Membership: 56
ATTENDANCE: May 14, 2010
Rotarians: 32
Make-Ups: Sara Palmer - May 10 - Rotary Club of Ottumwa Bill Ballard - May 4 - Rotary Club of Osceola
Fine Balance: $436.50
Resignation Lloyd Mullins
Proposed New Members Joe Sellers - Beef Specialist - ISU Extension - Sponsor Pat Swartzlander
Tod Hockenson - VP Distribution Hy-Vee, Inc. - Sponsor Jeanne Klaassen
Program 5/21 Tim Vastine
Reader 5/21 Nancy McDonald
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Senator Paul McKinley, Program Speaker May 21
State Senator Paul McKinley graduated from the University of Iowa. Paul was the Director of the Governor's Model County Program-Wayne County and CEO, Neely Manufacturing. He has been an Iowa State Senator since 2000 and currently serves as monority leader. Paul and his wife Trish have two children. He will give us an update on the issues facing Iowa.
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ROAD SIDE CLEAN UP - May 22 by Kris Patrick
ROAD SIDE CLEAN UP HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THIS COMING SATURDAY MAY 22.
Everyone is welcome - bring your family & friends for Trash Aerobics on Saturday May 22. We will meet at the airport at 8 a.m. where you can pick up a vest & trash bag. There are 5 grabbers available for anyone who doesn't have their own.
Many hands make the task easier.
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Congratulations to Dalton Storm
Dalton is the son of Rotarian Deb Storm & was selected by the American Legion Post 102 to attend the 2010 American Legion Hawkeye Boys State.
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CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES
Congratulations to Hannah Fuhs, daughter of Rotarian Veronica Fuhs and Matt Reeve, son of Rotarian Jeri Reeve.
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Rotary Display at Library
If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the Rotary Club of Chariton display at the library. It will be there until the end of May.
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Polio Cases
350,000+ Worldwide polio cases in 1988
1,651 Worldwide polio cases in 2008
48% Decrease in the incidence of polio in Nigeria over a 12-month period
80% Of children in Afghanistan live in polio-free areas
33 Of India's 35 states and territories have stopped transmission of the wild poliovirus
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How To Log Into The Website
To find out how to log into the website click here.
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The Mission of The Rotary Foundation (TRF)
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
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Upcoming Programs & Reading Schedule
May 28
No Rotary - Lunch on the square
June 4 Allen Wiese
June 11
2009-10 Club Awards
June 18 Program: Paula Wright
June 25 No Rotary - Lunch on the Square
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Board Minutes April 9
To read the April 9 Board Minutes click here.
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Membership Directory
To check your information in the Directory, update missing information, or change incorrect information, go to http://www.clubrunner.ca/chariton
username: yourfirstname.yourlastname.1637 password: 1637 (Unless you have changed your username & password)
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Membership Proposal Form
To propose a new member you will need to click here to fill out the form and return to the secretary (Corliss).
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ROTARY'S MISSION
The mission of Rotary International, a worldwide association of Rotary clubs, is to provide service to others, promote high ethical standards, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
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Rotary International District 6000
District Governor 2009-10- Cal Litwiller crlitwiller@yahoo.com District Adminstrator-Carolyn Scharff-877-976-8279-District Office-Pella President, Rotary International -John Kenny - Scotland
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Club Officers & Directors
Raymond Meyer, President Betty Hansen, President-elect Corliss Klaassen, Secretary/Treasurer Adam Bahr, Immediate Past President
Board of Directors: (Term ends 6/30/10) Kris Patrick Maxine Willadson
(Term ends 6/30/11) Veronica Fuhs Jeri Reeve Roger Struve
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The Object of Rotary
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and in particular, to encourage and foster;
I. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
II. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
III. The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian's personal, business and community life;
IV. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. |
THE FOUR-WAY TEST of the things we think say or do
first
Is it the TRUTH?
second
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
third
Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
fourth Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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