10-29-08 Meeting

All Rotary Members:
This weeks Rotary Meeting guest Speaker will be Ed Hardesty from Tulsa Oklahoma . Ed will speak on the importance of the Rotary Foundation. This would be a great week to bring a guest and potential new club members. Please contact me by 12:00 Tuesday by return E-Mail or call me at 632-4145 if you plan to attend. Thanks.
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Ed Hardesty

Ed was born in Ft. Worth, Texas. He has been married to Jeanette, an Interior Designer at Ethan Allen, for 36 years. They have two daughters, Emily Long, of Cleburne, Texas, and Melissa Parsons, of Lawrence, Kansas. Ed and Jeanette are proud grandparents of Jackson Taylor Long, and Kate and Sid Parsons.

Ed has worked for the Social Security Administration for over 35 years. He has been a District Manager since 1980, serving in Cleburne, Texas, Odessa, Texas, and Alexandria, Louisiana prior to coming to Tulsa in 1995. As District Manager, he oversees all Social Security operations in Northeast Oklahoma in Tulsa, Mayes, Creek, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Delaware, and Craig Counties through offices in Tulsa, Bartlesville, and Miami. In addition to his duties as District Manager, Ed has taught Communications, Diversity, Systems Management, and other management subjects to managers and supervisors throughout the Social Security Administration. Ed has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award and the Commissioner's Citation, which is the highest award presented in the Social Security Administration.

Ed is a graduate of Texas Tech University. He has been active in church and community service wherever he has lived. He served as United Way Campaign Chairman and President in Cleburne, Texas and Odessa, Texas, and has served on numerous non-profit boards and commissions. He served on the 2004 Campaign Cabinet of the Greater Tulsa United Way. He is a member of First United Methodist Church in Tulsa. Ed is an avid sports fan and enjoys playing golf.

Ed initially joined Rotary in Alexandria, Louisiana and became a member of the Rotary Club of Southeast Tulsa in 1996, where he has served as Sergeant at Arms, Club Secretary, Vice President and President. He served District 6110, which covers parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas and has over 5,200 members in 79 clubs, for three years as Assistant Governor. He served as District Governor during the 2005 – 2006 Rotary year. He served as Chairman of the Heart of America Breakfast for the 2008 Rotary International Convention in Los Angeles. He currently serves as General Chair of the 2009 Mid-America PETS, and serves on the District 6110 Rotary Foundation Committee, chairing the Paul Harris Society. Ed is the District 6110 Trainer. He also serves as a Zone 29 Membership Assistant and is the Arrangements Chair for the 2009 Rotary Institute, which will be held in Tulsa. Ed, Jeanette, their children and grandchildren are all Paul Harris Fellows, and Ed is a member of the Paul Harris Society. Ed and Jeanette are Benefactors, members of the Bequest Society, and are Major Donors to the Rotary Foundation.

Meeting 10-22-08

The State of Crawford County

All Alma Rotary Club Members:
Wednesday’s guest speaker will be Crawford County Judge John Hall. We would like to have a large turnout for Judge Hall who will be giving us the STATE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY ADDRESS . Please try to make it to this next meeting and bring a guest if at all possible. Please respond to me by 12:00 tomorrow by return E-Mail or call me at 632-4145 so we can order enough food. Thank you.



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Help!

All Rotary Club Members:



We need volunteers to sell programs at the Alma Little League Football Field Saturday. We would like to schedule in one hour increments beginning at 11:00 until 5:15, (if the programs last that long). We especially need someone to fill in from 4:00 to 5:15. Please contact Donna Rogers at 1-479-208-1162 or E-Mail Donna at rdrjvb@yahoo.com if you can fill in one of the time slots listed below.



11:00 to 12:00

12:00 to 1:00

1:00 to 2:00

2:00 to 3:00

3:00 to 4:00

4:00 to 5:15



Thanks,



Dockey

RI general secretary addresses impact of U.S. financial crisis

Go to this link:

http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/Financials/Announcements/Pages/080929_announce_RIgslettercrisis.aspx

District Governor's Blog

In case you didn't get the District Governor's blog address here it is:

http://www.6110times.org/wordpress/

Ron Peterson to Visit Alma Rotary

Ronald L. “Ron” Petersen, Sr.

Governor 2008-2009

District 6110


Ron was born in Goodland, KS. He has been married to Louise for 44 years. She is also a Rotarian and serves as Office Manager at their Radio Stations. They have five children and sixteen grandchildren.

Ron’s Radio Broadcasting career spans over 42 years with positions in the Joplin and Columbia, Missouri markets. He has owned 95.1 MikeFM (KMXL-FM) & Fabulous 1490 (KDMO-AM) since 1990. He served as President of the Missouri Broadcasters Association in 1986 and was honored by the association as the 2005 Distinguished Broadcaster of the Year. He believes in “giving back” and has been active in church and community. He presently serves as a trustee on the McCune Brooks Regional Hospital Board and Public Relations Committee of the Ronald McDonald House of the 4 States. He has served on many other city and county boards. His hobbies include wine making, outdoor cooking, woodwork & being with his Grandchildren.

Ron joined Rotary in 1977 serving as a member of the Board of Directors, Sergeant of Arms, Vice President and President. In 1998 his club awarded him with the 4 Avenues of Service Citation and the Rotarian of the Year. He has served District 6110 as Assistant Governor for 4 years. For the ‘08-‘09 Rotary year he will serve District 6110 as Governor. He, his wife and oldest son, Ron Junior, are all Paul Harris Fellows. Ron & Louise are Level 2 Major Donors to the Rotary Foundation.

Must Meeting

This coming Wednesday meeting is very important for all Alma Rotary members. The District Governor will visit. Make your plans. Invite several guests and prospective members, and let's have more show up in Alma than Van Buren had last week.

Can You Put Your Finger on The U of A Agri Substation?

All Alma Rotary Club Members: Our meeting Wednesday will be very informative. Our Guest Speaker will be Dennis Motes, Director of the University of Arkansas Agricultural Substation in Kibler. If you plan to attend or bring a guest please respond by E-Mail or call 632-4145 so we can get an accurate head count for the caterer.

New Feature: Q & A

Most websites offer Q & A or FAQ pages. Not to be out done Alma Rotary is starting a Questions and Answers segment. However, it will only work if each and every member will leave a sarcastic comment after every Q & A.

Here's a sample of how it will work:

Q Do I have to wear my pin at every meeting?

A You should wear a Rotary pin everyday as a way to share Rotary with the general
public. A permanent tattoo of the Rotary Wheel on your forehead will keep you
from having to hunt down your pin daily.

Now surely you have a better answer. Just click on the word "comments" at the bottom of this post. You can put the "dot" in anonymous or sign you name then click on the button that says "publish" but please leave a comment.

Your answer might be: "I'd rather give a dollar than try and find my pin each week"

To make this successful, the more that participate the better it will be, so leave a comment.

From Last Week's Club Assembly