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Rotary Club Rotoract Interact Friendship Exchange RYLA Youth Exchange

“SERVICE ABOVE SELF”

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ROTARY CLUB OF WEST EL PASO P.O. Box 13164 * El Paso, TX 79913 Website: www.rotarywestelpaso.org

Email: [email protected]

March is Rotary “Literacy” Month

Speakers for March 25, 2013 Meeting: Elizabeth Gamez is in her second year as promotions and outreach manager for KCOS-TV. Prior to that she had been

interning at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a features reporter in Little Rock. She's a El Paso native but a proud

Cornhusker who graduated in 2010 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor of journalism degree.

Tina Carlsen is in her second year at KCOS-TV and serves as the station’s Special Projects/Producer. Her duties

include producing six local programs such as Blast Beyond and Money Counts. Tina is also in charge of the station’s

fundraising events, namely the annual Art Auction in April and Wine and Chocolat!. Tina is an El Paso native that

attended Coronado High School and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with two bachelor degrees:

Radio-Television-Film and Creative Advertising. She will present about their local programs and how they contribute

to the community in regards to community education and literacy. She will focus in on Blast Beyond as their vehicle to

reach the youth population and discuss their various adult programs that aim to educate in real estate, finance, health,

business etc.

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Last Week – Special thanks goes to our guest speakers Anita Werner and

Yvonne Fernandez for a very enjoyable presentation on financial literacy

and El Paso’s - Money Smart Week.

RCWEP Events for March/April/May/June - 2013

Mon – March 25 - Club Meeting – Speakers - Elizabeth Gamez & Tina Carlsen – KCOS-TV

Mon – April 1 – Club Meeting – Youth Exchange (Inbound & Outbound)

Thu-Sat – April 4-6 – PETS Conference – Marriot Pyramid, Albuquerque

Mon – April 8 – Boy Scouts – David Jones

Fri – April 12 – Board Meeting – 7:30am – UBS Conference Room

Mon – April 15 – Kate Gannon – Digital Content Specialist

Sat – April 20 – RCWEP Yard Sale – Padilla Homes Parking Lot – Call Rafael Padilla at (915) 588-7070 to donate items.

Mon – April 22 – Club Meeting - Club Assembly

Mon – April 29 – Club Meeting – Speaker To Be Announced

Fri/Sat – May 3,4 – District Conference – Ramada Palms Hotel, Las Cruces

Mon – May 6 – Club Meeting – Bridges to Prosperity – Norm Arnold & Robin French

Fri – May 10 – Board Meeting – 7:30am – UBS Conference Room

Mon – May 13 – Club Meeting – Speaker To Be Announced

Mon – May 20 – Club Meeting – Plaza Film Festival – Chuck Horak

Mon – May 27 – No Meeting – Memorial Day Holiday

Sat – June 8 – Adoption Awareness Picnic

Last week’s club meeting visitor

Khayanga Wasike

from Vancouver Quadra club.

Originally from Kenya.



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President's Message (3H Grant – Health, Hunger, Humanity)

Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants funded long-term integrated international development projects to

improve health, alleviate hunger, or enhance development through self-help activities. During 2009-10, Health,

Hunger, and Humanity (3-H) Grants were phased out by The Rotary Foundation due to the decrease in available World

Funds. Several 3H projects are still in various phases of completion. The 3H grant that the Rotary Club of West El

Paso is involved with is still active. It is known as 3H Grant #TH0760242 and it was approved to provide equipment

and educational materials to a new educational center and shelter complex to strengthen families and reduce/prevent

child abuse, drug addiction and violence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (This project was approved on April 19, 2007 for $329,380. The host club was the Ciudad Juarez Industrial Club of District 4110 in Mexico. They contributed $15,000 to begin the grant. The Rotary Club of West El Paso, and two clubs from District 7450 in Delaware, each contributed $5,000. The balance of the funding came from the various Districts and The Rotary Foundation.) This past Thursday,

RCWEP President Carey Beamesderfer and Assistant MG Chair – Genaro Mier were invited to visit the site of the

education center, along with Project Monitor/Auditor – Cecelia Babkirk from the Cupertino Club, District 5170 of San

Jose, CA. The invitation was extended to us by the Juarez Industrial Club President Antonio Gonzalez and Past

President Edurado Gonzalez. The purpose of our visit was to review the status of the Grant and see ‘first-hand’ the

work that was done at the school.

Sign Identifying the School Main Assembly Area Father Aristeo Baca

School Administrators, Teachers & Visiting Rotarians One of the Elementary Grade Classrooms

Our host Rotarians and school administrators did an outstanding job. Their hospitality was exceptional and they gave us a detailed tour

of the facility and we were treated to a wonderful variety show from the students. This is a private catholic school for all grades.

Parents are required to take classes at the school to ensure their commitment to the program. The school also has a church and

currently houses 47 children from disintegrated families. Future plans include a university as well as a home for old people who have

no one else to take care of them. It was an interesting day and I was very impressed with the overall organization, the professionalism

of the staff, and the dedication everyone has to serve the local people and improve their lives. Our personal safety was never an issue,

and I would recommend everyone visit this school if you want to learn more about all the good things that are happening in Juarez.



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Help the East El Paso Rotary Club eradicate polio. The East El Paso Rotary Club will be hosting an event to watch the implosion of City Hall from the rooftop of the Gardner Hotel, located at 311 E. Franklin April 14th. Doors open at 8:00am. Breakfast burritos, coffee and juice are included. The cost of $40.00 per person is tax deductable. Paid reservations are required as the event is limited to 120 persons. Please mail your check to Rotary Club of East El Paso. PO Box 371438 El Paso Texas 79937.

Due to insurance regulations, no children under 12 years of age will be allowed, also as the roof is gravel, please ladies, no high heels. The deadline for your reservation must be received no later than April 11th. Attached is the view of City Hall from the rooftop of the Gardner Hotel.

District Conference Special Request from DG Mark Glenn – (Who is RCWEP’s choice for a hero?)

“As part of our District 5520 Conference held May 2 through May 5, 2013, in Las Cruces, NM, at the Ramada Palms

hotel, we will continue the Honoring Our Heroes Dinner on Friday, May 3, with a celebration of local heroes

throughout the district’s many communities. We would like your club to select a hero that we may honor as part of this

celebration. The District will cover the cost of the evening’s meal and a hotel room for the hero (and partner) for

Friday, May 3, at a neighboring hotel, which is next door to the District conference facility. This year we are expanding

the hero criteria to include any persons who have made a significant difference in the community served by your local

club. Because of the incredible popularity of this program, we must limit each club to a single entry. Your club will

need to select your hero and submit their information to Joel Courtney at [email protected] by Friday,

April 19, along with the following: Hero Name & Title; Short bio on their service and/or accomplishments; and a high

resolution picture in jpg or pdf format. Also we would like to give each club the opportunity to showcase their projects

and community efforts from this year. Each club is invited to bring a “Project Board” to the conference for display

during the event. Project boards should be no larger than 2’ wide by 3’ tall. If you require a table or easel, we ask you

provide your own. Electrical outlets are very sparse in the area of the foyer, so any electronic displays must be self-

contained. I thank you in advance for your support of our conference. I look forward to a wonderful reunion of all our

Rotary friends in Las Cruces. See you there.”

Mark Glenn – District Governor – 2012-2013



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Sign up NOW to be in 17th Annual West El Paso Rotary Independence Day Parade

Prizes for best entry $1000, most patriotic $500, best design $250

WHEN: starts at 9am Thursday, July 4, 2013

Who to contact: Joanne Latimer Email: [email protected] Phone: 915-239-3116 Fax: (915) 581-3519

Website: www.rotarywestelpaso.org, Photo gallery is at http://2009parade.shutterfly.com/

Fees: suggested donation $45 ($10 non-profits)

Parade Route: The parade starts at the Western Hills Methodist Church at 530 Thunderbird. It turns left onto Thunderbird, then left at Shadow Mountain. It continues on Shadow Mountain and turns right onto Mesa. It then proceeds on Mesa to Coronado High School and turns right on Champions

Drive where it ends.

MAJOR SPONSORS:

City of El Paso, Western Refining, United Blood Services

REMAX Real Estate Group, Lonestar Title Company

United Bank, Subway, Helen of Troy



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Parade Application



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Local Clubs, President's & their Meeting Times: El Paso "Downtown Rotary Club" - (Pres - Deborah Falknor) Meetings Thursday at Noon at The El Paso Community

Foundation -333 North Oregon Street -1st Floor

The Sunrise Rotary Club of El Paso - (Pres - Regina Gines) Meetings Wed at 7:00am Holiday Inn Sunland Park

Rotary Club of El Paso Franklin Mountains - (Pres - Jackie Caton) Meetings Thursday at 6:00pm El Paso Community

College - Transmountain Campus

Rotary Club of East El Paso - (Pres - Joe Nebhan) Meetings Tuesday at Noon at Chihua’s Restaurant Northeast El Paso Rotary Club - (Pres - Jose Amezcua) Meetings on Friday at Noon at Golden Corral on

Transmountain Road

Rotary Club of El Paso - Vista Hills - (Pres - Hugo Noriega) Meetings on Wed at Noon at Vista Hills Country

ClubCamino Real Club - (Pres - Juan Villalba) Meetings Wednesday at 6:30pm at Camino Real Hotel

Anthony Club - Meetings Thursday at Noon at Das Lagos Country Club

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