J O N E S B O R O U N I V E R S I T Y
R O T A R Y C L U B
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Holiday Inn
Jonesboro, Arkansas
President Rusty Clark called the meeting to order at 7:16 a.m. Dr. Joe Stallings led the prayer and Charles Harris led the pledge.
****ANNOUNCEMENT****
Donn Mixon announced that Broderick will be showered next Thursday with ca$h money. As you may know, Broderick was a fourth grader who URCer Gary Childers mentored through the Lunch Buddy program and began a long mentoring relationship with. Broderick will be attending ASU in the fall, earning 3 scholarships and a manager’s slot for Dickey Nutt. We will pass the hat for heart-felt donations. Give Generously. It is hoped that Broderick will attend the following week and be introduced to the members who have not met him.
OUTSTANDING SENIOR:
Jayni Blackburn introduced Molly Emerson, along with father Scott Emerson, to the club. Molly is a sen! ior at JHS where she is ranked 4th in the class. She is president of the Student Council and is a founding member of the JHS Young Democrats. She carries a 4.0 GPA, is a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. She is first chair in choir and Molly played “Modern Milly” in last week’s Spring Musical. Molly will be attending Wright State in the fall following her love of music. She will speak to us (and hopefully entertain with a song) this Thursday.
VISITING ROTARIANS: Jim Miles from Little Rock Rotary.
GUESTS: Tommie Holmes was the guest of husband Paul; Randy Crisler was the guest of Bill Pate; Kacky Mixon was the guest of husband Donn; and John Boy McDaniel was the guest of dad James.
MAKE UPS: Paul Holmes and Jayni Blackburn both made up missed meetings.
CARDINALS vs. CUBS BASEBALL: It was announced that the drawing for the Cards v. Cubs tickets was held at District Assembly last week in Beebe! . No URCer won. However, University Rotary Club will receive about $800.00 for it’s effort in selling the tickets.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE: President Rusty announced the District Conference is slated for Friday-Saturday, May 4-5, 2007, at the Double Tree in Little Rock.
METRO WINE AND ART: Glenn Bowers plugged the Metro’s annual fund raiser, Wine and Art. $50.00 tickets available from Metro members.
GOOD NEWS
Double Good News will be received next meeting. Rusty wanted to give full allotment of time to the GSErs.
PROGRAM
The Group Study Exchange team from Brazil spoke to the club on Thursday. Members Francisco, Karla, Ricardo, Pollana, and Mila visited with us. The professions included: auditor, teacher, treasurer, manager and artist. They came from the Northeast area of Brazil. They spoke of the 2 seasons: sunny and rainy; Brazil has many pockets of wealth, but also many pockets of poverty…extreme poverty. The team is learning to say, “ya’ll,” and said they are having a wonderful time. They all gave appreciation for the wonderful hosts and are grateful for the many sights and events that they have attended. They spoke with understandable English. The native language is Portuguese.
THE 4 WAY TEST: Pam Kail led the 4 way test: First, is it the truth, will it be beneficial to all concerned, will it build goodwill and better friendships, will it be beneficial to all concerned?
