YOUR Lenexa Rotary Foundation Board accomplished many things this year. Notable activities were updates to the Board structure, Bylaws, Morgan Stanley Investment rebalance and updates to our annual Investment Policy Guidelines. These documents are available for your review on our club's website in the member-only area.
But, of course, it is the giving that matters most. This year we exceeded our typical annual giving by approximately $31,000 (represents only new giving and not pass-thru funds). Even though the pandemic kept us from fundraising we strongly felt committed to our community by exercising the charitable strength of the Foundation's past stewardship. Not only did we increase our giving in this desperate time of need, the diversity of the giving was striking.
- Peace
- Anti-human trafficking global grants (2)
- Purple Heart City
- Peace Pole Project
- Johnson County Christmas Bureau
- Foster Care reintegration
- Health
- Water/Hearing Aids projects (3)
- Medical supply shipments (2)
- Food pantries (4)
- Ramp building (2)
- Literacy/Education
- Little Lending Libraries (3)
- 4-Way Test Speech Contest scholarships
- Dictionary Project
- Environment
- Tree project at Clear Creek Park
What was also striking was the diversity of partnerships created by these donations.
- Rotary clubs in:
- Taiwan, S. Africa, Panama, Leawood, Western Johnson County, Community Action Against Human Trafficking, Emporia, Mexico, Equador, Utah
- Organizations:
- Quivira Chapter DAR, Woodland Charities, Johnson County Christmas Bureau, Happy Bottoms, Veronica's Voice, Rended Heart, City of Lenexa Parks & Rec, Lenexa Arts Council, Purple Heart Society, Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church, Salem Lutheran Church, Kansas City Community Garden, Nourish KC, Dig Deep
- Indian Tribes
- Shawnee and Navajo
- Elementary schools (19)
YOU are what made this all possible! Thank you. And the Board thanks PDG Greg Peterson for his 3-year term of office on the Board as it welcomes April Boyd-Noronha to serve the 2021-2024 term.