We will have all needed tools and materials on-site, along with an experienced leadership team. You are welcome to also bring your own tools and PPE - work gloves & eye protection; please wear closed-toe shoes.
If you are a first-time HopeBUILDERS volunteer, please complete our online Volunteer Waiver Form at the link below.
There will be paper forms on-site. Youth under age 18 will need a parent signature. Youth under 16 should serve with an adult guardian. Please advise if you need a Youth Volunteer Waiver Form and Greg Petersonwill send that out.
Please let Greg know if you have any questions or find that you will be unable to attend.
The Lenexa Fire Department contacted us with the schedule for their Fire Safety Trailer visits at Lenexa-area elementary schools in honor of Fire Safety Month. They apologized for the short notice, but the first visits begin next week so the need for volunteers is urgent.If you want to sign up for a slot (or three), please respond to Ashley Sherard as soon as possible and she will keep the master schedule.
Many of you have volunteered before and know the drill. For those that haven't, we assist the firefighters as they take 3rd graders (fire safety) and 5th graders (severe weather) through the trailer in 30-minute slots. The firefighters do all the talking and crowd control; Rotarians simply support them from a little control room by answering faux 911 calls, operating the smoke machine, etc., and resetting "fire hazards" between classes. There isn't much for us to do for the severe weather presentations. Either the volunteer before you or the firefighters can show you what to do.
October 7 (4-5:30pm at Parks Service Center) – Artists pick up poles to do repairs/touch-ups prior to auction
November 4 (4-5:30pm at Parks Service Center) – Artists return touched-up poles
November 15 (evening event) – Live auction event at Lenexa City Hall Art Gallery. Online auction will take place prior to live event. Details to come. Volunteers needed
Thanks to all those who have raised their hand to participate. Contact Ben Harber if you can help
We are asking that every member attend that meeting if you possibly can, and to bring at least one guest. This guest can be a neighbor, a co-worker (paid or volunteer), a spouse or partner, a son or daughter or friend who lives in or close to Lenexa.
Shawnee Mission Northwest Interact Club is having a fundraiser. They have helped us A LOT during this past month. It would be nice to help them out too! Contact Phil Hammond to volunteer.
Flourish is the community's connection between need and abundance. It is as simple as that. They operate on the notion that there truly is enough for everyone. It takes a community commitment and a mechanism for connection, which Flourish provides.
Over the summer, they have been blessed with an overflowing warehouse and had to borrow extra storage space for awhile. Summer is the time to clean out closets, for kids to move home from college, for families to move before a new school year starts, and a time for garage sales! Flourish offers a place for all items seeking a new home.
At Flourish, donors can rest assured that items are going directly into families' homes, sometimes the same day they receive it. As they settle into fall, they typically see a temporary dip in donations. While they have regular corporate sources for furniture donations and continue our home pickup program, they tend to run low on specific items during slower donation times. It is during this time, and leading into the holidays, that they call on our supporters to coordinate donation drives in our community. The items of greatest need are new bed pillows, large pots and pans, bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, queen size bedding, small kitchen appliances, vacuums, and lamp shades. We also always need flat screen televisions. Reach out at info@flourishfurniturebank.org for more information
Several members asked about the Polio Plus Society form after Jim Arnett spoke at last Friday's meeting. See application below. P.S. ==> check the fine print.. one does not have to be a Rotarian to be a Polio Plus Society Member... so spread the news accordingly
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