April is Maternal and Child Health Month
Manhattan Rotary Club
Week of April 18, 2022
This week’s presenter: Jennifer Montgomery-Rotary Peace Fellow
Greetings fellow Rotarians,
I hope you enjoyed last week’s speaker, Carson Kober, Executive Director, Sunflower CASA/Steppingstones/Sunflower Bridge. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, for children who have been victims of abuse or neglect and are involved with the court system, please contact Carson. Thanks to Vern Henricks for making the introduction.
We were glad to welcome Krystal Baldwin as a transfer member to our club. If you
haven’t met her, be sure to introduce yourself the next time you’re at a meeting.
Today is the Konza Rotary Club’s 25th anniversary. If you haven’t already, please consider demonstrating your congratulations by attending their 25th anniversary celebration on April 28th. There’s more information further down in this newsletter.
Do not forget to nominate an outstanding Rotarian for Rotarian of the Year. You may send nominations to Steven Graham sgraham@ksu.edu before the end of April.
Grow Green Match Day is this coming Friday! Be sure to mark your calendars and contribute to our club. If you choose, your contribution may be directed to the Rotary cause of your choice. Please let Randy Peterson, Bob Ward or me know what that might be. The 50% contribution will go towards our endowed fund at the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation.
Serving with you to Change Lives,
Robbin
Robbin Cole
2021-2022 President
Manhattan Rotary Club
(cell) 785-317-9902
***************************************************************************************************Please join us at the Manhattan Country Club on Thursday, April 21, from 12:00-1:00pm. Lunch opens at 11:00am. Please RSVP for lunch by Wednesday at midnight to: https://manhattancc.surveysparrow.com/s/Rotary-Club/tt-deafc2. You do NOT need to RSVP if you are not eating. The County Club prepares a little extra food for those few who do not RSVP.
The meeting will start at 12:15 pm.
- To join the Meeting by ZOOM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87387499653?pwd=eVdYZ29zdDhnQ0MrZWVXMklPNC9IQT09
Meeting ID: 873 8749 9653
Passcode: 280408
- To download the weekly ZOOM files to your calendar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMuf6spzIsH9eG2uCpIlmhjnzD4nCK9PDc/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGvrTMtHt2cthyERpwEA4qgKOjxmFhdgvpYu03wIDB6bg7-POxYFuZxM_OJ
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Opportunities to Participate
District 5710
- April 22-Grow Green Match Day. Contributions will be matched $.50 on the dollar.
- Online giving will begin Friday, April 22 at midnight through the end of the day at www.GrowGreenManhattan.com.
- In-person giving will be at the Colony Square Atrium (555 Poyntz Avenue) from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Gifts of checks, cash, and credit cards are accepted at the event. Donors who make a gift at the live event will be entered into an hourly drawing for $100 to the participating fund of their choice.
- Giving by mail should be sent to GMCF, P.O. Box 1127, Manhattan, KS 66505. Checks must be postmarked on or before 4/22. All mailed donations must include a completed donation form (available at www.GrowGreenManhattan.com) to qualify for a match.
- April 23-Board Strategic Planning Day. 9-3:00pm, KSU Foundation Building
- April 28-CAAHT Club second annual virtual event, “Human Trafficking Summit: What can financial institutions do to stop human Trafficking? 9-10:30am.
Register in advance for this webinar:
- April 28-Konza Club 25th Anniversary celebration. 5:30-9:00pm Prairiewood Retreat, Blue Sage Barn, 1484 Wildcat Creek Road. Register at: https://konzarotary.com/event/25th-anniversary-celebration/
- May 7-9am-noon. We will join the KONZA club and CAAHT Club to work on landscaping and rebuilding the fire pit at the Homestead.
- June 12-16, RYLA, KU. The RYLA application is at www.Rotary5710.org. Applications are due by the end of April.
Manhattan Rotary Club Meetings
- April 28-Gary Clark, Engineers without Borders
Konza Rotary Club Meetings
- April 22-Greg Lohrentz, KSU Foundation
- April 29-Robert Ott, Public Works Director, City of Manhattan
- May 6-Lori Bishop, Flint Hills Volunteer Center on Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Meetings are at 7 a.m. Friday mornings at 1880 Kimball at the KSU Foundation Building. To join the meeting by ZOOM, go to:
CAAHT (Community Action Again Human Trafficking) Club Meetings
Meetings are at 12:00p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month. For more information contact Usha Reddi, ulr12345@gmail.com or Patti Mellard, patti@keystaffing.com
Opportunities to Contribute
April Cup Money- Yes! Fund at the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation
YES! stands for Youth Empowerment for Success. For more than 20 years, the YES! Fund has played a vital role in funding programs with significant opportunities for children of every age, ranging from academics to athletics to the arts.
If you cannot make it to meetings to drop your contribution in the cup, you may mail it to PO Box 331, Manhattan, KS 66505-0331.
You may also contribute Cup Money via Venmo. Use the QR Code below.
Rotary Foundation
To make your contribution to the Rotary Foundation:
- Go on-line to www.rotary.org and click Donate and then Annual Fund. You will then sign in.
- Write your check to Rotary Foundation and mail it to Rotary Foundation - 14280 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693 or to Manhattan Rotary Club, PO Box 331, Manhattan KS 66505.
- Write your check to Rotary Foundation and give it to Bob Ward or Janet Lowell at a meeting.
USD 383
Take your used books in good condition to Dusty Bookshelf in Aggieville. Mention they are for the Rotary/USD383 account for books for elementary school students in our community. We already have over $300 in the account! Please do not take more than two boxes at a time. For more information, please contact Bill Richter (wrichter@ksu.edu)
Opportunities to Show your Rotary Pride
Purchase Official Rotary Products
If you are interested in purchasing official Rotary products like caps or hats, shirts, socks, or even chrome plated license plate frames, go to the Russell Hampton website at www.bestclubsupplies.com to see the full selection of merchandise.
Document your Profile in My Rotary
You can document your biographical profile in My Rotary. It is a wonderful way to share your contact and background information, your Rotary “Resume,” information about any Rotary programs you have participated in, and your professional experience and areas of expertise. To create or update your biographical profile, go to https://my.rotary.org and click on “My Profile.”
