The Uptown Weekly

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Dallas-Uptown, TXUSA

the exclusively inclusive Rotary club

Rotary Year: July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011

February 24, 2011

Hully and Mo Restaurant and Tap Room

2800 Routh, Suite 115

Dallas, Texas75201

214-954-0203

Thursdays from 11:45am -1:00pm

RI President Ray Klinginsmith, 2010-2011

1.3 million men and women donate their expertise, time, and funds to support local and internationalprojects that help people in need and promotes understanding among cultures. Rotary's flagship program is its effort to protect children against polio, with the goal of ending the disease throughout the world.

Special thanks to our Newsletter sponsors:

Nearby Rotary Clubs to Make-Up Missed Meetings

Dallas Evening Rotary ClubDallas Trinity Rotary Club

La Calle DoceInfo Mart

415 W. 12th Street1950 Stemmons Freeway

Dallas, Texas75208Dallas, Texas75207

Meeting Day and Time:Thursdays at 7:30pmMeeting Day and Time:Mondays at noon

East Dallas Rotary ClubPark Cities Rotary Club

Radisson HotelMaggiano’s Restaurant

6060 N. Central Expressway2nd Floor

Dallas, Texas752068687 North Central Expressway

Meeting Day and Time:Tuesdays at noonNorth ParkCenter

Dallas, Texas75225

PrestonCenter Rotary ClubMeeting Day and Time:Fridays at noon

ParkCity Club

5956 Sherry LaneRotary Club of Dallas

17th FloorFairmont Hotel

Dallas, Texas752251717 N. Akard

Meeting Day and Time:Wednesdays at 7:15amDallas, Texas75201

Meeting Day and Time:Wednesdays at noon

Special Thanks to the Following…

Dr. Ross M. Stewart for presenting today’s program.

Billy Bryan Brown for presenting the previous program.

Previous Program, Thursday, February 17, 2011

Faith Family and Courage: The Adventure of Life in Alaska

Billy Bryan Brown

Today’s Program,Thursday, February 24, 2011

Your Brain-Your Friend or Enemy?

Dr. Ross M. Stewart

Brain and BodyWellnessCenter

Scheduling contact: Ania Stewart at or 214-783-8721

Special thanks to the following Visiting Rotarians for attending last week…

DG Linda Elliott, Grand Prairie

Alan R. Winn, The Winn Law Firm, PLLC

Special thanks to the following guests for attending last week…

Candice White, Candice White Fine Art Portraiture

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Member Birthdays

Martha Watson – Feb 05

Spouse Birthdays

Scott, spouse of Krista Hartman – Feb 15

Steven, spouse of Greta Calvery – Feb 25

Anniversaries

Greta and Steven Calvery – Feb 14, 30 year anniversary

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Saturday February 26th 2011

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2011-12

730AM to NOON, SATURDAY, FEB.5TH, 2011

Collin Higher EducationCenter

Northeast corner Hwy 121 and 75 Central

3452 Spur 399 McKinney, TX 75069

Rotary District Governor-Elect 5810, Bud McBrayer

The District Assembly prepares incoming club leaders for their year in office and helps them build their leadership team.

It is also an opportunity for district leaders to create working relationships with club leaders.

SHARE your passion with Rotary!

Participate in the Assembly to learn worthwhile in-formation that will strengthen your skills and make you a better leader

The following topics are covered at the district assembly:

  • CampEnterprise
  • District Awards
  • District Service Programs:
    Wheelchair, Water projects, Operation Veterans Support, Blood Drives, 4-way Speech contest, Literacy programs, District 5810 Club Programs Bank, TB Pro-gram, Fellowship, and Adoption Awareness.
  • Foundation topics:
    Polio, GSE, Grants, Annual Programs Fund, Permanent Fund, Ambassadorial Scholarships, Alumni
  • Fundraising
  • Grant Certification
  • Leadership sessions for PDG's, Assistant Governors, Current Club Presidents, Presi-dent-Elects, incoming vice-Presidents
  • Membership
  • New Member Orientation
  • New Generations (the new and 5th Avenue of Service):
    RYLA, Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Exchange
  • Public Relations
  • Rotary International Leadership Institute (RILI)
  • Secretaries and Treasurers role and responsibilities
  • The RotaryUniversity
  • Youth Protection

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Because of the rescheduled date for our Rotary Casino Night, silent auction gift certificates for the Challenger of Dallas – USTA Event at T Bar M Racquet Club in north Dallas are available for immediate purchase by the highest bidder.

Available gift certificates:

  • Four general admission tickets for 1 session good from February 28th through March 2nd including dinner for four, plus one beverage per person. VALUE $100
  • Four general admission tickets for 1 session good from March 3rd through March 6th final, including dinner for four, plus one beverage per person. VALUE $170

For the past 12 years, T Bar M has hosted North Texas' largest tennis event, the Challenger of Dallas. The United States Tennis Association rates the $50,000 ATP/USTA Pro Circuit men's tournament as one of its top tour stops.
The event which attracted such international tennis champions as the Bryan brothers, James Blake, David Nalbandian, Nikolay Davydenko and Dmitry Tursunov, has received national television coverage the last few years and all center court matches are broadcast worldwide on the web.

The unique appeal the Challenger of Dallas has is that fans get to see professional tennis in an intimate setting. T Bar M is the perfect place to get up close and personal with players hitting 125mph serves, crushing powerful ground strokes and dominating the net with pinpoint volleys.

Please contact Ted Ellis at (972)644-0244 or email to enter your bid. If you know someone who might be interested in these gift certificates, please forward this information and have them contact Ted.

Highlighted Member of the Week: Greta Calvery

Name: / Greta Calvery
Classification: / Waste Management
Name of Business: / Waste Management
Your Title: / Area Community & Municipal Manager
Best way to describe your business: / Environmental Services
What you like best about your work: / Helping people/education
Spouse or significant other’s name: / Steven Calvery
Member‘s Birthday-Month and Day: / 24-Mar
Spouse’s Birthday-Month & Day: / 25-Feb
Anniversary-Month and Day: / 14-Feb
Education and Degrees Earned: / TJC, TESN, U of P, Trained mediator
Favorite Kind of Pen and Pen Color: / Recycled, green
Hobbies: / Working with Habitat for Humanity & other groups
Other Civic Organizations: / STAR, GDFWRA, NTCRA, TXSER, KIB, KDB, KTB, KAB
Foreign Languages Spoken: / German and a little Spanish
Children’s Names: / James-35, Ashley-26, and Scott-21
Grandchildren’s Names: / Christopher, Jadyn
Pets-Names, # of, Breed Name: / Dogs-Reku & Champs; Cats-TC &MacAdie
Favorite Vacation Spot(s): / the Beach
Favorite Music Genre: / Contemporary Christian/Progressive Country
What you like best about Rotary: / Giving to others
Proudest Moment: / Seeing children graduate from college
Favorite Sports: / Arena Football
Favorite Restaurants: / Seafood & Italian
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