International Theme: "The Future of Rotary is in our Hands", John Kenny, RI President 2009-2010
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Missoula Please Join Us At Our Next Meeting! For information about club membership contact our president, Dan Smith, or one of the board members listed along the left side of this home page.
Meeting Time:
Wednesday at 11:30 AM
Meeting Place:
Governor's Room, Florence Building 111 N. Higgins Ave.
Pictured is Aktilek from Krykyzstan who went to visit the Mayor. Mayor John Engen showed him what local politics is all about. Aktilek is interested in the law and politics and is sponsored by the Centennial Rotary Club. If anyone needs any work done, please let me know as Aktilek is raising money to travel to Hawaii and the East Coast in March.
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The Montana Museum of Art & Culture is currently exhibiting "Speaking Volumes:Transforming Hate." On February 25, you are invited to attend a private tour of this exhibit followed by a panel discussion with artists Dana Boussard, Steve Glueckert, and Lisa Jarrett, moderated by Ken Toole. The tour of the exhibition will take place at UM PARTV Center at 6:00 p.m. The panel discussion will begin at 7:00 p.m. There is no charge for this event. Please e-mail Joyce Anderson (dudleyjoyce@q.com) if you plan to attend or sign up at your table when you attend Wednesday Rotary meetings. Guests and friends are welcome.
As you know the Youth Exchange program is successful because we have people who volunteer their homes for inbound students. I am looking for families for the 2010-2011 school year. Please talk to your friends and consider hosting an exchange student for at least 3-6 months. Contact Martha Ripley at 329-1727 or email marthar@orimt.org.
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The Speach and Debate tournament in Missoula needs judges. Please consider volunteering your time for the kids.
SIGN UP TO JUDGE THE NATIONAL QUALIFYING SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENT FEBRUARY 12-13, 2010 ONLINE!!!!!!!
Go to http://judgeforensics.com/missoulanfl
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Please join us as the Graduation Matters Missoula campaign (GMM) kicks off with a news conference
and rally on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at the University of Montana (tentatively scheduled at Phyllis J. Washington Education Center).
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Each month a newsletter is placed on the tables at the lunches. If you would like to download a copy you can do so by going to the download section on the front page. If you have news for the newsletter, contact Doug Klein, Natalie Mauer or Jean Bowman.
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Evening at the Rep Date: Saturday January 23, 2010 Time: 6:30 Hors d'oeuvres and host bar 7:30 Showtime "Leading Ladies" Dancing and refreshments to follow the play. Cost: $20 per person
The Rep has theme each year and this year it is "The Fifties". Although not required, attendees are encouraged to dress up and have fun with the 50's theme. This should be a great evening of Rotary fellowship. There will be a sign up sheet on the tables at the regular Rotary meeting from January 6 to the 20th. Joyce Anderson and Twila Wolfe will be collecting the payments and checks can be written to the Montana Rep.
Leading Ladies has been described as a combination of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot. Not bad company! These are two of the most profoundly beautiful and hysterically funny stories ever told. In the hands of Ken Ludwig, this tale of mistaken identities, human foibles, and loves lost and found (not to mention cross-dressing) comes alive in a hilarious romp that has had great success in regional theatres around the country. http://www.montanarep.org/
Many thanks to Dan Carlino and his staff for putting on a great Christmas party this year. Pictures are in the picture section to the right of the home page. Pictured here is the Youth Exchange students with Santa.
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Rotary students in Missoula said farewell to Agustina and Luciana from Argentina. They were great representatives for Rotary and had a wonderful year in Missoula.
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Luciana came to Rotary lunch and shared her experience in Montana. She left Missoula December 28th to return to Jujuy Argentina. She won many awards for her participation in school with the model UN. She had a wonderful year.
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Gabriel from France came to Missoula and was given a great 16th birthday party at the Kecks. Pictured are the kids as they sang "Happy Birthday" to Gabriel December 3rd.
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12 Youth Exchange students spent a weekend in Townsend Montana with Rotarian Beth Ihle and her family. They now have a new appreciation for small towns and had the time of their life. Many thanks to the Townsend Rotary club for sponsoring this weekend event. There are many facebook pictures and stories from the kids around the world hearing about Montana.
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3rd Grade Students around the state received dictionaries. Pictured is Kathy Schulte, Jean Jenkins and Kurt Ingold who gave out dictionaries at Hellgate Elementary school in November 2009.
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The drop-out rate for Missoula schools is approximately 20%. This includes all grades within the district.
Rotarian Dr. Alex Apostle, Superintendent of Missoula County Public Schools, in cooperation with The Rotary World of Service committee, chaired by Dolores Bandow and President Dan Smith, is working to change this figure. The Rotary Club of Missoula has agreed to act as the facilitator in bringing together virtually everyone including business leaders, city and county departments and elected officials, schools, health department, nonprofit organizations, parent advocates and churches in a campaign to keep kids in school.
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On Wednesday, November 4th, The Missoula Rotary Club donated $134,000 to the One is Not Enough campaign to assist Watson Children's Shelter in the completion of a second shelter. This donation was made possible by Rotarians from our club. Funds donated by our club members were matched in the amount of $39,000 by a matching grant from Rotary International. If you would like to donate to the Missoula Rotary Foundation for this good cause, please contact Kevin Miltko or Miranda Ming. Checks can be made to the Missoula Rotary Foundation. We encourage you to donate through the Missoula Rotary Foundation as another matching grant form Rotary International will be pursued in 2010. For more information about this campaign www.oneisntenough.com.
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This last weekend Aktilek, Meg, Stacy and I attended the play "Dracula the Musical" at the Hamilton Play House. Sophie, our German exchange student, has a lead role in the play and did an absolutely wonderful job. After the play we had a lovely dinner with the Hudson's who are hosting Sophie. Sophie had only been in the country three weeks when she auditioned and got the role. There is only one more weekend left to see the play so if you are in the Hamilton area this weekend, get a ticket.
On October 28th the noon club Rotary club was treated to Peter Park's direction of the Dolce Canto's premier acapella choir. It was a treat for all Rotarians and their guests. Many thanks to our program chairs for providing entertaining and stimulating programs each week.
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Congratulations to the New Member Committee for putting on a fun Old West Poker Fest Fundraiser October 23rd. They raised over $1800 for Opportunity Resources, Inc. an organization that works with improving the quality of life for people with disabilities in Missoula. For more information about Opportunity Resources and the many projects they do, go to their website at www.opportunityresources.org.
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The weekend of October 23-25th was a busy one for Rotary events. Dan Smith, Maureen and Ray Fleming, David Kinsey, Martha Ripley and Kathy Schulte all attended the District Assembly in Great Falls. Kathy played in the Rotary Jepardy game and also sang the 4 way test song (pictured) with some other Rotarians. Martha presented about Rotary Youth Exchange along with Mikal Anderson, a ROTEX student who shared about his experience in Germany. Mikal is getting offers to speak around the state. Assemblies and conferences are a great way to touch base and learn about what is happening throughout the state.
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Jeremy (Jerry) Thane, Rotarian, Paul Harris Fellow, Sustaining Member, was recently the
recipient of the William J. Jameson Award, the Montana State Bar's highest award. He was nominated for this award by Molly Shepherd, herself a former recipient, and Rotarian Ron Bender. This award is given annually to the attorney who exemplifies the highest values of the legal profession throughout his or her career.
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Bob Homer has been a member of Rotary Club of Missoula since 2000. Additionally,
he has served on boards for many Missoula non-profits. He is past president of the
Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce and currently a Chamber Ambassador.
Bob was presented with the Chamber's "George Award", the highest honor bestowed
by the organization, at their annual banquet on October 20. This award was created
by the Chamber to recognize an individuals involvement in the community and their
high sense of social responsibility. He is very deserving of the award. Congratulations!
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Don Malerk, who joined Rotary in 1995. After serving 23 years in the US Army he retired. His last four years of service was as Chair of the Military Science Department at the University of Montana. He is currently Senior Manager for Human Resources with
DirecTV call center in Missoula. Lou Knudsen presented the award to Don. It is his
second. Congratulations, Don.
Kathy Ogren, a Rotary member since 1988, received her third Paul Harris Award on October 13. It was presented by Joe Vinso who noted the many contributions she has
given to the community. Kathy is the owner of Bitterroot Motors. Congratulations Kathy and a special thank you for those many things you have done to make Missoula a better place to live.
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I am in need of host families for 3 female youth exchange students who are currently in the US. We are looking for a second home starting in January to June. Rotary International encourages us to have more than 3 families so that students can experience different families and have a more well rounded experience. When we sent our kids overseas they can have up to 5 families or more because sharing this experience is valuable to other kids and family members. The Host families do not have to be Rotarians but do have to have background checks. If you know of someone who would like to host a student, please contact Martha Ripley or Kevin Miltko. Thanks for your help.
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We are putting together a selection committee from all three clubs to select the outgoing students for the 2010-2011 school year. It is important that we have more commitment and assistance in screening students and making sure we only support one inbound student per year. The selection committee will meet once to go over the rules of exchange and review applications of outgoing students and then meet with the students as a committee to interview. This is not a big commitment but very important and will help us keep this program running each year. If you would like to serve on the Youth Exchange selection committee, please contact Martha Ripley at 329-1727 or email marthar@orimt.org.
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If you know of a quality program for our weekly meeting, please email President Elect Kathy Schulte. The Speaker Guideline document is available for download on the sidebar on the home page of our website. Make it fun!
June is when we gather information for the Directory. Just sign on the administrative section and my profile and make the changes, otherwise your information will be out of date. Pictures can also be sent to mpeissig@gatewayprinting.com.
Anyone working in a Rotary-sponsored event or committee assignment that places he/she either alone with, or in physical contact with, children, other than your own, you need to have a background check done.
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