This Friday's program will be the Top 3 Finalists for the Wes Fry 4 Way Test Speech Contest. Preliminary rounds were conducted Monday and Tuesday of this week and narrowed down to the 3 contestants who will be giving their speeches to the Club this Friday.
College scholarships are given to all three: 1st Place - $2,000; 2nd Place - $1,500; 3rd Place - $1,000.
Johnson County Christmas Bureau
The Johnson County Christmas Bureau is one of the charities in which Lenexa Rotary is committed to and supports in many ways.
Toy Donation - THANK YOU to all who donated toys for children between the ages of 6 months to 4 years. You can still bring toy donations this week.
Holiday Shop volunteers - Lenexa Rotary will be volunteering to help in the Holiday Shop on Friday, December 11th from 2:30 - 6:30 p.m. If you want to volunteer, put your name on the YPad this Friday or contact President Amy or Becca Coleman. This Year's Holiday Shop is at Metcalf South Shopping Center on the lower level. Enter through the doors on the west side between Macy's and Sears.
Coat Donations from KMBZ Coats for Kids - Lenexa Rotary plus other Johnson County Rotary Clubs came together this year to help with the KMBZ Coats for Kids. Because of Lenexa Rotary's efforts and persistence, KMBZ Coats for Kids changed their coat distribution to include JCCB. This week JCCB received a delivery of 300+ coats with an additional coat delivery scheduled for early next week.
Cash Donation - Each year The Lenexa Rotary Foundation makes a cash donation to JCCB.
Lenexa Rotary Holiday Party
Our Holiday Party will be Saturday, December 12th at 6:00 pm at Greg & Vickie Peterson's house. An Evite was sent out. Please RSVP by December 5th. The cost is $15 per person and payment is due in advance. Please bring your check this Friday or mail to:
Amy Ruo
10901 Johnson Dr.
Shawnee, KS 66203
The menu will be:
Cranberry Pork Loin
Green Bean Casserone
Corn Bread Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes w/Brown Gravy
Tossed Green Salad
Fresh Baked Rolls
Chocolate Cake
Catering provided by Pamper'd Palate Catering
Stop Hunger Now - Beer Can Collection
ONE MORE WEEK TO TURN IN MONEY! Drink up and bring your cans filled up with coins or a check and give to Fred Spears! We have been contacted by Baylee DeLaurier, the Kansas City Program Manager for Stop Hunger Now to set up a date to package meals with the Shawnee Mission Northwest Interact Club. It will be probably be some time in the winter. More information to come!
Member Survey
A few months ago, President Amy sent out a Member Survey for all the members to complete electronically. THANK YOU to everyone who participated -- 32 members out of 38 completed the survey!
President Amy will be sending out this week the results of the Member Survey in a separate email. In January we will be having a Club Assembly to discuss the survey and get feedback from the members.
Thank you again for participating!
ShrimpFest 2016 - March 5th
ShrimpFest is 3 months away! J.C. Burcham has or will be contacting all the committee chairs from last year to see if you will help again this year. Phil Hammond is beginning to contact companies for sponsorships.
What can you do?
If you know of a business that would be interested in being a sponsor, please contact Phil Hammond.
Silent Auction Items - When shopping the sales this holiday season, pick up some items that would be good for the silent auction.
Not on a committee? Contact J.C. to see where help is needed and she will find a place for you to help.
This is our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year! We would like to have 100% participation!
More information to come!
Notes from the "YPad"
Many people signed up to work at Johnson County Christmas Bureau.
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 December 4
Artichoke Salad
Fried Shrimp w/Cocktail Sauce
Sweet Mustard Chicken
Mashed Potatoes w/gravy
Mixed Vegetables
Assorted Rolls
Assorted Desserts
Summary of Last Week's Meeting:
Emily Kemp with the Lenexa Fire Department spoke to us and demonstrated how to perform "Hand Only CPR."
Classification speaker: None
Guests: Amelia Hoedl, Andy Hoedl's daughter; Eliza Zöhrer, our Austrian Exchange Student
Visiting Rotarians: Robert Thompson - Gardner; Commissioner Michael Ashcraft - Olathe Noon
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.
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Artichoke Salad
