Ross Rommel
Schreiner University Board Member
Closed with asking the attendees to fill out the donor cards and send them in.
Before the meeting started
This lady standing, was watching the time on each speaker.
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Kerrville!
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 11:45 AM
The Kerrville Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
The Kerrville Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
201 Holdsworth Drive
Kerrville, TX 78028
United States of America
Kerrville, TX 78028
United States of America
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Satellite Club Meeting--THIRD TUESDAY of every month
5:15 p. m. Meet and Greet, 5:30 p. m. Meeting
Red Cross Building, 333 Earl Garrett St., Kerrville
Danette Vines introduced student Noah Moreno
Cecilia Barlow introduced student Autumn Rowlands
Marta Diffen led the group in Pledge of Allegiance.
Marta did a Rollcall for Service Organizations, & called forward
Representatives.
She also read the Campaign Mission Statement, Introduced all of the Leaders,
Campaign Total, And recognized all attending HCCF recipients.
Marta introduced Robert Kluting
Brooke Sibert, daughter of club member Jon Sibert, addressed the club last week about her recent Rotary outbound exchange experience in France. Some of the highlights include:
- Flight troubles: Brooke missed her initial flight from Austin to Atlanta when she ran into confusion regarding the location of her departure gate. When she figured out she was on the wrong side of the airport, she broke into a full-out sprint to try to catch her flight - only to be stopped cold at the door. Brooke was balling and completely out of breath, but she tried to negotiate her way on to the plane, regardless. She mentioned that she was a "minor traveling alone," but the gate attendant was unsympathetic. However, there was a happy ending to the story as Delta provided Brooke with a free ticket to Paris as a result of her troubles (and because it was a Delta attendant who sent her in the wrong direction in the first place)! Though Brooke ultimately made it to France, she mentioned that she was exhausted after her "25 hour travel day and 4-5 plane rides!" On top of everything else, she lost her luggage in the process as well! Regardless of the challenges in actually getting to France, she was greeted by her host family with wine and cheese, the perfect French welcome!
- Veggies anyone?: Brooke's host family was a vegetarian family, so veggies took the place of some of Brooke's favorite foods for a month. According to Brooke, "it was hard being a vegetarian, especially coming from Texas!"
- Rotary Abroad: Brooke attended a Rotary meeting while abroad, and she described the meeting as long, with a "food bar like" warmup to the meeting, where it didn't feel like anyone was in a hurry. She also described a long picture taking process after the meeting was done. See the picture below of Brooke and her flag (along with other flags garnered by Rotarians on recent visits to California & Wales).
- A Tourist's Dream: Brooke had the opportunity to travel to multiple locations throughout France, including Paris (which she referred to as "every girl's dream," though she was wholly unimpressed with the size of the Mona Lisa - too funny), Bordeaux (which included cathedrals galore and another transportation challenge as all trains in the city were shut down for 3 hours), and the Basque region of France (where Brooke enjoyed the food fair but was unimpressed with the region's excitement concerning their Independence Day - "they didn't seem very excited about it," proclaimed Brooke!). Visiting the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and the Arc de Triumph were highlights of the trip.
- Reunion Time: Brooke had the opportunity to visit Javier ("Javi"), our former Rotary exchange student from Spain, in Zaragoza, Spain (Javi's home town) during her trip. She said that the four day side trip was a nice way to reconnect with Javi and his family.
- Back at Home: Brooke had the experience of a lifetime, and in her words, she "learned a lot about culture, the world, and myself." She already references the trip all of the time, and already misses the cooler weather. However, Brooke said that she was happy to come home as well, actually "shedding a tear" when she saw Chick-fil-A in the Atlanta airport upon her arrival back in the States.
Brooke expressed her thanks to the club for sponsoring her trip. And to Brooke, we'd like to say "Thank You!" To say that Brooke's presentation was simply entertaining would not be doing it justice. She is quite the story teller, and I think it's safe to say that Brooke had the audience "in stitches" as she described her trip. Thanks for providing the Kerrville Noon Rotary Club with it's very own French Connection! We look forward to your next adventure!!
Robin Miears' mother passed away recently. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.
Ashley Phillips and her husband are expecting their first child. Congratulations!
Kristy Vandenberg is training for her upcoming position as Rotary District Governor.
Pints for Polio is coming up on October 26th, and will be at the Dietert Center.
Veterans appreciation breakfast will be November 8th.
Gerald Irion won the "pick a card" game, and donated the proceeds to the Rotary Foundation.
Upcoming Rotary meetings: Hill Country College Fund at Schreiner University is this Wednesday. The program next Wednesday is Brooke Sibert, who will tell us about her Rotary Youth Exchange experience last summer in France.
Rotary District Governor John Hutcherson provided the program last week. John was introduced by Carol Holmes, former district governor and new member of our club.
John emphasized the importance of the continued goal of polio eradication, and the support the Rotary Foundation does in this fight. He and his wife Judy have been to India to help in the national immunization day, where scores of volunteers from across the globe provide the polio vaccine drops to locals in need.
The Rotary Foundation continues to provide support worldwide, and has given millions of dollars for polio and these six areas of focus: Promoting Peace, Fighting Disease, Providing clean water, Sanitation and hygiene, Saving mothers and children, Supporting education and Helping grow local economies.
Save the date- October 25th is our Pints for Polio event, raising money for the fight against polio. This year it will be at the Dietert Center.
November 8th is the Veterans Breakfast, so put that on your calendar.
Sue Whinnery's name was called and she was wearing her Rotary pin, so she won a bottle of wine.
Robin introduced our guest speaker David Jones.
Its always a pleasure to hear Coach Jones speak. He grabs your attention and you hang on every word. He brought to our
attention that Tivy school was ranked 7th in the overall UIL ranking in 5A schools in Texas. This speaks well of both Teachers and students of Tivy. As for as football team goes, Coach feels he has the 2 best wide receivers in the state,
and 2 best quarterbacks in the state. He also noted the of the 5 captains on the football team not one has less than 3.8 GPA.
Coach was ask since his wife was in the school system for over 30 years, Did this make him focus more on the academics?
His answer was a great answer. He said he owes all of his success to his wife Holly. Looking forward to another great season for Tivy.
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Our very own U.S. Representative Chip Roy (21st District of Texas) took time out of his busy schedule to speak to the club last Wednesday. He tackled tough topics including border security, health care, job creation, gun control and other highlights of certain legislation currently up for consideration on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Chip emphasized that American's are great, and are still capable of achieving great things - as long as Washington keeps out of the way! He also shared his opinion that a lack of communication and neighborly respect for one another is a major reason why we have the divisiveness we have today, and that its time to slow down, say hello and break bready with our neighbors.
Chip also spoke about his recent bi-partisan trip to Israel, and about the privilege of walking where Jesus once walked and standing in the exact spot Jesus once stood to help the blind see. He also spoke of the dangers facing the country (and region) today, and that Israel depends on the United States, now as much as ever, to tackle these substantial challenges.
Chip is a former federal prosecutor and the former chief of staff to Senator Ted Cruz. He also spent time outside of the political arena as an investment banking analyst, a technology consultant, and as a counsel in the Oil & Gas industry, as well as the Vice President of Strategy for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Chip currently serves on the Budget, Oversight, and Veterans Affairs committees and is the Ranking Member of the Oversight Committee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. See more about Chip at https://roy.house.gov/.
President Charlie presents a certificate as a thank you to Congressman Roy.
Richard Johnson pinch hits for George Eychner with "Chip's Song" to welcomed Congressman Chip Roy to the tune of the "The Marines' Hymn!"
Our Labor Day Walk-a Fun was a big success - stay tuned next week for pictures from the event!
Pints for Polio will be October 26, 2019 at the Dietert Center - Let Amanda and Kristy know if you can help!
Our next Veterans' Breakfast will be November 7th - make plans to attend now!
Military Veterans Rotary pins are available to members who are veterans. Ask Tammy if you are interested.
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