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Rotary Club of Shreveport Chartered 1914

May 31, French presence in Louisiana 2016 T ues d ay, Appointed by the President of the French Re- 12:13 p.m. public, Mr. Grégor Trumel assumed his duties as Consul General of France in Louisiana in S hrevepor t August 2014. He previously served as First Conve ntio n Counselor, Press Counselor and Deputy Chief Ce nter of Mission at the Embassy of France in Den- mark. He has also served in Paris and The Netherlands. Joining the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rotarians in 2000, Mr. Trumel has gained significant pro- Serving Others Grégor Trumel fessional expertise in European diplomacy, especially during the Danish Presidency of the European Union in 2012. He also specializes in Human Resources and was head of Execu- tive Management in Paris, a position that oversaw the activities of ambassadors, directors and consuls general. Janet Money A graduate of Sciences-Po (Political Studies Institute), Mr. Trumel has also studied eco- Parker Table nomics and literature. He is passionate about 20th century French literature and modern music, especially the music of Louisiana (Cajun, Zydeco). As a consul general, he focuses his action on the French commu- Paul Burch Raffle nity in Louisiana, the promotion of francophonie and French edu- cation, as well as French-Louisianan trade and business coopera- tion. Mr. Trumel grew up in Touraine, located in the Loire River Val- ley, and is very fond of Bretagne, where his family has their Sedrick Scanner- Greeter-4Way Robinson roots. He and his wife Ingrid, a school teacher, are the parents of Test four children.

Rotary Blood Donation Drive Glenn Invocation Langley Tuesday, May 31st 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Tom Arceneaux Music Get a t-shirt, Get a Rotary make-up, And Kermit Perhaps save a life! Poling P a g e 2 The Rotaripost

Civic Grant Awards! June 7, 2016 At our meeting on June 7, 2016 our Civic Grant Committee will announce our civic grant awards and will present our winners with checks for local projects in our community. These funds are the result of the efforts of our 2015 Food Truck Throwdown Festival, our club’s signature community fund-raising event that spun off of our DragonBoat Festival. T ues d ay 12:13 p. m. Grant applications were solicited in Decem- ber, 2015 and accepted through February 29, S hrevepor t 2016. The committee received 49 applica- Conve ntio n tions, 8 more than last year. Committee Ce nter members were asked to review all applications, select their top five applications and rank them. The votes were then tabulated. Thanks to hard working committee members Rotarians Richard Brontoli (chair), David Cook (co- Serving Others chair), Merritt Chastain, Bob Neff, Renee Petree, Troy Bain, Harold Denny, Kathy French, Leslie Quinn, Charles Grubb, Taylor Brown, Gil Shanley, Wes Attaway, Lawrence Calhoun, Mike Ferrell, Milton Hutchin- son, Carl Thibodeaux, John Tuggle, Bruce Willson, Jerry Boughton, Tim Fletcher, Tom Money Hardy Foreman, Verni Howard, Darrell Rebouche and Amanda Simpson. Mee Table Five organizations will receive funding for their projects and another six organizations will receive speaker honorariums which entitle them to a smaller amount and a men- tion during our 2016-2017 meetings when we show appreciation to our speakers. Hardy Raffle It’s fun to give money away! Contact Rich Brontoli or David Cook to get on this Foreman committee. A total of $24,416 will be given away. What projects will receive the funding? Come and find out!

Pat Scanner- Greeter-4Way Cord Test Upcoming Programs—Plan Ahead

June 14, 2016 (Ballroom C/D) - Norman Morris, CEO, Louisiana Realtors Don Invocation Howard June 21, 2016 (Ballroom A) - Sheriff Julian Whittington, Bossier Parish

Sheriff Department Bruce June 28, 2016—Congressman John Fleming, U.S. House of Representatives Willson Music And Kermit Poling The Rotaripost P a g e 3

Deadline for pre-registration is June 6, 2016!

Save money by registering NOW for the June 10-14, 2017 Rotary International Convention in Atlanta. You can only register at the Ro- tary website. Let Larry Evensky, Gene Richardson or Judy Bellew know that you’ve registered so we can start planning for our bus charter and group housing.

The Keeping Kids Safe (KKS) program of Rotary District 6190 evolved from a recognized need to provide identification for children or adults unable to speak for themselves in the event of an emergency or an accident. Today, a number of circumstances could necessitate this need—natural disasters, traffic accidents or school emergencies. KKS identification is in two forms—a luggage tag containing a fold- over insert or a stick-on label. These can be placed on a diaper bag, back pack or car seat for easy access by emergency services. Rotarians can provide these to doctor’s offices, day care or pre-K cen- ters, special schools, churches or other places where parents can easily obtain them. (Above) Rotarian Laurel Brightwell, shown here with Autumn (one of the teach- ers) distributed KKS ID tags to every child at Noel Methodist Children’s Center. This Center cares for children between 2 months and 4 years of age with an after school program for elementary students.

Birthdays P a g e 4 * Paul Harris Fellow + Past President PDG Past District Governor

♦ Major Donor

R o t a r i p o s t June 6 Kathy French* June 10 Andy Fisher* Judy Bellew

Executive Director June 12 Dick Bremer, Carlton Golden* P.O. Box 380 Shreveport, LA 71162 June 13 Margaret Wallace* Phone: 318-221-3053 Fax: 318-221-6093 June 14 Taylor Brown* [email protected] June 15 Kim Green* www.rotaryclubofshreveport.org June 17 David Cook♦, Ed Wilkey* Follow us on Facebook June 19 Wade Sample*

These Rotarians shared Rotary June 21 Charlotte Jones* during Rotary year 2015-2016 and sponsored at least one new June 22 Richard Biernacki member. June 23 Willie White*, David Rowe, Andrew Trey Giglio (2) Wishy Nolan (2) Crawford, Peyton LaBorde, Sid Potts*+, Sherwood Bailey Grady Golden Gard Wayt (2) June 24 Francesca Moreland*+, Mike Sievers Bruce Willson Charlotta Nordyke*+ Alan Seabaugh Bob Robinson June 25 Sedrick Robinson, Emily Mott

Emily Mott Tom Arceneaux (2) June 27 Stacy Brown

David Cromwell Bob Hamm (2)

Doug Abington Stephanie Sievers Program on June 14, 2016 Don Howard (2) Jack Lamb

Karen Johnson (2) Bobby Madison Louisiana Realtors

Joe Littlejohn Jim Hill Norman Morris, CEO

Jeb Breithaupt Larry Evensky Shreveport Convention Center Jim Graves Jarrod Horton Ballroom C/D

Dick Bremer (2) Rick Bateman

Greg Juneau