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Plaza Lights Party set for Jan. 10,
2011
 On
Monday, Jan. 10, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m., top floor of the Intercontinental
Hotel, you will have the opportunity to enjoy Rotary fellowship and
the awesome Plaza Lights. Lite fare and cocktails will be served. The
cost is $20 per person. Please RSVP to the Rotary office by calling
816/842-2322 or e-mail janet@rotary13.org.
(Note: You will receive an e-mail confirming your reservations.
If you don't get one, kindly call the Rotary office.)
Guest Day is set for January 20, 2011
 Your Membership Development has set Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 for our
next Guest Day. This will be a wonderful opportunity to invite that
special friend(s) to experience meeting the members from the
Friendliest Rotary Club in the World and seeing what Club 13 is all
about. A special guest day reception will take place prior to the
lunch program in the Tea Room at the Muehlebach beginning at 11:15
a.m. We will then proceed to the Trianon Room for the luncheon. Take
a moment now and invite a guest to this special program.
Our speaker for the day will be Kay Waldo Barnes, former Kansas City,
Missouri mayor. She was the first woman elected to the position,
serving from 1999 to 2007. She is currently director and
distinguished professor of public leadership at Park University in
Parkville, Missouri.
As time is of essence here we will need to hear back promptly so we can
invite your guest(s) by a formal written invitation. Please submit
names and addresses of your potential member guest(s) via e-mail to
janet@Rotary13.org or you may fax their information to the Rotary
office at 816/842-7766. We will send an acknowledgement back to you
that we have received your e-mail. If you do not get a reply, kindly
call the Rotary office at 816/842-2322.
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 for their
own lunch ($17.00).
We all know that membership is the lifeblood of any organization.
Membership is EVERYONE'S responsibility. You are a Rotarian because
someone shared Rotary with you. Why not return the favor? Let's share
our pride in Club 13 because WE ARE CLUB13!
Ukraine Trip Set for Early Spring
Calling all professors, teachers, former
teachers, politicians and anyone who would like to stand up in front
of a group of university students to tell them about life and
government in the US of A. We have been invited back to Ukraine, in
late April or early May, to spend a week in the university classrooms
to do an intense review of what happens here for students who are
studying English and to be interpreters. We'll also need at least one
IT person to help with computerized presentations there. We will have
help here to get the computerized stuff ready. We will also have help
from the USUkraine organization in Washington with preparation. This
will be the 10th "mission" trip by members and friends of Club 13, and
will be the most intense. Contact Bob Lager at
mandblager@kcnet.com quickly to get planning underway.
25% Discount for Foundation Fellows - Regular and Sustaining
Members!
In an effort to "close the gap" for our Comfort Care shortage, one
generous Rotarian has offered to donate $250 to the next 40 Rotarians
who become K.C. Rotary Club Foundation Fellows.
This program is good from now until Dec. 31,
2010.
You can receive this by making one check payable to the Foundation for
$750 or becoming a sustaining member ($100 this year and $100 each
year for the next six years and $50 on the seventh year.) This is tax
deductible.
Once your pledge is paid, you will receive a handsome plaque for your
home or office, as well as recognition at the Rotary Youth Camp. Plus,
you will have the satisfaction of paying off our advance for the
Comfort Care Station.
Please contact Jim Porter, Janet or
Marilyn at the Rotary office. It doesn't get any better than this!
Jim Porter, President
K.C. Rotary Club Foundation
Annual Blood Drive Set for Jan. 6, 2011
 Save
a Life. Right Here, Right now!
Our community uses 580 pints of blood every day - 365 days a year.
The Community Blood Bank need Club 13's help! They need this help now
as this is a very slow time for blood donations and the need is
always greater around holidays. Please volunteer to donate on
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, before, during or after our lunch at the
Marriott Hotel. If Thursday, Jan. 6 is not a good day for you,
you may donate any time or at any of the neighborhood donation
centers in Kansas and Missouri. Just tell them you are
donating in the name of Rotary Club #13.
Call Janet at our Rotary office 816/842-2322 and volunteer.
YOU ARE NEEDED - Questions, give Jerry Cooke a call
at 816/942-0207.
Rotarians in action ...
 Thanks to the many Rotarians who donated coats and warm clothing to Club 13's
Annual Bill Brown Coat Drive for the past three Thursdays. The
Salvation Army will distribute them to those in Kansas City who need a
warm coat through the cold and freezing winter. (Pictured left
is Martha Voight donating a coat to
our Bill Brown Coat and Warm Clothing Chairman Kent
Fulton and Tyrotarian Eric Van Beber.)
Thanks to all of our Bell-Ringers!
Fellow Rotary Club 13 Bell Ringers,
A note to thank each of you and your families and friends who braved
the ice, sleet, and cold weather to carry on our great Rotary Club 13
tradition of Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army!
The Salvation Army hugely appreciates our commitment to help them
during this vital annual drive, and in these tough economic times,
this year was no exception!
A special thank you from Jennifer Nelsen,
Dennis McKeehan, Jordan Clark and me to
those of you who stayed late or stepped in to fill spots at the last
moment! Thank you to those of you who were gracious enough to change
locations and even move outside from the warmth of Oak Park Mall! To
those who "rang"
without bells the first Saturday at Ward Parkway, or were
missing aprons, or kettles, and still persevered on behalf of the
Salvation Army's good works!
For those who may have missed it, there was a very interesting front
page story in Sunday's Kansas City Star
about the Salvation Army's bell
ringing. The article is more about those who are hired to ring, but
it's an article we can all appreciate.
In all the Salvation Army has 250 sites in the Kansas City area.
A transition year from one chair to the next always has its
challenges, but thanks to the tremendous efforts of you our members,
our co-chairs, past chairmen, and dedicated office, our Club
completed another very successful year of Bell Ringing for the
Salvation Army!
THANK YOU AND A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL!
Tony Andresen
Salvation Army Bell Ringing Chair
ROTARIANS SHIP SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO
HONDURAS
 Friends
United is a not-for-profit organization started by Independence
Rotarian Charlotte Ruoff. The organization sets up and supports
teacher resource centers in Honduras with the goal of improving the
Honduran educational system. Rotarians and teachers from the Kansas
City area have been accompanying Charlotte & Norman Ruoff on annual
trips to Honduras for several years. Club 13 Rotarians who have
participated on trips include John & MaryAnn
Miller, Alan Warne & Joan Caulfield,
Jan Armstrong and Sally Bibb. Photo
is of Honduran school children receiving new pencils, tablets and
other school supplies.
A recent initiative was to ship 20,000 pounds of school supplies and
four Traveling Classrooms, which has a total value of approximately
$45,000, from Kansas City to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It took two years
to make the arrangements and complete the shipping. The supplies were
gathered and stored at Heart to Heart for months but their storage
space dwindled and John Reynolds
provided interim storage at Quick Delivery plus loaded the supplies
into a FedEx truck. The US Air Force put the supplies into Honduras.
The supplies are now in a Rotarian owned warehouse in Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, and the next step is distribution to the resource centers
across Honduras. Thanks to the generosity of Rotarians the
collection, storage and shipment of the supplies was possible!
Last Thursday, Dec. 16, 2011 by Marilyn Stewart and
Janet Ellis
 We
celebrated our Club's 100th Holiday Party Anniversary last Thursday
night at the awesome Pershing Hall at the Hyatt Regency Crown.
Attendees were greeted by members from our current board of
directors.
Chuck Eddy's Entertainment Committee put together an
enjoyable holiday event.
As usual, Rusty Macy and the Hyatt staff created a
joyful atmosphere and served us well. The food was fabulous and the
desserts were super, awesome, delicious and non-caloric (NOT).
Chuck Eddy's band and
Lori Strawn's vocals supplied the just-right background for our
dining pleasure, and later, great selections for dancing.
President Ford Nelson acknowledged Susan Prestia and
the Auxiliary for gathering and staging another silent auction which
netted $2,200 for the Rotary Youth Camp.
A bit of sad news was shared regarding Tony DiPardo,
who suffered an aneurism but had successful surgery. Our thoughts and
prayers goes out to the family and wish Tony only the best.
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This
week, Ryan Springer, (financial advisor, Edward
Jones), has reached his 100 points by participating in
various functions. Ryan, you may remove the
red ribbon from your badge. Great job.
No, Rotary is not a three-ring circus but we will have some
special animals entertaining us for our Kids and Grandkids Day
program at Rotary. Come and enjoy today's show where Rotarian
Randy Wisthoff, Zoo Director, Kansas City Zoo will be presenting
these animals for our enjoyment.