Rotary Club of El Dorado, KS

Good morning all, This Wednesday we will be receiving an update on the USD 490 facilities study. Hope you can join us to hear about the proposed plans for the school district and receive answers to your questions. Bernie

The May 2010 edition of the D5690 Newsletter is attached and is available on the District Website. Click here to read what is happening in Rotary and our district. In this month's issue: Governor's Message - Randomness Rotary Night at Wingnuts Game for Polio Eradication Youth Exchange News - Greensburg & Ulysses hosting in 2010-11 New Rotary Club in Old Town (Wichita) being organized - page 4 GSE team now visiting Germany 1850 - follow them at their blog - page 10 GSE team selected to visit Denmark 1480 - page 8 Report on Council on Legislation - what affects clubs - page 5 Rotary Foundation News & Polio Update - Read about recent polio outbreak - page 6 Vocational Service - the Soul of Rotary, an article - page 9 Club News from around the District April Attendance Report - page 8 District testing GoToWebinar - first webinar scheduled May 26 for Rotary Foundation! - page 10 More PETS/SETS photos (see group photo) - page 11 Presidents-elect ...

Join us for a Webinar on May 26 Join us for our first ever D5690 Rotary Foundation Webinar as we reach for the stars in our Rotary Foundation Giving! Rotary Foundation Chairs, Committee Members, Club Officers and anyone else interested in learning more about the Rotary Foundation and how to promote it and encourage giving in your club is invited to attend. In this meeting, we will review where we are year-to-date in our giving and what we need to do to achieve our goal for DG Mike's year. You will also have the opportunity to share fundraising ideas and how your club has been successful in reaching your goal. Please join us! These quarterly meetings will be held on the following dates: May 26, 2010, August 25, 2010, December 1, 2010, February 23, 2011 and May 18, 2011. Mark your calendars now! System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000 Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer Reserve your We...

Howdy Rotarians, Sure hope we see some sunshine today! This Wednesday we will be hearing from Denise Schmidt from the Rehab Department at Susan B. Allen Hospital. Hope you can join us. Bernie

Good day Rotarians, This Wednesday we will be paying tribute to Cliff Stone. Ray Connell will be speaking about his Uncle Cliff and the presentation of the first El Dorado Rotary Clifford Stone Memorial Scholarship will be made. Please join us for this memorable occasion. Bernie

Rotary Board Minutes May 5, 2010 Present: Steve, Kurt, Bret, Matt, Dave Stewart, Micaela, Travis and Bernie Steve reported on the Polio Walk. He thinks we will raise between $600 and $700. There were thirty people walking and nine were Rotarians. Board members reviewed the applicants for the Junior Rotarian scholarship. Ashley Jo Leckliter was selected to be the first Clifford Stone Memorial Scholarship winner. The scholarship will be presented to her at the May 12 Rotary meeting when we pay tribute to Cliff. Bernie reported that it has been difficult to find RYLA prospects because of the date of the RYLA camp. The high school counselor is still trying to fine two students who can attend. Bret shared a request from the Bradford Memorial Library for a donation to help with the summer reading program. Travis moved and Kurt seconded to donate $100 for the program. The motion was approved. David Stewart reported that we would have a clean up at the Tornado Memorial on June 5. R...

Dear Rotarians, About 30 Rotarians, family members and friends participated in the second annual Polio Benefit Walk for the El Dorado Rotary Club. The Walk commenced at the North Main Park and followed the Bike Path along the West Branch of the Walnut River. After the walk, the participants enjoyed a pizza lunch provided by the club. The picture shows the walkers who were present at the start of the event. Rotarians participating in the event included Club President Brent Koontz, Matt Rehder, Steve Pershall, Don Koke, Dave Stewart, John Prigmore, Morgan Metcalf, Dana Korkki and Micaela Ayers. David Yoder of Newton, Assistant Governor of Rotary District #5690, was a special guest walker. Other walkers included family members of a deceased polio victim. The Benefit Walk raised funds for the Rotary International End Polio Now campaign which seeks to eradicate polio worldwide. Preliminary numbers indicated that over $500 was raised by the Benefit Walk. Final numbe...

Find info here: Rotary District 5690 Golf Tournament to be held Friday, August 13, 2010 at Sand Creek Station located in Newton, KS.