Our speaker this Friday will be Susan McMahan, the Emergency Preparedness Manager for the City of Lenexa.
She specializes in preparing for the unexpected—and ensuring our community is ready to respond and recover. With a focus on strategic planning, interagency coordination, and public safety education, she works to build resilience at every level of our operations.
Her approach is rooted in proactive planning, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement. From developing emergency response frameworks to leading community outreach initiatives, she is committed to creating a safer, more prepared Lenexa.
We have secured a date to build a handicap ramp with HopeBUILDERS. We will be building the ramp along with Shawnee Rotary and Shawnee Mission Northwest Interact. To sign-up please CLICK HERE
No experience is necessary. All supplies will be provided except gloves. Please bring your own gloves.
You will need to create an account in their volunteer system if you don't already have one, and then you can sign up. If anyone has problems, please email Jill at HopeBUILDERS
Last Friday, Bill McCollum mentioned that he has been in contact with Rosehill School and they are in need of donations of new or used sports balls to be used at their school. Please bring the balls to our Friday meetings or contact Bill McCollum.
October will mark the start of the Lenexa Fire Department's Fire Safety Trailer visits at Lenexa-area elementary schools in honor of Fire Safety Month.
Below is an Online Sign-Up with the preliminary schedule of volunteer slots (it includes the school, date, and a roughly 9-11:30am shift and 11:30am-2pm shift), available at:
As we get closer to October and schools finalize the actual class schedules, Ashley Sherard will provide more detailed schedules for each school visit.
Our Sergeant-At-Arms, Fred Spears, is starting a Book Drive to benefit the Learn to Read program, whose representatives spoke at our Club several weeks ago.
The drive will run through October. Fred will have a collection bucket at our upcoming meetings for new or gently used books. Information sheets with a preferred book list will be available on the tables at this week's meeting. If you prefer to make a monetary contribution to purchase books, donations will also be accepted that way. Thank you for your support.
Fred stated that he would like to have a pile of books 20 feet high!
What is/was your job or profession? I had two professions. The first was in public relations, with a hospice in Colorado Springs, a college prep school in Omaha and at YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park. The second was as a hikemaster (hiking guide) for YMCA of the Rockies. Currently I am a historic interpreter at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm in Olathe, which means I wear a full-length, hoop-skirt dress and apron and cook over a cookstove in a house built in 1865.
What is your favorite sports team(s) and why?
The marching band at a football game because I find the music and halftime formations more exciting than the brutality of the game itself. Plus, I loved marching when I was in my high school band.
What is your favorite vacation destination, and why?
I would choose mountains before beaches and small towns before cities. After that, wherever my next trip takes me is my favorite destination.
What is your ideal sandwich?
A fluffernutter sandwich (marshmallow fluff and crunchy peanut butter
If you are at a trivia night, what category would you know most about?
Please add mailservice@clubrunner.com to your safe sender list or address book.
To unsubscribe from future e-mails, click here.
To forward this email to your friends, click here.
To view our privacy policy, click here.
ClubRunner
905.829.5299
102-2060 Winston Park Drive, Oakville, ON, L6H 5R7
