Events

We will not be having our usualy lunch meeting, instead we will be gathering in the evening at the Patterson's for our Pints for Polio event. Come and join us for a fun night of fellowship, eating and raising money for Polio. More to come... 

Join for a fun trivia game

Mark Sicilio, M.D., F.A.A.P. ’78, ‘81

Clinical Associate Professor

Associate Head

Department of Humanities in Medicine

School of Medicine

Texas AM University

 

A graduate of the Charter Class of the College of Medicine, Dr. Sicilio has worked in Pediatrics for and with infants, children, adolescents and young adults for 35 years, and was the initial physician for the Scott & White Clinic, College Station, where he worked 35 years. His teaching and educational efforts have included advocating for inter-collegiate and inter-professional collaboration on the Core Curriculum Committee of the University and has participated in a wide variety of curricular revisions and offerings in the College of Medicine. He serves as a frequent Clinical Sciences Integration Exercise (CSIE) facilitator and a member of the Quiz Review Committee. In Pediatrics, Dr. Sicilio served as discipline leader for pre-clinical efforts and lecturer on a wide range of topics regarding infants through young adults, and as faculty advisor for the Pediatric Interest Group. As Associate Head, Department of Humanities in Medicine, he's worked collaboratively on developing and participating in Clinical Reasoning experiences, White Coat Experience debriefings, facilitating small group discussions on ethical issues in the Practice of Medicine (PoM) curriculum, course director for our Medical Spanish offerings, and has offered selective experiences discussing the “Lives, Times, and Health of Famous Americans and Texans.”

 

Resident of College Station from 1961-present

Graduate of the Charter Class, Texas AM University College of Medicine, 1981

Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, 1983-4

Founder, A&M Pediatrics, College Station, 1984

Member, Department of Pediatrics and Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine

First Physician, Scott & White Clinic, College Station, 1985

Founding Director, Department of Pediatrics, Scott & White, College Station, 1985

Texas Monthly Super Doctor

Recipient, Gold Foundation Outstanding Faculty Humanism Award, College of Medicine

Recipient, Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, School of Medicine

Leader, Faculty Senate Caucus, School of Medicine, Faculty Senate, Texas A&M University

This is the day we smoke the Briskets! We have some open volunteer slots available that would help make this a smooth cook. If you just want to come out and hang out, you can do that as well. We will be at the location from Friday 4pm to Saturday 4pm - 12 hours. Come and go as you please or sign up for a volunteer slot, either was we have it covered and this will be a great event to fellowship. 

The Project Linus mission is to provide handmade blankets to children aged 0-18 in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.  There are chapters in every state with Texas having approximately 17 chapters. The national website is https://projectlinus.org 

Our chapter, Brazos Valley, covers the Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Waller and Washington counties. Our blankets are distributed locally to organizations that support children. From time-to-time blankets may be shipped to other areas in the United States that may have an immediate extraordinary need. Some of the local organizations we distribute our blankets to are: Ronald McDonald House, Hope Pregnancy Center, Phoebes Home, Hope Locker - Bryan ISD, Casa (Bryan and Brenham when requested) and Chrissy’ Closet – College Station ISD (new).  

Our chapter makes machine quilted and knitted or crocheted blankets. Blankets are hand-made from new fabric or yarn by local volunteers. Blankets are dropped off at Sew Vac City in College Station, JoAnn’s Fabric in Bryan or at our monthly meetings at Sew Vac City.  Our chapter meets at 10AM on the 3rd Tuesday each month at Sew Vac City. Attending the meetings is not a requirement to be a member. You do not have to be a member to donate to the Brazos Valley chapter. 

You can make a real difference in so many ways by donating monetarily to Project Linus. We are a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Monies are used for purchasing blanket supplies. Our chapter also welcomes donated materials to make blankets such as quilt batting, cotton fabric, or acrylic or cotton yarn. We also welcome information on additional organizations that we could provide blankets to for children in need. 

We are having a Christmas party, and you are invited!!

• Heavy Hors 'deuvers
• BYOB
• Favorite Book Gift Exchange
• Dessert Contest
• Karaoke!!

Enter your favorite homemade dessert in the contest - prizes will be awarded.

When registering , indicate if you would like to either enter the dessert contest or be a judge.

We have cancelled this meeting due to Gate12 not have availability. 

Luis Villanueva

Captain of the Salvation Army. Salvation Army Day is March 10th.

Luis is from Chile, South America. His parents are Salvation Army officers so he was able to experience a lot of the ministry with different cultures and backgrounds growing up. He got his degree in translating English and Spanish. After eight months of working through the visa process he stepped foot on US ground in Salt Lake City in 2007. 

When he was working for the Western Territory all of a sudden his visa was terminated, and he had to go back to Chile. One year passed, and then the Waxahachie Corps was looking for a youth worker. They saw his resume, called him and eight months later, he's here in the Texas Division with people that he doesn't know. 

He and his wife knew that they had a calling to be Salvation Army officers but they didn't know what was going to happen. They were in Texas, and met Major Betty Jo MacDonald, who attended their corps. After a year, she said, "I think you guys have a calling to be officers." They talked about their calling, and she said, "Sure enough!" 

His advice to anyone who God has been called to be an officer is to pray! Let God confirm you, at least two or three times. If you're not sure that this is what God wants from you, instead of being a help it could be a problem for you and your family. Pray and ask God for confirmation through the Scripture and through people. It can be the greatest ministry in your life if it is a calling because God will sustain you in all those years, whether good or bad. 

Being a Salvation Army officer is totally different than only being a pastor. That's something he learned. It is a lot of work. But this is going to be the greatest opportunity that you have to impact as many people you encounter. 

This was adapted from the Salvation Army website, you can read the original here.

Get to know youe fellow Rotarians - We will have a special introduction and a couple of members will be sharing.

Kevin Joyner is the Chief Information Security Officer at Brazos County. He been there six years, but has over 25 years of experience in IT, with almost 20 of that in municipal government. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in Computer Science and has had a consistent and abiding interest in security since the earliest days of the internet in the 80s.

He is married and has 5 children, all boys, that range in age from 26 to 7. He is involved in his church, where he occasionally fills in for the pastor, and staying active with his kids' activities. He hopes to one day discover this foreign concept called “free-time.”

Our nonprofit offers essential support and resources to crime victims and their families, and the law enforcements that serve us all.

Lina has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. As Community Educator and Area Director for ten years in the hospice industry, she worked with families and health care providers educating and advocating for increased awareness and better understanding of issues that emerge during end- of- life care.

In 2013, she joined Mir Care Consultants, Inc. and is now CEO and co-owner of the firm. Mir Care Consultants, Inc. is a Certified Life Care Management firm focusing on Geriatric Care and Special Needs Children and Adults. Mir Care Consultants is also a private professional guardianship program serving those who have no family or advocate to oversee their care. She is responsible for growing the firm and expanding services to Austin, Bryan/College Station, and in the near future Houston, Texas.

Lina’s passion, commitment and dedication lies in patient advocacy, consumer health education, ensuring accountability, excellence in care, and assuring individuals’ choices are honored.

As a caregiver for her father and currently for her mom, Lina understands the complexities of aging and the support and guidance that adult children or those caring for elders can be challenging. Her expertise in care management allows for her to provide expert advice and guidance on coordination, care, and support during the caregiving journey. She continues her care journey as she is a caregiver for her mom who is living with Parkinson’s Disease.

Lina serves on several boards and is active in community events and efforts to support elders and their caregivers in Central Texas including the AGE of Central Texas where she is the Co-Chair for the Capital Campaign South Location and served last year as the Co-Chair for the She Thrives Program an event focused on the female caregiver.

Currently she is the Treasurer/Secretary for National Board of the Aging Life Care Association where she has served as Chair of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee and is Chair of the PR Committee, and a member of the Finance Committee. On the local level she serves on the board of the South Central Chapter ALCA.

Recently Lina was awarded the 2022 Joyce Lauck Legacy Award which honors a person whose professional commitment goes above and beyond his or her job description to impact the lives of older adults and family caregivers. She has been awarded was the Aging Life Care Association Chapter Member of the year for 2022 and 2024.

When not working or volunteering, Lina spends time with her husband of 20 years, Orlando, three grown children, two dogs, playing and participating in pickleball tournaments and travelling.

Lina Supnet Zapata MBA, CMC, TxCG CEO Aging Life Care Professional-Advanced Professional Private Professional Guardian-Certified Board Member at Large -Aging Life Care Association Mir Senior Care & Care Consultants, Inc 3410 Far West Boulevard Suite 120 Austin, Texas 78731 T: 512.975.2444 F: 512.519.2304 www.mircareconsultants.com

Howdy,

My name is Parick Lewis. I have been working with youth programs and activites most of my life. My main goal is to provide opportunities to make treasure memories that will last a liftime with the people who visit, work, or attend our program. 

Beverly is a Bryan native and a 1998 Texas A&M graduate. She is married to Kyle who is from Corpus Christi but arrived in 1988 to attend Texas A&M. He was a member of the Corps of Cadets graduating in 1992. They have three homeschooled children, ages 16, 19, and the oldest, 21, currently attending Texas A&M.

As entrepreneurs, Kyle and Beverly have had many businesses but the most notable being BMI Defense Systems employing hundreds of Brazos County residents during the height of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Their life saving seating and restraint systems and soft armoring kits are still being purchased and used in military vehicles all over the world today. In addition, they are a valued supplier to John Deere dealerships across North America, Europe, and Australia.

Beverly and Kyle are residents of eastern Brazos County who, along with over a thousand of their neighbors, are involved in a project called No East Loop. Numerous historic family farms and ranches are in the path of a proposed highway east of Highway 6. While still in the early stages, Beverly has uncovered information that hasn't been promoted to the citizens in a public manner. There are many concerns they have with this project and have formed the No East Loop group along with starting a PAC, Brazos Roofs and Ranches. More information can be found at the noeastloop.com website.