Our speaker on Friday will be District Governor Stephanie Meyer. This will be her first "official visit" since taking the office on July 1, 2022.
Stephanie Meyer has nearly twenty years of experience in the public and non-profit sectors in a variety of elected, appointed, and volunteer roles. She most recently completed more than six years of service as a Shawnee City Council member, including three as Council President. Prior to that role, she served on the city’s Planning Commission.
Stephanie is a fourth generation Kansan and a native of Wichita. She attended Kansas State University, where she earned a dual bachelor’s degree in journalism and public relations. She later received her master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. Her professional background includes communications, governmental affairs, and business development work.
Stephanie’s community involvement includes serving as a Past President of the Shawnee Rotary Club and Assistant District Governor, Past Chair of the Johnson County Theatre in the Park Advisory Council, Past Board Member for Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, Director Emeritus for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Excellence in Public Service Series, Volunteer “Big” with Big Brothers Big Sisters; and she recently became a living kidney donor. Following that experience, Stephanie joined the National Kidney Foundation’s regional advisory board to help advocate for organ donation, and in March 2022, successfully summited Mount Kilimanjaro with 21 fellow living kidney donors to increase awareness. In 2018, she was honored to receive the Gene Amos Service Above Self Award in recognition of her contributions.
She is an alum of the Centurions Leadership Program (2019), Leadership Kansas (2014) and Shawnee Tomorrow (2013), a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s National Leadership Network, and a delegate to the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) trips to Tunisia and Morocco (2014) and Timor-Leste (2019). She also previously served as the Vice Chair of the National League of Cities First Tier Suburbs Council and was a member of the NLC Young Municipal Leaders Steering Committee and Community and Economic Development Advocacy Committee.
Stephanie and her husband Bryan, a patent and intellectual property attorney, have lived in Shawnee since 2007 (with their rescue mutt Charlie) and are members of the First United Methodist Church of the Resurrection.
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Installation Picnic last Friday. Fortunately being in the Grand Pavilion Shelter shaded us from the sun and it was actually quite pleasant in the shade. The food was delicious (including the Rotary cookies) and the entertainment of Sarah Donoho's band the Sunnysiders, was wonderful and added a fun element to the event.
Thank you to President Christopher for his leadership this past year. Needless to say the year was presented with many difficult elements including Zoom meetings, no ShrimpFest fundraiser and the ongoing search for a Club Secretary. But his positive attitude and fun stories guided us through the year.
And thank you to Secretary, Bill McCullough for his years of service to the Club. Club Secretary can be a big job and his service to the Club is greatly appreciated.
President Christopher presented the following awards:
THANK YOU to Phil Hammond for organizing the volunteers and drink booths at last weekend's BBQ contest. Both Lenexa Rotary and the Rotary Club of Western Johnson County made about $2000! Also thank you to everyone who helped in the booths: Tedd Maxfield, Jason Leib, Ashley Sherard, Greg Peterson, Amy & John Ruo, Ben Harber, Sarah Donohoe, Nathalie Brech, Steve Nettles and Lenet & Bob Compton.
Here are some pictures from the weekend:
The Friday Night crew
Amy & John Ruo, A.W. & Diane Pickel, Matt & Misty Wright
Thank you to Amy Ruo's sister, Joni Pflumm for supplying us a light at the last minute so we didn't have to sell in the dark
Only $583 remaining to meet our goal!! June is the last month of the Rotary year meaning we are fast approaching the deadline for President Christopher's goals. Now is the time to make your Polio and/or Annual Fund contributions if you haven't already. Reach out to me if you have questions about how to donate. Thank you to everyone that has already made their contribution or pledged their support through annual and monthly automated giving. I would also like to thank the members that took advantage of the new Polio Plus Society of District 5710 by pledging to contribute $100/year to Polio Plus until the World Health Organization certifies that polio has been fully eradicated. Because, as we have seen in Ukraine, until the world is polio-free, every child is at risk. Lenet, Polio Chair (and polio, red sneaker wearer). Contact Lenet at lenetcompton@gmail.com with any questions.
We have agreed to help build another ramp with HopeBUILDERS. Two dates are July 9 or July 30.
Please contact Ben Harber if you are interested and indicate the date you prefer -- or both!
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.
Lenexa Rotary's own Marshall Rimann will be staring as Dr. Emmett in the production of The Curious Savage with the Olathe Civic Theatre. You can get tickets online by CLICKING HERE.
Olathe Civic Theatre's final show of the season is the story of an elderly widow named Mrs. Savage, whose husband has left her $10 million dollars. She intends to give the entire fortune away to people who wish to pursue their “foolish dreams.” However, her greedy stepchildren have other plans and have her committed to a sanatorium. There, the caring residents become Mrs. Savage’s true family. John Patrick’s The Curious Savage is a warm comedy audiences will enjoy.
Steven Youngblood from the Parkville Club spoke at our club about peace journalism just before the pandemic hit. He also wrote an op-ed in Sunday’s Star https://t.co/YkTin3UArk that discussed Ukraine, and discusses the Rotary project mentioned in last week's meeting.
As you know, the situation for Ukrainian refugees is dire. 350,000 refugees have made their way to the tiny neighboring country of Moldova, where a per capital annual income of just $4,547 means that Moldovans have only a limited capacity to assist their new guests.
Seeing this need, the Parkville Rotary Club is partnering with the Chisinau, Moldova Rotary Club on a fundraiser to assist Ukrainian refugees. Contributions collected here in the U.S. will be used by the Chisinau Rotary to buy food, supplies, and other necessities for the refugees.
Donations are being accepted through PayPal. You can pay with a credit card, debit card, or through a PayPal account. Please use this link: bit.ly/RotaryForUkraine
Donations can also be made by check, payable to Parkville Rotary Club, and mailed to PO Box 12064, Parkville, MO 64152
The tournament is in its 8th year, and is always held at the Thornhill Disc Golf Course in Stilwell, Kansas, just off 167th & Metcalf. Conceived with the idea of raising funds for suicide prevention and suicide awareness, it is held in the memory of Tom Karlin and Grant Gottschalk, lifelong friends that took their own lives in their teens. Tom and Grant loved the game of disc golf and the people that play it. Nothing would please them more than to know that they threw a disc golf tournament where their fellow disc golfers had a good time. CLICK HERE for more information.
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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