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Planning Our Club's Future -- May 20, 2019

President-Elect Vicki Megginson

Our club is a vibrant, growing organization. Our service projects range from support of local community organizations to international efforts involving education and clean water. Our membership is growing, and we are building a satellite club in Chatham. Our fund raising efforts are growing. Vicki will lead a discussion as to how, as People of Action, we can best maintain this positive momentum. Please join us at Maldaners Upstairs at 5:30 p.m. for this invigorating discussion. Visitors are always welcome and may enjoy a fine buffet dinner for $12.

Rotary Family Day at the Ballpark -- June 22 and September 28, 2019

Take me out to the ballgame and help fundraise for literacy!

Buy and sell tickets to two games to help fundraise for Rotary District 6460 grants for literacy projects. You may sell tickets to non-Rotarians. Please invite your friends and join us at Busch Stadium in St. Louis for one or both games. Tickets are available for the Saturday, June 22 1:15 p.m. game (Cardinals versus Angels) and for the Saturday, September 28 6:15 p.m. game (Cardinals versus Cubs). The greatly discounted tickets are $50 each and are for prime seating in the left field loge (268-272). The order form is available in the downloadable documents section on this homepage. Checks should be made out to Rotary District 6460. We are also seeking support for tickets for youth, so please consider ordering a ticket for that purpose. For more information contact our own Past District Governor Rod Buffington (pictured above) via email at rotaryrod@comcast.net. We hope to see you at these ballgames. Have fun and help support literacy!

2019 Flag Service Project Is Underway

Subscribe for your flag today and encourage others to participate!

Last year we experienced substantial growth. We served over 400 locations including homes, businesses, and associations. We expect to see even more flags waving throughout our community this year. Flags are displayed for Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, and September 11. Proceeds from the Flag Service Project support grants for needed projects proposed by charities and other nonprofits. Your continued subscriptions and those of friends and neighbors will allow us to increase our support for these projects. Please visit our website www.rotaryflagservice.com to subscribe and see a list of some of the projects funded through this service. Remember that subscriptions make great gifts.

Chatham Satellite Rotary Club Launched

We signed the papers for the Rotary Club of Springfield Satellite in Chatham!

The new Rotary Club of Springfield Satellite Club in Chatham celebrated its founding with a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce, other members of the Rotary Club of Springfield, and Rotary District Governor Brian Barstead on April 23 at The Creek Pub & Grill in Chatham. The official paperwork was signed and will be delivered to Rotary International by District Governor Brian Barstead. The Satellite Club is an important part of the Rotary Club of Springfield and meets at noon on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at The Creek Pub & Grill.

Nineteen New Members!

Membership in our Club is Growing

Membership Chair Dave Krumphardt welcomed nine new members on March 11 (top image), four on April 1 (middle image), and four on May 6 (penultimate image), and two (bottom image ) on May 14 to the Rotary Club of Springfield and our new Chatham Satellite Club. The Satellite Club is an important new part of our Rotary Club. They are members of our Club but meet at noon on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month at The Creek Pub & Grill in Chatham. The induction ceremonies for the 19 new members were energizing and joyous occasions, and we are not done yet. We will be adding more members over the coming months. We are making great progress on our strategic goal to increase membership in Rotary!