Parkville Rotary
History of
Parkville Rotary
The Parkville Rotary Club was formed March 26th, 1946 under sponsorship of the Kansas City Club. Parkville Rotary currently has 65 members and meets Friday at noon in the WoodardConferenceCenter in the Park University Underground. Parkville Rotary has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with ParkUniversity. All Park College/University presidents have been members of the Parkville Rotary Club. The University is also home to the Rotary Clubs Archive and Museum. The University and Parkville Rotary Club have worked together through the years on various community projects.
Service projects undertaken by the Parkville Rotary Club early in its history included promoting and helping to organize the Parkville Volunteer Fire Department as well as ParkvilleCommunity Center, and the DrugRehabilitationCenter. Recently, the Parkville Rotary Club has donated a clock to the City of Parkville.
Helping people of all ages from children to senior citizens, Parkville Rotary Club has been serving the community since it’s inception. Parkville Rotary Club has provided assistance to victims of floods, tornadoes and hurricanes, stocking food pantries, helping meals on wheels, awarding scholarships, and provided funding for Synergy Services and other community needs such as funding local parks and playgrounds.
The Four-Way Test
Of the things we think, say, or do
- Is it the TRUTH?….
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL
and better FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to
all concerned?….
Club Officers 2011-2012
Debra Hopkins, President
Platte Valley Bank
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Kent Mayfield, President Elect
Shelter Insurance Company
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Robert Stone, Secretary
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David Napoli, Treasurer
816-587-0949
Parkville Rotary club
Parkville, Missouri, USA
Weekly Meetings
Fridays at 12:00pmnoon
ParkUniversity Commercial Underground Parkville, MO64152
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What is Rotary?
Rotary is a community service club – both local and international.
Becoming a Rotarian:
An association of nearly 32,000 (nearly 33,000 autonomous clubs in (more than 200)166 countries, Rotary International is one of the world’s largest service organizations. An important distinction between Rotary and other organizations is that membership in Rotary is by invitation. Rotary clubs invite individuals to join and become members.
Membership is vital to a Rotary club’s operations and community service activities. A primary goal of the club is to continually expand the club with committed members who have the interest and ability to get involved in service and humanitarian projects. Prospective members must:
- Hold – or be retired from a professional, proprietary, executive, or managerial position.
- Have the capacity to meet the club’s weekly attendance or community project participation requirements.
- Live or work within the locality of the club or the surrounding area
Why Join Rotary?
- Professional Networking
Rotary Club members represent a cross-section of the community’s owners, executives, managers, political leaders, and professional people who meet weekly to enjoy camaraderie and fellowship.
- Service Opportunities – “paycheck of the heart.”
Service opportunities include healthcare, hunger, poverty, illiteracy, and the environment.
- International Awareness
Rotary extends to nearly 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries.
- Friendship
Rotary club members are friends and as such enjoy friendships with member’s worldwide.
- Good Citizenship
Weekly meetings keep members informed about community, national and world events.
- Family Foundations
Rotary sponsors many youth, educational and family-building scholarship programs.
- Ethical Environment
High ethical standards are the backbone of Rotary. (See The Four-Way Test)
- Leadership Development
Rotary is comprised of leaders and thus builds leadership through the association of its members.
- Diversity in Membership
Rotary’s ranks are filled with men and women from all walks of life. Rotary is open to all.
Myths About Rotary
You do not have to own a business to belong to Rotary.
Assessing fines on club members is not a form of punishment. Fines, which are generally a modest amount, are used in a fun way to acknowledge good thing that happen to members and also help increase the club treasury.
Rotary does not take a lot of time. Although we meet once a week at 12 noon, our meeting incorporates a lunch meal followed by club business and a planned speaker program. In addition, our Rotary Club sponsors a few fund raising and social activities during the year which would involve a little of your time to participate.
Rotary at a Glance
International
Rotarians: 1.219,532
Clubs: 31,936
Districts: 529
Countries 200
Parkville
Rotarians: 65
Club Number: 2229
District Number 6040
Country: USA