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HOLIDAY PARTY
This Saturday, December 10
6:00-7:00 P.M. – Social Hour
7:00-11:00 P.M. – Dinner and Festivities

Topeka Country Club
2700 SW Buchanan Street
Topeka, KS 66611
 

Shopping for 3 Avondale West Families

Member Birthdays
Michael Wilson
December 8
 
Chuck Banks
December 13
 
Roger L. Johnson
December 13
 
TJ Brown
December 15
 
Jeanine Wells
December 16
 
Jim Driggers
December 19
 
Richard Tinder
December 19
 
Jahnnie Brake
December 21
 
Barbara Ballentine
December 22
 
Jennifer Cacchio
December 22
 
Kip Slattery
December 25
 
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Friday, December 9: Bradbury Thompson

Welcome, Rick Friedstrom

Rick will talk about the Center for Student Success and Retention at Washburn University.
 
A Washburn alumnus and longtime Ichabod supporter, Rick was awarded the Ruth Garvey Fink Award by the Washburn Alumni Association.

Shopping for 3 Avondale West Families

TSR has worked with counselor Kathleen Paulman at Avondale West to identify three families in need. Our club will adopt them for Christmas. The 2nd quarter can money will go to help fund our efforts.
 
Soon, we'll announce a date to get together to shop, eat, drink, and wrap presents. It's sure to brighten the holidays for some deserving families. Ho ho ho!
 

Vocational Speakers & Offsite Programs Needed

We're looking for Vocational Speakers (meaning Club Members) who want to tell their story. If you're interested, please email Doug Barrington here. (Thanks to Liviu who has already agreed to speak)

We also need suggestions for off-site opportunities. Tours like the recent ones at Harvesters, the St. Joseph Catholic Church and the trip to CALCan (Luis Guillen's son's botanical greenhouse) have been very interesting. What would you like to see or tour? Please contact me with your ideas! Doug.

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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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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Upcoming Speakers
Jon Janes WIBW TV 13 News Director 12.16.16
No meeting Washburn Closed 12.23.16
No meeting Washburn Closed 12.30.16
Josh Cooper Adoption 1.6.17
Jayme Lyons Steamboat Arabia Story 1.13.17
Mayor Larry Wolgast City of Topeka 1.19.17
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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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