Memphis Central Rotarian

Vol. 32, No. 17   Meeting No. 1484        October 27, 2006       Editor: Jean Patterson
   

Today’s meeting
11:45 a.m. – Chickasaw Country Club: Dr. Florence Calaway, coordinator at the Memphis City Schools’ Office of Research and Evaluation.  Dr. Calaway will speak about the Youth Development Collaborative, where she serves as a member of the steering committee.

         The Youth Development Collaborative began in 2005 as an initiative involving more than 20 youth development agencies.  Their mission is to mobilize the Memphis and Shelby County community to become a supportive, healthy and nurturing community that understands and values all youth.  They have adopted a philosophy of positive youth development that focuses on building strengths instead of just reducing problems, risks or deficits.  
 
The Youth Development Collaborative is facilitating a three-month community-wide dialog focusing on how we can more fully support our young people, to value our youth and help them thrive.  In a recent survey  7th  and 9th  graders throughout the Memphis and Shelby County school system were asked to rate themselves against 40 different assets that are part of a quality life.  The results give a very insightful snapshot of what we as a community can do to help our youth become successful adults.  

Future meetings
11/03/06 – 11:45 a.m. – Chickasaw Country club:    Salvation Army representative.                                                                                    
11/10/06 -11:45 a.m. – Chickasaw Country Club:  Leo Arnoult, Arnoult & Associates (philanthropy)
11/17/06 – 11:45 a.m. – Chickasaw Country Club:   TBA
11/24/06:  No meeting.  Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

Coming events – mark your calendars now

Saturday evening, December 16, our annual Christmas Party and Silent Auction will be held at the Buckman Performing Arts Centre.  More information is scheduled to come very soon from the party and auction chair, Bill Eddings and his committee.

Sunday afternoon, March 25, 2007 – world renowned pianist Richard Dowling in concert at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre.  Tickets are only $28.00 per person for this amazing 90 minute concert featuring both classical and ragtime/jazz pieces.  This is a new fund-raising event on our club’s calendar.  Bill Matthews is chair of the event.


October birthday
10/31:   Pedro Fernandez (KM Logistics/Cummins Inc.)

November birthdays
11/18:  Jim Crone (Young Technical Services)
11/23:  Jack Robinson (Smith-Doyle Contractors)
11/24:  Bill Matthews (Business Equipment Center)
11/30:   Jeff Jones (C. Jeff Jones RHU – CLU Associates)

P.S.  I would love to be able to list each and every one of our club’s members during the year in our birthday calendar.  However, I do not have birthdays (month and day only) for the following members.  Please send me an e-mail advising me of the date so that I can add you to the appropriate month’s list.
Yves Calvert, DeeDee Fowler and Mabel Rutherford.

We extend our sympathy to the family of Rotarian Dr. Samuel Lafayette Morris

Dr. Samuel "Sam" Lafayette Morris, 54, of Sardis MS died October 15, 2006 at the Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville MS. He was a Doctor of Chiropractics and a United States Air Force Veteran. Services were held at the Batesville Junior High School auditorium in Batesville on October 21st with interment following at Concord Cemetery in Batesville.

Dr. Sam and his wife, Leah, attended several of our Rotary club’s Christmas parties and silent auctions in recent years.  They were always a welcome addition to our event.  Dr. Sam was a past president of the Senatobia MS Rotary Club.

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