THETHE HUBHUB TheThe RotaryRotary ClubClub ofof ParkPark CitiesCities 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 TODAY’S PROGRAM February 1, 2008 Program Chair of the Day: Ron Washington & Eric Nadel Hal Copeland Texas Rangers Baseball 2008 Update Fast Facts: on Washington Manatee Junior College in current stints with one team was named the 17th in the American League. • Ron Washington Bradenton, FL, and was full-time manager in Eric has taught himself to spent 11 seasons as a originally signed as a free organization history on Nov. speak Spanish and has taken coach with the Oakland agent catcher by the Kan- 6, 2006 . He is became the part in Spanish game broad- A’s sas City Royals. Ron and ninth manager in Texas his- casts in numerous Latin • Despite several inju- tory to make the Rangers his his wife, Gerry, were mar- American countries. For the ries, his ’07 Rangers were first major league managerial ried in 1972 and reside in last 21 years, Eric has pro- one of only 8 Major job . He led the Rangers to New Orleans. duced and recorded “A Page League teams to go .500 the 5th-best record in the Eric Nadel is in his 12th From Baseball’s Past” radio or better in each of final American League over the year as the lead voice on the features that run on the 4 months of the season season’s final 3 1/2 months Texas Rangers radio broad- Rangers network. • Eric Nadel joined the beginning June 14. The team casts on KRLD and the team’s A 1991 inductee in the Rangers in 1979 had 45 come-from-behind radio network. It marks his Texas Baseball Hall of Fame, • He became the wins . 28th year broadcasting Rang- Eric and his wife, Jeannie, teams radio voice Ron is a native of New ers baseball, the longest ten- reside in Dallas with their dog, Nemo, a lab/husky mix. when Mark Holtz Orleans where he played ure of any announcer in the history of the franchise and moved to the television baseball and football in one of the longest continuous booth high school. He attended stances that give the virus more opportunities to mutate as AROUND OUR ROTARY WORLD it circulates among unprotected children. Oral vaccine is best weapon in polio fight “Some recent media reports have been misinterpreted as Rotary and its spearheading partners in the Global Polio implying that oral polio vaccine has paralyzed 69 children in Eradication Initiative remain committed northern Nigeria,” WHO says in a state- to reaching all children with the oral polio ment. “In fact, these children were para- vaccine (OPV). lyzed by a vaccine-derived poliovirus to Experts with the World Health Organi- which they were vulnerable because they zation (WHO) said in October that a re- were not sufficiently vaccinated.” ported outbreak of vaccine-derived polio “The only solution is to step up our ef- in northern Nigeria is an extremely rare forts to immunize all of Nigeria’s chil- occurrence that happens when the weak- dren,” says Robert S. Scott, chair of The ened form of the virus used in the oral Rotary Foundation Trustees and the In- vaccine mutates to a point where it re- ternational PolioPlus Committee. “It gains its ability to spread and to paralyze children. Such would be tragic if parents kept their children from receiving outbreaks are most likely to occur in communities with low the vaccine based on unwarranted fears about its safety. childhood immunization rates and poor sanitation, circum- OPV is the best, most effective weapon we have to fight February is World Understanding Month THETHE HUBHUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities LAST WEEK February 1, 2008 - Page 2 Presiding: Linda Tunnell of the Paul Harris Society, whose members THE HUB Invocation: Rick Amsberry donate $1,000 every year. Mike Riddle, Editor Betty Dawson , Asst. Editor Pledge/Song leader: Charlotte Kroeker Art Bollon announced that RCPC is look- Gainor Davis, Advertising Introductions: Bill Sleeper ing for candidates for an Ambassadorial Sgt-at-Arms: George Keeling Newsletter of the Scholarship. Blake Frank announced that Chair of the Day: Kendall Laughlin Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas) Speaker: Mark Merrill, Presbyterian Hospital the GSE Team this year is visiting from 7557 Rambler Rd., Suite 700 Manchester, England during April. Hosts Dallas, Texas 75231 and vocational contacts will be needed. President Linda Tunnell called the meeting Kendall Laughlin introduced our speaker to order on this wintry day. Rick Amsberry indicated that none of our members were ill today, Mark Merrill, president of Presbyte- or in the hospital. Charlotte Kroeker led rian Hospital. He told us that Presbyterian the Pledge of Allegiance and “The Star Hospital is only forty-one years old, and Spangled Banner.” Our guests today in- that it is a not-for-profit hospital. It special- cluded PDG Jim Tow and our frequent long- izes in seven lines of service and has pio- neered new techniques in these specialties. distance visitor from Little Rock. Sgt-at- OFFICERS and DIRECTORS Arms George Keeling received two big The hospital is currently undergoing its larg- 2007-2008 checks for the RCPC Foundation. est building project in its history, including a new bed tower. He noted that Healthcare is Linda Tunnell , President Roger Hogarth read the Memorial for Ley Waggoner , President Elect one of the foremost topics in the political long-time member Tom Sneary and pre- Phillip Bankhead , Vice President sented a copy to members of his family who debate, but that there is no national policy. Courtney Hogan , Treasurer were present. PP Greg Pape acknowledged Texas leads the nation in the percentage of Leslie Martin , Secretary George Keeling, Sgt.at Arms our three most recent contributors to the residents who are uninsured, which affects Cleve Clinton , Club Service. I Rotary Foundation. He then awarded PP hospital funding. The U.S. spends more on healthcare than the other western nations, Margaret Collins , Club Service II Doug Gill his fourth and Gerry Mont- Dennis Devenport , but chronic health problems are higher. The gomery his sixth Paul Harris Fellow desig- Community Service I nation. Both Doug and Gerry are members hospital is focusing on how to define and Jim Mills , Community Service II improve they quality of services. Roger Hogarth , Vocational Service Larry Heller , International Service ROTARY UNDERSTANDING Doug Means , At Large Understanding will make from a small town in South- Doug Gill Immediate Past President a difference in ending ern California, but I believe Ben Young , Parliamentarian world poverty that I can make a difference Ruth Alhilali , Historian A basic understanding of by doing my share, however Laurie Aldredge , poverty is the inspiration small that may be,” Willing- Club Administrator Office Phone: 214-739-4170 Rotarians need to eradicate ham said. Office Fax: 214-739-2130 it, keynote speaker Deepa Her club partnered with the E-Mail: [email protected] Willingham said during the Rotary Club of Calcutta Met- second spouses plenary ses- whelming. My heart aches ropolitan to build a perma- sion at the International As- with sadness,” she said. nent building for the Piyali sembly. Figures like these led Wil- Learning Center, which will Willingham, a member of lingham to form Pace Uni- eventually serve 1,200 girls the Rotary Club of Santa versal (Promise of Assurance and 500 boys from impover- Ynez Valley, California, USA, to Children Everywhere) in ished villages around Kol- told the audience that 1.3 2003. The organization’s kata. billion people around the mission is to nurture the The center will also help world live on less than US$1 education, nutrition, health, provide clean water, sanita- Wilfrid J. Wilkinson a day and that 10 million and social development of tion, and solar ovens to the President, Rotary International children die each year be- young girls in the slums of community of Piyali Junc- Trenton, Ontario, Canada fore they reach their fifth Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), tion. “The aim of the center birthday due to extreme India, and other areas will be to bring about sus- Richard Gilman poverty. “I find these num- around the world. tainable changes to the lives Governor, District 5810 bers staggering and over- “I’m just a simple Rotarian of citizens,” said Willingham. Richardson Central THETHE HUBHUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities UPCOMING PROGRAMS February 1, 2008 - Page 3 February 8 Roz St. Pe Colombo—Jeweler to the stars February 22 TBA February 15 Craig Watson—Dallas County District At- February 29 TBA torney THOUGHTS ON… CCCLUBCLUBLUBLUB A ANNOUNCEMENTSNNOUNCEMENTS Baseball South of the Border Every Rotarian Every Year: Richard Gilman and his Contribute $100 annually to the Good pitching will always wife Rozelle invite all Ro- Rotary Foundation as a sustaining stop good hitting, and vice tarians to plan now for a member. versa . 2008 Rotary Shares Dues are Due! Please give your ~Casey Stengal event in Puerto Vallarta, Feb 7-10. No check to Courtney Hogan or meetings, no fees, no speeches! Rotary Laurie. A hot dog at the ballgame Land Package: $573.00 (subject to beats roast beef at the Ritz. Non-Eaters: Please remember to put your change), Double Occupancy, per person (all five dollars in the plate when you arrive. ~Humphrey Bogart inclusive transfers, meals, and drinks). Thank you. Please call Lewis Gibbons, Mustang Travel, Nolan Ryan is pitching much 214-969-7676, to make your reservation. better now that he has his curve ball straightened out. ~Joe Garagiola COMMITTEE TIMETIME————INTERACT Interact is Rotary International’s service club Through these efforts, Interactors develop a If a horse can’t eat it, I for young people ages 14 to 18.