As the District Delegate I want to remind you that the Council will be meeting in Chicago April 21 – 26, 2013. The Council of Legislation, sometimes referred to as Rotary’s Parliament, meets every three years. Each of Rotary’s 532 Districts is represented by a single delegate. As a Past District Governor I was selected to serve and PDG Jim McCloud is my alternate should I not be able to attend.
The Branson Daybreakers Rotary Club, the Branson-Hollister Rotary Club, the Hollister Rotary Club, and the Table Rock Lake Rotary Club recently donated $8000.00 to the Salvation Army-Branson
Rotary clubs the world over are annually invited to participate in a recognition program that provides initiative, identity and direction for the global organization; this is the Presidential Citation process. For Rotary year 2012-13, RI President Sakuji Tanaka challenges clubs to brand the theme – Peace Through Service – by conducting a peace event or
The Rotaract Club of Springfield is always on the lookout for ways to reach out to those in need. Whether helping the Boys & Girls Town of Missouri get ready to go back to school, planning the kid’s annual Halloween party or fundraising through special events such as the annual Casino Night, members are constantly finding ways to live their mission of Rotary. The Club supports local youth by donating time and money each year to Boys & Girls Town and other area charities. They perform one community service project every month.
The District 6080 Group Study Exchange (GSE) team is in the final stages of preparation for what promises to be the international adventure of a lifetime – four weeks in Central America, learning about life there through the lens of their Rotary hosts.
WASRAG (Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group) has published “Guidelines to Planning Sustainable Water Projects and Selecting Appropriate Technologies.”
The theme for 2013 is Water Cooperation, and the slogan is “Water, water everywhere, only if we share.” Oceans of water information are available at the unwater.org website, including this interesting fact: 85% of the world population lives in the driest half of the planet.
by Tom O’Connor, Rotary Club of Columbia-Metro *** As a Rotarian, I have some confessions to make… My attendance record, I’ll discuss for a start: I’m here less than Norm, but more than Susan Hart In Columbia Metro, the standard is high, and keeping up’s not easy I’m not near as stylish as Bill Costello,
The Rotary Club of Pulaski County met Thursday evening, January 31, for its seventh annual Club Paul Harris Fellow Banquet. The banquet is planned to honor one club member each year with a club financed Paul Harris Fellow. District Governor Mark Pearce travelled to St. Robert, Missouri to take part in the evening’s celebration. The
Due to the snow storm and hazardous driving conditions Missouri recently experienced, the Jefferson City Rotary Club’s “Rotary Student Government Day” was postponed until April 16th. Those previously registered for the cancelled Feb. 21 date will have their registration fees returned and their reservations will be cancelled.
