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Upcoming Events
Rotary Sponsored Chamber Mixer
Frankie Flav'z
Oct 11, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Golf Tournament Preparation
Oct 12, 2018
4:00 PM – 6:06 PM
 
Golf Tournament
Tony Butler Golf Course
Oct 13, 2018
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Rotary D5930 Youth Exchange mixer
Jim & Viola's house
Oct 13, 2018
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
 
Trash Pick-up
TSTC Parking lot
Oct 27, 2018
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Dollye Lee
October 1
 
John Topp
October 2
 
Victor Leal
October 4
 
Wayne Lowry
October 4
 
Eddie Bartnesky
October 6
 
Randy Bell
October 7
 
Maru De La Paz
October 12
 
Greg Powers
October 14
 
Lea Peacock
October 16
 
Stephanie Sokolosky
October 23
 
Steve Gerber
October 31
 
Join Date
Randy Bell
October 2, 1998
20 years
 
Bob Salmeron
October 5, 1984
34 years
 
Linda Hagins
October 7, 2013
5 years
 
David Heffernan
October 25, 1991
27 years
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
President Nominee
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
Immediate Past President
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Membership
 
Fund Raising
 
Youth Exchange Officer
 
Club Administration
 
Public Relations
 
Service Projects
 
Bulletin Editor
Lea Peacock
Club Information
Harlingen
Service Above Self
We meet Fridays at 11:45 AM
Harlingen Public Library
410 76 Dr
Harlingen, TX  78550
United States
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Next Meeting
Friday, Oct 12th, 2018
Shrimp Fest
Remi Gibbs
Shrimp Fest is changing!  Join us to hear Remi give us the exciting new ways Shrimp Fest will be changing.  It's new, it's different, and you will have questions you will want to hear the answers to.  
 
Invocation: TBD
Pledge:  Interact Club member
Song:  TBD
Greeters: TBD
                  TBD
Club News
Last Meeting
STEC
Rene Perez
 
Rene spoke to us about his experience responding to Hurricane Harvey.  
 
 
Classifiction Talk
Linda Hagins
 
Tomorrow - Golf Tournament
Tony Butler Golf Course at 8:00 am
Tee Time 9:00 am
Do you want Bob Grider showing up on your door step? 
Donate $25 cash/gift card to the Golf Tournament….today... It's not too late!!
 
 
Harlingen Chamber of Commerce
Hosted By Rotary Club of Harlingen
October 11th, 5:30 to 7:00
Frankie Flav’z at the Point
 
Take a look at our Upcoming Events to see what we have coming up.  Email Joel Vincent to have an item added.
$$$ Weekly Drawings $$$

 

Jim Young won the drawing, but did not draw the "2 of Hearts"!! 
It leaves ~$819 in the pot.  Sorry Bob.......... NOT!
Member Spotlight - John Topp
Spotlight's on...
John Topp!!!
 
John Topp was born in Waterloo, Iowa, and moved to Harlingen at a young age in 1952. He graduated with a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin. He co-founded Tuesday Morning, Inc., a nation-wide discount retail gift chain. John returned to Harlingen and started Topp Direct Marketing, a direct marketing agency and publishing company, in 1983. John serves on the Board of Trustees and as Vice-Chairman of Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen. He served as President of the Board of Directors of the Mail Advertisers Service Association – Southwest, the Board of Directors of the Harlingen Area Chamber of Commerce, President of the Harlingen Country Club Board of Directors, President of the Harlingen Rotary Club, and is currently serving as Secretary of the Harlingen Area Rotary Endowment Fund.  John serves the First United Methodist Church Harlingen as Lay Leader and on the Executive and Finance Teams. He is a certified Lay Speaker, and has led Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University classes for 5 years.  .John and Darlene have served together as lobbyists in Washington and Austin, advocating for persons with developmental disabilities. They are responsible for editing some of the current SSI legislation and helping to secure its passage in Washington.  John has served as Treasurer of the Cameron County Republican Party, County Chairman of the Bill Clements for Governor Campaign, County Chairman of the Reagan-Bush Campaign, and as a political consultant for Texas State Representative, countywide and local races. He was elected as a Bush delegate to the 1988 National Republican Convention.
He and Darlene, his wife of 50 years, have 2 grown children and 4 grandchildren who live in Austin. They visit them frequently, as John has orange blood.
Speakers
Oct 12, 2018
Shrimpfest Presentation
Oct 19, 2018
Polio Plus
Oct 26, 2018
HCISD New Year Update
Nov 02, 2018
PENDING
Nov 09, 2018
Veterans' Day Program - Pending
Nov 16, 2018
Harlingen Economic Deveopment Corporation
Nov 23, 2018
NO MEETING
Nov 30, 2018
Basics of Investing, Retirement, etc
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