Rotary Club Update April 4, 2019
- Our program last week was Alison Felix, who will give us another excellent update from the Federal Reserve. I think Alison is becoming a favorite program for our club, and deservedly so.
- Our program this week will be KSU’s President Myers, who will update us on key activities happening on campus and with the Kansas Legislature.
- Important dates I hope you have on your calendar:
- April 25: Rotary on Tap at Colbert Hills – this is a joint social with the Konza club.
- April 26-27: District 5710 Conference and Assembly in Topeka
- May 10: Rotary night at KSU baseball
- May 20: Rotary Golf Tournament at Colbert Hills
- I sent each of you an email from Catherine Brown of the KSU Rotaract Club concerning their fundraiser called Box City. This is an excellent event and a worthy cause. Thanks to those who have contributed thus far.
- RYLA applications are due May 4th. If you have a high school student or know of one, that is interested in attending the RYLA conference on the KU campus on June 2-6, please contact Jason Cyr.
- The news on the polio front has taken a downturn:
- At the end of March, there were 2 new wild polio cases in Pakistan, bringing the total cases in 2019 to 8. This is compared to 6 new cases for the same period in 2017.
- Local Taliban leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan have been hindering global efforts to end polio. As a result, the Gates Foundation has agreed to continue its $450M 2:1 match of donations to the Rotary Foundation for another year.
Even if we are successful in getting to zero new cases for three years in a row, children worldwide will need to be vaccinated for another 10 years. So, your contributions to the Rotary Foundation continue to matter!
- Upcoming Dates of Interest
- April 25: Rotary on Tap (Colbert Hills – Joint social with Konza Club)
- April 26-27: District 5710 Conference and Assembly (Cyrus Hotel, Topeka)
- May 10: KSU baseball
- May 20: Rotary Golf Tournament at Colbert Hills
- May 21: Rotary on Tap (Bluestem Grill)
- June 24: Rotary on Tap (Little Apple Brewery)
