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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
RI President Message
RI Convention
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RI Trustee message
End Polio Now!
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Thank You from
ShelterBox
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DGE Deb at RI
Assembly
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Accelerate Rotary
PDG Silent Auction
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Central America
International Project
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Million Dollar Dinner 8
Youth Exchange at
Million Dollar Dinner
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District/Club Events 10
District Numbers
RI Dates
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Club Attendance
New Club Members
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March-April 2014 District 5710
Eastern Kansas Rotary 420 SE 6th Avenue, Suite 121, Topeka, KS 66607
Phone: 785-232-7216 Fax: 785-232-8126
www.rotary5710.org
Newsletter Editor
Linda Ireland
Executive Assistant
To submit articles and
pictures for the District
Newsletter, send to Linda
Ireland by the 15th of each
month.
Gary Duggan
District Governor
2013-14 May 2-4, 2014
Ritz Charles, Overland Park, KS
FRIDAY NIGHT
Days of Wine and Rotary 7:00—10:00
Evening Social Hosted by the Olathe Rotary Club
Taste approximately 40 wines, craft beers, and sample signature entrees and desserts
from the area’s top restaurants and caterers, all while experiencing the region’s only fine
wine auction. There will also be a silent auction of baskets provided by clubs with 100%
of the proceeds going to support Polio Plus. The proceeds will also be matched 2 for 1
by the Gates Foundation to help eradicate Polio in our world.
SATURDAY DAYTIME
7:15—12:00 Registrations/Hospitality Desk Open
8:00 am—Opening Ceremony
The day begins with a light breakfast, followed by the opening ceremony featuring the
Presentation of the Flags by the Youth Exchange Students. Followed by these plus
more:
Opening Remarks by Rotary International President’s Representative,
Dave Robinson from Abbotsford Rotary Club, Canada
Youth Exchange in the Spotlight
Rotaract
Club Project Presentations . . . . . . AND MUCH MORE! CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL AGENDA!
SATURDAY NIGHT GALA
5:30—6:30 Engaging Rotary Cocktail Hour
6:30—9:00 Celebration Banquet
SUNDAY MORNING
8:30—9:00 Memorial Service in Honor of Rotarians Passed
9:15—11:15 Foundation Brunch and Closing Ceremony
REGISTER BY MIDNIGHT, APRIL 30TH
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
2014 Rotary International Convention—Sydney, Australia
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Message from RI President Ron Burton Growing up in Duncan, Okla., USA, I took it for granted that everyone could read. In my
own elementary school, not only were we expected to be reading by the age of seven or
eight, we were expected to read upside down. We each took turns reading books to the
entire class, and of course, if you want to read out loud to a group while you show them
the pictures, you can't do it the right way up. All the way through elementary school, we
did that every week, until it didn't really matter to us which way we were holding the
book.
I never thought too much about that skill at the time. But a few months ago, on a visit to
a Rotary project in Decatur, Ala., I walked into a first-grade classroom and was asked if I
would read a book to a class of six-year-olds. Naturally, I was happy to oblige. I sat
down, opened the book they had chosen, and started reading to about 30 little kids –
upside down, just the way I did it back in second grade.
In a sense, I was doing exactly what I'd learned to do more than
half a century earlier. But as an adult, and especially as a Rotari-
an, I saw that experience in a different way. I was reading to a
group of children who were well on their way to literacy them-
selves. We were sitting in their classroom, in a school where
Rotarians came every week to read one-on-one with children
who needed a little extra help. There wasn't any question that
every child in that room would grow up to be a literate adult.
And all of them took that completely for granted – as they took
it for granted that adults would care enough to read them a
book while showing them the pictures, even if that meant read-
ing upside down.
We all know that millions of children all over the world aren't that lucky. That's why we make basic education and lit-
eracy a priority in our Rotary service. As we mark Literacy Month in Rotary, we remind ourselves what a gift we are
giving when we help a child to read – whether it's a child on the other side of the world or right in our own
hometown.
Join Rotary International Treasurer
Andy Smallwood and Anita for the annual
Zone 21 & 27 Cowboy Dinner on
Sydney Bay during the 2014 Rotary
International Convention!
CLICK HERE for a cruise brochure
CLICK HERE to register online
There wasn’t any question that
every child in that room would
grow up to be a literate adult.
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Foundation Trustee Chair Message—D. K. Lee
Inspire locally, grow globally.
Since its inception, Rotary has striven to do the greatest good it can, wherever it can.
Local clubs within an international organization have meant that Rotary projects have
both local and global effects. But as Rotary looks ahead, and as The Rotary Foundation
builds on the groundwork that already has been laid, we acknowledge the need for new,
creative ways of addressing problems.
Many clubs here in America provide dictionaries to schoolchildren, for instance, and this
is a wonderful way to encourage and support literacy. But are dictionaries the best use
of money, in a time and place where students are more likely to look a word up online?
What other projects could support literacy in a way that will make a greater and longer-
lasting difference?
Some exciting partnerships developed between clubs and other organizations during the
pilot of the Foundation's new grant model. One that I am fond of is a collaboration that two Rotary districts in Cali-
fornia and Uganda formed with two nongovernmental organizations in Uganda. These districts used the new voca-
tional training team structure to send Rotarians and other professionals to Nkondo, where they helped establish a
clean water system and a trained health clinic staff. The local government was so impressed, it also pitched in.
The vocational training team inspired a partnership with a Ugandan NGO that provides microfinance training and
oversight, and another one that works with farmers to produce crops at a higher yield. Rotarians from Kenya and
Uganda traveled to District 5340 in California to learn about sustainable agriculture and irrigation, as well as good
business practices.
In this case, our Foundation was able to provide service that not only meets the needs of a village but empowers and
inspires local groups in ways that only Rotary can.
Rotary always has engaged in strategic partnerships with other organizations and governments around the world. If it
weren't for our global partners, the eradication of polio still would be just a dream. But as we implement our new
grant model, strategic partnerships that take advantage of Rotary's global reach at a local level will become even more
central to our success.
End Polio Now!
Get the latest news from Rotary on the fight to finish polio—CLICK HERE.
Learn about the progress being made by Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio
Eradication Initiative.
Fink out how the End Polio Now—Make History Today funding campaign sponsored
by Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation makes contributions
work three times as hard.
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PETS—Thank You For Your Time!
Many thanks to our many District 5710 Rotarians for all of their volunteer time in making the 3-District Heartland PETS
(Presidents-Elect Training Seminar) such a success! The event was held March 6 to 8 at the 4 Points Sheraton in Manhat-
tan. District 5710 - Committed to Service Above Self!
DG Gary Duggan, Gardner Club - planning team leader
DGE Deb Rodenbaugh-Schaub, Manhattan Konza Club - planning team, facilitator
PDG Wes McCoy, Olathe Noon Club - presenter
PDG/District Stewardship Chair Vickie Randel, Lawrence Club - presenter
PDG Bill Kromer, Leavenworth Club - Heartland PETS Treasurer
PDG John Vandewalle, Overland Park South Club - presenter
Karen Hibbard, Manhattan Konza Club – planning team
Karen Davis, Manhattan Konza Club – planning team
Darryl Robinson, Overland Park South Club - presenter
Lt Gov Mandy Sheldon, Gardner Club - presenter
District Trainer Blanche Parks, Downtown Topeka Club - presenter
District Executive Secretary Linda Ireland, District 5710 Office - presenter
District Grant Chair, Ken Selzer, Leawood Club - presenter
Vernon Turner, Manhattan Noon Club – IT and A/V, planning team
Kevin Ingram, Manhattan Noon Club - presenter
Amy Gross, Manhattan Konza Club – presenter
Frank Witt, Manhattan Konza Club – registration
Rich Jankovich, Manhattan Konza Club – presented City’s official welcome
Cherlyn White-Conklin, Manhattan Konza Club – registration
Patrick Schaub, Manhattan Konza Club – photographer, District PR Chair
Assistant Governor Mike McVey, Western Johnson Co Club - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Bob Wilhelm, Olathe Club - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Jason Leib, Lenexa Club - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Ken Hughes, Burlington Club - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Kip Slattery, Topeka South Club - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Larry Johnson, DeSoto Club - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Jason Camis, Paola Club - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Jeff Pfannenstiel, Manhattan Konza - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Tom Gray, Leavenworth Club - session with designated clubs
Assistant Governor Phil Osborne, Valley Heights at Blue Rapids - session with designated clubs
DGE Debra Rodenbaugh-
Schaub
DG Gary Duggan
L to R: DGE 5690 Martin Bauer, DGE 5670 Roger Marshall, Key
Speaker Amanda Wirtz, DG 5710 Gary Duggan, DGE 5710 Debra
Rodenbaugh-Schaub
Scarecrow (Roger), Dorothy (Amanda), Wizard (Debra)
and Cowardly Lion (Martin) posing for DG Gary.
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PETS Highlights
TOP SECTION
Thursday
Registration and District
Social
BOTTOM SECTION
Random Moments!
DGE Debra introducing a speaker PDG John Vandewalle speaking on
Leadership ShelterBox Display
DGE Debra Rodenbaugh-Schaub and DG Gary Duggan with Key Note Speaker, Amanda Wirtz Speaker Bo Morse
P A G E 6
Kansas US Senator Moran with Bill Gates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, visited with U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-
Kan.), a member of Rotary International, on Wednesday to discuss ini-
tiatives to address poor health and extreme poverty in developing
countries, including the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. During the
meeting, he thanked Sen. Moran for his leadership in supporting eradi-
cating polio as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. As
Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations’ Subcommittee on La-
bor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies,
Sen. Moran supported funding for the world-wide eradication of polio
in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Omnibus appropriations bill.
“I commend Bill Gates for his foundation’s leadership in eradicating
polio across the globe, and share his strong commitment to ridding the
world of this terrible disease,” Sen. Moran said. “Along with my Senate
and House colleagues, we made this commitment clear with the inclu-
sion of $146 million for polio eradication in the 2014 Omnibus, which
passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law in January.
With 99 percent of the work complete – and only a handful of countries in the world still facing endemic polio – now
the time to stay focused. With continued commitment and determination from groups like the Gates Foundation and
Rotary international, together we can put an end to this cruel disease.”
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013–2018 lays out a blueprint
for eradicating polio in the last three polio-endemic countries – Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan – and certification of
a polio-free world by 2018.
In addition to eradication polio, Sen. Moran has worked with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as a co-chair of the
Senate Hunger Caucus. The Foundation works to support agricultural development as a means of fighting hunger in
developing countries.
Senator Moran with Bill Gates in the Senator’s
Washington D.C. office.
When Disaster Strikes Will You Be Ready to Volunteer? Springtime is the season for severe weather in the Midwest. In an
effort to be prepared for when disaster strikes the Disaster Relief
Committee would like to have a list of people that can be called to
go out and serve our neighbors. In the past several years District
5710 Rotarians have been to Joplin, Missouri twice and Reading, KS
once. It is our hope that we will not have to send a group of volun-
teers to help with relief after a disaster, but in the event we do, we
will be prepared. Please contact Joni Pflumm, Disaster Relief Chair,
at [email protected] if you would like to be added to the
list of volunteers that would be called upon when disaster strikes.
Greeting from District 5710 Global Grant Scholar, Myriah Smith
Hello, all!
Just a quick update, I wanted to let you all know that I had the opportunity this week to participate in regional meet-
ings of the English teachers and present some of the material that was covered. I've been able to meet a great deal of
people who work in education here in Panama, and they have all been delightful. I've included a few photos of myself
presenting material on lesson planning in English. I hope that things are well with each of you, as well.
Best wishes,
Myriah
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Rotary Logo Kansas License Plates
The Leavenworth Kansas Rotary Club is spearheading an initiative that will bring Rotary Logo license plates to our
Kansas DMVs. Key members of the project include Ellen Bogden, Stan Cherrie, Indira Donegan, John Donovan, Jana
Goodman, and Mary Gregerson. The team has been working closely with District Governors and Kansas Legislators
to make the RI vanity plates available within the next year. The estimated cost is approximately $80, with fifty dollars
of every sale going directly to Rotary International, through the Rotary Foundation. This signature project has the po-
tential of earning the Rotary Foundation hundreds of thousands of dollars. It has already been proven in 21 states, to
include our Rotary neighbors in Missouri. In fact, Missouri Rotarians have raised nearly $300K in RI funds through the
same program with their state over the past 10+ years. With the help of Kansas Rotarians, this signature project can
make a huge impact on the charitable focus of all Kansas Rotary clubs, and the foundation itself. It is a form of perpet-
ual giving that assures great support to all the programs and charities that rely on grant money and matching funds
within the state of Kansas. Currently, the project is in need of commitment forms from Kansas Rotary Clubs. If you
would like to display your love and commitment to RI with a license plate, ask your club President to support the pro-
ject by sending the Leavenworth Rotary Club a commitment form. Simply have your club secretary take a count, and
send a list of names with their full mailing address, county, and contact phone number. We will notify you as soon as
your county has plates available so you can join the movement! Send emails to [email protected]. You
can also call Ellen Bogdan at (913) 683-3906, email [email protected] or Mary Gregerson at (703) 405-1149,
email [email protected]. For a presentation on the Rotary Logo License Plates Project, contact Stan Cherrie,
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District Coming Events
DISTRICT DATES!! Details at rotary5710.org
CELEBRATE ROTARY 2014
May 2-4, 2014
Ritz Charles, Overland Park
Click Here to Register
DISTRICT VISIONING
May 10, 2014—Lawrence, KS
What will District 5710 look like in 5 years? In 10 years?
Be a part of this discussion
RYLA
June 1-5
Kansas State University
(Applications are on the District Website)
DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2014-15
INSTALLATION CEREMONY
June 20, 2014
VIP Tent at Jazz-In-The-Woods
Jazz-In-The-Woods is a signature event of the
Overland Park South Rotary Club
Rotary Day!
Ballgame Outing!
July 19, 2014
5:00—Game at 7:00
Community America Ballpark
Kansas City T-Bones
FML SEMINAR
August 9, 2014
(Foundation, Membership, Leadership Seminar)
Washburn University Student Union
CELEBRATE ROTARY 2015
May 8-10, 2015
Four Points Sheraton, Manhattan
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Club Coming Events
CLUB EVENTS Go to the District Calendar on the home
page for details on club events. Scroll
through the months—click on the event to view details
May
Manhattan Rotary Club
13th Annual Golf
Tournament
May 19, 2014
Manhattan Country Club
Golf Course
Osawatomie Rotary Club
Inaugural Golf Tournament
May 31, 2014
7:00 Registration
Click Here for Flyer
JUNE
De Soto Rotary Club
Winesong—Click Here
for Information
June 7, 2014
3:00-7:00 Riverfest Park
Showcasing Kansas
Wineries
Johnson County Sunset
Rotary Club
Friends & Family Fun Float
June 7, 2014—10:00 am
Click Here for the flyer
Spend the day on the
Kansas River
JUNE
Downtown Topeka Rotary Club
An Evening at the Capitol
June 12, 2014
Special Tour of the R
Renovated Capitol
Overland Park South
Rotary Club
Jazz in the Woods
June 20-21
Click Here for website
Kansas City’s Largest Free
Music Festival
June 20th
District Governor
Installation
See District Events
Topeka South Rotary Club
Golf Tournament
June 23, 2014
Cypress Ridge Gold Course
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the event to your website and click
to share with the District.
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event details to Linda at
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The membership count listed for July 1,
2013 is the membership number reported
to Rotary International on the July Semi-
Annual Reports (SARs).
Clubs with zero entered for the current
month’s membership/attendance % did
not submit attendance information to the
District website for the month of
February by the deadline date of
March 15.
District Membership Numbers
* District Attendance Percentage of Clubs Reporting
Click graphic above to go to
the District Facebook page. www.facebook.com/rotary5710
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
DATES
ROTARY
INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION
Sydney, Australia
June 1-4, 2014
Attending the Rotary International
Convention? Don’t miss out on the
Sydney Bay Rotary Zones 21 & 27
Cowboy Cruise, Sunday, June 1, 2014,
8:00 pm sailing. To download a cruise
brochure, CLICK HERE.
Click here to register online.
Club 7/1/13
Membership 3/31/14
Membership March
Attendance %
Atchison 76 72 58.05%
Baldwin City 19 19 61.00%
Bonner Springs 21 0 0.00%
Burlington 39 41 54.55%
Council Grove 46 0 0.00%
DeSoto 28 29 68.52%
Emporia 73 73 52.89%
Frankfort 25 23 62.00%
Gardner 49 52 63.41%
Garnett 19 0 0.00%
Holton 30 24 58.00%
Howard 15 17 57.40%
Johnson County 24 26 80.77%
Johnson County-Sunset 27 30 38.05%
Junction City 60 65 34.00%
Junction City-Flint Hills 18 20 33.75%
Kansas City, Kansas 52 50 72.00%
Lawrence 199 0 0.00%
Lawrence Central 28 0 0.00%
Lawrence Jayhawk 68 76 67.70%
Leavenworth 86 84 80.90%
Leawood 52 55 84.16%
Lenexa 47 45 75.58%
Louisburg 33 37 41.89%
Manhattan 184 203 65.42%
Manhattan Konza 77 92 35.04%
Marysville 47 50 68.00%
Olathe Noon 90 91 60.00%
Olathe-Santa Fe Trail 22 23 43.00%
Osawatomie 24 24 65.00%
Oskaloosa 22 23 51.00%
Ottawa 27 0 0.00%
Overbrook 30 29 77.93%
Overland Park 139 137 64.95%
Overland Park South 97 101 61.52%
Paola 35 37 67.00%
Shawnee 58 53 76.62%
Shawnee Mission 45 0 0.00%
Spring Hill 13 10 65.00%
Topeka Downtown 194 0 0.00%
Topeka North 18 18 50.00%
Topeka South 113 118 67.10%
Topeka West 20 18 75.00%
Valley Falls 15 16 44.00%
Valley Heights @ Blue Rapids 18 0 0.00%
Village West 41 0 0.00%
Western Jo Co 27 27 52.78%
2490 1908 *61.69%
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Leawood ................................................... 88.27%
DeSoto ...................................................... 86.67%
Lenexa ....................................................... 80.81%
Shawnee .................................................... 78.43%
Kansas City .............................................. 78.00%
Western Johnson County ..................... 75.31%
Topeka West ........................................... 75.00%
Overbrook ............................................... 73.56%
Johnson County ...................................... 73.00%
Marysville .................................................. 71.00%
Manhattan ................................................. 70.94%
Spring Hill ................................................. 70.00%
Average
Attendance (for
reporting clubs)
for the month of
February:
61.02%
Clubs With Over 70% Attendance for February
Clubs with 65% to 70%
Attendance:
Overland Park—69.63%
Bonner Springs—69.00%
Topeka South—68.93%
Leavenworth—68.26%
Osawatomie—68.00%
Paola—68.00%
Lawrence Jayhawk—67.74%
Baldwin City—66.00%
Clubs With Over 70% Attendance for March Leawood ................................................... 84.16%
Leavenworth ............................................ 80.90%
Johnson County ...................................... 80.77%
Overbrook ............................................... 77.93%
Shawnee .................................................... 76.62%
Lenexa ....................................................... 75.58%
Topeka West ........................................... 75.00%
Kansas City, Kansas ............................... 72.00%
Clubs with 65% to 70%
Attendance:
DeSoto—68.52%
Marysville—68.00%
Lawrence Jayhawk—67.70%
Topeka South—67.10%
Paola—67.00%
Manhattan—65.42%
Osawatomie—65.00%
Spring Hill—65.00%
Average
Attendance (for
reporting clubs)
for the month of
March:
61.69%
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Atchison ......................................Rebecca Martin, Kelly Meyer
Burlington ...................................Tracy Bartley
DeSoto ........................................Robert Leach
Emporia .......................................Julie Cooper
Johnson County-Sunset ...........Nancy Weimholt
Junction City ..............................Dana Jackson
Junction City Flint Hills ............Luis Robles, Melissa Tyson, Vanessa Walker
Kansas City ................................Jerry Jones
Lawrence ....................................JoAnn Browning, Derek Kwan
Lawrence Jayhawk ....................Tom Chichester
Leawood .....................................Brent Beasley, Dan Sieben
Louisburg ....................................Janet Houchen
Manhattan ...................................Dea Brokesh, Stephen Spidle, Dan Yunk
Manhattan Konza ......................Kevin Bryant, Sladana Hudson, Roxann Janes, Rory Peddicord, Katie Seay
Olathe Santa Fe Trail ...............Steve Hougland
Ottawa ........................................Jeanne Stroh
Overland Park ...........................Daniel Fry, Donna Owens, Conner Teahan
Overland Park South ...............Scott Balentine, Gerry Cramer, Andrew Holtgraves, Craig Serig
Spring Hill ...................................Janice Hawley
Topeka Downtown ..................Amanda Brown, Brandi Bryan, Bryan Falk, Tracey Gartner, Joseph Gutierrez,
Karen Hiller, Linda Ireland, Stephanie Kyriazis, JoAnn Long, Abby Moore
New Club Members for February & March