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www.parkcitiesrotary.orgServing to Make a Difference Since 1948
Program Chair of the Day: John Brown
September 20, 2013
Be a Vibrant and Visionary Model of Service Above and Beyond Self
Philip RomanoTrinity Groves
THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities
Volume 65, Number 11
Philip J. Romano is an investor, entrepreneur, artist and na-tionally-renowned restaurateur. Involved in the restaurant busi-ness for over forty years, in the course of his career, he has cre-ated over twenty-five concepts.
He is the only person in the restaurant industry that has cre-ated more than two national concepts; he has created six to date: Fuddruckers, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Spageddies, Cozymel's, Rudy's Country Store and BBQ and eatZi's Market & Bakery.
Fuddruckers has opened units in more than 150 locations worldwide. Romano's Macaroni Grill now operates in more than 190 locations in the United States and Canada. The restaurant con-cepts created by Mr. Romano produce over $1.5 billion in sales each year. To date, his concepts have generated more than $20 billion in revenue.
He has been featured in numerous newspapers and periodi-cals including the Wall Street Journal, the London Financial Times, INC Magazine, Restaurant Business, Forbes Magazine, People Magazine and TIME Magazine. He is profiled in a university-level textbook entitled Management.
Mr. Romano distances himself from the competition with “A Point of Difference.” Romano has written a book entitled Food for Thought published by Dearborn in 2005 that made the CEO Best Sellers List. There has also been a book about Mr. Romano pub-lished in Japan and three other countries.
He was a principal in EGP, a partnership that held the licen-sing rights to the Palmaz-Schatz Stint, purchased by Johnson & Johnson, Inc. It is said to be one of the most successful medical
TODAY’S PROGRAM
COMMITTEE TIME
Dear friends at Park Cities Rotary,The North Texas Food Bank urgently
needs food donations, volunteers in its two distribution centers, and financial donations to feed hungry North Texans. NTFB needs help immediately in providing food to its 262 Partner Agencies in order to feed the grow-ing numbers of children, senior citizens and families in need. The low inventory is a re-sult of a seasonal slowdown in food and do-nations and NTFB is unable to keep pace
The NTFB Urgently Needs Food
devices of its time and is considered one of the patents that has changed the world. This was the original stint and has become a $6 billion a year industry.
Compass Group, the world's largest contract food service or-ganization, has established an exclusive partnership with Roma-no, who will increase the company's new business opportunities throughout the United States, particularly in the Southwest where the Compass Group is building a larger presence.
From 1989 through 2002, Romano served as a joint venture partner of Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) as national op-erator, developer and franchisor of numerous restaurant con-cepts, including Chili's Grill & Bar and Romano's Macaroni Grill.
His creativity expands beyond restaurants to art. Romano began painting thirty years ago to let his creativity flow. In Sep-tember 2008, for the first time ever, Romano sold a piece of his artwork. To date he has sold over $1 million of his own artwork. He partnered with Reflectionist Movement Artist JD Miller of Dallas, opening Samuel Lynne Galleries. The Gallery features both Roma-no and Miller works and an ever expanding list of additional artists, focusing on art of the 21st Century.
Romano and his family established a charitable foundation, The Food Foundation, which operates as Hunger Busters. This 501(c) (3) organization provides food to the hungry and serves over 150,000 hungry schoolchildren in Dallas.
He serves on the Board of the Cox School of Business at SMU. He lectures frequently at universities, national business seminars, civic organizations and special interest groups.
with the increased demand for food needed by Partner Agencies.
Donate food. Drop off healthy can-ned food donations at NTFB, 4500 S. Cock-rell Hill Road, between Mon.- Sat. Food do-nations may also be left in the after-hours collection boxes by the front door.
Pre-sacked "hunger bags," priced be-tween $5 - $10, will be available at Kroger to purchase by 5pm, Sept. 17. All donations benefit the NTFB. Locations are • Central Dallas Kroger, Haskell at Central
Expwy (4241 Capitol}• Lake Highlands Kroger, 10677 E. North-
west Hwy at Plano Road• Plano Kroger, Parker at Dallas Tollroad (3305 Dallas Pkwy)
Volunteer. NTFB needs up to 300 volunteers a day to sort and pack Tues. through Sat. - ages 10 and up. Volunteer at http://web.ntfb.org, call 214-270-2055, e-mail volunteer@ ntfb.org
Donate. Every $1 provides 3 meals. A truck load of nutritious purchased food costs $9,000. Donate online at http://web .ntfb.org or contact Colleen Brinkmann at 214-347-9594, [email protected] or Sandra Lewis at 214-347-9600, [email protected]
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THE HUB September 20, 2013 Page 2
The Hub is the weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas)
Betty Dawson, EditorShutterbug Committee
Fred Speno, ChairBullet in /Internet Advert i s ing
Chris Short, Chair
Cleve Clinton, PresidentEric Heitkamp, President Elect
Karen Farris, Vice PresidentBarb Jeffries, Secretary
Lynn Surls, TreasurerSusan Rogers, Sergeant-At-Arms
Nolan Duck, Club Service IMark Kashar, Club Service II
Anne Harper, Community ServiceDwight Clasby, Com. Service II
Shawn Murphy, New GenerationsJeff Sheehan, International Service
Phillip Bankhead , At LargeFred Brown, Immed. Past President
Bill Sleeper , Parliamentarian/Historian
Dennis Harrison, Webmaster
Laurie Aldredge, Club Administrator6704 Snider Plaza
Dallas, Texas 75205Office Phone: 214-739-4170
Office Fax: 214/363-6980Email: [email protected]
www.parkcitiesrotary.org
Ean H . Sullivan, RC of PlanoGovernor, District 5810
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LAST WEEK Presiding: Cleve ClintonInvocation: Maryllyn HargravePledge: Lisa Amsberry Introductions: Richard StanfordPhotographer: Barb JeffriesChair of the Day: Ley WaggonerSpeaker: Paul CardarellaProgram: The Well Community
M T W Th F SAED = Defibrillator TrainingBl = Blood DriveBD = Board of Dirs. Mtg, 7am LaMadeleine, 75 & MockingbirdCn = PCR Connect Event.CP = ChildsPlay Work MtgD = District 5810 EventDH = Dentistry with a HeartFR = Family of Rotary EventF = Fellowship EventFF = RCPC Foundation Fund
Mtg. See Cleve ClintonIn- Interact at Hillcrest H.S,
8 am. See Tracy Gomes
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M = Meals on Wheels (Differ-ent teams on each day) See Patsy Watson
Mentoring at Hillcrest H.S.Mc = Ronald McDonald
House-See Jina McDanielNM = New Member EventPr = Program Committee MtgReading and Radio Resources
See Jodie RaySpE = Special Service EventVV = Vet to Vet - See Bob DillWeb-lite = on your computerBlue = Activities on own schedule
EVENTS CALENDARSeptember
Our MissionBuilding a legacy of good works and
fellowship, we strive to:REACH those in need in partnership
with othersINSPIRE tomorrow’s leaders with
high ethical standardsFOSTER lives of service above self
– A supporting member of Rotary International
Ron D . Burton, Norman, OK
President, Rotary International
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OFFICERS and DIRECTORS2013-2014
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President Cleve Clinton call-ed the meeting to order with a nod to Aretha Franklinʼs song about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Maryllyn Hargrave gave the invocation, and noted that
participants to “cheat” and also to help fight hunger in Dallas County. President Cleve encouraged all the Committee Chairs to call the members of their Committees. He is also announced the next Program Committee Meeting on Mon, Sept. 30; everybody in the
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there were no additional members ill or in the hospital. Lisa Amsberry led the Pledge of Allegiance, and the “Star Spangled Banner,” remarking that it was the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, about which the song was written. Charlotte Hudgin mentioned a “Joy” that her former classmate, Diana Nyad had accomplished a swim from Cuba to Florida at the age of sixty-four. Richard Stanford, assisted by Kev-in Chagnon with the mike, introduced our visiting Rotarians and guests. We had long-
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distance visitors from Aminabad in India and Sao Pao-lo, Brazil, both of whom brought ban-ners to exchange. Chris Short announced The Hub and web advertisers of the week. Jeff Sheehan re-
ported on our international project in Nicaragua. He reported on a confer-ence call with their partners in Nica-ragua; they are having a little difficul-ty getting title to the property. Once
that is done, they will move ahead with plans for the bakery, and will be asking for partici-pants with various skills and resources. They will be asking for volunteers to go to Nicara-gua in March, 2014. Kelly Kunst explained the SNAP project, and said she had been thinking about ways to cheat. She said to watch for an email from her that would help
club is a member of the Committee.PP Ley Waggoner introduced
our speaker today, Paul Cardarella, Executive Director of The Well Com-munity. He started with a video
about the programs and work of The Well. It is a non-profit, which depends on donations and good will. One half of the population will have a mental disorder in their lifetimes; someone commits sui-
cide every sixteen minutes. The Well offers services to the mentally ill, and focuses on the core issues of isolation, hopelessness and poverty through a restorative environ-ment, healthy relationships and vocational training. They believe recovery involves the whole person. The Well was founded in 2002. Dallas is one of the worst cities in which to be mentally ill, with few resources. In the U.S. the cost to society of Mental Illness is $100 Bil-lion. The Well addresses psychiatric and med-ical care, spiritual care, friendship and sociali-zation, housing and the environment, and pur-pose or vocation. Not all are capable of wor-king, but those who are are helped to find a suitable job. They are open three days a week, Monday thru Wednesday, and have a church service on Thursday night with dinner. They have their own Sunday school class on Sun-day at Cliff Temple Baptist Church. The Well is the only faith-based community serving the mentally ill in Dallas. They also operate Ja-cobʼs house, a home for up to ten men. They can always use assistance of donations of money or meals, by letting others know about their work, from volunteers to teach classes on topics like budgeting or computers, or by letting them know of entry-level jobs.
THE HUB
THOUGHTS ON . . .
I don't even butter my bread. I con-sider that cooking.
~ Katherine CebrianWhen I walk into my kitchen today, I am not alone. Whether we know it or not, none of us is. We bring fathers and mothers and kitchen tables, and every meal we have ever eaten. Food is never just food. It's also a way of getting at something else: who we are, who we have been, and who we want to be.
~ Molly WizenbergIt's the company, not the cooking, that makes a meal. ~ Kirby LarsonCooking is like love. It should be en-tered into with abandon or not at all.
~ Harriet Van Horne
Our Funders for Next Week areGriffin Collie
Margaret CollinsDick Crosby
Cindy CummingsBetty Dawson
√ = Contribution made for 2013-14
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
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RI has its own channel on YouTube of-fering a growing collection of videos and psas.
ROTARY CONNECTED
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Interesting New Thread: How to reconcile dif-ferences of opinion from "old Rotarian" to "new Rotarian"?
.RCPC has its own channel: http://vimeo.com/channels/rotaryclubofparkcities/
RI: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid= 858557&trk=hb_side_g RCPC: www.linkedin.com/ groups?gid=1248747&trk=hb_side_g
RI: http://twitter.com/#!/rotary Tweet of the week: @Rotary approves US$500,000 Rapid Response grant to address #polio outbreak in #Somalia.
RI: www.facebook.com/rotaryDist. 5810: www.facebook.com/Rotary District5810.
Interesting New Thread: Records the Nazis looted from Dutch #Rotary clubs are safe-ly back in the hands of the Netherlands Rotary Foundation.
Miss a Meeting? Watch it Online!
Check out or add to RIʼs Flickr group often, www.flickr.com/groups/familyofrotary/
www.statigr.am/rotaryinternationalSee RIʼs latest pictures via Instagram.
http://pinterest.com/rotary/ RI has Pinboards on major projects.
Sept . 2 7 Michael O ʼTeeter, VP Big Brothers, Big SistersMentoring
Oct. 4 Phil CobbMcKinney Trolley
Oct. 11 New MembersIntroductions
Oct. 18 Nicola Longford, The Sixth Floor MuseumJFK – 50 Years Later
Proposed New Members
Ira Denton 9.21Jack Murdock 9.22Susan Rogers 9.23Mary Bishop 9.24Bob Heard 9.25Tom Stutz 9.25
Blood Drive, Sat, Sep 28, Noon - 7:00pm at NorthPark, 2nd level by AMC Theater. Volunteers, Donors Needed. One hour shifts. Donors get movie tickets!Fellowship Football, Sat, Oct 5, Time TBA. SMU Football Game. Group discount at the link below- password Park. https://oss. ticketmaster.com/aps/ smu/EN/link/promotion/home/ba221293a2d00f5e0a8559999339145ee42a597cVolunteer for the Transportation Committee. Call or email Hank Gaines, 972.345.7933 or [email protected]! RCPC website is $125/mo, The Hub is $250/yr. See Chris Short
HE PROFITS MOST WHO LAUGHS BEST
Cooking
The Directory is on line: Log in > Click on left side under My ClubRunner > View Club Directory or View Club Photo Directory. Other archives are at Club Documents
A traveler couldn't find his luggage at the airport baggage area and went to the lost luggage office and reported the loss. The
Happy Birthday
HHS Interact Takes Up SNAP Challenge by Ley WaggonerHillcrest HS Interact club took up the
SNAP Challenge today. North Texas Food Bank Outreach Dir. Lauren Halloway addres-sed the Interact club last week about hunger in America, and the efforts NTFB is taking to
responded to the challenge establishing their own challenge -- a competition between classes, to: 1) create awareness and sign up fellow classmates to live on $4.50/day (for at least one day), 2) generate the most postings
increase awareness and take action to combat hun-ger here in North Texas, where 1 in 4 children ex-periences food shortage at least once a week.
The Interact club
about their experiences to NFTB blog page, and 3) col-lect the most canned food donations on their SNAP chal-lenge day, Wed. Sept 18. We'll check back and see how they do.
woman there smiled and told him not to worry because she was a trained professional and said he was in good hands. "Now," she asked him, "Has your plane arrived yet?”
Dr. Alfred LatigoProposed by Ruth AlhilaliClassification: Economist
1st PublicationElizabeth F. Jones
Proposed by Jack KearneyClassification: Education
1st Publication
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