Nora Bailey and Scott Barrow greeted all Rotarians as they met at the Pensacola Civic Center due to the renovation of New World Landing.
President Keith Bullock called the meeting to order. He recognized Dr. Bill Maloy for attending the meeting. Kathy Horton-Brown reported on our club being a recipient along with two California clubs of a grant from Rotary International regarding a mini-van to help transport kids and families to and from the hospital from the Ronald McDonald House at the port of Spain-Trinidad. She also said that there is an opportunity for 50 Rotarians to visit the project and that one can apply for the $800 traveling fee not including airfare. Great job Kathy!
The Membership and Maygarden New Members Class were asked to meet following today’s meeting.
R.P. “Rodger” Doyle gave the prayer and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Vince Currie introduced new member Charles Neal Goldsborough to club members. He is the new Rector at Christ Episcopal Church and is a retired military captain.
Al Stubblefield gave us sunshine. Along with Al’s humorous remarks he introduced military, guests, and visiting Rotarians.
He also announced January birthdays. John Appleyard added a harmonica to the birthday song.
Paul Young introduced our guest speaker, Dr.W. Henry Langhorne,III. Dr Langhorne is a cardiologist. His business is Cardiology Associates. His talk included very valuable information about new perspectives in heart disease. He gave us two case studies of different patients and how they coped with heart disease and how they were treated. He said that heart disease is the number 1 killer and it affects all of us. He suggested we all be tuned into a checklist for good health. For example, “determine if it is safe to exercise”, “catch the disease early”, “watch your blood pressure and cholesterol” and “keep abreast of how functional you are”. He said we should monitor how far we can walk and for how long. He also talked about heredity and inflammation of the blood vessels. His talk ended with many Rotarians asking questions and giving applause.
President Keith thanked all involved and the meeting was adjourned.
Credit Margaret Stopp with still another move in the club’s interests in literacy. The gathering of books for youngsters is a winner.
Morris Marx and Jerry Maygarden now are part of UWF’s new committee examining the future of sports there. Is NCAA Division I really in the offing?
Jack Gray says he’s serious about beginning a new career in May. He’s studying possibilities.
Dale Knee and Nigel Allen are being seen and heard on TV and in other media expressing concern over the effect of proposed state budgets on care for the terminally ill.
April first will be the date of the third local HONOR FLIGHT for WWII vets. This flight will originate in Okaloosa County, but some attendees will be from our immediate area and perhaps from this club.
On January 8th the County Commission by resolution made John Appleyard’s History of County Government an official part of the area’s 450th anniversary celebration.
Chuck Michaels, January 21, Columbia, PA, 8 years
Ron Jackson, January 23, Marianna, FL, 9 years
George Biggs, January 23, Pensacola, FL, 10 years
Al Coby, January 23, Muskogee, OK, 20 years
Tom Westbrook, January 24, New York, NY, 11 years
Dave Aronson, January 26, Forest Hills, NY, 35 years