The Rotary clubs of Columbia, plus visitors from Fulton and Jeff City, came together Nov. 21 to share a Thanksgiving meal to benefit hurricane relief efforts. Thanks to Lisa Ryan and Sunrise Southwest Rotary for organizing a great event and congratulations to Susan Hart on her big awards.
I am proud to inform you and your club that the Third Panama Project is underway. The process for this last project began 3 years ago when your club made a generous contribution as did 8 other clubs in the District and together we were able to raise $20,259.00. We applied for a global grant and together with RI and District 6080 we received a grant total of $71,259.00. AWESOME!
The Warrensburg Noon Rotary Club and the Warrensburg Early Birds Rotary Club joined together as part of a 19 Rotary Club effort, with private donors and The Rotary Foundation, to form a Powerful Partnership to bring the Rotary Accessible Playground to Wonderland Camp. Wonderland Camp is situated at The Lake of Ozarks and serves people
Racing mice will help the Rotary Club of Fulton raise money to support service projects in Callaway County. The club will hold the third annual Callaway Cup Mouse Races starting at 6:30 p.m. March 17 at 54 Country, 400 Gaylord Drive, in Fulton.
FULTON, MO—The Rotary Club of Fulton put the finishing touches on its yearlong service project for the Coalition Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV) this week, mulching around the new playset purchased by the club and staining a new gate. The Rotary club contributed $3,600 raised during the 2015 Callaway Cup Mouse Races toward helping
Thirty-six Rotary clubs in District 6080 of Missouri recently battled each other in a month-long effort to fight hunger. Clubs in the northern part of the district competed against those in the south to see which region could do the most to reduce hunger and malnutrition. District 6080 comprises 49 Rotary Clubs and four Rotaract Clubs between St. Louis and Kansas City and south to the Arkansas state line. Altogether, 68 percent of the clubs participated, collecting 10,644 pounds of food, donating $18,553 and volunteering 1,463 hours for food pantries and similar organizations.
Organ donation is one of the miraculous achievements of modern medicine. Unfortunately, while a small percentage get the chance of renewed life with successful transplants, many die waiting for a suitable organ. 90% of Americans say they support organ donation but only 30% say they know how to register as an organ donor!
Joel Henley and Jeanane Markway spoke about the Restorative Justice Program at Fulton Rotary July 1, and showed a bird house and blanket made by inmates. Tammy Wickham brought her Tower Garden to show how inmates could grow food year-round indoors and donate the food to food pantries.
The Rotary clubs of Columbia and mid-Missouri teamed up Saturday to reduce hunger and malnutrition. The clubs participated in a major work day at the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri. Approximately 150 Rotarians and guests repackaged nearly 5,000 pounds of Rice Krispies for local food pantries.
On April 29, 2014, the Rotary Club of Pulaski County took six area high school students to attend the Rotary Student Government Day at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City.
