ur “Rotarian of the Day” today is Don den Daas, our president. Don was born March 17, 1949 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and was raised in California. He joined Southside in 1986 and has served as international director, vocational director, foundation trustee and club secretary. He is a Paul Harris Fellow, Southside Star and Rotary Benefactor.
Don is married to Judy (also a Paul Harris Fellow), an eighth grade teacher in the Jenks School system. They have been married for 37 years and have two children: David, an architect and OU graduate, and Katie, a news producer and Paul Harris Fellow who lives in Oklahoma City.
Don spent three years in the Army. After his enlistment, Don completed his education at Colorado State University, receiving a BSBA degree. Currently, he is president of Edge Technologies, a company that sells, installs and maintains traditional telephone systems as well as PC- and IP- based communications systems.
Don, you are doing a terrific job as our president.
This Week’s Program
Club Assembly
oday we will be having a Club Assembly led by our president, Don den Daas. All the directors will be making comments. In the past, Club Assemblies have been very interesting and informative.
Plan to attend this meeting. You may find out something new about Southside!
Southsider Quick Notes
Last week…
- Our ROD last week was Bill Ward, and our speaker was John M. Brodbeck.
- The Tulsa Sunrise Club’s annual fundraiser, the Gingerbread Village, will be Nov. 22-Dec. 13 at Woodland Hills Mall. They are looking for people and businesses to sponsor or build gingerbread houses, whether for the competition or just for the fun of it. If you have any questions, call Kay Hays at 294-9485.
- According to Donna, we’re up to $3900 in donations to the RI Foundation. Yay Southside!
- We also have a prospective new member: Cindy Llewellyn – Printing Services.
- Happy birthday to Tom and Jason!
- Here are the scores for last week (TU had the week off):
- Arkansas vs. South Carolina
Bob’s pick: South Carolina, 31-17. The real score: 34-21, South Carolina. - OU vs. Texas A&M
Bob’s pick: OU, 49-27. The real score: 66-28, OU. - - OSU vs. Texas Tech
Bob’s pick: Tech, 42-38. The real score: 56-20, Tech.
- Southside gained three new members last week: Tom Cox, Brian Huddleston, and Steve Gray. Welcome, gentlemen! It’s good to have you in the club!
- You can pick up dictionaries and lists at Ti Amo’s. Call Medhi to see when he’s here.
- The Rotary Institute meeting for our zone will be here in Tulsa.
- Don received his third Paul Harris Fellow, and Steve Haas received his fourth Paul Harris Fellow. Congratulations, guys!
- Next week, Brett Brough will be the ROD, and Howard Plowman will be our speaker. His subject will be “Giving Thanks,” something that’s very appropriate considering the approach of Thanksgiving.
