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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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July 29:
Downtown
11:00 - Yard bird A
K.C.R.C. Foundation
10:30 - Yard bird B
August 5
New Member Orientation 10:30 - Lido Room
Membership C & Q
11:15 - Burgundy Room
Membership Development
11:00 - Trianon E
Entertainment
11:00 - Reserved table in Trianon
Room
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Remember
Kansas City Rotary Club Foundation
with your contributions.
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 $122,729.95
leaving us just $74,270.05 to go. We are 87% 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.
We are now on YouTube! Our Rotary Youth Camp video is now on YouTube! Go to the link:
http://www.youtube.com
Rotary Bowling Starts Soon
Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m.
Ward Parkway Lanes
Be part of this Club 13 tradition and fun activity. Sign up
now --Deadline is Aug. 13.
Email the Rotary office or Peter Ho, Bowling League
President at peter.ho@visorconsulting.com
peter.ho@visorconsulting.com
Ramblin' Rotarians
Sally Bibb - Eastern Indep.,
MO
Gene Zachman -
Grand Lake, CO x5
August Birthdays
2. Barbara Dolci
7. Steve Corbin
8. Fred Merrill
10. Rick Halterman
15. Rowland Nofsinger, Tony DiPardo,
and Rich Smith
16. Jim Monahan, Al Tikwart
18. Hal Lowenstein
19. Dave Norton
21. Jim Ascher, Jr.
22. Ted Middendorf, Peter Yelorda
23. Steve Burger
24. Alan Warne
26. Frank Toplikar, Frank Hurwitz
27. David Aull
28. Karen Haren, Denny Bolte
30. George Bittner
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Marriott Hotel
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12 Noon
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Count Basie B Ballroom
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A special
edition of PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP for all members and guests
"Boomer's
Bluff" by Woody Cozad
President, Cozad Company Government Relations
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television TV guest commentator (Ruckus), lawyer, history
scholar, skilled orator, political activist and patriot John C.
"Woody" Cozad takes the Rotary podium again on July 29th. It is
an inspired idea of such significance it will be filmed for
continuing distribution through various media. Perhaps you
recall the standing ovation that followed Woody's last
appearance at Rotary two years ago. Then Woody related "Old Man
Drummond’s Boats" a great story of courage and creative resolve
during the Revolutionary War. This new talk is of that series.
Boomer's Bluff-The deficit and debt crisis and what we,
especially the Baby Boomers, can do about it is an intriguing
and original observation and proposition of Woody's own creation.
Ever the historian with a vision for the future Woody, has
framed this important thought in U.S. history and couched it in
practicality for action now.
PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL SCHEDULE: To accommodate
film production, this meeting will begin in the Count Basie
Ballroom promptly at noon (no late seating due to
filming requirements) with Mr. Cozad's address.
Following the speech we will have a full lunch with a shortened
meeting for a scheduled adjournment at the same 1:15 PM time.
This is a fine opportunity to show off Club 13's podium and
leadership to guests. This is NOT a Guest day. The standard
guest fee of $16.50 applies. It includes the presentation, lunch
and parking. Please contact Janet to reserve for your guests.
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Invocator-
Bill Buckner
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Welcomer-
Dale Palmer
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Member Minute -
Anthony Matthies
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GREETERS: Our
International Service Committee will serve as our greeters this
Thursday.
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CPR/AED DUTY SCHEDULE
July 29, 2010
1. Leader - Rick Beyer
2. Compress - Jim McLarney
3. Defib - Don Giffin
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UPCOMING SPEAKERS & EVENTS: |
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August 5
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District Governor's Visit - Jeff Romine |
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August 12 |
Wes Jackson, president, The Land Institute, will speak on "Humanity's
Original Sin: Tilling the Soil" |
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August 19 |
Dr. Roy Jensen, director, University of Kansas Cancer Center will speak
on "Achieving National Cancer Institute Designation and It's Meaning to
the Community" |
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August 26 -
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Annual Family Picnic at the Rotary Youth Camp- Mark your calendars! |
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September 2
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Dr. William Black, associate professor and law, UMKC, "The Best Way to
Rob A Bank is to Own One" |
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September 10-11
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Rotary Youth Camp Rummage Sale - Mark your calendars!
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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.
We will also be looking for volunteers to help set up before the event,
"man" the
area during the event and clean up afterwards.
Last Thursday - July 15, 2010 by Pete Burgess
President Ford Nelson opened the meeting by
recognizing as greeters the Membership Classification and Qualification
Committee this last Thursday. After the pledge, Bob Lager
and Carl Bolte handled the music and Bill
Nofsinger offered the invocation. Rick Usher
welcomed six guests and a visiting Rotarian from the Topeka Downtown
Rotary Club. Members in recovery are Past Presidents Chuck
Fowler, and Karl Roscoe (who is recovering at
home and has a new member application), George Bittner
and Ross Marine.
Jerry Cooke introduced our speaker, Robert Frazier who
gave us "A Provider's View of Health Care Reform". Bob provided a
briefing on what is known of this new law. As a board member, consultant
and Vice President of Support Services for all of Carondelet Health, Bob
needs to plan for this major change. His challenge as full time
Executive Vice President of Mission and Community Services is to prepare
to implement regulations that have yet to be written; regulations that
will change as interested parties add their concerns to implementing
regulations yet to come. He drew from his many years as a management
consultant and from his 22 years of service with Carondelet Health-St.
Joseph/St. Mary Medical System to provide an understanding of what
Health Care Reform could mean to hospitals and to people who use them.
There is not a lot of reform yet implemented from the new law. For
health providers the concern is how to absorb 32,000,000 new people into
an already broken system….And, how to pay for it? Providers face great
concerns and lack real answers. The good news is that many of the
32,000,000 will be placed inside the health care system where they can
be monitored for a healthier life rather than being outside the system
where expensive emergency room crisis-to-crisis treatment is the norm.
Bob reports hearing different views on health insurance exchange and how
it will implement. One certain change is higher costs for employers as
adult children up to age 26 are added to their parents’ health insurance
coverage. The Affordable Care Act adds 16,000,000 more on Medicaid.
Medical payment cutbacks embedded in the Federal law are scheduled to
fall on health care providers in several iterations. Medicare payments
will reduce by 2.5% and more government insurance payment reductions
follow. A 1% provider set-aside is mandated in the law. Does it come
from provider operations? The current health care system operates on a
2.5% margin. The system needs a margin of 4% to 5% to survive and fund
its annual modernization requirements.
Keep out of Recovery Bay folks.
New Club 13 Banner
 The Centennial Committee is pleased to announce a new Club 13 banner.
The current Club 13 banner has been used for over 25 years and has been
a great representation of our Rotary Club. However, as we celebrate our
Club's centennial, it is fitting to have a new club banner noting our
100 years of service. The heart has been in earlier versions of the Club
13 banner and continues to be a significant component of the new banner.
Rotarian Scott Wagner lead the Centennial Committee in creating the new
banner and the Club 13 Board of Directors has approved the design. The
Rotary Office will alert members when the new banner is available.
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.
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/
Official Centennial Photo
 While
many Rotarians took interesting pictures at the centennial luncheon, the
Official photo of the Club 13 Centennial is the outstanding group photo
taken by Rotarian Jerry Crabtree. This historic photo
will be seen in publications for decades. Jerry
also took an excellent photo of the Club 13 Past Presidents and has made
both photos available to Rotarians. They can be purchased by contacting
Janet in the Rotary office at a cost of $25 for an 8x10, $45 for an
11x14, and $75 for a 16x20. Jerry will generously
donate 25% of the cost of each photo to the Rotary Youth Camp. The
photos are posted on the Club 13 Centennial merchandise.
www.rotary13.org/centennial
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Rotary Club 13 Office - 1219 Wyandotte - Kansas
City, MO 64105 - 816.842.2322
www.rotary13.org
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