Countryside United Methodist Church Bell Choir

Today's Countryside United Methodist Church Bell Choir program was outstanding.

Meeting Reminder - December 11, 2008

REMINDER INFO

Sorry this did not get out yesterday. Time simply got away from me. Today, our program features the CUMC Handbell Choir. We are meeting in the Regency East Room

INVOCATION: Roger Aeschliman

GUEST INTRODUCTIONS: Mark Marling

GREETERS: Bob Thorn, Dick Thornburg, Bob Tomlinson, Joan Underwood, Tom Valentine, Roger Viola

CUP MONEY: Scott Computer Technology Magnet School (Christmas Gifts for Students)

RECEPTION TABLE: Joyce Martin

MENU: Not Available

NEW MEMBER TABLE: Robert Miller, Gary Knoll, Staci Williams

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Holiday Party, December 18. Cost is $11 for Adult Guests and Rotarians (Those on Exempt Status) and $5 for Children 3-12 Yrs. Under 3 are free. There will be two entree choices for adults (Chicken w/Lobster Sauce and Petite Chateau Roast Beef). Children will have their usual buffet (Chicken Strips & Hamburgers).
Sign-up Sheets will be on the tables. Please mark your number of guests and entre choices for adults.
Meetings Canceled on December 25 and January 1.
2008-09 Club Rosters are available. If you have not picked yours up at a Thursday meeting, stop by the office and pick one up.

Meeting Remidner - November 4, 2008

REMINDER INFO

LOCATION: Regency West

Program: Gary LaGrange, Help us Learn, Give us Hope
INVOCATION: Mike Hall

GUEST INTRODUCTIONS: Blanche Parks

GREETERS: Curtis Sneden, Wendell Snodgrass, Ash Sufi, Bill Neiswanger, Scott Teeter, Stan Teeter

CUP MONEY: Scott Computer Technology Magnet School (Christmas Gifts for Students)

RECEPTION TABLE: Staci Williams

MENU: Not availalble

NEW MEMBER TABLE: Mark Marling, Susan Mauch, Jennifer Haller

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

2009-10 Club and Foundation Election Results
President – Terry Wages
President-Elect – Gordon Lansford
Vice-President – Anita Wolgast
Secretary – Blanche parks
Treasurer – Alisa Snavely
Sgt at Arms - Mike Locke

New Club Board Members:
Henry McClure (Re-elected to a full term), Doug Scott, and Asel Mukeyev
New Foundation Trustees:
Roger Aeschliman, John Arnold, Terry Diebolt, and Scott Teeter (Re-elected for a 2nd term)

Nominating Committee:
Kirk Johnson, Chair
Terry Wages
Gordon Lansford
Dick Knoll
Joan Wagnon

Holiday Party, December 18. Cost is $11 for Adult Guests and Rotarians (Those on Exempt Status) and $5 for Children 3-12 Yrs. Under 3 are free. There will be two entre choices for adults (Chicken w/Lobster Sauce and Petite Chateau Roast Beef). Children will have their usual buffet (Chicken Strips & Hamburgers).

Sign-up Sheets will be on the tables. Please mark your number of guests and entre choices for adults.

Brady Robb - New Member

Brady is President of The Robb Company which owns and manages three shopping centers in Topeka. He previously worked for Cohen Esrey Real Estate Services of Kansas City in the Topeka regional office prior to rejoining The Robb Company in 2004.

Brady is a graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in Business Finance.
He was a charter member and charter secretary for Topeka South Rotary. He is also past president and current board member of Topeka Area Association of Realtors. He serves on the Topeka Community Foundation Board of Directors.

Brady is married to Suzanne and they have two children, Parker 15 and Piper 12.
Brady enjoys spending time with his family and playing tennis, golf and a little cycling. Welcome Brady!

We are being followed

Thought that might grab your attention. When I got back from Rotary today, I found that a fellow Rotarian from Indianapolis had been watching our club meeting online. Woody Collins who is a self described humanitarian is committed to ending poverty. He was particularly interested in today's presentation by Pere Garlinghouse.

Woody is just one of many Rotarians who are following us through the world of cyberspace. I think it is pretty exciting how the internet is connecting all of us through our common mission of helping the world's less advantaged.

Annual Holiday Party

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Join us for the annual Rotary holiday party. This year, the event will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a photographer available to take photos for $15 a sitting.

This year, we will offer a new gourmet menu for the adults which will begin at 11:30 along with the standard fare for the children. A plated/served lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m.. The cost is $11 for adult guests, $5 for children and free for children 3 and under.

· Santa hats, cookies and candy will be provided for the children

· Combo background music by the Heart Strings

· Featuring: "Bags of Reindeer Food" for each child and stories for the children presented by Kitty Fapp of the Topeka Library

· Songs with Topeka's popular Kyler Carpenter of the Library on his guitar

· Holiday group singing with Hurst at the piano


Sign-up sheets will be on the tables on and after November 20. We hope that all of you can attend so that this party will continue to be a success.

Bring your families if possible, but otherwise please come anyway as for your usual Thursday luncheon.

November Rotopeka is online

The November isssue of the Rotopeka is online.  Click the image to view it full screen.

This month, the Rotopeka takes a look at Rotary's Youth Programs, including the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, RYLA, Interact and Rotaract.  

We also remember Frank Oppitz, Jr. who passed away October 24th. 

There are three new members featured this month.  Kathleen Hein, Steve Newell and Jamie Dultmeier are featured this month.

The annual Holiday Party is scheduled for December 18th, you won't want to miss it.  The program is outlined on page 11 of this moth's issue.

Because of the hectic season, we will publish our traditional double issue in January which will cover both December and January.  Have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season and we'll be back in 2009.

Greg Hill - Editor, Rotopeka