2013-2014 Recognition Luncheon Program

Rotary Club of
Springfield Southeast
Recognition Luncheon
Mercy O’Reilly Cancer Center
June 26, 2014
Recognition Luncheon — June 26, 2014
Buffet Luncheon
Welcome
Jim Conley, President, 2013–2014
Invocation—Pledge of Allegiance—Four Way Test
Judy Bilyeu
Glendale Interact Banner Presentation
Gerry Lee, Interact Committee Chair
Sergeant-At-Arms Farewell Report
Jason Brown
Recognition of
“Rotary Volunteer of the Year”
Tammy Mast, Rotary Volunteer Committee Chair
Recognition of 2013–2014
Officers and Committee Chairs
Jim Conley, President, 2013–2014
Installation of 2014–2015 Officers
John Horton, Assistant Governor, District 6080
2014–2015 Officers
President Heather Ramsey
Bill Brell, Club Service
President-Elect Rick Van Pelt
Bill White, Community Service
Secretary Robin Gann
Irwin Cohen, International Service
Treasurer Mike Pearl
Don Harkey, New Generations
Past President Jim Conley
Lori Johnson, Vocational Service
Passing of the Gavel
Past Presidents
Remarks and Adjournment
Heather Ramsey, President 2014–2015
Past Presidents
Chartered on June 28, 1967, the Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast first met at the
Lamplighter, on the corner of Sunshine and Glenstone.
67–68 Sam Hamra*
Moved to the Cancer Center
68–69 Rev. Wm. Magill
92–93 Mike Williamson*
69–70 Doug Leigh
93–94 David Caffey*
70–71 Dan Becker
94–95 Doug Nickell*
71–72 Don Handley
95–96 Barbara Lucks*
72–73 Gaynerd Graham
96–97 Steve Rice*
73–74 Jim Jones
97–98 Gene Molnar*
74–75 John Simpson**
98–99 Marty Ross
75–76 James Osborn
99–00Ken Coleman
76–77 Charles O’Reilly*
00–01 Paul Sherard
77–78 Joseph Green
01–02 Steve Montgomery
78–79 Gary Lipscomb
02–03 Brent Dunn*
79–80 Mac McCartney**
03–04 Brad Bodenhausen*
80–81 Neil Eskelin
04–05 Bonnie Keller*
81–82 Olin Grooms*
05–06 Bob Hammerschmidt*
06–07 Shawn Harris*
Moved to the Wooden Nickel
07–08 Rob Montileone*
82–83 Guy Bates, Jr.
08–09 Anne Brown*
83–84 Larry Baughman
09–10 Brad Toft
84–85 Rex Johnson*
10–11 John Horton*
85–86 Jerry Stiefvater*
11–12 Brent Baldwin*
12–13 Laura Ward
Moved to the Sheraton
13–14 Jim Conley*
86–87 Andy Dalton
87–88 Jim McLeod*
* Denotes active member in
88–89 Harry Kirkpatrick
Southeast
89–90 Steve Benton
** Denotes honorary member in
90–91 Steve Scott*
91–92 Danny Correll*
southeast
Extending the Hand of Rotary
The Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast has sponsored and assisted these Rotary
clubs:
1968
Rotary Club of Ozark
2002
Rotary Club of Springfield North
1989
Rotary Club of Springfield
2005
Rotary Club of Nixa
Sunrise
2011
Rotary Club of Springfield Metro
1995
Rotaract Club of Springfield
2012
Interact Club of Glendale H.S.
2013–2014 Vocational Service
• Held 2 fellowship luncheons and highlighted 14 member organizations
in November and April.
• Selected the “Rotarian of the Year” Award.
• Annual Vocational Service Awards recognized the Springfield Teacher
of the Year and outstanding law enforcement and public service
personnel from the Springfield Police Department, Springfield Fire
Department, and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.
• Held a program on the Four-Way Test that highlighted ethics.
• Updated and published membership directory.
New Paul Harris Fellows
Dana Baldwin
Clint Caffey
Andrew Covington
Brandon Dake
Randall Ganz
Don Harkey
Dwight Leigh
Lori Barnes Miller
Fergus Monaghan
Rodney Shepard
Holly Stenger
Michael Tucker
Anne Twitty
Daniel Wooten
New Multiple Paul Harris Fellows
Jame Clark, +1
Cindy Howell, +1
Stan Jinks, +1
Linda Ramey-Greiwe, +1
Greg Beck, +2
Matt Bedinghaus, +2
Jim Conley, +2
Gordon Elliot, +2
Dwayne Holden, +2
Bill McNeill, +2
Cheryl Briggs, +3
Jason Brown, +3
David Caffey, +3
Richard Peterson, +3
Olin Grooms, +4
Gary Leonard, +4
Michael Wehrenberg, +4
Jeff Gower +5
Olin Grooms , +5
Sam Hamra, +5
New Benefactor
Jim Conley
Jim Towery, +5
Bob Hammerschmidt, +6
Sam Hamra, +6
Faith Irmen, +6
Rex Johnson, +6
Mary Lou Martin, +6
Tom Slaight, +6
John Twitty, +6
Mary Lou Martin, +7
2013–2014 Club Service
• Received the Rotary International Presidential Citation Award with
Distinction.
• Held the Shrimp Feed, our annual club assembly.
• Introduced 15 new members and ended the year with 229 members.
• Presented 3 Lend-a-Hand Awards to deserving members.
• Held several fellowship events, including a holiday party, golf
tournament, and a float trip.
• The GYM committee hosted 5 fellowship events, one in conjunction
with the Special Olympics basketball tournament and another with
Rotaract members.
• Held monthly new member lunches to better acclimate new members
into the club.
• Continued a public relations campaign with local television stations
featuring the “Rotary in Motion” public service announcements.
• Provided weekly speakers and programs to engage, educate, and
entertain our members. Included a family-friendly luncheon featuring
local jazz musicians.
• Cosponsored, along with the other Springfield Rotary Clubs, a joint
luncheon on May 14. The speaker was Hal Donaldson, cofounder of
Convoy of Hope.
• Family of Rotary Committee hosted two table mixers to encourage
members to interact and get to know one another better.
2013–2014 New Members
Clint Caffey
Adam Gilbert
Steve Gimenez
Nikki Holden
Mark McNay
Fergus Monaghan
Brian Praschan
Lane Pratt
Brian Ranft
Valerie Richardson
Krystal Russell
Rob Steele
Mike Tucker
Michael Wilcox
Phillip Wright
2013–2014 Community Service
• Provided leadership for the 15th annual Rock’n Ribs BBQ Festival,
which will net an estimated $160,000 to benefit 7 Springfield area
children’s charities, bringing the 15 year total donations to $1,467,250.
• Cosponsored the 27th annual Rotary Basketball Tournament and
raised $13,889 for Special Olympics.
• Members participated in the 19th annual Miracle of Giving blood drive,
with 69 members participating.
• Community Grants awarded $10,000 to the following projects: SUAC
Dirt Project, $1,100; Crosslines, $1,050; Springfield Regional Opera,
$1,000; The Smile Center, $1,000; Arc of the Ozarks, $1,000; Ozarks
Food Harvest, $1,000; Doula Foundation, $1,000; OTC Foundation,
$950; Down Syndrome Group, $750; Family Matters, $500; Missouri
Autism Report, $500; Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, $250; and
Lutheran Family & Children Services, $200.
• Don’t Meth With Us Committee made/sponsored presentations to 53
different schools, reaching 2,000 fifth graders, 2,000 seventh graders,
and 8,000 high school students.
• K-Park Committee applied for and received a Rotary District Simplified
Grant for $1,000 to be used toward the purchase of picnic tables.
• Launched the Hands-On Projects Committee to provide opportunities
for members to become involved in local projects. Adopted The
Kitchen’s Rare Breed youth service program for several projects.
2013–2014 New Generations
• Sponsored 2 high school students to attend the Rotary Youth
Leadership Awards (RYLA) Academy at William Woods University in
Fulton, Missouri.
• Hosted 31 student guests from 5 local public and 4 private high
schools to recognize their achievements and introduce them to
Rotary.
• Sponsored a member of the Rotaract Club of Springfield to attend
Interota 2014.
• Reinvigorated the Scholarship Committee to become aware of Rotary
scholarship opportunities and prepare our club to benefit in future
years.
2013–2014 Financial Impact
Community Grants
$10,000
International Grants
$14,910
PolioPlus Fund$8,105
Rotary Foundation
Club Matching Funds
$6,037
Donations & Bequests
$39,760
Twin club Project
Club Donation
$1,000
WCS Donation
$2,860
Rock’n Ribs
2014 Southeast Cash Donations
$58,626
2014 Southeast In-Kind Donations
$107,321
2013 Charitable Distributions
$152,250
B-ball Tournament
Southeast Donations
$8,605
Total Distributions
$13,889
Don’t Meth With Us
Club Donation
$2,000
2013–2014 International Service
• Increased the number of Paul Harris Fellows by 14 and PHF+
members by 29 for an all-time club total of 418.
• Gave $45,796 to the Rotary Foundation. Total all-time giving to the
Rotary Foundation was over $806,452. Achieved EREY status!
• Added one Benefactor to the Permanent Fund for a club total of 73.
• Disbursed $14,910 in World Community Service Grants to the
following projects: Indian Widow Project, Well Aware, Rotary Club of
Springfield Metro Water Project, Chocolate University, and Southeast
Rotary Twin Club Committee.
• Conducted a weekly raffle to benefit the PolioPlus Fund of the Rotary
Foundation. Total contributions were $3,655 from the raffle.
• Donated $2,697 from the Sergeant-At-Arms fines to the PolioPlus
Fund.
• Twin Club Committee received $1,000 from the budget and $2,860
from the WCS Raffle/Auction to help provide materials to begin to
build dining centers at 7 children’s centers in Tlaquepaque, Mexico, in
2014–2015.