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November 15, 2019THE HUB The Rotary Club

of Park Cities Volume 71, Number 19

Program Chair of the Day: Fred Hunter

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

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Volunteers Needed for Angel Tree from Ian Mudge

Click on Sign Up on the RCPC website to view available slots, and book yourself online.Shifts most days are 9:45 to Noon, 11:45am to 3:00pm, 2:45 to 6:00pm, and 5:45 to 9:00pm.Friday, Nov. 22- 3 slots, each shift Friday, Nov. 29 (Day after Thanks-giving) - 6 slots, each shift Sunday, Dec. 1- 6 slots, each shift No 9:45 to Noon shiftFriday, Dec. 6 (Last Day) - 6 slots for first two shifts; 10 slots for 2:45 - 6:00pm shift. NO 5:45 - 9:00pm shift.Sign up today! Make this another great year for Angel Tree!

Stephanie Brigger, VP of DevelopmentOverview of the Work by Scottish Rite Hospital

Stephanie Brigger has served as the vice president of Development at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children since 2003. She is accountable for all of the hospital's fund-raising activities. Stephanie joined the hospital in 1987 as director of Ambulatory Care and was responsible for manag-ing the ambulatory care services, medical records, labora-tories, chaplaincy services and patient access areas in an administrative role.

Stephanie received her bachelor's degree in nursing from The University of Iowa in 1981 and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Texas at Arlington in 1993 with a master's degree in nursing administration. She was named one of Dallas-Fort Worth's Great 100 Nurses in 1995 and a member of the Leadership Dallas class of 2003. She current-ly serves on the Boards of Camp John Marc, Ronald McDon-ald House and Association of Fundraising Professionals.

RCPC IN ACTIONSantaʼs Helpers Needed! RCPC and the City of UP Annual Tree Lighting from Tania Boughton

“Itʼs the most wonderful time of the year ...” and we are looking for a few good men and women!Please join us (and Santa!) for the RCPC and the City of UPʼs 13th annual Tree Light-ing, benefitting the North Texas Food Bank and the Salvation Army!

Sunday, November 171:00pm to 7:00pm

Snider PlazaKids of all ages are welcome Must be 21 to volunteer in the Beverage Garden. Sign up on the RCPC website!

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children treats many of the worldʼs most complex orthopedic cases, as well as certain recited arth-ritic and neurologic disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia.

The specialists in our six Centers for Excellence spend a life time practicing, researching, and pioneering pediatric orthopedic care: Scoliosis and Spine, Limb Lengthening, Hand Disorders, Clubfoot and Foot Disorders, Hip Disorders, and Sports Medicine.

Scottish Rite Hospitalʼs orthopedic specialists are at the forefront of their profession and are recognized globally for their leadership in• Providing extraordinary patient care• Treating a complete range of pediatric orthopedic conditions• Solving many of the worldʼs most complex orthopedic cases.• Pioneering research and innovation of leading-edge technologies• Discovering genetic breakthroughs• Educing future leaders in pediatric orthopedics

from www.scottishritehospital.org

From now through Dec. 31, NTFB has an on-going challenge match! Sammons Enterprises and the Beaumont Foundation of America are offering a combined match up to $200,000.

$1 = 6 meals!!” As you know, NTFB is

one of our Strategic Part-ners, and will have the RCPC Food Truck at our Tree Lighting at Snider Plaza this Sunday, Nov 17!

Neither rain, sleet, snow or 27 degree weather, as it was last Tuesday, can keep the PC Rotary NTFB Pantry Truck Volunteers from doing their volunteer work on the Pantry Truck. AtAwayToGo!!!!

Ice cold watermelon on the menu

The NTFB Food Truck

Delivers!from Stan Wright

NTX Food Bank

Challenge Matchfrom Diana Kao, out liaison at NTFB, via

Ley Waggoner

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

Betty Dawson, EditorShutterbug Committee

Phillip Bankhead, ChairBullet in /Internet Advert i s ing

Mark Kashar, Chair

Richard Stanford, PresidentBarb Jeffries, President Elect

Happy Franklin, Vice PresidentValerie Pelan, Secretary

Scott McLaughlin, TreasurerBud Naifeh, Institutional Outreach

Herb Ziev, Youth ServicesPaul McFarland,

Community OutreachE G McMillan, Club Operations

Stan Wright, Humanitarian Committees

Daniel Drabinski , Membership/Fellowship

Marketing/CommunicationsKaren Farris, At Large

Paul Pirok, Immed. Past PresidentCindy Cummings, Sgt-at-ArmsLisa Amsberry, Parliamentarian

Beverly Grogan, Grand Prairie Metro

Governor, District 5810www.rotary5810.org

LAST WEEK

M T W Th F SA=Agape Health Service DaysBD = Board of Dirs. Mtg, 7am LaMadeleine, 75 & MockingbirdCn = PCR Connect Event.CP = ChildsPlay Work MtgCC = Core Clubs EventD = District 5810 EventDH = Dentistry with a HeartFR = Family of Rotary EventF = Fellowship EventFF = RCPC Foundation Fund

Mtg. See Ed FjordbakFH = Fisher House. See Rob EIn -Interact Special Project

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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

OFFICERS and DIRECTORS2019-2020

The Rotary Club of Park Cities Please remember ...

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Laurie Aldredge, Club Administrator6704 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX 75205

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

Email: club@parkcitiesrotary.orgw w w .parkcit iesrotary.org

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Mark Daniel Maloney RC of Decatur, AL

Presiding: Richard StanfordInvocation: Doug MeansPledge: Cindy Cummings Photographer: Phillip BankheadChair of the Day: Bob Wehrmann Speaker: Clint Bruce, former Navy

SEAL and Pro Football PlayerProgram: Naval War Stories

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In- Interact at Hillcrest H.S, 8 am. See Tracy Gomes

LL- Legacy of LeadershipM = Meals on Wheels (Differ-

ent teams on each day) See Jim Weichel

Mn-Mentoring at Hillcrest HSMc = Ronald McDonald

House-See Jina McDanielNM = New Member EventFT=NTFB Truck-Stan WrightFB-NTFB EventPr = Program Committee MtgRU = Rotary UniversitySpE = Special Service Event

President, Rotary Internationalwww.rotary.org

President Richard Stanford called the meeting to order. Doug Means gave the invocation, a prayer for vets. Susan Donnen-field will have surgery at SW Med-

ical School; please keep her in your prayers. Cindy Cummings led the Pledge of Allegi-ance and “The Star Spangled Banner.” Our vis-itors and guests were introduced. Lisa Ams-berry introduced our Marketplace Advertiser of the week, Dan Drabinski, Agency Manag-ing Director of Business and Estate Planning with Mass Mutual. Happy Franklin announ-ced the Dreamscape Virtual Reality Experience on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Chris McNeill announ-ced PCR Connect on Thursday, Nov. 21, the featured member will be Cleve Clinton.

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of the District 5810 matching grants; over $112,000.00 has been contribu-ted, with over half going to the DFW area. Some of the funds have been used for tuition to Camp RYLA, providing dic-tionaries in the Dallas ISD, providing clothes and books for students in the Irving ISD, and many others. President Richard announced that RCPC would be hosting the District Round-table on Saturday, Nov. 9; the details of the Christmas activities; and that the Executive Committee of the RCPC Foundation would be meeting Monday, Nov. 11.

Bob Wehrmann introduced our speaker,

Arkansas, but his family moved to Garland, TX when he was twelve. His father advised him to choose what would matter, so he attended the Naval Academy. He played football and won a bowl game. He applied to become a navy SEAL; two hundred and fifty applied, but only twelve finished. He believes the more you get out of your own way, the more you matter to others. He said opinions can be argued with, but convictions produce action. He enjoyed the military, but it changed when he began losing friends. We have always had returning veterans. World War II changed the world. He said Viet Nam veterans need to hear three things. First, I am sorry you weren't welcomed home. Second, thank you; warfare was innovated and chang-ed in Viet Nam. Then, welcome home; every-one knows what it means to be here, but that may not be “home.” They celebrate every gen-eration of the navy at the Naval Academy. When people leave the military, they go from knowing who you are, to giving that up, chan-ging and moving on. It is a process to get all the way “home.” You go from having focus on exactly what you do. You need to be needed as what you identify as. We lose more veter-ans to suicide than to combat. There is a loss of purpose. He went to the Center for Brain Health and saw his brain injury, so he under-stood that he had an injury, similar to other injuries he had had. He said home is where your love and passion is, but it can be any-where in the world. For him the Naval Academy is always “home.” You have to get “home.” You need the Cs, career, compete, and con--tribute. You need to have a job to provide for others. You need to compete to take yourself seriously. You need to contribute. Teddy Roosevelt said to do what you can do where you are with what you have. He said his ad-vice always is to “hold fast,” to grab the stuff that lasts and hang on, and to “stay true.”

Susan Donnenfield who will be having surgery at SW Medical School this week.

former Navy SEAL Clint Bruce. He began by remarking that you cele-brate service when you recognize veterans. He said service gets you out of yourself. Service helps you find a way that you matter. When

people leave the military they look for a way to get out of themselves. He said he was born in

THE HUB

THOUGHTS ON . . .

Grown-ups never understand any-thing for themselves, and it is tire-some for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.

~ Thomas SzaszThere's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.

~ Doctor WhoChildren are all foreigners.

~ Ralph Waldo EmersonThe easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.

~ Katharine WhitehornYou know that children are growing up when they start asking ques-tions that have answers.

~ John J. PlompYouth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

~ George Bernard ShawLevel with your child by being hon-est. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.

~ Mary MacCracken

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ROTARY CONNECTED

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

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

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

http://pinterest.com/rotary/ RI has Pinboards on major projects.

RCPC and the City of UP Annual Tree Lighting, Sun, Nov. 26,1:00pm- 7:00pm, in Snider Plaza, benefits NTX Food Bank and Salvation Army. Volunteer! Christmas Party, Thurs, Dec. 12, 6:00pm, at Park Central Towers. RI Foundation: $120 (or more) Every Rotarian Every Year! See Greg Pape.RCPC Foundation: $100 (or more). See Birthdays below, then Cindy Cummings.Attendance Rule Change For those wanting to maintain Perfect Atten-dance. make-ups may now be completed within a year.The Rule of 85. Attendance requirements change for those who are at least 65 years of age and who have been a member of a Rotary club for twenty years.

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Children

Proposed New MembersMatthew Hock

Classification: FinancialSponsor Mary Bishop

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

HE WHO LAUGHS, LASTSBubba went to a psychiatrist. “Doc, Iʼve

got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I think thereʼs somebody under it. I get under the bed, I think thereʼs somebody on top of it. Top, un-der, top, under. Iʼm going crazy!” “Let me take care of it,” said the shrink. “Come three times a week, and Iʼll cure your fears,” “How much do you charge?” “A hundred dollars per visit.” “Iʼll

cation Founders for this week

RI FOUNDATION

Happy Birthday*

*You are our RCPC Fun-

Chris Blackman 11.21

Nov. 22 Dr. Ronan Kelly, Chief of Oncology at BSWHCurrent Developments in Oncology at BSWH

Nov .2 9 No Meeting! No Make-Up!Happy Thanksgiving!

Dec. 6 Salvation Army Chili Day!at the Salvation Army!

Dec . 1 3 NO Noon Meeting! Attend the Party Thursday Evening, Dec. 12

sleep on it,” said Bubba. Six months later, the doc sees Bubba on the street. “Why didnʼt you come to see me again?” asked the doc. “For a hundred dollars? A bartender cured me for ten dollars.” “How?” asked the doc, “He told me to cut the legs off the bed.”

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Major Gains in Polio Eradication from Rotary WeeklyRotary and its partners in the Global Polio

Eradication Initiative (GPEI) are celebrating a major milestone, confirmation that a second type of the wild poliovirus has been eradicated, which is a significant step toward the ultimate goal of a polio-free world.

dent commission of health experts certified the global eradication of the type 3 strain, which hasn't been detected anywhere in the world since Nigeria identified a case of polio that it caused in November 2012. The type 2

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghe-breyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced the in a video address during Rotary's Global Online Update on 24 October. He said an indepen-

strain was certified as eradicated in 2015.

“That leaves just wild po-liovirus type 1,” Tedros said. He also commended Rotary's long fight against polio. “Eve-rything you [Rotary] have done has brought us to the brink of a polio-free world.”