Two Announcements

Join us for the Rotary Foundation Golf Tournament

Have a hand in eradicating Polio and providing a much needed ambulance in Bangladesh. Join in to help two international projects sponsored by Rotary International and Topeka's Downtown Rotary Club foundation. Click here to view the registration form and register now.

Rotary Youth Exchange Program

We may have an opportunity to host a student from Austria through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. This would be an exchange that would start in early January 2009 with the 2nd semester of school and conclude some time in the Summer of 2009. The applicant is a 15 year old high school student who seems to be a wonderful girl with good English skills. She attends a language school where she is currently studying English, French, Latin and German. Next year she hopes to add Spanish. She wants to experience the culture here and improve her English language skills. We need to recruit two host families; if you are interested in learning more about being a host family for this girl contact David Beck.

The August Rotopeka is online, read it here. Missed Thursday's meeting? Watch it online.

Rotary Live

Today, we successfully streamed the Topeka Rotary Club meeting on its website and it was a success. We wanted to work the kinks out before we announced it on the big stage. I am very excited about this video and I think that we can spread the message of Rotary and promote our club and what Topekans are doing to support the mission of RI. I hope the next time you can't make a meeting, you tune in and watch it live or tune in for the replay. Rotary Live is just one more way that technology is enhancing community service.

Meeting Update

Hope you will join us Thursday for the weekly meeting of the Topeka Rotary Club. We will meet in the Grand Ballroom.

Other announcements:

Greeters - Carl Koupal, Don Kready, Les Krull, J.D. Lakhani, Gordon Lansford, William Latimer

Invocation - Blanche Parks

Guest Introductions - Pete Gierer

Reception Table - Stan Martindell

Menu - Traditional Ramada Salad, Seafood Chowder, Rotisserie Chicken, Golden Rice Pilaf, Fresh Vegetable Medley, Warm Rolls & Butter, Chef's Dessert

New Member Table - Larry Dimmitt, Gordon Lansford, Chris McGee

August Cup Money - Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

Eldon Sloan will be recognized for his support to the Topeka Rotary Foundation.

The club is in the process of printing the 2008-09 Directory. Information sheets will be on the back tables. Please look at your information, make necessary correction, if there are, and then initial the sheet so we will know you have looked at your information. These will be at the noon meetings for the next four weeks.

Cups for new members admitted in 2007-2008 are on the back tables with your names on them. Please pick yours up.

The recorded video of last week's Rotary Meeting did show up after all. The sound quality, unfortunately is a bit choppy, so we will work on improving that part, but you can watch it here. We will continue to work out the technical issues as we go along. Thanks to Brent DeShazer for his assistance on this project.

The August Rotopeka is online, read it here.

Rotary Live - So far so good

We just tried the live stream and it worked. Check back shortly after noon for today's meeting.

Introducing Rotary Live

We are going to try something revolutionary today at our club meeting. We will attempt to live broadcast our club meeting online. At this point, we have no idea how and if it will work. If all goes according to plan, we will begin our live stream shortly after noon and you will be able to watch the noon meeting. Following the meeting, the archive will be available for later viewing.

Rotary Meeting Update - August 21, 2008

Hope you will join us Thursday for the weekly meeting of the Topeka Rotary Club. Toby Cook, Vice President-Community Affairs & Publicity for the Kansas City Royals. We will meet in the Regency West Ballroom

Other announcements:

Greeters - Robert Jacoby, Charles Jeffress, John Johnston, Gary Knoll, Richard Knoll, Steven Knoll

Invocation - Kathleen Hein

Guest Introductions - Jennifer Haller

Reception Table - Joyce Martin

Menu - Cheese & Corn Chowder, Ramada Salad, Rolls & Butter, Barbequed Chicken, Barbequed Beef, Potato Salad, Pasta Salad

New Member Table - Hurst Coffman, Blanche Parks, Dick Knoll

August Cup Money - Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

The club is in the process of printing the 2008-09 Directory. Information sheets will be on the back tables. Please look at your information, make necessary correction, if there are, and then initial the sheet so we will know you have looked at your information. These will be at the noon meetings for the next four weeks.

Cups for new members admitted in 2007-2008 are on the back tables with your names on them. Please pick yours up.

The August Rotopeka is online, read it here.

Attorney General Steve Six Speaks on Issues Facing his Office

Calling the Attorney General the People’s Law Firm, Kansas Attorney General Steve Six spoke to the members of the Topeka Rotary Club on various issues, including the development of a website designed to teach parents and children the importance of online internet safety.

“We have put a priority in the Attorney General’s Office on consumer protection and fraud,” Six says. “The office focuses on three areas, the criminal justice system, legislation and civil cases such as the case going on with the Republican River.”
Six discussed the new website designed to protect children from internet predators.