Springfield Southeast MO Rotary

Allan and Linda Schilter have agreed to work with Ryan Golder (recreational vocation) on Monday, Sept. 27. Allan and Linda own and operate the Dear's Rest Bed and Breakfast located in Ozark. They will also have Ryan meet with owner/manager of the Walnut Street Inn.

Mike Pruett, CPA, has agreed to meet with Aaron, to discuss accounting.

Bob Cumley has agreed to meet with Michael Froggatt and Jenny Poolman on Monday, September 27, to accompany them on their tour of the Federal Medical Prison, enjoy lunch at the place of their choice, then tour the Greene County Sheriff's facilities.

Jerry Stiefvater will help with transportation needs.

Karen Brown is available to fill in where most needed.

What’s needed?

Help transporting the team from the cancer center on Thursday to Mountain View. Can you volunteer? Contact Mary Lou Martin.

Contributions for the gift bags for each member, such as textbooks, magazines, ball caps, t-shirts, visa gift cards, etc. so that each team member has gifts from our Springfield GSE visit.

FELLOWSHIP EVENT

Golfing at Millwood

The annual golf outing is on Thursday, September 23. Lunch will be served around noon and the golf tournament will start with a 12:30 shotgun start, scramble format. Cost to non-Millwood members is $55; cost to Millwood members is $5.

Sign Ups begin this week. Spouses are more than welcome to participate.

Participation prizes are needed, contact Kelly Danielson, Fellowship Committee Chair, to make a donation of a gift certificate or item for the event.

SOUTHEAST BUSINESS

Nominating Committee to be Selected

Next week, a seven-member nominating committee shall be created which shall consist of the two immediate past presidents, the president, president-elect and three members to be elected from the membership. A ballot shall be prepared having the aforementioned names plus three blank lines for the write-in of three nominees from the general membership. Each member in attendance at the meeting shall be asked to fill out a ballot of his or her three choices. The three members having the highest number of votes shall be declared elected to the nominating committee. At the first meeting called by the president, the committee will select a chairman who will preside at all subsequent meetings.

On October 21, the nominating committee, through its chairman, will submit to the membership at a regular meeting, a slate of nominees of officers and directors for the next Rotary year, 2011-2012.

On November 18, the chairman of the nominating committee will present to each member in attendance, a ballot with the names of the nominees so listed (plus blank lines for write-in of other names).

The club president should have

1) The ability to assume the leadership of the club and possess the esteem and confidence of the members

2) Sufficient time and be prepared to give the time and effort necessary to lead and carry out the work of the club

3) Been an active member of the club for a minimum of three years

3) Served in the club as a board member

4) Knowledge of the club's constitution and bylaws

5) Become a Paul Harris Fellow, or willingness to become one and, preferably, an ongoing sustaining member (EREY)

6) Signed up to become a Benefactor, or willingness to consider becoming one

7) The willingness to attend the Rotary International Convention prior to their induction

8) Good attendance and been an active club member even if not currently on the board or chairing a committee.

Board members should have

1) The ability to assume the leadership of the club and possess the esteem and confidence of the members

2) Sufficient time and be prepared to give the time and effort necessary to lead and carry out the work of the club

3) Been an active member of the club for a minimum of three years

4) Become a Paul Harris Fellow, or willingness to become one and, preferably, an ongoing sustaining member (EREY).

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

New Generations Month

September is designated as New Generations Month by RI.

Rotary has many youth programs include: Interact, Youth Exchange, and RYLA for the high school students and Rotaract, Foundation Scholarships, Peace Scholarships for older participants.

Speaking of new generations, a recent study shows that most Rotarians are between the ages of 50 and 69. Rotarians under 40 make up only 5 percent of overall membership.

At Southeast, our average age is 55 years old. We have 27 members who are under 40, putting us at 12% for our membership under 40.

Rotary Foundation Presentations Scheduled for September 9

The RF Committee, chaired by Kim Nichols, has several Foundation recognitions to bestow on members and family members at the luncheon on September 9.

Thanks to the members who have already stepped up and made their Foundation donation so far this year. We are half way to our Rotary Foundation goal! Thank you for providing funds to tackle the problems of the world. The Foundation promises to use your dollars wisely and it’s highly rated because it does such a good job.

Note: Matching dollars are gone, but matching points remain. To obtain a 50% match, a minimum donation of $200 is required (maximum point match is 250)

Theresa will be happy to help explain the process to you.

Rotary International Convention Planning Meeting

From Allan Schilter,

We will have a meeting on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 1 pm following the regular meeting of Southeast Rotary.

The purpose of the meeting to finalize the plans to enable as many of our members and their spouses to attend the Rotary International convention in 2011.

We will discuss lodging, transportation and publicity (marketing) to encourage as many Rotarians from Springfield to attend. We will also set dates and deposits required for the trip.

If you haven’t informed the committee of your interest, please do so. The committee is using the results of the interest survey to make their plans.

COMMITTEE NEWS

Projects Committee Looking for Community Projects

The board has allocated $10,000 to grant to the community this year. These funds come directly from the Service Fund in each members’ dues.

In order to fulfill the requirements of earning the Rotary Presidential Citation this year, the Projects Committee is focusing on:

· Peace & Conflict prevention/resolution

· Disease prevention & treatment

· Water & Sanitation

· Maternal & child health

· Basic education & literacy

· Economic & community development

· Hunger

· Literacy

There are many great organizations in our community whose goals are in these two areas, so if you have contacts, let them know we have funds to support them. The Projects Committee Proposal document needs to be completed in order for us to consider a request. One can be obtained on the website at www.springfieldsoutheastrotary.org or by contacting the office.

In addition, we have a few more specific guidelines regarding awarding funds which help us make decisions. They are:

1) The organization must be a local, 501(c)3 entity.

2) We try not to give to the same organization two years in a row.

3) We try to have our funding make significant impacts on a large number of people.

4) We try to avoid requests under $500. Most of the projects should be for $1000 - $2000.

5) We try to give to specific projects. In other words, we generally do not make contributions to an organization's general or operating fund.

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, etc., please contact the co-chairs, David Hamm and Terri Eftink.

SOUTHEAST BUSINESS

Board Meeting Highlights

Brad Toft moved that the board approved the proposed budget for 2010-2011. Brent Baldwin seconded. The motion passed.
David Pomerenke moved that the board approve the New Member 100 Points program, effective 8/10/2010. Brent seconded. Patrick Harrington attached an amendment to add the responsibility of tracking and policing the program to the Welcoming Committee. Denise LeBolt seconded the amendment. The amended motion passed.
The board recommended that President elect Brent Baldwin review adding an additional 5th Avenue, as requested by Rotary International.
Brent moved that the board accept Marc Thornsberry’s resignation, on July 28, 2010. Denise seconded. The motion passed.
Brent updated the board on the response from the RI Convention interest survey. More information will be forthcoming.
Brent reported that the Program Committee was concerned with the length of time the speakers had been given at several of the latest luncheon meetings.
Ray reported that the first Get Your Makeup will be held at Nicoli’s on East Sunshine on November 2.
Brad moved that the board approve the Family of Rotary’s Lend a Hand nominations. David seconded. The motion passed.
Denise reported that the Rotaract Committee members would be visiting the Springfield Rotaract meetings each week.
Denise reported that 24 members had signed up to work on the “Don’t Meth with Us” Committee.
Denise moved that the board approve the Projects Committee’s recommendation to fund a grant request from Study Middle School for a literacy program for 6th graders. Brent seconded. The motion passed.
Patrick moved that the board approve releasing 2000 recognition points to continue the matching program until the points run out or November 30, 2010. The matching points will require a minimum of $200 member donation. David seconded. The motion passed.
Patrick reported on an upcoming trip by David Bixler to Tlaquepaque.
Patrick reported that only one host family is signed up to host the 2010-2011 Rotary Youth Exchange student and it is nearly time to sign up host families for 2011-2012.

Rotary Foundation-Following the Money

There are three ‘funds’ at the Rotary Foundation. (1) Annual Giving, (2) Restricted Giving (i.e.PolioPlus), (3) Permanent Fund.

1. Annual Programs Fund giving is invested and returned to our District three years later. The District decides which programs and projects will receive funding. This is where Southeast will funnel its matching funds and members’ donations.

2. Restricted Giving is spent immediately for the project it is intended to support.

3. Permanent Fund monies are NEVER spent, only the interest is spent on projects decided upon by the Trustees.

New Membership Proposal Forms Available

Last week, the club voted to approve a Long Range Planning committee’s recommendation that require each new member proposal to have a co-signer in addition to the primary sponsor. The new proposal forms have been changed to comply with the by-laws change and with additional board action as a result of the LRPC’s work.

President John Horton’s membership goal for this Rotary year is to achieve a net +1 new member by December 31. Since the new membership proposal process takes two months to complete, we will need to start accepting proposal forms now until the end of September to meet President John’s goals.

In addition to the general qualifications outlined by Rotary International, the Springfield Southeast Board of Directors considers the following factors in making decisions on membership proposals:

· Length of time in profession and/or in current position (may vary according to profession)

· Length of time in the Springfield area

· Level of management responsibility

· Results of classification polling process