Columbia Rotary South NEWSLETTER

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1 Columbia Rotary South NEWSLETTER Service by leaders in Columbia, of Columbia, and for Columbia and the global Rotary community November 18, 2016 Service Above Self Club Officers President David Nivens President Elect Chris Rigby Treasurer Randy Thoroughman Secretary Jan Grossmann Immediate Past President Ron Kelley This Week Ryan Alpert Associate Athletic Director TSF Next Week Joe Wittman CACC Broadcast TV Program Date Invocation and Pledge Greeter Quote 11/18/16 Anne Weller Greg Jones Ron Kelly 12/02/16 Bob Smith Verlin Beam Susan Reeves Sign up for these Opportunities at quote We have openings Now November Rotary Foundation Month Poinsettia Sales Are Available on Line We have sold 255 poinsettias as of Monday! We have a long way to go to make our 1000 plant goal See the Club Website for details Rotarians needing Prayers Please continue to pray for Trish as she addresses her cancer challenge Website Sponsorships The board has approved renewing our website sponsorships which will help us maintain our website and give us extra dollars for local community projects for this upcoming year. For $125 you can have your business listed in our club directory for this Rotary year. We will provide backlinks to your company website which will allow our members and those searching out our club online to get a glimpse of the makeup of Columbia South Rotary while providing some additional traffic to your business' website. Please David Nivens dnivens@midwestcomputech.com if you would be interested in either keeping your company listed on our sponsors page or if you would like your company to be included. Newsletter design by Molly Tegerdine

2 Bell Ringing Has Started Here s the lead off Rotary South Bell Ringers for last Saturday, the opening day of the 2016 Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign. They opened for a team of bell ringers that enjoyed a near perfect fall day and were warmly received by area shoppers who generously fed our kettle! Special thanks to all who rang Saturday you are rewarded with a Rotary makeup! Here s the current lineup for this week, Saturday the 19 th : back to Schnuck s Date Time Ringer name/cell phone Ringer name/cell phone 19 Nov Blair Murphy Ron Knudsen Grant Isherwood Kee Groshong Curtis Varns Jenny Williamson Rebecca Johnson David Nivens 2 3 Bill Washington 3 4 Bob Smith David Wallace Brent Jones Denise Falco Mike Nichols Brad Martens Bill Boston There are still opportunities to fill in the blanks above. Contact Bill Boston to sign up for this coming week as well as later upcoming dates. Thanks to everyone who is contributing to this great cause!. Club Anniversaries Celebrated this month Elinor Arendt 29 Years Jan Grossman 26 Years Dan Schapira 26 Years Bill Boston 18 Years Chris Rigby 9 Years Bill Washington 3 Years

3 Awards for Trish We had the opportunity to deliver to Dr Trish Blair two unique recognitions The District Rotarian of the Year award and the Zone 31 Rotary Alumni Global Services Award New Member Orientation We ask new members to do the following: How many have you done? Be a Greeter; Give your Classification Talk; Attend a Board Meeting Attend a Committee Meeting and Join One; Make up at another Rotary meeting Invite a guest to Rotary; Attend a Fellowship event; Participate in a Club Service Project; Attend a District Seminar or Conference Get involved and enjoy Rotary! Receive a text from DACdb In order to receive a text from DACdb, the member must enter their cell phone carrier on the Contact tab New Banners If you are visiting an out of town clubs take a banner to exchange with them.

4 Ebay and Rotary Below is the list of upcoming ebay Live Auctions that will benefit Rotary. November includes exciting auctions featuring model trains, jewelry and contemporary art. We encourage you to browse the catalog of items available for bid and to register for those auctions that are of interest to you. The more items sold, the more Rotary benefits! Doyle New York Fine Jewelry Beverly Hills 14 November live events/fine jewelry beverly hills ?_pgn=2&_ofs=47 Stout Auctions Toy and Trains Specialists HO Brass Trains 18 November live events/ho brass trains november Sotheby s Contemporary Art Day Auction 18 November live events/contemporary art day auction Charlton Hall Collect Online LIVE ONLINE ONLY 19 November live events/collect online live online only You may also read about ebay Live Auctions on If there are questions, please contact rotarysupportcenter@rotary.org. Support Rotary on Giving Tuesday Giving Tuesday is a day dedicated worldwide to celebrating generosity. On 29 November, join those committed to making a difference by giving to The Rotary Foundation online. It s also a great way to help your club reach its centennial giving goals. Visit the RI Member Center As a member of Rotary, you re part of a global network of community volunteers who are making a positive difference. The new Member Center gathers all of the many benefits and resources available to you, including Rotary Global Rewards, which features discounts on travel, hotels, dining, and entertainment. Rotary Direct District 6080 Rotarians enrolling in Rotary Direct for the first time will receive a 1:1 match of their first year's contribution; match will be with foundation recognition points. This offer is in effect only for the Rotary year The minimum match available is $100. Contributions of $85/month, $250/quarter or $1000/annually will make the individual eligible for membership in the Paul Harris Society. Enroll online, by mail, phone or fax. The enrollment form is posted on the club website ( To receive matching points please mail or e mail a copy of the form you submitted to DRFC Raymond E. Plue, 2805 Butternut Ct., Columbia, MO 65201, plue r@socket.net. Please black out all but the last 4 digits of your credit/debit card and also the CVN, this to guard your identity. Gift designation is suggested to be: Annual Fund SHARE; one half of your contribution is returned to District 6080, 3 years hence.

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7 Highlights from Korea, and looking forward to Atlanta Over 40,000 attendees enjoyed networking and learning about our organizations as they attended general and breakout sessions at the 2016 Rotary International Convention in Korea. Learn about Rotary s achievements in the general secretary s report to the convention and listen to an inspiring speech from Rotary President John F. Germ. Next year, let s celebrate The Rotary Foundation s centennial at the Atlanta convention. Want to participate in a convention breakout session in Atlanta? You have many options: Moderate a session showing how your district addresses community challenges Join others to present innovative approaches to a global challenge Share your strategic expertise with other Rotarians volunteer to be a speaker Do we have your membership details correctly recorded? June is a time when we encourage you to check and update your personal details on the club database. Many of you either don t know or are uncertain how to do this. The club makes use of a purpose built database system called DACDb to help with administration, membership, scheduling etc. You can record your makeups there and also keep track of Rotary events across the District. Simple step by step instructions to access DACDb and check your details. 1. Go to 2. At the top right of the screen, next to the phone number, select the Login Option 3. Enter the address used to send you information about Rotary 4. Enter your Rotary International membership number. Few of us know this, and the easy way to find is is on the address label on your copy of the Rotary magazine. If you can t find it, contact the Club Secretary Jan Grossmann to obtain it 5. Ignore the request for our club number although it is if you ever need to know. 6. Hit the Login button and you will be taken to a page headed "Rotary District 6080" 7. On that title page there are 2 lines of selection options. Select "My Data" 8. You will be taken to a page summarizing your personal data. Select "edit" if necessary and follow the prompts. Please feel able to browse the DACDb site. There are various levels of access authority required for different levels of information so you won t be able to see everything but its useful to familiarize yourself with the site. Equally it s unlikely you can do any damage. If you have any question contact Jan Grossmann or Bob Smith