OP Rotary E-Spoke for Week of May 16, 2021 (May 10, 2021)

Overland Park Rotary

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Overland Park Rotary E-Spoke for Week of May 16, 2021

MEETING NEXT MONDAY NOV 15, 2021

JOIN US AT MATT ROSS COMMUNITY CENTER

8101 Marty St., Overland Park
Monday Nov. 15 from 12 - 1 PM

NEXT WEEK'S SPEAKER:

Joel Bond

"Life & work in Iraqi Kurdistan as teacher"

GREETER AND SET-UP: Patrick McCartney

MOMENT OF INSPIRATION: Dave Stallings

CLEAN-UP: This glamorous job could be yours! Stick around and help out!

ROTARY CARES streamlines to share more

Our program continue to serve local organizations that require the assistance of the Rotary Cares program. Though we continue to provide donations to veterans groups as well as homeless and battered shelters, this had become somewhat onerous as most of these organizations required cases of different product and yet we were managing truckloads of palleted goods. This required frequent trips to the warehouse for small distributions. To streamline our operation and magnify the impact of the distributions, we aligned ourselves with Giving the Basics (hygiene hub for 75 organizations and 350 schools) and Avenue of Life (to empower low-income families/individuals to be self-sustained and independent). When considered together, these two marvelous entities dispense essential goods to over 125 nonprofits. Mike and I provide them with pallets of product and in turn they distribute cases where needed.

Example:
Avenue of Life deals with a predominantly Hispanic population who were not getting Covid vaccinated due to communication barriers and mistrust of the health department. In the past 3 weeks, Rotary Cares provided Avenue of Life with 30 pallets of personal care items and food. This allowed a distribution that served over 800 families while this organization was simultaneously giving over 1800 vaccinations.

Truckloads keep rolling into the warehouse, cases and pallets are dispersed to thoughtful humanitarian agencies and the impact of Rotary Cares is felt throughout the Kansas City area.

Our next project is to deliver goodies to First Responders in the Kansas City area. Any Rotarians that wish to volunteer time or assistance, please have them contact Mike Myers or Brad Vaughan. Lifting of the mask mandated should facilitate the volunteering process.

Brad Vaughan
Rotary Cares Program
Overland Park Rotary

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

THANKS TO ROTARY CARES GUYS Mike Meyer and Brad Vaughn (upstaged here by KCWolf and Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes) and others in the club for transforming pallets of boxes in a cave to hundreds of giggles and grins when local kids lined up for their very own books.

THIS WAS THE FINAL PUSH for 2021’s effort, and already Mike and Brad are figuring out next year’s challenges of location, costs, projects, alliances, and product.

HOW CAN YOU HELP? Oh, stay tuned, we’ll let you know.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

DIDNT WE LEARN HOW GREAT IT IS TO BE WITH OUR FRIENDS?

ROTARY BOOK CLUB

Tuesday November 16th

Finally back at First Watch, Corporate Woods!

BOOK FOR NOVEMBER: Fewer, Richer, Greener by Laurence Siegel

BOOK FOR DECEMBER: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towels

CELEBRATIONS

These are Members having Celebrations over the next week - Nov 13 - 19

Birthdays:

Dan Sheehan, 11/14

Dave Lindstrom, 11/16

Liz Anne McElhaney, 11/17

Tim Steele, 11/17

David Newcomer, 11/19

Club Anniversaries:

Liz Anne McElhaney, 11/16 - 15 years!

Charles Gasser, 11/19 - 14 years!

FAMILY OF ROTARY

We like happy news too!

Share your news here. It’s how we hold hands.

If a member could use a phone call, a note, a hot meal or a vibrant “attagirl” in any form, let us discreetly know.

We have friends in all the right places.

Notify Carolwattsks@gmail.com or call 816/806-0242

Nov 15, 2021

Joel Bond

Life & work in Iraqi Kurdistan as teacher

Nov 22, 2021

Dr. Bruce Hodges

Medicines Hall of Fame and Museum

Nov 29, 2021

Jeff Deatherage

Shelter Box project, partnership with Rotary & impact on disaster response/ relief worldwide

Dec 13, 2021

Holiday party

Dec 27, 2021

No meeting

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OP Club Mgt 11.15 Teaching in Iraq Kurdistan
Matt Ross Community Center
Nov 15, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

OP Rotary Mgt 11.22 Medicine Hall of Fame TOUR
Medicine's Hall of Fame & Museum
Nov 22, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

OP Rotary Mgt 11.29 ShelterBox Disaster Relief
Matt Ross Community Center
Nov 29, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

OP Rotary Annual Holiday Event 12.13 12P
Matt Ross Community Center
Dec 13, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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