Our speaker will be Chief Travis Vaughn, of the Lenexa Fire Department. Chief Vaughn became the Fire Chief in December 2019. When appointed, he was a 25-year veteran of the Lenexa Fire Department.
During his quarter century with the department, Vaughn served in a variety of roles, starting as a firefighter and advancing through the ranks to captain, battalion chief of operations, battalion chief of emergency medical services, division chief of administration and, most recently, deputy fire chief. He was trained at Columbia Southern University, the Los Angeles Fire Department Leadership Academy and the United States Fire Administration Executive Fire Officer program.
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 10:
Deodorant
Bar Soap
Body Wipes
Tampons - any brand, regular or heavy flow
Just a reminder - we are planning on assembling the duffels on February 18 from 10-12 in Topeka if you would like to participate. More details will follow.
Tickets: Have you gotten your tickets from Tedd Maxfield? If not, please contact Tedd Maxfield or he will find you. 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 (February 3, 10, 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.
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): Episcopal priest, now retired as of January 22, 2023. I did Intention Interim Ministry (transition specialist) for 20 years at 10 churches in 7 cities of various sizes - from super small towns (fewer than 7,500 people) to super large cities (several million).
Tell us about your family: Widowed from David Hornaday. Son, Jeremy, my only child, also died. My family now consists of a sister and lots of cousins who live all over the country.
When did you join Rotary: November 2000 in Springfield, Missouri. Have been a member (or a permanent visitor!) in 6 different clubs.
Why did you join Rotary: I joined Rotary because of its reputation of being an organization of people who believe the world is a better place when caring people are joined together to make that happen. The fact that so many in my family whom I admired were also Rotarians didn't hurt!
What Rotary offices have you held: I served on the Rotary International Committee, and also Program Chair of Lenexa Club in 2014. I like being available to help where needed on an ad hoc basis.
What is your favorite Rotary memory or project? Went to United Nations representing Springfield Club to meet with UN officials and representatives of WHO (World Health Organization) to help create a more visible Rotary presence in the fight against polio. I stay in Rotary because of the wonderful people who share my sense of fulfillment in helping others have a better life. I officiated David Huff's funeral in December of 2019. He was surrounded by Rotary friends.
When you are not working, how do you spend your time? I have recently retired, so I'm enjoying that life - at least for awhile!!
**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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