Hi began his involvement with Rotary in 1970 with the Southside of Tulsa Club. After graduation from Bartlesville High School, Hi went on to graduate from Oklahoma State University. He served two years in the Army while stationed in Korea.

After returning to Tulsa, he started his own business, Hi Corp. Hi retired in 1997 and currently lives in Bernice. He and his wife, Connie, have one daughter and three sons. They also have 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. They also have 2 great grandsons that are 8/9 here!! Hi is also in charge of making sure that the 3 Day Bait Shop in Bernice is adequately staffed.

Vinita Rotary Club Membership

(*denotes Paul Harris Fellows)

Tom Allen --- Bob Hart

Ed Allensworth * --- Lowell Hatcher

Eddy Allensworth * ---Bill Hodge

Ben Allison * ---OB Johnston *

Peggy Bailey --- Dennis Jones *

Chris Barlass --- Ken Kidd

Janet Bedford --- Russell Kohl

Kelli Boland ---John Link

James Brasel ---Danny Lankford *

Cathy Brumley --- David Luginbuel

Grant Burget *--- Jack Luginbuel *

Jeanne Bussey --- Angela Martin *

Hi Camp * --- Gary Maxey

Steven Chase --- Jandra Mayer-Ward *

Jess Clanton * --- Jack Nichols

Rod Couch * --- Jimmie Ownbey *

Gordon Crum --- Jim Ratcliff

Mark Curnutte * --- Dee Robison *

David Cusick --- Bud Ronsse *

Len Dalquest --- Linda Russell

Don Daniels * --- Susan Walters

Ed DeLozier * --- Linda Scott

Amy DeVore * --- Jim Sellers *

Merle Dixon * ---Terry Shambles

CJ Elliott --- Eric Sooter

David Elliott --- David Svedman

Marsha Emerson * --- Rex Walk

Charlie Enyart --- Doug Whitworth *

Michele Fraley --- Tim Williams *

Joe Gardner * --- Bob Young

Bob Green * --- Gretchen Zumwalt-Smith

Joe Gunn *

After 10 years of bringing aid to thousands of disaster victims, ShelterBox faced its most daunting challenge yet after a powerful earthquake rocked Haiti on 12 January, plunging the struggling nation into one of the worst humanitarian crises on record.

The quake, the nation's strongest in more than 200 years, killed at least 200,000 people and left more than one million homeless and in desperate need of food and shelter. The ground support that ShelterBox deployed days after the quake struck was unmatched by anything the organization had done before.

With most of the capital flattened, hospitals were in dire need of shelter for victims. Hundreds of tents were used as emergency shelter for postoperative patients.

Founded by Tom Henderson, of the Rotary Club of Cober Valley Helston, England, in 1999, ShelterBox is a Rotarian- and Rotary club-supported nonprofit that brings shelter, water and comfort to victims of disaster and conflict. Each 49-gallon box is packed with necessities such as tents big enough for 10 people, blankets, water purification tablets, cooking supplies and tools.

More than 10,000 containers have been distributed in Haiti. In the last decade, ShelterBox has responded to more than 100 crises in over 60 countries, with support from Rotary clubs around the world.