Official Publication of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth, Texas

Official Publication of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth, Texas
Editorial
Educating
America's Youth
on Personal
Finances
It can be amazing how we require
students to take math, English, history,
and other classes to graduate high school,
but we ignore essential subjects, such as
personal finance. Understanding personal
finance is crucial to this country’s success,
and it will affect every student throughout
his or her life. It’s time we made personal
finance a part of our core curriculum.
How bad is the problem?
In the news, you constantly hear about
how awful the savings rate of the average
American is or how the youth of this
country have serious financial problems.
Here are some alarming statistics:
·
America’s personal savings rate
fell to 4 percent in May 2012.
Program
May 31, 2013
Derek Moffatt
Vol. 94 No. 44
May 31, 2013
offered in the curriculum. Some of the
states where classes are not required are
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa,
Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Ohio, Vermont, and Washington, among others.
We can make a difference
Teaching young people financial basics is common sense as it is important for
everyone in our country to have a good
understanding of economics. We have to
make better financial decisions both on
personal and governmental levels, and we
can begin making a difference by making
our voices heard. Start by talking to your
school board and congressional leaders
about bringing personal finance courses to
the classroom. At the very least, make sure
you teach your children how to be financially responsible.
·
One-third of working Americans have less than $1,000 saved; 60 percent have less than $25,000.
·
Two out of three college graduates owe $24,000 or more in student loans.
·
Credit card debt for 25- to 34year-olds has increased 81 percent during
The above material was prepared by
the last two decades.
Peak Advisor Alliance.
Finding a solution
The problem in America is education. Personal finance is simply not being
~Derek Moffatt,
taught at home or in our school systems. In
Moffatt Financial Strategies
fact, according to the Council for Economic Education, only 13 states require a
personal finance course be taken in order
to graduate high school. Only 14 states
require personal finance courses to be
SPEAKER:
STARS Day
FORT WORTH CLUB
Chairman for the Day:
Becky Burton
NEWSCAST: Carlo Capua
CAMACHO, SASHA
“ Sas ha”
March 24
M ar k et i ng/ C om m u nic a t ion s Mark et R es ear ch, Hispanic
Camacho-Murrin LLC
500 NE 23rd St.
76164
817-991-4380
[email protected]
3016 Crockett St., #223
76107
480-467-7772
2013
GARTRELL, FRED
“ Fr ed”
July 2
Fin ance - Inv es tm ent
M an ag em en t
Robert W. Baird
550 Bailey Ave.
76107
817-339-3439
817-339-3450
[email protected]
406 Charrington Ct.
Keller, 76248 817-658-7430
Sharon
2013
“ Er inn”
December 2
HALL, ERINN
Associations - The Arc of
Gr eat er Tar rant C ounty
The Arc of Greater Tarrant County
1051 Haskell, Ste. 106
76107
817-877-1474
817-877-1477
erinn.arcgtc.org
4312 Norwich
76109
Bart Powell
817-682-1299
2013
JOHNSON, KAREN T.
“ Kar en”
March 8
Law Practic e - Family Law
Telschow Johnson Law, PLLC
4200 S. Hulen Dr., Ste. 670
76109
[email protected]
4401 Westlake Dr.
76109
817-707-4518
2013
MCCOY, LORENE
“ Lor ene”
August 19
Ass oc ia tions - Corner st one
Ass is tanc e Netw or k
Cornerstone Assistance Network
3500 Noble
76111
817-632-6035
817-632-6021
[email protected]
1301 Jaden
76116
817-919-0691
2013
Sasha was born in Mexico City. After
graduating from Alhambra High School,
she earned a BS in Business Management
from Arizona State University W.P. Carey
School of Business. Sasha is the Chief
Operating Officer of Camacho-Murrin
LLC. For leisure, Sasha loves to read, is an
avid salsa dancer and enjoys golfing. She
also has a love for the sciences, anthropology, psychology and biology. She visited
Dubai on one of her travels.
Fred was born in Houston. After
graduating from Lamar High School, he
earned a finance degree from UTA and a
MBA from TCU. Fred is Vice President
and Financial Advisor for R.W. Baird.
He enjoys reading, is an avid runner, and
enjoys golf and poetry. He and his wife
Sharon have three children; Gracie (6),
Penelope (4) and Wyatt (2).
Erinn was born in Tallahassee, Florida.
Following her high school graduation from
R.L. Paschal, she earned a BA in Psychology from Texas Wesleyan University. She
is a member of the Psi Chi, International
Honor Society in Psychology and holds
several offices in Arc National and Arc of
Texas. Erinn is the Executive Director at
The Arc of Greater Tarrant County. She
enjoys golf, yoga, kickball and is certified
in CPR. She and husband, Bart have
three children, Hannah-12, Emily-10 and
Conner-9.
Karen was born in Mt. Vernon, New
York. Following her graduation from
Cypress Creek High School, she earned a
BA Political Science degree from Texas
A&M University and a J.D. from Texas
Wesleyan School of Law. Karen is an
attorney with Telswchow Johnson Law
in Fort Worth. She is a member of the
Jewish Education Agency and Beth El
Congregation. Her interests include yoga,
Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure, hiking, reading, swimming and activities with
her children, Morgan, age 15 and Ethan,
age 10.
Lorene is a native Texan and graduated from South Garland High School.
She received a BS in Social Work from
Texas Women’s University. Lorene is
the Director of Health Services at Cornerstone Assistance Network/Charitable
Clinic. She is involved with Hispanic
Wellness Coalition and North Texas Associate Charitable Clinics. Lorene is a
Turkey Trot volunteer and enjoys digital
scrap booking and gardening and has traveled to Vancouver, Alaska, Hawaii,
Mexico and Yellowstone.
Years of Service:
Hank Carroll, 45 Years
Gus Whitted, 38 Years
Richard Minker, 36 Years
Chet McKeen, 30 Years
Joan Kline, 25 Years
NextWeek's
Program
June 7, 2013
SPEAKER:
Dr. Ken Morgan
Director, TCU Energy Institute
Chairman of the Day:
Brad Hancock
ROTARIAN: Walter Littlejohn
STARS
2006-2013
Service Above Self
2,100 Riverside
Students and Still
Going Strong
This week, we will have the honor of
hosting the students, faculty, and principal
from Riverside Middle School at our annual STARS luncheon. What a treat it
will be to hear the winning essay read by
one of the students who participated in
the STARS program this year.
Members of the Education Committee had a hard time choosing the winning
essay this year. There were several that
were so well written, and demonstrated
that the students understood what “Service Above Self” really means.
If you have been a member of our
Club since 2006, at previous STARS luncheons you have heard a boy read his essay
that described his past membership in a
gang, but was inspired to change his ways
by meeting soldiers returning from Iraq
out at DFW airport, a boy whose family
moved here from Honduras and recalled
having gunshots ring out over his family
car before he moved here, a young “special needs” student who wasn’t supposed
to read his essay, but who was so caught up
in the “importance” of being at our Rotary meeting that he tried to read his essay
himself, a boy who described arriving at
Union Gospel Mission and seeing his
grandmother, who he had not seen in two
years, across the room, a girl who said “I
learned that when you help someone in
need you end up helping yourself by feeling better about yourself,” another student shared ‘Service above self’ is not just
about donating your time, but it is about
donating a piece of yourself to the service,” and another student summed it up:
“Service is the most fulfilling thing that a
human being will ever do.”
If you think about it, we Rotarians
helped those students learn those lessons,
have those special moments and feel that
sense of importance. Through the generosity of our non-profit members who
provided the community service projects
to the members who served as classroom
advisors and accompanied the students to
the agencies to perform the community
service projects - we have all had a part in
teaching “Service Above Self” lessons.
I have participated in the STARS
project every year since its inception.
This year, several students mentioned the
Rotarian who was working alongside them
in their essays. I was so honored that a
student, Cheyenne D. in my group at the
Ronald McDonald House, mentioned
me by name in her essay. She wrote “The
experience I had at the Ronald McDonald
House is life changing to me by not just
participating but watching volunteers like
Ms. Susan who is really dedicated to service above self. Ms. Susan is a great
inspiration to me and has motivated me to
take this experience and make the world
a better place.” As a Rotarian mentor, it
doesn’t get much better than that!
Attention Committee
Chairpersons:
Please be aware that when you are
in charge of a monthly duty for the
luncheon meeting or for the Rotagraph,
it is very important that you furnish the
Rotary office with the names and dates
of Rotarians you have recruited.
For the Rotagraph:
The names of the weekly editorial
and personal column writers and last
meeting reporters should be in the Rotary office one month prior to their due
dates.
For the weekly meetings:
Rotarians in charge of registration
of visiting Rotarians and guests, cash
tickets, prepaid tickets, collecting tickets, invocators, introduction of visiting
Rotarians and guests and greeters should
have the names of the Rotarians responsible for these duties into the Rotary office at least two weeks prior to
their assigned date.
~Susan Morgan,
Bakutis, McCully & Sawyer
ROTARIAN: Brian Gutierrez, Bob Bolen, Brad
Hancock, Davis Babb and Jason Byrne
ROTARIAN: Wayne Carson
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David Parker, Robert
Fernandez and Charles
Florsheim
Rob Opitz
Erma Johnson-Hadley
Derw Martin and Michael
Bennett
Don Marable and Neil Van
Zandt
John Kober
Amanda Stallings
Becky Delaune
Robert Cargill and Marilyn
Gilbert
Jimmy Burnett
Thomas Leaverton, Dee Kelly,
Jr., Albon Head and Michelle
Key
Sue Matkin and Lauralee
Harris
Lori Drew, Becky Burleson
and Buzz Brightbill
Rice Tilley and Ralph Cox
Barclay Berdan
John Dickens
Chelsea White
Harriet Harral and Wayne
Trimmer
Jim Nichols
James Eagle
Your Dues are Due
Dues statements went out
on May 29th for July 2013December 2013.
If you d0 not receive a dues
statem ent,
p lease
contact the Rotary office.
Don't forget, this is a great
tim e to donate to the
children's fund and turn
your badge gold.
ROTARY CLUB OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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Pub lication office, 715 Fort Worth Club Building 76102
TELEPHONE: (817) 332-7977 — FAX: (817) 3354759
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Executive Office, 715 Fort Worth Club Building
Luncheon Friday, 12:15 p.m., 12th Floor
Fort Worth Club Building
Neva Williams, Executive Director
Amy H. Bearden, Associate Director
District 5790 Governor, Rotary International
Hollis R. Lackey
OFFICERS
Steve Eason ........................................................ President
Tim Plocica .............................................. President-Elect
Mike Guyton ............................................. Vice President
Carlo Capua ............................................... Vice President
Linda Low .......................................................... Secretary
Mike West .......................................................... Treasurer
Larry Mundt ....................................... Sergeant-at-Arms
Doug
Carlo
Mike
Linda
Larry
Briley
Capua
Guyton
Low
Mundt
DIRECTO RS
Tim Bruster
Steve Eason
Paige Hendricks
Joyce Mauk
Bo Soderbergh
Mike West
ROT AGRA PH
Clint Sanders ........................................................... Editor
Associate Editors
Phil Moroneso .............................................. Last Meeting
Neal Shields ................................................... Advertising
Lisa Kruczynski .................................................. Personal s
Clint Sanders ............................................. New Members
Jim Austin .......................................................... Editorial s
ROTARIAN: Wade Wallace, Buzz Brightbill,
ROTARIAN: Charlie Powell, Mark Nurdin, Sam
David Bucher and Jerry Hendrix
Guerin and Bill McCoy
ROTARIAN: Tre Garrett