Rotary Camp Rummage Sale -- Sept. 10-11
The camping season has ended and we are preparing for
the first ever Rotary Camp Rummage Sale. If you need assistance getting
your donated items to the Camp, call or email Laurie to make
arrangements. Those of you bringing items out be sure to call first so
the gate will be open for you. Laurie's
cell number is 816-309-6651 and her email is
rotarylaur@aol.com .
We now need your responses to help out Friday, Sept. 10 and Saturday,
Sept. 11. Sign-up
sheets will be on the tables for the 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. time slots. We will also need help
with clean up too. There is something to do for everyone. Tyros, you
can earn 6 points for every shift you help out with this new project!
American Royal Parade
To continue our Club 13 Centennial Celebration, we are participating
in the 85th Annual American Royal Parade on Saturday, Sept. 25.
Instead of a float, we will have a procession of Classic Cars
representing the 10 decades of Club 13 Rotary service in Kansas City.
The 2010 Parade Route will start at Pershing & Grand; North on Grand;
to Truman Rd. & Grand Ave. Intersection crossed will be East 22nd St.;
East 21st St.; East 19th St.; East 18th St.; East 17th St.; East 16th
St. and end at Truman Rd.
Since our first decade of service began in 1910, the Club 13
procession will be led by a horse drawn surrey with arrangements made
by Jerry Clark. If you have a Classic Car and would like to
participate, please contact Ed Knisley (816)
246-5399. The more cars, the better!
WANTED: Auction Items for Camp Enterprise
A key component of Camp Enterprise involves a
live and silent auction on the last day. All weekend, presenters award
CE dollars to the students based on their participation in various
activities. We hope to get lots of exciting prizes that teenagers would
enjoy. Think about what a junior in high school would appreciate. No
item is too small! You can bring the items to the Rotary office, or we
will make arrangements to pick them up. DEADLINE to donate is Sept. 10.
Diane Scott & Dennis McKeehan, auction
co-chairs.
Last
Thursday - August 26, 2010 by Pete Burgess
 August
26th was the Rotary picnic at the Youth Camp. I missed the event while
saving other parts of the world. Here is the report. President
Ford got rear-ended on the way over. Say bye to a really nice
car and wish him well in finding a replacement.
We had reservations for 100 people and were blessed with 110 adults
and 30 children. Hmmm… that's even more than signed up! Not quite time
for divine intervention, but many thanks to Gene Freeman,
Peter Ho and Yong Kim who provided
food for all from their magic grill. Thanks to John
Jesperson, Marty Mease, Mark
Lee and Jordan Clark for tending bar. And
let's not overlook color-coordinated Sally Nelson
with the hot pink helium tank who filled all those balloons until
Steve Hamadi took that task over on the second shift.
Chuck Eddy pronounced the family picnic a success and
extends thanks all. His special thanks, of course, to Gene
and Peter for the grill work, to the
bartending gang, and to our wonderful bingo caller, tyrotarian
John Mark Clifton. I'm told that
Henry Leonard deserves praise for lining up fire-fighters, who
were a big hit. Surely a success. Good job well done!
A big thank-you goes to camp superintendent, Laurie Mozley
and camp rangers, Lori and Jason Albin, who along with the camp staff
prepared the tasty baked beans, potato salad and the wonderful
cookies. Who knew that 400 cookies was almost not enough? Do we have
cookies monsters or what?
Join the Fun at Club 13's 33rd
Annual Camp Enterprise, Sept. 18-19
 Camp Enterprise
2010 is just a couple of weeks away.
Each year, as many of you know, Club 13 members volunteer to
work at Rotary Youth Camp for our Club’s unique annual business camp.
"CE," as those of
us on your planning committee call it, is the Club's only annual
opportunity to work directly with the youth of our region at RYC.
Our campers are college bound High School Juniors, and come
from schools all over the region: urban and suburban, public and
parochial.
I've heard it said
that Camp
Enterprise
is one of the few opportunities for such a diverse student mix to
share a High School activity.
All weekend, students will be engaging in a
"live" business
simulation together, and investing in things like Marketing and R&D.
They will also qualify for auction prizes, work closely with
Rotarians, seminar with business leaders, enjoy Campfire Karaoke,
sleep in RYC cabins (separated by gender!), and join the
Tony DiPardo Talent Show.
And, they will be
learning and celebrating
America's free enterprise system.
Which sounds like a perfect Rotary weekend to me.
Indeed,
"CE" is a
brand used by multiple Rotary Clubs across the nation for youth
business camps. And if you
search the Web, you will see articles that cite Club 13 for having the
very first Camp Enterprise,
and for having the only one which is in an overnight camp setting.
So,
Camp
Enterprise is YOUR one
unique chance during your Rotary year to work with kids who enjoy the
CROWN JEWEL of Club 13, Rotary Youth Camp.
Won’t you join us?
We need Club
members to serve as Rotary
Counselors who can lead discussions with our CE Campers (during
the day on Saturday and Sunday), as
Support Workers who will
help our great RYC staff in the kitchen (for just one or more meals),
and as Greeters to meet our
students and parents at the four bus pick-up points across the region
on Saturday morning.
Yes, we pick our
Campers up in school busses!
Indeed, CE is a "real" High School activity which your Club 13
CE Committee plans each year.
Our business campers are nominated by High School counselors,
and they will put their selection to CE in their college resumes.
This year, in
fact, Camp
Enterprise
was selected by the 'Camps for Kids' organization as one of the fine
camps of our region which deserved their financial support.
Finally, and not
to put too fine a point on it, you should know that 4 of our most
recently elected Club 13 Presidents were leaders of Camp Enterprise.
So, whether or not you are a Tyro,
if you have not experienced CE
it is fair to say that you really need to do so in order get the full
experience of Club 13 and of our wonderful Rotary Youth Camp.
And Tyros get points!
Please call our
CE Co-chair, Elliott Goldstein (at 816/346-4020),
to find a sign up time now that works for you.
Sign up sheets will also be at each Club lunch until spots are
full, but it’s a once a year opportunity so please get out your
calendar and give Elliott a call to join us.
Thank you, and we hope to "CE" you there!
Don Stebbins: CE Committee Chair,
2009-2010
Elliott Goldstein &
Paul William
(Tyro): CE Operations
Co-chairs
Randy Sisk:
CE Program Director
Teresa Montgomery (2009 Tyro):
Student Recruitment Director
Diane Scott &
Dennis McKeehan: CE
Auction Directors
Club 13's Fall Fun Golf Outing at Golf Club
of Kansas
by Mark Snow
Club 13's Fall Fun Golf Outing will happen on Sept. 14, 2010 at
the
Golf Club of Kansas, 18145 West 87st, Lenexa, Ks.
Tee times start at 1:00 p.m., Two Man Teams, Handicapped Format,
Guests are welcome.
I will pair up any singles that want to play so no excuses.
Cost is $60 per player and must pay the day of play at Pro Shop.
Register with Mark Snow at 913-522-4241 or msnow@autobid.com
Format will be a mixed full handicap event with Holes 1-6 being played
as a Shamble, Holes 7-12 being played as a Best Ball, and Holes 13-18
being played as an Alternate Shot.
Shamble Format- Both players tee off then the team picks their best
drive. From this point, the hole is played out at stroke play, with
all members of the team playing their own ball into the hole using
their handicap.
Best Ball - Each player plays their ball throughout the designated
holes as in normal stroke play and the best low net score for the team
is used on each hole.
Alternate Shot - One teammate will tee off on evens and the other on
odd holes. Then you will alternate shots until the ball is holed.
Handicaps will be based on your teams combined handicap divided by 3
for this section.
This is a fun tournament but we would like to award some prizes. If
anyone is willing to donate anything that could be used as a prize
please let me know.
When registering, remember we must have GHIN handicaps for both you
and your partner. If you do not have a GHIN number please use your
best guess of your abilities to make this fair. 24 is the highest
handicap allowed without a GHIN number.
I will start taking tee times immediately so call and claim your time
and who you want to play with your team. Remember, this is a FUN Golf
Outing!
Bob Hagans, 2010 Golf Champ
 In the quickest Club 13 golf tournament ever,
Bob Hagans stormed thru
the field of our clubs top golfers to win the coveted trophy and
bragging rights for our Centennial year. Traditionally, our annual
tournament runs to completion sometimes to the orange-ball-in-the-snow
condition, but Bob was on a roll and put away scratch golfer
Ryan
Springer and former club champions Tom Van
Dyke and Mark Snow to claim
this years honor in a little over two months time.
To all the young Club 13 golfers take note ... Bob will be presented
the trophy at the Thursday's luncheon on Sept. 9th, five days after his
84th birthday!
Kansas City Indian Center at the Rotary
Youth Camp
Submitted by Joann Kinney
On Saturday, July 31, 75 campers gathered at our Youth Camp for the
2010 session of the Kansas City Indian Center's
Culture Camp. The campers, ranging in age from 5 to 13 years,
represented 40 different Indian tribes; and they came from all over
the Midwest, including Arkansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
The children came
together to enjoy the swimming, crafts and archery which are loved by
children at most summer camps. However, this camp has an important
extra. While taking part in regular camping activities, these campers
also are learning about their Indian culture.
In their crafts sessions they learn how to do bead work that they
apply to Indian bracelets and necklaces. They also learn to decorate
feathers, toys, dream catchers and other cultural items.
As they learn to shoot a bow and arrow, they are taught how their
ancestors cut wood from trees to make arrows and bows. When they hike
through the woods, they learn Indian lore about the trees, small
animals, and plants. They learn how their ancestors used many of those
same plants to make medicine.
Ed Smith has been at the Indian Culture Camp for 9 years, 5 of those
as Camp Director. He explained that when the campers first arrive,
many of them don't
know much about their heritage. Therefore, the main goal of the camp
is to teach them about their Native American culture and to make them
proud of who they are. Some of the activities are planned to show the
campers the differences between their tribes; and some showcase the
many things they have in common.
Nancy Blue (Interim Director of the Heart of America Indian Center)
and Teddy Tatum (Board Director of the Center) stressed that everyone
who works at the Camp is a volunteer. There are no paid staff members!
They said that if it were not for Club 13's
Rotary Camp, the Culture Camp could not exist! Mr. Smith stressed
their particular appreciation for Rotary providing the Camp's
food........an absolutely priceless contribution. The Culture Camp
could not operate without it! Also, although there are many other
Indian camps across the United States, most charge a lot of money for
attendance, and few of those have programs to match what is offered
here in Kansas City.
What impact does the camping experience have on these campers? They
learn more than most of them ever have about their Native American
culture, and they become proud of who they are. Many are so excited,
in fact, that they later go on to study and do independent research on
their heritage.
Renelle attended Culture Camp herself for several years, and now she
is the parent of a 5 yr. old camper. She said the camping experience
was a valuable opportunity for her to be away from home and
independent for the first time in her life. Having always lived in the
city, she loved being in the country and learning about trees and
small animals. She learned about her heritage from musical
performances and educational presentations, as well as from arts and
crafts projects. She said she would never have been able to afford the
exposure to these experiences without the Indian Culture Camp.
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