There has been enough news - and some of it time sensitive - from the clubs this month for a mid-month edition of the newsletter. Thank you for interest and support of all the clubs and members of South Texas District 5930.
Submit your news, stories and fundraisers by the 25th of the month for inclusion in the newsletter and posting on the website. Submit to Nancy@RockportWebSites.com.
Our friend and Rotarian Tommie Adame has passed. We hope you all can help support and comfort the family in this time of grief, with your presence and/or your prayers. Thank you again.
YIR, Daniel Korus, President
Tommy Adame, 49, of Ingleside, Texas passed away August 13, 2016 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born on September 20, 1966 in Aransas Pass, Texas to Abel and Anna Adame.
Tommy grew up in Ingleside, Texas and loved his community dearly. He was on the schoolboard for many years, coached and ran the Ingleside little dribblers, and was also a member of the Rotary club. (He was also president of the “Adame Oil Family” inside joke).
A visitation will be held at Charlie Marshall Funeral Home in Aransas Pass, 2003 West Wheeler Avenue, Aransas Pass, Texas 78336 on Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 9a-9p with a rosary at 7p. A funeral mass will be held Friday, August 19, 2016 at 10a at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Ingleside, Texas. Interment will follow immediately after at San Ignacio Cemetery in Ingleside, Texas.
DAUSA Louisiana and Texas Disaster Response Trailers and teams will be teaming up and Traveling to Denham Springs LA. Friday 8/19.
We will be bring trailer loads of supplies and our fully equipped trailers (chainsaws, water pumps, generators tools muck out equipment etc).
We will be operating with Operation Blessing this weekend out of Healing Place Church (Denham Springs Campus)
569 Florida Avenue SW
Denham Springs, LA 70726
On Site Volunteer Coordinator: 757.374.0944
All volunteers wanting to join us this weekend please let me know and call the onsite coordinator above and tell him how many are coming with your group and that you are also with Disaster Aid USA and Rotary if you are a Rotarian.
We also have another list of people and homes that need help and will be making the rounds as much as time allows.
Supplies and funds will be needed..if you can please goto www.Disasteraidusa.com and help us help our community.
Money raised for Louisiana floods will only be used for Louisiana floods
Houston team pulling out with our trailer Saturday and could be home as late as Tuesday.
On behalf of the District 5930 Rotary Foundation Committee, I am pleased to announce that we have established a MILITARY VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP in an effort to help veterans who have been honorably discharged pursue a higher education.
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, the individual must be either pursuing or planning to pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree or certificate in a field related to one of the following areas: Peace and Conflict Resolution, Disease Prevention and Treatment, Water and Sanitation, Maternal and Child Health, Basic Education and Literacy, and Economic and Community Development.
Rockport, Texas July 12, 2016 — Rotary District 5930 and the Rockport Rotary Club recognized Coastal Bend Troop Support during a “Rotary Has Heart” event on June 25, 2016. The event celebrated the installation of Debbie High, of Corpus Christi and Rockport (Lamar), as District Governor of District 5930 for 2016-2017.
The Rockport Rotary Club and District 5930 donated over $2200 and several boxes of supplies to CBTS who sends the goods to the US troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Funds donated by The Rockport Rotary Club will fulfil the wish of CBTS of a flag pole at 621 E. Market, Rockport, TX.
La Posada Providencia's new pavilion building is used just about every day.
The small, yellow structure is poised on the front of the property in San Benito, Texas, and there, women and children who have traveled hundreds of miles fleeing countries that have not been kind to them, gather to eat, talk and take classes, among other activities. Sister Zita Telkamp, the shelter's program director is
17th Annual Harlingen Sunburst Rotary Scholarship Golf Tournament. We have given over $110,000 in scholarships over the past years. Our tournament is as good as our invitation. The norm is over $10,000 worth of prizes given away to our golfers. Great meal is also provided. Join us for the party!
Harlingen Sunburst Rotary along with a grant from District 5930 will be assembling and installing 3 Wheelchair Platform Swings in three different parks in the Harlingen area. We feel these are the first
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