Remember Kansas City Rotary Club Foundation
with your contributions.
Jennifer and Rotarian Ryan Kramer welcomed
a new baby girl to their family. On March 22, Kinsley Mae
Kramer arrived weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. and 19.5 inches long.
Big brother Kasen, who is 26 months old, is enchanted with his
little sister.
Congratulations and best wishes to the Kramer
Family!
Muehlebach Hotel
12 Noon
Trianon Room
"The New American Business and Public
Administration School of the 21st Century"
Dr. Teng-Kee Tan, Dean,Henry W. Bloch School of
Business and Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Newly named Dean of the Henry W. Bloch School of Business Teng-Te Tan is
bringing his vision for American business schools to Club 13's podium in
one of his first KC public appearances.
Dr. Tan holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, his MBA from the
Kellogg School at Northwestern and a Bachelor's degree from Nanyang
University (NTU). His education is further formed by hands-on experience
with multi-national corporations including Sweden's Electrolux and
Sunbeam Corporation in the US. He's also an entrepreneur, for nine years
he built businesses in Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, Canada
and the USA.
Born in China and raised in Singapore, Dr. Tan and his wife have two
children. For recreation he likes to garden, hike, camp and ride horses.
Invocator- Sally Bibb
Welcomer- Jason Roske
Member Minute - Vince Anch
GREETERS: Our
April birthday celebrants will serve as this week's
greeters.
CPR/AED DUTY SCHEDULE
April 8, 2010 1. Leader -Marty Mease
2. Compress - Christy Chester
3. Defib - Scott Burnett
UPCOMING SPEAKERS & EVENTS:
April 5 -
Monday, Greater Kansas
City Day
April
15
Alvin Sykes, Victim
Rights Advocate, president, Emmett Till Justice Campaign, Inc. will
speak on "Pursuit of Justice: Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes"
April
20
Wine Party at J.E. Dunn
Construction Company
April
22
Royal Hall - Thomas Turner,
executive director, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC and Olen
Monsees, president, Karbank and Co. will speak on "Commercial Real
Estate Meltdown"
April
27
Annual Bowling Trip to
Columbia
April
29
Ecology Day at the Kansas City
Zoo
April
29
Vice Admiral Michael C.
Vitale, Navy Installations Command, Washington, DC will speak on "Navy
Week: Keeping International Waters Safe"
May8 -
Rotary Youth Camp Work
Morning, 8:30 a.m.
May15 -
Rotary Youth Camp Work
Morning, 8:30 a.m.
Comfort Station - The 2009 -
Now $197K
Challenge
This summer our campers enjoyed our new comfort
station, including state of the art showers, bathroom facilities and
three washers and dryers. The new facility should last us a half-century. The total cost was $503K. We have raised $246K. The Hall Family Foundation has offered a $40K Topping Grant once
we reach an additional $217K. We recently received an additional Topping Grant of $20K from the
Oppenstein Foundation, reducing the challenge goal to $197K. To
date, we have received $108,779.95
leaving us just $88,220.05 to go. We are 82% of the way there. Keep
those checks coming...
Thanks to all of those who have already
donated to this cause. Contact our Rotary office for more information.
We can only succeed with your help.
Mark your calendars for Rotary Youth Camp Golf
Classic on June 7, 2010
We're excited to announce the 22nd annual Rotary
Youth Camp Golf Classic. It will be held at Lakewood Oaks Golf Club,
Monday, June 7, 11:00 a.m. shotgun start. Registration starts at 10:00
a.m. Lunch, drinks and a silent auction will be provided at the course
with a fabulous steak dinner at the camp immediately following golf.
This is the second largest fund raiser for our camp so we need your help
to make this a great success. Hole sponsorships and corporate
sponsorships are available. We are also seeking donations for hole
prizes, auction items, and giveaways. Call the Rotary office or a member
of your golf committee if you have any questions. The cost is $150 per
golfer, $600 for a team of four, please make your reservation early as
there are limited spaces available and we will be opening registration
to other rotary clubs and potential members. We'll be distributing
flyers as well so watch the Buzz Saw for further information.
We look forward to seeing you for a wonderful day of fun and fellowship!
Thanks to David McCaughey, our webmaster, for
posting our camp's video. Take a look for yourself and feel the
pride we have in Club 13!
This is a great video to share with prospective members as it shows our
camp in action.
We're
gaining on our Shoes for Orphan Souls goal but we still need your help.
To-date, we have collected funds for
960 pairs of shoes.
We have a huge goal to reach so please give whatever you can to help us
make our goal. If you see shoes cheap, feel free to buy them and
bring them to Rotary. However, if you want me to do your shopping, make
your check payable to K.C.R.C. Foundation, and write "shoes" in the memo
line.
Remember the kids are counting on us. Thank you. Steve Burger, Chair
Wine Tasting Party set for April 20!
Your Entertainment Committee has made plans for a wine tasting event at
the new JE Dunn Corporate Headquarters on Tuesday, April 20.
The event will run from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at 1001 Locust Street, Kansas
City, MO. Cost is $20 per person or $35 per couple. Heavy appetizers,
light dessert and drinks are included.
Please RSVP to the Rotary office as this will be another fun event.Guest Day is this Thursday!
Guest Day is this Thursday, April 8. It will be a great program to
showcase our club to prospective members.
Prospective members will be guests of the club; however, they must
attend the pre-reception in the Tea Room at 11:15 a.m.
Those guests who do not attend the pre-reception will be required to pay
$16.50 for their own lunch.
Let's make this the best guest day ever!Rotary District Convention is set for April 15-17 in
Springfield, MO Register
now for the Missouri Rotary Convention, April 15-17, in Springfield,
Missouri. Featured speakers include Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
Designate Whitey Herzog, RIPE Ray Klinginsmith and Rotary International
Presidents Representative Ken Morgan. This convention will also include
Service in Action, three International GSE Teams and, of course, the
Rock n Ribs Bar B Que Festival. Come to Springfield and join the party!
Go to www.missourirotaryconvention.com to register and for complete
information.
BOWLING ...
by Dick Retrum
(March 24, 2010)
Our high games today were: Dan Couch 220 & 216, Wesley Gill (220 - 607 series)
and Norm Waters 201. Wesley is racking up some rather
impressive numbers late in the season. Congratulations.
There was an interesting match today on lanes 21 & 22. This Glitzy Gals
(currently in first place) rolled against the Off-N-On's. These two
teams will probably meet on April 21 to determine the 2010 League
Champions. But today they split 2 and 2. However, in the championship
match you only play and count three games. There is no total pin count
for a fourth game won. No tie is possible. If you win the first two
games or two out of three you are the champions. If today's match was
for all the marbles, Norm Waters, Dave Boone, Susan
Prestia and Rick Crouch would have won.
Note to the Glitzy Gals: On April 21 win the first two games. No
questions asked. You will be the champs. Due to previous obligations, four of our top high game bowlers will not
be able to make the trip to Columbia on April 28. Dan Couch,
Norm Waters, Rick Crouch and Wesley Gill will be absent. This
will certainly impact our leagues ability to knock down a higher pin
count. So the rest of us really need to step up our game, bowl like no
one's watching , pick up our spares and bring that trophy home.
Breaking News: This just in. One of our own has recently been honored
with the announcement that he will be presiding over next year's
Brookside St. Patrick's Day Parade as it's Grand Marshall. Karl
Roscoe has been in more parades than anyone I know. He has
driven countless Grand Marshall's, Mayors, Congressmen and many other
dignitaries over many years. Congratulations Karl. Now
it's your turn to ride.
Point of etiquette: When addressing a Grand Marshall, you must first
kiss their ring. Hey, I take some liberties in this column but I did not
make this rule up. I got it right from Marshall Roscoe
himself.
Last
Thursday - March 25, 2010
by Jane Lee
When
Robert T. Van Horn came to Kansas City from the East Coast in 1855, the
sometime editor and relentless promoter declared Kansas City a
"masterpiece of creation." He instantly realized Kansas City's location as a "natural advantage"
and became a fierce champion in the development of Kansas City as a
railway center of the U.S.
Van Horn was only one such figure discussed March 25 in the panoply of
railroad history by Kansas City's own Peter Hansen, editor of the
journal, "Railway History." He's also a contributor to the
"Encyclopedia of North American Railroads," and is collaborating with
the Smithsonian Institution on a book to be published next year.
But back to the history. Kansas City succeeded in attracting several
crucial rail routes, but the turning point came when Kansas City won the
rail bridge over the Missouri River. The Kansas City Weekly Times wrote
on the day of its dedication, "Today will live forever."
It was the start of the surge of commerce in our city. In 1860 the
population was 4,000. By 1900 it was 200,000. Kansas City was able to
capitalize on not only agriculture but also timber and the oilfields of
Texas, which still account for 18 percent of all rail traffic coming
through Kansas City.
Our city is still the leading rail center in the country in terms of
tonnage, moving 1.3 billion tons a year.
One can't speak of rail history without mentioning Fred Harvey. He
turned the "culinary misery of dining on the road" into a phenomenon
that became the first restaurant chain.
Working with the Santa Fe Railroad, he opened the first of his
"civilized eating houses" in 1876 in Topeka. Eventually the Harvey House
chain, headquartered in Kansas City, included 47 restaurants, dining
cars and hotels.
The Harvey Houses offered not only consistent quality (they carried
their own water on trains to ensure the high standards of their
"legendary" coffee), they served up an innovation in the food service
industry: the Harvey Girls.
Traditionally men were servers in food establishments. But Harvey hired
respectable, well-mannered young women (often unmarried older sisters
with limited options!) and outfitted them in dark dresses with crisp
white aprons and caps. They became an institution, so much so that a
movie was made about the Harvey Girls starring Judy Garland.
Members of the Greeting Committee welcomed everyone, and the meeting was
called to order by President Matt Meyer who also led
the pledge to the flag. Bob Lager, accompanied by
Carl Bolte, led us in a patriotic song.
Pat Dunn gave us an inspiring prayer from Mother
Teresa, and Bob Weir welcomed guests. In place of our
Member Minute, Peter Lind, Rotarian from Flensburg, Germany, spoke
briefly and exchanged banners with Club 13.
President Matt reminded us:
● Rotarians Chuck Fowler, Jim Shultz
and George Bittner are in sick bay.
● Steve Burger announced that our Shoes for Orphan
Souls project has collected funds for 960 pairs of shoes for children in
Haiti toward our 1,500-pair goals. Give now, we're negotiating a great
deal with Wal-Mart.
● Don't forget to sign up to help with Greater KC Day, a major
fundraiser for the camp.
● Curt Watkins reminded us of Guest Day April 8
featuring speaker Dr. Teng-Kee Tan, UMKC business school dean.
● Pat Dunn encouraged us to attend the Wine Tasting
party April 20 at the new Dunn Construction headquarters.
If you'd like to see the entire presentation, please download the
podcast of this meeting from the Web site.
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Rotary Club 13 Office - 1219 Wyandotte - Kansas
City, MO 64105 - 816.842.2322
www.rotary13.org VOL. LXXXXIIII / No. 15
Newly named Dean of the Henry W. Bloch School of Business Teng-Te Tan is
bringing his vision for American business schools to Club 13's podium in
one of his first KC public appearances.
To-date, we have collected funds for
Your Entertainment Committee has made plans for a wine tasting event at
the new JE Dunn Corporate Headquarters on Tuesday, April 20.
Register
now for the Missouri Rotary Convention, April 15-17, in Springfield,
Missouri. Featured speakers include Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
Designate Whitey Herzog, RIPE Ray Klinginsmith and Rotary International
Presidents Representative Ken Morgan. This convention will also include
Service in Action, three International GSE Teams and, of course, the
Rock n Ribs Bar B Que Festival. Come to Springfield and join the party!
Go to www.missourirotaryconvention.com to register and for complete
information.
