RERC eBulletin 1-20-16 (Jan 20, 2016)

Board Meeting - July 2016

Credit Union of Texas (CUTX)

Jul 12, 2016
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

To see last week's meeting bulletin, The Register, click here.

The Register was the District 5810 Bulletin of the Year for mid-sized clubs for the past two years.

Four-Way Test Speech Contest

Richardson ISD students who spoke in Richardson East Rotary Club's Four-Way Test Speech Contest last week. (l-r) Afif Mazhar, junior from Richardson HS; Ryan Earl, senior at Richardson; Ariel Lopez, sophomore at Berkner HS; Marisol Espinal, senior at Pearce HS; and Thomas Mayer, senior at Pearce. Mazhar won first place in the constest and will represent Richardson East Rotary at the District 5810 speech contest. Lopez finished second and Mayer third. The Four-Way Test was created by Herbert Taylor in the 1930s as an ethical and moral creed for exmployees as he tried to save the floundering Club Aluminum Products Distribution Company from bankruptcy. Rotary International adopted it in 1940. It reads: Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to All Concerned? Does It Build Good Will and Better Friendships? Is It Beneficial to All Concerned?

CASINO NIGHT STATUS REPORT 1-16-16

Status report from Bill Zeigler as of 1-16-16

Volunteers:
It is important event each and every Rotarian be involved in Casino Night in a significant way. That means being involved before and AFTER the event on Friday. There are still volunteer activities open for the night of the event and to support Theresa in the collection and cataloging of silent auction items before the event

Silent Auction Items:
We have 29 items submitted to Theresa. We need about 175 silent auction items valued on average at $50-$75. We're a little short!.

Get your Silent Auction Items to:

Theresa Yarbrough

1613 Auburn

Richardson, TX 75081

(469) 766-7129

Sponsorships:
We are about halfway ($13,900) to our goal of $30,000. It takes time for organizations to respond to our sponsorship requests. If you have not made your sponsorship request it is important that you do so immediately.

Get your Sponsorships Info / Forms to:

Ron Wilson

1030 Creekwood Dr
Garland, tX 75044

(214) 803-8423

Ticket Sales:
So far we have approximately $4500 in ticket money submitted. That equates to approximately 90 tickets. We need to sell at least 400 to 450 tickets to get 400 people to the Casino Night.

Get your Ticket Sales Status to:

D. Schieferstein

302 N. Yale Blvd.
Richardson, TX 75081

(214) 906-6427

10 Rotarians have provided the name, email and phone associated with 62 ticket numbers.

You can report the names, emails and phone numbers associated with your tickets at the following web address: http://tinyurl.com/CN2016Tickets . It takes less than a minute to report the information for each ticket sold. However, your reporting this information early dramatically reduces the confusion at check-in and supports our marketing of the larger Silent Auction Items. Last year we "LOST" $5,000 to $7,000 because we didn't sell Faye's house. No one had organized a "buying group" of friends or family to support the purchase.

Get your Ticket Bidder Info to:

Bill Zeigler

201 N Waterview Dr

Richardson, TX 75080

(214) 886-5634

http://tinyurl.com/CN2016Tickets (Paste this into your browser to enter the information)

bdz75080@gmail.com

The Casino Night has been and will be a very successful fund raiser. However, the Casino Night "Committee" is quite small and simply doesn't have the resources to handle everything at the last minute. Your assistance in addressing these issues earlier than later will be most appreciated by all concerned. Casino Night should be a fun activity for everyone - guests and Rotarians alike. Doing your fair share will contribute to making it fun.

Bringing freedom through mobility

Physically disabled people in Mexico often face discrimination and find it difficult to be productive members of society. Rotary members in Mexico and the United States have teamed up with Autonomy, Liberation Through Movement to provide vocational training, encouragement, and equipment.

Highlights from December Board Meeting

Woody Alexander received a letter from Purushothaman, our partner in India on the International Project building girls’ toilets, congratulating him on the Ethics Award. Puru, also, thanked the club for the Simple Truth books we provided.
Treasurers Ted Ellis and Ken Schwartz updated the Club’s Financials.
RERC will support the Human Rights Symposium scheduled for January 30, 2016, as requested by our District Governor. A $200 contribution will be sent for this event.
RERC will partner with Texas Ramp Project to provide wheelchairs to needy local residents. $2400 has been set aside for this project. The remainder of the wheelchair fund will be placed in the Wheelchair Foundation. Ken Schwartz is working with John Laine, Director of Texas Ramps Project.
Signature Project Committee will continue to meet and solidify possible RERC Signature projects.
The club is renegotiating the Contract with CCCC for continued meeting and lunch options.
Rotary International now determines Club Membership based on membership numbers as they appear in Club Central at the end of the calendar year.
Small groups should be meeting and getting their two Casino Baskets together. Send your meeting photo to Per.
Richardson Living will highlight RERC Casino in their January publication. Look for it!
Please check to see that your email is correct on Club Central for Club Runner. If not, you may miss out on important info!
Santa’s Village is up and running. Don’t forget your volunteer time slot.
The Vocational Committee has some great meetings coming up…..Four Way Test Contest, Teacher Appreciation. Watch the calendar.

Rotary Supports Eye Hospital in India

Indian hospital project is eye-opening

Throughout a decade of traveling, Canadian Rotarian Camilla McGill has built relationships with Rotary members in India, Canada, and the U.S. that have resulted in global grant projects to help some of India’s poorest citizens. One project in Anakapalle supports an eye hospital that has provided cataract surgeries for 760 people and medical seminars on improving eye health. Read more about McGill and the project.