Our new member Alyssa Johnson will present her vocational / classification talk on December 3. She is a member of International Leadership of Texas, and is a Principal for them in Mansfield. She lives in Midlothian.
Gracen Hawley presented her vocational / classification talk on November 19th. We learned something about the care industry she is part of as co-owner and full operator of Midtowne Health and Rehab.
Midlothian Police Department's Chaplain, Larry Acheley, spoke to us on November 12th. His subject was the Resiliency Program for First Responders.
Our newest member at the time, Tom Hawbaker, spoke to us on November 5th, giving his classification talk.
We had a fifth Tuesday social event at Pinnacle Bank on October 29th, hosted by President Don Ellis. Costumes were optional, and here are those who dressed up. 3 for Oktoberfest, 3 for Halloween. Sondra, Chester, David, Pat, Laura and Don. David won the drawing for "best costume."
Midlothian Rotary's Pints For Polio Fundraiser was held on October 24th at Jalapeño's. A portion of proceeds from draft beer sales were to be donated to the PolioPlus fund of The Rotary Foundation through Midlothian Rotary. The Gates Foundation would be providing matches for contributions in October, Polio Awareness Month. We'll report later on the proceeds, or edit this posting to include that report.
Several members of our club showed up to indicate our support. I noted Don & Debbie Ellis, John Piper, and Jane and myself at least attended. I seldom drink and I'm not fond of beer, but I did take one for the team here. John Piper and I shown here clicking our mugs. We did have a pleasant evening of visiting, and of course the food is good, even the appetizers.
Dr. David Belding made a presentation to advocate for the MISD proposition we'll be voting on along with the general election on November 5. He made a good argument for voting "yes."
Our program on October 15th was an update on Manna House, and was presented by Sissy Franklin and Norma Belcher. We presented them with a check - our annual gift from the club, thanks to our Flag Program - at the end of their presentation.
Emily Heitman, Executive Director of the MISD Education Foundation, gave a presentation on October 8th about the function of ISD education foundations and the MISD's in particular. They do have fund-raisers to get more money to enhance the educational opportunities in MISD, often using small grants.
Our RYLA Campers made an enthusiastic presentation at our meeting on June 25th at Beef 'O' Brady's. Addison, Jorja, Jackson, Shelly and Zoe told us all about their experiences and had a presentation as well as a slide show and even a QuickTime movie.
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