Our speaker on Friday will be Robin Murphy, with the KC Fringe Festival.
The KC Fringe Festival 2022 is the largest celebration of arts and culture in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Returning live for its 18 year for a two-week explosion of 277 performances, 13 Venues, visual arts exhibition and events that showcase the work of local, national and international artists. The mostly volunteer-run organization has been supporting artists, cultivating creators and attracting adventurous audiences since July 2005.
KC Fringe offers opportunities to get up-close-and-personal with artists who are creating—and experimenting with—theater, dance, film, music and visual arts. KC Fringe Festival offerings are non-juried and non-censored. Artists and performers are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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.
This last weekend Lenexa Rotary participated with HopeBUILDERS by providing a new ramp so that someone can live safe, accessible and healthy at home.
We will be building another ramp on July 30th. Please contact Ben Harber if you are interested in helping.
Since 2000, HopeBUILDERS has been helping older adults and individuals living with disabilities by providing accessibility and home repair. They envision a safe, accessible and healthy home for every Kansas Citian.
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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