Our speaker this week is Greg Canuteson, Mayor City of Liberty, and past member of our club. Greg will be updating us on the ‘Clay County 250’ celebration and also on current city issues. The club is considering being an active sponsor of the “250” celebration so be sure and attend!
The club has added five new members since the beginning of July, and we are planning their official Induction at the next meeting on January 7th. It is important to show our new members support so all are encouraged to attend and share with our new members “your Rotary story”!
‘Operation Full Plate’ will be wrapping up on January 7th, so bring the receipts for any donations you have made, bring you list of hours you worked on food related service projects, and bring any food items you have collected for the project to the meeting.
Did you check out the digitalized version of Jim Tanner's book, Wheel Within a Wheel-The Rotary Club & Liberty 1935-2010? You can access the book with this link to Flipbook: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/a7a2edf49b.html If you would like a pdf copy of the book, it is a very large file, just let us know and we will email you a copy.
Thank you for the your service over the past six months and I look forward to continuing our efforts into this new year, 2026!
Reed
Reed Hastings, President
Rotary Club of Liberty
January Theme: Vocational service is at the core of Rotary, embedded in its history, present and future. It calls on us to foster high ethical standards in business, recognize the value of all occupations, and dignify our occupations as an opportunity to serve our communities. Rotary recognizes the importance of all skills and occupations and encourages our members to leverage their skills and expertise to enhance communities
Service Project: Operation Full Plate: During this holiday season we are participating in a service project to provide food and support for food insecure families. Click on the Logo to the right for details>>
Happy New Year, Rotarians of District 6040! As we step into 2026 together, I’m inspired by the momentum we’ve built and the service you’ve shown throughout the first six months of our Rotary year. Our theme this year — Unite for Good: Growing Stronger, Leading Together — reminds us that our collective efforts deepen our impact, strengthen our communities, and expand Rotary’s reach across northern Missouri and beyond.
Over the past several months, I’ve had the privilege of visiting many of our 51 clubs — each unique in their character and service projects but united by a shared passion for fellowship, leadership, and meaningful community impact. Let’s carry that unity forward into this new calendar year!
Here’s to another month — and year — of service, connection, and leadership!
— In Rotary Service, Jodi Sundaram, District Governor 2025–26
RC of Liberty had a goal for 2024-25 to raise $2,000 for the Polio Plus program…..instead the club raised $3,485!
The goal for 2025-26 is $3,000 and we have already collected $1,063.50.
Created 7/1/2010 to honor RI President Ray Klinginsmith. D6040 introduced The Klinginsmith Cup. It is a traveling award presented annually to the club with the highest per capita giving to the TRF Annual Fund plus receiving the Club Excellence Award.
RC of Liberty had a goal for 2024-25 to raise $20,000 for the TRF…..instead the club donated $44,926 (per capita $936).
The goal for 2025-26 is $25,000, already donated $15,865
Take advantage of a wealth of training materials designed to help you learn new skills and become more successful in what you do. Check out the Online "Rotary Learning Center."
Accessing Rotary’s Learning Center is easy, and you’ll soon be taking courses and finding resources about the topics that matter to you the most. • If you haven’t used the Learning Center yet, go to rotary.org/learn, sign in to My Rotary, and accept the privacy policy to enable your access. Direct links to courses work only if you have visited the Learning Center before. • If you need to create a My Rotary account, use the same email address that your club has on file. If that email isn’t valid, ask your club secretary to update the club’s record in Rotary International’s membership database.
Our speaker this week is Greg Canuteson, Mayor City of Liberty, and past member of our club. Greg will be updating us on the ‘Clay County 250’ celebration and also on current city issues. The club is considering being an active sponsor of the “250” celebration so be sure and attend!
Reed
