Events

This is a monthly casual no fuss tri-club social where you can come and go from 9am to 11am. We meet a local coffe shops, grab a coffee and meeting someone new, or get to know someone better. Coffe shop to be determin. 

Scott's House is our next Kits to Save the World partnership. We will be assenbling Hygiene Kit at our next Done-in-a-Meeting. April Theiss is the community coordinator and our speaker for this day.

April Theiss serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator for Scotty’s House Child Advocacy Center. She wears many hats within the organization, but her main role is to develop and implement child abuse education and outreach initiatives within the Brazos Valley.

She graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with my family and friends, mostly on outdoor adventures such as going fishing with her husband and boys for the day. She also likes reading, gardening, and true crime podcasts/documentaries.

"My name is Jenna Riehl, and I have lived in College Station for the past 7 years. In May of 2021, I received my Bachelor's Degree from Texas A&M University in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences. I love spending time with my family, playing games, and exploring God's beautiful creation. I strive to live a life that leaves a positive impact on the people around me, and it is truly an honor to serve the people in this community. Since the beginning of January, I have worked as the Director of Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator at Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach. I am excited to share more about this wonderful organization with y'all today, and I thank you so much for listening."

Dr.  Joy P Alonzo, M. Engineering, PharmD

Clinical Associate Professor

MH/BH Peer Support Specialist

Co-Chair of the Texas A&M Opioid Task Force

Department of Pharmacy Practice

Texas A&M Health Science Center Rangel School of Pharmacy

Dr. Joy P. Alonzo received her BS degree in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh, her Masters of Engineering in Engineering Science from the Pennsylvania State University, and her doctoral degree in Pharmacy from Howard University College of Pharmacy in Washington, D.C. Dr. Alonzo has extensive clinical experience to include pharmacotherapeutic driven patient care, healthcare disparities evaluation and innovation with a special emphasis on rural health and access to care, health system evaluation and development. Her research interests improving access to primary and specialty care, especially mental and behavior healthcare via the innovative use of technology.  Dr. Alonzo has a special focus on substance use disorder prevention, education and treatment and provides support to Mental and Behavioral health focused facilities, organizations, and initiatives across the state of Texas and the U.S. She is partnered in research projects with the Schools of Nursing, Medicine, and Public Health, as well as Rural Community Health Institute. Dr. Alonzo currently serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Rangel School of Pharmacy, and is the Co-Chair of the Texas A&M Opioid Task Force.

This will be our final Done In a Meeting for our Kits to Save the World iniative. 

Tri-Club Service Project

We will be distributing 150 Naloxone Kits to our community. We are partnering with Texas A&M University Health Science Center. TAMU will be training and educating the public and Rotary will be distibuting the kits. 

Join us for our 2024-2025 Club Installation on Tuesday, June 25th starting at 6pm. We will be meeting at Gate12 Bar & Grill for a fun and magical night. Wear your Rotary gear: socks, jewelry, scarfs, pins, anything and everything Rotary. Do not miss the fun and Magic of Rotary!  

Launch meeting

Mitchell is the Business Development, Events & Marketing Director at Bryan Texas Legends Event Center.  Mitchell is one of the only local born and bred leaders in the facility, so he is well informed on what is going on, and what is needed in our community. Mitchell will be presenting this Thursday, on what Legends has to offer, and how it has already changed, and impacted our local landscape. 

We will be assembling 250 back packs full of school supplies to be distributed by the Bridge Ministries Food Pantry. We are asking for monetary donations. The club will match donations up to $1000, the goal is to have $2000 to be able to purchase enough supplies for 250 backpacks. We will then assemble the backpacks during a meeting. 

DIM we will be assembeling school supplies for the Bridge Ministrie to distribute 

Bryan and College Station presidents will share thier plans for thier clubs and how they operate: Main fundraisers, biggest events and Club's Vision 

Come and join the Satellite Club for our first service event of the year! We are having a Plant Pull Party! 

Come prepared to work, all supplies will be provided. Snacks, coffee and water will be available.

Curtis Bio

Curtis Donaldson was born and raised in Valley Mills Texas, so a rural Texan by birth!

He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1981 with a BBA in Management. While attending A&M he was a member of the Fightin Texas Aggie Band where he also served as B Company Commander, was a Bugle Rank Member and a Ross Volunteer.

Upon graduation he headed to Ft Sill as 2^nd Lt and then served 10 years in the Texas Army National Guard in Field Artillery units in Odessa and San Angelo. He also worked for Conoco during this same 10-year period in Midland, Houston, Maljamar, NM and San Angelo.

Leaving corporate America, he started his own business located in Georgetown, TX known as CleanFUEL USA, focusing on technology for the propane vehicle marketplace. At one-point CFUSA had operations on 4 continents and in the USA had customers such as UPS, TxDOT, General Motors and Freightliner.

After 25 years of running CFUSA, he sold the business in an attempt to slow down and he moved to Mason, Texas. There he met and married his wife Mary and between the two they share 6 kids! A few months later a small community bank would hire him to help grow their business. As a community banker he threw himself into the community and worked tirelessly on many initiatives such as Economic Development, Chamber of Commerce, ISD Committees, Community Advocate Leadership Team and most recently helped spearhead the capital campaign to raise $5.2 million to help rebuild their burned courthouse.

Along that journey Texas A&M School of Medicine engaged Curtis to help them think through a Rural Medicine Initiative strategy and eventually they would pilot that program in Mason County. The Mason pilot results were so good it spread to the 5 surrounding counties and those results have been so good they had inquiries from other counties as word spread among medical providers and County Judges. Texas A&M then elected to take the program statewide and asked Donaldson to lead that charge. With his roots in rural Texas from Valley Mills to his now living in rural Mason, he is even more passionate about changing the landscape of rural medicine and has been moved by the impact the program is already having in so many communities.

Curtis works 50% for the Office of the President as their Director of Community Engagement for Rural Texas and 50% for the School of Medicine as their Director of Rural Medicine.  

So, we started this cocatil hour to unwine and get to know each other better outside of the club, and it has evolved in to a learning social. We are inviting you to join us. Bring your laptop and your desire to learn.

This is a Tri-Club training event, and we are excited to bring this RLI training to our local clubs at no-cost to you. In addition to training, the Tri-Club leaderships' vision is to encourage all clubs to come together and share best practices, and build relationships. 

• This event will be from 8am to 3pm: Breakfast and Lunch will be provided. 
• This training will be led by Amy Killgore, Past District 5910 Governor and current District Membership Chair. 

***Take your Rotary leadership skills to the next level with RLI***

What is RLI? 

The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions in various parts of the world.

RLI is a recommended program of Rotary International.

RLI seeks to provide quality education in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills to Rotarians interested in developing their Rotary participation and to those identified by Rotary Clubs as having a potential in club leadership. These educational opportunities will teach skills that will benefit the members in their lives and in their volunteer service.

What are RLI courses?

RLI offers Rotary knowledge courses in three sessions (Part I, II and III). Those completing each course are eligaible for the next. The courses are designed to provide leadership skills while advancing Rotary knowledge and understanding. 

Visit - https://www.rotaryleadershipinstitute.org/ to learn more

Brett McCully, P.E.

Chief Facilities Officer

The Texas A&M University System

Brett received a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona California in 1985.  After working in land development engineering for both municipal and consultant employers, Brett returned to TX in 1992 joining the engineering staff at the City of College Station.  After 11 years handling development review and capital project management, Brett took over management of the local consulting office of Bleyl Engineering, In 2010 Brett joined the City of Bryan Engineering staff to assist with floodplain management but soon found himself also handling development review and capital project management again.  Brett accepted a project management position with the Texas A&M University System Facilities Planning and Construction group in 2014, and in June of 2021 was named as Chief Facilities Officer and assumed leadership of the group implementing all capital projects under the Texas A&M University System state-wide.  Brett lives near Edge, TX with his wife Carolyn and uncounted pets, livestock and wildlife.

Linda is the nutrition counselor for the Brazos Valley Women’s Center. She earned her M.S. degree in nutrition from Texas A&M. She is registered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, licensed by the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Certified by the Board of Diabetes Care and Education as a Diabetes Education Specialist.