As the COVID-19 restrictions continue, the Oak Hills Rotary Club continues to meet with the assistance of ZOOM! Club members click on the meeting invitation url,
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2108469320and just like that we are in our virtual meeting! We begin to fellowship around 11:30 and the meeting begins at 12:00.
We learned that Ken Donoughue has been volunteering with the Pleasanton Rotary Club through the Pleasanton ISD feeding needy kids. They fed 164 kids on Monday and last week served 2800 meals. Thank you Ken for volunteering and for your Rotary Service!
Prayer and Pledge
President Rick Tarbell opened the meeting and led us with a word of prayer and the pledges.
Club Bylaws Change
Discussion about changes to the club bylaws concerning Article 2, board of directors will increase to 7 members and Section 5, qualifications for president. A motion was made by Ken Donoughue to approve the changes and seconded by Barry Abrams. Motion passed.
There was other discussion about the board and committee chairs.
Club Officer Nominations
We will be taking nominations and volunteers (interested Rotarians)who want to serve on our board. The following spots to serve during the 2020-2021 Rotary year expected to be on the ballot: President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and (1) member at large. If anyone has any questions about running for one of these spots please call President Rick Tarbell 210-722-8121.
Announcements
President Rick made the following announcements:
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the District Conference in Honolulu has been cancelled.
Vice President John Legris is busy lining up speakers for the month of May.
Humor
Past President Fred Timmons shared some humor about the toilet paper shortage (the struggle is real people!). Want ad: "Man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for good clean fun."
Many parents are now put in the role to homeschool their kids, "Two students suspended for fights, teacher suspended for drinking."
On This Day in History
President Rick Tarbell shared this one:
On this day in 1968, a crowd of nearly 10,000 watched as Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Johnson, dedicated Padre Island National Seashore. It is the longest seashore in the national park system and encompasses a portion of the largest barrier beach in the United States.
The history of the park was long and contentious. Efforts to establish a state park on Padre Island began in 1936 but proved unsuccessful due to a struggle between public and private interests over ownership of the land.
Come visit us through ZOOM! Meeting Info: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2108469320 We begin to fellowship around 11:30 and the meeting begins at 12:00. Next meeting will be Wednesday April 22.
Prayer and Pledge
President Rick Tarbell opened the meeting and led us with a word of prayer and the pledges.
Announcements
President Rick welcomed everyone to our third ZOOM meeting.
The election of officers has been called off because there are no slots with more than one person on the ballot. So by acclamation I would like to introduce the board for next year:
Vice President, Destiny Mujica
Secretary, Mary Denton
Treasurer, Stuart Dudley
Member at Large, Ken Ruiz
President Elect, Rick Rhodes
President Elect, John Legris automatically moves to President
Thank you all for volunteering to serve. We look forward to what the future holds in the life of our club. We look forward to serving with you!
There was a Oak Hills Rotary Zoom Board meeting Monday afternoon. At that time we voted on suggestions by club members to allocate donations to the following worthy organizations who are helping many during the coronavirus crisis:
San Antonio Food Bank,
Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital
Communities in Schools
Meals on Wheels,
Boys and Girls Club
San Antonio Zoo
Club Bylaws Change
Discussion about changes to the club bylaws concerning Article 2, board of directors will increase to 7 members and Section 5, qualifications for president. A motion was made by Ken Donoughue to approve the changes and seconded by Barry Abrams. Motion passed.
There was other discussion about the board and committee chairs.
Club Officer Nominations
We will be taking nominations and volunteers (interested Rotarians)who want to serve on our board. The following spots to serve during the 2020-2021 Rotary year expected to be on the ballot: President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and (1) member at large. If anyone has any questions about running for one of these spots please call President Rick Tarbell 210-722-8121.
Announcements
President Rick made the following announcements:
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the District Conference in Honolulu has been cancelled.
Vice President John Legris is busy lining up speakers for the month of May.
Humor
Past President Fred Timmons shared some humor about the toilet paper shortage (the struggle is real people!). Want ad: "Man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for good clean fun."
Many parents are now put in the role to homeschool their kids, "Two students suspended for fights, teacher suspended for drinking."
On This Day in History
President Rick Tarbell shared this one:
On this day in 1968, a crowd of nearly 10,000 watched as Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Johnson, dedicated Padre Island National Seashore. It is the longest seashore in the national park system and encompasses a portion of the largest barrier beach in the United States.
The history of the park was long and contentious. Efforts to establish a state park on Padre Island began in 1936 but proved unsuccessful due to a struggle between public and private interests over ownership of the land.
Due to the restrictions of social distancing due to the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, our club achieved a milestone in our history: we conducted our first virtual meeting with the ZOOM app! We had 13 in attendance. There were no visitors and no speaker. There was also no umbrella time and no show low drawing. We will meet remotely until further notice.
Charter Member, Past President, the oldest member at 94 years of ago, our very own... Don Deal was also present during our Zoom Rotary Meeting. Thank you Ken Ruiz for bringing Don to the meeting via your phone. Ken also shared a photo of Don - it was truly a memorable time!
Prayer and Pledge
President Rick Tarbell opened the meeting and led us with a word of prayer and the pledges.
Announcements
President Rick made the following announcements:
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the District Conference in Honolulu has been cancelled.
Coffee Friday could be done virtually if the regulars elected to do so
Happy Hour also could be done virtually
Vice President John Legris announced that there are three speakers lined up for May.
Past President Fred Timmons shared some humor:
It's ironic that red, white and blue represent freedom until they're flashing behind you...
Past President Fred Timmons shared that he was asked recently if we were taking college scholarship applications - we are.
Bil Trodlier asked that since there is a scarcity of masks for hospital personnel and essential workers if it would be possible for us to done some? Thank you, Bil, for thinking about the safety of these workers. The club will be given any updates.
Barry Abrams shared what Communities in Schools is doing to help disadvantaged families and children during this time. Thank you, Barry for being involved in this worthy organization. For more information please click HERE.
Click HERE to see how Rotary International monitors the coronavirus impact and read how we are making a difference!
Click HERE to find out some of the ways Rotary members are supporting their communities right now!
This Day in History
1881 the town of Buda, Texas was established
1934 Bonnie & Clyde Parker killed two police officers
2001 US Census reported 200 million in the US and named Texas the most populous state, second to California.
National Days
National Walking Day
National Sourdough Day
National April Fool's Day
Wine Sommelier
Our acting wine sommelier, Vice President John Legris was his usual cheerful self and shared some highlights in wine history:
In the year 71 the first vineyards were planted in Bordeaux
In the year 77 Plini the Younger published "In vino veritas" which means, "In wine there is truth."
In the year 79 Mount Veritas erupted, destroying Pompeii and the vineyards causing scarcity of wine.
Vice President John shared with us some of his and his wife Chihiro's favorite wines: Insomnia from California, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Clean Slate, a Riesling from the Mosel region of Germany.
*Important* Vote Next Week on Club Bylaw Change
Important meeting next week to vote on a club bylaw change. The proposed bylaw change was emailed previously. Another email will be sent so please watch for it!
Board Nominations
We will be taking nominations and volunteers (interested Rotarians)who want to serve on our board. The following spots to serve during the 2020-2021 Rotary year expected to be on the ballot: President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and (1) member at large. If anyone has any questions about running for one of these spots please call Rick Tarbell 210-722-8121.
Four Way Test
President Rick Tarbell led the club with the Four Way Test. President Rick challenged us with, "Who have you invited to Rotary?"
