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HOLIDAY PARTY
December 10 • 6:00 pm
Topeka Country Club
 
Check your email in-box
for the invitation to the best party of the year!
 
 
 
Birthdays
Member Birthdays
Gary Lucas
November 2
 
Jim Rose
November 5
 
Patrick O'Kane
November 11
 
Martha Bartlett Piland
November 20
 
Karen Linn
November 22
 
Jessica Lehnherr
November 23
 
Bob Koopman
November 27
 
Your Editor:
Martha Bartlett Piland
Ideas? Input welcome. Monday 5:00pm deadline for the coming week. martha@mbpiland.com
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
1st Vice President
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Club Membership
 
Club Service
 
Club Administration
 
Director-At-Large
 
Director-At-Large
 
Club Public Relations
 
2nd Vice President
 
Past President
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
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Friday, 11/25: No Meeting

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday with family and friends. See you December 2 in Bradbury Thompson.

A Paul Harris Designation is Easier Than Ever When You Give in November

This November you can double your accrued points toward a Paul Harris designation. It's simple: 1,000 points/dollars = a Paul Harris.
 
HOW?
Through the end of this month Topeka South Rotary will donate Foundation Recognition points to your name equal to the amount of your donation. Don’t wait. It’s first come first awarded. Hopefully we have enough demand to run out!
 
THE GOAL
When you joined Rotary you learned that the Foundation is a key piece to being a Rotarian and serving those in need around the world. Rotary International’s goal is for every member to donate $100 every year. That means our club must average $100 per member every year.
 
Our club currently has a total of 61 Paul Harris Designees—will you join the ranks or plus yours up?
 
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Education Promotes Peace & Justice
Last week's Rotary Peace & Justice presentation by Imam Omar Hazim stressed the importance of education to create peace and understanding. This was the second in a series of events by the multi-club effort toward peace.
The event had excellent media coverage. Read the article in The Topeka Capital-Journal here.
 
Thanks to Patti Mellard, Peace and Justice Committee Chair, for an excellent program.
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Resources from Department of Homeland Security

Thanks to Chuck Clanahan and Eric Carlson for an informative presentation on how to make our homes, workplaces and community safer and more secure. They have provided additional information and resources to help our members:
 
"Thanks again for providing SA Eric Carlson (FBI) and me the opportunity to provide the presentation to your club. As discussed, following are resources available that were discussed during the presentation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance. Thanks again and I look forward to our continued relationship and partnership."
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IF WE DON'T ASK, THEY WON'T JOIN!
How's your list of five people to ask to a Topeka South Rotary activity/meeting/event coming along?
 
There were five guests at last week's meeting. Let's keep that up! This week's presenter sounds very interesting—a great opportunity to pick a name from your list and invite the individual to the meeting. Remember, breakfast for all potential members is on the club!
 
Membership committee members are ready to assist you.
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2017 Golf Tourney: Beneficiary App and Info

It's already time to start thinking about beneficiaries of our 2017 Golf Tournament.
 
This year has a slightly revised application with guidelines and process information. This includes a more finite number of volunteers requested from the organization that receives the funds and specifies more clearly the deadline to turn in the application. Please share as appropriate. Application deadline is December 10, 2016.
 
Download the application here.
 
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Upcoming Speakers
No meeting Washburn Closed 11.25.16
Patti Mellard Rotary Peace & Justice Committee 12.2.16
Rick Friedstrom Center for Student Success and Retention 12.9.16
Jon Janes WIBW TV 13 News Director 12.16.16
No meeting Washburn Closed 12.23.16
     
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Club Information
Topeka South
We meet Fridays at 7:15 AM
Washburn University Memorial Union
1700 S.W. College Ave.
Topeka, KS  66621
United States
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