President David Hanzlick started the zoom meeting and sent the group to break out rooms to discuss; who is the most famous person you ever met and how did you meet? From Donald Trump to Dr. Oz, Rotarians have met many famous people which proves we are only three people separated from anyone in the world.
Charlie and Carl lead “My Country Tis of Thee" followed by a prayer from Christy Chester. Club Anniversaries: David King,10 years. Bill Kort, 7 years. Tony Andresen,13 years.
Updates and Announcements:
Linn Mills shared about Shoes for Orphan Souls. Twenty years of donating new shoes. 2021 collection Kick offs today. Last year from our club 1,788 pairs of shoes and 1,126 pairs of socks were collected. Donate with a check payable to the KC Club or go on line and have them delivered to: Linn Mills address at: 147 NW Point Drive, Kansas City, Mo 64116. Feb 18th will have an update. May 22 shoe roll call.
Tony Andresen: Guest Day is next week with speaker Dr Barbara Pahud who will speak on “The Covid 19 Vaccine: What you need to know. “ Invite your spouse, work associates or friends to join us virtually.
Dan Nenonen: Camp board meeting report. Camp is still closed. We can rent out until May if people want to use. Many conversations for improvement for KC Day and other fund raising. Mark your calendar August 8 to break ground for the new facility.
Community Service -Barbara Dolci: Idea to get involved in Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Creates beds for children sleeping on floors. They will coordinate how we will build these.
David McCaughey introduced speaker, District Governor Don Gladhart of 6040. Don has served as your District Governor for 2020-21. Obviously, it has been a unique and challenging year so far. Don knows that for many of our Clubs, events and our Rotarians personal lives have been disrupted since March. From cancellations to virtual presentations, we have been challenged, but not stopped.
Don shared about the district and work that he is proud of that has been done by our Rotary clubs. During COVID, we have helped in Honduras in 26 clinics to get PPE supplies. $60,000 of the $168,000 that was donated by our clubs in the district for 6 months PPE supplies. “Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes them meaningful.” Winston Churchill stated, “A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty!”
Rotary theme: Rotary opens opportunity.
Rotary Mission: “To enable rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.” We have the opportunity to contribute our skills, sweat and resources to solve some of the world’s most serious problems.
Don shared some ways this is happening by comparing Rotary History to where we are today. History contrast: 1905: Paul Harris starts rotary with 3 friends. 2020: 36,000 clubs in 203 countries. 1917: KC club makes first donation to foundation. 2019: $301,000,000 paid out in grants from this fund. 1950: Polio crisis and vaccine. 1985: Rotary starts global polio eradication efforts at convention in KC. 2020: KC Chiefs super bowl champs. 2020 COVID pandemic.
At the international assembly, President Holger Knaack presented the theme for the year in Italy right before the outbreak. He asked; 1) every club to host one strategic meeting each year: what do we want to look like in 5 years? Steps to reach that vision and how to value members in the process. 2) we must grow our clubs: What will we look like in 25 years? Engage and care for our Rotarians and attract new members with the attitude of no age to young.
Don shared some truths and quotes of Rotary that will help us work as a club. Rotary Core Values: Fellowship. Integrity. Diversity. Service. Leadership. By honoring our past and embracing our future, we can evolve and keep rotary not only relevant, but thriving.
Rotary Vision Action Plan: Increase our Impact. Expand our reach. Enhance participant engagement. Increase our ability to Adapt.
2018 vision statement: Together we see a world where people Unite and take Action to Create lasting Change across the globe, in our communtie4ss and in ourselves.
US membership is down but overall world membership is the same because of Asia making new members. A recommended strategy is for each one to reach one. Retain current members, add new ones, especially younger.
May 22, 2021 is the Foundation Dinner and District Conference. It will be Virtual but it is hoped the event will raise 35% of our foundation giving for the coming years.
You can start or get involved in a Rotary Action Group. International Rotarians with similar expertise and passion to do great things through Rotary. Resources for Rotary can be found in My Rotary 2.0 / learning center: https://my.rotary.org/en
Notable Quotes shared by Don:
Nelson Mandella: “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we led.”
Paul Harris wrote the following during the depression that is a help to us today. “This is a changing world; we must be prepared to change with it. The story of Rotary will be written again and again. May our happiness increase with our usefulness. What Rotary will be 100 years hence, none living can imagine. There is nothing impossible to Rotary now.”
Don challenged us to take 15 minutes a day to think of opportunities you see through Rotary internationally and in our club. Through Rotary we can connect people, we can solve problems, we can take action locally and globally. Stay positive, Be engaged and help Rotary Open Opportunities. Rotarian.donald.gladhart@gmail.com
Closing of meeting:
In 1945: club President Bob Gee set aside 40 acres of land to be used in perpetuity for youth activities. It was the start of the Rotary Youth Camp.
President quote of the week: “Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move forward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” Karl A. Meninger submitted by Aren Ryan.
Rotary 4 Way Test was recited. Is it the Truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendship? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
The Shoes for Orphans Souls 2021 project kicked off on February 4th. Thank you to all Rotary Club 13 members who have supported the “Shoes for Orphan Souls” project for the last 19 years. Due to the Corona Virus, this will be a challenging year to shop for shoes. However, with continued financial support, this year, we can and will be successful. 
Virtually every Monday morning, 8 AM to Noon for the past six or seven years, rain, snow, hot or cold the MMG is hard at work at the Camp. Our latest “big project” is to build an equipment shed attached to the East side of the maintenance barn to house our Bobcat, two Gators and golf cart. Getting all this equipment out of the maintenance barn will make that space available for other projects. The shed is approximately 12 feet by 40 feet with two double garage doors. A lot of work going on since the first of October is almost finished. Several dump trucks of gravel to level the site plus lots of rebar and two concrete truck-loads got the project started. Framing, siding and roofing followed. Since mid-January we have been installing the electrical system and are now installing the garage doors and the chain-link fence to close the area off.
Please join the Rotary Book Discussion Group on Zoom for the discussion of the book The Topeka School by Ben Lerner. The book is available by mail order through the Rainy Day Books web site or call the store for curb-side pick up. The discussion will be led by Vivien Jennings. All Rotarians and guests are welcome.
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