President Robbin's Weekly Update

 

This week’s presenter: Gabriella Radina, Impact of Artificial Lighting and Control on Patient Outcomes in Behavioral Health Settings

 

Greetings fellow Rotarians,

 

I hope you enjoyed last week’s speakers, Carley Phelps, and Cohen Lyle with Engineers without Borders. It gives me hope to see and hear the enthusiasm of these students for using their skills to help others internationally. Thanks to Gary Clark, for making the introduction.

 

Our club will be having a workday with the Konza Club this Saturday, May 7 at the Homestead, a local program that helps female survivors of sex trafficking. There are

several projects that will provide an opportunity for us to roll up our sleeves and lend a hand. Please see Rebecca Gould for more information.

 

We had a lot of activities going on this past week. Thanks to Chris Culbertson, Alison Wheatley, and Steven Graham for their help with planting trees on K-State campus Friday morning and to Steven Graham for representing our club at bowling with eight Rotaractors and four Interactors on Friday night.

 

Thanks to Dwight Johnson and Leslie Bissell for reviewing/selecting RYLA applicants with me on Saturday afternoon. RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is an intensive leadership experience where high school students may develop their skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. We had six students apply. Our club budgets to send four MHS students every year.

 

A week from today (May 9) is our next Rotary on Tap. It will be a lot of fun touring Tointon Family Stadium and socializing afterwards. Be sure to mark your calendar!

 

Registration forms for our Annual Golf Tournament on June 20 will be available to pick up during club meeting.

 

Just a reminder that Todd Moore our club’s new Membership chair. You may contact him at toddmoore88@gmail.com.

 

Serving with you to Change Lives,

 

 

***************************************************************************************************Please join us at the Manhattan Country Club on Thursday,  May 5, 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.

 

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Meetings are at 7 a.m. Friday mornings at 1880 Kimball at the KSU Office Park Building next to the Foundation Building. To join the meeting by ZOOM, go to:

 

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

 

 

May Cup Money- RYLA- (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) An intensive leadership experience where high school students may develop their skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. Our club budgets to send four MHS students every year.

 

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.

 

 

To make your contribution to the Rotary Foundation:

 

Several of the refugees from Afghanistan who are living in Manhattan have acquired drivers licenses and a job but no reliable transportation. The Manhattan Afghan Resettlement Team is looking for donated or inexpensive, reliable cars. You may go to their website allieswelcome.com for more information.

 

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)

 

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.

 

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.”