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The Rotary Club THE HUB of Park Cities Volume 71, Number 28 www.parkcitiesrotary.org March 6, 2020 Serving to Make a Difference Since 1948 TODAY’S PROGRAM Program Chair of the Day: Scurry Johnson Clark Hunt, Part Owner: FC Dallas & KC Chiefs FC Dallas - New Season and the MLS Clark Hunt has been involved in the leadership of the Kansas City In addition to the on-field resurgence of the team, Hunt is a Chiefs for nearly two decades and currently serves as the club's leading voice among NFL owners. In 2019, Hunt was named Chair- Chairman and CEO. man of the influential Finance Committee after serving as a mem- Hunt has been the driving force behind the resurgence of the ber for seven years. Hunt is a member and former Chairman of the Chiefs, transforming the iconic franchise into one of the most suc- International Committee, and he also serves on the Management cessful teams in the National Football League over the last dec- Council Executive Committee (CEC), the Personal Conduct Com- ade. Since taking over as CEO in 2010, the Chiefs have earned mittee and Commissioner Roger Goodell's Chairmen's Committee. five AFC West Division Championships, seven playoff appear- He was on the Commissioner Search Committee in 2006 which ances and back-to-back trips to the AFC Championship Game. recommended Goodell as the successor to then-Commissioner Following the 2019 season, for the first time in club history, Hunt Paul Tagliabue and was appointed to the NFL's Digital Media hoisted the award bearing his father's name - the Lamar Hunt Tro- Committee in 2007, which was restructured in 2019. He was also phy - given to the champions of the AFC. The team advanced to one of six members on the NFL Committee on Los Angeles Super Bowl LIV, the franchise's third NFL title appearance and the Opportunities. first under Hunt's leadership, overcoming a 10-point fourth-quarter The son of legendary American sports pioneer and Chiefs deficit to claim a 31-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers en route Founder Lamar Hunt, Clark Hunt has built upon his father's legacy to earning the club's second Lombardi Trophy as World Champions by ensuring the Chiefs organization remains focused on its core In January 2013, Hunt modified the leadership structure of mission: Honor Tradition, Unite Our Community, Win with Charac- the organization, announcing that for the first time in club history, ter and Inspire Our Fans. the head coach, the general manager and the team president The Dallas native is also a founding investor operator in Major would all report directly to the Chairman and CEO. Hunt hired Head League Soccer. Hunt serves as a member of the MLS Board of Coach Andy Reid in 2013, and in seven seasons under Reid, the Governors, MLS Labor Committee and as Chairman of the Product Chiefs have won 77 regular season games, which ranks second in Strategy Committee. the NFL during that span, and have qualified for the postseason in In 1999, Clark Hunt worked closely his with father to construct five-consecutive seasons (2015-19). the first “soccer-specific stadium” in the United States. RCPC IN ACTION Contribute to Agape Bonton Clinic Fisher House from Stan Wright • Donate Online Using a Credit or Debit Card Go to our Giv- The Fisher House provides free lodging to families of ing Page: https://portal.cftexas.org/AgapeBontonClinic. veterans who are being treated at the VA Hospital. RCPC be- You will receive a confirmation you can use for tax purposes. gan serving monthly dinners in 2014. We now serve eighteen dinners a year. The food for • Make out a check to: The Communities Foundation of Texas thirty guests is provided by with the following in the notes section: RCPC Agape Bonton Clin- Maggianos, Bakers Ribs, and ic Fund #06272 and give it to our Sgt at Arms, Cindy Cummings Tupinamba Cafe. Call Doug or either Project Chair, Ley Waggoner or Pam Carvey. Means at 214-232-6248 if you • Mail a check made out to: The Communities Foundation of would like more information, Texas with the following in the notes section: Agape Bonton know of a restaurant that would Clinic Fund #06272 supply a dinner or if you would • to the Rotary Club of Park Cities,6704 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX like to volunteer to help our 75205, or veterans. 4th Thursday of the - • to the Communities Foundation of Texas, 5500 Caruth Haven month, some 2nd Thursdays. Lane, Dallas, TX 75225 Be a Vibrant and Visionary Model of Service Above and Beyond Self March 6, 2020 THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities Page 2 LAST WEEK Please remember ... Our Mission Presiding: Richard Stanford Building a legacy of good works and Please let us know your Joys or Concerns Invocation: Barbara Marcum fellowship, we strive to: at- [email protected] Pledge: Patsy Watson REACH those in need in partnership Photographer: Ley Waggoner with others Chair of the Day: Paul Pirok tions; the biggest will be at the INSPIRE tomorrow’s leaders with Speaker: Cal Jillson, SMU Professor presidential level. The country will high ethical standards face the corona virus in the next of Political Science FOSTER lives of service above self few months, and the election can – A supporting member of Rotary Program: The 2020 Elections be influenced by how the decision International President Richard Stanford call- makers handle that. The Dow has ed the meeting to order. Barbara gone down another five hundred points in ad- The Hub is the weekly newsletter of Marcum gave the invocation. Pat- dition to the three thousand points in the last the Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas) sy Watson led the Pledge of Alle- few days. Trump will benefit from having Ber- Betty Dawson, Editor giance and “The Star Spangled Ban- nie as an opponent, and the Democrats are Shutterbug Committee ner.” Our visitors and guests were introduced. worried about that. There is a difference be- Phillip Bankhead, Chair Shawn Foster introduced our Marketplace tween the campaign and governing. The cam- Advertiser of the Week, attorney Cleve Clin- paign sets out goals. Bernie will set out his Bulletin/Internet Advertising ton, a shareholder in Gray Reed & McGraw. PP goals, but if he is elected, none of them will Mark Kashar, Chair Ley Waggoner updated the progress of Aga- happen. The stuff people say in their cam- pe Bonton Clinic and remarked that there were paigns tells supporters how the direction they three easy ways to contribute. Jill will go if they are not met with any resistance. Jordan announced a Program Joe Biden will win in South Carolina, which will Committee meeting on Thurs, March give him a boost for Super Tuesday, which will 19 at HPUMC. ALL RCPC members decide about a third of the delegates. If Joe OFFICERS and DIRECTORS are members of the Program Com- wins, he will still be behind Bernie in delegates 2019-2020 mittee! Valerie Pelan announced but will still be in the fight. Most older Demo- that the tour of The Nasher Sculp- crats want Biden. The state's U.S. Senate Richard Stanford, President ture Center on Fri, March 13, would race will not be controversial; John Cornyn will Barb Jeffries, President Elect be free and those who paid would be easily win the Republican primary. His does Happy Franklin, Vice President refunded, but that we should still not have the emotional support that Ted Cruz Valerie Pelan, Secretary register on the RCPC website. President Rich- has, but he will win on his reputation. There Scott McLaughlin, Treasurer ard announced that PCR Connect would be a may be a runoff in the Democrat primary. In Bud Naifeh, Institutional Outreach week earlier in March due to Spring Break. He the local U.S. House races District 32 was Herb Ziev, Youth Services also said that RCPC would have a table at the won by a Democrat by seven points. The chal- Paul McFarland, District 5810 Casino Party benefitting Rotary's lenger will most likely be Genevieve Collins; Community Outreach effort to fully eradicate polio If you wish to join her family has been around a long time and a E G McMillan, Club Operations the RCPC table, let President Richard know political name in the area, but she may be in a Stan Wright, and make a contribution to Polio Plus, or you runoff with Floyd McLendon. Kenny Marchant Humanitarian Committees can buy your own ticket to attend There is more is retiring. The Democrats lost by three in Daniel Drabinski, information on the District 5810 website. RCPC 2018, so they think there is a chance to win it Membership/Fellowship will be attending the Rangers vs Astros base- this time. McDowell and Van Duyne may be in Marketing/Communications ball game on April 1st; more details to come. a runoff on the Republican side. The Demo- Karen Farris, At Large PP Paul Pirok introduced crats may pick up two House seats. One is Paul Pirok, Immed. Past President our speaker today, SMU professor Will Hurd's seat on the border, and the other Cindy Cummings, Sgt-at-Arms of Political Science, Cal Jillson, to may be the Marchant seat. In Pete Olsen's Lisa Amsberry, Parliamentarian Laurie Aldredge, Club Administrator speak on the 2020 elections. He district southwest of Houston the Democrats 6704 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX 75205 started by saying there was so have a lot of money to try to flip the seat to Office Phone: 214-739-4170 much going on, there was plenty to talk about.