The Rotary Club of Saint Joseph met today at the beautiful Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art. There were a total of around 30 people at the meeting.
Black Bowls donations for this quarter (just 1 more week left!) go to the St. Joseph Safety and Health Council. This supports their educational programs such as Safety Acres and Safety Town. Members can contribute on our Square site online or bring the cash to meetings.
The next quarter will go towards the 4H Shooting Sports programs of Buchanan County.
Meals on Wheels delivery assignments:
September 24 will be Matt Porter (solo- so he can smoke while delivering the meals, I presume :)) and Dana Matt (solo)
October 1 will be Don Gladhart with ____ (need someone) and Alan Van Zandt (solo).
Shoes for Orphan Souls Update (for 2026-2027 Campaign):
Joan Brewer is our club's cheerleader this year, and will have an update for the club at a meeting soon. She met with Amy Spaeth and Erik McGuire today to work on a game plan.
The St. Joseph Marathon Service Project is this Saturday, 9/26.
If you have any questions, email or text Ralph at 816-262-3453.
Our club's Pumpkinfest pumpkin carving service opportunity is next Monday, 9/28 from 11 to 12 Noon, with the Pony Express Museum serving lunch at Noon. Please let Tim Curry know by email at tjamescurry123@gmail.com or phone at (816) 262-2728 if you are able to help out.
Mark your calendars for an exciting October Rotary Club Fun Committee Social! We will take our show on the road to the Riverwood Winery on Friday, October 16 from 4:30 to about 6:30 p.m. The address is 22200 MO Hwy 45, Rushville, MO (just a few miles N of Iatan).
Rotary Leadership Institute (a great way to learn more about "Bigger Rotary") is offering a virtual Part 1 (2 nights) on Tuesday, September 29 and Thursday, October 1 (from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. both nights) and also on Tuesday, 10/19 and Thursday, 10/21. There is still time to sign up at https://rotary6040.org/sitepage/rotary-leadership-institute-(rli)... President Bill McCammon shared that the club will reimburse the $15 registration cost of any attendees from our club. Our club has a few folks signed up for this.
Monday, September 28... from 11 a.m. to 12 Noon with lunch provided by the Pony Express Museum afterwards... Rotary Club pumpkin carving service project at the Pony Express Museum for Pumpkinfest...
Wednesday, September 30... Rotary Club of Saint Joseph meeting at the AKMA... program speaker will be Voices of King Hill Cemetery, presented by Megan Wyeth and Susan Lehr
Wednesday, October 7... Rotary Club of Saint Joseph meeting at the Albrecht Kemper... program presented by Laura Evans with MU Extension
Wednesday, October 28... Rotary Club of Saint Joseph World Polio Day (actual day is 10/24) trivia and celebration event at our regular Noon meeting
Friday, November 6: District 6040 Rotary Foundation Dinner at the Carriage Club in Kansas City... the club has several folks staying the night at the Hampton Inn on the Plaza... should be fun!
The Rotary Foundation is the engine that drives the community and international service of Rotary, from the club level, district level, and international level. Members can contribute in many ways... one of these is by signing up for recurring monthly or quarterly donations (can be for as low as $10/month) through Rotary Direct at https://my.rotary.org/.
One of the biggest efforts of The Rotary Foundation is the eradication of polio worldwide. Our club contributes a speaker honorarium of $30 per week to PolioPlus. Members are also able to contribute individually, and can join the PolioPlus Society with a commitment to give $100/year to PolioPlus until polio is eradicated. And... stay tuned for more info about our exciting video being produced by the MoWest theater class about polio eradication.
Foundation Dinner on 11/6 at the Carriage Club
Please support the Golden Ticket Raffles and Community Sponsorships and other giving opportunities! If you would prefer to write a check or pay cash for the raffles or the sponsorships- we can work with that too- just let Shelly Hulet know.
Once at the site, simply select which ticket you'd like to purchase and how many tickets you'd like. No login is required to complete the purchase.
The Golden Tickets and community sponsorships are open to Rotarians, non-Rotarians, spouses, members of the community, anybody...
Golden Ticket Raffle Sports Package:
Golden Ticket Arts Package:
Know a student who may want to apply for a Rotary district grant scholarship for international study in 2027 (undergraduate level, 2 $2,500 scholarships available district-wide)? Or who would like to apply to be a Rotary Gl0bal Grant scholar (graduate level, 1 $30,000 scholarship available district-wide)? To learn more, please visit https://rotary6040.org/sitepage/trf-scholarships/scholarships
Hod was born in March of 1933 in Littleton, New Hampshire, but his parents and family home were in Vermont, so we’ll go ahead and accede to his demands to call him a Vermonter. Hod attended 1 school building from grades K-12, before attempting to enter the Naval Academy and West Point, but being denied due to failing the physical. Instead, he settled on an obscure, little known school named Dartmouth and earned his degree.
Powell Park sits at the intersection of 10th and Powell at the site of the former Sisters Hospital. Led by Rotarian Tim Curry, the Rotary Club of Saint Joseph has breathed new life into this neighborhood park.
The final results are in for the 2026 Purple Pinkie Polio Eradication Fundraiser, and I am thrilled to share that together we raised $1,200,788 for Rotary's End Polio Now campaign.
Every dollar will support the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. Thanks to the dedication of Rotary members, partners, and supporters, we are now down to just two endemic countries. The finish line is in sight.
Over a dozen Rotarians from Argentina arrived in Kansas City for the FIFA World Cup as part of a friendship exchange program through the international organization.
Rotary families from KC metro clubs are opening their homes as part of this program
The travelers were greeted by their host families at Kansas City International Airport, where the reunion was anything but a meeting of strangers, despite many coming face to face for the first time.
The Rotary Club of Saint Joseph's 2025-2026 District Grant project has been to install an accessible outdoor area for the new Day Program at Life Unlimited's St. Joseph location.
