Memphis Central Rotarian

Vol. 32, No. 14   Meeting No. 1481        October 6, 2006       Editor: Jean Patterson
   

Today’s meeting
11:45 a.m. Chickasaw County Club.  Beth Dixon, RISE Foundation (financial literacy). Ray Darby, program coordinator.

        The RISE Foundation is one of several organizations the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis has helped establish. RISE was formed as a part of the Community Foundation to help public housing residents attain financial independence. The organization became independent in 2002.

Beth Dixon is the president and CEO of the Rise Foundation, a public charity that empowers low-income residents of Memphis and Shelby County to build and sustain financial assets.  Dixon launched a second career in 1990 after serving more than a decade as a community volunteer.  She put her advertising and public relations training to work in the nonprofit world as Development Director for the Memphis Food Bank, where she developed the popular “Feed the Need” program in area grocery stores. Since 1994, she has worked primarily with private philanthropists as Vice-President of Development for the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.  During her four-year tenure at the Community Foundation, charitable assets rose from $48m to $150m.  Dixon organized several forums on women and giving which led to the formation of the Women’s Foundation in 1995.  During that same period, women’s giving at the Community Foundation increased 250%.

Future meetings                                                                                        
10/13/06:  11:45 a.m. Chickasaw Country Club, Linda Walter, Regency Travel. Ray Darby, program coordinator.
10/20/06:  11:45 a.m. Chickasaw Country Club, R. C. Johnson, University of Memphis.  Al Hollingsworth, program coordinator.
10/27/06:  TBA

October birthdays
10/04:   R. E. Linkous (Linkous Construction Co.)
10/06:   Karen Shea (Fish & Associates)
10/07:   Gary Rutherford (Glenn Rutherford & Co.)
10/11:   Carlton Smith (Remote Internet Corp.)
10/12:   Bill Eddings (Chris Woods Construction Co. Inc.)
10/16:   Floyd McDaniel (cellulose research, retired)
10/31:   Pedro Fernandez (KM Logistics/Cummins Inc.)

Haiti Mission walk-a-thon – today, October 6 and Saturday, the 7th
Got your walking shoes on?  Marty Petrusek asks that everyone mark our calendars to participate in the annual Walk for Haiti Mission on Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7.  We have been involved in supporting the Haiti Mission for several years.  The benefit will take place at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 2300 Hickory Crest (Messick Road and Kirby Parkway).   Marty invites everyone in our club to meet at the church at 9:00 a.m. to walk (at a pace comfortable for all) for one hour.  Bring your spouse, significant other, friends, kids and grandchildren!  We’ll have lots of fun and raise money for the Haiti Mission project at the same time.  Contact Marty @ 348-2832 for more information

                       
Last week’s meeting
President Jim Crone welcomed us to the 1480th meeting of the Rotary Club of Memphis Central.  Thanks to Lee Whipple, our ex-officio “roving reporter” who sent me a copy of his message to speaker Scott Hartsell following last week’s meeting.
“Scott, TWO Standing ovations!   That is solid evidence of how much the Memphis Central Rotary Club appreciated your powerful presentation today at the Chickasaw Country Club.   For me, and others, your shared experiences served as useful, forceful motivation for us to grasp the nature of the War we’re fighting and must continue to wage. Thanks again for arranging time to let us have a unique insight into what the War means to a warrior who has faced the enemy.”  Lee Whipple.  
 Scott is a U.S. Marine and director of field marketing at Smith & Nephew.  He presented a program about his experiences as a member of the U.S. Special Operations Forces in Iraq, Israel and Bosnia.  Ray Darby was the program coordinator and Lee Whipple introduced the speaker.

Club meetings in the surrounding area    
For the convenience of our members we’re providing an updated list of nearby club meetings where we can make up our misses. Please save this list for future reference.  

MONDAY  
No meetings close to the Memphis area.    
TUESDAY    
Collierville – Noon, Ridgeway Country Club
Memphis– Noon, Cook Convention Center  
Olive Branch – Noon, Olive Branch Country Club, Germantown Road    
Oxford– Noon, Oxford University Club, 300 North Lamar
WEDNESDAY    
Germantown-- Noon, Germantown Country Club, 1780 Kimbrough    
Hernando – Noon, the Magnolia Restaurant, 131 Commerce  
Holly Springs – Noon, Christopher’s Personal Care Home, 885 Highway 178E    
Memphis East – Noon, Racquet Club,  5111 Sanderlin Dr.  
Robinsonville -- 8 am, Hollywood Diner, Old Highway 61      
THURSDAY    
Bartlett/Cordova – Noon, Colonial Country Club, 2736 Countrywood Pky, Cordova      
Southaven – Noon, Boiling Point Restaurant, 55 Church Rd. (near Civic Center)    
Tunica – Noon, Women's Club Building, corner of River and School Streets  
FRIDAY  
 Senatobia –  12:15 p.m., Northwest Junior College campus, Haraway Center      

Club roster    
Rod Ashley 363-6000                                Jack Robinson  213-3993                                  
L.D. Beard  369-9642                                        Gary Rutherford  753-7957                    
John Bennett 853-3460 *                                           Mabel Rutherford  755-3815    
Yves Calvert 767-8776                                      Tidwell Semmes  767-5752 *    
Bert Canfield 634-2730                                  Karen Shea  767-0668  
Larry Conn  682-1800                                              John Shepherd  850-1061  
Jim Crone  570-0125 (cell #)                        Carlton Smith  690-1203
Leroy Dahler 362-9700                                                Henry Springer  757-9005*
Ray Darby  366-7800                                 Jack Springer  681-0025        
Fred Davis  761-9486                                              Jim Vandenburg  735-7003 *        
Jerry Daws 757-8578                                                  Lee Whipple  755-8350  
Bill Eddings 386-3182                                              Dick Wieland  270-3778 (cell #)
Pedro Fernandez  568-1575                                 Gordon Wilson  678-4101  
DeeDee Fowler  485-1678
Henry Francis 754-3405 *                                                      
Doc Harris 662-429-4551**                          
Al Hollingsworth 767-3600          
Laura House 323-6216            
Jay Hudson  529-3632                                                                                        
Rick James  362-3492 X27            
Jeff Jones  853-8109                                                                                                    
Doyle Lemons 756-6536                            
R.E. Linkous 754-0700
David Luiken  382-3823
Harvey Marcom 761-2016
Bill Matthews  345-5650
John May 259-3631
Floyd McDaniel  327-2013  
Tom Michael  759-2143                        
Bob Neal  685-7772
Don Palmer 662-429-1542**
Jean  Patterson 332-5586, Ext. 1295      
Chester Perry 685-0972*  
Marty Petrusek  348-2832
Andy Peters 821-4145  
Mike Robbins  363-5880
Randolph Reeves  681-0507  


* Honorary member        ** On leave of absence