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Program This Week:  Fun Legal Facts with Judge Fowler
The Honorable W. Lee Fowler, Judge in the 5th Judicial District in Lyon County, will be presenting an interesting program this week at our club meeting.
Work Day at the Camp EE
A work day is being planned at Camp EE, the girl scout camp northwest of Emporia. Watch for announcements as for the day and time. Our Rotary Club is teaming up with the Kiwanis and Lions clubs to get the camp spruced up. Work includes work on the kitchen, painting the cabins, mudding the ceiling, installing new ceiling fans, repairing the gazebo, tree trimming and miscellaneous other things. Our club is focusing on painting the two cabins inside and out for starters, while other the other clubs are focusing on other parts of the overall project. Barbara Wry is organizing the work details.
All Veterans Tribute 
Susan Rathke and Nancy Horst presented to our club meeting a summary of the All Veterans Tribute activities in the Emporia area during the week of Veterans Day. Emporia was the first community in the United States to celebrate Veterans Day back in 1953. Then in 1954 the rest of our country began celebrating that holiday. Now it is a week of activities throughout our community. In our schools, there are essay contests and poster contests, letters and post cards written to veterans. There is the Quilts of Valor, in which custom quilts are made and distributed to local veterans (the quilts are displayed in the Emporia Public Library this week). There is the Tablets of Honor being sold at the All Veterans Memorial, as well as other veterans and memorial displays there. The All Veterans Art Display is at the Emporia Arts Center. On Sunday is Freedom Fest, which includes a 5K run/walk, organized 16-mile and 40-mile gravel bike rides, and the 5K run & 40-mile gravel bike Spur. For more information on these and many others, go to the All Veterans Tribute website.
 
January 3rd Meeting at Salvation Army
Since we cannot meet at our regular spot on January 3, we have arranged to meet at the Salvation Army for lunch. We will get an opportunity to experience the area that we updated last spring. It should be a fun time!
Kevin Fish - The ARC
Building hope and confidence for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is a theme that carried throughout Kevin Fish's presentation on The ARC of Sedgwick County. One of 650 chapters across the U.S., the various programs administered by The ARC gives these people opportunities for relationships, socialization and an improved quality of life. This chapter in Wichita serves 3,900 individuals, of which 2,000 are youth and 1,900 are adults.
 
Among the 500 events and activities each year include the Circle of Friends mentoring program, which matches a regular student with disability kid. This program has enabled those with a disability to gain confidence with people who see through their disability and recognize them as a regular human being. Another event is the Unstoppable pageant, which builds hope and confidence for the participants. 
 
The ARC is the largest case manager in Kansas with 10,000 calls received annually for their services. The waiting list for their services in Kansas is seven years. Kevin indicated that there are 1,000 people in Emporia with developmental disabilities. The ARC's funding is diversified, including the United Way, Sedgwick County, private pay and private fund raising events.
 
Thanks, Dennis for bringing us your son to provide a worthwhile program for our club. 
Rotary Club Social at Mulready's
Eight Rotarians socialized at Mulready's Pub in a fun, informal get-together. Those who participated included Teresa Maley, Jim Kessler, John Korsak, Tom Mais, Marshall Miller, Greg Seibel, Stuart Symmonds and Jim Wayman. Our Rotary Club is planning to continue these informal outings monthly on different days of the week through our current Rotary year. Come join us if you can!  
Dictionary Project - November 14 and 15
Tim North has organized our Dictionary Project for several years. We distribute dictionaries to all of the third graders enrolled in the Emporia schools. This year the students at the Interact Club at Emporia Middle School will be assisting us on November 14th by placing labels on all of the dictionaries. Everyone is invited to join the fun at 3:30 at EMS. Our club is providing pizza for everyone.
 
On November 15th, all of the Emporia principals are coming to our Rotary meeting. We will distribute the dictionaries that afternoon to all of the students from 1:00 to 3:00. Make plans to join the activities at the Emporia Middle School or after our meeting as we distribute the dictionaries at each of the Emporia schools. It is a fun and worthwhile project, and to get to visit with the students.
 
Speakers
Oct 25, 2016
Emporia Veteran's Tribute
Nov 01, 2016
Fun Legal Facts
Nov 08, 2016
Music 4 Jeremy's Cherubs Foundation
Nov 22, 2016
Lyon County Elections Officer
Nov 29, 2016
AD at KSU and former ESU Football Coach
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Photo Albums
Salvation Army Project 2016
Upcoming Events
Rotary Club Board Meeting
Emporia Country Club SE Dining Room
Nov 03, 2016
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Dictionary Project Labeling - Interact Club
Emporia Middle School
Nov 14, 2016
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
 
Dictionary Project Distribution
Nov 15, 2016
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
 
Rotary Club Board Meeting
Emporia Country Club SE Dining Room
Dec 01, 2016
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Dan Robertson
November 8
 
Liz Martell
November 10
 
Jack Havenhill
November 22
 
Rachael Correll
November 25
 
Kamal Lamsal
November 29
 
Richard O'Leary
November 30
 
Spouse Birthdays
Todd Pyle
November 3
 
Liz Martell
November 10
 
Kimberly Crouch
November 19
 
Dennis Newell
November 25
 
Rachael Correll
November 25
 
Angela Robertson
November 26
 
Dustin Malone
November 27
 
Anniversaries
Kent Heermann
Jodi Heermann
November 3
 
Join Date
Bill Barnes
November 1, 1995
21 years
 
Dave Emig
November 1, 1987
29 years
 
Gary Ace
November 1, 1971
45 years
 
John Korsak
November 1, 1974
42 years
 
Marshall Miller
November 1, 1975
41 years
 
Steve Sauder
November 1, 1970
46 years
 
Tim North
November 1, 1974
42 years
 
Tom Thomas
November 1, 1974
42 years
 
Don Miller
November 4, 2014
2 years
 
Alex Mosakowski
November 11, 2014
2 years
 
Stuart Symmonds
November 20, 2012
4 years
 
Jack Atherton
November 23, 1956
60 years
 
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