Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast

Hands-on Service: Springfield Southeast Rotarians volunteer for Good Dads!

Members of Springfield Southeast Rotary Club transformed the Pittman Elementary School gymnasium into a hub of activity on Friday, March 6, for the Good Dads program. The volunteers arranged tables, laid out craft supplies, and set up refreshment stations with donuts, coffee, and juice.

As fathers and their children arrived, they received welcome stickers and raffle tickets from the greeting team. Rotarian Kyle John led the day's featured activity: a paper airplane workshop in which dads and kids designed, built, and launched their creations together.

[L. to R.] Jim Bureman, Will Cox, Chuck Dow, Mike Cosgrove, Kyle John, and Dan Emrie (not shown) all contributed their time to make this service project a success. [Photo by Dan Emrie]

Hands-on Service: Ronald McDonald House of the Ozarks

Springfield Southeast Rotary members Irwin Cohen, Sal Agosta, Tammy Mast, Angela Delahoussaye, Cheryl Briggs and Dan Emrie spent the late afternoon of Feb. 18 at the Ronald McDonald House at Mercy Hospital preparing dinner for families whose children were undergoing medical treatment. We offered them a choice of cashew or sweet n' sour chicken over rice, spring rolls, salad and baked cookies. It was a wonderful time to work, have fellowship and serve food to appreciative families.

[story and photos by Dan Emrie]

Valentines Party at Metro!

The Metropolitan's special event room buzzed with Valentine's spirit as nearly 50 Springfield Southeast members gathered on Feb. 9 to celebrate their Valentines! Ned Reynolds took the microphone offering an impromptu welcoming to everyone before they settled in for their choice of salmon, steak, or chicken parmesan.

The night's entertainment centered on "Metro Bingo," with Lori Barnes Miller, Lori Johnson Murawski and Luke Westerman each walking away with $50 Metropolitan Grill certificates. Patrick had promised a round of Fireball whisky if ball "0 69" appeared during the game. When it did, glasses clinked amid laughter roared as everyone enjoyed their unexpected toast.

A big shout out goes to Mike Vann and Jim Robinette and the Fellowship Committee for making this a great event!

[story and photos by Dan Emrie]