R o t a r i p o s t M a y 3 0, 2 0 1 7 Rotary Rush Tuesday, 1 2: 0 0 Noon 1 2: 1 3 p.m. Histori cal St art It s Greek Week at Rotary on Tuesday ROTARY RUSH! S h reve p ort Conve ntion Cent er Rotarians Serving Others We need to fill our Greek Sororities and Fraternities, I mean Committees, with members. Some committees need LOTS of members; some need only a few. Come on Tuesday to see what your incoming Greeks, I mean Leaders, have planned for a lively Rotary Rush! There will be LOTS of door prizes so be sure to hit the raffle barrel! Janet Parker Money Table Need A Volunteer Raffle Garrett Hill & Amanda Simpson Scanner- Greeter-4Way Test Kim Green Invocation Bruce Willson & Kermit Poling Music
P a g e 2 R o t a r i p o s t Women and Rotary At the Large Club Conference in January it was mentioned many times that May 2017 was of great significance and that we should honor an event that happened 30 years ago. I m speaking about the landmark decision in the case of the Board of Directors of Rotary International vs. the Rotary Club of Duarte, CA (May 4, 1987). This little club had 8 members. The male superintendent of schools invited two female school principals to join their club, Mary Lou Elliott and Donna Bogart, followed a few weeks later by Rosemary Freitag who was a psychologist. It was strange that after the Supreme Court decision was made forcing the issue of women joining Rotary there was no communication from Rotary International until the next dues bill went out. There was never any other notice sent to the Duarte Club from Rotary International indicating agreement or disagreement with the Supreme Court decision. A member of that same club, Susan Whitlock, became the first female president of any club in the entire world and because the first female club president to attend an international convention. Associate Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. wrote, Indeed, by opening membership to leading business and professional women in the community, Rotary Clubs are likely to obtain a more representative cross-section of community leaders with a broadened capacity for service. One member of our club told me that this is why Rotary in the U.S. is doing well and the Rotary Club of Shreveport is doing well. Club Vice-President Joe Littlejohn Lawrence Brandon stands to introduce his whole table of guests: Carl Rice, Marshal Rice, Joel Alexander Rice, Charles Neupert, Mary Jackson, Michael Jackson and Maurice Williams.
Rotaripost (Clockwise from top) Joe Littlejohn and his guest, Sherron Douglas Jeff Gauger and his daughter Charlotta Nordyke and her guest, Megann McDaniel Martha Marak and Steve Aiken with Martha s guest, Betty Marak Page 3
P a g e 4 NR eo wt as rl ie pt to es r t T i t l e Rotary Club of Shreveport will now begin offering monthly service opportunities with ALL of our nonprofit members. It is our hope that this will reemphasize the SERVICE ABOVE SELF motto and that these organizations will obtain new volunteers! Contact Judy Bellew to get listed in the June Volunteer Opportunity posting! Roy s Kids 5K Race Saturday, June 3 beginning at 7 a.m. Contact Rotarian Mike Powell for volunteer opportunities Rotary LifeShare Blood Donation Drive Tuesday, June 6 Contact Rotarians Jack Sharp or George Carroll to sign up for your donation time! Rescue Mission Service on June 1 and June 8 4:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Contact Zelda Tucker to schedule your service. Space is limited!
VR o lt ua rm ie p o1 s, t I s s u e 1 P a g e 5 The new Rotary year starts July 1 st! Most of the fun and excitement in our club takes place in the committees. For the next five weeks, you ll learn about the opportunities available for participation. On May 30 th, you ll have the chance to bid on the committee you want to join. The fifth and sixth groups of committees are Youth Service and Raise & Give Services. Youth Service Committees 2017-2018 Director: Hardy Foreman RYLA Encourage members to send their children/grandchildren to Camp Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. Determine a member participation activity at RYLA. Interact Re-activate the Interact Club at Green Oaks High School and determine methods for our members to support the Interact students. Chair: Lawrence Brandon. Rotaract Continue supporting and encouraging the BPCC Rotaract Club. Invite and include them in our service activities and encourage our members to attend their meetings. Raise and Give Service Committees 2017-2018 Director: Milton Hutchinson Rotary Club of Shreveport Foundation Encourage donations to RCoS Foundation. Educate members about our club s foundation and what we do via the foundation. Chair: Sarah Collier. Fundraisers & Events Determine member family fun events and fundraisers for member involvement. Chair/Co-chair: Scott Wysong and Merrill Wautlet. Scholarships Work with local colleges/universities to obtain applicants. Choose winners and present the awards at a Rotary meeting. Chair: Alan Prater. Grants Manage the grant process from announcement, applications, review, award, and completion report. Share grant recipients contact information with the Programs Committee. Chair/Co-chair: David Cook, Mike Ferrell.
l Shanley* P a g e 6 PHF Level Up R o t a r i p o s t Judy Bellew Executive Director P.O. Box 380 Shreveport, LA 71162 Phone: 318-221-3053 Fax: 318-868-6703 shreveportrotary@gmail.com www.rotaryclubofshreveport.org Call Judy Bellew if you have any questions about the club. On Tuesday, Larry Evensky was presented with his PHF+5 pin. Larry is the owner of Transportation Provider Services. He is a native of Memphis and received his BBA from Memphis State University. His first Rotary connection was his 3 year membership at the Rotary Club of Bossier City. He joined our club in 1997 and was sponsored by Tom Arceneaux. Larry was elected club director 2002-2003 and then moved up the executive chain to become club president in 2012-2013. He then served as Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6190 from 2014-2016. He maintains 100% attendance either here at his home club or visits other clubs for make-up credit, including clubs out of the country when he is traveling. Follow us on Facebook Raffle Winners Last Week TRF Raffle Robert McGowen Thanks for your donation to The Rotary Foundation this goes toward your PHF Flowers from Rose-Neath Florist Doug Bland Andy Shehee s hen eggs Steve Aiken (Above) President Jeb thanks Larry Evensky for his donations and support of The Rotary Foundation. Program on June 6, 2017 Police Chief Alan Crump Shreveport Police Dept. Shreveport Convention Center Rooms 206-208 Do you know about Amazon Smile? You should, you know.