Our speaker on Friday will be Tawny Saunders, the Director of Development at the School of Economics.
School of Economics was founded in 1994 through collaborative efforts of the Blue Springs School District, the City of Blue Springs and local businesses. There was an identified need for teaching elementary school-aged children about economics. Our organization’s mission is to provide high quality, hands-on reality-based educational experiences that prepare young people to understand and apply basic marketplace concepts and skills and expose them to business-related careers.
Last week Sergeant-At-Arms, Fred Spears, passed out beer cans to members in attendance. This year the proceeds from this collection will go to the Stop Human Trafficking campaign. Here is what to do:
Five easy steps:
Get your can from Fred
Drink it, or cook / grill with it
Clean the can and DRY the can
Fill the can with money – dimes & quarters usually add up to ~$75; cash and checks are fine too
Return to Fred through the end of September
Fred will give you another can and you can fill it up again or just drink it!
If you want to pay your dues or meals with a credit card, please contact Nathalie Brech or Bill McCollum and give them your card number and they can process the payment over the phone.
We will be selling food and drinks along-side the Lenexa Historical Society. We have supported the Historical Society through the years with donations for the construction of the Legler Barn Museum and other projects. Funds raised will be to a future project which is looking like an addition to the Museum, Black Hoof Park or new museum displays.
Times are only 2 hour shifts. Help support the Lenexa Historical Society by signing up for a shift. Contact Phil Hammond if you are interested in helping.
Well, another year has flown by and it is once again time for TEAM Training! TEAM Training focuses on The Rotary Foundation, membership, and public image, with leadership and training as supporting areas of emphasis. This year our theme will be “Imagine Change in Your Rotary Club”.
The training will take place on Saturday, August 20, 2022, from 8:30am to 1:30pm, once again at the Cider Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas. We will provide donuts and coffee when you arrive (so we hope you will arrive a bit early to eat, drink and mingle!) and a complimentary brunch, complete with mimosas and Bloody Marys, will be served.
This annual event is open to all Rotarians at no cost, and Rotarians of twenty years or those who became Rotarians last week will all benefit! Come to meet other Rotarians, share Rotary experiences, and learn more about Rotary and our opportunities to accomplish even more by implementing change. The registration link is below, and we hope to see you there!
I am requesting your help on ways to assist local victims of Human Trafficking. One organization that provides assistance is Rended Heart in Grandview MO. They are in need of up to 80 "Fresh Start Kits". These kits are assembled in duffel bags and contain basic essentials (clothing, toiletries, etc.) for victims to start a new life. Rended Heart has suggested 20 each of small, medium, large, and 15 XL and 5 XXL sizes. I have attached a list of these items and a "Fresh Start Guide" to provide additional information. I request that next time you are out shopping, or happen to know where we can get these items at a reasonable cost, that you let me know. Once I can determine the cost per duffle we can proceed to the next step - funding the project. To that end, if you have ideas on how to fundraise or partner with another club (e.g., Western Johnson County, Shawnee) that you let me know.
Finally, if some members would like to help me organize this project I welcome the help.
Next year's "Gold Cards" (fine cards) will go on sale this Friday. The cost is $65 for the Rotary year 2022-2023. Use this card for all of your weekly fines and also get a tax deduction.
Checks should be made payable to Lenexa Rotary Foundation and given to Fred Spears.
We are collecting egg cartons to be given to a local food pantry. They only need the 12 egg cartons, not 18.
If you have some to donate, please contact Steve Nettles. You can drop them off at his house, bring them to a meeting, or drop them off at Rimann Liquors at 87th & Lackman.
In 2017, Rotary International took on the call to End Human Trafficking. You are invited to earn your Human Trafficking Awareness badge from Justice U. In one hour, you will learn what human trafficking is, how to see it, and how to report it. And if you want to earn your full digital certification by taking all three courses offered in the Learn How to End Human Trafficking series on Justice U, you can use the code ROTARYSWARM to gain free access to these courses + even more resources from Engage Together, our partners in this effort. Go here to sign up and learn more: https://learnwithjusticeu.com/courses/
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