Welcome to The Rotary Club of Lenexa!

We meet In Person
Fridays at 12:00 p.m.
Lakeview Village-Southridge
14001 W. 92nd St.
5th Floor-Treetop Room
Lenexa, KS 66215
United States of America
Club #1622
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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Bill McCollum

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Welcome to Rotary Club of Lenexa; a place where service to others, community and friendships intersect!
 
As one of over 46,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, Lenexa Rotary strives to build upon our rich heritage to not only make a difference in our community through service oriented projects, but also devote energy and resources to present and future domestic and global problems. These include contributing to Rotary International’s efforts to eradicate Polio worldwide, provide clean water, improve sanitation and hygiene, support education, and protect the environment.
 
During this next 2024-2025 Rotary year, our international theme is “The Magic of Rotary!” But what’s so magical about Rotary? Some find magic through service opportunities such as the Johnson County Christmas Bureau which addresses needs within our local Johnson County community during the holidays, while others find others it by working with our local Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Interact students distributing in-home water filters in Puerto Rico. And then for others the magic resides in building strong and lasting friendships and working with professionals to address future complex problems. Many reasons exist, and we each have different answers. And while each member’s experience is awesome, viewed collectively they truly become “magic!”
 
We are hopeful you will consider joining us to seek the “Magic of Rotary” and imagine the possibilities. Our club meets every Friday for lunch at Lakeview Village-Southridge Building, 5th Floor Treetop Room, at 14001 W. 92th Street, Lenexa, Kansas. We design each meeting to address upcoming Rotary opportunities, feature interesting guest speakers, and opportunities to fellowship with others with the common cause of “Service above Self.” For further information, please contact our Membership Chair, River Meisinger, at river.meisinger@besmith.com. From there we will provide you more information and address your questions concerning how you can become part of the “Magic of Rotary!”
 
Respectfully,
Bill McCollum
President 2024-2025
Home Page Stories
Peace Pole Auction-Nov. 15

 

The Lenexa Rotary Club, Lenexa Arts Council and Lenexa Parks & Recreation Department joined together to present the Peace Poles project displayed this year at Black Hoof Park. A Peace Pole is a monument to express the hope of "May Peace Prevail on Earth." Started in Japan after the destruction of World War II, peace poles were first introduced to the United States in 1986. Most recognized the international peace symbol with more than 200,000 poles displayed in almost every country.

35 poles were exhibited along the trail representing 32 artists or groups have decorated poles for the exhibit. These artists put an enormous amount of time into designing and then creating the peace poles you see today. Clearly, the artists are all talented and creative, and they share a passion for spreading messages of peace. In addition, 2 poles were decorated collaboratively by community members at the Lenexa Art Fair in May.

Beginning on 11/11 at 8:00am we will have an online auction that ends Noon on 11/15. It will transition to a silent auction at Lenexa City Hall at 6:00pm until 6:45pm with the 10 highest bidding poles going into an exciting live auction. Bidding starts at $50, and the online auction will have a $500 buy-it-now price (all poles will be displayed the evening of 11/15).

Proceeds benefit Project 1020, which operates a homeless shelter at SMUUC Church in Old Town Lenexa. They serve the homeless population of the county and provide volunteers and support every day from December through March.  Go to this website for more information about the auction https://www.32auctions.com/peacepoles2024?r=1&t=all

 
Wes Fry 4 Way Test Speech Scholarship Contest
Looking for Johnson County high school students to enter our annual Wes Fry 4 Way Test Speech Scholarship Contest.  Scan the QR code for more information.  A total of $6,000 in scholarship money!
 
 
 
 
ShrimpFest & Bingo-Our biggest Fundraiser
 
 
2024 marked our 33rd Annual ShrimpFest and Bingo Fundraiser.  This was a full-club participating event from gathering donations of Bingo prizes, silent auction items, corporate sponsorships, cooking of the shrimp, organizing desserts to set-up and clean-up.  A special THANK YOU to the Shawnee Mission Northwest Interact Club for helping throughout the evening.
 
 
 
 
SMNW Interact Club
 
The Rotary Club of Lenexa sponsors the Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Interact Club. They are an energetic group that helps Lenexa Rotary from time to time and also have their own projects and fundraisers.  In June 2023 and June 2024 members of the Interact Club traveled to Puerto Rico with Woodland Charity.  While there they distributed water filters to residents, picked up debris at Playa Guayanes, painted the community center in Calabazas and worked in a community garden.
What is Human Trafficking?
 

What Is Human Trafficking?

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. This crime occurs when a trafficker uses force, fraud or coercion to control another person for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or soliciting labor or services against his/her will. Force, fraud, or coercion need not be present if the individual engaging in commercial sex is under 18 years of age.
 
If you or you know know someone who might need help call 1-888-373-7888 ( TTY: 711)|*Text 233733.
 
 

 

Heart to Heart - Hygiene Kit Packaging
 
Moe Cougher with Lenexa Rotary and Olathe Noon Rotary set up another great packaging event with Heart to Heart International. Our District 5710 and Clubs already donated over $38,000. This is the second Rotary hands on packaging event. As with our last event we had great participation from Overland Park, Ambassadors of West Kansas City and Western Johnson County. We also had Lenexa's in-bound exchange student Elvira Gonzalez Acosta from Canary Islands and members of the Lenexa Community Corps.
Club Executives & Directors
President
Bill McCollum
President Elect
Steve Adams
Vice President
Kevin Day
Treasurer
Patrick Thomas
Secretary
Amy Ruo
Meals Secretary
Ben Harber
Sergeant-at-Arms
Fred Spears
Membership
River Meisinger
Immediate Past President
Erik Troy
PolioPlus
Matt Janes
Rotary Foundation
Jerry Henson
Director
Moe Cougher
Director
Tedd Maxfield
Program Chair
Tedd Maxfield
Executive Secretary / Director
Phil Hammond
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Upcoming Events
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Speakers
No Speaker
Dec 06, 2024
Volunteer at Jo Co Christmas Bureau
Mike Dix
Dec 13, 2024
Classification Speaker
4 Way Test Speech Finals
Dec 13, 2024
Top 3 Finalists
Christopher Coleman
Dec 20, 2024
Classification Speaker
Emi Rodriguez
Dec 20, 2024
Our Rotary Youth Exchange Student
NO MEETING
Dec 27, 2024
Happy Holidays!
Becca Coleman
Jan 03, 2025
Classification Speaker
Amanda Trout, Program Director
Jan 03, 2025
Gilda's Club
Lonnie Cannon
Jan 10, 2025
Classification Speaker
TBD
Jan 10, 2025
J.C. Burcham
Jan 17, 2025
Classification Speaker
Rakmi Shaiza, Exec. Dir. and Founder
Jan 17, 2025
Stitching Change
Rakmi Shaiza, Executive Director
Jan 17, 2025
Stitching Change
Jim Bowers
Jan 24, 2025
Classification Speaker
Steele Tollison
Jan 24, 2025
Author "Equitorial Effect"
Steve Adams
Jan 31, 2025
Classification Speaker
Steve Hower, Dir. of Development
Jan 31, 2025
Global Care Force
Andrea Joslin, Outdoor Education Mgr.
Feb 07, 2025
Ernie Miller Nature Center
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