Rotary Club of Jackson, MS

R O T A G R A M

July 19, 2010

NEXT MEETING JULY 26, 2010… Rotarian - The Honorable Senator Thad Cochran

TODAY’S MEETING… We were pleased to have Vice President Heber Simmons III presiding today. Ashby Foote with Vector Management discussed comparisons of the U. S. Military strategies and investment strategies. He used speaking points from a field manual developed by General David Petraeus and Lt. General James Mattis entitled “Counterinsurgency”. He shared six lessons learned that can help investors, all centering around the necessity to be ever vigilant and continually assess your investments rather than putting them on “auto pilot”. Thanks to Mark Fields with Viking Investments, LLC for introducing the program.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE… I am sorry I was not in attendance at today's meeting, but I was with you in spirit, and I know Heber Simmons did a good job in my absence. We will have three emphases this Rotary year: new member recruitment (Alon Bee's committee), member assimilation (COG committee under Stuart Kellogg's leadership) and community service (Doug Boone's committee). Bring a prospective member to lunch and tell Alon. Sit by a new member and introduce yourself; if you don't know who is a new member, look for the red nametag. And if you have an idea for a need in the community that our club can fill, talk to Doug. Think new things and try new ways of doing them. Let’s put “Service above self!”

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT…Mike Larsen, who is serving as Rotary Mentor Scholarship Chairman, John Barton who is a new member – joined in September 2009. He is Senior Vice President & Senior Asset Manager with Parkway Properties. Also at the head table today was guest Danielle Lee who is a Rotary Mentor Scholarship who graduated from Mississippi State University in May.

YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS…has approved the following membership proposal. If no objections are received within seven days, he will be introduced as a new member:

William Rodney Clement, Jr. (Rod) – Attorney with Brunini, Granthan, Grower & Hewes. His

classification will be Attorney. He is proposed by Virgi Lindsay.

( NOTE: Virgi joined our club in 2009 and has already brought in 2 new members. YEAH Virgi!)

FROM THE JULY 19, 1944 ROTAGRAM…”Despite the extreme heat, there were only 18 Rotarians absent last Monday, however, that was too many. Harry Wells, is the new Sergeant-at-Arms, so when he asks you for your quarters for missing, don’t think he is trying to panhandle.”

DOOR PRIZES WANTED… once a month, we will have a “Rotary Trivia” question at the meetings and award the person who comes closest to the correct answer!! If you would like to provide a door prize or prizes that would promote your business, please bring them to Patsy. We need at least 12 items..

ROTARY FOUNDATION FACTS…This week’s Rotary Foundation Fact is about PolioPlus. In 1985, Rotarians made a promise to the children of the world to eradicate polio. Since PolioPlus began, the number of polio cases worldwide has declined by 99 percent, thanks largely to the efforts of Rotarians around the world. Rotarians have committed nearly $650 million toward global polio eradication efforts. Already, five million children are walking who would have been paralyzed, and more than 1.5 million lives have been saved. None of this would be possible if it weren’t for Rotary’s leadership and vision. What a wonderful legacy we are leaving to the children of the world. Goodbye Polio. Thank you, Rotary.

ROTARIAN JILL BENEKE…and Rotary Board member was featured in the Sunday edition of the Clarion Ledger as the “LessonsforSuccess” feature person with a nice article. Congratulations Jill!

NEW ROSTER… I am in the process of getting the Membership Roster updated and printed. Please go to the Rotary Club website at www.rotaryclubofjackson.org and verify that your information is up to date. If not, please send me your changes asap. New pictures have NOT been added yet. To access your information go to Club Members and the user id is Jackson and the password is rotary.

UPCOMING MEETINGS …