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Last fall, District Governor Chris Ford challenged all Rotary clubs to increase membership by 20%, or 14 new members for our club. The first step in getting new members is to ask a person who may be interested in joining to come to a meeting. To encourage this very thing, we are offering some incentives.
When a Rotarian brings a potential member for the first time, the Rotarian will receive $5 in Chamber Bucks. When that new member is inducted, the sponsoring Rotarian will receive $20 in Chamber Bucks.
The incentive runs January through June, 2017.
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Tom and Pat Mais presented highlights of their medical mission trip to Guatemala. The group spent several days ministering to the medical needs of the indigenous Mayan t two medical clinics serving people living in the Jan Juan and Pablo areas around Lake Atitlan. The people here live in poverty and depend heavily on medical mission trips such as this for their medical care. The two clinics where they worked cares for the medical needs of 9,500 people per year. Our Rotary Club in the past donated funds for two transducers to enable two medical clinics to use two ultra sound machines. Among the people who accompanied Tom and Pat on this trip were other Rotarians from our Rotary Club, Ken Wright and Greg Bachman.
We welcome Dr. Jim Geitz who was recently inducted into our Rotary Club. Don Hill proposed Jim for membership. Thanks for joining our club, Jim.
Interacting with the Interact Club full of energetic 
sixth through eighth graders from the Emporia Middle School is a breath of fresh air. That group, with their sponsor, teacher Andrew Hawley, presented to our Rotary Club the projects that they developed and are implementing during their 2016-2017 school year. Andrew challenged the Interact Club members with the question of what type of problems are there in their school, in their community, and the world, and the kids in the Interact Club took it from there. A couple of issues that they wanted to tackle are:
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Here is what they decided to do about these issues:
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This was a great group of kids who are going to be our future leaders. Their sponsor, Andrew Hawley, is doing a great job facilitating their leadership growth. 
For those who are not aware, our Rotary Club facilitated the start of this club several years ago. Andrew Hawley was one of the original sponsors of the club from it's beginning.
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Marshall Miller and Duane Henrikson planted new flowers at the clock tower on the corner of 12th & Merchant Streets. .jpg)
This a great Rotary project because it presents a great image for visitors to Emporia, and makes a very pleasant environment where we work and live. Our Rotary Club also maintains the plantings in front of the Kress Center on Commercial Street.
Clark Rusco is our Rotary Club's newest member. Tom Mais proposed Clark for membership.
Our Rotary Club recognized eight of the top graduates of the Flint Hills Technical 
College at our club meeting. FHTC President Dean Hollenbeck (and fellow Rotarian) provided some background of the group of students, Rotarian Lisa Kirmer from the FHTC introduced each student, and Brenda Carmichael and Kat Dorcas from the FHTC assisted in the logistics.
Mike Hudson is our Rotary Club's newest member. Bill Barnes proposed Mike for membership. .jpg)
Sam Purohit has ordered Rotary Club of Emporia license plates that celebrate our 100th Anniversary. The cost per license plate is $6.00. All funds are going to pay for the cost of the plates. Any funds over the cost are being contributed to Polio Plus. You can get yours from Sam or from Jim Wayman.