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Program Chair of the Day: Mary McMahon

October 5, 2012

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

Mike Miles,DISD SuperintendentDestination 2020 Plans and Future

COMMITTEE TIME

THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Volume 64, Number 12

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Mike Miles officially became Dallas ISDʼs 25th superintendent on July 1, 2012. Prior to coming to Dallas ISD, Mr. Miles was the Superintendent of the Har-rison School District Two in Colorado Springs, a position he held for the past six years. During his tenure, he trans-formed the district, significantly impro-ving the quality of instruction and raising student achievement. He expanded leadership capacity and implemented the most rigorous pay-for-performance system in the nation.

After graduating from West Point in 1978, Miles served in the Armyʼs elite Ranger Battalion and commanded an Infantry Rifle Company. After the Army, Miles studied Slavic languages at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Leningrad in Russia. Miles then pursued advanced study of Soviet affairs and public policy at Co-lumbia University after being selected

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Dallas Independent School District

• Over 157,000 students• Over 20,000 employees• 225 school buildings• Budget - over $1.47 BillionDestinationBy The Year 2020, Dallas ISD will have the highest college- and career-ready percentage of graduates of any large, urban district in the nation.Core Beliefs• Our main purpose is to improve student

academic achievement.• Effective instruction makes the most differ-

ence in student academic performance.• There is no excuse for poor quality instruc-

tion.• With our help, at risk students will achieve at

the same rate as non-at risk students.• Staff members must have a commitment to

children and a commitment to the pursuit of excellence.

as a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities and winning a National Science Foundation Graduate Scholarship. In 1989, Miles joined the U.S. State Department and served as a diplomat in Warsaw, Poland, where he tracked Polandʼs evolving rel-ations with Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe.

Miles continues to honor his com-mitment to serve the public interest and entered the field of education. Prior to being selected as superintendent, Miles held positions as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent. He is recognized as an accomplished practi-tioner of curriculum alignment, instruc-tional feedback, organizational effec-tiveness, leadership development, and systems thinking. Miles is married with three children, two attending college and one that attends Marsh Middle School in the Dallas ISD.

www.dallasisd.org

In support of our clubʼs strategic initiative, Park Cities Rotary will designate November as “Feed the Hungry” month.  We will be involved with two new exci-ting events that benefit the North Texas Food Bank and give us an opportunity to highlight the work of our vari-ous committees that support this effort. • We will be partnering with HPISD on the Kids for Turkeys event on Nov. 14th. We will help collect turkeys at each of the schools in the district.  Special thanks to Dawson Orr for his help with this initiative.  • On Sunday, Nov. 18th, we will be sponsoring the Snider Plaza Tree Lighting event in conjunction with the Merchants Association and the City of UP. This

event will also benefit the North Texas Food Bank. 

RCPC Designates November as “Feed the Hungry” Month

You will hear more about these events in the coming weeks, but put these dates on your calendar now.

During the month of November, we will also be show-casing the work of three of our other committees which support our “Feed the Hungry” initiative: • Meals on Wheels • The Ronald McDonald House and • Vet to Vet Program. 

It will be a great opportunity to get a first-hand look at Rotary at work within our community and to explore ways to become involved with this exciting initiative. 

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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

Fred Brown, PresidentCleve Clinton, President ElectEric Heitkamp, Vice President

Jina McDaniel, SecretaryBarb Jeffries, Treasurer

Patsy S. Watson, Sergeant-At-ArmsSusan Rogers, Club Service I

Michael Rainwater, Club Service II Tom Stutz, Community Service I

Karen Farris, Community Service IIShawn Murphy, New GenerationsMike Jarrell, International Service

Ley Waggoner, At LargeJim Mills, Immediate Past President

Bill Sleeper , Parliamentarian/Historian

Laurie Aldredge, Club Administrator

6704 Snider PlazaDallas, Texas 75205

Office Phone: 214-739-4170Office Fax: 214/363-6980

Email: club@parkcitiesrotary.orgwww.parkcitiesrotary.org

Dennis Harrison, Webmaster

Sandy Forster, RC of GarlandGovernor, District 5810

www.rotary5810.org

LAST WEEK Presiding: Fred Brown Invocation: Bill MatthewsSong Leader: Gerry MomtgomeryIntroductions: Ley WaggonerAdvertisers: Chris ShortPhotographer: Fred SpenoFour Way Test: Linda Tunnell Chair of the Day: Ira DentonSpeaker: Rena PedersonProgram: The Bravest Woman in the

World

M T W Th F SAED = 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

Mtg. See Cleve ClintonIn- Interact at Hillcrest H.S,

8 am. See Tracy Gomes

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M = 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 MtgReading and Radio Resources

See Jodie RaySpE = Special Service EventVV = Vet to Vet - See Bob DillWeb-lite = after noon mtgBlue = Activities on own schedule

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President Fred Brown be-gan the meeting by giving a brief remembrance of Howard Fitch, who passed away suddenly on September 16. Howard had im-

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

Sakuji Tanaka, Japan

President, Rotary International

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OFFICERS and DIRECTORS2012-2013

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pacted so many lives and had over 800 peo-ple at his memorial service. President Fred stated even though Howard had been a mem-ber for just 4 years, he had been so active that he was awarded the Wilbur Hawkins Spirit of Rotary award in 2011. Gerry Montgom-ery led us in the Pledge and Star Spangled Banner. We then attempted to sing “On the Road to Mandalay”, which apparently was a Frank Sinatra song (he probably rolled over in his grave). Ley Waggoner introduced our visitors and guests. Chris Short, before in-troducing our Hub and Web advertisers, men-tioned how he had met our speaker years be-fore when he sold her a car. He thought she was flirting with him, but she was really just being a shrewd negotiator!

Patsy Watson and PE Cleve Clinton gave an update on the RCPC Foundation, and mentioned that the number of contributors had grown from 20 last month to 48 currently, in-cluding 4 who had just turned in their checks.

Paul Pirok presented Michael Jenkins, President of Dallas Summer Musicals, with the Patriot Cup, as the float sponsored by the Dallas Summer Musicals was the winning float

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in the Fourth of July Parade.

Brian Coggon intro-duced our new-

Eric Heitkamp reminded us that next week is our “one + one” guest day to enjoy our speaker, new DISD Superintendent Mike Miles

Ira Denton introduced our speaker, Rena Pederson, who came to talk to us about “The Bravest Wo-man in the World”. She is currently the Director of Communications for

the National Math and Science Initiative. She wanted to discuss with us a book she is com-pleting, entitled “The Burma Chronicles”. Her book is about a remarkable woman, Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for trying to bring democracy to Burma. She won the prize while under house arrest for her activities trying to bring attention to the repressive military regime in Burma. Her fa-ther also tried to bring independence to Burma after WWII, but was assassinated right after he had set up his new government. She grew up and went to Oxford where she met her hus-band and started a family. She then had to return to Burma in the late 1980’s to help them crusade for independence. She spent the next 15 of 20 years in prison. In the 2007 Saf-fron Revolution, thousands of monks protes-ted and hundreds were killed. After a cyclone devastated the country, the repressive re-gime refused to allow any aid to be sent from other countries. Dignitaries, including Laura Bush, spoke out for Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi was on the cover of numerous publica-tions around the world, discussing the repres-sion her country was undergoing and her fight for peace. She was finally released from pri-son in 2010 and is allowed to go out and give speeches. She was elected to the Burmese Parliament, and last week came to Congress to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.

with thanks to Patsy Watson for these Meeting Notes

Do you have Joys or Concerns? Please let us know at- announcements@parkcitiesrotary.org

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THOUGHTS ON . . .

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

~ Peter De VriesPoverty is the schoolmaster of character. ~ AntiphanesA sense of curiosity is nature's original school of education.

~ Dr. Smiley BlantonThe simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life. ~ Ernest RenanThe school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.

~ MenanderOne thing about the school of experience is that it will repeat the lesson if you flunk the first time.

~ Author Unknown

Our Funders for Next Week are Moody Alexander

Ruth AlhilaliElaine Allen

Roger AlspaughSteve Aman

√ = Contribution made for 2012-13

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

RCPC FOUNDATION

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Oct. 12 PDG Dave McSpaddenHow to Make This the Best Year of Your Life

Oct. 1 9 New and Veteran Members Speeches

Oct. 2 6 Jeff Fegan, Executive DirectorDFW International Airport

Nov. 2 Jim Von Ehr, II, Founder, President, and CEOZyvex Corp. - Nanotechnology

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

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

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

ROTARY CONNECTED

Schools

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Interesting New Thread: From RI President I'm interested in hearing from you about what you feel is your life's purpose, in simple terms.

.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

RI: http://twitter.com/#!/rotary Tweet of the week: Whatʼs a VTT and whatʼs happening with GSE? Find out from the Rotary #Foundation chair at http://ow.ly/ecqGf 

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

Interesting New Thread: Health workers travel through the flood affected Layya district in Pakistan to deliver the polio vaccine.

Pick up the New 2012-13 RCPC Directory inside the first door.Ronald McDonald House, Mon, Oct 15. 4:30-7:00pm at RMcD House. Serve dinner to families of hospitalized kids. See Jina McDaniel.RILI, Oct 6-7, in Denison. Details at http://rili5810.org/registrationKids 4 Turkeys, Nov. 14, at HPISD schoolsTree Lighting in Snider Plaza, Nov 18, 2:00-6:00pm. Food, music, fun for families and turkeys for the NTX Food Bank. Details coming soon!Advertise in The Hub or on the Website. See Chris Short for details!

Miss a Meeting? Watch it Online!

Chad HarbourClassification: Writer

Proposed by Clark Hodges2nd publication

Proposed New Member

Happy Birthday

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

HE PROFITS MOST WHO LAUGHS BEST One day a housework-challenged husband decided to wash his sweatshirt. Seconds af-ter he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted, "What setting do I use on the wash-ing machine?" "It depends," his wife replied. "What does it say on your shirt?" He yelled back, "Ohio State.”

An English professor wrote the words "a woman without her man is nothing" on the

No birthdays this week!!

chalkboard and asked his students to punctu-ate it correctly.

The males in the class wrote: "A woman, without her man, is nothing."

The females in the class wrote: "A woman: without her, man is nothing."

Are You Ready for Some Football?

HP Scots - 42Forney - 7

Great Win!

HHS Panthers - 38Samuell - 34

Great Win!

Rotary International has made a new funding commit-ment of $75 million over three years to the Global Polio Eradi-cation Initiative (GPEI).

Rotary, which has already contributed nearly $1.2 billion to the GPEI, announced the commitment at a Sept. 27 high-level side event on polio eradi-cation, convened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the United

Nations General Assembly in New York.

The side event, “Our Commitment to the Next Gen-eration: The Legacy of a Po-lio-free World,” brought to-gether leaders of the remain-ing endemic countries, repre-sentatives of donor govern-ments, development agen-cies, the GPEI partners, and the media to underscore the urgent need to finish the job.

Rotaryʼs Global Polio Eradication Initiative

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Oil & Gas Operations and Production

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