Our speaker will be Police Chief Dawn Layman. Chief Layman leads the department and has been employed in law enforcement since 1989. She was appointed Chief of Police in December 2020.
Chief Layman has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. She has also completed 15 hours of coursework toward a Ph.D. in criminal justice. Layman is a graduate of the 59th session of the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police, and a graduate of the 251st session of the FBI National Academy.
In 2015, Chief Layman was named the Motorola Woman Law Enforcement Executive of the Year by the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives.
She serves as Vice-Chair for the Survivors of Blue Suicide Foundation, a national organization whose mission is to foster hope by uniting survivors of law enforcement suicide to support one another and honor our fallen heroes. She is also member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Kansas Peace Officers Association, and previously served as President for the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives.
Thank you for your generosity in donations for our Rotary Cares District Grant to help human trafficking victims.
Please bring to the meetings on
February 17:
Body Wipes
Body Wash
Just a reminder - we are planning on assembling the duffels on March 27th from 10-12 in Topeka if you would like to participate. More details will follow.
Tickets: Each Rotarian is required to purchase/sell 10 tickets @ $30 each for a total of $300. There is a prize given to the member who sells the most tickets.Please turn in your ticket money to Tedd weekly so that we can deposit it into our account to pay for food/supplies for the event.
There are sponsor brochures available at the Check-In Table. Included as one of the sponsor categories is a "Family Sponsor" for $100. The cost is $100 PLUS the cost of the ticket for each family member at home or two couples. It also includes a 5:00 early entry ticket.
Desserts: Each member is REQUIRED to bring at least two (2) desserts to be served at ShrimpFest. The desserts need to be dropped off after 12:00 NOON the day of the event. Desserts to bring include: pies, cakes/cupcakes, brownies, cookies. Most requested desserts are: carrot cake, red velvet, cherry pie, cream pies. Gluten-Free desserts are also encouraged -- we get a lot of requests for gluten-free desserts. Some Gluten-Free desserts include Rice Krispie Treats. Also there are desserts marked "gluten-free" in the bakery section.
Food Service: We will also need additional people to work the food service line. We will have 3 lines and need 5 people for each line. To sign-up, please contact Erik Troy. Family members and friends are also encouraged to help.
Room set-up: Table & Chairs. We have a new company supplying the tables and chairs, however, we will need to have people at the Lenexa Community Center on the afternoon of the event helping to set up tables and chairs and we will need to break down the tables and chairs at the end of the night. The more people we have the faster it will get done. Please see Steve Nettles
Silent Auction Items:
We need your donations! The deadline for Items is Wednesday, 3/1. We have 27 days left to collect your donations and those you enable from local businesses. Donating has never been either with these options:
Bring items to our Club meetings prior to the deadline (17, 24).
Drop your items by River’s house at 8441 Pflumm Circle in Heritage Forest.
Call River at 913-396-1769 for pickup at your house. Contactless pickup available upon request.
This week, Lenexa Rotarian Becca Coleman delivered books to the library at Sunflower Elementary. Each week we have our guest speaker sign a children's book and we donate it to a school library in their honor.
You can help promote peace in the world by encouraging peace and development leaders in your community to apply for the Rotary Peace Fellowship.
Each year, Rotary awards fully funded fellowships for peacebuilders from diverse backgrounds to study at one of our peace centers located at premier universities around the world. This year, we’ll select 50 peace fellows to study in our master’s degree programs and 40 fellows to earn a professional development certificate.
Rotary Peace Fellows use their training to amplify their work at the local, regional, or global level. Clubs and districts can partner with them on peacebuilding initiatives before, during, and after their fellowships.
But we need your help finding candidates. Rotary and Rotaract members can get involved by:
Taking the All About the Rotary Peace Fellowship course to learn about the qualification criteria, eligibility restrictions, the application process, and more
Forwarding the fellowship announcement to your contacts and including it in club and district communications
Using our referral form to tell us about potential candidates so we can contact them
Sharing a PowerPoint presentation about the fellowships with your club members and community
Candidates have until 15 May to submit applications to The Rotary Foundation.
Thanks to generous support from donors and the dedicated participation of Rotary members, the peace fellowship program has more than 1,600 alumni working to make positive change in more than 140 countries.
To learn more about how you can recruit the next generation of peace fellows, contact your district Rotary Peace Fellowship subcommittee chair or write to rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org.
Occupation (or former): Senior Engineering Consultant for Terracon; retired after 48 year career. Currently, Lenexa City Councilmember.
Tell us about your family: Married to Terry 1972-2014 (her death). Married Janet South in 2022. I have 3 daughters and 8 grandchildren, Janet has 2 sons and 3 grandsons. All live within 20 minutes of us.
When did you join Rotary: Invited to join Rotary Club of Des Moines in February 1980; invited to join Lenexa Rotary Club in August 1985.
Why did you join Rotary: Fellowship and opportunity to be of service.
What Rotary offices have you held: Vice President, President, Board Member, Assistant District Governor.
What is your favorite Rotary memory or project? Hosting 4 Rotary Youth Exchange students: Johan, Cecelia, Marlous and Floppy. Also chaired club's Dictionary Project for many years and delivered books to local 3rd graders.
When you are not working, how do you spend your time? Volunteering at Lakeview Village and elsewhere, traveling and following grandchildren's activities.
**Please pass along this information to any high school student that would be interested**
There are several past participants of this program that stated their experience was life-changing and made them more aware of their capabilities. It is common to see a student become emotional when talking about their experience with RYLA. For many students, this is their first exposure to Rotary and what we, as Rotarians, can accomplish. The projects and exercises in this five-day camp are designed to get the students to think differently about certain situations and develop their own solutions with fellow students they may have not met before attending the camp. Many students worldwide, who have attended RYLA, have continued on to become members of an Interact, Rotaract, and eventually a Rotary club.
The University of Kansas in Lawrence will once again host District 5710's Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA).
CLICK HERE for brochure, information sheet and RYLA application
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