Monday, April 18, 2022
By Lori Erickson
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Saturday, February 19, 2022
By Lori Erickson
Congratulations are in order to Richard Jones of Visiting Angels and to Daniel George of B&F Engineering for graduating from the Rotarian Red Badge to the honorable Blue Badge. Thank you gentleman for your dedication and engagement in serving Oaklawn Rotary Club of Arkansas!
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
By Lori Erickson
Visit our Google Site to watch the parade, see the winners, and pre-register for 2022!
2021 Holiday Traditions Parade
(https://sites.google.com/view/christmas-parade-2021/home)
Saturday, December 4, 2021
By Lori Erickson
Friday, November 12, 2021
By Lori Erickson
The Oaklawn Rotary Club is pleased to announce:
Mayor Pat McCabe as the Grand Marshal for the 2021 “Holiday Traditions” Parade
~Mayor Pat McCabe
Please join us to spread some holiday cheer at the annual Hot Springs Christmas Parade on Dec 6th, at 6:30 p.m. See the creativity of the floats, spectacular light displays, and enjoy the jolly excitement of the atmosphere! Don’t forget to wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and bring a bag for candy!
Sponsorships are still available! The deadline to pledge is due Sunday, Nov 14th. The tax-deductible sponsorships are $300 and are considered a donation benefiting our club’s general funds used for student scholarships, local and international charitable projects, and other community initiatives. Please visit oaklawnrotary.com for more information.
The more the merrier! It’s not too late to enter a float, the deadline is Friday, November 19th. Would you like to be involved in another way? Volunteering, and in-kind donations for trophies and other event items are appreciated! Registration Form or visit oaklawnrotary.com.
Can’t wait for the festivities to begin? Check out our video compilations of Past Parades.
For more information, please reach out to Jason Harris at HotSpringsChristmasParade@
By Lori Erickson
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The Oaklawn Rotary Club of Hot Springs is pleased to announce the 2021 Annual Christmas Parade on
Monday, December 6, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in historic Downtown Hot Springs.
The theme of the parade this year is “Holiday Traditions”.
After the craziness of the last two years, traditions have become even more important to bring a sense of normalcy to our lives.
Applications for float entries and sponsorships are now being accepted.
Visit registration and parade rules online at: https://sites.google.com/view/christmas-parade-2021/home.
The fee is $80.00 per entry ($30 for pageant winners) and all entries will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Trophies will be awarded for:
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Best Decorated Float,
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Best Use of Theme,
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Best Use of Special Effects,
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Best Choreographed, and
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Most Decorated Non-Float.
Entry payment is currently being accepted by check mailed to:
Oaklawn Rotary Club, P.O. Box 20931, Hot Springs, AR 71903.
Please be sure to include your entry's name in the memo line.
An online payment option will also be available in the coming weeks.
There are currently more sponsorship opportunities available. Sponsorship includes free float entry and publicity leading up to parade.
For more information or inquiries, please contact Jason Harris at [email protected] or (870) 313-1030
The Hot Springs Christmas Parade is a fundraiser for the Oaklawn Rotary Club.
Rotary International is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
By Terry Edens
Looking back, it's been a remarkable Rotary year. Each of you can take pride in the long list of successful outcomes that were distributed at our recent awards event. Some of those successes are highlighted below.
To me, one statistic stands out more than any other: the fact that 94% of our club members showed active engagement this year. by giving their time, talents, treasure or a combination thereof. That is simply remarkable. Looking back on all the projects we accomplished -- despite curtailed budget and the onslaught of COVID-19 -- it's been gratifying to see newer members, seasoned members and everyone in between, stepping up, serving together, and having a great time doing it. Whether keeping crowds safe at the Christmas Parade, working the Turf Concessions cash register, or handing out box lunches with a smile, our club members have grown closer together this year as they serve the community and each other.
It reminds me of Paul Harris' own story. He founded Rotary because he was new in town, reaching out to fellow businesspeople with a common desire for friendship, yet fascinated with the various business interests and acumen they represented. The same multi-faceted satisfaction exists today in Rotary, which holds, just as it did at its founding, that the camaraderie of businesspeople, combined with Service Above Self, produces a uniquely satisfying club environment in which members can develop personally and professionally. Friendships and collaborations generate naturally in our club. We get things done, and we continue to really enjoy doing it together. One thing is certain: Oaklawn Rotary will continue to grow and thrive long beyond its current 50 years, adapting to the ever-changing needs of the community, district and world.
2019-20 club highlights
1601 volunteer hours expended, representing $18,800 total value of donated goods and services
164 volunteers (including repeats) enabled 6 service projects
66 members - or 94% - participated in club activities during past year, volunteering their time, treasure or talents
18 net new members plus 2 additional corporate members; 12 members sponsored a new member
6 local scholarships awarded (the sixth to be announced shortly)
10 Paul Harris Fellows and one Paul Harris Fellow +1 designated
$12,322 in total monetary giving – with all but one gift invested in the local community
- $3990 in COVID-19 assistance
- Financial health restored
New Initiatives
Adoption picnic (one child chosen by a forever family)
Club website
Club newsletter
Corporate Membership model
Finance module
501(c)3 application
Zoom meetings (6), followed by socially-distanced physical meetings
Our Student Scholarship Fund has grown by $158 after Bill Vowell and Dave Hoffman recently delivered pizzas for Deluca’s Pizzeria, donating the tips they received. Who wouldn’t love for Dave or Bill to show up at the door with pizza?
Said Deluca’s founder Anthony Valinoti in a Facebook post, “This is why this community is unlike any other. So out of the blue Bill Vowell called and tells that the Oaklawn Rotary Club would like to help deliver pizza for us for free… There was only one stipulation, that if the drivers were to get tipped, that all tips would go to the Oaklawn Rotary Scholarship Foundation.
"That’s when I realized, I couldn’t be any luckier to live in a place where people actually care this much about things that matter. I’m eternally grateful to Uncle Bill Vowell for this incredible act of kindness. Much love to you sir. We will be able to deliver pizzas tomorrow, and it leads to helping out so many. #wearehotsprings #epickindness #unclebillforpresident”
These days, longtime club member Steamatic of Hot Springs owner Richard Poole and his wife Misty are laser-focused on shielding their customers from coronavirus, along with a host of other airborne enemies, through electrostatic disinfection.
As Misty explains, “We are applying an EPA-registered disinfectant through electrostatic mist to disinfect airborne contaminants and viruses. The product we use is a "green" disinfectant that leaves no residue, requires no additional wipedown, and is safe for food prep areas. It kills:
- 99.99 percent of viruses in one minute.
- 99.99 percent of bacteria in two minutes.
- 99.99 percent of fungi and molds in three minutes.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis in three minutes.”
Steamatic technicians are busy disinfecting commercial businesses, school districts and houses on request and have fogged more than 30 locations to date. They have created contingency plans with businesses to implement emergency treatment in the event that a customer or employee tests positive.
This important work is taking place in addition to Steamatic’s regular operations, which include carpet, upholstery and air duct cleaning, water and fire damage restoration and mold remediation. Thank you, Richard and Misty, for helping keep our community safe.
United Way Executive Director and club member Sarah Fowler reports she will soon launch an application for assistance on https://www.unitedwayouachitas.org/ for community residents to seek assistance for basic needs such as food and utilities. The UW website also offers links to an online community resource guide and to Arkansas 211, where residents needing assistance can dial 211 to receive referral information. To donate directly to the COVID-19 response coordinated by United Way of the Ouachitas, visit https://www.unitedwayouachitas.org/covid-19-relief. As current president of the Arkansas State Association of United Ways, Sarah is a statewide influencer on United Way’s impact. Thanks for all you do, Sarah!
Club Public Relations Director Betsy Atkins has been busy helping promote the new www.SupportSpaCity.com, a new matching gift program where every dollar spent on a gift card from one of 90 local participating businesses is matched by a grocery gift card for local workers displaced by the coronavirus pandemic. Funded by the Hot Springs Area Community Foundation in partnership with the Charitable Christian Ministries and Clinic and the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, the program has already had 172 applications from families requesting grocery assistance. Betsy reports that $18,770 in gift card sales has gone directly to area businesses thus far. The goal is to reach $27,000, the amount that HSACF has provided in matching dollars for needy families.
Thanks to Rotary International and Rotary District 6170’s quick action, surplus District Grant funds in the amount of $789.54 have been directly assigned to a recent Arkansas Foodbank purchase by Jackson House for distribute to the growing number of area residents in dire need as a result of COVID-19. Area clubs were allowed to reassign unspent District grant funds instead of having to return them to the District, as originally stipulated in the grant document. Therefore, this year’s District Grant not only directly caused at least one child to find a forever family, but also provided food to those in our midst that need it now.
Project Zero has now found out a name! JOSEPH met his “forever family” at our Adoption Picnic last October. All we know for now is his first name, and that the adoption process is still underway with no finalization date yet. Please keep praying for that day to come soon. It is still possible that other adoptions could result from our event as well.
Scholarship Program Chair Ed Sanders reports that 55 scholarship applications have been received. An announcement will soon be made regarding the Scholarship Committee’s final choice of Garland County’s outstanding students to receive $1000 awards from our club. The scholarships are funded through our volunteer work with Turf Concessions at Bank OZK Arena; our weekly card drawings; and individual member donations.
Hearty congratulations to President-Elect Scott Burton and his lovely wife Mandy Perry Burton, who were recently married. We wish you and your family the very best!
Thank you to the many members that signed up for our Hour of Service that had to be cancelled. It would have been such a fun and rewarding day, but wasn’t meant to happen on April 13. We’ll see what the future holds for this event.
The following board members and regular members recently checked in on every club member by phone to see how they’re faring. The phone outreach team included Landon Trusty, MJ Sherer, Benny Baker, Scott Burton, Candace Young, Aundrea Crary, Pete Blakeslee, Ernestine Ross and Eleanor Sherfield (with apologies if anyone was inadvertently omitted). Your service is greatly appreciated!
District Governor Robert Thompson has asked that the following message from RI Director Floyd Lancia be shared with all club members.
I have an exceptional and extraordinary request of you, to join the fight against COVID19. What if there was a way to help, from the safety of our homes, and make a real difference?
Many Rotary districts and clubs are leading in an extraordinary new effort, and your immediate participation is critical to its success. This program will soon be announced via press release (CNN, NYT, and other major coverage), as it is adopted by Rotary Clubs across the nation in the next few days.
Background
Two weeks ago, Rotarians in a local club engaged Rotary International to recruit 1 million volunteers in two weeks to sign up with Volunteer Surge, a new program that allows us to train online, for free, to become a Telehealth Worker or a Community Health Worker.
These volunteers will provide basic assistance that will reduce suffering and save lives, locally and across the nation. How? By helping our healthcare providers to focus more of their attention where it is most needed.
TIME IS CRITICAL. Please go to www.tgig.org to learn more and decide how you, your friends, and family can participate. And share this link with others through social media and email.
The world is watching, and we, as Rotarians, people of action, are now truly defined by our actions in this crisis. Thank you for supporting this initiative. - Floyd Lancia, RI Zones 30-31 Director
Apr 20 | Ben Baker, Habitat for Humanity ReStore Program
Apr 27 | Oaklawn Rotary Scholarship Winners!
May 4 | Rotary Online Training with Karen Kitchens
May 11 | TBA
May 18 | Christie Erwin, Project Zero
Oaklawn Rotary's annual Tom Daniel Scholarship Program helps deserving young men and women from area schools to realize their dreams of post-high school education in the field of their choice. This year’s honorees will be recognized at our regular club meeting on Scholarship Day, April 27.
This year, we’ve raised some scholarship funds through volunteering with Turf Catering concessions at the convention center, as well as our weekly card drawing. We plan to volunteer again with Turf on March 12-14 for the state basketball championships. Additionally, several club members have generously donated to our scholarship fund. Currently, we know that we’ll be able to fund (4) $1000 scholarships, and possibly more, depending on concessions revenue yet unearned.
Last year, we funded (7) scholarships. If you have not yet made a significant gift this year towards a Rotarian cause, and the idea of contributing towards a young person’s future appeals to you, please consider a gift to the Scholarship Program. Ed Sanders, Scholarship Program chair, has allowed us to share that he is donating a full scholarship that will bear the name of his choice, in hopes that it might inspire more giving. A scholarship could be named in memory of someone, or in honor of someone who is living. Several Rotarians could partner together to pledge a scholarship as well.
As People of Action, giving is what we Rotarians do… and do very well. Thanks to each of you for your giving of your time, talents and resources throughout the year. If you wish to be a part of the Scholarship Program through giving, please contact President Terry by Monday, March 2.
By Terry Edens
Together, we’ve shaken things up a bit and done a few new things this Rotary year. On Monday, April 13, we’ll try something new: it’s our Hour of Service. On that day, instead of our usual meetup, members will go to one of six of our community’s most active agencies to spend the hour doing what we do best: Serve!
What goals are we trying to achieve through this event?
- To reflect Rotary’s increased emphasis on being People of Action. Our lunch meetings and speakers are great, but serving humanity is what Rotary is truly about.
- To see firsthand our community’s needs and how each agency strives to meet those needs.
- To build goodwill and better community connections. As mentioned at the beginning of the year, RI’s current motto, ROTARY CONNECTS THE WORLD, challenges us to connect locally, globally and with each other.
- To plant seeds for deeper engagement, once a greater understanding of needs is reached.
On Monday, you can sign up for your favorite location. Box lunches of your choice will be delivered there. The next week, you’ll have the opportunity to share with the club how it went. Let’s go!
Until March 31, 2020, District 6170 will match your personal donation of $100 or more to the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund Share program. Some of our members have taken advantage of this in prior years, enabling them to fast-track their Paul Harris Fellow designation or move to the next level, or honor a family member or friend or whoever they choose. More than 90 percent of donations go directly to supporting sustainable service projects at home and around the world. For more details, visit the Rotary Matching Gifts Campaign.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
By Terry Edens
Isn’t it wonderful to know that, through our October adoption event, we helped bring one waiting child and two waiting parents together? And there may be more results ahead. Each of our club members that volunteered for the adoption event were moved by the dynamics they saw unfolding before their eyes… parents and children reaching out to each other with the common goal of becoming “family.” What rewarding work for us as Rotarians. Project Zero is already asking if we’d like to do it again next October.
District Governor Robert Thompson reminded us during his club visit that Rotarians are People of Action… people who serve. To align with Rotary’s increased emphasis on acting over meeting, we’re excited to announce an innovative plan for on Monday, April 13. On that day, we’ll all spend our usual meeting hour in service to our chosen community service organization. To date, five organizations have agreed to partner with us on that day, with the possibility of more: Potter’s Clay, Habitat ReSTORE, Garland County Historical Society, Jackson House and Samaritan Ministries. Our goal is to have all club members signed up a month before the event so everyone knows where and what they’ll be doing. Please mark your calendar as we become People of Action that day, and lend our hearts and hands through some of our community’s most active, difference-making agencies.
If your way of acting is through giving, there currently are important opportunities to give towards student college scholarships and RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Academy) Camp scholarships. Please let me know if you desire to give. Fund raising is another club need, so we can better accomplish our goals. Go getters, here’s your opportunity to step up.
The “buzz” is palpable at our meetings lately -- Oaklawn Rotary is a fun, exciting and rewarding place to be. New members are joining; our speakers are inspiring and thought provoking; and we’re branching out in terms of service. In the next several months, we’ll focus on scholarships, RYLA, Kids’ Day, a new slate of officers, our 50th club anniversary celebration, and a member social. Do you like the direction our club is going? Your ideas and suggestions are always welcome. The first half of this Rotary year was a remarkable one. Together, let’s make the second half even better.
As a service club, we need three things in order to carry out our projects: leaders, volunteers and financial resources. Please take a few moments to consider the opportunities below. Contact Terry if interested in serving, and thanks in advance.
Wanted: Day of Service Chair
On Monday, April 13, during National Volunteer Week, our club will conduct a Day of Service. Instead of a regular meeting, members will have the opportunity to sign up for an hour of service through one of our local social service agencies. It might be serving the lunch line at Jackson House, making “blessing bags” for the homeless, or whatever the current need may be. We need an Event Chair who will contact local agencies to identify service opportunities, circulate a signup list among members and coordinate any logistics involved.
Wanted: Golden Anniversary Celebration Chair
Oaklawn Rotary will become 50 years old on May 26, 2020. We need a Celebration Committee and someone to lead it. What will our celebration look like? What elements will it involve and what resources will be needed?
Wanted: Fund Raising Event Chair
Have a knack for soliciting and fund raising? There’s a place for you! Our club loves to be generous in bestowing scholarship awards, charitable giving to area agencies, RYLA tuition and more. However, in recent years, our fundraising efforts did not sustain our giving. We managed the first half of the year’s budget by leveraging district grant funds and generous club member sponsorships, while adopting a series of cost-cutting measures. This resulted in a major improvement to our club’s financial condition. Our club needs at least one major fundraising effort this year to be able to meet its projected giving. The alternative will be to scale back our giving this year, even more than the modest level that is planned.
What is corporate membership and how is it benefiting our club? You may have noticed that recently, three Southern Bancorp personnel joined our club under the corporate model: Blake Whitley, Lisa Wood and Mandi Krauss. Blake and Lisa are new to our club; Mandi is actually a very active long-time member who has returned to our club (welcome back, Mandi!)
How it works
Under the corporate model, Blake is considered the primary member; Lisa and Mandi are alternates. The primary member pays dues, has voting privileges and can hold office. The alternate members can attend any club meeting and participate in the club’s service projects, socials and other events. Should more than one corporate member attend the same club meeting, the additional members cover their meal costs.
The benefits
Corporate membership offers flexibility for businesses where up to three employees can attend meetings and stay in touch with the club’s activities, without any increase in club dues. This takes the burden off of one employee that may not be able to regularly attend. Corporate membership provides multiple club members that can help sustain the company’s presence and involvement in the club. Through corporate membership, the club’s volunteer base is also widened. Corporate membership aligns with Rotary International’s increased focus on becoming more flexible to meet the varying needs of today’s professionals and workplaces. It's a win-win for businesses and clubs whose needs aren't best met through traditional membership.
Have more questions about corporate membership? Ask any board member for further details.
What a great little fundraiser for only $5 apiece: Papa Murphy's cards. It's the perfect incentive gift for employees, family and friends. And it pays for itself with FREE PIZZA! There are eight different offers on one card. See Karolyn to buy some today. For bulk orders, call her at 501-627-2141.
Jan 13 | Garland County Judge Darryl Mahoney
Board Meeting at 11 a.m.
Jan 20 | MLK Day / No Meeting
Jan 27 | GC Historical Society Exec. Director Liz Robbins
Feb 3 | The Future of ACTI / Panel Discussion
Feb 10 | City Manager Bill Burrough
Feb 17 | Presidents Day / No Meeting
By Terry Edens
For many of us, the New Year brings with it the innate desire to create a fresh start. It's part of the cycles of life... getting the day's work done between sunup and sundown; the powerful nesting instinct that precedes the advent of new life; and the ebb and flow of nature's seasons. The close of the winter holiday season is often a time for quiet reflection... for assessing how far we've come, and for sensing the untapped opportunity ahead. What do we want to create, refine or change? How do we need to refocus our sights?
To reframe the idea of editing a never-ending “to do” list, consider forming a “to grow” list. How do you want to grow personally, professionally, spiritually, mentally and physically? That could be a very meaningful list. Your “to do” list can naturally flow from your “to grow” list, making each action more purposeful. And if something on your “to do” list doesn’t align with your “to grow” list, perhaps it doesn’t need to be there.
During the second half of this Rotary year -- between now and the end of June -- there are many opportunities for service that might fit into your "to grow" list. Some of those opportunities are included in this newsletter. Service as a Rotarian can lead to personal and professional growth, and to the door of opportunity. Wishing each one of my club colleagues all the very best as you grow into 2020. May we also grow as a club to better serve those in need around us, to to represent truth and fairness, to foster goodwill and better friendships, and to each do our part to build a stronger community, nation and world.
Oaklawn is partnering with other area Rotary clubs to sponsor a welcome reception for this year's Jeff Farris Leadership Academy (JFLA) class, of which our own MJ Sherer and Scott Burton are members. It will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, January 24 at the Courtyard by Marriott. Your presence will demonstrate support for this valuable leadership program. It is held every other year to help prepare club members not only for leadership opportunities within Rotary, but also in the community.
Please drop by if you can and meet the leadership students from clubs throughout our district, as well as some of the class instructors and planners.
Thanks for signing up for Dave Hoffman's last Trash Bash! We'll meet at 8 a.m. at Spa Fireworks at the corner of Higdon Ferry Road and Central Avenue. Bring gloves and dress warmly. It should take an hour to an hour and a half to beautify our adopted stretch of Central Avenue. See you there!
It's almost time for our signature event of the year, the Oaklawn Rotary Christmas Parade! It takes all hands on deck to make this the best parade in Arkansas. Plus, it's one of the most fun and rewarding experiences we as club members get to have each year, as we see thousands of families and visitors enjoying the spectacle. Where would you like to plug in? Parade mover, lot assistant, other? Please email Parade Coordinator Jason Harris with your preference.
Fountain Lake Interact Club liaison Ben Baker reports that club members plan to create an Instagram account to share club activities and member achievements. FLIC president Victoria Pike was recently part of a production team that shot an informative piece for the Garland County Sheriff’s Office. Pictured is Cutter Morning Star Interact Club liaison Eleanor Sherfield (right) with club members Hadley, Joel (president) and Amberly. The students at Cutter are planning several service projects, including one at Jackson House. Both clubs have been invited to participate in Trash Bash, the Christmas Parade and Kids’ Day.
Thanks to many of you for stopping by the Crystal Ridge Distillery on November 7. The three clubs raised a total of more than $700 for the Rotary Foundation while enjoying each other’s company at the Crystal Ridge Distillery. HSNP Rotary won the friendly donation competition. President-Elect Scott Burton teamed up with Justin Nicklas of HSNP Rotary to host the event, and Gross Funeral Home sponsored the hors d’ouevres. Our club donations will be sent to Rotary Foundation to further humanitarian projects throughout the world.
Friday, November 1, 2019
By Terry Edens
Thank you for giving! Our club met its $500 goal on PolioPlus Giving Day, following an informative presentation by Dr. Jennifer Dillaha of the Arkansas Health Department.
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How else is Rotary International using your donations? The October issue of The Rotarian lists some surprising “pluses” which are added benefits provided as part of the polio eradication campaign:
Preventing other disease – Vitamin A drops given to children along with the polio vaccine have prevented 1.25 million deaths by decreasing susceptibility to infectious diseases. Mosquito bed nets are distributed free to prevent malaria (worldwide, a child dies of malaria every two minutes). Soap is also distributed.
Clean water – Rotary has funded 31 solar-powered boreholes to provide clean water in northern Nigeria. Similar efforts are taking place in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Creating jobs – Musa Maaji, disabled from polio, is employed by Rotary’s Nigeria PolioPlus committee to make hand-operated tricycles for others with mobility problems. Some tricycle-using polio survivors have had remarkable success convincing reluctant parents to vaccinate their children.
It's not even Thanksgiving yet... and we have much to be thankful for in our club. People like you are showing how leadership's done. Hearty thanks to:
Scott Burton for leading the October 7 meeting and putting it on Facebook Live! Scott, thanks also for collaborating with Justin Nicklas to organize our dual-club November 7 club mixer at Crystal Ridge Distillery.
Rachel Keeling for agreeing to be the Adoption Picnic Games Chair -- and also the Christmas Parade Entry Communications Chair!
Brittany Wagner, Christmas Pre-Parade Chair, for securing all 10 Christmas Parade sponsors from within our own club!
And the following "rock star" parade sponsors themselves:
Brittany Wagner, GPS
Jason Harris, Relyance Bank
Candace Young, Trent's Floor Solutions
Rachel Keeling, Gross Funeral Home
Landon Trusty, Morgan Stanley
Gary Welch, JWCK
Ed Sanders, Sanders Supply
Joey Price, Ouachita Financial Advisors
Robin Shamel, Embassy Suites by Hilton
Richard Poole, Steamatic
By Terry Edens
Last week, you heard why we're planning a One-Day Polio Giving Event on Monday, October 21 as we consider a polio eradication update from Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, Arkansas' leading expert on immunization.
It's for many reasons, but most of all, for future generations.
It's on behalf of our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, so that when we tuck them in bed at night, we know that the next morning, they'll be able to kick off the covers, run, play and learn, live full lives, and build their own families.
We can have a stake in that future as we address the last 1% of Rotary's fight against polio. Please bring your donation - at least $10 - to the October 21 meeting. Please consider giving another $10 in honor of someone you know who's had polio. Together, united, we can stay the course and win the fight.
On October 26, just five short days later, we have another big chance to change the life of a child forever. Our Time to Tailgate! Adoption Picnic is nearly here. Our grant has been awarded! We'll be meeting to accomplish the final tasks before the big event. My sincere thanks to co-chairs Jason Harris and Tammy Jacques, and to each and every volunteer, donor and helper. Thanks for your prayers as we reach the big day!
Picnic volunteers, please join us for lunch at noon on Monday, October 14 at Embassy Suites / Bistro 400. For the rest of you, there is no club meeting. When we meet again and for the rest of October, our focus will be on the children -- and our future.
Nov 16 | Trash Bash Highway Cleanup | 8 am, Spa Fireworks
Nov 18 | Field Trip: National Park College with President John Hogan, Speaker
Nov 25 | Thanksgiving Week - No Meeting
Dec 2 | Neal Gladner, US Stations
Board meeting at 11 am
Dec 9 | Regular Meeting at noon - Final Parade Assignments
Christmas Parade, 6:30 pm, downtown Hot Springs
Dec 16 | Christmas Party | noon, Arlington Hotel Ballroom