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VOLUME 23-15 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE COLUMBIA METRO ROTARY CLUB OCTOBER 7, 2015
www.columbiametrorotary.org
Today’s meeting was held at the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri. Sarah Read updated members about work the Location Committee has been performing to determine if Metro will change weekly meeting locations in the future. The three finalists are the Columbia Country Club, the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri and The Broadway. More details will be provided in the coming weeks.
Metro Board of Directors will not meet on October 14 at 1:00 p.m. Instead, officers and all club members are invited to attend a meeting that evening from 5-7 p.m. to discuss updates to the Metro Strategic Plan. This meeting will be held in the conference room of The District (11 South 10th Street).
Metro Rotarians and family members are invited to accompany Douglass High School students on a 1 ½ hour boat trip on the Missouri River on October 15. Please see page three of this newsletter for details.
Do you know a local organization that would benefit from the funds raised from Metro’s annual Trivia Night fundraiser? If so, please visit this online link to enter your nomination: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PFQW9P8 . All nominations must be completed and submitted by October 21!
to Marissa Todd for providing today’s
invocation, leading us in the Pledge of
Allegiance and for providing us with a
fundraising opportunity.
to Tom O’Connor and Jeremy
Morton for greeting members and
guests as they arrived at today’s
meeting.
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Program Ted Curtis Bike/Ped Coordinator City of Columbia Greeters Sherry Major & Pat Hostetler Invocation/Pledge/Fundraiser Ralph Butler
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Jim Cherrington ............ Victoria Brees
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Josh Beck................................. Rotaract
Mandy Schick (right) is the
owner of Schick Training. She
has been a trainer for 10 years,
and she enjoys helping people
achieve goals. She has been
with her partner, Carol for six
years, and she has a two year-
old daughter that keeps them
busy. Mandy is very proud of her
family, and she has personally
been training to participate in
powerlifting competitions.
Happy Birthday to Bette Wordelman on October 10!
Happy Birthday to Scott Christianson on October 11!
Congratulations to Dave Overfelt who will begin employment with the Missouri Economic Development Department next week!
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VOLUME 23-15 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE COLUMBIA METRO ROTARY CLUB OCTOBER 7, 2015
www.columbiametrorotary.org
ROTARACTORS VISIT LEBANON
Josh Beck is a local Rotaractor who visited Lebanon this past July along with five other Rotaractors from around the world. He was the only American chosen for this trip, and he shared exciting experiences about the country. He was hosted by District 2452 which is made up of 24 clubs in 9 countries in 3 continents! He spoke of the sectarian government, the multigenerational families that lived together, the tension that exists between the government and citizens, and their fierce national pride. He noted that there were three languages spoken in Lebanon – Arabic, French and English. He spoke of the region’s climate, the landscape and food preferences. While in Lebanon, Josh participated in a group service project that assisted the non-profit organization Offrejoie. He and his colleagues spent time cleaning and readying a school for upcoming classes. He showed photos of their work, and highlighted the “march of the water tanks,” which involved transporting heavy water tanks to the roof of the school via manpower only! Josh spoke very positively about his time in Lebanon. He encouraged Metro members to be supportive of the local Rotaract Club, and he expressed a willingness to work closely with our club in future fundraisers and service projects.
SERGEANTSERGEANTSERGEANTSERGEANT----ATATATAT----ARMSARMSARMSARMS
Sergeant John presented trivia of unusual
names for groups of animals: Members not
being able to identify the following group
names were given the opportunity to
contribute to Metro’s charities. apes ....................................................... troop crow .................................................... murder emu ......................................................... mob giraffes .................................................. tower gnu ............................................ implausibility leopards .................................................. leap
nightingales ......................................... watch
Congratulations to Jim Stock! He will have $100 donated to The Rotary Foundation in his name,
thanks to $50 donated by Marissa
Todd and a $50 match from Metro! We raised $46 for Metro charities.