troup Support.

Scholarships for 2016

Myra Kline and Steve Clarkson presented the scholarships from the Rockport Rotary Club Charles A. Evans Scholarship Foundation to 21 students on Thursday evening, May 26, 2016.

Your Rotary Board and Leadership Team for 2016-2017

After the election of officers for 2016-2017 in February, we had some changes in membership. President Elect Stephenie Cochran is looking for someone to fill the position of Treasurer.

Service Project - Providing Comfort & Joy

The Evening Meeting has started working on our first service project - bags of comfort and joy for children in crisis. We are working to find a connection through the CPS and/or Police department.

Please collect as many as possible of the items below, or any other children’s items that would fit in a mid-sized bag. Items must be new, non-violent, and non-denominational. No food or candy, please. We are targeting two age groups 12 and under and over 12.

Here’s a list of suggestions to get you started:

Stuffed animals
Coloring books & crayons
Small toys for all ages
School supplies and stationery
Small toiletries: travel-size toothbrush/toothpaste, hotel soap and shampoo etc
Items for teens/tweens: games, young-adult books, deodorant, makeup, trading cards
Baby Stuff – rattles, pacifiers, bibs, diapers, baby clothes
Books, journals or diaries
Clothing of all kinds – t-shirts, baseball hats, knit caps, scarves, socks, shoes, underwear
Hand held games
Small photo albums
Children love handcrafted items, too

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Tue @ 6-7 pm & Thu @ Noon-1 pm

Tues-Key Allegro Yacht Club & Thu-Rockport Country Club

Rockport
Rockport, TX 78382-6903
United States

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