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At the June 5 Rotary Club of Kirksville meeting, Rotarian and Hy-Vee General Manager Aron Barwick (right), presented a $200 check to Foundation Chair Jeff Romine. The sum represents proceeds from a fundraiser the Kirksville Hy-Vee held earlier for polio eradication.
At the April 24 meeting of the Rotary Club of Kirksville, Yohei Norimatsu (left) received a Paul Harris Fellowship pin and certificate from Club Foundation Chair Jeff Romine (right) for his significant financial contributions to the Rotary International Foundation. He is a first time recipient. Rotary uses the money to improve living conditions and health around the world and for various grants, exchanges and scholarships designed to promote peace and better world understanding between cultures.
Bill Lovegreen and Courtney Bonnell were awarded the local Rotary clubs' Ray Klinginsmith Distinguished Service Award at the joint meeting of the Kirksville Rotary Club and the Thousand Hills Rotary Club on Wednesday, April 3.
At the Jan. 3 Rotary Club of Kirksville meeting, Melissa Stuart, Annette Sweet and Claire Lloyd received Paul Harris Fellowship pins from Foundation Chair Jeff Romine for their significant financial contributions to the Rotary International Foundation. They are pictured from left with Romine. Stuart and Sweet are four-time recipients and Lloyd, a six-time recipient. Rotary uses the money to improve living conditions and health around the world and for various grants, exchanges and scholarships designed to promote peace and better world understanding between cultures.
At the Aug. 2 Rotary Club of Kirksville meeting, Gary Moreau, executive director of Mobility Worldwide MO - Columbia, spoke about Mobility Worldwide. The organization provides hand-powered mobility carts to individuals in developing countries who are unable to walk. The carts are built by volunteers at Mobility Worldwide's Columbia facility then shipped to many countries around the world. The carts are provided to needy individuals at no charge, with the costs being covered by donated materials and cart sponsorships. More information on this project is available at giftofmobility.org. Pictured...