Stories

 

The Temple South Rotary presented a check for $10,000 to McLane's Children's Hospital for purchase of a respirator for the Critical Care Transport Unit. The check was received by Dr. John Boyd, CEO of Scott & White Hospital and Ellen Hansen, COO, CNO of McLane's Children's Hospital. The device replaced a more outdated, cumbersome unit and is greatly appreciated by the medical personnel that will be using it. The funds were raised during a Casino Royale event held on January 12,2013 in which live and silent auctions along with casino events were entertaining. Local sponsorships from businesses and Rotarians added to the success of this fundraiser.

Temple South Rotary assisted in running the Color Up 5k event on  June 29th at Temple Lions Park. We had approximately seventeen Temple South Rotaries plus spouses and or relatives assist. There were approximately 1600 participants in the event which made in the neighborhood of $8000 for our club. Thanks to all who helped and congratulations to Neil and Nancy for lining up this event. 

The Temple Color Up 5K is our club's project to raise funds for a walk-in freezer for Churches Touching Lives for Christ food pantry. This Ministry is commonly called CTLC and provides for the needy in the Temple Coummunity. The freezer will allow CTLC to provide more weekend snack packs to kids at TISD who are on reduced price or free lunch program. The Snack program has been able to provide 100 such students with these snack packs, but 600 more are needed.

 

A long standing tradition of the Rotary Club of Temple-South continues on August 28, at the Cyclone Corral. Temple-South has always canceled the noon meeting on the fifith Monday of a month to arrange a special activity. These have ranged from Yankee Night, where large amounts of lobster were consumed. Not to be outdone, the cajuns of our club brought in delicacies from East of the Sabine River. We have been to many restaurants and homes throughout the years. August 28 will be a repeat of a popular gathering at the Cyclone Corral in Cyclone, TX about 25 minutes to the east of Temple. Monday is the sign up at the Rotary meeting, or you can sign up on- line. It will be a time of good food and great fellowship. The Rotary Club of Temple Sunrise will be joining us for some interclub friendship. We hope to see you there.

The new board of Temple-South Rotary and our new President, Mike Brockway, were installed by District 5870 Governor Ruth Allison at the CAC on June 28, 2010.

Rogers High student, Autumn Pittman, came to say thank you to the Rotarians of Temple South Rotary. The club sent Autumn to Camp RYLA 2009 at McKinney Rough in Bastrop, TX.

2009-10 President Dan Jones presided over the Installaion Banquet and 25th Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Temple-South.

 

Temple South members joined Rotarians throughout the district at a fun filled evening at Dell Diamond. That is...fun filled until the lightening began to strike.

2009-2010 Rotary Board had its first organizational meeting at Dan Jones house on June 9.

Temple South Rotary is among the top clubs for Rotary Foundation Giving in our District 5870

You are invited to TWO GSE events.

Reserve Th, Jun 11 for an evening of famiy fun and Rotary Fellowship.

Rotarian Pat Smith selected to lead the outgoing District Group Study Exchange team to Brazil in spring of 2009.