ROTARY CLUB OF CORPUS CHRISTI

www.rotarycc.com

418 Peoples St., Ste. 300

Corpus Christi, TX 78401

361.882.8672

Fax: 361.888.5579

rotarycc@swbell.net

DISTRICT 5930 CLUB 2062

125th Club Established

Chartered 1914

Officers

Mary McQueen ................ President

John Landers ............ Past President

Crystal Mead .......... President Elect

Tim Stephens ... President Nominee

Luciano Salazar............... Secretary

Jim Villaume ................... Treasurer

Dick McCracken ............. Programs

Cris Radaneata ............ Sgt-at-Arms

Directors

John Holloway ........... Membership

Robert Cagle ... Community Service

Polly Harris ................... Fellowship

Suzel Mendieta ........ Youth Service

Al Berry ........................ Vocational

Heather Moretzsohn .... Rotary Fdtn

Mary Gleason…… Special Projects

Mario Jiminez ...... Public Relations

Staff

Lysa Chapman . Executive Director

Pam Majek ..........Club Coordinator

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DISTRICT 5930

www.rotary5930.org

Art Zeitler .......... District Governor

Betty Frantum ........ Governor Elect

Jerry Spence ....... District Treasurer

Christine Wisian ..... Dist. Secretary

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

www.rotary.org

Gary Huang ...................... President

Light Up Rotary

Volume 13, Issue 42

Pilot Newsletter

Program on Thursday, May 14, 2015

ROTARY MOTTOS

Service Above Self

They Profit Most Who Serve Best

We are business and community leaders dedicated

to making a positive difference through service.

Mary McQueen

2014-2015 President

Club News

Downtown living is really shaping up

with the anticipated opening of The

Cosmopolitan. On Thursday we will

hear from the developer’s

President/Founder, Rick Deyoe, and

VP of Construction, Harald Heer.

Rick Deyoe is always looking for

undeveloped areas in order to

determine the future needs and

projection of tomorrow’s businesses

and consumers. And that is just what

he found in the 400 block of North

Chaparral Street in Corpus Christi.

Rick Deyoe

Realtex Development

Corporation LLC

Sgt-At–Arms Cris Radaneata

Invocation Rick Ott

Music David Parker

4 Way Test TBD

Introductions: TBD

Hospitality TBD

Meals &

Tickets Mark Johnstone,

Lucie Harris, Amy Twardowski

The meeting will be held on May 14, 2015

Solomon P. Ortiz Center Lunch Begins at 11:45 AM

Meeting 12:10 PM - 1:15 PM

$18 Lunch/ $5 Non-Eaters

WELCOME NEW MEMBER,

CHE GOFF!

Pictured left to right: Kevin McCracken, President

for the Day; Jerret Krouse; and

Che Goff

Harald Heer

Realtex Development

Corporation, LLC

Club News Volume 13, Issue 42 Page 2

Upcoming Committee

Meetings/Projects:

May 16: District Spring Assembly –

River Hills Baptist Church, 9-noon

lunch-2:30 pm

May 14: Board of Directors meeting

May 30: Board Retreat, 9-1:30 pm

Upcoming Thursday Meetings:

May 21: Vocational Luncheon

May 28: Refinery Terminal Fire

Company

World Polio Cases

As of May 6, 2015

www.polioeradication.org

2015 2014

Total 23 74

Endemic countries 23 65

Non-endemic 0 9

Where to Make-Up Missed Meetings:

All clubs meet at noon unless

otherwise indicated

Monday A.P. Bakery Café—Aransas Pass

Tuesday North Shore CC—Portland

Taft Community Center—Taft

Boathouse Grill —Padre Island

Wednesday CC Country Club —CC Southside

Chicken Shack - CC Northwest

Alice Country Club—Alice

Thursday 7 am CC Yacht Club—CC Sunrise

Pelican’s Landing Rest.—Port Aransas

5:30 pm Havana Club—CC Evening

Friday CC Town Club—CC West

Did you know that you can

make-up a meeting online?

www.rotaryeclubone.org

ROTARY VOCATIONAL LUNCHEON ~ MAY 21

It’s time again to plan for one of our

Member’s most favorite programs:

the vocational luncheon. This is the

one Thursday Rotary lunch that is

NOT held at the Ortiz Center.

Instead, each member has the

opportunity to select from one of the

host sites, whose program topic is

selected by the Rotarian host

business. For example, Rotarian Tim

Dowling has offered to host up to 15

members at his law office and stated

that Marvin Wanner (another

attorney in Tim’s law firm) would

be the program speaker. Topic is:

“Wills and Estate Planning.”

The host has the option to furnish

your lunch that day, split the cost

with you, or suggest you bring your

lunch.

See Page 4 for the list of hosts and

get signed up! Call/email the office:

882.8672 pam@rotarycc.com

CONGRATULATIONS LENNIS TUGMAN ON RECEIVING

YOUR BLUE BADGE!

LEMONADE DAY

KEDT AUCTION

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

FOR OUR NEXT CLUB

SOCIAL:

FAMILY LAKE DAY!

JUNE 13

Page 3

Club News

Wes Tunnell, as the Professional

Conservationist.

Art Zeitler led a group of Rotarians to

Choluteca, Honduras to help complete the

Household Water Treatment, Sanitation and

Hygiene International Project. Bea wrote:

The Choluteca Project was a prime

example of Rotarians offering their

time, talents and labor to honor the

citizens of a small Honduran city. Our

members placed the Choluteca

residents’ needs above their own.

Their efforts had offered Cholutecans

the means and the ability to filter

contaminated water and make it safe

to drink. In addition, Rotarians built

latrines for families who had never

had such “luxury” before. Through

donations and hands-on assistance,

Rotarians had offered residents of this

impoverished area an opportunity for

better health and for the young

children a chance to survive. Rotary International opens the doors for

clubs, such as ours, to reach out

beyond our frontiers and make a

difference in the lives of special

people.

The Club partnered with the Corpus Christi

Evening Rotary Club to build the Miracle

League Field which was completed that year

and the first exhibition game was held in

March 2011.

We continued to have excellent speakers

from our local area including: Mayor Joe

Adame; Dr. Flavius Killebrew; Trey

McCambell; Dr. Ray Graf; and those who

travelled to enlighten us- Brewster

McCracken (Austin) and Landon Van Dyke

(Washington, D.C.).

Club changes that year included: a new web

site; the resignation of Odette Perkins as

Club Coordinator (to pursue a great

opportunity); the resignation of Pat Townsend as President Elect; and the

The History of Rotary Club

of Corpus Christi

Compiled by Debra Bruce from records in the Rotary Club Office

2010-2011 Rotary President Bea Hanson

and her Board were installed at the July

1st meeting by Past President Debra

Bruce. “Building Communities and

Bridging Continents” was RI President,

Ray Klinginsmith’s theme for the year.

District 5930 Governor was Gilbert

Serna of the Laredo Gateway Rotary

Club. Our Club was in for another year

of wonderful newsletter articles written

by President Bea. In Bea’s first

newsletter article after expounding on

her amazing time at the Rotary

International Convention she wrote:

Participating in club projects offer

more than solutions to existing

problems; it is the act of

participation that brings Rotary

members and their families

together, strengthens friendships,

develops relationships, and makes

the club stronger, friendlier, and

more united. Laurie Beth Jones,

in her book Jesus CEO states,

“The principle of service is what

separates true leaders from glory

seekers.” Rotarians are true

leaders without a doubt!

This statement set the pace for that year

and future years of service opportunities

for our Club.

Annual service opportunities continued

with Shots Across Texas, Adoption

Awareness, Holiday Box Project for the

Food Bank, Red Kettle Bell Ringing for

Salvation Army, RYLA 2011 (hosted

130 high school juniors and 31 high

school seniors who returned as

counselors) and of course the highly

successful Harvey Weil Sportsman

Conservationist Award Dinner. The

Dinner honored Dick Barlett with The

Nature Conservancy as Conservationist

of the Year and former Club member,

Club News

Volume 13, Issue 42

Celebrating 100 Years of Service

1914—2014

selection of Richard Bonner to take over

the position.

The City added big green bins for the

recycling trash, and in the world, Japan

was hit with a major earthquake and

tsunami which causied tremendous loss

of property and lives.

And finally, two former Club members,

Stern Feinberg and Putt Hill, and two

current members Bill Volk and Dick

Conolly were laid to rest. We

especially mourned Dick Conolly who

was a very active member and a key

player in the establishment of the

Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist

program.

VOCATIONAL LUNCHEON SIGN-UP ~ MAY 21, 2015

Choluteca, Honduras Home

Water Filter System

U.S.S. LEXINGTON

Host: ROCCO MONTESANO

1. Lou Carter

2. Robert Blackmon

3. Jim Mailhes

4. ________

5. ________

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10. ________

ALLEN SAMUELS CHEVROLET

Host: SKIP HARMON

1. Kevin McCracken

2. Dick McCracken

3. ________

4. ________

5. ________

6. ________

7. ________

8. ________

9. ________

10. ________

VOCATIONAL LUNCHEON SIGN-UP ~ MAY 21, 2015

Contact the office to sign up or at the meeting on Thursday

MIRADOR RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

Host: VANESSA HANCOCK

1. Jerret Krouse

2. Nick Hallick

3. Marge DeWitt

4. ________

5. ________

6. ________

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10. ________

CORPUS CHRISTI REHAB HOSPITAL

Host: NICK NILEST

1. Anita Mallory

2. Carl Kuehn

3. Lennis Tugman

4. Blinda Gibson

5. ________

6. ________

7. ________

8. ________

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10. ________

SALVATION ARMY

Host: TERRY RAY

1. Turner Moller

2. Mary Orf

3. Robert Cagle

4. Robin Perrone

5. Amy Twardowski

6. Kathy Rios

7. Bea Hanson

8. Christine Wisian

9. ________

10. ________

ANDERSON, LEHRMAN, BARRE &

MARAIST, LLP

Wills & Estate Law: Recent Changes in the Law

Host: TIM DOWLING

1. John Holmgreen

2. Crystal Mead

3. David McCready

4. Jim Shiner

5. Michael Kennedy

6. ________

7. ________

8. ________

9. ________

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