Our club is proud to sponsor several students in the RYLA program every year. RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. RYLA encourages servant leadership in youth by recognizing and rewarding high school students who are chosen to attend RYLA as an "award" for their past and present leadership and service activities. These select young people attend an all-expenses-paid camp where they are inspired by a diverse group of exceptional speakers, make life-long friends through fellowship activities, and discuss the ethical and social issues of today. These activities are conducted in an atmosphere of trust and respect. The result is that these students return to their schools and communities motivated to take on additional leadership roles and to find additional ways to serve.
This week, we will hear from two of the students we sponsored about their RYLA experience.
Menu for Dec. 9th:
Artichoke Salad
Swedish Meatballs
Sweet Mustard Chicken
Buttered Egg noodles
Whipped potatoes with brown gravy
Mixed vegetables
Assorted rolls
Assorted desserts
SAVE THESE DATES
Mardi Gras Wine Tasting - Tues. Feb. 28, 6-8pm
The Sunset Rotary Club of Johnson County invites you to their fundraising event next week. Proceeds benefit SAFEHOME. There will be light appetizers, a cash bar, and wine tasting. Tickets: $30/person or $50/couple. Location: Hilton Garden Hotel | 2nd Floor, Salon A, 12080 S Strang Line Road, Olathe.
ShrimpFest and Bingo - March 4
Our annual fundraiser for the Lenexa Rotary Foundation. Pete Black has your tickets. Each club member needs to sell 10 tickets or provide a check for $250, payable to Lenexa Rotary Club. Location: Lenexa Community Center. Doors open at 5:30pm.
District 5710 Conference - May 5-6 (Friday & Saturday)
PLAN ON ATTENDING! This LOCAL conference will be a fun and unique opportunity to spend time with fellow Rotarians in our district. It will be held in Overland Park. Details to follow.
As you know, the Lenexa Rotary Club challenged the Rotary Club of Shawnee to see which club could collect the most coats for the Johnson County Christmas Bureau this fall. Well, the results are in!
Lenexa: 178
Shawnee: 201
It was a close competition, and although our club fell short, we're all winners because 379 people will be warm this winter, thanks to our combined efforts!
President JC Burcham will pay a visit to the Shawnee club this coming Friday (they meet at 7:15am at Town Hall, 11600 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS, for anyone interested!) to make her concession speech. Cheers to all who helped us collect so many coats!!
Shawnee Mission Northwest Interact Club and Woodland Charity invite you to participate in the International Volunteer Trips to Panama, July 9 to 15, 2017.
An informational meeting will take place in the SMNW Cafeteria at 7pm on Mon. Dec. 12th.
Volunteers will unify efforts with local leaders and families of Panama to implement the Access to Education, Health and Safe Drinking Water Program.
The cost for 7 days (1 week) is $825 to Panama per person. (includes in-country expenses: meals, lodging, ground transportation, translators, program administration expenses and evacuation insurance)
Bi-lingual volunteers are encouraged to participate.
Trip activities include:
Installing water filters, cooking stoves, beds, and latrines.
Medical and dental checkups. Nutrition training.
Volunteer work at the community farm/garden
Sewing machine training, English/computer classes and other activities at the school or in the community.
Volunteers are responsible for purchasing their own roundtrip airplane ticket from the U.S. to Panama.
For more information contact: Jorge D. Coromac at: jorgec@woodlandcharity.org or 816-516-9927 www.woodlandcharity.org
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Our club is proud to sponsor several students in the RYLA program every year. RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. RYLA encourages servant leadership in youth by recognizing and rewarding high school students who are chosen to attend RYLA as an "award" for their past and present leadership and service activities. These select young people attend an all-expenses-paid camp where they are inspired by a diverse group of exceptional speakers, make life-long friends through fellowship activities, and discuss the ethical and social issues of today. These activities are conducted in an atmosphere of trust and respect. The result is that these students return to their schools and communities motivated to take on additional leadership roles and to find additional ways to serve.
