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Lewisville Fire Dept Receives Grant Funds
LNR president Dirk Dahlke and Donations Committee chair Audrey Stansbury presented the donation to Firefighters Samuels and Yaeger.
 
Firefighters Aeriel Yeager and Zach Samuels accepted a $1000 donation to the Lewisville Fire Department Clown Program at last week's club meeting. The educational program teaches elementary students in local schools about fire prevention and emergency preparedness through fun and engaging presentations. The funds will go toward costumes, makeup and props for the school visits, to continue this important outreach to the community.
Officer Roberts Receives Blue Badge
Rotarian and retired Lewisville Police Chief Russ Kerbow presented Officer Roberts with her blue membership badge.
 
Russ Kerbow last week presented Officer Rachel Roberts with her blue membership badge for completing all the new member requirements for the Lewisville Noon Rotary.
 
After congratulating Officer Roberts on her achievement, Russ also updated the club on the status of the Patriot Flag Program, which is in full swing. Working in conjunction with a local Boy Scout troop, the club raises money by renting American flags to local businesses for $50/each, and oversees the placement and removal of the flags for five holidays: Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Veteran's Day. The club has 399 flags available for placement, of which 374 already are reserved to be deployed by the Boy Scouts to 88 locations in Lewisville, Flower Mound, and Highland Village. To learn more or to reserve flags for your business location, contact Russ Kerbow at russellkerbow@gmail.com.
Dr. Jose Lineros Explains Cryptocurrency

Jose Lineros, Ph.D., from the University of North Texas College of Business, speaking at last week's meeting.
 
Members of the Lewisville Noon Rotary last week received a crash course in Cryptocurrency during a detailed presentation by Dr. Jose Lineros, Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at the UNT College of Business. For the purposes of the top-level overview, Lineros spoke primarily about Bitcoin, which was invented in 2008 and is the best-known digital currency. One Bitcoin was worth $0.75 when the currency first was launched, whereas today, a single Bitcoin is worth more than $33,000. “Bitcoin has lost about a third of its value this year, but it's kind of tracking the stock market,” Lineros noted. However, the digital currency is both durable and portable, cannot be inflated, and is essentially impossible to counterfeit, he added.
 
Although various types of cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, may come and go, blockchain isn’t going anywhere, Lineros explained. Blockchain is the public ledger or computerized operating system on which Bitcoin and other forms of digital currency are traded. Also called a payment rail, blockchain uses cryptography to encode financial transaction data, eliminating the possibility of fraud. Without blockchain, there is no cryptocurrency, Lineros said.
 
He explained Bitcoin and other forms of digital currency would not exist, were it not for the combination of the 2008 financial crisis and enhanced computing power that started to take shape in the late 20th Century. Traditional financial transaction processes have built in redundancy, in that multiple parties are involved in every transaction (e.g., someone writing a check, the local branch of the bank where they have the account, the national financial institution, etc.). As a result, there are multiple versions of the truth, and mistakes on someone else’s books also are not readily apparent. Bitcoin, using blockchain, eliminates intermediaries by having all parties “share” their transactions (not their identity) on the network. That means more transparency, enhanced security, increased provenance (end-to-end traceability), and reduced costs. 
 
“There’s also no inflation,” Lineros stated. “If you have $10 million and the government doubles the money supply, you have $5 million.” Taken to the extreme, the current financial system can lead to the kind of hyperinflation that happened in Germany during the Weimar Republic in the early 1920s. Blockchain is coded in such a way that there is a built-in cap—you literally cannot create inflation, Lineros said, creating yet another layer of security and leveling the playing field for all users. On the downside, the value of a particular cryptocurrency can fluctuate significantly, and newcomers continue to disrupt the marketplace.
 
Those interested in learning more about cryptocurrency can reach Dr. Lineros by email at Jose.Lineros@unt.edu.
Did You Miss a Meeting?
If you want credit for a make-up, contact LNR Membership chair Terry Russell to let him know when and where you attended another Rotary club meeting, or the date and service activity that you participated in to count as a make up. You have two weeks before and two weeks after a missed meeting to make up for your absence. Make-ups are a great way to meet Rotarians from other clubs and become more engaged with the outreach activities we do in the local community!
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May 25, 2022
Nutrition & Weight Management
Jun 01, 2022
Crime Prevention in Residential Communities
Jun 08, 2022
Human Trafficking
Jun 15, 2022
Self Defense Using Jiu-Jitsu
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Upcoming Events
Adopt-a-Spot (Keep Lewisville Beautiful)
CVS at Garden Ridge Blvd. & FM-407/Justin Rd.
Jun 04, 2022
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
 
Regular Board Meeting
The Grotto at Bistecca – An Italian Steakhouse
Jun 15, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
Adopt-a-Spot (Keep Lewisville Beautiful)
CVS at Garden Ridge Blvd. & FM-407/Justin Rd.
Jul 02, 2022
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
 
Regular Board Meeting
The Grotto at Bistecca – An Italian Steakhouse
Jul 20, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
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We have no current prayer requests and are grateful for God's covering over our club members and all those who serve our community.

For any other prayer requests, please send to Audrey Stansbury at audreystansbury@gmail.com.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Pam Shelton
May 1
 
Jay Agarwal
May 5
 
Lynn Tompkins
May 21
 
Dirk Dahlke
May 23
 
Alex Buck
May 24
 
Buddy Bonner
May 24
 
Eyad Salloum
May 30
 
Mary Jennings
June 15
 
Phillip Herr
June 15
 
Rich Muller
June 25
 
James Kerbow
June 26
 
Terry Russell
June 28
 
Join Date
Bill Collins
May 11, 2016
6 years
 
Angie Cox
May 27, 1998
24 years
 
Spud Newton
May 27, 1998
24 years
 
John Jennings
June 7, 2006
16 years
 
John Kazor
June 30, 2009
13 years
 
Rich Muller
June 30, 2000
22 years
 
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