PROGRAM - Chip Cooper, Watergate

GREETERS - Karen Taylor & Scott Heck

INVOCATION/PLEDGE/ FUNDRAISER - John Stringer

all day February 23 at Red Mango, 1009 East Broadway!  Mention this fundraiser when you order your frozen yogurt or smoothie.

PROGRAM - Mary Barile, Author of Haunted Boonslick

GREETERS - Audrey Spieler & Bob Unrath

INVOCATION/PLEDGE/ FUNDRAISER - Tom Rose

PROGRAM - Classification Talks

GREETERS - TBA

INVOCATION/PLEDGE/ FUNDRAISER - Sarah Read

met February 8 at the Columbia Country Club.

Metro Rotary has annually recognized a member of the community for his/her contributions to better the Columbia area. Metro Rotarians are encouraged to nominate someone who encourages vocational excellence and practices high ethical standards.

Some of the past recipients include:  Robert Ross, Jr.-City of Columbia, Officer Shelley Jones-Columbia Police Department, Mike Hood-Columbia Parks & Recreation Department, Steve Sapp-Columbia Fire Department, Sheriff Ted Boehm-Boone County Sheriff, Judge Christine Carpenter-Drug Court & Mental Health Court, Mayor Darwin Hindman-City of Columbia, Captain Brad Nelson-Columbia Police Department, Don Laird-Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Karen Taylor-Boone County National Bank and last year’s recipient Bill Watkins-Former Manager, City of Columbia (below).

From the nominations submitted, the Vocational Service Committee will select one to be awarded the 2012 Vocational Service Award from Metro Rotary. This award will
be made at a regular club meeting in April.

To access a nomination form, please click here. Please forward your completed form to Karen Taylor.  Nominations are due February 29, 2012.

PROGRAM - Mark Schreiber, Long-time Jefferson City Penitentiary Deputy Warden

GREETERS - Liz Magee & Jeff Davis

INVOCATION/PLEDGE/ FUNDRAISER – Bette Wordelman

A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make Metro’s Annual Fundraising Event a success! It was a wonderful evening of fun and fellowship.  This year’s winning team was The Danish Moderns!

Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the Douglass High School Bike Club. If you still have money to turn in, or you would like to make a contribution, please see Les Borgmeyer.

Les, Scott Heck and their planning committee did another amazing job in planning this event.  Thanks to everyone who donated, attended, purchased items and solicited auction items.

Finally, a special thank you to our sponsors:

PRECISION CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
(Event Sponsor)

Rolling Hills Veterinary Hospital

Huebert Builders, Inc.

Williams-Keepers, LLC

Brake Printing – Direct Impaqt

Casey Buckman Photography

blendedschools.net

Law Office of Elizabeth Magee

Kaleidoscope Videoconferencing
at The Communications Center

What a difference a year makes! I’m sure everyone remembers “Snowmageddon” from early February last year, but now we’re fortunate to be enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures. While it’s very easy just to focus on ourselves, we have to remember that there is a much bigger world out there.

As Metro Rotarians, I encourage you to think back during this month about all the things we do, and have done, that has an impact worldwide. Our continued support of the Youth Study Exchange Program and the Group Student Exchange Program are both excellent examples of how we reach out globally. I am confident that we have learned as much from the individuals we have sponsored as they have learned from us.

Another good example is the number of water projects that we have assisted with financially. A special thank you to everyone who has assisted with securing and completing the paperwork and grant applications that have resulted in cleaner water to many people overseas.

This year is flying by, and I can’t believe how much we have done! Thanks for all you do to make Metro Rotary such a success!

President Jim