Rotary Club of Chariton

Chartered March 12, 1924

Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Albia

 

 Updated January 11, 2007

 

Governors

     Lynn Johnson------1974-75

Kenneth Crist------1986-87

Corliss Klaassen---2005-06

 

Youth Exchange

    

Tressa Kennedy—Outbound----Spain---1999-00

Cammeo Medici--Outbound----Italy—2003-04

Johnny Douglas-----Outbound----Spain—2004-05

Tyler Perkins-----Outbound---Germany-2004-05

Karen Nixon-------Inbound----Australia—1971-72—hosted by the Bill Carter

Family, the Bill Shelton family & the Ken Crist family

Guadalupe E. Vescova—Inbound—Argentina—1994-95---hosted by the Dick

Stoffer family, the Dan Kent family the Bill McCroskey family and the Stan

VanderWoude family

Estephanie Renjiso—Inbound—Columbia—1996-97—hosted by the Bill Shelton

Family

Chris Appelet---Inbound—Germany----1998-99----hosted by the Larry Hirschy

Family and the Dick Stoffer family

Daniela Santos-----Inbound----Brazil---2002-03—hosted by the Allen Anderson

Family and the Jeri Reeve family

Denise Santos------Inbound----Brazil---2003-04—hosted by the Randy Spoon

Family & the Shari Spiker family

Felipe Naranjo Sanchez—Inbound----Ecuador-2004-05—hosted by the Kristi

Douglas family, the Jeri Reeve family & the Craig Scott family

 

Group Study Exchange

 

Dave Orwig—team member to Norway--1969

Dick Stoffer—team leader to India—1990

Jane Rau---Russell French teacher—GSE team member to France—1994

Japan—Chariton club hosted a team--1996

Lynn Johnson—team leader toTaiwan--1998

Jill Kerns---team member to Japan---1999

India---hosted by the Dick Stoffer Family, Corliss & Jeanne Klaassen & the Rob

Negrete Family—1995

Columbia—hosted by the Jeri Reeve family, the David Laing family & Corliss &

Jeanne Klaassen---April 2003

Germany---hosted by the Veronica Fuhs family, the Jeri Reeve family, the Bob

Ulrich family & Byron Welch---June 2005

 

Health, Hunger & Humanity Program

 

Dr. Robert Grappendorf---served as a dentist in the refugee camps for one month

In Hong Kong---1981

 

Paul Harris International Couple Exchange (only District 600

Had this program)

 

Lynn Johnson and Judy Johnson--South Africa for a month---Nov. 1970

 

Friendship Exchange

 

Corliss & Jeanne Klaassen--South Africa--3 weeks---2001

 

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)

 

Our club sends 2 sophomore students to the conference at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa for leadership training---RYLA started in 1997

 

Community Projects

 

Rotary Highway Clean-up--- (spring & fall) ---started in 1992

Yocom Park----helped the Johnson Foundation install the steel fence--1994

Art in the Park-----Lucas County Arts Council/Rotary Club of Chariton

Provided a meal which consisted of sweet corn, Pella belogna & watermelon at

Yocom Park for the public for a challenge grant for the Arts Council of $700 in

1995

Movie Theatre----helped install seats—1996

The Rotary Club of Chariton received a District 6000 Community Service Award for Movie Theater Fundraising (raising over $10,000 in a year in 1997)

Constitution Park---helped lay the brick memorial walkway—1998-99

Gazebo-----we gave $12,000 for the Gazebo project through various fundraisers

Including a Las Vegas raffle night----Rotarians also helped with the construction

Of the Gazebo in the year 2000

Literacy Program----started in –2001----easels were made by Wayne Fletcher,

Tim Hamer & Jim Fuller--take home books were given in 2003—in 2004 a

District Simplified Grant was received for $1,500 and the Chariton Club gave

$475.25 for 25 Read to Me books & bags for the Kindergarten—90 books on

Different professions for the 2^nd grade & 90 books on how math is used in the real

World for 3^rd grade--Rotarians read weekly to the 1^st graders at Columbus School.

Dictionary Project –2005—we gave 110 dictionaries to 3^rd graders at Van Allen.

Disc Golf at NW Park—Community Assistance Grant-- $1,000 in 2002---

Completed in 2004---Signs were made by Tracy Hall & Disc Golf installed by Rotary members & their families.

 

Girls Softball Complex at NW Park---committed $25,000 over 3 yrs-2002-05-we

Received a District Simplified Grant for $3,500 for concession equipment in 2004 and the Coons Foundation

Donation of $2,500 in 2004—we received a District Simplified Grant for $3,750 in 2005 for the fencing of two extra fields

2006—Girls Softball Complex –Donation of $5,250 by anonymous Rotarians

 

International Projects

 

Polio Plus----started in 1985----Chariton Club raised $24,000 in 1989--- We

Pledged $8,250 over 3 yrs. in 2002-05 (we contributed $9,019) Marion Coons &

The Coons Foundation have given $1,500 annually to Polio Plus through the Chariton Club

Xicotepec, Mexico---gave $300 for classrooms---2003

Tsunami Disaster---contributed $357---2005

Katrina Relief---contributed $800 in 2005---2005Rebaz Shamsadeen—young boy from

Iraq with hole in his heart--$250 for heart surgery---2005

Xicotepec, Mexico—Rotary Club of Chariton, Decatur County, Corydon &

Osceola—purchased new ambulance using District Designated Funds (DDF) which was matched by a Rotary International Matching Grant--2006

The Lucas County Health Center contributed hospital beds, medical equipment &

Supplies through the Rotary Club of Chariton to FAMSCO (Fire & Medical

Supply Company) in the late 1980’s to be shipped to developing countries

Rural Health Care Advantage donated medical equipment & supplies through the

Rotary Club of Chariton to FAMSCO in 2006

 

Fundraisers

 

Plummer Family Country Music Show---Johnson Auditorium---net proceeds to

RSVP---1986

Basketball Raffle Tickets---$1,000 given annually to RSVP--started by David

Laing—1990

Chili Bowl Shoot-out---Basketball Fundraiser—1997--$5,000 to the Movie Theatre

Harley Race Wrestling Promotion---$2,500----2001-02

Sweet Corn Feed----Pin Oak Marsh---$790—donation to Pin Oak of $400---2002

The Duttons from Branson—High School Gymnasium--$2,935 for Disc Golf—

2003—The Duttons also made a donation to Polio Plus of $1,500 through our

Club

Sweet Corn Feed----Court House Lawn—$300---2003

Donkey Ball-----High School Gym---2004--$2,200 to the Girls Softball Complex

2005--$1,000 to the Girls Softball Complex

                      Bingo Tent -- July 4^th--- 2004--$500 to Girls Softball Complex

                                              Sweet Corn Sales---$126

 

Bingo Tent -- July 4^th---2005--$500 to Girls Softball Complex

Bingo Tent -- July 4th—2006--$500 to Girls Softball Complex

Pie & Ice Cream Fundraiser-- July 4th—2006--$913.83 to Girls Softball Complex

        Arts Council Luncheon--each Rotarian furnished 2 pies also prepared & served

Lunch of Barbecued pork & beef sandwiches—baked beans & coleslaw--$687.00

For the Girls Softball Complex

Other fundraisers included a Spaghetti Supper & Auction, a car raffle, Raffle,

Calendars of Lucas County, sold barbecue pork sandwiches at the State Firemen’s

Convention

 

Donations

 

RSVP (Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) --- $1,000 annually since 1994---and

Our club has been a sponsor since 1975---Rotary members also serve as

Volunteers for the program---RSVP name changed to Lucas County Health

Center Volunteer Services in 2004

Local Fire Departments

Lucas County Public Health Department---The Rotary Club of Chariton awarded

The Lucas County Public Health Department a $500 grant for a Bioject

Immunizer---Jan. 1996

Scholarships---Ken & Atha Crist/Rotary Memorial Community Service

Scholarship—(2 @$1,000 ea) we contribute $250 annually to the Chariton

Chamber & Development Corp. ---first recipient in 1992 ($500) at that time was

The Ken Crist Rotary Memorial Community Service Scholarship

Pledged $25.00 per member ($1300) to the 2006 National Special Olympics held

In Ames

Lucas County Little League—Sponsored a team since 1956

 

Miscellaneous

 

Chosen best singing Rotary club by Scott Raecker—promoter of Iowa

Sesquicentennial Celebration---1997

John Baldridge, Dr. J.G. Garton and Virgil Meyer honored as 50 year Rotarians in 1992

Dwight Vredenburg honored as a 50 year Rotarian in 1997

Iowa Cubs night with Boone Rotarians and District Governor Jim Vickery-1997

High School seniors are invited to our club meetings every Friday noon.

Women invited into the Rotary Club of Chariton in 1988

The Chariton club sponsored Marc Masters in the 1986 World Affairs Seminar at

The University of Wisconsin in Whitewater

The Chariton club sponsored Caryl Pierschbacher in 1986 for Business Horizons

At Drake University

Rotary Club of Chariton aided Leah Mitzner as she completed her last year of the

AFS student program in a small German town near the French border in 1986

Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Canada in 1997, those attending

Were:  Bob & Kay Ulrich, Jerry & Sarah Davis, Corliss & Jeanne Klaassen, Stan

& Alma VanderWoude, Dick & Peggy Stoffer, Dan & Deb Kent and Bill

McCroskey & daughter Erika

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  we think, say or do:

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  2.  Is it fair to all
       concerned?

  3.  Will it build good will
       and better friendships?

  4.  Will it be beneficial
        to all concerned?

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