K-State Students-Rotary Global Grant Scholarships

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RI President Message

Paul Harris’ Last Message

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RI Trustee message

Million Miles Charity

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Fellowship for Peace

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January Rotary Aware-

ness Month

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District Events 5

District Numbers

RI Dates

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Club Attendance

New Club Members

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December 2013 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

linda@rotary5710.org

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 By Rebecca Gould (Manhattan Rotary Club)

Two K-State students are recipients of the 2013 Rotary Global Grant scholarships.

Christian Cruz, doctoral graduate in plant pathology, and Myriah Smith, senior in

modern languages, have been awarded $30,000 to conduct research and study abroad,

respectively.

Smith will study at the University of Panama and volunteer at the Jonathan Bilingual

School, a small local school serving low-income students. Her project will be to use her

linguistics background to develop English language curriculum — part of the economic

and basic literacy strategy of the government of Panama. Smith is from Derby.

Cruz earned his doctorate in summer 2013 and is currently a postdoctoral researcher

for the department of plant pathology. Cruz will conduct research on the prevention of

wheat blast in conjunction with Asociación de Productores de Oleaginosas y Trigo,

K-State and Universidade Federal de São Carlos. His research will take him to Bolivia

and Brazil. Cruz is from Ecuador.

In 2013, the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship transitioned from the Rotary Ambassa-

dorial Scholarship program. The scholarship funds one year of post baccalaureate study

at a recognized university in a non-U.S. country. Applicants’ planned studies must lead

to sustainable, high-impact outcomes and career goals in one or more of Rotary’s areas

of focus: peace and conflict prevention/resolution; disease prevention and treatment;

water and sanitation; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and/or

economic and community development.

“This is the oldest program within the Rotary Foundation and one of the most prestig-

ious," said Steven Graham, co-chair of the Manhattan Rotary Global Grant Scholarship.

"Notable past recipients of this award are Roger Ebert, film critic, and Janet Chvatal,

American soprano."

Since 1974, at least one K-State student has been the recipient of this award each year.

From Paul Harris’ Last Article

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Message from RI President Ron Burton One winter day, Rotary founder Paul Harris took a walk down a well-kept street just outside Chicago.

Watching children sledding down a hillside, he recalled his own boyhood in New England. At that

moment, he decided that if he ever were to own a home, it would be on top of that hill on Longwood

Drive.

In 1912, Harris and his wife, Jean, made that dream a reality. They named their new home Comely

Bank, after the street where Jean grew up in Scotland.

Over the years, the Harrises hosted Rotary meetings and entertained visiting dignitaries, surrounded by

objects they had collected on their travels throughout the world. The trees they planted in their friend-

ship garden still grace the yard. In 1947, Harris died there; Jean sold the home not long afterward and

returned to Scotland.

The property changed hands twice more before the Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation purchased it in 2005. Through the

efforts of that group, and with the help of the Rotary clubs of Chicago and Naperville, the Harris home has been saved from demo-

lition. Now, it is up to us to protect the home for posterity, as a place for Rotarians to gather in the spirit of friendship and

service.

The RI Board has agreed to loan $500,000 to the Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation to assist with the restoration of this

Irieplaceable piece of Rotary history. A goal of $5 million has been set for the project, to complete the necessary renovations and

to provide an endowment fund to allow the property to operate as a museum and historic site.

I am committed to the restoration of the Paul and Jean Harris Home and hope you agree that this project is worthy of your

support. My wife, Jetta, and I have made a contribution to our Rotary Foundation to establish a donor advised fund to accept

contributions from anyone who shares our love of Rotary history, and our desire to preserve Rotary's past.

If you would like to join us, please go to www.rotary.org/daf and click on "How to Contribute." Include the account name, "Paul

Harris Home Preservation," and number, 474. A gift of any size is welcome, and naming opportunities are available in the home

and garden for those who are considering a larger gift.

We are excited to have the opportunity to celebrate the spirit of Paul Harris in this special way. Together, we can save his home

for generations of Rotarians to come.

From Paul Harris’ last article, the month he died: http://www.whatpaulharriswrote.org/rotarian/twoscore.htm—

From Rotary Global History Fellowship

My plan for our Club provided that only one member of each business or profession would be eligible

for membership. We would thus be able to enjoy the fellowship and also to help each other in our

respective vocations. The Club grew by leaps and bounds, and representatives of different nationalities,

religions, and political faiths came in. Complete tolerance prevailed.

Our peace and tranquility soon burst their bounds, however. We ceased to be content with isolationism and began Community

Service, built upon the rock of fellowship and goodwill, and the foundation has never been shaken. Rotary became know as a

beneficial influence in the city of Chicago.

Almost contemporaneously, I started a campaign for Rotary Club in other cities. Most of the membership considered it a vagary

beyond the bounds of reason. So, I went forward alone, but with the sympathy of all. It is a matter of history how Club Number

Two was organized in San Francisco, how Rotary went across the Canadian border to Winnipeg and eventually across the sea to

the British Isles, where it became an influence throughout the length and breadth of Britain. Cuba came in, and eventually, Rotary

spanned the world.

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Foundation Trustee Chair Message—D. K. Lee December is Family Month, a time when we pay special attention to Rotary's large and

expanding family. Rotary is not just 1.2 million Rotarians in 34,558 clubs. We're 365,125

Interactors, 133,860 Rotaractors, and 174,547 Rotary Community Corps members. Our

family includes the spouses and children of Rotarians. It also encompasses the dozens of

community nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations that Rotary has forged part-

nerships with. The family of Rotary is millions strong – and it continues to grow as we

keep developing new ties.

One thing we all know in Rotary is that we can do more together than we can alone.

Together, we have a tremendous reach. We need to ensure that Rotary keeps growing,

in all the branches of our family. When we work with local NGOs and other organiza-

tions, we gain more knowledge and more insight. We add to our resources and our

abilities. And we build more bridges of understanding, friendship, and cooperation. By

partnering with others throughout the world, we not only can achieve more than we

set out to do but also can grow the Rotary family.

We have learned through our long history in the fight against polio how effective such partnerships can be. Our many

global partners have made polio eradication possible, and have helped us achieve a great deal of good along the way.

This is an important lesson, and it is one we must build on in the years ahead.

Help Rotary Receive United Airlines Charity Miles

Valentina traveled to Japan as a Rotary Youth Exchange student because last year, people worldwide voted for Rotary

in United Airlines’ 10 Million Charity Miles Giveaway. You have the opportunity again this year to vote for Rotary so

that volunteers can get free airline miles that will change lives.

Vote DAILY to help United spread 10 million award miles to participating nonprofit partners. Rotary International

will receive at least 25,000 miles, which can be used toward travel, transport and other needs. And the more votes

Rotary gets each day, the more miles they will receive at the end of the campaign.

Go to: http://www.10millioncharitymiles.com/

YOU CAN VOTE ONCE EVERY DAY FROM NOW UNTIL DECEMBER 31. Scroll down to Rotary International,

hover over this with your mouse and select VOTE! Share this link with your friends and family on Facebook and twitter.

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Fellowship for Peace—Feature District Rotary Peace Fellows

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January is Rotary Awareness Month

FELLOWSHIP FOR PEACE

January 28, 2014—5:30 to 7:30

Chang Gallery in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

The “Fellowship for Peace” exhibition will feature photographs and text highlighting the experience of our

District’s Rotary Peace Fellows: David Kozar (2009-2012), Summer Lewis (2011-12), Katrina Lewis (Summer

2012), and Vibha Jani (Summer 2013).

The exhibition will be held in the Chang Gallery in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design, Kansas State

University. The Gallery is located on the first floor of Seaton Hall, which faces the KSU Student Union. There is

ample parking available in the KSU Student Union Parking Garage.

All are cordially invited to attend the exhibition reception and Rotary Social on Thursday, January 28, 2014 from

5:30-7:30.

Many thanks to Rotary District 5710 Peace Fellowship Committee for funding the exhibition.

Spread the word about Rotary in January! At your next club meeting, make sure that members know about the latest

projects and initiatives so they can raise awareness in the community. And consider these tips:

Encourage club members to register on the new Rotary.org and join Groups to connect with other Rotarians who

share their interests. Discuss Rotary’s Strategic Plan at a new member orientation. Update members about polio eradication at your next weekly meeting, after getting the latest facts at

www.endpolio.org. Include news from Rotary.org on your club and district websites to let members know how Rotarians around the

world are serving their communities. Publicize Rotary club events in your community. Consider conducting a public relations training session, including

Rotary’s new Visual and Voice Guidelines.

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Coming Events

DISTRICT DATES!! Details at rotary5710.org

PRE-ACCELERATE ROTARY 2014

January 31—Paddy O’Quigley’s

Lawrence Holidome—5:30 to 7:00

ACCELERATE ROTARY 2014

February 1, 2014

Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center

Lawrence, KS

8:00 am—3:30 pm

CELEBRATE ROTARY 2014

May 2-4, 2014

Ritz Charles, Overland Park

CELEBRATE ROTARY 2015

May 8-10, 2015

Four Points Sheraton, Manhattan

HEARTLAND PETS

March 6-8, 2014

Four Points Sheraton, Manhattan

RYLA

June 1-5

Location to be announced

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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

November by the deadline date of

December 15.

District Membership Numbers

* District Attendance Percentage of Clubs Reporting

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the District Facebook page. www.facebook.com/rotary5710

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

DATES

ROTARY

INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION

Sydney, Australia

June 1-4, 2014

7/1/13 Membership

11/30/13 Membership

November Attendance %

Atchison 76 75 55.40%

Baldwin City 19 20 58.00%

Bonner Springs 21 24 63.00%

Burlington 39 40 56.78%

Council Grove 46 0 0.00%

DeSoto 28 27 62.00%

Emporia 73 74 50.97%

Frankfort 25 24 67.00%

Gardner 49 52 68.59%

Garnett 19 0 0.00%

Holton 30 24 69.00%

Howard 15 17 70.60%

Johnson County 24 24 77.78%

Johnson County-Sunset 27 28 43.52%

Junction City 60 64 38.00%

Junction City-Flint Hills 18 19 19.74%

Kansas City, Kansas 52 54 65.50%

Lawrence 199 202 54.07%

Lawrence Central 28 0 0.00%

Lawrence Jayhawk 68 0 0.00%

Leavenworth 86 85 79.83%

Leawood 52 56 84.18%

Lenexa 47 45 77.46%

Louisburg 33 35 53.33%

Manhattan 184 202 64.33%

Manhattan Konza 77 86 39.24%

Marysville 47 51 83.00%

Olathe Noon 90 92 79.00%

Olathe-Santa Fe Trail 22 22 45.00%

Osawatomie 24 0 0.00%

Oskaloosa 22 23 48.00%

Ottawa 27 0 0.00%

Overbrook 30 29 77.59%

Overland Park 139 141 68.11%

Overland Park South 97 103 70.95%

Paola 35 36 56.00%

Shawnee 58 58 81.25%

Shawnee Mission 45 47 47.34%

Spring Hill 13 12 65.00%

Topeka Downtown 194 190 48.93%

Topeka North 18 18 50.00%

Topeka South 113 116 70.39%

Topeka West 20 0 0.00%

Valley Falls 15 15 57.00%

Valley Heights @ Blue Rapids 18 0 0.00%

Village West 41 0 0.00%

Western Jo Co 27 26 63.11%

2490 2256 * 61.83%

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Leawood .......................................................... 84.18%

Marysville ......................................................... 83.00%

Shawnee ........................................................... 81.25%

Leavenworth ................................................... 79.83%

Olathe Noon ................................................... 79.00%

Johnson County.............................................. 77.78%

Overbrook ...................................................... 77.59%

Lenexa .............................................................. 77.46%

Overland Park South ..................................... 70.95%

Howard ............................................................ 70.60%

Topeka South .................................................. 70.39%

Baldwin City ....................................Dara Lowe

Bonner Springs ...............................Grant Lambert, Tim McGraw

Gardner ............................................Michel Hermon

Lawrence..........................................Michael Branicky Brandon, Graham, Marc Jasperson

Lawrence Central ..........................Audrey Coleman

Leavenworth ...................................Larry Owens

Manhattan ........................................John Buckwalter, Chris Bundy, Patrick Funston, Jared Hatesohl, Christina Nolte

Manhattan Konza ...........................Shelli Clarkston

Olathe Noon ...................................Jeff Howard

Overland Park .................................Jani Johnson

Overland Park South .....................Brenda Horn

Paola ..................................................Ty McBride

Topeka Downtown .......................Ashishkumar Chauhan, Krystal Holz, Bradley Walker

Western Johnson County ............Susan Davis

New Club Members for November

Average

Attendance (for

reporting clubs)

for the month of

November:

61.83%

Clubs With Over 70% Attendance for November

Clubs with 65% to 70%

Attendance:

Holton—69.00%

Gardner—68.59%

Overland Park—68.11%

Frankfort—67.00%

Kansas City—65.50%

Spring Hill—65.00%