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THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities www.parkcitiesrotary.org Service Leaders united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical Above standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Self January 27, 2012 TODAY’S PROGRAM Program Chair of the Day: Eric Heitkamp The Texas Rangers Eric Nadel Jim Jon Mike Lead Sundberg Daniels Maddux Voice of Senior General Pitching the Texas Executive Manager Coach Rangers Vice President Eric Nadel is in his 18th Rangers Hall of Famer Jim Jon Daniels became the 8th year on the Texas Rangers Sundberg was appointed Seni- General Manager in Texas club Maddux enters his fourth radio broadcasts, his second or Executive Vice President in history when he was promoted season as Texas pitching season on 103.3 ESPN and the October 2008. He interacts with to the position on Oct. 4, 2005. coach, leading a staff that pos- Rangers ESPN Radio Network. team President Nolan Ryan and Under Danielsʼs leadership, the ted a single-season club record It marks his 34th year broad- General Manager John Daniels Rangers have improved their for shutouts. Rangers ERA has casting Rangers baseball, the on baseball matters. In addi- victory total in each of the last lowered every season since longest tenure of any announ- tion, Sundberg is in his second four seasons culminating with a Madduxʼs arrival. Staffʼs 3.79 cer in the history of the fran- year as the President of the club record 96 victories in 2011. ERA in 2011 was 7th-lowest chise and the second longest Texas Rangers Foundation. He Texasʼs .562 (273-213) winning figure in Texas history and continuous current stint with serves as the club's liaison for percentage over the past three lowest since a club-record 3.31 one team in the American its spring training facility in Sur- years is fourth highest in the mark in 1983. Club has finished League. prise, AZ, and runs the very majors behind the Yankees, in A.L.ʼs top 5 in ERA in conse- A finalist for both the 2011 successful Texas Rangers Phillies, and Red Sox . cutive years for second time in and 2012 Ford C. Frick Awards Legacy Partnership, now in its With consecutive World Se- its history. Prior to joining Tex- Nadel joined the Rangers in seventh season. ries appearances, the Rangers as, Maddux spent six seasons 1979 and called games on te- Jim has previously served join the Blue Jays and the Yan- serving as pitching coach for levision and radio in his first as Executive Vice President, kees as the only franchises to the Milwaukee Brewers club three seasons. He is a six-time Communications & Public Re- win back-to-back American which secured the N.L. Wild recipient of the National lations, Executive Director to League pennants in the last 22 Card spot in ʻ08 to earn a post- Sportscasters and Sportswri- the President, and Director of years. The Rangers accomplish- season birth for the first time ters Assoc. Texas Sportscas- Business Development since ments earned Daniels Baseball since 1992. He played 15 sea- ter of the Year Award, and two- joining the Rangers front office Americaʼs 2010 Major League sons in the major leagues for time winner of the Associated in January 2004. He was a Executive of the Year. He is just nine different teams. He played Press award for best play-by- member of the inaugural Texas the second Rangers executive collegiately at the University of play in Texas. Rangers Hall of Fame. to ever earn the award . Texas-El Paso. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Peace Through Service' is 2012-13 RI theme RI President-elect Sakuji Tanaka “Peace, in all of the ways that we gles. It is something that unveiled the 2012-13 RI theme, Peace can understand it, is a real goal and a we can find and that we can Through Service, during the opening realistic goal for Rotary," he said. achieve, every day and in plenary session of the 2012 Interna- "Peace is not something that can only many simple ways." Peace has differ- tional Assembly, a training event for be achieved through agreements, by ent meanings for different people, incoming Rotary district governors. governments, or through heroic strug- Tanaka said. (continued on page 3) Chartered in 1948 THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities January 27, 2011 - Page 2 LAST WEEK our third annual Dentistry with a Heart, which will be Presiding: Jim Mills and Lili Silerio, Pres- THE HUB February 10th this year. Newsletter of the ident of Hillcrest H.S. Interact Club Howard Fitch awar- Invocation: John Glancy Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas) ded Blue Badges to Mary Bishop, Kevin Betty Dawson, Editor Pledge: DʼAngelo Holloway, HHS Interact Chagnon, and David Hill. President Jim Shutterbug Committee Song Leader: Rod Pirtle thanked Howard for helping our new mem- Fred Speno, Chair Introductions: Amy Tafoya, HHS Interact bers get their Blue Badges, and reminded ev- and Nolan Duck eryone to get to know our new members. Bulletin/Internet Advertising Hub and Web Advertisers: Kendra Barb Jeffries reported that the second half Dax Seale, Chair Yanchak of the dues is due if you have only paid the Four Way Test: Cindhy Hernandez, HHS first half. Interact Howard Fitch introduced the new mem- Chair of the Day: Howard Fitch bers who would be speaking, giving their “living obituaries,” today. First to speak was Speaker: New Members Caren McGratty. She said that if there Program: Introductions was one word to describe her, it would be OFFICERS and DIRECTORS Interact President Lili Silerio “dance.” She started taking dance at three 2010-2011 was standing in for President years old. She lived half of her life in New Jim Mills, President Jim Mills today and called the York, so had an opportunity to study under Fred Brown, President Elect meeting to order. President Jim great dancers and choreographers. When Cleve Clinton, Vice President thanked everyone for she first moved to New York she volunteered Mark Kashar, Secretary their support on the passing of his for many things to get to know people, but nar- Barb Jeffries, Treasurer mother. He also welcomed the In- rowed her focus to New York Hospital and the Mike Jarrell, Sgt. at Arms teract students who would be Metropolitan Ballet. Her two grown children Susan Rogers, Club Service I leading the meeting. PP John live in NY, but they attended HPHS. She is a Chris Clausen, Club Service II seventh generation Texan. Caren received Glancy gave the invocation, Michael Rainwater, her Blue Badge following her talk. and asked that we keep in our Community Service I prayers Jim Millsʼs family. Lili Next to speak was Jim Weichel. He Tom Stutz, Community Service II thanked RCPCʼs Interact spon- grew up in western Oklahoma. He and his wife Tracy Gomes, Vocational Service sors, Tracy Gomes, Linda have lived in Rockwall for nineteen years; Pam Carvey, International Service Tunnell, Ley Waggoner, they have two children. He attended universi- and Marshall Weaver, and described how ty in Oklahoma and New York, and has gradu- Linda Tunnell, At Large important Interact had been to her. She intro- ated from the Graduate School of Banking at Rick Amsberry, duced Interact Sargent-at-Arms LSU. He has been involved with Rotary for six Immediate Past President DʼAngelo Holloway to lead the years. He started at the noon club in Green- Rod Pirtle, Parliamentarian Pledge of Allegiance. PP Rod ville; then attended the noon club in Rockwall Charles Delphenis, Historian Laurie Aldredge, Pirtle led “The for the last few years. He is looking forward to Club Administrator Star Spangled getting more involved in RCPC. Banner.” and in Last to speak today was Tom Rhodes. 6704 Snider Plaza the spirit of camaraderie, He grew up in the Park Cities. He attended Dallas, Texas 75205 “Side By Side.” Interact VP Virginia Military Institute, which he describes Office Phone: 214-739-4170 Amy Tafoya in- as much like a prison. He played sports so he Office Fax: 214/363-6980 troduced our could eat at the training table. He played foot- www.parkcitiesrotary.org visitors and ball, but they lost almost every game until his Email: [email protected] guests, including Hillcrest H.S. last year. Following graduation, he joined the Business Manager, Maria Aviles, Marine Corps. When he turned twenty-one, and Hillcrest Interact Sponsor, Dr. Durgha he started taking flying lessons, and contin- Shanmugan. Patsy Watson announced ued when he got out of the (continued on page 3) Get involved! EVENTS CALENDAR In- Interact at Hillcrest H.S, AED = Defibrillator Training 8 am. See Tracy Gomes February Bl = Blood Drive M = Meals on Wheels (Differ- S BD = Board of Dirs. Mtg, 7 am ent teams on each day) M T W Th F S LaMadeleine, 75 & Mockingbird See Hoyt Neal. M M VV Mtg CM = Circles of Success Mc = Ronald McDonald Mentoring See T. Gomes House-See Jina McDaniel Kalyan Banerjee, India M M M M 5 Cn Mtg DH Cn = PCR Connect Event. NM = New Member Event President, Rotary International CP = ChildsPlay Work Mtg Pr = Program Committee Mtg www.rotary.org 12 M M MBD M Mtg D = District 5810 Event Reading and Radio Resources M M M M DH = Dentistry with a Heart See Jodie Ray Bud McBrayer, Plano Sunrise 19 Mc Mtg FR = Family of Rotary Event SpE = Special Service Event F = Fellowship Event VV = Vet to Vet - See Bob Dill Governor, District 5810 M M M 26 FF = RCPC Foundation Fund Web-lite = after noon mtg www.rotary5810.org Mtg. See Fred Brown Blue = Activities on own schedule THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities UPCOMING PROGRAMS January 27, 2011 - Page 3 February 3 Jeff Crilley February 17 TBA Real News PR February 24 Lee Jackson February 10 Rotary Ethics Panel The Future of The U.