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.gif) The Rotary Club of Tallahassee meets every Wednesday for lunch at Tallahassee Leon County Civic. 12 noon. Meetings are for Rotarians and their guests.
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.gif) Board Retreat - Sunday August 29, 2010 3-6pm at Pres. Champions home. Rotary Members Welcome
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| Message From the President |
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Roger Champion
President, 2010-11
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WELCOME
This year promises to be another great year for Rotary. Under the direction of our International President Ray Klinginsmith, Rotary will continue to push to eradicate Polio. Just four countries still have Polio. These are Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria. With your help we can make it happen. Polio is on the run and the end is in sight.
Locally, the Rotary Club of Tallahassee will continue to be a community partner working with Habitat for Humanity, Rotary Youth Camp, Able Trust, Boy Scouts of America, Salvation Army, Hospice, ECHO, Interact, RYLA, Toys for Tots, Lunch with a Rotarian, Little League, FSU Rotary Scholarship House, Healthy Ways, Wee Care, and the Miss Willa Scholarship.
Internationally, the passion and purpose of our international projects continue to blaze new trails for us. This year we will help complete several projects in Mexico including Palencia and Capadillera water harvesting cisterns and support of Casa Hogar Girl's Orphanage. In Panama we are supporting a neonatal ICU with surgical beds and plans are currently underway for a project in Haiti.
This is a vibrant and active club and we need each member to continue their support. Please give to the Rotary Foundation as this is the fuel that drives the Rotary Engine. Let's remember in Rotary we are Building Communities and Bridging Continents.
Visit this site frequently to catch up on news and events and make sure to keep your personal information up to date. Let's have a great Rotary year.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Roger Champion
President 2010 - 2011
ATTENTION ROTARY MEMBERS:
PAY YOUR SEMI-ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES ONLINE
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The Rotary Club of Tallahassee Welcomes
Rotary Youth Exchange student from Finland
Andrei Aalto
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August 10, 2010 - The Rotary Club of Tallahassee welcomed their first Rotary Youth Exchange student to Tallahassee. Andrei Aalto, sponsored by the Kitee Rotary Club of Finland, arrived at the Tallahassee Regional Airport this afternoon. Present to greet him were his two host families and eight members of our club. Andrei arrived from New York after spending three days there touring with 30 other Rotary Youth Exchange students from Finland. He will be attending Chiles High School as an 11th grader this fall. Look for Andrei to join us for our regular meetings at least once a month and at other special events.
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CONGRATULATIONS
2010 Ethics In Business Award Winner
- Mark A. Tarmey, 4M Design Group -
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| The 10th annual Ethics in Business Award in memory of Bill Dugger was presented Wednesday at the Civic Center. Architect Mark Tarmey, founder of 4M Design Group, was the recipient of the award. Pictured from left to right, back row, are Mark Thomasson, Rotary Club of Tallahassee President; Alberto Ibarguen, Knight Foundation CEO; and Mike Pate, Knight Foundation program director. In the front row are Steve Evans, Eugene Rivers, Lucy Ho, Mark Tarmey, Martha Stubbs, Melvina MacDonald and Tracey Cohen. more |
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| 2011 RI Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 21-25 May |
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Register early to receive the best rates and accommodations, and Let the Good Times Roll … Again! Find out more about New Orleans... watch the 2011 RI Convention promotional video.
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Helping those in need
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THE ROTARY CLUB OF TALLAHASSEE JOINS SUPPORTING ROTARY
CLUBS AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO CHANGE LIVES
By: Travis Yelverton
The Rotary Club of Tallahassee is changing the lives of people and communities around the world. The story of Rotary International’s commitment to eradicating the epidemic of polio around the world is well known. more |
Feature Story
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Tallahassee Representitives Selected for 2009 District 6940 Group Study Exchange
The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. more
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| East meets West at 2009 Rotary International |
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By Lori McCall
Eleven years ago when I was nominated for membership in the Rotary Club of Tallahassee, I didn’t know much about Rotary. Even after I joined, I really didn’t understand what it was all about, but the more I learned, the more I got involved and it has changed my life. Full Story
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| Rotary Centennial Playground |
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A place where every child is welcome.
The City of Tallahassee long dreamed of building an inclusive playground, but didn't have the necessary funding. So the Tallahassee Rotary Clubs, in honor of its centennial year, elected to foot almost half the bill...more pictures
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| The Rotary Roast was a huge success! |
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Special thanks to Roastee Dr. Stan Marshall and all of the Roasters
The Rotary Roast was a huge success! It is estimated that $10,000.00 was raised by the event to help fund Club projects to “Make Dream Real!” The club appreciates the huge effort of Roast Committee Chair Mark Thomasson and members Bill Webb, Tom Kirwin, Judson Chapman, Roger Champion, Donna Thornton, Robert Estevez. A special thank you is given to Richard Moore for his consultation and expert advice; Pat Pallentino, who is providing valuable technological assistance with the videos, and to Charlie Belvin who video-taped the event for the Marshall family. Mrs. Vera Nessen and her friend Dale Robinson made the event classy with piano and percussion ensemble during the cocktail hour. Thanks to them all for their many volunteer hours in our community! |
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Rotary In Action
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Bill Rutherford receives Rotary Clubs' 2009 Ethics in Business Award
Tallahassee Area Rotary Clubs presented their Ethics in Business Award on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 to architect Bill Rutherford, president and CEO of Clemons, Rutherford & Associates Inc. in Tallahassee. Full Story
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Rotary Club of Tallahassee makes dreams real in Mexico By Lori McCall
More than two centuries ago, the ancient mariner made famous by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge cried out in despair, “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” Full Story
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Rotary Lights up the World to end Polio... Last month, “End Polio Now” was projected on such famous landmarks as the Sydney Opera House, the British Parliament, the Roman Coliseum, and Cape Town’s Table Mountain. This simple message—Rotary’s pledge to rid the world of this crippling childhood disease... Full Story
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ROTARY LEADS VOLUNTEER FORCE IN GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding a $255 million challenge grant to Rotary International, which Rotary will match with $100 million raised by its members over the next three years for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). more
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Rotary Club of Tallahassee 1st Annual Golf Tournament... It was a perfect day for fun, fellowship, and fund-raising. Maureen Thompson, President of the Rotary Club of Tallahassee, addressed teams from the balcony of Golden Eagle Country Club as they waited in their golf carts prior to the 12:30 pm shotgun start on Sept.29. more tournament info and pictures
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