Through the Rotary District 6000 Humanitarian and Education Foundation, the Pereas have established a scholarship to be awarded to a Rotarian in good standing who practices the “Service Above Self” principles.

The Pereas anticipate awarding three to five scholarships to Rotarians per year.

Source: The Des Moines Register

Monday the Kansas City office, wives and kids, helped serve a meal at the Ronald McDonald House. Left to right are Jenni and Mike Behymer, Mark and Jenell Puett, Laird Veatch, Joshua and Ginny Madden and a whole bunch of their kids.

–clyde

Thanks to Brownfield Network Reporter Julie Harker for this update –with pix– from a recent Habitat for Humanity work day.

“I was one of four Learfield employees who worked with other volunteers on a Habitat for Humanity house in Jefferson City last Saturday. After hanging vinyl siding, three of our coworkers brought us lunch. It was great to watch the siding go up and work side by side with one of the home owners and a potential home owner. It was SO hot, I hope they earned extra points for their “sweat equity.” Learfield volunteers are going to work several more Saturdays through September on this six-bedroom house, the
city’s 59th Habitat house.”

–Clyde

Thanks to all the Learfield folks who took part in the first weekend of our work with River City Habitat for Humanity. And to Aaron Worsham who shot and edited this brief video.

–clyde

I'm encouraging everyone to be a part.  Aaron Worsham and some of his friends have been pushing for this.  It'll be Jefferson City’s 59th home and the partner family is James and Kelly Diehl.  (In Habitat, the occupying family must contribute 450 hours to the building of their home, plus their monthly house payment).  

We’ve been assigned the 4th Saturday of the month starting June 27th.  Obviously other companies and organizations will be working too.  It will be great fun working together and watching this home “go up”.  Put June 27th, July 25th and August 22nd on your calendar.  You can get started earlier if you’d like as this coming Saturday is the first workday at the site:  1106 East Atchison.  Whether you work this Saturday or not, you’re invited to be there at 11:00am for the “framing ceremony”, followed by lunch provided by Lee’s Chicken.

Everyone can do something.  If you’d prefer not to work alongside your Learfield friends on June 27th, come anyway and help serve lunch.  We’ll have more details later, but we wanted you to get this on your calendar.  Bring your friend or spouse too.  The more the merrier!

–clyde

Tell you what, friends, I am so impressed with the men and women of Learfield and how they reach out and personally help the less fortunate in their communities. This is but one example; I’ve written about others and will continue to do so. 

Kudos to our Toledo crew in their volunteer work in that city. The staff is helping with daily afternoon activities — basketball and baseball at the Boys and Girls Club. John Hawks said they were surprised at how much the children valued their attention.  "They’re begging us to come back."  Good work, guys!  Proud of you.

–clyde

Roger got some great pics and you can see them all.

–clyde