August 9, 2017 Photographer: Bill Pickens 2017-2018 Bulletin Our 29th Year Rotary Club of Memphis East Mark Griffee, President
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August 16, 2017 Upcoming Programs Jerry Schilling Elvis Week August 16, 2017 The ultimate rock ‘n’ roll diplomat, negotiator and Jerry Schilling insider, Jerry Schilling is a unique individual and multi- Elvis Week faceted music industry veteran. Close boyhood friends with Elvis Presley since 1954, Schilling and Elvis’ long August 23, 2017 professional association began in 1964, when Elvis brought Frankie Daken him to Los Angeles as his personal aide. Schilling worked How Memphis Appeals in several capacities while continuing his studies in liberal to the Young arts and film at UCLA, starting as Elvis’ movie stand-in, and later branching out into areas of public relations, producing and editing films, August 30th and directing the careers of major recording acts such as The Sweet King Rogers Inspirations, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Wilson, Lisa Marie Presley, and The Visit to Africa Beach Boys. He produced “Elvis—The Lost Performances” which went double September 6th platinum, and co-wrote the 1993 docudrama, “Elvis in Hollywood.” David Waddell These projects led to working with executive producers Quincy Jones Waddell & Associates and Andrew Solt on the prestigious, ten-hour, primetime special, “The History of Rock and Roll” for Time Warner. In 1999, he produced the A&E Biography documentary “Brian Wilson—A Beach Boy’s Tale” and in 2000 was executive producer for “Sam Phillips – The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll.” Schilling was an executive producer on the feature film “Elvis & Nixon” which opened in theaters in 2016, and is an executive producer Speaker Gift Sponsor of an upcoming HBO documentary production on Elvis Presley. In 2016, at the request of The Beach Boys, Schilling became their manager once again.
A Larger Crowd Next Week Visit to LeBonheur Jerry Schilling is coming to Memphis a day early just to speak to our Last week’s meeting was Rotary Club. He will be arriving in a limo and greeted by the media. special as we went on a field trip We are fortunate to be able to bring him to our club, thanks to Program to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital Chair Dick Cockrell with the assistance of Larry Colbert and his for lunch and a tour. Dr. Amur connections with Graceland. Next week is going to be a big week in Boston, head of the pediatric heart Memphis and at Graceland. We will be the first stop on a week that is transplant program, was our filled with excitement for the King of Rock and Roll. speaker. See page 2 for more Jerry will be sharing some of the back stories and his life with Elvis. information on the meeting. We know you want to bring guests and WE NEED TO KNOW! We want to be prepared and to do so, we must know if you will be bringing guests. Call Lee at 754-1615 or [email protected].
Thursday, October 19th We Still Need School Supplies Golf Tournament Windyke Country Club The box Dale McGee is holding will be at the club on Wednesday and it needs to be refilled. RCME has been very generous donating supplies, but we can always use more. As has been mentioned, we can shop for you if you prefer to contribute a few dollars. August 9th RCME Visited LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
If you were not at the meeting last week, you missed a truly inspiring meeting. Dr. Amur Boston gave us insight into the strides made in heart transplatation, especially on very tiny babies. It is truly amazing to learn what the medical community is doing to save the lives of children. We had a total of 58 attending the meeting followed by tours of the hospital. As an added bonus, we were introduced to Carmen, the mother of the 80th GOL child, who brought tears to the eyes of many with her story about the fight for her child’s life and how grateful she and her family are to be here in Memphis, receiving the best care possible for her baby, Wendell.
President Mark Griffee welcomes Carmen and her son, Wendel, to Memphis.
Wendel had his surgery on Friday and is recovering well.
Bill Pickens provides Carmen with Sarah Grace, GOL’s Youth Ambassador, shares a special moment with assurance that we are here to support Carmen and Wendel. Sarah Grace has been a part of GOL almost from the her and Wendel during their stay beginning and can relate to the GOL patients in a very special way. in Memphis.