South visitors: Amy Salladay
Out of Town visitors: Carolyn Herrington from Capitol Rotary in Tallahassee, Florida.
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ROTARACT MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: The Rotaract Club of Columbia will hold a membership drive meeting at the Colosseum Bistro, 4th and Broadway, from 5:45 to 7:00 p.m. October 20. If you know of young persons (ages 18-35) who may be interested in joining Rotaract, please ask them to attend and go along with them if possible. At the event there will be a presentation on "Why Rotaract Could Be for You," as well as an opportunity to mingle and meet with current Rotaract members. The mission of Rotaract is to bring together high-energy young professionals in a fun environment and encourage community involvement, professional growth, and development of leadership skills. Rotaract activities in recent years have included involvement in Special Olympics, Adopt-a-Highway, and Central Missouri Food Bank. Rotaract meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Colosseum Bistro. For more information, contact Ashley Edler at 817-5409 or abedler@yahoo.com. More information on Rotaract is available at www.rotaractofcolumbia.org.
NEED A RIDE TO ROTARY?
The Hospitality Committee prepares get-well cards for members who are ill and can set up rides for members who can't otherwise get to meetings. Please notify Caroline Maher by email at cjmaher@gte.net, by phone at 874-8712 (work) or 874-2451 (home).
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Eric Evans
introduced our speaker, Steve Paulsell, who talked about Missouri
Task Force 1 and its recent deployments to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Missouri Task Force 1 was on the ground in the U.S. Gulf Coast even before
Hurricane Katarina blasted ashore. They arrived in New Orleans on Monday
night following the storm hitting, bringing with them everything they would
need to be self-sufficient. The team went to work rescuing people from
roof tops and attics. On Day 2 of the operation, it was estimated that they
were rescuing 100-110 people per hour per boat.
For information about volunteering for the Force and to read articles about
their experience, check out the website at: http://www.bcfdmo.com/missouri_tf1/index.asp.
Missouri
Task Force 1 returned home at 2:00 p.m. to the Boone County Fire Protection
District Fire Headquarters on October to a number of family and friends.
This was their second deployment to the greater New Orleans area in a month.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We are still looking for volunteers who would like to
take notes at the meeting for this weekly newsletter publication
- no more than 4-5 times a year (preferably one full month).
If interested, please e-mail Tony St Romaine, or see Kristen
Smarr, Jane Phillips or Paige Scott for additional details.
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Web Editor: Tony St Romaine
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