Wheel of Fortune. No meetings on December 24 or December 31. Rotary Club of San Antonio. Behind the Scenes Social January 29.

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1 Club 52 Established 1912 Rotary Club of San Antonio Wheel of Fortune December 23, 2014 Volume 103, Number 25 Upcoming Programs No meetings on December 24 or December 31 December 24 No Meeting Happy Holidays December 31 No Meeting Happy New Year Upcoming Events Behind the Scenes Tour of the Tobin Center Thursday, January 29 5:30 7:30 pm Members and spouses/sign cant others only Useful Links Pay your Invoices online Local Rotary Clubs Program and event calendar Links to Rotary Websites Rotary Club of SA News, photos, upcoming events, programs, committees, leadership, volunteer opportunities and more Rotary International Behind the Scenes Social January 29 Mark your calendars for a reception and tour of the fabulous Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, January 29. This social will take the place of our regular weekly luncheon on January 28. Since it takes the place of the luncheon, those on the meal plan are free. Exempt members and significant others are $15. Event Details: Thursday, January 29 (no luncheon on January 28) 5:30 7:30 pm East Rotunda

2 The news, programs, projects and information about Rotary worldwide Learn more District 5840 District news, events and opportunities Contact Us Rotary Club of San Antonio 110 Broadway, Ste 220 San Antonio, TX Anne Swift Executive Director , x12 Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Free for those on the meal plan $15 for exempt members and spouses/significant others RSVPs are required. or call , x11 Sorry, no guests at this event. Attendance is limited to club members and their spouses/significant others. Club Exceeded Book Drive Goal President Gardner s original goal for our holiday book drive was 500 books. Thanks to our club members, Interact Clubs and City Year we quickly reached and exceeded that goal. Almost 2,000 books were collected before and during the holiday luncheon and they are still coming in. Aimee Holland Administrative Asst assistant@rotarysa.org , x11 Meeting Information Rotary meets every Wednesday at 12:00 at the Bright Shawl, 819 Augusta (at McCullough) For membership information call , x11 Some books were presented to Mayor Ivy Taylor for her city-wide book club. Books will be presented to 4 th and 5 th graders at four elementary schools. The remaining books were presented to Denise Barkhurst of Big Brothers/Big Sisters to help her reach her SA2020 goal of 2020 books. Thank you to all who brought books. You ve given children a huge gift this year. A huge thanks to our Interact Clubs, Amy Contreras and her children and City Year for contributing the majority of the books. Their friendly competition sparked an explosion of donations. City Year: 520 Amy Contreras and her children contributed over 200 of their own books KIPP UPrep: 405 Central Catholic: 350 Burbank Interact: 58 Club members at the luncheon: 300 Distribution of Books President Gardner and Vice President Brandon were on hand at Gardendale Elementary School as Mayor Ivy Taylor distributed our donated books to 4 th and

3 5 th graders. (l-r) Brandon Loga, EISD Superintendent Jose Cervantes, Mayor Ivy Taylor, Principal Tina Garcia, Gardner Peavy and Gardendale students

4 Family of Rotary News Our own Harold Risener was honored to speak at a YPO/WPO Reception held at the Lewis Energy Hangar on Veteran s Day. Harold was a Naval Commander during WWII and was one of four WWII vets at the ceremony. Here s a picture of Harold enjoying his day. Attend the All-Clubs Luncheon and meet RI President Gary Huang Rotary International President Gary Huang will be in San Antonio in January. The District is holding a luncheon on Monday, January 12 in his honor. Please join our club s Board of Directors and make plans to attend this special luncheon. The luncheon will be held at the Bright Shawl. This does not take the place of our regular luncheon on January 14. Watch for more details. Spread the Word About Rotary Do you know someone who would make a good Rotarian? Of course, you do! President Gardner challenged the club to bring in 100 new members by May, As an incentive, the proposer of each new member will receive $50 off their dues for The first lunch is on Rotary. Just let us know your

5 guest s name before you bring them. Make a New Year s resolution to help build the club in 2015! Here s the link to our new online membership application: Rotary Application Current membership total: 410 members Do Business with a Rotarian! David Ballard dballard@reatares.com Linda Mariani lindam@thect.net Pat Frost, Linda Gaida, Glenn Thomas, Suzanne Peterson, Ryland Howard, Matt Badders, Lee Patterson lgaida@frostbank.com

6 Reach 500 of the city s community and business leaders! Ad space is available. Space is $600 a year with ads running twice a month. Ad space can also be purchased monthly with ads running twice a month. Contact the Rotary office for more information: , x12 or director@rotarysa.org