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Program Chair of the Day: Eric Heitkamp

October 12, 2012

Be a Vibrant and Visionary Model of Service Above and Beyond Self

Dave McSpadden, Past Dist. GovernorHow to Make This the Best Year of Your Life

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TODAY’S PROGRAM

Volume 64, Number 13

Dave was born and raised in San Angelo, Texas. After a tour in the U.S. Army he attended San Angelo College, majoring in Business. Dave had a 40-year career in commercial construc-tion, the last twenty-six of those years as President and C.E.O. of his own company, primarily designing and building hotels in multiple states.

Dave joined the Rotary Club of Waxahachie, Texas, in No-vember, 1984. He is honored to have served as the 2009-10 District 5810 District Governor. Dave is also a speaker, trainer and discussion leader for future club presidents of the nine Rotary Districts of Lone Star P.E.T.S. and a District Governor Trainer at the Zone Institute for Zones 21b-27, encompassing twenty-two Rotary International Districts in the central continen-tal United States.

He is a frequent speaker among various Rotary Clubs, Dis-trict Conferences, and Zone Institutes in the US and internation-ally. He was a break out session speaker at the RI Convention in Birmingham,England and this past May he served as an Interna-

tional Keynote Speaker for the 2012 District 4420 Conference in Brazil with 2,000 attendees. He and Marilyn just returned form serving as RI President Kalyan Banerjeeʼs Representatives to the District 5650 District Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Dave and his wife, Marilyn, are both members of The Bequest Society, Paul Harris Society and are Major Donors to The Rotary Founda-tion.

Today, Dave is the founder and C.E.O. of RethinkAge® In-stitute, LLC and DaveMcSpadden.com. He is a professional moti-vational and keynote speaker, author and a master facilitator. He is also hired to conduct live seminars and workshop training events for companies, government agencies and other organiza-tions. He is the Amazon #1 Best Seller Author of “Gonna Jump? ... Take A Parachute!”, available in print and Kindle versions.

Dave and Marilyn have three grown children and five grand-children.

Dave believes his purpose on this earth is to serve God by serving mankind.

In support of our clubʼs strategic initiat-ive, Park Cities Rotary will designate Novem-ber as “Feed the Hungry” month.  We will be involved with two new exciting events that benefit the North Texas Food Bank and give us an opportunity to highlight the work of our various committees that support this effort.• We will be partnering with HPISD on the Kids for Turkeys event on Nov. 14th. We will help collect turkeys at each of the schools in the district.  Special thanks to Dawson Orr for his help with this initiative.  • On Sunday, Nov. 18th, we will be spon-soring the Snider Plaza Tree Lighting event in conjunction with the Merchants Association and the City of UP. This event

RCPC Designates November as “Feed the Hungry” Monthwill also benefit the North Texas Food Bank. 

You will hear more about these events in the coming weeks, but put these dates on your calendar now.

During the month of November, we will also be showcasing the work of three of our other committees which support our “Feed the Hungry” initiative: • Meals on Wheels • The Ronald McDonald House and • Vet to Vet Program. 

It will be a great opportunity to get a

India – One Year Polio Free!After a full year without

any cases of polio , India has been removed from the list of polio-endemic countries, a major milestone for the eradication effort. The declaration was made at a polio summit hosted by Rotary and the government of India in February. Before it can be certified polio-free, India must go two more years without another case.

“Rotarians have worked diligently to help reach millions of children with the oral polio vaccine. As an Indian, I am immensely proud of what Rotary has accomplished,” stated Kalyan Banerjee, 2011-12 RI president.

first-hand look at Rotary at work within our community and to explore ways to become involved with this exciting initiative. 

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The Hub is the weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas)

Betty Dawson, EditorShutterbug Committee

Fred Speno, ChairBullet in /Internet Advert i s ing

Chris Short, Chair

Fred Brown, PresidentCleve Clinton, President ElectEric Heitkamp, Vice President

Jina McDaniel, SecretaryBarb Jeffries, Treasurer

Patsy S. Watson, Sergeant-At-ArmsSusan Rogers, Club Service I

Michael Rainwater, Club Service II Tom Stutz, Community Service I

Karen Farris, Community Service IIShawn Murphy, New GenerationsMike Jarrell, International Service

Ley Waggoner, At LargeJim Mills, Immediate Past President

Bill Sleeper , Parliamentarian/Historian

Laurie Aldredge, Club Administrator

6704 Snider PlazaDallas, Texas 75205

Office Phone: 214-739-4170Office Fax: 214/363-6980

Email: club@parkcitiesrotary.orgwww.parkcitiesrotary.org

Dennis Harrison, Webmaster

Sandy Forster, RC of GarlandGovernor, District 5810

www.rotary5810.org

LAST WEEK Presiding: Fred Brown Invocation: Mary BishopSong Leader: Hoyt NealIntroductions: Charlotte HudginAdvertisers: Chris ShortPhotographer: Fred SpenoFour Way Test: Doug Gill Chair of the Day: Mary McMahonSpeaker: Mike Miles, Dallas ISDProgram: Destination 2020 Plans

and Future

M T W Th F SAED = Defibrillator TrainingBl = Blood DriveBD = Board of Dirs. Mtg, 7am LaMadeleine, 75 & MockingbirdCn = PCR Connect Event.CP = ChildsPlay Work MtgD = District 5810 EventDH = Dentistry with a HeartFR = Family of Rotary EventF = Fellowship EventFF = RCPC Foundation Fund

Mtg. See Cleve ClintonIn- Interact at Hillcrest H.S,

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M = Meals on Wheels (Differ-ent teams on each day) See Patsy Watson

Mentoring at Hillcrest H.S.Mc = Ronald McDonald

House-See Jina McDanielNM = New Member EventPr = Program Committee MtgReading and Radio Resources

See Jodie RaySpE = Special Service EventVV = Vet to Vet - See Bob DillWeb-lite = after noon mtgBlue = Activities on own schedule

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Our MissionBuilding a legacy of good works and

fellowship, we strive to:REACH those in need in partnership

with othersINSPIRE tomorrow’s leaders with

high ethical standardsFOSTER lives of service above self

– A supporting member of Rotary International

Sakuji Tanaka, Japan

President, Rotary International

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OFFICERS and DIRECTORS2012-2013

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President Fred Brown called the meet-ing to order on this special 1+1 Guest Meeting. Mary Bishop gave the invocation, and no-ted there were no prayer requests. Pres. Fred introduced members of the Hillcrest H.S. In-teract Club. Led by President Anthony Galo, the Interact members led the Pledge of Allegi-ance. Anthony also thanked RCPC members for giving him the opportunity to attend Camp RYLA. Hoyt Neal led the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Charlotte Hudgin introduced our visitors and guests, including DG Sandy Forster, PDG Frank Meier, and ADG Mike Morath. Chris Short introduced our Hub and web advertisers for the week. He also thanked PP Jim Mills for paying for his ad – from which we deduce that Chris must have also paid up! PP Greg Pape remarked that thanks to Polio Plus, India has been free of any new cases of polio for one year. That leaves only three countries where polio has not been eradicated. He then awarded an

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Honorary Paul Harris to current Chair of the District Membership Committee George Ritcheske. George declared it to be “jubilant.”

PP Greg awarded Dennis Devenport his seventh-level Paul Harris pin: Dennis is a member of the Paul Harris Soci-ety, whose members pledge a $1000 to the RI Foundation every year. Shawn Murphy introduced members of the Hillcrest H.S. faculty and members of the Interact Club who were visiting today. He

mentors were particularly needed, and that they did not have to be Rotarians. Anne Har-per presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Cynthia Daniels, the Librarian at Preston Hol-low Elementary School, especially for her creativity in planning for students.

Mary McMahon welcomed all of our guests, then turned the microphone over to Rotarian and Dallas ISD School Board Member, Mike Morath, to introduce our speaker today, Mike Miles, the new Superintendent of the Dallas ISD. He began his presentation by stating that

he believes public education to be the most important work of our time. He said that 90 percent of all children attend public schools. He said that the Dallas ISD has some of the best high schools in the

U.S., and that they have made improvements in the graduation rate, but that there are still many improvements to be made. He has iden-tified thirty-two systemic problems within the DISD. He also realizes that the educational landscape is changing, so that students need to be learning different skills. In order to make the changes needed, he believes that he has to be disruptive. There does not need to be reform, but transformation; although many traditional aspects of education must be re-tained, such as effective teachers and good principals. He believes that most teachers are not evaluated in a meaningful manner, so he wants to build in useful feedback. He is try-ing to establish clear metrics, so that educa-tors can demonstrate and measure success.

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THOUGHTS ON . . .

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. ~ Donald TrumpI have come to the conclusion that my subjective account of my motiva-tion is largely mythical on almost all occasions. I don't know why I do things. ~ J. B. S. HaldaneThe only lifelong, reliable motivations are those that come from within, and one of the strongest of those is the joy and pride that grow from knowing that you've just done something as well as you can do it. ~ Lloyd Dobyns, Clare Crawford-MasonAbility is what you're capable of do-ing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. ~ Lou Holtz

Our Funders for Next Week are Cub Amos

Lisa AmsberryRick Amsberry

Tom BaileyRob Banes

√ = Contribution made for 2012-13

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

RCPC FOUNDATION

Sign up at www.parkcitiesrotary.org

Oct. 1 9 New and Veteran Members Speeches

Oct. 26 Jeff Fegan, Executive DirectorDFW International Airport

Nov. 2 Jim Von Ehr, II, Founder, President, and CEOZyvex Corp. - Nanotechnology

Nov. 9 Veterans Day Program

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Check out or add to RIʼs Flickr group often, www.flickr.com/groups/familyofrotary/

RI has its own channel on YouTube of-fering a growing collection of videos and psas.

ROTARY CONNECTED

Motivation

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Interesting New Thread: Sleep disorders explored on Radio Rotary Friday, Oct.12. http:// itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiorotary/id397316801

.RCPC has its own channel: http://vimeo.com/channels/rotaryclubofparkcities/

RI: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid= 858557&trk=hb_side_g RCPC: www.linkedin.com/ groups?gid=1248747&trk=hb_side_g

RI: http://twitter.com/#!/rotary Tweet of the week: RI Pres. Tanaka's October blog discusses his travels in Brazil, China, Mongolia http://wp.me/p23IKB-q7 

RI: www.facebook.com/rotaryDist. 5810: www.facebook.com/Rotary District5810.

Interesting New Thread: The RI Founda-tion meets the Better Business Bureauʼs Wise Giving Alliance highest standards for charities which includes 20 standards for accountability

Pick up the New 2012-13 RCPC Directory inside the first door.Mentors are needed at Hillcrest HS, Much of it done at Your Time!Ronald McDonald House, Mon, Oct 15. 4:30-7:00pm at RMcD House. Serve dinner to families of hospitalized kids. See Jina McDaniel.Kids 4 Turkeys, Nov. 14, at HPISD schoolsTree Lighting in Snider Plaza, Nov 18, 2:00-6:00pm. Food, music, fun for families and turkeys for the NTX Food Bank. Details coming soon!Advertise in The Hub or on the Website. See Chris Short for details!

Miss a Meeting? Watch it Online!

Happy Birthday

HILLCREST H. S. INTERACT

HE PROFITS MOST WHO LAUGHS BESTA Jewish Rabbi and a Catholic Priest met

at the town's annual 4th of July picnic. Old friends, they began their usual banter.   

"This baked ham is really delicious," the priest teased the rabbi. "You really ought to try it. I know it's against your religion, but I can't understand why such a wonderful food should be forbidden! You don't know what you're missing. You just haven't lived until

Jack Kearney 10.12Bobby Majumder 10.16Ruth Alhilali 10.18Roger Allspaugh 10.18

you've tried Mrs. Hall's prized Virginia Baked Ham. Tell me, Rabbi, when are you going to break down and try it?"

The rabbi looked at the priest with a big grin, and said, "At your wedding."

Are You Ready for Some Football?

HP Scots - 50North Forney - 7Great Win!

HHS Panthers - 53 Thos. Jefferson - 0Great Win!

Among our guests today, were the Officers of the Hillcrest H.S. Interact Club and their faculty sponsors. As a part of the program the Interact students came to the podium to lead the pledge of Allegiance.

nas, Jennifer Molina, and Brian Lopez

They were accompanied by Assistant Principal, Ann McNutt, and Faculty Advi-sors, Lori Todd and Jerald Wilson.

Hillcrest HS Interact Officers Visit and Hear New DISD Superintendent Mike Miles

The students were Interact President, Anthony Galo, and officers, Alexia Gar-cia, Analyssa Carde-

It is not too late to join in the Interact Commit-tee! Mentors are needed, too!

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