E-Buzzsaw Sept. 1, 2011

Rotary Club 13 Buzz Saw

This Week’s Meeting– Muehlebach Hotel, Noon, Colonial Ballroom, Sept. 1, 2011

Top Stories Speaker: Judy Baker, regional director, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, ―What Happens Next:

The Implementation of Health Care Reform‖

In Remembrance of Ann O‘Dell

Timetable for Election of 2011-2012 Officers and Board Members

Spotlight On: Rotary Youth Camp

Committee Meetings New Member Involvement– Lido, Sept. 1, 11 a.m.

New Member Orientation– Trianon E, Sept. 1, 11 a.m.

Membership C&Q– Burgundy, Sept. 1, 11 a.m.

Tyrotarian– Lido, Sept. 8, 11:15 a.m.

International– Burgundy, Sept. 8, 11 a.m.

Program– Trianon E, Sept. 8, 11 a.m.

Rotary Club 13 Office - 1289 Wyandotte - Kansas City, MO 64105 - 816-842-2322 www.rotary13.org

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Greeters New Rotarians and their sponsors will serve as greeters this week.

Upcoming Speakers and Events Sept. 8: Speaker– Sean O‘Brien, professor, UMKC School of Law, ―Death Penalty Issues and Alternatives‖

Sept. 9: TyRo Music Party 6:30—9:30 p.m. @ Sally Bibb‘s house 14414 W. 51st St. Shawnee, KS 66216

Sept. 9-11: Rummage Sale @ Rotary Youth Camp 22310 E. Colbern Road Lee‘s Summit, MO 64063

Sept. 15: Rotary Night 5:30—9 p.m. @ Nelson-Atkins Museum 4525 Oak St. Kansas City, MO 64111

Sept. 17-18: Camp Enterprise @ Rotary Youth Camp 22310 E. Colbern Rd. Lee‘s Summit, MO 64063

Sept. 20: Fall Golf Outing 8:30 a.m. Shotgun @ Falcon Lakes 4605 Clubhouse Dr. Basehor, KS 66007

Sept. 24: District-wide Service Day

Invocator Welcomer

Dick Harmes John Mark Clifton

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Rotary Club 13 Buzz Saw This Week’s Meeting– Muehlebach Hotel,

Noon, Colonial Ballroom, Sept. 1, 2011


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“What Happens Next: The Implementation of Health Care Reform” Judy Baker, regional director, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

Judy Baker is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives,

representing the 25th District. She was appointed HHS Regional Director in 2009.

Before joining HHS, she was managing partner of Cura Advantage, a

health care consulting firm she founded.

Baker earned a BES and a Masters in Healthcare Administration at the

University of Missouri. She also received a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

Click here for more information from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human

Services.

Want More Rotary 13? Connect to the Rotary 13 community by visiting the Downtown Kansas City Rotary Club Facebook page.

Get up-to-the-minute reports on Rotary and Kansas City by following the Rotary 13 Twitter page.

Missed a meeting with a speaker you wanted to hear? Listen to the podcast.

Get to know more of what Rotary 13 is all about by watching our Rotary Youth Camp YouTube video.

Contribute to your KC

Rotary Club Foundation

The Rotary Youth Camp provides camping experiences

available to youth service organizations in the Greater K.C.

area without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex

or disability.

Call 816-842-2322

Or email [email protected]


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http://www.twitter.com/rotary13

http://rotary13.org/PodCasts2011.asp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhXUHhq_SFo

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Spotlight On: Rotary Youth Camp Barbi Richards fondly remembers her time at the Rotary Youth

Camp. She was among a group of alternatively-abled girls who camped there in the 1960‘s as part of the Juliette Low sessions,

named for the founder of the Girl Scouts of America. For more information about Low, click here.

Richards was a camper for five years and always enjoyed the experience. ―The best part was that they treated you like a

regular person. We had responsibilities we were expected to fulfill. If I didn‘t get all the silverware polished, I‘d have to deal

with Cookie.‖ Cookie, the camp-name of Juanita Duncan, was the camp director at the time and was known for cultivating an

aura of respect in the kitchen. ―She was tough, but you could tell she really loved you.‖ said Richards.

She recalls friends she met at the camp whom she maintained

relationships with later on in life. She mentions Pam, her roommate at Emporia State, and Joan who, ―had the greatest

sense of humor,‖ she said.

Richards graduated from Shawnee Mission West high

school, home of the Vikings, and after earning a bachelor‘s degree in computer science she worked

for the Federal Aviation Administration as a computer controller. As a participant in the recent

Rotary picnic at the youth camp, Richards remarked on how well-maintained it is after so many years. ―I

love the new nature trail, and the campfire area is new as well. We used to have to go deep in the

woods to have a campfire.‖

Laurie Mozley, present-day camp director, discussed changes that have occurred since Richards‘ days as a

camper. ―We‘ve added new buildings as well as two permanent tent camp areas, but there remains a

cabin and a barn from when the camp first opened,

and the original flagpole by the gazebo.‖

Another change is the addition of the swimming pool, one of the only pools in the region which has a

ramp for wheelchair-bound swimmers. Marie Whitmer was among those Rotarians who helped raise money to fund the pool, and delights in the experience it offers campers. ―It makes the water come to

you,‖ she said.

The Rotary Youth Camp is located in Lee‘s Summit on the edge of Lake Jocomo. Every summer, disadvantaged and alternatively-abled youth come for 10 day camping sessions. As part of the

experience, they are given service projects to perform which usually involve camp maintenance. Mozley said, ―It‘s not uncommon for campers to return later on in life. John Sehorn was a camper in the 1950‘s

back when it was called a camp for ‗crippled boys,‘ and he returns every year to help out and be involved in some way. It really makes a positive impact on the lives of campers.‖

For more information about the Rotary Youth Camp or to learn how you can donate to the camp or the

Kansas City Rotary Club Foundation, contact the Rotary office by calling 816-842-2322 or email [email protected].




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Timetable for Election of 2011-2012 Officers and Board Members 1. AUG. 17, 2011 Each Board member is to nominate 10 prospective candidates (no past

presidents) that would make excellent members on nominating committee.

The ten names having the most votes will become the official candidates to be submitted to the membership who will elect 5 members out of the ten to

serve on the nominating committee along with the 5 immediate past presidents. The most recent past president will automatically serve as chair.

(Members who served last year are not eligible to serve again this year – Duane Benton, Chris Boland, Christy Chester, Peter Ho and Phil Kinney.)

2. SEPT. 1, 2011 Membership vote to elect 5 names from the 10 names selected by the

board; and the five members receiving the highest votes plus the five most recent past presidents of the club who are members in good standing shall

constitute the nominating committee.

(Ballots passed out at luncheon meeting.)

3. SEPT. 8, 2011 Deadline for advising elected members of the nominating committee of their election; send information to members of nominating committee

regarding procedures, criteria, etc, officers to be elected, etc.

4. SEPT. 12, 2011 Publish list of nominating committee members in Buzzsaw with photos; ask for any candidate suggestions from the membership to be submitted to the

nominating committee for consideration by Sept. 19th.

5. OCT. 6, 2011 Slate to be announced at the Rotary meeting.

6. OCT. 20, 2011 Publication in Buzzsaw of first group of candidates (officers.)

7. OCT. 27, 2011 Publication in Buzzsaw of second group of candidates (board members.)

8. NOV. 21, 2011 Mail ballots to membership.

9. DEC. 2, 2011 Election; ballots must be mailed or turned in prior to noon on Dec. 1.

(Count ballots on Dec. 2.)

10. DEC. 8, 2011 Announcement of election results at luncheon meeting.

11. DEC. 22, 2011 Election results published in the Buzzsaw.

Toast of the Towns Gala will Honor Rotary Sally Bibb

Each year more than 600 hundred donors, partners and friends

gather together for the ―Toast to Our Towns Gala.‖ The annual toast is a regional opportunity to celebrate giving throughout

the Heartland. Rotary District 6040 is a 2011 honoree, as well

as Rotary International Past-president Ray Klinginsmith of Kirksville, Missouri.

The event will be held Saturday, September 24, at the

Independence Events Center, 19100 E. Valley View Parkway, Independence, MO 64055. Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m.

Dinner begins at 7 p.m. and the program will follow dinner. This is a black tie event. For information, go to www.thcf.org or

contact the Truman Heartland Community Foundation (816) 836-8189, email [email protected].


http://www.thcf.org

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What a beautiful day. Past President Ford Nelson was greeting friends in the hall

before our meeting. President Marc Horner called the meeting to order and thanked the greeters. We sang along with Charlie Huffman leading, ―America the

Beautiful‖ and Past President Carl Bolte in cool cat threads rocked the piano. Steve Schleicher gave our invocation and Ray Van Eman welcomed seven guests

and one visiting Rotarian to the meeting.

Recovery Bay shows improvement. Our Executive Director Janet Ellis and Lindsay Ripley are recovering at home. Past President Ford Nelson attended the Rotary Club

Foundation meeting. We look for full and rapid recoveries for Janet, Lindsay and Ford.

President Marc announced the sad news that Past President Dennis O’Dell’s mother Ann O‘Dell passed away on the 22nd.

Lots of announcements of upcoming events:

- Chuck Eddy announced that Sept. 15 is ―Rotary Night at the Nelson‖; From 5:30 to 6:30 is social hour followed by a grand tour of the museum;

Tickets are $5, and you get a $5 voucher for food and drink to offset the price of attending. DEAL!!!

- Firesides are planned for October 12–14. Home hosts are being recruited - Sept. 9 is the Tyro Music Party at Sally Bibb’s home for Tyro members, The Tyro

Committee and the Club Board of Directors. - Sept. 9–11 is the Rotary Youth Camp Rummage Sale

- Elliot Goldstein says Camp Enterprise still needs discussion leaders and staff for Aug. 17 and 18.

- Work day at the camp is Sept. 24 AND we are partnering with the Plaza club to do painting at Christo Rey High School from 8:30 to noon.

- Meanwhile Carl Bolte is secretly assembling ―Volunteers @ Large‖ to attack any and all community service projects. Sign on!

SuEllen Fried speaks at Rotary 13

Jan Armstrong introduced SuEllen Fried who spoke about ―Banishing Bullying Behavior: Transforming

the Culture of Peer Abuse.‖ The theme recalled the adage, ―Do unto others...‖ but she filled her presentation with emotional examples drawn from intensive interaction with children coping with abuse.

She extended the recent singing trend by ending her presentation in song.

In Remembrance of Ann O’Dell Lucy Ann O'Dell, 85, passed away August 22, 2011, at her home

in Kansas City, Missouri. Ann was an avid bowler in the Kansas City Rotary Club league and a loyal fan of the Kansas Jayhawks

basketball team. She is survived by her dear friend, Robert Weir of Overland Park, KS; one son Dennis (Linda) O'Dell of

Kansas City; one daughter, Luanne O'Dell Stamp of St. Louis;

three grandchildren, Christina Zehnder, Benjamin Chase Stamp and Caroline Chase Stamp; and her beloved cat Sam. For the full

remembrance published in the Kansas City Star, click here.

Last Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 Pete Burgess


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Membership Statements to be Delivered via Email Beginning Aug. 31 and continuing thereafter, monthly membership statements shall be emailed using

Quickbooks. Members who wish to continue receiving paper mail statements should contact the office at 816-842-2322.

Club 13 Fall Fireside Meetings

Host Volunteers Needed!! October 12-14, 2011

Kansas City temperatures will soon be cooler and the days a little shorter. Just the right time to enjoy our traditional Club 13 Fireside Meetings! So we’re looking for three spirited Club 13 Volunteer Hosts to offer their homes, businesses or favorite KC venue choice for an evening of food & drink, socializing and Club 13 topical disputation.

Host Choice of Dates: October 12, 13 or 14

Host Choice of Times: 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Contact Jerry Munson, 913-231- 9501 [email protected]; or Henrick Andersen, 913-206-1738 [email protected].

Thank you in advance for your support!

Sky Master Viewer a Success On Aug. 18, the Rotary Office received the following email:

―I am trying to reach the Kansas City Rotary Club #15 (sic). They installed a sky master viewer that

overlooks the downtown airport back in 2005. We found it today and my kids, ages 7 & 4 both enjoyed looking thru it. We wanted to send this note to the club thanking them for installing it. We all enjoyed

looking thru it at the airport and the city. Regards, Chadwick, Alexandria & Bryson Taylor.‖

Thank you to all those responsible for the installation of the Sky Master Viewer. Your work has not gone unnoticed.


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Bolte and Huffman Call for Volunteers at Large Carl Bolte and Charlie Huffman have started a committee to be a second line of defense for when

Rotary committees need extra volunteers or as needs arise in the community. Rotarians who are interested should contact Bolte at 816-444-8884, or Huffman at 816-924-5900, [email protected].

Platt Recovering from Knee Surgery Shirley Platt, wife of Rotarian John Platt contacted the Buzzsaw to say that he will recuperate at Villa St.

Joseph, 119th and Rosewood, for the next several weeks after surgery to replace an infected knee replacement. She says he would love to have visitors or calls in the meantime, 816-942-6186.


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Buzzsaw Office Hours Monday—Thursday: 9 a.m.—5 p.m. Friday—Sunday: Closed

For comments, questions or suggestions, please contact Stephen G. Nichols, interim managing editor of

the Buzzsaw, 913.486.4177, [email protected]



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