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March 27, 2015

Be a Vibrant and Visionary Model of Service Above and Beyond Self

THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities

Volume 66, Number 33

COMMITTEE TIME

Program Chair of the Day: Charles Polansky

Philip Kingston, Dallas City CouncilmanThe Future of Dallas: The Intersection of Business, Neighborhoods, Transportation, and Politics

Being actively involved in District 14 neighborhood leadership roles since 2000. Philip Kingston was elected to the Dallas City Council on June 24, 2013 representing Council District 14, which includes Downtown Dallas, Uptown, historic East Dallas, Turtle Creek, and Oak Lawn.

Mayor Mike Rawlings appointed Philip as Chair of the Arts, Culture & Libraries Committee, Vice Chair of the Ad Hoc Judicial Nominations Committee and as a member to the Police & Fire Pen-sion Board, Finance & Audit Committee, Housing Committee and Ad Hoc Legislature Committee

In his professional career as a lawyer, Philip has been recog-nized as a Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011. He is a founding member of the Dallas Bar

Association’s Public Forum Committee and was chair in 2010. In that role, he has brought some of the most important civic lead-ers in Dallas to the Bar for speaking events and debates. Philip has a long-standing commitment to legal services to the poor having received the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program’s Out-standing Clinic Attorney of the Year Award three times for his work at the West Dallas Clinic. He travels to West Dallas to volun-teer because that’s where the clients need legal advice in Span-ish. He is also an alumnus of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers’ 2004 Leadership Class.

Baylor Law School, JD General Civil Litigation, 1999 Trinity University, BA Economics, 1994

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Pictured are Key-han Rezvan and Simon Castro, our Hillcrest H.S. Interact students who made the Spring Break trip to Nicaragua on a District 5810 mission trip. Keyhan and Simon related to

HHS Interact in Nicaragua by Ley Waggoner

On Saturday John Brown, Andy Carothers, and Cindy Cummings drove a group of Interact Club mem-bers to the Trinity River Audubon Cen-ter for a work day

the Club how they carried 5 gallon water containers about one kilometer from the well to the homes of the locals they were helping. To find that there was no running water in these homes was an eye opening experience for these Sophomores a t HHS. They helped paint buildings, do maintenance work and also had time to play with local kids. One memory - one simple ball created hours of play time for the local kids. Even when the ball was deflated, they kept on playing with it. Keyhan and Simon told the group that they very much appreciate what they have at home, were very glad to have had the opportunity to go on this trip and that they highly recommend future HHS Interact students going.

Half of the funding for the trip was provided by the RCPC Foundation and half was raised by the Interact Club.

HHS Interact in the Trinity Forest by Andy Carothers

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The Hub is the weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas)

Betty Dawson, EditorShutterbug Committee

Fred Speno, ChairBullet in /Internet Advert i s ing

Chris Short, Chair

Eric Heitkamp, PresidentKaren Farris, President Elect

Dwight Clasby, Vice PresidentJim Zapffe, Secretary

Larry W . Nichols, TreasurerJerry Washam, Sergeant-At-Arms

Nolan Duck, Club Service IMary McMahon, Club Service II Paul Pirok, Community Service

Anne Harper, Com. Service IITracy Gomes, New Generations

Jeff Sheehan, International ServiceRick Amsberry, At Large

Cleve Clinton , Immediate Past President

Mark Thomason , Parliamentarian/Historian

Dennis Harrison, Webmaster

Laurie Aldredge, Club Administrator6704 Snider Plaza

Dallas, Texas 75205Office Phone: 214-739-4170

Office Fax: 214/363-6980Email: club@parkcitiesrotary.org

www.parkcitiesrotary.org

Bill Dendy, RC of DeSotoGovernor, District 5810

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LAST WEEK Presiding: Eric HeitkampInvocation: Maryllyn HargravePledge: Rick AmsberryIntroductions: Cub AmosChair of the Day: Charles PolanskySpeaker: Gail Thomas, Pres & CEO of

the Trinity FoundationProgram: Transforming a City: The

Trinity River Corridor Project

M T W Th F S AED = Defibrillator TrainingBl = Blood DriveBD = Board of Dirs. Mtg, 7am LaMadeleine, 75 & MockingbirdCn = PCR Connect Event.CP = ChildsPlay Work MtgD = District 5810 EventDH = Dentistry with a HeartFR = Family of Rotary EventF = Fellowship EventFF = RCPC Foundation Fund

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In- Interact at Hillcrest H.S, 8 am. See Tracy Gomes-

In -Interact Special ProjectM = Meals on Wheels (Differ-

ent teams on each day) See Patsy Watson

Mentoring at Hillcrest H.S.Mc = Ronald McDonald

House-See Jina McDanielNM = New Member EventPr = Program Committee MtgRU = Rotary UniversitySpE = Special Service EventWeb-lite = on your computer

EVENTS CALENDARApril

Our MissionBuilding a legacy of good works and

fellowship, we strive to:REACH those in need in partnership

with othersINSPIRE tomorrow’s leaders with

high ethical standardsFOSTER lives of service above self

– A supporting member of Rotary International

OFFICERS and DIRECTORS2014-2015

The Rotary Club of Park Cities Please remember ...Janie Loveless who is in rehab.- See belowHer address is Janie Loveless, Reliant Dallas, Room 207, 7930 Northaven Rd., Dallas 75230The family of past RCPC President H. R.

Patterson ,Rex JenningsKendall Laughlin shared a Joy: that his very premie granddaughter is a year old.Please let us know your Joys or Concernsat- announcements@parkcitiesrotary.org

from Janie Loveless on March 24:Finally heading to Reliant rehab after 8 unfor-gettable days @ Baylor...if I'd only had a clue ....thanks for all the precious prayers & cards. I am so lucky to have such dear friends!xoxojanie!

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President Eric Heitkamp called the meeting to order on this first day of spring. He noted that Tesla had provided the use of two cars, one for each of the two top winners of the auction

Committee outlined the candidates nominated to fill the resulting vacant positions. Tom Dortch announced the Program Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 31st at 5:30 at the UP Library. Gerry Montgomery

ClarificationThe auction held on March 13th for the

use of a Tesla brought in $2100 for the RCPC Foundation. Both the winner, Bill Kelly, and the 2nd place team of C.C. and Griffin Collie received the use of a Tesla for forty-eight hours. Enjoy!

last week. The auction brought in $2100 for the RCPC Foundation. Maryllyn Hargrave gave the invocation and noted that former member and past president H. R. Patterson had passed away, that Janie Loveless was recovering from back surgery and that Rex Jennings was back in the hospital. PP Rick Amsberry led the Pledge of Allegiance and the “Star Spangled Banner.”. Cub Amos, as-sisted by Will Reppeto with the mike, intro-duced our guests, including a long-distance visiting Rotarian from Baytown, and PDG Frank Meyer. Teri Thomas introduced our Marketplace Advertiser of the week. PP Greg Pape introduced Charlie Bond, a third-level major donor to the Rotary Foundation. Charlie explained that his family had decid-ed years ago to recognize an RCPC member as an honorary Paul Harris Fellow every year to honor is father-in-law and former RC PC member Jere Elliott. This year the recipi-ent of this honor was Kathleen Klaviter. President Eric ex-plained that VP Dwight Clasby had resign-ed to take a job in Colorado, and the process the Board decided to find a replacement. PP Cleve Clinton, the chair of the Nominating

brought flags from his visit to Rotary Clubs in Guyana. Gerry has brought flags from five countries so far!

Charles Polansky introduced our speaker today, Gail Thomas, President and CEO of the Trinity Trust Foundation. She explained that the Trinity Trust Foundation is only one of many organizations working on the Trinity Project. She believes that revitalizing the Trinity is regaining the soul of the city. The role of the Trinity Trust Foundation is to pro-vide amenities along the river. As a part of the plan, there will be two lakes near downtown. Among the amenities being planned are pop up parks, a water maze, and a playground.

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THE HUB

THOUGHTS ON . . .

No matter how much you disagree with your kin, if you are a thorough-bred you will not discuss their shortcomings with the neighbors.

~ Tom ThompsonAsk about your neighbors, then buy the house.

~ Jewish ProverbIt is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.

~ Publilius SyrusHow much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing. ~ Hesiod

Our Funders for Next Week are

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

RCPC FOUNDATION

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

RI has its own channel on YouTube of-fering a growing collection of videos and psas.

ROTARY CONNECTED

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Interesting New Thread: Find out the top 10 myths about Rotary & how we busted them!

.RCPC has its own channel: http://vimeo.com/channels/rotaryclubofparkcities/

RI: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid= 858557&trk=hb_side_g RCPC: www.linkedin.com/ groups?gid=1248747&trk=hb_side_g

Tweet of the week: Join Rotary mem-bers at #ricon15 to be inspired by the speak-ers and project ideas. http://ow.ly/KHLSF  https://vimeo.com/122999983 

RI: www.facebook.com/rotaryDist. 5810: www.facebook.com/Rotary District5810.

Interesting New Thread: Two Rotary clubs are using a Rotary Foundation global grant to deliver clean water amid civil war in South Sudan Read about their work: http://ow.ly/KHHkz

Miss a Meeting? Watch it Online!

Check out or add to RIʼs Flickr group often, www.flickr.com/groups/familyofrotary/

http://pinterest.com/rotary/ RI has Pinboards on major projects.

Program Meeting, Tue, March 31, 5:30-7:30pm† in the Texana Room, UP Library, 8383 Preston Center Plaza #200, Open to ALL. Bring goof ideas!District 5810 Conference, Fri-Sun, Apr 17-19, at The Inn of the Hills in Kerrville. Dynamic speakers, exciting excursions! www.rotayr5810.orgRI Foundation: $100 (or more) Every Rotarian Every Year!RCPC Foundation: $50 (or more) every year when your name appears in the box below – or any time – or more than once!Planning some Winter travel? Be sure to visit some Rotary Clubs and Make-Up!

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We gratefully acknowledge

ASTRO-GRAPHICSfor the partial funding

of The Hub

Charlie BondTania Boughton

Fred BrownJohn BrownSteve Brown

Happy Birthday

Sam Miller 3.30Susan Harris 4.9

April 3 NO MeetingGood Friday

April 10 Howard Fitch New Member Speechesand Ethics Program

April 17 Godwin Dixon, CEO - PC&SFilling the Gaps in Dallasʼs Continuum of Healthcare

April 24 Alex Vispoli, Mgr of Broadcasting and Media Rough Riders

Our current RCPC Vice-President/ Presi-dent-elect Dwight Clasby tendered his resig-nation to the RCPC Board of Directors at the monthly meeting and advised that he accepted a great job with the University of Colorado in Boulder. Dwight and Julie will be moving to Boulder next month. At the direction of President Heitkamp. Cleve Clinton, chair of the Nominating Com-mittee, reconvened the committee to consider options and recommendations for the RCPC Board of Directors’ consideration. The report of the Nominating Committee, as presented to the RCPC BOD in the monthly March BOD meeting, was that Tracy Gomes, Vice- President elect for the 2015-2016 Rotary year serve as Vice-President through the end of the 2014-2015 year and that Tracy become the 2015-16 Pre-sident Elect. The Nominating Committee further

vice-president for the 2015-2016 Rotary year. Further, the Nominating Committee report sug-gested that its report and recommendations be implemented by notice to the regular member-ship this Friday, be posted in The Hub this week and last and that a vote on the Nominating Committee report be held with the general mem-bership at the Club’s regular meeting on Friday, March 27, 2015. The Nominating Committee report, in its entirety, was considered and unanimously approved by the RCPC BOD.

Important Announcement!

recommended that the RCPC BOD recom-mend Pam Carvey to serve as the RCPC

THE LAST LAUGH• A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.• When fish are in schools, they sometimes take

debate.• When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A.• The batteries were given out free of charge.