Georgetown Sertoma Club Newsletter
May 2006
The big news for the month of May was the Red Poppy Bike Rally which was actually held on Saturday, April 29. This event is only in it’s second year but is a great success, not only by our standards, but also the standards of the participants. We have been steadily receiving nothing but positive feedback. Renee Bade, as chairman of the event, did a tremendous job and the majority of our Sertoma membership participated freely and with vigor. I hesitate to mention any additional names because so many gave so much, and I would not want to leave anyone out. The bottom line is, we were able to award $10,000.00 worth of scholarships to our area school students because of this single event. The other big plus is that a new event of this type has a positive and regenerative effect on the whole club. It also brings in new members.
With June approaching, the current officers are starting to tie up loose ends and preparing to turn the reins to the newly elected. The new officers for the year are:
Chairman of the Board: David Hooper
President: Ron Heine
President Elect: Open
Secretary: Patty Riggs
Treasurer: Paul Hooper
Sgt of Arms: Doug Smith
Membership Co Chairs: Allen Munson, J Thompson
Projects/Sponsorships: J Montgomery, Pat Cook,
Mike Cook, Paul Hooper,
Jim Wilson
Speech and Hearing Jim Wilson
Ntl Heritage Bill Marsh,
General Neasman
Programs: David Adams
Social co chairs Marily Winden, Martha
Hooper, David Hooper
Publicity Ellen Dutkiewicz
Flag Program Roger Taylor
Serteens Alycia Heeneman
Historian Ruth Fothergill
Inter-Club Rep Jim Thompson
4th of July David Hooper, Roy
Holliday, Roger Taylor
Health and Welfare Philip Riley
MAY 4 BUSINESS MEETING:
The board agreed to increase the club dues to $40.00 per quarter. This was largely in response to increases for International and District dues.
MAY 11 CLUB MEETING:
The final scholarship selections have been made by our scholarship committee. Scholarships were awarded at ceremonies at the high school and Richarte as follows:
1 recipient- $2000.00
1 recipient- $1500.00
1 recipient- $1000.00
8 recipients- $500.00
Also:
1 recipient at Richarte received $1000.00
And one recipient from 2005 received an additional $500.00 this year.
Total scholarships awarded: $10,000.00
A big thanks to our scholarship selection committee: Doug Smith, Ron Heine, Renee Bade, and Bob Phillips.
Doug Smith filled in as guest speaker by fielding question about city government and operations.
MAY 18 MEETING:
Lous Shannon and Bike Bizner from the Cyclepaths bicycle club visited and presented us with our share of the proceeds from the Red Poppy Bike Rally. Additionally, an appreciation celebration was held at Dukes Bar B Q on May 17th.
The speaker for the May 18 meeting was Eric Thornhill with the Brinks Security organization. He spoke on overall home security, encompassing fire protection, home invasion, and medical monitoring.
MAY 25 MEETING:
The business was light at the May 25 meeting. It was announced that the flags would be going out on Memorial Day. As a reminder, they are now housed in the new location behind the Palace Theater. The Caring Place is having an event at the Reunion Ranch form 7 to 11 on June 2nd. Highway Cleanup is tenatively scheduled for late June.
The speaker for May 25 was Rick Brock. His topic was the color wheel and blending, combining color schemes.
THERE IS A DISTRICT LEADERSHIP MEETING AT THE ITT BUILDING IN AUSTIN ON JUNE 24 FROM 9 AM TO 1PM. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT NEW OFFICERS ATTEND. CONTACT GOVERNOR JIM THOMPSON FOR DETAILS.
JUNE CALENDAR:
June 1- Club Meeting at 6:30 am
June 2- Caring Place Event at Reunion Ranch 7 to 11
June 3- Tailgate Party at Dell Diamond
June 5- 4th of July planning meeting at Roger Taylor’s office 7pm
June 8- Club meeting at 6:30 am
June 15- Club Meeting at 7:00 pm
June 22- Club Meeting at 6:30 am
June 24- District Leasdership Conference-ITT bldg in Austin 9 to 1pm
Past Issues
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