ROTARY CLUB OF ABILENE

T h e R o t a t o rS e r v i c e A b o v e S e l f

THIS WEEK:March 31, 2017 ‐ Susanna Lubanga ‐ Internaonal RescueCommiee

Susanna Lubanga is a Highland

Church of Christ member and

director of the IRC here in

Abilene.

LAST MEETING: March 24, 2017 ‐ Storybook Gardens andCALF 2017

Lynn Barnett and PamTippen presented a

program on the Adamson­Spalding Storybook

Garden that is being built at the Abilene Civic

Center. It will feature five sets of sculptures inspired

by characters illustrated by Garth Williams, including

from the books "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little."

The garden opens during the Children's Art &

Literacy Festival.

NEXT WEEK: ‐ Angela Sharp / CASA of theBig Country

Angela Sharp is Executive Director of

CASA of the Big Coubtry. CASA (Court

Appointed Special Advocates) programs

collaborate with the Department of Family

and Protective Services (DFPS), Child

Protective Services (CPS) and other key

advocates in the child welfare system to

ensure that children who have been removed

from their homes due to abuse or neglect are

placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly

as possible.

UPCOMING EVENTS

­ Susanna Lubanga ­ Resettlement director with

the International Rescue Committee

­ Angela Sharp ­ CASA of the Big Country

­ Good ­ No Meeting

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

PAUL THOMAS Paul Anthony Thomas was born at

Hendrick Hospital to a professional

geologist father who was a

numismatist and investment

advisor and to a chiropractor

mother who was a professional

bowler. Both parents were life

masters in bridge. Paul graduated

from Abilene High, A&M, and

Hardin­Simmons with some

classes at SMU and TCU.

Paul's three children, Emily,

Laura, and Seth, are all in college.

Work experience began early, at

thirteen, as an investment analyst

for his father. He was an

independent oil and gas geologist

fifteen years, seven years USEPA ­

Dallas hazardous waste specialist.

For ten years he was money

manager for private clients, then a

principal at Oil States Trading, LLC

and Farpoint Private Equity

Advisors and Managers. He is still

an active investor and money

manager and at large member of

the CFA Institute.

Hobbies include titles of

Certified Professional Geologist

and Mastic Gardner. He owns a

90­acre organic farm in Abilene,

the only organic fruit and vegetable

farm between Ft. Worth and El

Paso. He reads and builds things.

An active author, Paul's last

book is Winning with Private

Equity. He has articles published

by MSNBC, MSNBC

Online, Scottsman Guide

Magazine, McGraw Hill, and

Bruno's Press. He drilled his first

June 8

April 7, 2017

Mar 31, 2017

April 7, 2017

April 14, 2017 Friday

­ Taste of Abilene

­ District Assembly

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

Receiving Paul Harris Fellow pins last week were from the left: Mike Sadler,

Robert Laird, Sidney Levesque, Sharla Wallace, Shaun Martin, Mark Odle,

Becky Spargo, Jerry Strader and Chris Meeks.

2016 TOA GRANT RECIPIENTSNon­profits receiving grants from the 2016 Taste of Abilene were:

Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, Habitat for Humanity, Hope Haven, Library

Consortium, Alzheimer's Assoc., Canine Companions, Chorus of Abilene,

Communities in Schools, DRI, Faith Works, Girl Scouts, The Grace,

Harmony Family Services, Hendrick Hospice, Meals on Wheels, NCCIL,

Noah Project, New Horizons, Salvation Army, Taylor Co Adult Literacy,

Taylor Jones Humane Society, Texas Ramp Project, Region Victim Crisis

Center, and Young Audiences.

RIPDOUG HODEL

Former Rotarian Doug Hodel, 65, passed away suddenly March 26, 2017.

Doug belonged to our club from November 1998 until June 2002.

$$ COST OF LUNCH $$

Heads up for those of you who have been requesting fish during Lent. The

Beehive will now be charging an extra $2.00 for the fish lunch.

Or, if you prefer, you can order a extra vegetable instead of the meat.

BLOOD DRIVE Don't forget...if you donate blood in the name of Rotary, make sure you tell

them its for the Rotary Club of Abilene.

WE'RE ONLY AT 28%...WE STILL NEED 50%

https://my.rotary.org/en

Respectfully request you complete the registration process on the abovewebsite and "unlock" your skills and interest.

Basically after you register/sign­in select "Profile"...Top middle right of page.

Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and "unlock" your Skills &

Interest...please add area(s) of expertise as appropriate. Feel free to

update/unlock other sections under your profile.

EPN

oil well at 23 and bought his first

piece of real estate at 21, which

led to having owned

over 200 residential and

commercial properties since 1979.

He's a private equity manager

specializing in oil and gas, venture

capital, and real estate in the

Texas region.

Paul joined Rotary in October

2008. He is an active member with

a great attendance record. He is

a Taste of Abilene volunteer, a past

director, has served on the Grants

Committee and is our president­

elect..

MAKE­UPS

SOUTHWEST ROTARY Marty Pothier

Richard Rolison ­ 2

RUIDOSO ROTARY Peter Fox

____________________________

Send make­ups to marybeth.kilgore@gmail.com

To complete a make­up online,contact one of the organizationsbelow:

http://www.oneworldrotary.org/

http://rotaryeclubone.org/

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CLUB SERVICE March 24, 2017

Registration:

Don Drennan

Invocation:

Richard Blasingame

Singing/Pledge:

Becky Spargo

Introductions:

Dave Boyll

Dealing for Dollars:

Shaun Martin

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EVERY ROTARIAN EVERYYEAR (EREY)

Congratulations to the following who

have donated to the 2016­2017 EREY

program. Latest member(s) to donate

in bold.

April 18, 2017

April 22, 2017

Please feel free to encourage or call those not listed to the lower right to

make a contribution of $26.50 towards the

2016­2017 End Polio Now Campaign.

CLUB ATTENDANCE March 24, 2017 meeting

35 members out of 78 for an attendance percentage of 46%.

DEALING FOR DOLLARS our pot will start out at $546.

CLUB OFFICERS

President Richard Rolison

President­Elect Paul Thomas

Secretary Mary Beth Kilgore

Treasurer Peter Agnell

Directors Kate Alvarez

Dave Boyll

Carissa Gast

Sidney Levesque

Jim McNiece

Blake Norvell

Sergeant at Arms Marty Pothier

Asst: Charlie Kitchell

Immediate Past

President

Bruce Lampert

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

This section highlights our Rotary members who are active in the

community. Please let Mary Beth or Barbara know when you are involved

in activities outside Rotary, vacationing in exotic places, change jobs, etc.

* Rotarian Kayla Christianson's companies; IN­Focus Digital & IN­FocusSTUDIO 302 won the "Best in Theme" booth award at this year's Abilene

Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. They showcased a living room in

1987 and in 2017, representing how IN­Focus converts outdated media to

today's viewable formats.

in bold.

Morris Baker

David Boyll

Ed Brokaw

Kent Brown

Kayla Christianson

Myra Dean

Don Drennan

Peter Fox

Craig Haterius

Mary Beth Kilgore

Bruce Lambert

Paul Lenker

Bob McMilllan

Marty Pothier

Richard Rolison

Barbara Rollins

Paul Thomas

HANNAH WIGINTON _____________________________

POLIO PLUS CONTRIBUTORSfor the 2016­2017 Rotary Year

Peter Agnell

Donna Albus

Morris Baker

Bruce Bixby

Raymond Blasingame

David Boyll

Ed Brokaw

Kent Brown

Turner Cariker

Manny Carneiro

Myra Dean

Don Drennan

Doug Eichorst

PETER FOXRenee Gaskin

Carissa Gast

Craig Haterious

Fred Lee Hughes

Betty Hukill

Erik Johnson

Jennifer Kent

Mary Beth Kilgore

Charlie Kitchell

Patty Knight

Robert Laird

Paul Lenker

Sidney Levesque

Bob McMillan

Jim McNiece

Shaun Martin

Chris Meeks

Ben Muzechenko

Blake Norvell

Mark Odle

Marty Pothier

Wes Ratliff

Richard Rolison

Barbara Rollins

Mike Sadler

Becky Spargo

Sharla Wallace

Tim Yandell

Friday

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