This Past Two Week's Programs:
May 5: Honoring TCC Professors
In it's second year of celebrating those who teach at the college level, the Arlington Sunrise Rotary Club is honored to recognize nine Professors at the Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus as "Professors of the Year" in their respective field of study.
The honorees are selected each year by their peers in their respective colleges. Various criteria is used to determine those that are selected.
May 12: Classification Talk and Club in Review
John Barber presented his Classification talk, thus fulfilling the requirements for him to graduate from the Red Badge to the Blue Badge. Congratulations, John!!
The rest of the meeting involved a recap of the accomplishments of the Arlington Sunrise Rotary Club during 2016-17.
The list included:
- Dunlop Park repairs, maintenance, etc.
- Exchange Student
- School Supplies for Debbie
- Teacher of the year for UTA
- Teacher of the year for TCC
- Blood Drive - how many and successes
- Blood drive competition with other clubs
- RYLA
- PHF's
- Major Donors
- ASRC 5790 Recognition of Veterans Monument
- Phased In - Bed Shipping
- Phased In Golf Tournament
- Phased In - state of the project
- Adoption Awareness Picnic
- Membership update
- Dictionaries
- Thornton - Tablets for perfect attendance
- AISD Recognition Award - Dr. Cavazos
- Soccer Equipment
- Soccer Goals - work in progress (Matt Hines)
- Chess Club
- Beer Olympics
- Flag Program
- 4-way speech contest
- Mission Arlington quarterly project
- AISD BBQ
- Pediatric Diabetic Center #2 in Dehli - Sunni
- 800 Christmas Stockings for Thornton
- Patterson Kia major gift
- Patterson Kia cookout
- Salvation Army - Hats and Bags
- Arlington Life Shelter
- STEM
- Highland Games
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May 19 Dr. Nan, Dean of Cappa
May 26 High School Scholarship recipients
June 2 D-Day Beaches revisited - Dwayne Lee
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GREETERS SCHEDULE
May 19 David Bryant (1), Jack Thornton (2), Sam Thomas
May 26 Craig Lidell (1), Al Hethcock (2), Tony Blauvelt
June 2 Steve Willey (1), Kevin Barlow (2), Jess St. Clair
(1) Prayer & Pledge, (2) Introduce Visiting Rotarians and Guests
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THE FINE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
May 19 Will Ross
May 26 Jack Thornton
June 2 James Watson
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UPCOMING ROTARY EVENTS
May 20 Beer Olympics, see Mark Cloud for details
May 27 FLAGS: Memorial Day Display, Saturday, May 27, 6:00 a.m.
May 30 FLAGS:Memorial Day Pick-up, Tuesday, May 30, 6:00 p.m.
June 3 Crawfish Boil at David Bryant's place (rescheduled due to weather)
June 14 FLAGS: Flag Day, Display 6:00 a.m., Pick-up 6:00 p.m.
June 15 - 18 RYLA
June 16 - 17 Santa Fe International Folk Art Market,
UTA's The Green at College Park
June 24 Installation of Chris McLucas as District 5790 Governor, Walnut
Creek Country Club, Mansfield, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
June 29 Sunrise Rotary Change-Over Banquet,
The Sanford House 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
June 30 NO MEETING!
July 1 FLAGS: July 4 holiday - Display flags at 6 a.m. (This is a Saturday)
July 5 FLAGS: July 4 holiday - Pick up flags at 6 p.m.
August 19 District 5790 Membership & Foundation Seminar
October 14-15 District 5790 Institute for Leadership
October 21 End Polio Now Dinner
November 18 Foundation Celebration Dinner, Walnut Creek Country Club
May 19-20, 2018 District Conference, DFW Hyatt
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Hard at Work at the Highland Games
Sunrise Rotarians Mark Gist and Don Ferrell are shown hard at work at the Highland Games pouring up beer in support at the Beer tent. Numerous Sunrise Rotarians spent time working the beer tent this year, and as a result, our Club received over $2,000 in tips.
The motto for the weekend: "We drink all we can and sell the rest!"
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NEW ROTARY THEME/LOGO
Incoming RI President-Elect Ian Riseley unveiled his theme for the Rotary year 2017-18 as "Rotary: Making a Difference".
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