Dr. Robert Ward, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities for Emporia State University,
brought with him the ESU Tall Grass Chamber Choir to our Rotary Club meeting. Dr. Ward provided insight to the variety of music that this group learns during their college career. This presentation was both an entertaining and learning experience.
Helping to produce more productive citizens of our community is the goal of Deb Crowl, the long-time Director of the Emporia Community Day Care Center. Starting in 1967 in the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Emporia, the center has grown to include infant care, and is trying to combine all of its operations under one roof at the former Teachers of Hall of Fame Building on the C of E Campus in order to meet the needs of the Emporia community. The day care center needs an additional $200,000 to meet its general campaign goal. 
Rotary Club President Sharon Tidwell recently inducted Brad Cochennet into our Rotary Club. Gary Ace proposed Brad for membership. Thanks for joining us, Brad!
Rotary Club President Sharon Tidwell inducted three new members. Marc Fusaro was proposed by Ed Bashaw, Rolland Trahoon was proposed by Stuart Symmonds, and Annabel Maskovich was proposed by Jim Wayman. We appreciate Marc, Rolland and Annabel for joining our club!
Jack Mouse and Janice Borla demonstrated how their organization
, Flashpoint, is making a difference among people's lives, and earned them each Rotary's Paul Harris Fellow for their work among young people with autism spectrum. They took time out by spending the day at the Granada Theater working with several groups from Emporia schools and from Hetlinger Developmental Services. Both are jazz musicians who have been working in the Chicago area for many years. Jack is a jazz drummer who is a native Emporian, while Janice is a native Chicagoan who uses her voice as a true jazz instrument. Both described how they donate their time to promote the understanding and practice of improvisation as an essential life skill. Jack and Janice were in Emporia to present an awesome jazz concert at the Granada Theater a few days earlier.
Dr. Blake Flanders, President and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, presented to our club the state of higher education in Kansas.
We are in a talent war to produce and retain talent in Kansas. Those moving to our state have a lower attainment rate than those in our history. Kansas' population changes include increasing populations of Hispanics and first generation college students. The total costs of a higher education have risen about the same as the cost of living.
What has increased is the share of higher education costs that are being borne by our students (56%).
Brenden Kienholz presented to our club his experience attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference this June. Our club sponsors a good share of the cost of two high school juniors or seniors to attend this conference. All come away enthused and ready to apply their new skills.
Six humanitarians who are members of the family of Rotary were honored as People of Action: Connectors Beyond Borders during the 2019
In Yonkers, New York, a new basketball court four years in the making provides valuable life lessons to the community’s kids — and its
Health officials announce type 3 of the wild poliovirus has been completely eradicated, a major step toward a polio-free world.
Rotary provides millions in polio funding as wild poliovirus type 3 is eradicatedUS$50 million will impact over 38 million children as the program reaches two key milestones: wild poliovirus type 3 eradication and Africa reaching three
Join us for Rotary’s World Polio Day Online Global UpdateMark your calendar to join us on 24 October for Rotary’s World Polio Day Online Global Update. It will be streamed on RI’s Facebook pages in multiple languages and time zones
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