THE EMAIL PUBLICATION OF THE WHEEL
ROTARY CLUB OF PORT ARTHUR
MEETING OF THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
DISTRICT NO. 5910 CHARTER NO. 147
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.
Willa Cather
UP FRONT
President Perry Snell presided over the October 14h meeting. The invocation and pledge to the flag was led by Past President Cele Quesada. Director Mark Porterie introduced our visiting Rotarians and guests. Past President Ray Depwe led the members in singing "All Hail to Rotary". Director Mark Porterie gave the attendance report and Tracey Gabriel gave the Rotary Minute on 10 reason to visit New Orleans and go to next years International Rotary Convention in New Orleans. Past President Clayton Salter reported that Past Presidents Dan Wingate and Bill Worsham celebrated anniversaries this week on when they joined our club.
FRIENDSHIP DOLLAR
Scott Street had the Friendship Dollar and gave it to No. 7; Past President Dan Wingate.
GUESTS
Saturnino Saldana (guest of the club) and Paula Jeans (wife of guest speaker Daniel Jeans).
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The area Rotary Clubs will have a South County Fellowship Rotary meeting on Wednesday, November 17th at the Holiday Inn and it will take place of all of the other Rotary meetings for that week. Someone is working on a special program for this special meeting. There will be no meeting for our club on Thursday, November 18th.
President Perry Snell told us that our annual Christmas Party will be on Thursday, December 9 at the Holiday Inn.
MAKE UP LOCATIONS
MONDAY
North Port Arthur at Southeast Texas Medical Center at noon.
TUESDAY
Beaumont-Spindletop at Elegante' Hotel at noon. Port Neches and Groves have combined and they meet at the Pompano Club at noon, and Orange at Ramada Inn at noon.
WEDNESDAY
Beaumont-Downtown at the Elegante' Hotel at noon.
THURSDAY
Bridge City at the Community Center at noon.
FRIDAY
Nederland at the Pompano Club at noon.
Remember you can make up on the Internet at www.rotaryeclubone.org. You can make up 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after. Please visit our website at www.portarthurrotary.org in your
spare time.
H.O.W. CENTER, INC.
Past President Ken Burke, Program Chairman for the month of October, introduced Daniel Jeans as our guest speaker. Mr. Jeans was born in Port Arthur and raised in Nederland. He graduated from Nederland High School and attended Lamar. Mr. Jeans and his wife, Paula, have been married for 25 years. Mr. Jeans became an active volunteer in local city and county jails and criminal justice organizations. Mr. Jeans works to keeping the men out of jail and trying to keep them from repeating themselves that got them to go to jail in the first place. Mr. Jeans has worked in construction here in the area and in Kentucky. Mr. Jeans has been the Executive Director of the H.O.W. Center in Beaumont since April of 2009. The H.O.W. Center is a recovery home for men recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. People call on a daily basis and his day usually runs about 6 in the morning until 1-2 at night or early next morning. Mr. Jeans told us that homeless people do not know there is a time limit. Residents receive 3 meals a day and snacks, a safe place to sleep, a home phone number, laundry facility, lounges and an Education Center with computer access. Mr. Jeans told us that 11% come out of institutions. Mr. Jeans said they do not take any sex offenders or aggravated offenders and you must be a male and over the age of 18 years. The only thing that H.O.W, Center does not provide is cigarettes. They furnish everything else through the food bank and donations. Residents must remain drug/alcohol free and work a 12 step program with a sponsor. They must pay rent either by getting a job or other regular income. While at the H.O.W. Center, residents develop skills needed to grow and become successful, productive citizens. Mr. Jeans said they started out housing 3 men in 1992 and now they are licensed by the City of Beaumont to house 30 men.