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The Rotary Club of Lambert Airport was chartered in 1983.
Charter Dinner informationPast Presidents
1982 - 84 Charles 'Chuck' Ehlert, Chartering President
2001 - 04 Assistant District Governor
2005 - 06 District Govenor
1984 - 85 Dr. Henry Prokop
1985 - 86 Herbert H. Brune
1986 - 87 Fletcher E. Wells II
1987 - 88 Don Kress
1988 - 89 Glen Watson (Deceased)
1989 - 90 Harry Smith
1990 - 91 Don Gifford
1991 - 92 Hank Rechtien (Deceased)
1992 - 93 Bette O'Keefe
1993 - 94 Terry Brown
2000 - 01 District Governor, as member of the St. Charles Club
1994 - 95 Kathy Lawton Brown (No relation to Terry)
1995 - 96 Bob Horn
1996 - 97 Joyce Caton
1997 - 98 Tim Dineen
1998 - 99 Rick Glover (Deceased)
1999-2000 Fletcher E. Wells II (What, again???)
2000 - 01 Linda Ragusky
2001 - 02 Bill Spurgeon
2002 - 03 Dr. Tom Morgan
2003 - 04 Jayne Kasten
2004 - 05 Jeanette Mix
2005 - 06 Tonya Ehlert (Yup, The Charter President's daughter as he was DG)
2006 - 07 Mary Bailey
2007 - 08 Kate Schwadron
2008 - 09 Herbert H. Brune (for a second time!!)
Mayor of the City of Bridgeton Speaks at Lambert Airport Rotary Club
Bridgeton Mayor Conrad Bowers spoke at our March 14th and discussed the future of the community. He told members about parks and services which will be continued in Bridgeton. Mayor Bowers received a Rotary Certificate from Lambert Airport Rotary Club President Dr. Tom Morgan.
Lambert Rotary Club responds to Community Helping Ministry's Wish List
Community Service is a major Rotary International goal, and Lambert Airport Rotary Club members donated Items from the Community Helping Ministry list of requests. Canned Fruits, Peanut Butter, Jellies, Pancake Mix & Syrup, Pasta & Sauces, Canned Tuna, Hamburger & Tuna Helpers, Paper Products, and a monetary donation were presented to Executive Director Deb Powers.
SECURITY TIP: ATM Scam
March 7, 2003 Huffman Security Company reports thieves are putting a thin clear, ridged plastic "sleeve" into the ATM card slot. When you insert your card, the machine can't read the strip, so it keeps asking you to re-enter your PIN number. Meanwhile, someone standing behind you watches you as you enter and re-enter your PIN number.
Eventually you give up, thinking the machine has captured your card and walk away. The thieves then remove the plastic sleeve, complete with your card. The way to avoid this is to run your finger along the card slot before you put your card in the machine. The sleeve has a couple of tiny prongs that the thieves need to get it out of the slot, and you will be able to feel them. The police would like as many people as possible to be aware of this scam, so please pass on this information. If you encounter a situation like this, please notify your local police agency. And as Paul Harvey is fond of saying, "And now you know."
Lambert Airport Rotary Club tours "KidSmart --Tools for Learning"
February 7, 2003 Peggy Tynes Garrett, a volunteer with the Bridgeton KidSmart organization, informed Lambert Airport Rotarians about the program located at 2175 Bridgeton Square Drive which provides invaluable supplies and enriching learning materials to area teachers. The goal of KidSmart is to help enhance the education of economically underprivileged children by serving as a connection between donors with surplus items and teachers who will use these materials in ingenious ways to illuminate growing minds. Businesses who are interested in providing surplus items such as paper goods, pens, pencils, or other materials should contact 314 291-6211. Cash contribution are also welcome to help provide educators with this "free store" to provide better education in the classroom. All donations are Tax-deductible. By partnering with KidSmart, Rotarians learned that the community can "provide students the opportunity to paint a bold tomorrow, while coloring a bright future today".
Lambert Airport Rotary Club welcomes Missouri's 2002 Junior Miss
December 24, 2002 Jessica Speed, Missouri's Junior Miss for 2002 spoke at a meeting of the Lambert Airport Rotary Club. Jessica, a student at Butler University in Indianapolis, shared the values of the Junior Miss Pageant and scholarships given to young women who participate.
Lambert Airport Rotary Club salutes the outstanding scholarship and community involvement of the Junior Miss organization. For additional information on involvement in the pageant as a volunteer or in Missouri Junior Miss organization as a scholarship sponsor, contact, Executive Director Harva Leigh Lambert at 314-962-2801. The 2003 Pageant will be held in the Pattonville Community Auditorium on Saturday,
January 11, 2003.Lambert Airport Rotary Club is active in community service and supports the Missouri Baptist Children Home, Community Helping Ministry, and Northwest Community YMCA. Prospective members are invited to attend club meetings which are held at noon each Friday at the Holiday Inn -Oak Park on Woodson Road.
LAMBERT TAKES 2ND IN FOUNDATION GIVING
December 7, 2001 Foundation Chairman Todd Lindley presents immediate Past President Linda Ragusky of the Lambert Airport Rotary Club a banner recognizing her club for its strong support of The Annual Programs Fund of The Rotary Foundation during her year as President, 2000-2001. The Lambert Club was the second highest club in 'per capita' giving to The Annual Programs Fund last year with an average of $192.65 per member. In Todd's kind presentation, somehow it was noted that, yes, it was his Overland Rotary Club that took the first place honors in this category. The Lambert Club congratulates their club on its accomplishment. To learn more about The Rotary Foundation, follow the link.
Rotary International Wants Your Vote October 30, 2001 The RI Centennial Planning Committee has developed three logos, one of which will be used in the commemoration of Rotary's 100th anniversary in 2005. There's a page on the RI web site to vote for the logo you like the best. Votes will be accepted through 31 December 2001. The winning logo will be announced at the International Assembly, 28 January to 4 February 2002, and spotlighted on the Web site and in an upcoming issue of The Rotarian. Take a moment to check out the logos and vote for your favorite.
Lambert Moves It's weekly Meetings
August 17, 2001 The Lambert Club is on the move, again. Today meetings will be at the Holiday Inn St. Louis-Airport (Oakland Park). This puts us across the highway from the major airport in the St. Louis region. Meal costs will be $12.00. Check the Meetings page for additional information.
June 26, 2001 The Lambert Airport Rotary Club web site was awarded by the Technology Task Force of Rotary International today at the International Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The task force chartered by RI President Frank Devlyn (2000-01) bestowed awards in four categories:
District Internet Communications Officer (DICO) Awards, presented to recognize outstanding work in a Rotary district encouraging more effective use of technology,
Club Internet Communications Officer (CICO) Awards, presented to recognize outstanding work in a Rotary club encouraging more effective use of technology,
District Web Site Awards, presented to recognize outstanding district Web sites, and
Club Web Site Awards, presented to recognize outstanding club Web sites.
This site was one of two sites awarded in Zone 29, the south central USA in the later category, Club Web Site Awards. The certificate presented to webmaster Fletcher Wells II read:
Outstanding Rotary Club Website 2000-2001
Rotary International Zone 29
Rotary Club of Lambert Airport
Website URL: www.rotary6060.org/lambertrotary/index.htm
Awarded for attractive and efficient design and updating of a Rotary Club Website as we "Create Awareness and Take Action" to encourage all Rotary Clubs to make effective use of Club Websites.
Signed: Frank J Devlyn Signed: Thomas W. Todd
President, Rotary International Chairman, Technology Task ForceFletcher pointed out that this was a total surprise, he was not even aware there was a competition. He first found out about the award at about 1:00 AM one night a few weeks ago while conversing with District Governor Terry Brown over the internet. Terry was going through his voluminous e-mail that night when he passes along the original congratulations.
The Webmaster of District 6060s website that we piggy-back on, Todd Lindley, was awarded in the DICO category. Todd's help in hosting this site has been most appreciated. Thanks and Congratulations Todd.
RI International Convention On-Line
June 2, 2001 For those not going to the RI Convention in San Antonio, you are going to have a great opportunity this year, with internet access to the full proceedings on an daily, hour-by-hour basis.
A "Virtual Convention" is being coordinated so non-attendees will be able to interact with Rotarians on site at the conference and obtain regular updates of presentations and pictures of the proceedings. To register for the Virtual Conference, go to: http://www.frankdevlyn.org/virtualconvention/
For those attending the San Antonio event, the Technology Task Force has been working hard to provide a special Technology Center at the conference.Council on Legislation Update
May 30, 2001 The Council on Legislation, Rotary's "parliament," meets every three years to deliberate and act upon all proposed enactments and resolutions submitted by a club, a district conference, the General Council or the Conference of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, or the Rotary International Board. The Council itself also makes proposals.
The Council is composed of more than 500 representatives from every part of the Rotary world. Voting members include one elected representative of the clubs of each Rotary district. Non-voting members include members-at-large, the chairman and vice-chairman of the Council, and others, including the RI president and members of the RI Board and past RI presidents.
The 2001 Council on Legislation convened from 21 April in the Chicago Marriott Hotel Downtown in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Cliff Dochterman (USA) served as chairman of the Council, and Bill Huntley (England) served as vice-chairman. John Kenny (Scotland) served as parliamentarian of the Council.
The role of the Council is to review the rules that Rotary International runs on. To get a quick recap of the 678 items the Council reviewed go to: http://www.frankdevlyn.org/council/col-votes.htm. This is a succinct color coded page that allows one to easily review the actions taken.
Scholarships Awarded at Pattonville Program
May 24, 2001 Pat and Fletcher were a small part of the Pattonville Senior Honors Program this evening at the High School. The event started out on a dramatic note as power to the school and some 2,000 area homes went out just as the program was getting ready to start. Six minutes before the School Principal Jeff Marion was going to postpone the event to become at part of Commencement the following evening the power came back and the evening went off without a problem.
Pat and Fletcher awarded our scholarships to Wendy Link and Abby Webb. Both young ladies will speak to the club at our regular meeting on June 1st.
Wendy is hoping to attend Hofstra University in New York in the fall. She collected honors and scholarships as follows:
Cum laude; Community Service Honor Cord; PHS Community Service Scholarship, Chevron; Watson-Glover Memorial Scholarship; and the Student Council ScholarshipAbby is looking to Bradley University and walked away with the following awards and scholarships:
Magna Cum laude; Community Service Honor Cord; Chevron; Watson-Glover Memorial Scholarship; Pepsi Scholarship; Bridgeton Kiwanis Scholarship; Bradley University Scholarship; Dean Hoven Memorial Scholarship; College Preparatory Certificate; PTO Scholarship; Band/Orchestra Grant; George Washington Carver Award; National Honor Society Scholarship, Butler University Hampton Award; Southwest Missouri State University Freshman Achievement Scholarship; Drury University Academic Honor Scholarship, and the Peggy Covac-Koelling Memorial Great Start ScholarshipThe club's first set of scholarships will be well represented by these two outstanding ladies.
Orientation Meeting
May 23, 2001 The Lambert Airport Rotary Club had its first New Member Orientation meeting tonight. President Linda, Lori, and Fletcher went through an extensive array of information with the club's two newest members. Kathy and George took it all in and should have a much broader knowledge of the organization.
Installation Dinner
May 18, 2001 The Lambert Airport Installation was a great one! We enjoyed our program, being together, and eating good food. The new officers for 2001-2002 are:
President Bill Spurgeon
President Elect Tom Morgan
Secretary Babette Marks
Treasurer Lori St. Pierre
Club Service Pat Watson
Community Service Bette O'Keefe
Vocational Service Chris Christifulli
International Service Jeannette Mix
Foundation Chair Jayne Kasten
Youth Exchange John Heskett
As funded by the club's weekly 50/50 Drawing, we awarded six members with $100 contributions to the Rotary Foundation to be placed in their name. Congratulations to these members who were chosen in our annual Installation drawing: George Holbrook, Chuck Ehlert, Fletcher Wells, Herb Brune, Pat Watson, and Dr. Tom Morgan
PATTONVILLE SENIORS RECEIVE
WATSON-GLOVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
May 3, 2001 The Lambert Airport Rotary Club will award two $500 scholarships to Pattonville Class of 2001 graduates who have provided outstanding service to the Pattonville community. The Watson-Glover Memorial Scholarship commemorates contributions made by Glen E. Watson, Sr. and Rick Glover to St. Louis organizations and charitable programs. Both men served as President of the Lambert Airport Rotary Club.
The Lambert Airport Rotary Club WATSON - GLOVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS focus on demonstrated commitment to community service. Both of this year’s recipients have been extremely active in service projects during their four years at PHS and have accumulated more than 200 hours of community service.
Wendy Link, daughter of Myra Link of St. Louis County, coordinated the fifth annual AIDS Awareness Day held at PHS in March. She has been active at the JCCA and as a Pattonville 5th Grade Camp counselor for three years. Her goals are to become a Registered Physical Therapist and to appear as a dancer in Broadway musicals. She plans to attend Hofstra University in New York. Wendy says that she has devoted time "to activities that help others; and in the process of working together, we all learn so much." The hard work and effort "have been worthwhile and makes me happy, more confident, and better prepared to be a successful leader." Wendy has served on the Metropolitan St. Louis Teens Care Panel as the PHS representative this year.
Abby Webb, daughter of John and Pam Webb of Maryland Heights, plans a career in Communications, Journalism, and counseling. She has been a member of the S.T.A.R.S. program all four years of high school and has served as Secretary of the PHS orchestra for three years. A member of the National Honor Society, Abby has been a cheerleader and a member of the Principal’s Academic Advisory Committee. Abby states that "service to the community has made me a more open-minded person who realizes that everyone needs to be reached. This has persuaded me to pursue a Master’s degree in high school counseling." Abby has shown great leadership as a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House and the Hope Center for Abused Children. She plans to participate in service projects while in college and after she graduates. She states: "I plan to help others and be aware of global issues."
Scholarship Committee Meets
April 19, 2001. The scholarship committee met today to consider the eleven applications that have been submitted for the Watson/Glover Memorial Scholarship. The committee consisted of Pattonville Representative Karen Dapron, Pattonville/Rotarian Jayne Kasten, and Rotarian Fletcher Wells II. The candidates were all worthy recipients. Pattonville is blessed with some outstanding students. Final decisions were made and will be announced on May 1. The formal awarding of the scholarship will be done at the Honors Night Presentation on May 23. The recipient is asked to speak at a Rotary meeting in the near future.
This Site Goes Active
April 16, 2001. After sitting inactive for about ten months, the web site for the Lambert Airport Rotary Club has come alive.
Last summer, with the much appreciated help of former member Bob Case, Lambert’s web site was established. Bob’s technical expertise was invaluable in the original set up for this site. No one else had a clue how to get the site up and running. But, as fate would have it, things changed. The District’s site that we piggy back on changed it’s base software and Bob’s work schedule shifted some. Things hit a stall.
Currently, member Fletcher Wells II has taken a little time to see how the District’s preferred software, Microsoft Front Page 2000, works and the site is alive again. The site will be a work in progress for a while now. Fletcher says that he professes to have no expertise in this area, but is willing to work with it. He is very open to suggestions.
If you have any suggestions or note any dead links, please drop him an e-mail. The link to his e-mail address is at the bottom of the site’s pages.
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