Programs (subject to change)
- Oct. 9 - AI: How Businesses Maximize This Resource; speaker is Tom Douglas
- Oct. 16 - Springfield Mayor Jeff Shrag
- Oct. 23 - Fellowship Lunches: These are held twice a year and allow members to attend a small group lunch hosted offsite at another member's workplace. They take the place of our regular lunch meeting. The list of available locations and details for each is in this sign-up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4DA4AA2FA1FF2-58963452-fellowship#/)
For Zoom attendees at our regular meetings on Thursdays: The formal meeting starts at 12:15 with an invocation, pledge of allegiance, The Four-Way Test, guest introductions, announcements, the sergeant-at-arms report, program, (sometimes) questions and answers, and the drawing for the Polio Plus raffle.
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Other Events
- Oct. 10 (Friday): Hands-on Service, Good Dads Strong Schools program, Watkins Elementary School, 6:45 - 7:30 a.m. We are looking for two volunteers. Please let Kimberly Pittman executive secretary, know if you are interested
- Oct. 11 (Saturday): Hands-on Service, 9:00 - 11:00; landscape clean-up at Ozarks Counseling Center; bring your gloves and garden tools and help spruce up the property. Bring the family! Sign up link: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/occ-landscaping (See photos here of our previous service at Ozarks Counseling Center and other recent Hands-on Service Projects)
- Oct. 14 (Tuesday): Board meeting, noon, Good Dads, 415 E. Walnut St., Springfield; non-board members are welcome to attend
- Oct. 18 (Saturday): Rotary District 6080 Conference, Help Give Hope Facility, 2809 N. Cedarbrook Ave., Springfield; social hour, 9 - 10 a.m.; festival, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; this is a relaxed fall festival-themed day of inspiration, fellowship, and service! Registration is $50 per Rotarian to attend and $25 per person for members of Rotaract, which includes a catered BBQ lunch, door prizes, hands-on service projects, and a keynote speaker. Please register and pay directly through DACdb by Friday, Oct. 10, to save your spot. We would love to see as many Southeast Rotarians as possible join us in jeans and your favorite fall or football-themed attire for a casual day celebrating the camaraderie of Rotary in our District.
- Oct. 24 (Friday): Fellowship Event: Fall Foliage Hike to Hawksbill Crag, Buffalo National River, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Grab your spouse, friend, or favorite hiking partner and join us for a fun day taking in the beautiful scenery. We’ll meet in Springfield and caravan down to the trailhead, enjoy a 1.5 mile out and back hike (total 3 miles), enjoy lunch overlooking the beautiful mountain scenery and have lots of fun! This is considered a beginner to intermediate type trail, so it should be good for everyone who would like to go! Sign up at: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/ser-fall-hike
- Oct. 30 (Thursday): Fellowship Event: National Premiere of “Voice Unbroken” a Documentary Celebrating Beloved Broadcaster Art Hains; Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the remarkable career of our very own Art Hains. His inspiring story is now a documentary film, and this is the first showing. Art will be at the showing and will be available for a live Q&A at the end. Go to https://drafthouse.com/springfield/theater/springfield to get your tickets. Each ticket is only $10. Get your tickets fast or they will sell out.
- Nov. 18 (Tuesday): Fellowship Event: Morning Coffee; Neighbor’s Mill, 1435 E. Independence St., Ste. 110, 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. Start the day off right! Grab your morning coffee and see some friends before heading off to work! There is no charge for the event! Sign-up at https://www.eventcreate.com/e/ser-coffee-fellowship
- Dec. 4 (Thursday): Springfield Southeast Rotary Club Holiday Party, Davis - Harrington Welcome Center, Missouri State University, 705 S. National Ave., 6:30 - 10:30. Join us for holiday food, fun and fellowship! We will enjoy a choral performance and some live music to follow. We will have a membership engagement activity with fabulous prizes awarded to the winners! The cost is $25/person and this is open for spouses and guests. Attendees will be given two complimentary drink tickets each for beer, wine or soft drinks and a cash bar is available as well. Sign up early at https://www.eventcreate.com/e/ser-holidayparty-2025