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Michael Sarraille, VETTED

Posted by on Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 in Blog

Michael Sarraille was the guest speaker of the day. He is involved with VETTED, and organization setting out to “fix the problem” of veterans struggling with transition to civilian life.

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Members Showcase—Adrian Moore, Richard Payton and Ronney Reynolds

Posted by on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017 in Blog

This weeks Member Showcase included Adrian Moore, discussing his work as CEO of Close the Pipeline to Prison LLC, an organization dedicated to stopping juvenile misbehaviors that result in criminal convictions, Richard Payton, discussing his founding of The Payton Company which provides applicant tracking systems and employee assessments for hiring, and Ronney Reynolds, President of Reynolds & Franke, PC a CPA firm that is a continuation of a firm he started in 1973.

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Keith Phillips, Dallas Federal Reserve (San Antonio Branch)

Posted by on Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 in Blog

Recap of the meeting from April 25th, featuring Keith Phillips of the Dallas Federal Reserve (San Antonio Branch).

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Kids These Days…

Posted by on Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 in Blog

Our club’s scholarship committee, led by Bob Bowman, introduced us to 16 exceptional youngsters who won scholarships to further not only their higher education, but also their lofty goals.

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Gary Hoover, Million Ideas & Future of Austin

Posted by on Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 in Blog

Reported by Phil Thoden President Dale Lowe called the Rotary Club of Austin (RCA) meeting to order. Phil Thoden led the pledges and Past President Don Ray George gave the invocation of the day. Justin Deming led us in saying The Four Way Test. Myron Burse served as greeter and Margaret Curtis introduced the large […]

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Colin Pope, Editor, Austin Business Journal

Posted by on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 in Blog

Colin Pope, the editor of the Austin Business Journal, who also came to discuss economic concerns in the community, and consideration about if and when Austin may experience an economic downturn.

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Paul Snyder & Michael Casper, Travis County (Central) Appraisal District

Posted by on Tuesday, March 28th, 2017 in Blog

Paul Snyder, Deputy Chief of Appraisals for the Travis County Appraisal District (TCAD) was joined by his colleague Michael Kasper, the Director of Residential Appraisals joined the meeting to discuss discuss the current status on the level of appraisals on commercial properties vs. residential, and the concept of effective tax rates, rollback rates, and the adopted rates.

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Members Showcase—Don Ray George, Cindy Veidt and Lee Yeakel

Posted by on Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 in Blog

The speaker program for the meeting featured three of our own members: Cindy Veidt, Don Ray George, and Lee Yeakel, with Jim Bushnell serving as the emcee.

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Recognize Good, with Scholley Bebenick and Joel Coffman

Posted by on Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 in Blog

Scholley Bebenick of Recognize Good talked about the program, and its goal is to seek out individuals, businesses and service organizations who are doing positive impactful things for the community.

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Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen, Prevention and Reversal of Alzheimer’s

Posted by on Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 in Blog

The meeting featured Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen one of 90 physicians trained to prevent or reverse cognitive impairment.

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