The Hutchinson Rotary Club was pleased to be a part of contributing 11 more benches to be used in our Hutchinson Community on the Kansas State Fairgrounds!
Thank you to all the Rotarians and family members who helped out: Wayne Lowe, Sid Arpin, Dave Thomas, Denny Stoeckleine, Hal Dick and wife, Jay Schrock, Mitchell Brown, Jimie-Wray Mead and two kids, Brian Schmidtberger and son. Others came by, but this group was so fast they had everything all done.
Congratulations to the following new Hutchinson Roatary Board Members approved at the June 20th Meeting. Most of the board assignments have now been made and are listed below.
President: Jimie-Wray Mead
President-Elect/Programs: Josie Thompson
Past President/Club Historian: Chris Orwoll
Secretary: Dave Thomas
Treasurer: Bob Schraeder
Vice-President-Elect/Membership:Marcy Kauffman
Public Relations: Ed Maschler
International Service: Jade Piros
The Rotary Club of Hutchinson Endowed Fund: Carol Carr
Community Service Grants: Lowell Peachey/Tona Turner
Club Service/Family of Rotary: Pattie Yates Belden
Company Youth - Aubrey Patterson
Rotary Foundation (Rotary International): Matt Stafford
Community Service - Projects: Brian Schmidtberger & Monica Bergmeier
May 2011
Rotatary Youth Leadership Academy ( RYLA)
The Hutchinson Roatary board approved the application of two of our Junior Rotarians, Emma Barnett and Katlyn Meggers, to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Camp (RYLA) at Southwestern College on June 4-8. The Hutchinson Roatary Club will pay the registration fee of $275 per person for these two outstanding young women.
Emma Barnett is currently a sophomore at Hutchinson High School. Her mother, Dorothy Barnett, was a former Rotarian. Emma is a Junior Rotarian and she was the key student/friend responsible for hosting Mayara Salha, Brazilian exchange student, while she was at Hutch High this past January-March. Emma has also expressed an interest in a short-term exchange to Brazil through Rotary International.
Katlyn Meggers is currently a sophomore at Hutchinson High School. She attended RYLA last year and had a very positive experience which she would like to repeat this year. Her parents are Scott and Sheila Meggers. Scott owns a landscaping business and Sheila is a teacher at the high school. Katlyn has been a very responsive Junior Rotarian, always eager to get involved in a more meaningful way. She too played an important role in welcoming/hosting Mayara Salha into Hutch High.
April 2011
Rotary Community Grants Dispersed
17 Grants were awarded by the Hutchinson Rotary Club for 2011.
Total amount awarded was $18,000. To see the full breakdown of each grant, click here.
Committed Grant Funds:
Endowment Fund: $2,000
Reno County Kids Voting Project: $250
American Legion - NJCAA Tournament: $60
Honor Flights: $267
Grant Awards:
American Legion - Boys State: $520
American Legion Auxilary - Girls State: $450
Big Brothers Big Sisters of reno County: $1,500
Boys & Girls Club: $1,500
Boy Scouts of America - Quivira Council: $1,500
Dillon Nature Center: $1,000
Early Education Center: $775
HCC Endowment Association Scholorships: $2,000
Reno County 4H Foundation Scholarships: $1,000
Ulster Project of Greater Hutchinson: $350
United Way of Reno County: $1,328
YouthFriends of Reno County: $1,000
April 2011
50,000 meals packaged at Hutch for Haiti Event
After three solid months of planning and fundraising, Cottonwood Court was buzzing on Event Day, April 16, 2011. The mood was light-hearted and festive with tropical music booming from speakers as volunteers packaged meals, letting out cheers whenever a box of food was filled and ready to be placed on a pallet for shipping. Anyone who participated will tell you it was a moving experience and one that the Rotary board is considering doing again.
As of the morning of the event we had raised $40,000. Numana projected, based on earlier events, that we would probably be able to raise another $3,000 on event day, but brought enough food supplies to equal $45,000 or 150,000 meals. We actually raised over $7,000 on event day with sales of Hutch for Haiti shirts and donations that came in all day long. Donations are still trickling in.
As of Thursday 4/28, Hutch for Haiti has raised $47,826.62. We packed $45,000 worth of meals and have elected to pay forward our excess funds of $2,826.62 (and any other donations that continue to come in) to the McPherson Numana packaging event to be held in June.
Thank you to all who helped to make this event successful. It is a shining star for Rotary and will have a positive lasting effect on the Hutchinson Community and the people of Northern Haiti. Special thanks to Rotarians David Planthold, Josie Thompson, Monica Bergmeier, Ed Maschler and Pattie Yates Beldon who spent many long hours trying to inform, educate and organize the community to make this event happen. We took a ton of pictures at the event. You can see them posted on Hutch for Haiti's Facebook page.
Numana is continuing with their mission to save the starving with other packaging events in our area. If you didnt get a chance to make it to Hutch for Haiti, or if you did and want to join the fun again, we encourage everyone to volunteer at the McPherson packing event to be held at McPherson College Sports Arena on June 4th. You can sign up here
January 2011
The Hutchinson Rotary Club will sponsor Hutch for Haiti food packaging event.
January 13, 2011, one year and one day after the devestating earthquake hit Haiti, we kicked off the "Hutch for Haiti" campaign with our first community meeting. About 30 people, including 10 Rotarians, responded to the invitation to help organize the project.
Numana presented information about the project and attendees took part in a practice round of meal packaging to get a feel for what the April 16th Community Packaging Event will be like. Attendees were also given the opportunity to sign up for 13 different committees that will be integral to pulling the event together. We are thrilled about the initial response we are getting from community members and feel the planning is off to a great start.
If you were not able to make it to this meeting, but would still like to be on a committee, it is not too late. Just contact hutchforhaiti@gmail.com or call (620) 259-9511.
Since Rotary is sponsoring this community-wide event, we will have regular updates on the progress of the event in our newsletters. Look for more information on our upcoming website and details on where to sign up to help package meals on April 16.
October 2010
The Hutchinson Rotary Club was approved for two District Service Grants:
First was for $4,000 total dollars. That includes $1,000 from the club; $1,000 match from the District; and $2,000 match from the Tree Board’s “Trees for Tomorrow” program to help replace trees in the Pyle Park across from city hall. We’re getting our dollars to stretch 4 times, helping beautify the city, doing some education with the local school down there, and just plain making a difference in the community.
Second was a match for the “Honor Flights” program through Central Prairie Honor Flights. The District can only match us at the 83% level for the 2nd grant as they had more requests than dollars for the first time (including those second grants that many clubs applied for and received). We had applied for $975 so that, with their match, we’d be able to send 3 veterans at $650 each. The 83% limit just means that we’ll have to provide an extra $232 to ensure that we send three veterans. We will be passing the hat once more at the next meeting to try to raise the remaining money.
June 2010
2010/2011 Rotary Board
Congratulations to the following new Hutchinson Roatary Board Members approved at the June 21st Meeting. Most of the board assignments have now been made and are listed below.
President: Chris Orwoll
President-Elect/Programs: Jimie-Wray Mead
Past President/Club Historian: John Deardoff
Secretary: Dave Thomas
Treasurer: Bob Schraeder
Vice-President-Elect/Membership: Josie Thompson
Public Relations: Ed Maschler
International Service: Jade Piros
The Rotary Club of Hutchinson Endowed Fund: Carol Carr
Community Service Grants: Lowell Peachey/Tona Turner
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Club Service/Family of Rotary: Marcy Kauffman
Company Youth - Aubrey Patterson
Rotary Foundation (Rotary International): Matt Stafford
Community Service - Projects: Brian Schmidtberger & Monica Bergmeier
April 2010
Community Fund Grants
CO-Chairs Tona Tuner and
Lowell Peachey presented the
Annual Rotary Community
Grant recommendations to the
Board of Directors at the March
22nd Board meeting.
The
Board approved the recommendations
and will present
the grants to the recipients at
the April 5th Board meeting.
Other committee members
were Carter File, Hal Dick and
Schmidtberger.
From the President: “I was
extremely pleased with the
work of the Community Grants
Committee this year. The committee focused on how each
grant request met the mission
and goals of the Rotary Grant
Program.”
Recommended Recipients
-
Altrusa International of Hutchinson
- American Legion - Boys’ State
- American Legion Auxiliary - Girls State
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Reno County
- Boys & Girls Club
- Boy Scouts of America
- Dillon Nature Center
- Early Education Center
- Family Children’s Theatre
- Hutchinson Recreation Commission
- Hutchinson Symphony Assc
- TECH, Inc
- Ulster Project of Greater Hutchinson
- USD 308 Dental Fund
For more information see this report.
March 2010
Lunch Cost Rising $1.00
In April on 2010, the Grand Prairie is going to
increase the lunch price from $7.50 to $8.50. There hasn’t been an increase since 2004. This increase will be passed on to members fees.
September
2009
Tree Service Project
The Hutchinson Rotary Club in partnership with the
Hutchinson Tree Board and a Rotary District Simplified
grant raised $4,000 towards a tree planting project.
On Saturday November 21, 2009 fifteen (15)
Rotarians along with Tree Board members
and City employees worked side by side to
plant 30 trees around the Kansas State
Fairgrounds.
See More - on the second page of the January 2010 Newsletter
July
2009
Changing of the guard for 2009-10
Congratulations to our new officers:
President: John Deardoff
President-Elect/Programs: Chris Orwoll
Past President/Club Historian: Joe Ontjes
Secretary: Dave Thomas
Treasurer: Bob Schraeder
Vice-President-Elect/Membership Growth: Jimie-Wray Mead
Public Relations: Ed Maschler
International Service: Josie Thompson
Community Service Grants:Tona Turner/Lowell Peachy
Community Service Projects: Aubrey Patterson
Vocational Service/Youth: Jeff Gust
Vocational Service/Tours: Josh Anderson
The Rotary Club of Hutchinson Endowed Fund: Carol Carr
Rotary Foundation: Jim Cannon
Club Service/Family of Rotary: Marcy Kauffman
November
2008
“Fire Fly Visual Dictionary” Project at Avenue A school
100
English Language
Learner (ELL) students at Avenue A Elementary
school receieved hardback Firefly Junior
Visual Dictionary, courtesy of the Hutchinson Rotary Club. The dictionary
contains 320 pages of color
photos – matching pictures to
the words the young students
are trying to learn. See More
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