Our Rotary Club worked for many years and recently donated $25,000 toward Mission Madagascar, the new lemur exhibit at the David Traylor Zoo. It has been under construction over the last several months, and the grand opening is July 23 at 10:30 am. We encourage all Rotary Club members to join us at the grand opening! Remember to wear your Rotary Club shirts. Rotarian Duane Henrikson is President of the Emporia Friends of the Zoo.
This grand opening comes just after the birth of Ring-tailed lemur twins to parents, Nova (age 4) and Oscar (age 3) at the David Traylor Zoo. The births come as part of the Ring-tailed Lemur Species Survival Plan (SSP), which is a cooperative, inter-zoo program coordinated nationally through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The David Traylor Zoo is an active participant in this program. Ring-tailed lemurs are an endangered species native to Madagascar. This island off the southeast coast of Africa is the sole home of lemurs in the wild. Habitat destruction is the biggest threat to the survival of all lemur species.
Rotary Club meetings start at 11:45. All members are encouraged to be at our meetings by 11:45 to gain the maximum networking opportunities. Meals will be served at 11:45, and our business meetings will begin by 12:20 in order to leave sufficient time for our business meeting and program.
Our summer meeting schedule remains as follows:
July 26
August 9
August 23
Our weekly club meetings will resume on September 6.
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, the video was not able to be viewed in it's entirety. 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!
New Rotary Club President Harvey Foyle presents Past-President Teresa Maley with a recognition award for all of her work this past year as Club President. Thanks for all of your hard work and accomplishments, Teresa!
Outgoing Club President Teresa Maley provided our club a recap of the activities for the past year, and she reveled that 20 out of 24 goals that she set at the beginning of the Rotary year have been met. What a great job!!! Her goals that were reached were as follows:
Continue dictionary project
Continue Happy Bucks donations
Work with the EMS Interact Program
Keep Rotary Club Central informed of our accomplishments
Keep Rotary Club website up to date
Keep giving to End Polio Now
Keep greeters informed and reminded
Go to Rotary.org frequently and keep updated
Expand membership to include a variety of business leaders and manufacturing leaders
Maintain signature events - DK 200, clock tower planting, Main Street corner beautification
Keep donating to the Rotary Foundation
Keep 6-month reserve based on annual budget (50%)
Keep sending two students to RYLA each year
Start working on 100-year celebration
Update our local directory of members
Keep programs interesting, full of variety and out by 1:00
Continue with scholarships to ESU & FHTC
Continue sponsoring children's summer ball teams
Prepare for the District Governor's visit
Continue with Chamber Bucks
Goals that had fallen short:
Increase membership
Begin an ESU Rotaract Program
Sponsor and incoming student in the Youth Exchange Program
Honor members with perfect attendance certificates
The Sage of Emporia was the subject of a very interesting program from Roger Heineken and Karen Sommers. William Allen White was born in 1868, bought the Emporia Gazette in 1895 (at age 27), and in the very next year he wrote "What's the Matter with Kansas", which launched him onto the national stage. He championed the First Amendment, which won him the Pulitzer Prize in 1923. Active in politics, Will ran for Governor in 1924 in an effort to fight the Ku Klux Klan in the region. With Emporia on the main line of the Santa Fe Railroad and convenient for travel, Will hosted visits from five US Presidents, including frequent visits from Herbert Hoover, who helped to dedicate his bust at Peter Pan Park. Peter Pan Park was the location of his daughter's accidental death on horseback, and was donated by the White family to the City of Emporia for a park. Red Rocks, the large family home for 100 years, has become one of 16 historic sites in Kansas, and the only one depicting 20th century history.
In an effort to share our rich heritage and educate our community on the importance of our heritage for both the past as well as future leadership lessons, the first Saturday in October has been established as William Allen White Legacy Day. Coinciding with the William Allen White Book Awards, the Red Rocks Rumble, a multiple bus tour, will feature homes and other historical landmarks of significance between 1895 through World War II. Reserve this date on your calendar!
Our Rotary Club worked for many years and recently donated $25,000 toward Mission Madagascar, the new lemur exhibit at the David Traylor Zoo. It has been under construction over the last several months, and the grand opening is July 23 at 10:30 am. We encourage all Rotary Club members to join us at the grand opening! Remember to wear your Rotary Club shirts. Rotarian Duane Henrikson is President of the Emporia Friends of the Zoo.
New Rotary Club President Harvey Foyle presents Past-President Teresa Maley with a recognition award for all of her work this past year as Club President. Thanks for all of your hard work and accomplishments, Teresa!
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The Sage of Emporia was the subject of a very interesting program from Roger Heineken and Karen Sommers. William Allen White was born in 1868, bought the Emporia Gazette in 1895 (at age 27), and in the very next year he wrote "What's the Matter with Kansas", which launched him onto the national stage. He championed the First Amendment, which won him the Pulitzer Prize in 1923. Active in politics, Will ran for Governor in 1924 in an effort to fight the Ku Klux Klan in the region. With Emporia on the main line of the Santa Fe Railroad and convenient for travel, Will hosted visits from five US Presidents, including frequent visits from Herbert Hoover, who helped to dedicate his bust at Peter Pan Park. Peter Pan Park was the location of his daughter's accidental death on horseback, and was donated by the White family to the City of Emporia for a park. Red Rocks, the large family home for 100 years, has become one of 16 historic sites in Kansas, and the only one depicting 20th century history. 
