Rotary Club of Kerrville, Texas Chartered February 26, 1926 District 5840

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Kerrville!

Service Above Self

We meet Wednesdays at 11:45 AM
Inn of the Hills

1001 Junction Hwy
Kerrville, TX 78028-4913
United States of America

Email:

kerrvillerotary@gmail.com

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Sign Up for Rise Against Hunger

Sat. Feb. 9, 2019

Two Shifts: 7:30--9:30 a. m. or 9:30--11:30 a. m.

With our partners, Morning Rotary and Schreiner University, we'll package more than 41,000 meals!

Click Here to Sign Up!

Location: Schreiner Event Center (enter the university from Memorial Blvd., turn right, then turn right on Trull Lane; the Event Center is on the left.

Questions? Contact Robin Miears at robin@joecookagency.com or (830) 377-4819

Habitat for Humanity

Posted by David Martin on Mar 25, 2019

Philip Stacy, the executive director for the Kerr County Habitat for Humanity, gave an overview of the local chapter of this global organization. Habitat began in 1976 in Americas, Georgia, and provides affordable housing with a no interest loan to people who go through a qualification process. Kerr County Habitat is the largest single family builder in the county, and accomplishes its mission with mainly volunteer help.

Various organizations and churches have sponsored houses locally, and provide volunteer labor and support to get them built. The house that our club sponsored was #113 in Kerr County. The average cost to a home owner is $550.00 to $600.00 per month, including taxes and insurance, which is substantially less than any comparable rent for a local house or apartment. There is a very low default rate, and the owners put in hundreds of hours of sweat equity into building their and other recipient's houses in order to meet the ownership criteria.

In addition to building and financing the house, Habitat volunteers provide life training skills to prepare the recipients for ownership, including education on maintenance, financial basics and insurance. For more information, visit habitatkerr.org.

Out Rotary club has donated $30,000.00 over the last three years to Habitat, and this photo shows members of the local board accepting the gift.

Prayer and Pledge

Posted by David Martin on Mar 25, 2019

Judy Eychner provided the prayer and pledge.

Song for the day

Posted by David Martin on Mar 25, 2019

George Eychner led us in an appropriate song for the Habitat program.

Rotary News you can Use

Posted by David Martin on Mar 25, 2019

Tom Terrell let us know about a new game where we draw cards to get a chance to win some cash at lunch, and it also benefits Rotary. Bring a few extra dollars at lunch and see if you are a lucky winner.

April 18, Veterans Breakfast, come and greet local Veterans & thank them for their service. Contact Donna Peterson (donna@joecookagency.com) if you'd like to volunteer for this event.

April 22, Second Annual First Responder's Golf Tournament. Talk to Jeff Harris or Jeff Wendling if you're interested in helping with this event.

Josh the Otter will be starting in April!! If you're interested in helping read about water safety to second & third graders, talk to Paul Anderson or email him at paul.anderson@cpa.com.

Families in Rotary

Posted by David Martin on Mar 25, 2019

Please continue to keep David and Denise LeMeilleur in your prayers, as David continues his battle with lymphoma.

Tour of the YO Ranch

Posted by Jimmy Hutto on Mar 19, 2019

Baby Giraffe with mom.

a cross between a Donkey & a Zebra know as Zonkeys

General Michael Hagee CEO Nimitz Foundation

Posted by Jimmy Hutto on Mar 19, 2019

General Michael Hagee CEO Nimitz Foundation was our guest speaker

Biography

Hagee was born in Hampton, Virginia, on December 1, 1944 and raised in Fredericksburg, Texas. He graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and was a classmate of Oliver North, Charles Bolden, Jim Webb and Michael Mullen. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the United States Naval War College. In 2004, he was honored with the Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award.
His father, Robert L. Hagee, served as a United States Navy pilot in World War II and, in the summer of 2009, was awarded a plaque at the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site, now known as the National Museum of the Pacific War (formerly Nimitz Museum) in Fredericksburg, Texas. He and his wife Silke, daughter of the German Air Force brigadier general Werner Boie, have two children.

Satellite Meeting February 19^th

Speaker: Mark McDaniel, Kerrville City Manger

There are a lot of big changes coming to our beautiful town of Kerrville and Mark McDaniel came to talk to us about the Kerrville 2050 Comprehensive Plan. He was able to cram a lot of information in a short amount of time but the changes will range from an updated Olympic Pool, housing, parks, public services and a new hotel and so much more. If you want to read the full plan it is offered online. http://kerrville2050.com/

Club Business:

We are starting a new service project and will be teaming up with Christian Ministries CSI group to help fix up, clean, or improve properties of low income/elderly people in our community who are not able to do these things themselves. We are still looking for volunteers if anyone would like to participate. Please email Erin at info@mostybrothersnursery.com

Rotary News you can Use

Posted by Robin Miears on Mar 19, 2019

Dear Club:

Calendar of Events:

March 20, Phil Stacy and his board will be talking about Habitat for Humanity & our club's contribution of $30,000 to help build a new Rotary house in Kerrville. For those new members, Past Presidents Kim Clarkson, Stephanie Miller & Jeff Talarico each committed to donate $10,000 for their Rotary year to build a Rotary house to benefit a local family. We will be making the check presentation next week at our weekly meeting.

March 21, Chamber Networking Luncheon sponsored by our Club. Join us for the quarterly networking lunch and hear great things about our club & our contributions to the community. You will need to pay the entry fee to the Chamber if you choose to attend. This will count as a makeup for a missed meeting.

March 23, New Member Project at Tivy High School to benefit Project Graduation. Come and test drive a new vehicle & Ford will donate $10 for every test drive to Project Graduation.

April 18, Veterans Breakfast, come and greet local Veterans & thank them for their service. Contact Donna Peterson (donna@joecookagency.com) if you'd like to volunteer for this event.

April 22, Second Annual First Responder's Golf Tournament. Talk to Jeff Harris or Jeff Wendling if you're interested in helping with this event.

Josh the Otter will be starting in April!! If you're interested in helping read about water safety to second & third graders, talk to Paul Anderson or email him at paul.anderson@cpa.com.

As my dear friend, Janelle Peralt says, she loves Rotary because there's so much going on, but the beauty of it is that you can jump in and join any event when you have time and not feel obligated to do more than you have time for! Don't feel obligated to do everything, but these are opportunities for service in the community.

For those of you who need to exchange your red badge for a blue badge, today is our board meeting at 11:30 at Community First Bank. The board meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 11:30 at Community First Bank. Sorry for the late notice on this! If you can't make this month, plan to join us in April!!

See you tomorrow!

Rob

Tammy's Thought for the week

The kids had a blast

Rotarians Help with Veteran's Food Bank

Posted by David Martin on Mar 12, 2019

Our Rotary Club helped fill the Food Bank at the local Veteran's Center on Meadowview. Pictured are Jimmy and Bekki Hutto delivering groceries.

2nd Annual First Responders Benefit Golf Tournament

Posted by Jeff Wendling & Jeff Harris on Mar 05, 2019

Wine is Fine!

Posted by Jimmy Hutto on Mar 19, 2019

David Horn was wearing his pin and won the wine!

New Member

Robin welcomes Jenna Moebes, Executive Director of United Way Kerr County, as a new member to the club. Welcome Jenna!

Red Badge Exchange

Posted by Paul Anderson on Mar 05, 2019

Ashley Phillips exchanged her red badge for a blue one! Way to go Ashley!

What to Say & How to Say
it!

Posted by Paul Anderson on Mar 05, 2019

Sid Hurlbert both informed and entertained last week by sharing his expertise and real life experiences in the area of communication and customer service with the club. His presentation was entitled "What to Say and How to Say it!"

According to Sid:

How we come across matters!
- Tone matters MORE than what is actually said.
- Business will increase substantially by just greeting people and answering the phone in a more positive manner.
- We are a walking billboard - you become what you put on your face!
- We need to smile - You DON'T have to be happy to smile.
- Posture is important - look people in the eye and shake their hands. Just do it!
People still like to deal with.....PEOPLE!
- People deal with others that they like.
- Word of mouth advertising is STILL the best.
Start putting into others what you want to get back (the GOLDEN RULE).
- RELATIONSHIP is still king!
- 60-70% of employees leave because they didn't feel cared for, appreciated or valued in any meaningful way.
- A study showed that the best predictor of divorce was when one party continually gave a contemptuous look to the their spouse as their significant other spoke during interviews/conversations.
If you make a mistake, just APOLOGIZE

These were just some of the words of wisdom shared by Sid during his presentation. His knowledge on the subject is endless, along with his client list of who's who in the corporate and small business world. Sid mentioned that he would coach any taker, and that no office was too small. His flyer (passed out at the meeting) is below.

Thanks Sid!