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I’ve been an active participant and a believer in Rotary Club of Marble Falls $10000 night since it was a twinkling in Susie Keiser’s eye many years ago.  It symbolizes fun, entertainment, and more importantly, started out as a source of scholarship funds to benefit worthy local high school graduating seniors.  Marble Falls Noon Rotary began the fundraiser selling only 200 tickets at $100 each per event.  The basis for $10000 Night is a reverse drawing where the last ticket drawn out of the barrel is the winner of $10000 and $10000 goes to scholarship recipients.  A few years ago, the Rotary Board decided to raise the bar and upped the club ticket sales to 300 per event.  This allowed the Club to distribute $20,000 to scholarship recipients and to local non-profits. 

I never expected to win but have had the unique position of having been on a winning ticket twice over the years.  The first time I won with my 3 siblings and my Mom.  My sister was with me in the Hill Country Community Theatre when we won.  I remember going up on stage with Sherrie and receiving the prize in disbelief that we had actually won.

Featured Speaker, Mike O'Krent - Life Stories Alive

Music - DJ Billy Scott - Hill Country Recording Studio & Entertainment

Attached are pictures of the new water purification plant in Huejutla at the Cecyte Tech Magnate School which opened last week. New plants in the villages are being installed. As you can see Marble Falls has top billing here .It might be a first for our club. Please join me on our dedication trip April 8 thru the 11th.

Jeff Matera

International Chair

Dr. Stuart Nunnally and Dr. Candice Owen’s our program, on: “Holistic Dentistry’s Impact on Marble Falls"

Dr. Nunnally is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School in San Antonio (1980). He maintains an integrative biological dental practice in Marble Falls, Texas where he and his partners have treated patients from all fifty states and forty-seven countries.

Dr. Owens has practiced at Nunnally Freeman and Owens since 2008. Dr. Owens obtained her undergraduate degree from McMurry University in Abilene, TX and her Doctorate in Dental Surgery at UT Health Science Center San Antonio. During her time in practice, Dr. Owens has completed numerous post graduate educational seminars including an advanced certification in IV sedation. Dr. Owens’ practice philosophy centers around the whole patient. 

Here are some new pictures of the water purification equipment being installed at our first facility in Huejutla. The project becoming a reality.  Our dedication trip is April 8-11. If you plan  to attend please contact Jeff Matera  by February 15.

Congratulations to the Rotary Club of Marble Falls for becoming the first club in our district to earn both the 100% TRF Giving Banner and the 100% EREY Banner this year.  Your leadership and support of our Foundation are greatly appreciated.

Our $10000 Scholarship Night is 7 weeks away; Thursday, September 27.

It will be at Quail Point and the fun begins at 6pm.

Rotarians Jeff Matera of Marble Falls and Ignacio Monroy of Huejutla Centenario in the foothills of the Sierra Madre.

We had a packed room at Quail Point and it took quite a sizable crew of our members to assist in the serving of the food and the pouring of the drinks. 

And the winners are ...

• Numerous MFHS and FA Seniors who will be receiving scholarships from our Club this May.
• The groups, both locally and internationally, that we support with the money raised for our Club last Thursday night.
• And Dr. Poole's daughter along with HSB Resident and former MFISD Asst. Supt. Cynthia Clinesmith who split $10,000 in Visa Cash Cards!

Rhonda Clifton has demonstrated the Rotary motto of "service above self" in so many ways since I've known her.  She has been involved with prison ministry, addiction recovery groups, meals on wheels and many other services to help other people.  She always puts the needs of others before her own. She is well deserving of this Paul Harris award.

An honorary Paul Harris Fellowship award was presented to Past County Judge Donna Klaeger for her years of service on behalf of the citizens of Marble Falls and all of Burnet County.

District Governor Gene Holiman attended today's lunch meeting with his wife Kathleen and granddaughter Emma.

Today the Marble Falls Rotary Club presented a check to the Marble Falls Area EMS in the amount of $23,850.00.  The grant will be used to install and operate a PulsePoint Response System which will serve to reduce EMS response time for the citizens of Marble Falls.  Accepting the grant was Johnny Campbell, Exec Director of MFAEMS, Inc. and Kevin Kauman, Operations Director.

World famous Blue Bonnet Café owner and operator John Kemper was given an Honorary Paul Harris Fellow award at the Rotary Club of Marble Falls Thursday noon luncheon meeting.  To celebrate the 100^th Anniversary of the Rotary International Foundation, our club is honoring each month this year those business leaders that demonstrate “Service Above Self” in our community.   Club President Mandy McCary said, “John Kemper continues to show his civic support and generosity in this community.  We are proud to honor him with this prestigious award”.  

Marble Falls Rotary club is going to participate in Pints for Polio again this year.  The date is October 22nd.  It will be held at Save the World Brewery from 1 to 6 like it was last year. 

Save the World will give us all the tips that day and $1.00 from each beer purchased.

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