Weekly Updates from President Betty Stevens

Posted by Betty Stevens

on Nov 10, 2015

Rotary Foundation Month started off with reminders from PDG Kevin Tubbesing about why the Rotary Foundation is so important and so effective. After his presentation I was informed that we have an anonymous donor who is willing to match your contribution to the Rotary Foundation in order to help our club meet its giving goal for the year. The match will be 1 to 1 for donations from first time givers, and 1 to 2 for repeat givers. So, for example, if you are a first time giver and donate $100, the anonymous donor will also give $100 and if you are a repeat giver, a $100 gift would be matched by $50, provided the gift is made no later than the club meeting on December 3, and up to a total matching donation of $5,000. Let’s be sure this generous donor has to reach the $5,000 total. Now’s your chance.

Kevin and his Rotarian wife, Dawn, also reminded us that the District Foundation Banquet is coming up this Saturday evening in Overland Park. If anyone is going and hasn’t let me know, be sure and claim your “free” registration that is also being paid by still another anonymous donor.

This week’s program will be presented by Bonnie Lynn-Sherow and is about the Chapman Center for Rural Studies. This is an important organization for Kansas especially, because so many of our rural communities are under stress.

Thanks to all the Rotarians and friends who partook of the fund-raiser breakfast last Saturday. I haven’t heard the total that the Rotaract Club raised with this event, but every dollar will help students make a work-filled humanitarian trip to Panama in January.

Also thanks again to everyone who brought prospective members to last week’s social at Colberts. It was a fun evening with lots of good conversations about Rotary, and with about ten new applications for membership in the Manhattan Rotary Club. Kudos to Sam Gillespie and Vern Hendricks for their work and that of the Special Events and the Membership Committees.

I look forward to seeing you Thursday noon!

Thank you for all you do for Rotary

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“Be a gift to the world.”

Betty Stevens