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The members of the new Lee's
Summit Downtown Rotary Club have
great enthusiasm and energy.
The founding philosophy of
Service Above Self -
established by Paul Harris 1905
is what drives
District 6040's newest club.
The club immediately established
an outline of local and
international programs and
charities that would benefit
from our fundraising efforts.
Our first inclination was to
start at home and choose some
local organizations that would
benefit from the ideas being
resonated by our members. |
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LSDR club members have their
sites set on many local
organizations that can benefit
from our clubs donation of time,
talent, and monetary
contributions.
Some of the local organizations
who benefit include but are
not limited to Pro Deo Youth
Center,
Hope House,
Hillcrest Ministries,
Langsford House, Lee's Summit
Social Services and One Good
Meal.
The first internal effort
created by our club is our
"Adopt a Family" program. Every
month we choose a family from
applications submitted by our
members or other local sources
that have an immediate need. In its brief
existence we have assisted single
mothers who are struggling to make ends
meet by supplying diapers for infants.
We also reached out by providing a gift
card for necessities to a local family
who lost everything in a tragic house
fire. We hope to expand this
program by adopting 12 families that we
can provide groceries and other
essentials for during the holiday season
in order to alleviate some of the many
economic pressures felt at this time of
year.
In 2009 we began the
organization of the
SMOKIN' on the Summit BBQ
Competition. The inagural
event will be held this June
3-4, 2011 in conjunction with
Downtown Days. This is a
KCBS sanctioned event and
will raise funds for Rotary
International and numerous local
causes. This event along with
our Annual Casino Night will
allow our club to fundraise with
the force of a 100+ member
club. You won't be hard pressed
to find bigger clubs in the area
but you will be challenged to
find a club with a BIGGER heart
than the one posessed by the
members of the Lee's
Summit Downtown Rotary Club. |
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International efforts and opportunities
for involvement are plenty. The
Lee's Summit Downtown Rotary club has
already become involved with the
Shoes for Orphan Souls program and
plans to make this a main focus for our
club on an international program level.
Rotary International offers local
clubs many options that are truly
rewarding to members including Polio Plus
that as a part of the
Rotary Foundation has nearly
eradicated Polio throughout the
world. |
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programs of Rotary International
can be more closely examined by
visiting the
programs section on their website. |
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