District Conference—Don’t Miss the Celebration!

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

RI President Message

RI Convention

2

RI Trustee message

End Polio Now!

3

Thank You from

ShelterBox

4

DGE Deb at RI

Assembly

5

Accelerate Rotary

PDG Silent Auction

6

Central America

International Project

7

Million Dollar Dinner 8

Youth Exchange at

Million Dollar Dinner

9

District/Club Events 10

District Numbers

RI Dates

11

Club Attendance

New Club Members

12

March-April 2014 District 5710

Eastern Kansas Rotary 420 SE 6th Avenue, Suite 121, Topeka, KS 66607

Phone: 785-232-7216 Fax: 785-232-8126

www.rotary5710.org

Newsletter Editor

Linda Ireland

Executive Assistant

linda@rotary5710.org

To submit articles and

pictures for the District

Newsletter, send to Linda

Ireland by the 15th of each

month.

Gary Duggan

District Governor

2013-14 May 2-4, 2014

Ritz Charles, Overland Park, KS

FRIDAY NIGHT

Days of Wine and Rotary 7:00—10:00

Evening Social Hosted by the Olathe Rotary Club

Taste approximately 40 wines, craft beers, and sample signature entrees and desserts

from the area’s top restaurants and caterers, all while experiencing the region’s only fine

wine auction. There will also be a silent auction of baskets provided by clubs with 100%

of the proceeds going to support Polio Plus. The proceeds will also be matched 2 for 1

by the Gates Foundation to help eradicate Polio in our world.

SATURDAY DAYTIME

7:15—12:00 Registrations/Hospitality Desk Open

8:00 am—Opening Ceremony

The day begins with a light breakfast, followed by the opening ceremony featuring the

Presentation of the Flags by the Youth Exchange Students. Followed by these plus

more:

Opening Remarks by Rotary International President’s Representative,

Dave Robinson from Abbotsford Rotary Club, Canada

Youth Exchange in the Spotlight

Rotaract

Club Project Presentations . . . . . . AND MUCH MORE! CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL AGENDA!

SATURDAY NIGHT GALA

5:30—6:30 Engaging Rotary Cocktail Hour

6:30—9:00 Celebration Banquet

SUNDAY MORNING

8:30—9:00 Memorial Service in Honor of Rotarians Passed

9:15—11:15 Foundation Brunch and Closing Ceremony

REGISTER BY MIDNIGHT, APRIL 30TH

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

2014 Rotary International Convention—Sydney, Australia

P A G E 2

Message from RI President Ron Burton Growing up in Duncan, Okla., USA, I took it for granted that everyone could read. In my

own elementary school, not only were we expected to be reading by the age of seven or

eight, we were expected to read upside down. We each took turns reading books to the

entire class, and of course, if you want to read out loud to a group while you show them

the pictures, you can't do it the right way up. All the way through elementary school, we

did that every week, until it didn't really matter to us which way we were holding the

book.

I never thought too much about that skill at the time. But a few months ago, on a visit to

a Rotary project in Decatur, Ala., I walked into a first-grade classroom and was asked if I

would read a book to a class of six-year-olds. Naturally, I was happy to oblige. I sat

down, opened the book they had chosen, and started reading to about 30 little kids –

upside down, just the way I did it back in second grade.

In a sense, I was doing exactly what I'd learned to do more than

half a century earlier. But as an adult, and especially as a Rotari-

an, I saw that experience in a different way. I was reading to a

group of children who were well on their way to literacy them-

selves. We were sitting in their classroom, in a school where

Rotarians came every week to read one-on-one with children

who needed a little extra help. There wasn't any question that

every child in that room would grow up to be a literate adult.

And all of them took that completely for granted – as they took

it for granted that adults would care enough to read them a

book while showing them the pictures, even if that meant read-

ing upside down.

We all know that millions of children all over the world aren't that lucky. That's why we make basic education and lit-

eracy a priority in our Rotary service. As we mark Literacy Month in Rotary, we remind ourselves what a gift we are

giving when we help a child to read – whether it's a child on the other side of the world or right in our own

hometown.

Join Rotary International Treasurer

Andy Smallwood and Anita for the annual

Zone 21 & 27 Cowboy Dinner on

Sydney Bay during the 2014 Rotary

International Convention!

CLICK HERE for a cruise brochure

CLICK HERE to register online

There wasn’t any question that

every child in that room would

grow up to be a literate adult.

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Foundation Trustee Chair Message—D. K. Lee

Inspire locally, grow globally.

Since its inception, Rotary has striven to do the greatest good it can, wherever it can.

Local clubs within an international organization have meant that Rotary projects have

both local and global effects. But as Rotary looks ahead, and as The Rotary Foundation

builds on the groundwork that already has been laid, we acknowledge the need for new,

creative ways of addressing problems.

Many clubs here in America provide dictionaries to schoolchildren, for instance, and this

is a wonderful way to encourage and support literacy. But are dictionaries the best use

of money, in a time and place where students are more likely to look a word up online?

What other projects could support literacy in a way that will make a greater and longer-

lasting difference?

Some exciting partnerships developed between clubs and other organizations during the

pilot of the Foundation's new grant model. One that I am fond of is a collaboration that two Rotary districts in Cali-

fornia and Uganda formed with two nongovernmental organizations in Uganda. These districts used the new voca-

tional training team structure to send Rotarians and other professionals to Nkondo, where they helped establish a

clean water system and a trained health clinic staff. The local government was so impressed, it also pitched in.

The vocational training team inspired a partnership with a Ugandan NGO that provides microfinance training and

oversight, and another one that works with farmers to produce crops at a higher yield. Rotarians from Kenya and

Uganda traveled to District 5340 in California to learn about sustainable agriculture and irrigation, as well as good

business practices.

In this case, our Foundation was able to provide service that not only meets the needs of a village but empowers and

inspires local groups in ways that only Rotary can.

Rotary always has engaged in strategic partnerships with other organizations and governments around the world. If it

weren't for our global partners, the eradication of polio still would be just a dream. But as we implement our new

grant model, strategic partnerships that take advantage of Rotary's global reach at a local level will become even more

central to our success.

End Polio Now!

Get the latest news from Rotary on the fight to finish polio—CLICK HERE.

Learn about the progress being made by Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio

Eradication Initiative.

Fink out how the End Polio Now—Make History Today funding campaign sponsored

by Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation makes contributions

work three times as hard.

P A G E 4

PETS—Thank You For Your Time!

Many thanks to our many District 5710 Rotarians for all of their volunteer time in making the 3-District Heartland PETS

(Presidents-Elect Training Seminar) such a success! The event was held March 6 to 8 at the 4 Points Sheraton in Manhat-

tan. District 5710 - Committed to Service Above Self!

DG Gary Duggan, Gardner Club - planning team leader

DGE Deb Rodenbaugh-Schaub, Manhattan Konza Club - planning team, facilitator

PDG Wes McCoy, Olathe Noon Club - presenter

PDG/District Stewardship Chair Vickie Randel, Lawrence Club - presenter

PDG Bill Kromer, Leavenworth Club - Heartland PETS Treasurer

PDG John Vandewalle, Overland Park South Club - presenter

Karen Hibbard, Manhattan Konza Club – planning team

Karen Davis, Manhattan Konza Club – planning team

Darryl Robinson, Overland Park South Club - presenter

Lt Gov Mandy Sheldon, Gardner Club - presenter

District Trainer Blanche Parks, Downtown Topeka Club - presenter

District Executive Secretary Linda Ireland, District 5710 Office - presenter

District Grant Chair, Ken Selzer, Leawood Club - presenter

Vernon Turner, Manhattan Noon Club – IT and A/V, planning team

Kevin Ingram, Manhattan Noon Club - presenter

Amy Gross, Manhattan Konza Club – presenter

Frank Witt, Manhattan Konza Club – registration

Rich Jankovich, Manhattan Konza Club – presented City’s official welcome

Cherlyn White-Conklin, Manhattan Konza Club – registration

Patrick Schaub, Manhattan Konza Club – photographer, District PR Chair

Assistant Governor Mike McVey, Western Johnson Co Club - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Bob Wilhelm, Olathe Club - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Jason Leib, Lenexa Club - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Ken Hughes, Burlington Club - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Kip Slattery, Topeka South Club - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Larry Johnson, DeSoto Club - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Jason Camis, Paola Club - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Jeff Pfannenstiel, Manhattan Konza - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Tom Gray, Leavenworth Club - session with designated clubs

Assistant Governor Phil Osborne, Valley Heights at Blue Rapids - session with designated clubs

DGE Debra Rodenbaugh-

Schaub

DG Gary Duggan

L to R: DGE 5690 Martin Bauer, DGE 5670 Roger Marshall, Key

Speaker Amanda Wirtz, DG 5710 Gary Duggan, DGE 5710 Debra

Rodenbaugh-Schaub

Scarecrow (Roger), Dorothy (Amanda), Wizard (Debra)

and Cowardly Lion (Martin) posing for DG Gary.

P A G E 5

PETS Highlights

TOP SECTION

Thursday

Registration and District

Social

BOTTOM SECTION

Random Moments!

DGE Debra introducing a speaker PDG John Vandewalle speaking on

Leadership ShelterBox Display

DGE Debra Rodenbaugh-Schaub and DG Gary Duggan with Key Note Speaker, Amanda Wirtz Speaker Bo Morse

P A G E 6

Kansas US Senator Moran with Bill Gates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation, visited with U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-

Kan.), a member of Rotary International, on Wednesday to discuss ini-

tiatives to address poor health and extreme poverty in developing

countries, including the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. During the

meeting, he thanked Sen. Moran for his leadership in supporting eradi-

cating polio as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. As

Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations’ Subcommittee on La-

bor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies,

Sen. Moran supported funding for the world-wide eradication of polio

in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Omnibus appropriations bill.

“I commend Bill Gates for his foundation’s leadership in eradicating

polio across the globe, and share his strong commitment to ridding the

world of this terrible disease,” Sen. Moran said. “Along with my Senate

and House colleagues, we made this commitment clear with the inclu-

sion of $146 million for polio eradication in the 2014 Omnibus, which

passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law in January.

With 99 percent of the work complete – and only a handful of countries in the world still facing endemic polio – now

the time to stay focused. With continued commitment and determination from groups like the Gates Foundation and

Rotary international, together we can put an end to this cruel disease.”

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013–2018 lays out a blueprint

for eradicating polio in the last three polio-endemic countries – Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan – and certification of

a polio-free world by 2018.

In addition to eradication polio, Sen. Moran has worked with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as a co-chair of the

Senate Hunger Caucus. The Foundation works to support agricultural development as a means of fighting hunger in

developing countries.

Senator Moran with Bill Gates in the Senator’s

Washington D.C. office.

When Disaster Strikes Will You Be Ready to Volunteer? Springtime is the season for severe weather in the Midwest. In an

effort to be prepared for when disaster strikes the Disaster Relief

Committee would like to have a list of people that can be called to

go out and serve our neighbors. In the past several years District

5710 Rotarians have been to Joplin, Missouri twice and Reading, KS

once. It is our hope that we will not have to send a group of volun-

teers to help with relief after a disaster, but in the event we do, we

will be prepared. Please contact Joni Pflumm, Disaster Relief Chair,

at jpflumm@lathropgage.com if you would like to be added to the

list of volunteers that would be called upon when disaster strikes.

Greeting from District 5710 Global Grant Scholar, Myriah Smith

Hello, all!

Just a quick update, I wanted to let you all know that I had the opportunity this week to participate in regional meet-

ings of the English teachers and present some of the material that was covered. I've been able to meet a great deal of

people who work in education here in Panama, and they have all been delightful. I've included a few photos of myself

presenting material on lesson planning in English. I hope that things are well with each of you, as well.

Best wishes,

Myriah

P A G E 7

Rotary Logo Kansas License Plates

The Leavenworth Kansas Rotary Club is spearheading an initiative that will bring Rotary Logo license plates to our

Kansas DMVs. Key members of the project include Ellen Bogden, Stan Cherrie, Indira Donegan, John Donovan, Jana

Goodman, and Mary Gregerson. The team has been working closely with District Governors and Kansas Legislators

to make the RI vanity plates available within the next year. The estimated cost is approximately $80, with fifty dollars

of every sale going directly to Rotary International, through the Rotary Foundation. This signature project has the po-

tential of earning the Rotary Foundation hundreds of thousands of dollars. It has already been proven in 21 states, to

include our Rotary neighbors in Missouri. In fact, Missouri Rotarians have raised nearly $300K in RI funds through the

same program with their state over the past 10+ years. With the help of Kansas Rotarians, this signature project can

make a huge impact on the charitable focus of all Kansas Rotary clubs, and the foundation itself. It is a form of perpet-

ual giving that assures great support to all the programs and charities that rely on grant money and matching funds

within the state of Kansas. Currently, the project is in need of commitment forms from Kansas Rotary Clubs. If you

would like to display your love and commitment to RI with a license plate, ask your club President to support the pro-

ject by sending the Leavenworth Rotary Club a commitment form. Simply have your club secretary take a count, and

send a list of names with their full mailing address, county, and contact phone number. We will notify you as soon as

your county has plates available so you can join the movement! Send emails to RotaryPlatesforKS@gmail.com. You

can also call Ellen Bogdan at (913) 683-3906, email ellen.e.bogdan.civ@mail.mil or Mary Gregerson at (703) 405-1149,

email mary.gregerson@aol.com. For a presentation on the Rotary Logo License Plates Project, contact Stan Cherrie,

scherrie@kc.rr.com.

P A G E 8

District Coming Events

DISTRICT DATES!! Details at rotary5710.org

CELEBRATE ROTARY 2014

May 2-4, 2014

Ritz Charles, Overland Park

Click Here to Register

DISTRICT VISIONING

May 10, 2014—Lawrence, KS

What will District 5710 look like in 5 years? In 10 years?

Be a part of this discussion

RYLA

June 1-5

Kansas State University

(Applications are on the District Website)

DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2014-15

INSTALLATION CEREMONY

June 20, 2014

VIP Tent at Jazz-In-The-Woods

Jazz-In-The-Woods is a signature event of the

Overland Park South Rotary Club

Rotary Day!

Ballgame Outing!

July 19, 2014

5:00—Game at 7:00

Community America Ballpark

Kansas City T-Bones

FML SEMINAR

August 9, 2014

(Foundation, Membership, Leadership Seminar)

Washburn University Student Union

CELEBRATE ROTARY 2015

May 8-10, 2015

Four Points Sheraton, Manhattan

P A G E 9

Club Coming Events

CLUB EVENTS Go to the District Calendar on the home

page for details on club events. Scroll

through the months—click on the event to view details

May

Manhattan Rotary Club

13th Annual Golf

Tournament

May 19, 2014

Manhattan Country Club

Golf Course

Osawatomie Rotary Club

Inaugural Golf Tournament

May 31, 2014

7:00 Registration

Click Here for Flyer

JUNE

De Soto Rotary Club

Winesong—Click Here

for Information

June 7, 2014

3:00-7:00 Riverfest Park

Showcasing Kansas

Wineries

Johnson County Sunset

Rotary Club

Friends & Family Fun Float

June 7, 2014—10:00 am

Click Here for the flyer

Spend the day on the

Kansas River

JUNE

Downtown Topeka Rotary Club

An Evening at the Capitol

June 12, 2014

Special Tour of the R

Renovated Capitol

Overland Park South

Rotary Club

Jazz in the Woods

June 20-21

Click Here for website

Kansas City’s Largest Free

Music Festival

June 20th

District Governor

Installation

See District Events

Topeka South Rotary Club

Golf Tournament

June 23, 2014

Cypress Ridge Gold Course

Have an upcoming event?

If your club is on ClubRunner, add

the event to your website and click

to share with the District.

Not on ClubRunner? Send the

event details to Linda at

linda@rotary5710.org.

P A G E 1 0

The membership count listed for July 1,

2013 is the membership number reported

to Rotary International on the July Semi-

Annual Reports (SARs).

Clubs with zero entered for the current

month’s membership/attendance % did

not submit attendance information to the

District website for the month of

February by the deadline date of

March 15.

District Membership Numbers

* District Attendance Percentage of Clubs Reporting

Click graphic above to go to

the District Facebook page. www.facebook.com/rotary5710

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

DATES

ROTARY

INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION

Sydney, Australia

June 1-4, 2014

Attending the Rotary International

Convention? Don’t miss out on the

Sydney Bay Rotary Zones 21 & 27

Cowboy Cruise, Sunday, June 1, 2014,

8:00 pm sailing. To download a cruise

brochure, CLICK HERE.

Click here to register online.

Club 7/1/13

Membership 3/31/14

Membership March

Attendance %

Atchison 76 72 58.05%

Baldwin City 19 19 61.00%

Bonner Springs 21 0 0.00%

Burlington 39 41 54.55%

Council Grove 46 0 0.00%

DeSoto 28 29 68.52%

Emporia 73 73 52.89%

Frankfort 25 23 62.00%

Gardner 49 52 63.41%

Garnett 19 0 0.00%

Holton 30 24 58.00%

Howard 15 17 57.40%

Johnson County 24 26 80.77%

Johnson County-Sunset 27 30 38.05%

Junction City 60 65 34.00%

Junction City-Flint Hills 18 20 33.75%

Kansas City, Kansas 52 50 72.00%

Lawrence 199 0 0.00%

Lawrence Central 28 0 0.00%

Lawrence Jayhawk 68 76 67.70%

Leavenworth 86 84 80.90%

Leawood 52 55 84.16%

Lenexa 47 45 75.58%

Louisburg 33 37 41.89%

Manhattan 184 203 65.42%

Manhattan Konza 77 92 35.04%

Marysville 47 50 68.00%

Olathe Noon 90 91 60.00%

Olathe-Santa Fe Trail 22 23 43.00%

Osawatomie 24 24 65.00%

Oskaloosa 22 23 51.00%

Ottawa 27 0 0.00%

Overbrook 30 29 77.93%

Overland Park 139 137 64.95%

Overland Park South 97 101 61.52%

Paola 35 37 67.00%

Shawnee 58 53 76.62%

Shawnee Mission 45 0 0.00%

Spring Hill 13 10 65.00%

Topeka Downtown 194 0 0.00%

Topeka North 18 18 50.00%

Topeka South 113 118 67.10%

Topeka West 20 18 75.00%

Valley Falls 15 16 44.00%

Valley Heights @ Blue Rapids 18 0 0.00%

Village West 41 0 0.00%

Western Jo Co 27 27 52.78%

2490 1908 *61.69%

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Leawood ................................................... 88.27%

DeSoto ...................................................... 86.67%

Lenexa ....................................................... 80.81%

Shawnee .................................................... 78.43%

Kansas City .............................................. 78.00%

Western Johnson County ..................... 75.31%

Topeka West ........................................... 75.00%

Overbrook ............................................... 73.56%

Johnson County ...................................... 73.00%

Marysville .................................................. 71.00%

Manhattan ................................................. 70.94%

Spring Hill ................................................. 70.00%

Average

Attendance (for

reporting clubs)

for the month of

February:

61.02%

Clubs With Over 70% Attendance for February

Clubs with 65% to 70%

Attendance:

Overland Park—69.63%

Bonner Springs—69.00%

Topeka South—68.93%

Leavenworth—68.26%

Osawatomie—68.00%

Paola—68.00%

Lawrence Jayhawk—67.74%

Baldwin City—66.00%

Clubs With Over 70% Attendance for March Leawood ................................................... 84.16%

Leavenworth ............................................ 80.90%

Johnson County ...................................... 80.77%

Overbrook ............................................... 77.93%

Shawnee .................................................... 76.62%

Lenexa ....................................................... 75.58%

Topeka West ........................................... 75.00%

Kansas City, Kansas ............................... 72.00%

Clubs with 65% to 70%

Attendance:

DeSoto—68.52%

Marysville—68.00%

Lawrence Jayhawk—67.70%

Topeka South—67.10%

Paola—67.00%

Manhattan—65.42%

Osawatomie—65.00%

Spring Hill—65.00%

Average

Attendance (for

reporting clubs)

for the month of

March:

61.69%

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Atchison ......................................Rebecca Martin, Kelly Meyer

Burlington ...................................Tracy Bartley

DeSoto ........................................Robert Leach

Emporia .......................................Julie Cooper

Johnson County-Sunset ...........Nancy Weimholt

Junction City ..............................Dana Jackson

Junction City Flint Hills ............Luis Robles, Melissa Tyson, Vanessa Walker

Kansas City ................................Jerry Jones

Lawrence ....................................JoAnn Browning, Derek Kwan

Lawrence Jayhawk ....................Tom Chichester

Leawood .....................................Brent Beasley, Dan Sieben

Louisburg ....................................Janet Houchen

Manhattan ...................................Dea Brokesh, Stephen Spidle, Dan Yunk

Manhattan Konza ......................Kevin Bryant, Sladana Hudson, Roxann Janes, Rory Peddicord, Katie Seay

Olathe Santa Fe Trail ...............Steve Hougland

Ottawa ........................................Jeanne Stroh

Overland Park ...........................Daniel Fry, Donna Owens, Conner Teahan

Overland Park South ...............Scott Balentine, Gerry Cramer, Andrew Holtgraves, Craig Serig

Spring Hill ...................................Janice Hawley

Topeka Downtown ..................Amanda Brown, Brandi Bryan, Bryan Falk, Tracey Gartner, Joseph Gutierrez,

Karen Hiller, Linda Ireland, Stephanie Kyriazis, JoAnn Long, Abby Moore

New Club Members for February & March