Rotary Club of Pittsburg TX

11/16/23 - Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving at Princedale Country Club. Great food and great friends. Special thanks to Christina for your wonderful service.

Great Veteran’s Day Program. Thank you to all the service organizations who collaborated to put this program together.

The Pittsburg Rotary Club was honored to host Karen Maines, 2023-2024 District 5830 Governor, as the program speaker at its November 8th meeting. Maines (right) is pictured with Pittsburg Rotarians Roni Arias (President Elect), Carolyn Franks (Past District Governor) and Angela Saucier (President). Maines, who is a member of the Greggton Rotary Club in Longview, praised the Pittsburg Rotary for exceeding its goals in the previous year and challenged them to keep raising the bar for service and donations. Maines then asked Rotarians to share why they love being part of the organization. General themes that emerged from their accounts were a sense of camaraderie and an opportunity to serve the community. The Pittsburg Rotary Club meets at noon on Wednesdays at First Baptist Church Pittsburg. Anyone who is interested in joining is invited to attend a meeting to learn more about Rotary or you can visit www.rotary.org.

Reminder - No meeting today!

10/24/23 - 5 o”clock somewhere October social and World Polio Day celebration.
Special thanks to Roni and Bryan Arias for hosting this event at their beautiful lake house. We had over 30 people in attendance. The food was delicious and the fellowship was wonderful. Also had perfect weather. Thank you to all of our members and their families that attended.

World Polio Day - I am so proud of the members of the Pittsburg Rotary Club. I challenged the members to a 3 month calendar fundraiser. The challenge was a success. We will donate $1,978.00 to Polio Plus. Together, we can make a difference in eradicating polio.

10/21/23 - Rotary Flag work day
Thank you to everyone that came out to our flag work day. We had a great turnout, and we were able to replace many flags in a short period of time. Great job Pittsburg Rotary Club!

Rotary meeting 10/18/23
Speaker - Pamela Walters did a wonderful job explaining the history of the Paul Harris Society, and letting us know how we can be a part of too.
Roni Arias, Guy Cayo, and Carolyn Franks were recognized for the awards they received at the 5830 District Conference.
Special thanks to Jodi Pack for taking photos and to Bill Dixon and Herschel’s for providing a delicious meal.

10/15/23 - Rotary District 5830 conference, Athens, Texas.
Congratulations to:
Carolyn Franks (IPDC) - District Governor 2022-2023 for a very successful year
Roni Arias - Recipient of the Area 3 Service award. Well deserved!
Guy Cayo - Citation Award for the Pittsburg Rotary Club as President 2022-2023
(Angela accepted the award on his behalf so he is not pictured)
Thank you also to Charlie Wilson for attending

Pittsburg Rotary Club 10/4/23

October 4, 2023 Speaker - CASA of Camp, Titus and Morris Counties. Today, Krystal Hosmer from CASA spoke to us about the duties of CASA, the work they do with foster children, and how important it is to have volunteers and Board Members from each county that they serve.

September 26th -“5 o’clock somewhere” social. Thank you to Barefoot Bay Marina for hosting and to all the members that came out tonight.

September 20, 2023 - Speaker - Guardians of the Children

Today we had the pleasure of having the Guardians of the Children come and speak to our club. They provide an invaluable service to children who have been abused. A huge thank you to Sweets, Knuckles and Drenger for all that you do.

September 20, 2023 - Welcome new members Chuck and Judy Hamilton. We are so happy to have you with us.

Speaker September 13, 2023

Lanny Brenner (center) presented to the Pittsburg Rotary Club last week and discussed the work done by the organization known locally as The Shelter Workshop. The purpose of this organization is to assist those who are mentally or physically handicapped and help them feel loved and needed, and give them a sense of purpose and importance.
The Workshop is working to get out in the community more, and is also trying to raise funds to continue their work.
(Pictured left to right: Angela Saucier, Kathy R**e, Lanny Brenner, and Michael Shastid)
Photo and script credit: Betty Lanning

Headsets for bright minds

Pittsburg Rotarians John Livingston, Angela Saucier, Betty Lanning, and Rachel Miner presented headsets donated by the Pittsburg Rotary Club to the third graders at the PISD Elementary Campus on September 13 directly after their regular meeting at noon on Wednesday.
This annual “pilgrimage” of the Rotarians has provided several things to the children over the years that they have used for their studies, and is headed by Rotarian Rachel Miner.
Photo credit: Betty Lanning

Rotary Speaker September 6, 2023

Doug Scarlett presented to the Club on September 6, and spoke of his experiences in the U.S. Air Force....COOKING! He was the personal chef to President of the United States on Air Force One during the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Scarlett noted that President Johnson loved his steaks!

—— story and picture courtesy of Betty Lanning

Rotary Club of Pittsburg’s first “5 o’clock somewhere” event was a success. Thank you to everyone that came tonight. We had a great time getting to know our new members, and friends and family of our current members. Special thanks to Racks, Daqz and Axe for providing the venue and delicious food and drinks. If you are interested in service above self and having a little fun while helping your community, we would love to have you join us.

Clinton McCoy and Donna Russel of Carter BloodCare visited the Pittsburg Rotary Club on August 23. McCoy, a long-time Rotarian, explained the fact that Carter BloodCare works to make sure that each hospital they service in the Northeast Texas region is supplied by blood from the local community. He also described the Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) as a means of ensuring a supply of life-saving blood is always on hand in participating facilities across the U.S. in case of a disaster. (photo and script courtesy of Betty Lanning)

The Rotary Club of Pittsburg is in the planning stages of partnering with Carter BloodCare and UT Health of Pittsburg to bring a blood drive to Pittsburg. More details to follow in the future.

Rotary speaker 8/16/23
Courtesy of Betty Lanning - We really appreciated hearing from Veteran Ridley Briggs last week as he told us about joining the Veteran Honor Flight to Washington DC this spring.
Mr. Briggs was a jet fighter pilot and spent three years of active service during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Briggs expressed his appreciation for everyone's kindness, the care and attention shown to him and the other veterans on their trip, and the uniqueness of the fact that his son came along as his personal attendant, and his granddaughter, an employee of Southwest Airlines, was given special permission to work that flight. Thus three generations of Briggs (and Aggies) were on the Honor Flight to DC.

Rotary Teacher Appreciation 2023. The Rotary Club of Pittsburg was proud to be a part of the PISD Convocation on August 11th. Thank you to all of the Rotary Club Members who volunteered, the individuals and businesses that supported this event by providing gifts for the teachers, and all of the PISD Administration and Staff for making this another successful year. PISD, we appreciate you!!! Here are a few photos from the event.

July 12th Rotary Club Meeting - Welcome to the club Bill Dixon. Our speaker was Sue Barker. We learned about her book “Boar Named Bob” and the Cole Barker Memorial Scholarship.

Delivered Food boxes in the community with my Rotary partner Kim Ernest. 🎄

2022 Spirit of Christmas Food Drive. 140 families. Will receive their food boxes tomorrow
Thank you to PISD students, Brookshire's, Interact Club, Rotary Club

Christmas Party 🎄🎅

Friendsgiving 2022! 🦃 🧡🍂🍁

ROTARIANS who are FAMILY gathered together and gave THANKS.

What are you thankful for?

Halloween in Pittsburg is a pretty big deal! Join us downtown on Saturday, October 29th from 4-7 pm for Trick-Or-Treating, games, picture opportunities, and fun for the whole family!

A huge thank you to Pilgrim's- Mt. Pleasant/Pittsburg for donating all of the candy to our local businesses and volunteers, and to Rotary Club of Pittsburg TX and Pittsburg Main Street for sponsoring Kids Haunted Alley!

JOIN US TODAY for a very informative program via Facebook Live.

Have you looked into the Highway 271 Grants yet?

The Highway 271 Board offers grants to businesses along the 271 corridor and encourages each property or business owner to use the program for their business to improve the overall aesthetics of Highway 271.

Learn more about the board and these incentives here: pittsburgtx.gov/368/Grant-Program