This Friday our Interact Club from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School will be giving a presentation about their recent trip to Guatemala. Lenexa Rotarians Greg Peterson and Rick Morton accompanied them on the trip. During their visit they gave eye exams, made stoves, beds and water filters and delivered them to families in the community.
Rotary Day for PolioPlus -- September 15th
Tuesday, September 15th there will be a joint Rotary Day for PolioPlus between Lenexa Rotary, Johnson County Rotary, Western Johnson County Rotary and Shawnee Rotary. It will be held at Falcon Valley Clubhouse, 9801 Falcon Valley Drive in Lenexa and will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The speaker will be Dr. Priti Lakhani who is a healthcare executive for Cerner's Physician Alignment Organization. Dr. Lakhani as also climbed Mt. Kilamanjaro and will be sharing her stories of the climb. Additionally, there will be a presentation about PolioPlus given by Pete Heaven.
The cost will be $10 which will include a dinner of: Hamburger, chips, cookie and one drink coupon (domestic beer or well drink). Additional drinks are available for purchase: Domestic beer-$3.75; Micro-brew & well drinks-$5; Premium-$7.25; Wine-$6. There will also be a freewill collection for PolioPlus.
Feel free to invite your family and friends. It is a good way to get to know other Rotarians and also support Rotary's PolioPlus. President Amy would like to see a large representation of Lenexa Rotarians!
Lenexa Fire Safety Trailer
Ashley Sherard has been coordinating with the Lenexa Fire Department the dates when we will be assisting them with the Fire Safety Trailer. The dates are: October 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 21. There are two shifts: 9:00-11:30 am & 11:30-2:00 p.m. A list of schools and dates are on the Lenexa Rotary website. Ashley said there will be a training course for those who are not yet trained or need a refresher. Contact Ashley for more information.
Stop Hunger Now - Beer Can Collection
We are again having a "beer can collection" to raise money for Stop Hunger Now. It was a huge success and Lenexa Rotary along with the SMNW Interact Club packaged meals that were then sent Nepal to feed people recovering from a 7.9 magnitude earthquake.
Sergeant-At-Arms, Fred Spears has beer cans available for members who need one. Please fill them up with coins and/or a check and return them to Fred Spears. Fred says that a 12 oz. can will hold approximately: $70 in quarters, $81 in dimes, or $21 in nickels -- or you can just write a check! Money will be collected until December 4th. We plan on again packaging meals with the SMNW Interact sometime this winter.
Lenexa Rotary helping at Happy Bottoms
On Wednesday, September 9th, Lenexa Rotarians Greg Peterson and Moe Cougher and previous member Bob Carlson, volunteered their time to package diapers for Happy Bottoms. An estimated 21,000+ children in the Kansas City area are not receiving the diapers they need. Happy Bottoms distribute 100,000 diapers per month to area families.
Dictionary Project
Craig Denny is once again organizing the Dictionary Project. When Craig receives the dictionaries, he will let us know and then he will need people to put stickers in the front of all the dictionares. He is scheduling with elementary schools in Lenexa when Rotarians can deliver the dictionaries to the schools. More information to come.
Notes from the "YPad"
During the meeting if you think of some thing that you want to share, feel free to jot it down on the YPad -- a random thought, a suggestion, a compliment, an idea for a speaker, a joke, etc. Each week President Amy will pick up the YPads and report any messages in the newsletter and at the following meeting.
Menu for September 11
Caesar Salad
Chicken Parmesan
Shrimp Scampi
Italian Style Vegetables
Garlic Bread Sticks
Assorted Desserts
Summary of Last Week's Meeting:
Steve Beaumont, fellow Rotarian from the Village West Rotary Club, presented "Rotary Jeopardy" with everything including a screen and Jeopardy music. There were 3 teams and Team 2 won in Final Jeopardy. The Team 2 contestants were Fred Spears, Ashley Sherard and Marshall Rimann.
Classification speaker: Jerry Harper
Guests: None
Visiting Rotarians: Steve Beaumont-Village West; Jeff Eaton-Western Johnson County; Kevin Gallagher-Village West
Lakeview Village
Food service line opens at 11:45 a.m. For those who have business pressure they can arrive at 11:40 a.m. starting with salad, eat at 11:45 a.m. and be gone by 11:50 a.m. and still record for attendance. As you leave, be sure to check with the Secretary to ensure your attendance is recorded.
