Warsaw Rotary Club

Members of our executive board will be attending this wonderful event to help spread the word about the great things Rotary is doing in our area.

Don't forget to register to attend We LEAD Kosciusko! The event is on Tuesday, July 30th from 4pm-6pm. Join them for a day full of inspiration, networking, and growth at the Zimmer Biomet Center Lake Pavilion. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your leadership journey, this event is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and gain valuable insights from industry experts.

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Happy Birthday America!!

Warsaw Rotary club changing of the guard 6-19-24. Congratulations to Bill Smith outgoing club president on a successful rotary year & Congratulations to Seth Bradford incoming president.

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You know you are old when you make the trivia section of the news!

Can You Name This Person? HINT: He served in the United States Army from 1975 to 1979. He is often a speaker at Memorial Day and Veterans Day events around the county.

Thanks Deputy Shaun Mudd with Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office for speaking to our group today about bowling against bullying program & for your service to our community. Congratulations on starting a scholarship fund also. Their annual bowling event will be August 3rd.

Today we heard from Kosciusko Leadership Academy L to R Nate Conley & Allyn Decker. Their vision is to develop innovative leaders equipped to tackle the future challenges of our community.

Our guest speaker today was Jason Brown owner/chef of https://www.facebook.com/110craftmeatery Jason shared his journey in the hospitality/food service business and his other businesses are: https://www.facebook.com/Rocksteadypizzaparlour & https://www.facebook.com/BBCourthouseMarket

Today we CELEBRATED BOB GAST'S recent 102nd birthday! What a great Rotarian who served our country & our community. We raised $173.00 to send to the BOB & MARGE GAST community fund also. Here's the link if you would also like to donate to this fund: https://www.kcfoundation.org/donors/donate-now/?fund=bob-marge-gast-community-fund
Can we get 102 likes or more for Bob's Birthday?

Warsaw Rotarians in action yesterday volunteering at mobile meals client houses. Great service project & time together. Thanks for your service.

We had a great meeting today with our district Governor Ed van Wijk & guests. Turns out Ed and our club share common friends Steve Ailes & others.

Thanks Tyler Huffer for speaking with us today at our club & updating us on the county coroners office. L to R Tyler & club president Bill.

Thanks Eric Lane with Fellowship Missions here in Warsaw, IN for speaking with our club today. Fellowship missions offers: emergency shelter, life skills programs & addiction recovery programs.

Great job today Warsaw Rotary Club members Ben, David, Seth & Troy serving lunch today at Fellowship Missions. Seth made a great Chili & served food. Troy help roast garbanzo beans & served food. Ben & David prepared salads & cleaned up. Seth may need to enter a Chili cooking competition. Great example of the Rotary motto: service above self. I think Ben had double duty & delivered mobile meals also. Thanks Kayla & Jimbo for helping us.

Thanks Grace Hochstetler with American Red Cross Northeast Indiana for speaking to our club about disaster cycler services offered in our area. American Red Cross of Indiana

Attn: Warsaw Rotarians. We are going to be volunteering to serve lunches Feb 22 from 11:30-2:30 at Fellowship Missions in Warsaw. If you're interested in helping, please contact member Troy Galbraith.

Great Warsaw Rotary club meeting today with Grace College president Drew Flamm & men's basketball coach Scott Moore presenting. Both Grace college & men's basketball team having another great year!

Another great fundraiser event by Warsaw Rotary Club current & former members for our local The Salvation Army Warsaw Indiana. Our club raised over $60,000. L to R Alan Alderfer co-chair Salvation Army day, Bill Smith club president, Sina Olafsson Locke & Kenneth C Locke Envoys from our local Salvation Army. Our club has a long standing tradition of raising funds & ringing the bell for our local co**se.

The Warsaw Rotary Club will observe it 96th Annual “Rotary Toy Day” on Thursday, December 7th at their meeting at Creighton Crazy Egg. The club first held the event at the Hays Hotel in December 1927 to collect toys for families in need helped by The Salvation Army. The club now supports the Angel Tree program of The Salvation Army with this collection. Toys may also be dropped off at Walmart Supercenter, 2501 Walton Blvd in Warsaw or Alderfer Bergen & Company, 122 W Market Street, Warsaw. For more information go to www.sawarsaw.org.

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.

11-16-23 Great meeting today. Thanks Denny Harlan HR director for the city of Warsaw for presenting about leadership skills & training they are doing with their staff. "Great leadership is a style not a technique". Here's a link to the book he recommended reading: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Shepherd-Ancient-Managing-Productive/dp/0310250978/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MS4GYAHHNDR4&keywords=the+way+of+the+shepherd+book+by+kevin+leman&qid=1700251793&sprefix=the+way+of+the+shep%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1 Our club meets 1st & 3rd Thursdays Noon-1pm at Creighton's Crazy Egg Cafe & Coffee Bar message us to learn more about our club or joining us.

11-16-23 Highschool guests visiting our club L to R Corbin & Mia. We invite local seniors to attend our meetings to see what Rotary International is all about. Thanks Seth Bradford for coordinating this.

Warsaw Rotarians here is the schedule for our December 2023 meetings:
December 7th, Salvation Army Toy Day - bring unwrapped toy(s) for our local The Salvation Army Warsaw Indiana
December 16th - We are ringing bells for Salvation Army at Walmart. Thanks for signing up to ring for an hour.
December 21st Salvation Army day at our club bring your donation to our club meeting.
Happy holidays.

Thanks Warsaw Rotarians for your help today raking leaves & cleaning up at mobile meals client today. Shout out to Rose Hill Property Management for assisting with equipment & your help too.

Thanks for your service, Keith.

Thanks for your service Mark Skibowski

What a great picture of Rotarian Bob Gast.

Remembering all veterans today and always. Thank you for your service.

I spy with my little eye...Rotarian Bob Gast!

We had a great lunch meeting last Thursday. It had been far too long since we had heard from our friend Rich Haddad from K21 Health Foundation! Our community is so lucky to have Rich and his team. They have granted out over $60 million since 1999!
Did you know that the Warsaw Rotary Club was chartered on June 1, 1919? After 104 years, we are still serving Kosciusko County! Contact us for information on how to be a part of our Club!

We are a local Warsaw Rotary Club that's part of a Rotary international. This is 1 of the causes we support. It was just 35 years ago that polio paralyzed 350k children annually. We can’t let the past become our present or future. Together we can , but we need your support this : endpol.io/give