Join Topeka South Rotary this Friday in the Kansas Room of the Washburn Union as we welcome Debra Stufflebean, director of Shepherd's Center of Topeka, will discuss the organization's mission to encourage life-long learning and growth for people 55 and older. The Center, founded in 2003, offers programming centered around enhancing physical well-being, spiritual growth and education for life. No matter your age, this will be an interesting program!
Our newest Topeka South Rotary Blue Badger traveled to Japan recently and was fortunate to participate in an international chapter meeting with the Kawasaki Takatsu South Rotary Club. Brendan and acting club president, Noriko Hoshina on behalf of Noriko Ootomo, performed the International Chapter Flag Exchange. The Kawasaki Takatsu South Rotary Club was very excited to have Brendan at the meeting and to learn about our Youth Exchange Program.
Each One, Reach One is now underway - have you invited your guest to Topeka South Rotary yet?
The Topeka South Rotary membership drive is still underway during the entire month of March. Click here for the March activity calendar. We ask that you bring your guest(s) that is interested in membership for three occasions – at least one of those need to be a regular meeting.
Some special incentives include:
For guests that have visited Topeka South Rotary three times, and make application during February or March, their $90 initiation fee will be waived! Click here for membership application.
For Topeka South Rotarians bringing guests, your name will be put into a drawing for each guest you bring during February or March. The winner of the drawing will receive free membership for one year!
Keep checking out this e-bulletin and listen for announcements at meetings for continuing details.
TheRotary Peace Committee will be hosting a presentation on Human Trafficking in Kansas by Dorthy Stucky Halley, LMSW onThursday, March 22nd at noon. A licensed master social worker, Halley is director of the Victim Services Division in the Kansas Attorney General's office. Halley, who received the Outstanding Victim Advocate of the Year Award in 1996, has given more than 1,000 presentations at the national, state and local level on batterer intervention, domestic violence, human trafficking and other topics regarding victimization.
The presentation will be at the Midwest Health training room at Heritage Bank, 3024 SW Wanamaker Rd. Enter from the SE (backside) door and go down stairs to the training room. Bring a brown bag lunch and drink! All Rotarians and interested community members are invited to attend this Rotary Peace program. Please RSVP tojamies@keystaffing.com.
The Rotary Peace Fellowship application for studies in 2019 is now available at www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships. Please help us recruit applicants for the Master’s degree and the Professional Development Certificate program. Contact Patti Mellard, District Peace Chair for more information. patti@keystaffing.com, 785-640-9999.
We are looking for veteran and first-time volunteers to help with our 2018 Early Act program. Click here for information about upcoming Early Act opportunities. Spend a little time looking over the information to get a better feel for what is involved. Many of you do Solemates or Lunch Bunch because you enjoy the kids and the love you experience, here is a similar project.
Dates: March 2, 9 & 26 plus April 2nd (you can pick one day)
Times: ONLY ONE HOUR from 2:30-3:30 pm
Place: Jardine
All Rotarians who have worked with kids to help them learn how the 4-Way Test can improve their lives end up improving their own! PLEASE GIVE THIS A CHANCE AND TRY IT!
For more information, you can email me at mrmorrisonmd@gmail.com. Thank you for your consideration, we look forward to having you on this team!
RYLA 2018 is a five-day camp for incoming high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in developing leadership potential. The students will learn from business and community leaders about strengthening their leadership skills and abilities, promoting ethical behavior, and facilitating personal growth and self-awareness. There are several past participants of this program that stated their experience was life-changing and made them more aware of their capabilities. It is common to see a student become emotional when talking about their experience with RYLA. For many students, this is their first exposure to Rotary and what we, as Rotarians, can accomplish. The projects and exercises in this five-day camp are designed to get the students to think differently about certain situations and develop their own solutions with fellow students they may have not met before attending the camp. Many students worldwide, who have attended RYLA, have continued on to become members of an Interact, Rotaract, and eventually a Rotary club.
