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November 20, 2015

Be a Vibrant and Visionary Model of Service Above and Beyond Self

THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities

Volume 67, Number 20

Program Chairs of the Day: Fred Brown

Pierce M. AllmanPersonal Reflections of JFK Assassination

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Mobile Food

Pantry Contribute $1000 to

receive a personalized model of the mobile food pantry truck! And it will be matched! It also will count as your donation to the RCPC Foundation! To donate online, go to https://www.cftexas. org/donate-ntfb-mobile-food-pantry-fund (Link on the RCPC website) OR make your check payable to NTFB Mobile Food Pantry Fund and

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Pierce Allman graduated from Highland Park H.S. in 1950. He attended Southern Methodist University on a Dallas Morning News Scholarship, where he achieved many honors. After he graduated in 1954 with a BA in Radio/TV, he served in Strategic Air Command.

After military service, he was a Dallas deejay at KGKO, WRR, KBOX, and WFAA. He was named Manager of Programming and Production at WFAA, the youngest such in the USA. He converted the station into a modern operation and moved into a new building at the Communications Center. He also served as Chair of Dallas News Employee Roundtable. He was named by Jaycees as “Dal-lasʼ Outstanding Young Man.”

He did the only on-scene broadcast of the JFK assassination from the lobby of the School Book Depository Building (later the Secret Service confirmed that the individual who told the telephone location was Oswald on his way out of the building). He has be-come a narrator for the Sixth Floor Museum tour.

He left WFAA at the invitation of Willis Tate to be the Director of Alumni Affairs at SMU, where he converted records to compu-ters and produced the first alumni directory; produced the 50th Anniversary Celebration; wrote lyrics to a new fight song; esta-

blished the Women of Achievement Award (now part of the Disting-uished Alumni Awards); solicited funds and built the Thornton Alumni Center; established Golden Mustangs; “Alumnites”; coor-dinated first season ticket campaign to compete with Dallas Cow-boys and sold a record number – and Mustangs won SWC title.

He left SMU to set up the public relations division at Tracy-Locke. He won a CLIO, a Freedom Foundation Honor Medal and other international awards for his pioneering work for the State Bar of Texas. He then established his own marketing firm; then enter-ed residential real estate in 2003.

He has many awards and memberships, including the Disting-uished Alumnus Award from Highland Park H.S. in 2012; the Dis-tinguished Service Award from the Circle Ten Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He is a Life Member of the HPHS Alumni Asso-ciation, the SMU Alumni Association and the Texas State Histori-cal Association, and a Fellow of the Dallas Historical Society where he received the Jubilee History Maker Award of Excellence, 2011. He is the Vice Chair of the Board of the SM Wright Founda-tion, and was recognized for pilot programs in South Dallas. He has received many other civic and professional awards and honors.

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All Rotary members, guests and the public are invited to the Nov. 20, “Rotary Night" at the Dallas Side-kicks Soccer game vs. the Las Vegas Legend - 7:35pm at the Allen Events Center, 200 E. Stacy Road, #1350, Allen, TX 75002

With each ticket sold, $4 will be given to Park Cities Rotary Club for Rotary International's End Polio Now. Also, all proceeds from additional competitive activities held through-out the game will go to Rotary.

Questions? Ask Janie Bryan Loveless, District 5810 Public Image Chair, at janie904@gmail.com

Tonight!Soccer Rotary Night

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THE HUB November 20, 2015Page 2

The Hub is the weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas)

Betty Dawson, EditorShutterbug Committee

Fred Speno, ChairBullet in /Internet Advert i s ing

Chris Short, Chair

Karen Farris, PresidentTracy Gomes, President ElectPam Carvey, Vice President

Jim Zapffe, SecretaryLarry W . Nichols, Treasurer

Jerry Washam, Sergeant-At-ArmsLisa Amsberry, Club Service I

Mary McMahon, Club Service II Kathy Schatz, Community ServiceTom Rhodes, Community Service II

Paul Pirok, New GenerationsJeff Sheehan, International Service

JIm Mills, At LargeEric Heitkamp ,

Immediate Past PresidentJim Weichel, Sergeant-at-Arms

Doug Means,ParliamentarianDennis Harrison, Webmaster

Laurie Aldredge, Club Administrator6704 Snider Plaza

Dallas, Texas 75205Office Phone: 214-739-4170

Office Fax: 214/363-6980Email: club@parkcitiesrotary.org

www.parkcitiesrotary.org

Larry Webb, Prestonwood RCGovernor, District 5810

www.rotary5810.org

LAST WEEK Presiding: Karen FarrisInvocation: Paul PirokPledge: Cindy CummingsIntroductions: Richard StanfordPhotographer: Barb JeffriesChair of the Day: Cub AmosSpeaker: Commander Edgar K.

Byers and Crew Members of the “Dallas” Sub

Program: Life Aboard a Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine

M T W Th F SAED = Defibrillator TrainingBl = Blood DriveBD = Board of Dirs. Mtg, 7am LaMadeleine, 75 & MockingbirdCn = PCR Connect Event.CP = ChildsPlay Work MtgD = District 5810 EventDH = Dentistry with a HeartFR = Family of Rotary EventF = Fellowship EventFF = RCPC Foundation Fund

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House-See Jina McDanielNM = New Member EventPr = Program Committee MtgRU = Rotary UniversitySpE = Special Service EventWeb-lite = on your computer

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Our MissionBuilding a legacy of good works and

fellowship, we strive to:REACH those in need in partnership

with othersINSPIRE tomorrow’s leaders with

high ethical standardsFOSTER lives of service above self

– A supporting member of Rotary International

OFFICERS and DIRECTORS2014-2015

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President Karen Farris called the meeting to order. Paul Pirok gave the invocation, noting that Fred Spenoʼs wife, Carol, had

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Fred Spenoʼs wife, Carol, has passed away.A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 28th at 2:00 pm at Lakewood Presbyterian Church.

introduced new member Herb Ziev, who he said “works hard, serves hard and plays hard.”

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passed away. Please keep Fred and his fami-ly in your prayers. Cindy Cummings led the Pledge of Allegiance and the “Star Spangled Banner.” Richard Stanford, assisted by Ariane Urschler with the mike, introduced our visitors and guests. Daniel Jacob an-nounced the Marketplace advertiser of the week.

Rob Eggemeyer, Chairman of the Vet-erans Support Committee, recognized our clubʼs veterans. Tom Rhodes reported that RCPC has served dinner to the families at Fisher House once a quarter, but Sonny Bry-anʼs has agreed to provide a barbecue dinner every month. The next time will be Thursday evening, Nov. 19 from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Tom mentioned that everyone was invited to help out, but that the location was hard to find, so ask him for directions. Happy Franklin introduced new mem-ber Nate Wey-mouth, who is a professor

and engin-eering con-sultant in energy. Shawn Foster

Cub Amos introduced our speaker today, Commander Edgar K.

Byers, accompanied by three crew members, of the “Dallas” nuclear powered attack submarine. He started by

saying how much the military had in common with Rotary, including a worldwide reach, a similar population, and the provision of human-itarian service. He described the “Dallas” as similar to a nuclear powered sports car which could sail any ocean undetected. There is a crew of one hundred and thirty-five, including fifteen officers. He noted that eighty percent of the worldʼs population lives within 1,000 miles of the coast and ninety percent of the worldʼs trade travels by ship. About $7 Trillion in trade passes through the South China Sea every year. He stated that they are deployed in defense of the U.S., but can attack, search and rescue. They accomplish their mission through stealth and through strength. They have tomahawk missiles and because they are nuclear, can travel long distances. The only thing that limits them is their supply of food; when they leave port, their freezers are full and the decks are lined with canned foods. The crew is all volunteer, and is the best train-ed in the Navy. Many of the crew have prior experience to military service, but have joined for greater opportunities. He was accompan-ied by Tyrone Rock, the Chief of Boat, the highest ranking enlisted man, Machinist 1st Class Joshua Ehret, Senior Sailor, and Mach-inist 3rd Class Patrick Flynn, Junior Sailor. Commander Byers brought a plaque to pre-sent to the club.

THE HUB

THOUGHTS ON . . .

Democracy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone will fail.We need men who can dream of things that never were.If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Our Funders for Next Week areRCPC FOUNDATION

Sign up at www.parkcitiesrotary.org

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

RI has its own channel on YouTube of-fering a growing collection of videos and psas.

ROTARY CONNECTED

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.RCPC has its own channel: http://vimeo.com/channels/rotaryclubofparkcities/

RI: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid= 858557&trk=hb_side_g RCPC: www.linkedin.com/ groups?gid=1248747&trk=hb_side_g

Tweet of the week: Self-publishing has made book production more accessible than ever before. Steve Almond shares his experi-ence: http://on.rotary.org/RotarianAlmond 

RI: www.facebook.com/rotaryDist. 5810: www.facebook.com/Rotary District5810.

Interesting New Thread: Kerstin Jeska-Thorwart mobilized more than 200 ?#?Rotary? Clubs in Germany to rebuild a maternity hospital in Sri Lanka after a devastating tsunami. Listen to her story: http://on.rotary.org/UNradioKerstin

Miss a Meeting? Watch it Online!

Check out or add to RIʼs Flickr group often, www.flickr.com/groups/familyofrotary/

http://pinterest.com/rotary/ RI has Pinboards on major projects.

Contribute to the Mobile Pantry Truck for the North Texas Food Bank on line or by check. Your contribution will be matched! Give your check to Jim Weichel.University Park Tree Lighting, Sun, Nov. 22, in Snider Plaza. Happy hour following the conclusion of the event at Peggy Sueʼs. More details soon!RI Foundation: $100 (or more) Every Rotarian Every Year! See Greg Pape.Tour of the Bush Library led by Docent Karen Farris, Fri, Dec. 4, at 3:00pm Tickets are $10 each. Email Happy Franklin if you are attending and any guestsSave the Date! Jan. 13, 2016. Lunch with RI President at RC of Dallas.

The Words of John F. Kennedy

The Directory is on line: Log in > Click on left side under My ClubRunner > View Club Directory or View Club Photo Directory. Other archives are at Club Documents

Like Us! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotary-Club-of-Park-Cities/115439238516325

The Rotary Club of Park Cities

www.statigr.am/rotaryinternationalSee RIʼs latest pictures via Instagram.

Roger AllspaughCub Amos

Lisa AmsberryRick Amsberry

Anne Atalla

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nov. 27 NO Meeting (NO Make-up Required)Happy Thanksgiving!

Dec. 04 Salvation Army Chili Dayat the Salvation Army

Dec. 1 1 North Texas Food Bankat the Food Bank

Dec. 18 NO Noon Meeting (Go to the Party or Make-Up!)Go to the Party at 6:30pm on Dec. 19!

RI: http://twitter.com/#!/rotary

Happy BirthdayJim Zapffe 11.21

Elaine Allen 11.23Bob Grossman 11.23

Dennis Devenport 11.24Andy Carothers 11.28

FAMILY OF ROTARYIn Memory

Carol Speno A memorial service will be held in Dallas on Saturday, Novem-ber 28th at 2:00 pm at Lakewood Presby-terian Church. A second memorial service will follow in St. Louis.

The ABCʼs of LifeAccept DifferencesBe KindCount Your BlessingsDreamExpress ThanksForgiveGive FreelyHarm No One

FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THANKSGIVING

Imagine MoreJettison AngerKeep ConfidencesLove TrulyMaster SomethingNurture HopeOpen Your MindPack Lightly

This first appeared in a Nov, 2008 Hub, contributed by Elaine Allen

Quell RumorsReciprocateSeek WisdomTouch HeartsUnderstandValue Truth

Win GraciouslyXeriscapeYearn For PeaceZealously Support a

Worthy Cause

The six Rotary Global Women of Action for 2015 were recognized during Rotary Day at the United Nations on November 7 in New York City for their dedication and ser-vice, which have improved the lives of thousands around the world.

RI President K.R. Ravindran said “They are pushing the bounda-ries of Rotary service, pushing us all to do more, be more, and achieve

more.” They are• Dr. Hashrat A. Begum, of Bangladesh• Stella S. Dongo, of Zimbabwe• Lucy C. Hobgood-Brown, of New South Wales, Australia• Razia Jan of Massachusetts• Kerstin Jeska-Thorwart, of Germany• Dr. Deborah K.W. Walters, of Maine

Rotary Global Women of Action Recognized at U.N.

Interesting New Thread: Rotary club mem-bership should be open to men, women, transgendered be they black or white, purple or green or whatever the colour of their skin.

Proposed New MemberGrace Daniels

Proposed by Karen FarrisClassification: Energy