Rotary Club 13 Buzz Saw

"How Will You Be Remembered As A Rotarian?"

Jeff Romine, District Governor 6040                             

CPR/AED DUTY SCHEDULE

      August 5, 2010
1. Leader - Jim Brenneman
2. Compress - Doug Nelson
3. Defib - Gopi Govindan

UPCOMING SPEAKERS & EVENTS:

Club 13 Supports International Projects

In the Rotary year 2009-2010, Club 13, in cooperation with other Rotary clubs supported 2 international projects in Mexico City.

In Mexico City, many schools have just enough water to occasionally flush toilets and hand washing is often only in the rainy season but not during the 8 dry months of the year. Drinking water is non-existent. The water tanks allow schools to store and filter water and therefore the children have fewer illnesses and a better educational environment.

Rotarians in Club 13 contributed a total of $2,000 for water tanks and filtration systems to be placed in schools in Mexico City and our District 6040 matched the amount with District Designated Funds. Together with funds from District 6780 in Tennessee and District 4170 in Mexico City, the total project was $21,525 and provided six tanks and filtration systems. The tanks were installed in six schools and in February, Rotarians Jan Armstrong and Sally Bibb visited one of the schools.

Through generous pledges from our Rotarians, Club 13 has also contributed $2,000 for kidney transplants of disadvantaged teens in Mexico City. This $73,600 project provided funds for 12 teens to have kidney transplants which included surgery preparation and follow up for both the recipients and donors. Nearly half of the project funds are donated by the Mexican National Transplant Foundation with the remaining funds donated by Rotary Clubs and Districts in Mexico City, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and Club 13. This is a great example of successful collaboration to make a difference in the world.

In the Rotary year, 2010-2011, Club 13 is asked to support 3 projects in Mexico City: another water tank and filtration system project, another kidney transplant project and a Girl’s Shelter project. The Shelter provides a safe environment for girls ages 5 through 18 who have been abused. The Shelter provides a dormitory, meals, counseling and some medical attention. The girls attend public school and some go home on weekends but others live in the Shelter full time. The project may include such items as bathroom upgrades, new washing machines and dryers, or playground equipment.

If interested in contributing towards these projects, please contact Janet in the Rotary office.

Note:  Sally Bibb and Jan Armstrong will give an update on the water project in New Mexico at the August 5 Rotary meeting.

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. 

Rummaging for Rotary Camp -- Sept. 10-11

The weather is finally warm and spring cleaning time is here! This year as you rummage through your basements, attics and garages keep the Rotary Youth Camp in mind. There will be a Rummage Sale at the Camp on September 10th and 11th this year to help raise money for the Camp. We will begin collecting items after August 17th (the last day for summer campers). You can bring your donations by the Camp or call Laurie, our Camp Superintendent to arrange for a pick up at 816.309.6651.

We will also be looking for volunteers to help set up before the event, "man" the area during the event and clean up afterwards. 

                      Club Assembly kicked off at 10:00 beginning a full plate of events on July 22, 2010. Committee chairs promise another great Rotary year. Our regular meeting was held in the Colonial Ballroom at the Muehlebach where Ford Nelson presided right on schedule. Charlie Huffman and Carl Bolte teamed to lead the singing. Then after the pledge, Duane Benton added the invocation and Bob Moffat welcomed six guests and a visiting Rotarian.

Evie Craig, chair of the Downtown Committee, took the podium and honored Faultless Starch/Bon Ami with a recognition plaque for being selected as the company of the year. Faultless Starch began here in 1887 and produces products used worldwide including its famous Bon Ami cleanser. The company is still run by the Beaham family with Gordon T. Beaham, III, the great-grandson of founder Major Thomas G. Beaham, serving as Chairman and Co-CEO; Robert B. Beaham, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and Co-CEO; and David G. Beaham, President and Co-CEO; are members of the fifth generation of family members to be active in the business

Past president Myron Sildon introduced his long time friend, our speaker, Adam Bold who co-chaired Kansas City Day this year and is a great advocate for underprivileged and disabled kids. Adam spoke on entrepreneurship explaining how he opted out of his family's CPA tradition, fell out with management policy at the brokerage firm where he worked, and left them to create The Mutual Fund Store which he built into the fifth largest independent investment firm in the United States in less than 15 years. His leadership is clearly focused on a vision, supported by hiring the best people, knowing them well, inspiring them, and rewarding them well for their loyalty. The Mutual Fund Store began and remains headquartered in Overland Park. It is growing as a systematized fee based management company that offers personalized management advice to the niche of investors with $60,000 to $500,000 to invest. Adam's company has brought $4.7 billion under management and serves 30,000 clients.

Club 13 congratulates Adam on his success and applauds his contributions to Kansas City.

Board of Director's Notes

Your board of directors met on July 21, 2010 for its regular monthly meeting. Following are meeting highlights:
Chris Boland, president of the Youth Camp Association, gave an update on camp activities commenting that the Ladies Auxiliary spent the day with the girls from the Juliette-Low Girl Scout group. He also commented that the camp sustained some minor damage from the previous storm and that a canopy in the shelter in the archery field will need to be replaced.
Membership classification changes were approved for Henrik Andersen from Active/Consultant-Landscape to Active/Consultant-Hardscape; Angela Augur from U35-Active/Employee Administrative Services to U35-Active/Professional Employer Organization; Greg Evans from Active/Uniformed Guard Services to NFP-Active/Blood Bank - Facilities; Madaline Walter from Active/Mortgages-Reverse to Active-Independent Writer; Jim Ascher, Sr. from Active/Pharmaceuticals to Past Service and Jack Rowe from Active/Law-Human Resources to Past Services.
Membership resignation request from Jonn Wullschleger was accepted with regret.
10-day letters sent to Rob Dobson, John O'Byrne, Karen Pletz, Kevin Smith, Joe Snopek and Saad Wakas with no response; therefore, their memberships were terminated.
The membership proposal for Steven Hamadi, published in the July 22 Buzz Saw was approved.
The next board meeting will be Aug. 18 at the Armstrong Teasdale LLP office.

Matthew "Matt" J. Dillane, a member of Club 13 since 2003, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010.
Matt was born in Indianapolis, attended Purdue University and was a member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Matt spent 28 years in the banking and investment services business.
In July 2002, he became president of Junior Achievement of Middle America. He guided non-profit work at Junior Achievement for seven years and was instrumental in helping equip hundreds of school children in the Kansas City area toward a bright future. Matt served on our Camp Enterprise and Education Excellence Committees for a number of years.

In addition to his participation in Club 13, Matt served on the board of directors of the Marillac Center for Children in Kansas City, and was an active member of the Church of the Ascension in Overland Park.
Matt is survived by his wife, Diane; children, Stephen, Michael, Slavie and Toni Dillane; grandchild Marti Dillane; mother, Anna Dillane; sisters, Theresa Dillane and Susan and Michael Powell.
A Mass of Christian burial took place at St. Mark's Church in Indianapolis, IN on July 26, 2010 and Matt was laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery.
A contribution to the K.C.R.C. Foundation has been made in Matt's memory.

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                        In Memoriam
                            Ewing L. Lusk
                              1914 - 2010

Ewing L. Lusk,

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Rotary International Convention in New Orleans

 

Many Club 13 Rotarians traveled to Chicago in 2005 for the Rotary International Convention and then again to Los Angeles in 2008.  Everyone had a great time both at the convention activities and also the Club 13 dinner.  Mark your calendar for the RI Convention in New Orleans, May 22-25, 2011.  It will be tremendous fun!  The Rotary International President presiding over the New Orleans convention will be Ray Klinginsmith from Kirksville, Missouri.  The Hampton Inn & Suites New Orleans Convention Center has been designated the “Missouri” hotel  but will fill quickly.  Make your reservations today!  A $150 is required but is refundable if your plans change.  Book on-line at http://registration.experient-inc.com/ShowROT111/