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Rotary Club
of Temple
Thursdays at Noon
Wildflower Country Club
www.templerotary.org
2009-2010 Board & Officers
enter">Susan Connolly
President
Tommy Valle
President Elect
Danny Dunn
Immediate Past President
Shawn Hunt
Secretary
Wade Miller
Treasurer
Rosa Hernandez
Administration
Justin Fuller
Service
Tommy Valle
Membership
Judy Duer
International Service
Gail Peek
Public Relations
Vic Gillett
Sergeant at Arms
Kurt Toliver
Foundation Chair
Barbara Bozon
Board Member at Large
Greeters
June 24th:
Justin Fuller, Sarah Garner-Cox, Randy Garrett
AND ALL RED BADGERS!
Upcoming
Program
Club Assembly
June
Birthdays:
June Spouse
Birthdays:
June 26:
Angela Cowan
June 28:
Diane Jones
June
Anniversaries:
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Notes from the President
Well, this week is my last week as your president and there will be an overview of the year and a changing of the guard. It has been my privilege to serve as president of the Temple Rotary Club this year. My board has done a tremendous job in their areas. I also want to thank Jack Jones and Bill Stokes for heading up the Bloomin' Temple Tour and Stephanie Turnham for taking on the Spaghetti Supper. See everyone Thursday!
Matching Grant
We completed a matching grant with our sister club from Monterrey Cumbres to purchase equipment for the new pavillion being built at Peaceable Kingdom (barbecue grill, misting fan, industrial refrigerator, 12 tables/benches. Four members of our sister club were here to see the equipment and wrap up the
grant.
Temple Rotary Club - RYLA Campers
Last week we met the two students we are sending to RYLA Camp.
They have both agreed to come back in the near future and share with us their experiences at RYLA. Matt Wolf and Will Bednarz.
Going Away Party - In Honor of Steve Rublee
Steve Rublee is moving to South Carolina
There will be a get together Saturday June 26th at 6:00pm
at Susan Connolly's office/house 8 N 9th.
This is also Steve's Birthday. Everyone is invited.
Please RSVP so I know how much food to provide - BYOB.
Please RSVP, sconnolly6@gmail.com or 771-2788.
Please come and say Happy Birthday and a fond so-long to Steve.
Last Weeks Program - By Judy Duer
Dorothy Powell - Vocational Award Winner
     
Last meeting Temple Rotarians honored our own Dorothy Powell with the Rotary Vocational Award. Dorothy is a Temple native and after graduating from high school here, went on to be a teacher and principal in the Temple Schools. She was married to Alison Powell, who was also a well respected educator in the Temple schools. Following Dorothy’s 36 years working for TISD, she ran for school board, and has continued to serve the children of Temple in that way.
The program, organized by John Bandas brought in a wide variety of people to honor Dorothy’s achievements. The guests included fellow students, sorority sisters, teachers and principals, and also fellow school board members. Kicking off the tribute was a couple of people who grew up with Dorothy. Rotarian Delores Sims and Bobbie Nell Pennigton remembered graduating with Dorothy from Dunbar school back in 1949 when Mr. Meredith was principal. They said that Dorothy always went to the spelling contests at Prairie View and always won. They also commented that she loved to work at church and in the community, and was secretary of her Sunday School class. Representing the school system was during the time she was a teacher and principal were Gail Leidy, former Superintendent Marilyn Hoster, and Coach Cain, all of whom spoke fondly of her.
Members of the Zetas, Dorothy’s sorority, were represented by Elaine McCoy, Sonjenette Crossley, and Joyce Adams. Several of them had had Dorothy as a teacher in grade school at Crestview, and seemed honored to now be her sorority sister. They noted that as a teacher, Dorothy was someone you could always talk to. Another student of hers was another Rotarian, Larry Wilkerson, who said she was his third grade teacher. One of the things he learned in her class he said was that if he got his work done quickly, he could leave early. This was a lesson he took to heart, and is still following today (thus the early departures from Rotary)!
Several amusing stories were told to highlight the fact that Dorothy was “tough but fair”, as fellow school board member Ramsey Farley described her. Roscoe Harrison described the time in the ‘50’s when she was substituting in the Belton school district, and substituted with his 9th grade class. A fellow student of his called “Peepsie” tried to test the mettle of the substitute, but when Dorothy threatened to “fit a book on her head” she backed down. Rae Allen principal Gail Leidy told how during the time they were fellow teachers there was a phone for the teachers to share (no phones in the rooms at that time). If a teacher tried to exceed the posted time limit, Dorothy would just push the button and end the call.
Steve Wright and Jerry Pickle both commented on their time on the school board with Dorothy and described her as “student oriented to the core” and gave credit to her for the wealth of knowledge and information she brought with her, as well as her character.
Dorothy’s reaction when Steve Wright presented her with the award was to say “I didn’t know I was being noticed”, a modest reaction from a special lady. Congratulations on this well deserved award, Dorothy!
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 June
Please let me know if you have a program you would like to share and we will book them.
June 24 - Rotary Assembly
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