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Community Service

Rotary defines Community Service as comprising varied efforts that Rotarians make, sometimes in conjunction with others, to improve the quality of life of those who live within the club's locality or municipality. Click here for a page describing past Community Service Activities. Click the following links for information on current activities.

2010-2011 Community Service Committee Activities
Financial Contributions

2010-2011 Community Service Committee Activities

The 2010-2011 Community Service Committee is chaired by Bev Thompson. See the Committees page for a list of all committee members. Following are activities planned as of September 30, 2010:

  • October 15 and 16, 2010: Club volunteers will staff the hospitality suite at the Rotary District 6080 Annual Conference at the Holiday Inn Select from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. and 8:30 to 10 p.m. each day. Bev Thompson is coordinating.

  • October 23, 2010: Club volunteers will work one-hour shifts from 9 a.m. to noon at the Central Missouri Food Bank. Tim Powers is coordinating.

  • November 17, 2010: Club members will work a single two-hour shift at the Central Missouri Food Bank from 6 to 8 p.m. Steve Weinberg is coordinating.

  • December 4, 2010: Club volunteers will participate in Salvation Army Bell-Ringing at the north and south front doors of Schnucks from 19 a.m. to 8 p.m. in one-hour shifts. John Bach is coordinating.

  • December 16, 2010: Club volunteers will work one-hour shifts from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Central Missouri Food Bank. Kelley Zynda is coordinating.

Financial Contributions

Each year the Columbia Rotary Club makes substantial financial contributions to community organizations based on an annual survey of club members' preferences for organizations to be supported. Guidelines for the contributions and the process for identifying recipients are contained in the "Financial Contributions" policy of the Board of Directors - click here to view the policies. Selection of organizations to receive contributions is based primarily on a poll of club members, with final approval by the Board of Directors. Organizations designated to receive financial support during the current 2010-2011 program year are:

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters

  • Boy Scouts

  • Girl Scouts

  • Central Missouri Humane Society

  • Central Missouri Food Bank

  • Voluntary Action Center (VAC)

    • In addition to a contribution to VAC from fundraising activities, the club annually takes up a collection in November for the VAC's "Christmas Basket" program, which provides gifts and food for disadvantaged families. The collection was taken this year on November 18, 2010, and resulted in a total contribution of $752.00 to the program – by far the largest amount ever raised in this annual collection. Click here for a thank-you letter from club member Cindy Mustard, Executive Director of VAC.

  • Nora Stewart Early Learning Center

Click here for a page listing community financial contributions in past years.

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