Columbia Rotary South
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This Week's Program -- John Ott and Downtown Columbia

We welcome John Ott back to Columbia South. John was a charter member of Columbia South and was active for many years. John has been a key figure in downtown Columbia's renaissance, purchasing and rehabilitating several historic properties. His presentation involves showing "before and after" pictures of downtown projects and sharing information about what is happening there and what the future could be. John has spent a lot of time walking the streets and alleys of the downtown district and, like everyone who visits the downtown area, has thoughts and opinions to share.     Survey Results Over the past few weeks, our club has participated in a survey conducted by Rotary International. Here are the resultsÉ Gender Female members: 25 Male members: 84 Age 29 and younger: 2 30 Ð 39: 14 40 Ð 49: 13 50 Ð 59: 34 60 Ð 69: 32 70 and older: 14 Length of Membership Less than 1 year: 20 1 Ð 2 years: 17 3 Ð 5 years: 10 6 Ð 10 years: 19 More than 10 years: 44 Employment Status Working full-time: 83 Working part-time: 2 Leave of Absence: 0 Retired: 25 Columbia Rotary South End of the Year Celebration, 6/21 Get ready for our biggest event of the year! Once again, the event will be organized by the incomparable Bridgid Kinney. More information about time and ticket price will be announced at Friday's meeting and in future newsletters. Special Olympics Volunteers Needed Special Olympics MissouriÕs parade of athletes happens when our athletes "paradeÓ into Opening Ceremonies of our 2012 State Summer Games on Tuesday, May 29th at 5:30 PM on MizzouÕs Carnahan Quad! Interested? Contact member Joe Stephens at joestephens06@hotmail.com Volunteer STILL neededÉ The Columbia Rotary Clubs are looking for a person to be the Columbia Chair for the inbound Panamanian team (9/24 to 10/22) If you are interested please let Bob or Michelle know.       THIS SATURDAY -- Ellis Fischel Rotary Garden Work Day Date: Saturday, May 19 Time: 8 am to 11 am Location: The old Ellis Fischel Hospital on the Business Loop Bring: Garden tools Refreshments provided by the Ellis Fischel Development Office THIS SATURDAY -- Rotary Leadership Retreat Don't forget that this Saturday is the Rotary Leadership Retreat in Warrensburg. Last minute registration is possible. If you want to get more involved with Rotary and/or are interested in serving in a leadership role, please contact Sean Spence at sspence@marathonbe.com.   Annual Rotary South Golf Event, June 29th Our annual Rotary South Golf event will be held on Friday, June 29th, immediately following our Rotary meeting. The green fee cost to non-members of CCMO Country Club will be $50. Members will just pay the cart rental fee to the club. A prize fund of $10 is due at the time you sign up. We will play a scramble format, as in past years. Teams will be formed by CCMO taking handicaps into consideration, so all skill levels are encouraged to participate! See Roger Birdsong, Max Dills, Mike Happ, or Ken Nivens, or JR Lawless to sign up. Dates to Remember May -- Rotary Magazine Month 5/19 -- Ellis Fischel Rotary Garden Work Day 5/19 -- Rotary Leadership Retreat (Warrensburg) 6/21 -- Columbia Rotary South End of the Year Celebration 6/29 -- Annual Rotary South Golf Tournament 10/18-10/20 -- District Conference (Branson)