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In his
remarks, Interact President Ben said that some months ago 5 students came
together to form an Interact Club and their number had grown to 18 charter
members. He sited the provisional club's goals to (1) establish club unity,
(2) become a chartered club and (3) establish themselves within the The spirit
and enthusiasm of the youthful group was apparent in Ben's recap of the
club's projects, such as the canned goods drive and raffle to raise money for
care packages for soldiers in Congratulations
to the new and spirited Park Hill South Interact Club and thank you to Nicole
Kirby, President Don Allenbrand and the Parkville Rotary Club for your
sponsorship and support.
Club membership varies greatly. Clubs can be single gender or
mixed, large or small. They can draw from the student body of a single school
or from two or more schools in the same community. Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community
service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and
goodwill. Through these efforts, Interactors develop a network of friendships
with local and overseas clubs and learn the importance of (1)Developing
leadership skills and personal integrity (2)Demonstrating helpfulness and
respect for others (3)Understanding the value of individual responsibility
and hard work and (4) Advancing international understanding and goodwill. As one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of
Rotary service, with more than 10,700 clubs in 109 countries and geographical
areas, Interact has become a worldwide phenomenon. Almost 200,000 young
people are involved in Interact.
T. J.'s
great-grandfather, Buck Sampson, was a charter member, helping found the club
in the South Side in 1937. T.J.'s grandfather, James Sampson, joined in 1967
and his father, Jeff Sampson, became a Rotary member 20 years later. Three
generations were present at T.J.'s induction ceremony at the According
to "Bowling Alone," a book about the decline of volunteerism, the
number of people who are active volunteers in their community has dropped by
60 percent since the 1970s. The South Side Rotary has about 30 members
spanning various age groups. T.J. joins one other member his age, Lindsay
Bernard. "I think it's good to see young people involved," T.J.
said. "I think it looks good, not just for the club itself, but the fact
that there are young people in the community getting involved. You don't see
that as often anymore." Attention
Rotary Club Presidents and Membership Chairs: Send your Club story about
recruiting young members into Rotary to District Membership Chair Gordon
Hadden ghadden@sbcglobal.net.
Valerie has
dedicated the past 3 years in restructuring and strengthening the
mutli-district Missouri RYLA. District 6040 has benefited from Valerie's
leadership. Congratulations, Valerie!
Student Government
Day will be Monday, March 17, 2008. Registration starts at 7:30 AM and the
program begins at 9:00 AM in the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda. The program
lasts through the morning and concludes with lunch. The cost will be $11.00
per attendee (cost of meal only). Transportation is handled on a per-club
basis or group of clubs. Student
Government Day is hosted by the Jefferson City Rotary Clubs and is open to
students throughout the state including District 6040. For more information
and to register, contact Marc H. Ellinger mellinger@blitzbardgett.com
Rotary
District 6040 Many people
are interested in hands-on support for community and international service
projects. April 29- May 1, 2008 Rotarians will have the opportunity to work
in the Buckner International warehouse sorting and boxing shoes for the Shoes
for Orphan Souls program. Participants
in the 2008 mission trip will "follow" our shoes from district
conference to Each
participant is responsible for their own expenses which will include
transportation to Registration
for the mission is due to Cassy Venters by April 15, 2008. Flyers describing
the tour will be sent to club presidents and presidents-elect and posted on
our district website. To discuss the mission trip, contact Cassy Venters at
cdventers@yahoo.com.
On Saturday, March 1st, District 6040 Rotarians are invited to
attend our first annual Foundation Alumni Reception at the Kansas City
International Airport Hilton. The reception is an opportunity to recognize
and honor our Alumni. With the support of Rotary International, our District is making
an effort to keep close contact with Rotary Foundation Alumni. District
Alumni Chair Jeff Crowley is contacting all Foundation Alumni in our District
and Rotarians will be able to reconnect with them at this event. For more
information contact Jeff Crowley crowleys@classicnet.net. The reception is followed by the closing banquet for the
Ambassadorial Scholar Seminar (banquet cost is $30 per person) which is an
opportunity to meet the outgoing Ambassadorial Scholars. This is a special
year in that leaders of the International Alliance will be in
Rotary's
Public Image Resource Group encourages Rotary clubs to select a day and
highlight Rotary's involvement in the local and global community. The Public
Image Resource Group recommends Rotary's "birthday" on February 23
as an ideal date for several reasons. First, as Rotary's anniversary,
February 23 allows clubs and districts a natural day to recognize Rotary's
past, present and future. Second, the more clubs and districts around the
world that celebrate Rotary Day on the same day, the greater the positive
impact on Rotary's public image. Yet, while
publicizing Rotary on its February 23 birthday is ideal, ANY day can be
identified as "Rotary Day" in your community. What is key is to
plan a high visibility community service project or event for Rotary Day that
helps to communicate what Rotary is and does with your community. Club
Presidents recently received a list of ideas on ways to celebrate.
Rotarians
and their guests are invited to attend. Adult tickets are $12 and
student/child tickets are $5 and Rotarians are responsible for buying thier
own tickets. An order form can be found on the district web site www.rotary6040.org
or the NAIA web site www.naia.org or email dboyd@naia.org. Wouldn't it be a
fun evening if we had hundreds of Rotarians and their families joined
together for the game.
Each year, District
6040 holds a high school speech contest designed to promote student's
understanding of the values in Rotary's Four Way Test. Why should
your club participate? This contest is an excellent way to annually remind
club members of the importance of the Four Way Test. It is also an excellent
way for students to become aware of Rotary and how the Four Way Test affects
their lives. Perhaps those students will become future Rotarians. District
Chair Wade Maupin wademaupin@yahoo.com has sent information on the speech
contest to Club Presidents and information is also listed on the district web
site. Four Way Test speech applications are due to Chairman Wade by March 28.
I can remember
back in grade school when our teacher asked each of use to define how large
of a bubble we were seeing. It took me while to understand that she was
referring to the World as our bubble. A question to pose to your club is,
"How large is the Rotary bubble they are seeing"? I predict you
will receive a great number of answers and the normal will be 1.2 million+
members in Rotary, over 32,000 clubs, over 530 districts and over 200
countries. All of which are correct. Why not use
"World Understanding" month to emphasize the worldliness of Rotary
International in your club meeting training messages. This can also be a
great time to encourage your club members to make the positive decision to
attend the District Conference in As we are
all aware, our own club members make some of the better programs we will
experience thought the year. Why not ask your club members to tell something
they have witnessed in their world travels and how these experiences have
changed their approach to life, friendship and Rotary? I can almost guarantee
that you will learn some very interesting things about your other club
members as well as see some connecting points to your own experiences and
life. Happy
travels and understandings in your new Rotary world!
Club Attendance
Reports are due by the 10th of each month to the District Secretary, Jan
Canterbury. Past months reports can be found on the District web site
www.rotary6040.org/Clubs/AttendanceReports.
All District
6040 Rotarians are invited to the 90th Birthday Party of the Kirksville
Rotary Club. The party is Saturday, February 23, in the
District Conference
ROTARY SHARES is April 25th and 26th and will be held at the On Friday,
April 25th, following the conference opening at 1:00 PM, there will be
session on the Rotary Foundation including presentations from the GSE
outbound District 6040 team and the inbound Brazilian team. Also on the
afternoon program is a visit from our Youth Exchange students from The
conference resumes on Saturday morning at 8:45 AM with a session on community
and international projects. This promises to be a lively session with clubs
sharing their project successes plus there will be a short workshop on the
grant writing process. Lunch will feature Buckner International, our shoes
partner, and end with the traditional shoes roll call which is always a fun
and inspiring event. Saturday
afternoon is all about membership building blocks. A special guest
facilitator is Michael Caruso, noted motivational speaker, and there will be
opportunities for sharing of membership recruitment and retention ideas.
Current Club Presidents will be honored at the Governor's Banquet with
special recognition to Club Presidents who have personally sponsored a new
member. The featured speaker is David Forward, the author of "A Century
of Service." David is known for his wit and his inspirational words. The
evening ends with a dance featuring live music from the band Mach 4. Please plan
to attend the Conference. If your time allows, you will enjoy all the
sessions. If your schedule is full, plan to attend the sessions that most
interest you. The registration is flexible and you can register for the full
conference or ala carte. Registration forms and the conference agenda are on
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