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Please invite your friends and associates as guests to our meetings.
If you have speaker or program ideas, please contact
Lisa Pauls at 979-230-2146.
Got news for the Bulletin? Contact Jennifer Caulkins at 297.1570 or [email protected] 2012-2013
Brazosport Rotary
Officers
Marc Herns
President
Diane Hill
Immediate Past
President
Lisa Pauls
President Elect
Kenny Vernor
Secretary
David Nicks
Treasurer
Steve Elbert
Sgt at Arms
Henry Newman
Club Administration
Rod Hall
Membership
Jacque Cundieff
Service Projects
Cindy Suggs
Public Relations
Karla Christman
Rotary Foundation
Keith Frank
New Generation
Kenny Vernor
Fund Raising Chair
Jennifer Caulkins
Bulletin Editor
September 25, 2012 www.clubrunner.ca/brazosport
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September 2012
October 2012
Our Rotary Foundation Congratulations to each of you who made 2011-12 one of the best in The Rotary
Foundation's history!
Rotary-wide, $110.6 million was raised for the Annual Fund, the second highest
amount in the Foundation's history and a 3.72% increase from the previous year.
Our District 5890 was honored to finish 29th in the world (out of 530 Districts)
in total Annual Fund giving and 24th in Per-capita giving. In addition, we
received a letter from Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Bill Boyd, praising our
District for being one of just a few Districts in which 100% of our clubs
contributed and gave a total of more than $100 per member District-wide. Our
per-capita giving was a record $186.12 per member. Congratulations to DG
Rhonda, Foundation Chair Suzi, and our own Annual Fund Chair Lucy Pendon
for leading us through this great year!
As we roar on to the 2012-13 Rotary Year, DG Chris, Annual Fund Chair Lucy,
and I jokingly ask "But what have you done for our Foundation lately?" Please
continue your giving
The Foundation Finds Ways to Give More The Rotary Foundation has begun cutting costs as a way to give more of the
funds it receives.
For one, the Foundation has begun emailing gift acknowledgments and tax
receipts for gifts received through its website or at the Foundation’s Chicago
bank. This change will save thousands of dollars per year in printing and postage
costs. Donors should receive their gift acknowledgment within a few days of the
Foundation’s receipt of their contribution. Sign in to Member Accessto ensure
that Rotary has your current email address.
A second cost-cutting move, the Paul Harris Fellow certificate folder was
recently changed from a padded folder to a heavy paper one. This change is
expected to save $125,000 annually, making more money available for Doing
Good in the World.
BASF Corporation, Chuck Porter The Dow Chemical Co., Merrill Lynch
(Quinton Anderson, Lisa Pauls, Steve Polemenakos, Johnny L. Russell)
Brazosport Regional Health System & Brazosport Health Foundation, Doyle &
Wachtstetter Inc., Freeport LNG, Oil Patch, Phillips 66, Sea Breeze Landfill,
Shintech Inc., TDECU-Your Credit Union, Vernor Material & Equipment
AWC, Bears, First Innovations, Frank J. Grady M.D., Gulf Coast Tractor, IsoTherapeutics
Group LLC, Jane H. Ledlein M.D., Matula & Matula, Muchowich Offshore Oil Services Inc.,
Mike & Roxanne Strobel, Texas Crewboats, Texas Gulf Bank, The Facts, Thermal Soil
Reclamation, The Source Weekly, Veolia Water
American Realty, Apex Metal Systerm, Brazos Fastners Inc., Brian’s BBQ, Chem-Fab, Concept
West, Elbert Insurance, Fidelity Investments - Sugarland, First State Bank-Clute, Freeport Launch,
Fritz Byrne Head & Harrison PLLC, Gateway Trading, Great American Title-A Lester Calhoun
Memorial, J & S Contracting Inc., Kennemer Masters & Lunsford LLC, Luycx Plumbing, Mike
Sorrell Trucking & Materials, Dr. Perry Mueller Jr., Mueller Manufacturing Inc., Mundy Support
Services LLC, Nalco, Oak Financial, Opta Minerals, Prather and Harlan A/C, Prosperity Bank
Angleton & West Columbia, Shin Etsu Silicones of America, Sonic Drive Inn of Clute, State Farm
George Franklin, Michael & Sherrie Steves, TDECU Real Estate.org, TJ’s Lube, Tobacco Tin,
Wells Fargo Bank, William Diesel Parts & Service, Wurst Haus German Restaurant
Allstate Insurance/Vicki Melass, Jerome & Doris Aldrich, American Wires, Gerald & Serena Andrews, Brazosport
Tire, Brazosport Protection, Brookside Equipment Sales, Champion Delivery Inc., Churchill Bridge Storage—Boats
& RV, Monica Darr & Susan Perry - American Realty, Barbara Franklin, Ron & Sharon Foreman, Bobby & Jaye
Ford, Gold Star Metals, Jim & Diane Hill, Market Doctors Marketing, Park Place Sports & Awards, Dude Payne,
Greg & Lucy Pendon, Jim & Marcia Pierce, Brooks & Merry Porter, Retirement Planning & Wealth Management,
Mary Ruth Rhodenbaugh, Miller Sand, Ravi & Pamela Singhania, Testengeer Inc., Sam Urick—DS Tech, SCI Inc.,
Sherwin Williams, Testengeer Inc., Top Coat, Velez Truckin, Norman & Sue Wood
Lead Sponsor $25,000
Platinum Sponsor $2,500
Gold Sponsor $1,000
Silver Sponsor $500
Bronze Sponsor $250
Diamond Sponsor $5,000
SPC Bradley Thomas Comes Home Bradley Thomas was in Iraq less than a month
when a roadside bomb blew up the vehicle he was
riding in. The blast in January 2008 broke bones from
head to foot and propelled him into the roof of the
vehicle, causing severe traumatic brain injury.
Helping A Hero, a nonprofit dedicated to
providing support for
severely injured military
personnel, worked to build Bradley a
home equipped to support his needs. In
June, the Rotary Club of Brazosport
approved a
donation of
$10,000 to
Helping A Hero in support of building
Bradley a home.
On September 18, 2012 Bradley received
a heroes
welcome. Escorted from the Brazoria
County Airport he was led down streets
lined with American flags as county fire
trucks, EMS, police and the Brazoria
County Calvary led the procession to his
new home in Jones Creek.
Free Flu Shots October 9, 2012
11:15am prior to Rotary Meeting
Lucy Pendon will administer flu shots to
Rotarians and spouses.
Be Protected for the Season!