Our own Rotary Club member Ed Bashaw told our group in a program that becoming a Rotarian is a matter of finding your own "Rotary Moment". It is when individual Rotary members find their place in demonstrating their commitment to our club and to our community. His own "Rotary Moment" was when he got involved in a community event with his Rotary Club several years ago. It was then that he felt a deep connection to the rest of his fellow club members and to his community...it's all about "service above self".
Ed found in Emporia people similar to his home town...friendly, genuine people!
Why ESU? When deciding on working at ESU, Ed's decision was based on three elements:
The School of Business' AACSB Accreditation
First generation students attending ESU and the School of Business. It warms his heart to get to talk with them and help to mold them.
He felt this was a great place to spend the rest of his working career.
It is always good to have some of our own provide a program for our club, and in this case to find our own "Rotary Moment". Thanks for the great program, Ed; and thanks to Richard Duncan for arranging him to come.
Jack Atherton shared with Chuck Samples at KVOE about his 60 years in Rotary and "Service Above Self" in Emporia. When Jack was Rotary President in 1964-65, the club had around 124 members. The "Feel Good Friday" interview will air Friday, November 18, around 7:15am and 5:15pm.
Our Rotary Club is celebrating Jack Atherton's 60 years as a member on Tuesday, November 22 with a special lunch and a celebration. Plan to be there to help us celebrate Jack's Rotary anniversary!
Jeff Muldoon is our newest Rotary Club member. An assistant Professor at ESU's School of Business, Jeff has been living and working in Emporia for the past two years. Welcome to our club, Jeff. Ed Bashaw proposed Jeff to our club.
It was DEMO DAY at the Girl Scout Camp EE as several Rotarians and Kiwanians dismantled the kitchens in two cabins. Up next is hiring someone to tape the ceilings. Then it is painting the two cabins inside and out. Thanks to Barbara Wry for organizing the crews and the work.
With World Polio Day just recognized on October 25, it is news worthy to report that Sam Purohit, a member of our Rotary Club, has been busy with a one man project of his own collecting aluminum cans. Recognizing the number of aluminum cans that are discarded in the trash, Sam took it upon himself to set up a collection point at his business since last year. He donates the funds raised from the sale of those aluminum cans to our Rotary Club to the End Polio Now campaign. Sam will be presenting funds received from the sale of aluminum cans at an upcoming Rotary Club meeting.
Sam encourages all of us to motivate others to do the small things to help motivate others to generate awareness of the public of the great work to End Polio Now. Sam is motivated himself after participating in India with immunizations of the Polio vaccine as a member of a Rotary Club there. This was when India had half the number of polio cases in the world (2009). Since January 2011, the number of polio infections in India has been reduced to zero...a huge triumph!
Music in the hands of children and a lifetime of love in their hearts...That is the theme that Dr. Harold Frye described as his family has tirelessly shared his son Jeremy's love for music with others who may not have that opportunity. Jeremy, who loved music, passed away from a brain tumor shortly after his graduation from college. Soon afterwards, a foundation was started to help fund the donation of 1,300 musical instruments to help others have the opportunity to discover their love for music. The foundation's donations include:
starter instruments to schools for kids who are learning to play them,
scholarships to those attending the schools where Jeremy attended,
Guitars 4 Troops - ships guitars to solders serving in the military,
donations to brain cancer research (Head for the Cure Foundation).
Harold Frye is himself a Rotary Club member in the Overland Park South Rotary Club, and he teaches at Baker University.
As part of our five-year $10,000 commitment to the Emporia State University Foundation, a donation was recently given to Rotary Club member Shane Shively.
As part of our five-year $10,000 commitment to the Flint Hills Technical College Foundation, a donation was recently given to Rotary Club members Dean Hollenbeck and Mike Crouch.
Our own Rotary Club member Ed Bashaw told our group in a program that becoming a Rotarian is a matter of finding your own "Rotary Moment". It is when individual Rotary members find their place in demonstrating their commitment to our club and to our community. His own "Rotary Moment" was when he got involved in a community event with his Rotary Club several years ago. It was then that he felt a deep connection to the rest of his fellow club members and to his community...it's all about "service above self". 
Jeff Muldoon is our newest Rotary Club member. An assistant Professor at ESU's School of Business, Jeff has been living and working in Emporia for the past two years. Welcome to our club, Jeff. Ed Bashaw proposed Jeff to our club. 
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Music in the hands of children and a lifetime of love in their hearts...That is the theme that 
As part of our five-year $10,000 commitment to the Flint Hills Technical College Foundation, a donation was recently given to Rotary Club members Dean Hollenbeck and Mike Crouch. 
