COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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March 25
Membership Development
11:00 - Lido Room
International Service
11:00 - Burgundy Room
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April 1
New Member Orientation
10:30 - Lido Room |
Membership C & Q
11:15 - Burgundy Room
Downtown
11:00 - Trianon E
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Tyrotarian Achieves his 100 Participation Points in Tyro
Orientation Program
This week, Bob Beaham (Vice Chairman, Faultless
Starch/Bon Ami Co.) has reached his 100 tyro points by participation
in various functions.
Bob, you may remove the red ribbon from your badge.
Great job!
April Birthdays
3. Martha Voight, Clyde McQueen
8. Una Strauss
10. Edie Waters
16. Ed Hughes
19. Mark Holmes, Guy Martin
21. Steve Scott, Bill Madsen, Norm Waters
22. Steve Haddad
23. Jonn Wullschleger,
Jordan Clark
26. Bob Gamer
27. Steve Sopinski,
Jerry Rosenbloom,
Garry Schottman
29. Lew Dysart, Brent Worley
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Remember
Kansas City Rotary Club Foundation
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A Future Rotarian Has Arrived!
Rotarians Peter and
Noel Sotta welcomed a new addition to their family on
Thursday, March 11, 2010. Another boy, Devon Louden Sotta 7 lbs.
11oz., and 20 inches long. Mother and son are happy, healthy, and
resting at home! And big brother Brenden loves his baby brother!
Congratulations to the Sotta Family!
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12 Noon |
Trianon Room |
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"Railroads and Kansas City: Then and Now"
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Peter A. Hansen, editor, Railroad History
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Kansas City grew to be the Heart of America, iron rails and rough cut
timbers were the arteries and veins that brought life blood to the city.
Few people are as qualified as Peter Hansen to help us understand the
past, present and future role of railroads in Kansas City.
An area resident, Hansen is the editor of Railroad History, the journal
of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. He is also a
correspondent for the railroad industry publication, Trains.
He is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of North American Railroads,
published by Indiana University Press and guest curator to several
historical museums nationwide. He is currently collaborating with the
Smithsonian's transportation curator on a book to be published next
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Invocator-
Pat Dunn |
Welcomer-
Bob Weir
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Member Minute -
Karen Haren
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GREETERS: Our
Greeting/Meeting Arrangements Committee will serve as this week's
greeters. |
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CPR/AED DUTY SCHEDULE
March 25, 2010
1. Leader - Overton Durrett
2. Compress - Scott Burnett
3. Defib - Karl Roscoe
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UPCOMING SPEAKERS & EVENTS: |
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April 1 - | Eric
Tschanz, President/Executive Director, Powell Gardens, will
speak on "Delicious and Beautiful Powell Gardens." |
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Monday, Greater Kansas
City Day
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GUEST DAY -- Teng-Kee Tan, dean of the Henry W. Bloch School of
Business and Public Administration, UMKC, will speak on "The New American
Business School of the 21st Century".
Literacy Kansas City Corporate Spelling Bee at
Johnson County Community College |
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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 |
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22 |
Royal Hall - Thomas Turner,
executive director, Grandbridge Real Estate Capitall, LLC and Olen
Monsees, president, Karbank and Co. will speak on "Commercial Real
Estate Meltdown" |
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27 |
Annual Bowling Trip to
Columbia |
| April
29 |
Ecology Day at the Kansas City
Zoo |
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Rotary Youth Camp Work
Morning, 8:30 a.m. |
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Rotary Youth Camp Work
Morning, 8:30 a.m. |
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Comfort Station - The 2009 -
Now $197K
Challenge
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 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 $108,679.95
leaving us just $88,320.05 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!
Greater KC Day will happen on Monday, April 5
 Greater KC Day will happen on Monday, April 5.
We are looking for volunteers to hawk newspapers early on that Monday
morning. If you are able to help out in volunteering for this service
project, contact Terry O'Toole at totoole@kctg.com
or 816/512-5514 or
Mike Hennessy at 816/461-6243 or
mhennessy71@yahoo.com
Tyros, you can earn eight points for volunteering and know that the
proceeds will go to support our Youth Camp operations.
(And it looks
like a lot of fun!)
It's Kick-off Time for Shoes for Orphan Souls.
 Last
year, we sent 1200 pairs to needy children in several countries. This
year, the shoes will go to Haitian Children. Athletic shoes, which are
preferred, will cost approximately $8.00 per pair. If you see shoes
cheaper, feel free to buy them and bring them to Rotary. However, if you
want be to do your shopping, make your check payable to K.C.R.C.
Foundation, and write "shoes" in the memo line.
By now you all have received an e-mail asking for your participation. I
would like to think BIG as we are helping Haiti's needy children---1,500
HUNDRED PAIR FOR HAITIAN CHILDREN...LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!!
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. 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 set for April 8, 2010
Your Membership Development Committee has set Thursday, April 8,
2010 as 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. 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.
Our speaker for the day will be Dr. Teng-Kee Tan, dean at the Henry W.
Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of
Missouri-Kansas City.
As time is of essence here we will need to hear back promptly so we can
invite your guest(s) by a formal invitation. Please submit names and
addresses as well as e-mail addresses of your potential member guest(s)
to janet@rotary13.org or fax to Rotary office at 816.842.7766.
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 ($16.50).
Everyone knows 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.
BOWLING ...
by Dick Retrum
(March 10, 2010) |
The roll-off to determine this year's championship team
will be held on April 21. That leaves just six weeks of league play left
in the season.
The Glitzy Gals have been holding the first place position for the past
four weeks. Today, they won all four games insuring that they will
remain in first place with 30 wins and six defeats. It might be a
foregone conclusion that the Gals will win the second half. The first
half winners, the Off-N-On’s are in 5th place with 18 win and 14
defeats. They can’t catch the Gal’s. The only team close to bumping the
Glitzy Gals off is Peter Ho’s “High-Lows”
Today, Bob Lager was our only high game bowler with a
202. Karl Roscoe picked up the 9-7 split and
Sherilyn Seitz picked up the 6-7 split. Well done.
This year's battle in Columbia, Missouri against the St. Louis Rotary
Club
will be Tuesday, April 27. Sign up for the trip is on-going. Contact
Chris
Boland, Peter Ho or Dick
Retrum if you are planning to help bring the trophy back to
Kansas City.
The awards banquet will be held in May, date to be announced. So
watch your eBuzz Saw for details.
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Last
Thursday - March 11, 2010
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by Jane Lee
 Dr.
John Covington is calling for bold, innovative approaches to education
for the Kansas City, Mo., School District following the board’s decision
to close 26 of the district's 61 schools
due to plummeting student numbers and a $50 million budget shortfall.
Dr. Covington, superintendent of the district, said that right-sizing
the district and budget, however, is not necessarily going to improve
education. Rather creative ideas must be implemented to improve the
quality of education that must focus on each child.
Introduced by Don Stebbins, Dr. Covington has set a
goal for moving forward:
"Give each student the confidence,
knowledge and skills to enable them to be fierce competitors on the
world stage."
He stressed increased use of technology in the classroom to make a
better connection with the multi-tasking world in which the students
live.
Recognizing that students learn in different ways, he is calling for
individualized plans for each child. Their needs are different, and to
treat them the same is unfair.
By doing so, he added, we will be putting into place
"a system that ensures that each child gets what they need to be
successful."
"We have to put innovative and
creative ideas into place," he said.
"If we don't,
we're relegating these students to the life
of poverty they grew up in."
Dr. Covington is calling for "levels"
to replace "grades,"
allowing students to move at their own pace and eliminating
automatic promotion to the next grade level. Only when a student masters
a body of knowledge at one level does he pass to the next.
And there's nothing wrong, he added, with
examining longer school hours, a longer school year, weekend classes,
distance learning, vocational education and much more.
The district currently is working with Habitat for Humanity, so that an
actual work site becomes the "shop"
classroom, giving students "work-force
ready skills." (Forget the bird houses!)
"We have to give our students the
education they need to keep our country strong, "
he said. "Our biggest threat to
national security is our failure to adequately educate our youth. If we
fail as a nation, we will rue the day."
The meeting was called to order by President Matt Meyer,
followed by a patriotic song and Bob Lager's
annual and much-anticipated presentation of "Danny
Boy." Verse two coming next week!
John Miller delivered the invocation, Jane Lee
welcomed guests, and Ross Marine presented the member minute. President
Matt then made the following announcements:
Chuck Fowler, Jim Shultz and
George Bittner are in sick bay.
Donate athletic shoes or contribute to the Shoes for Orphan Souls
project targeting Haiti children. See Steve Burger for
details.
March 18 is the last day to order a print ($100) of Bob Weir's
delightful painting of youth camp workers. No more prints will be made
after this first run. The $100 charge
benefits the camp.
Donate $100 or compete in the Spell-Off at 5:30 pm March 16 where we'll
determine our team for the Literacy Kansas City Corporate Spelling Bee
April 8. Your donation gets you and a guest into the Spell-Off party
(great food and wine!) and the April 8 event.
Sign up for Rotary Night at the American Heartland (Crown Center) on
Thursday, March 25, when we'll enjoy dinner
at Milano's and the theatre presentation,
"I Love You, You're
Perfect, Now Change," all for only
$32/person. RSVP to the Rotary office.
Don't forget to sign up to sell papers on Greater KC Day April 5, the
biggest fund-raiser for our Rotary Youth Camp.
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