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August 23 program EHS Football
Our August 23 meeting resumes at the Emporia Country Club. Emporia High School Football Coach Corby Million will be joining us for our program.
 
 
Updated Club Meeting Format
Rotary Club meetings start at 11:45. All members are encouraged to be at our meetings by 11:45. Meals will be served at 11:45, and our program will begin by 12:20 in order to leave sufficient time for a business meeting after the program.
 
After August 23, our weekly club meetings will resume on September 6.
 
 
Judge Pierron - The Constitution
Rotarian Ken Buchele arranged to have Honorable G. Joseph Pierron, Jr., Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals join us for lunch and provide us with an inspiring program on the U.S. Constitution. Complete with a cast of characters taken on by several Rotary members, we all learned about the U.S. Constitution and the role it plays in defining our laws. Judge Pierron himself joined Rotary in 1971, and served as President of the Olathe Rotary Club. He is a Paul Harris Fellow.
 
 
Girl Scout Camp EE Project Update
Our Rotary Club project at Camp Double EE (Girl Scouts camp north of town) is proceeding in its planning stages.
 
In addition to our Rotary Club members, Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, and Optimist Club members will be involved, too.
 
More to come in the future.
 
Barb Wry is our project contact person.
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Emporia Rotary Contingent at Rotary Leadership Institute
Rotarians Barbara Wry, Clint Stephens and Teresa Maley represented our club at the Rotary Foundation, Membership, Leadership training seminar in Topeka.
 
 
Third Little Library Up and in Use
Thanks to the Boy Scouts from Troop 165 at Grace United Methodist Church, the third Little Library provided by the Rotary Club and United Way was completed. The final library is located next to the church parking lot close to South Ave. The church was excited to have the library, as they used to have a library before, and have agreed to help keep the library filled with books. The church librarian and the Scoutmaster Tony Leek have already provided books to fill the library.
 
 
Ed Bashaw New Club Member
We welcome Ed Bashaw as a new Rotary Club member. Ed was inducted by District Governor Chris Ford. Don Miller and Ken Weaver proposed Ed for membership. Thanks for joining us, Ed!
 
 
 
 
 
 
District Governor Chris Ford
Our club was honored to have District Governor Chris Ford as our guest. He said that our club is the 9th club in our district that he has visited, and he has 36 more. He keeps a busy schedule!
 
Chris quoted from Paul Harris:  Rotary has to be evolutionary, and think outside of the box...meaning that times change, and we must do things differently and not fall back on doing the same things all the time.
 
Other things brought up by District Governor Ford:
  • Rotary is the largest service organization in the world.
  • 1.2 million members
  • Located in 217 countries
  • We are located in Zone 27 out of 34 zones
  • 35,362 Rotary Clubs
  • $115 million raised annually by Rotary with a low 6.8% administration expense.
  • District 5710 matching grants:
    • $80,012 in 2013-2014
    • $48,394 in 2014-2015
    • $62,115 in 2015-2016
  • $151,604 in Global Grant Funds available for 2016-2017
  • Three keys for Rotary Clubs are:
    • Growth
    • Retention
    • Attendance
  • Our District's growth goal for July through June is growing from 2,467 member to 3,000 (+20%)
  • A 20% increase for our club would be 15 members.
  • A big push for attendance at our next District Leadership Conference on May 5-6, 2017 at the Overland Park Sheraton.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mission Madagascar
Our Rotary Club raised money for several years and reached our goal of donating $25,000 toward a new Lemur exhibit at the David Traylor Zoo. This fantastic new exhibit opened to the public with a "vine cutting" on July 23 with our club members among the large attendance. Our club is displayed as one of the major donors to the exhibit.
 
If you have not yet seen this exhibit, it is a "must see". 
We can be proud of our work toward a significant addition to our community's zoo.
Barbara Wry Recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow + 4
Barbara Wry was recently recognized by the Rotary Foundation as a Paul Harris Fellow + 4. District Governor Chris Ford presented the recognition to Barbara. Thanks, Barbara, for your generosity to the Rotary Foundation!
 
 
 
 
Sam Purohit Recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow + 3
Sam Purohit was recently recognized by the Rotary Foundation as a Paul Harris Fellow + 3. District Governor Chris Ford presented the recognition to Sam. Thanks, Sam, for your ongoing contributions to the Rotary Foundation.
 
 
 
 
Rotary Foundation Priority End Polio Now
Rotarian Richard Duncan presented a video showing the priorities of the Rotary Foundation, which emphasized the importance of continuing Rotary's number one goal of ending polio in the world. Initiated by Rotary, the goal of eradicating polio in the world has been joined by several other organizations. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties, the video was not able to be viewed in it's entirety at our club meeting. Anyone wishing to see the video can view it by clicking HERE.
 
It was reported by Richard Duncan that a total of $11,438.72 was given to the Rotary Foundation by our Rotary Club membership during the last Rotary year. This giving is equal to $136.94 per member and 120% of our $8,200 giving goal. Great job everyone!
 
 
Speakers
Aug 23, 2016
 
Sep 06, 2016
 
Sep 20, 2016
 
Sep 27, 2016
 
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Photo Albums
Salvation Army Project 2016
Upcoming Events
Rotary Club Board Meeting
Emporia Country Club SE Dining Room
Sep 01, 2016
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Jack Taylor
August 15
 
Peggy Mast
August 20
 
Tom Thomas
August 20
 
Spouse Birthdays
Carl Antes
August 15
 
Jennie Dick
August 19
 
Anniversaries
Gary Ace
Liza Ace
August 2
 
Harvey Foyle
Joanne Foyle
August 7
 
Bruce Boettcher
Carrie Boettcher
August 8
 
Chris Correll
Rachael Correll
August 10
 
Rachael Correll
Chris Correll
August 10
 
Greg Seibel
Donna Seibel
August 12
 
Jim Kessler
Kathy Kessler
August 19
 
Jack Atherton
Anne Atherton
August 26
 
Mike Helbert
Sandra Helbert
August 26
 
Jeff Longbine
Gwen Longbine
August 30
 
Join Date
Don Hill
August 1, 1972
44 years
 
Skip Evans
August 1, 1974
42 years
 
Tom Thompson
August 1, 1978
38 years
 
Bruce Boettcher
August 6, 2013
3 years
 
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Rotary Club Membership Proposal
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