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Notes from the President
We had a great program last week by our own Lonzo Wallace. We gave the Policeman and Firefighter of the year award and I think we fed half the police department. It was a great program and a great meeting, thank you Lonzo.
Board Meeting
March 17, Noon, 8 North 9th - Please bring your lunch. All RED Badgers are welcome.
Tejas Multi-District Conference
April 29-May 2, 2010 in San Antonio - Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
For the first time in the history of Rotary International Six Districts host a Conference as big as Texas!!!
Fiesta Fun & Food - Fellowship - Rotary Ideas - Service
- House of Friendship- Silent Auction - Live Entertainment
Sounds like great fun. Early Registration has been extended to midnight April 6th. Sign up and get the $195 rate.
Early Act First Knight
The Temple Rotary Club is sponsoring the Early Act First Knight Program at Lakewood Elementary School this year. It is an exciting program that teaches children what Rotary is and does. More importantly it is a character training program that includes the Four Way Test.
Below is the Schedule of events at Lakeway Elementary School:
Friday March 26, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
This is a meeting that Rotarians and a handful of children meet to discuss and direct their international and local community service projects.
Friday April 2, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
Friday April 16, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
There will be a service meeting on this day at 11:45am and also at 1:00pm
will be the kickoff ceremony. This ceremony is the show with the horses and jousting. It will be a very unique and spectacular show and I encourage all our members to attend and support the children at Lakewood Elementary. It will be a chance to see first hand how this program is impacting the character of children in our community.
Friday May 7, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
Thursday May 20, Second Knighting Ceremony
If you are interested in joining this committee please get with Barbara Bozon. To find out more about this program go to the Early Act First Knight website is www.eafk.org.
Last Weeks Program -
Chief Lonzo Wallace and the First Baptist Church Fire
Temple Fire and Rescue Chief and loyal Rotarian, Lonzo Wallace gave the program last Thursday on the recent First Baptist Church fire. Around 5:30 on the morning of January 19, the fire department was called in to fight what would soon become a three alarm blaze. Chief Wallace made it clear to the fire fighters to save the sanctuary if possible, but as the fire continued to spread he soon realized that would not be an option. They made a gallant effort to save as much of the church as possible and keep it from spreading to neighbors. Several fire departments were called in from the surrounding areas to help maintain the phones at the Temple stations.
Chief Wallace called in the ATF to bring them in on a potential arson investigation. There were findings in the church that the fire was intentionally set, but Chief Wallace could not discuss it due to the ongoing investigation. He was able to answer several questions from the audience. We thank Chief Wallce for speaking to us and also for the great work he does with the city.
District 5870 Information
The February, 2010 District Newsletter is currently posted on the District Website. The link to the district newsletter is http://www.rotary5870.com/Newsletter.cfm
Scheduled Programs for March
Please let me know if you have a program you would like to share and we will book them.
March 18 - Dr. Elmyra Encarnacion, Director of the Scott & White’s Plummer Movement Disorder Center
March 25 - David Blackburn - TMED Project
April 1 - BioScience District Team
April 8 - John Redington, Rotary GSE Team to Australia
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