Category: Announcements

Steve Dulle To Serve as District 6080 Community Services Chair for 2012-2013

Rotarians – I am proud to announce that Columbia South Rotarian Steve Dulle has accepted the position of Community Services Chair for Rotary District 6080 beginning in the 2012-13 year. In that position, Steve will serve as a resource for club Community Service committees in planning, implementing and promoting community service initiatives, which may be

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India Close to Eradicating Polio, But Challenges Still Remain

Transcript JEFFREY BROWN: And next to India, a poor and populous country long plagued by polio, but now health officials have come close to wiping out the disease. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explains how that was accomplished. ARTICLE TOOLS Print Email Share FRED DE SAM LAZARO: In India, the battle against polio is being fought

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Springfield Metro Club President David Bixler has agreed to serve as Friendship Exchange chair in District 6080 for the 2012-13 year.

Rotarians – I am pleased to announce that Springfield Metro Club President David Bixler has agreed to serve as Friendship Exchange chair in District 6080 for the 2012-13 year. For several years David and his wife, Julie, have worked on humanitarian missions in Mexico.  Over that time they have developed many close friends – some of

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Andy Bonderer Appointed To Serve As International Service Chair for FY 2012-2013

Rotarians – Rotary International has asked that each district to create a new International Service Chair position. I am pleased to announce that Columbia Rotarian Andy Bonderer has agreed to accept that position for the 2012-13 year. As International Service Chair, Bonderer will work closely with Rotary Friendship Exchange committees to support service connections between

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Pulaski County Rotarian Jacqueline “Jackie” Howard has accepted the position of Rotary Foundation Permanent Fund Chair for District 6080 beginning in FY 2012-13

I am pleased to announce that Pulaski County Rotarian Jacqueline “Jackie” Howard has accepted the position of Rotary Foundation Permanent Fund Chair for District 6080 beginning in FY 2012-13. Through the position, Jackie will promote the Rotary Foundation’s Permanent Fund and its never-ending ability to generate funds for humanitarian projects. Many people make donations to

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Peace Through Service

Rotarians and Friends – My wife, Ann, and I have just returned from San Diego, California, and the Rotary International Assembly, and I am fresh with excitement and vigor about the tremendous things that Rotary is doing in the world. What’s especially exciting is that Rotary is positioning itself to do even more. Undoubtedly, you

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Panama Project Smiles

Good evening to all… [gall columns=”3″ per_page=”3″ id=””] Today was a great day. We flew to one of the San Blas islands on the Atlantic coast of Panama, about 50 minutes by twin-prop plane. We brought with us one of the PET cars and a few baby well kits, as this was also a the

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