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HAPPY HOUR THIS WEEK
April 30, 2025
 
CRAWFISH FESTIVAL
The SignUp Genius is ready for the 2025 Crawfish Festival. Please click here to view the online sign-up sheet and register for any and as many volunteer opportunities you would like.

We are also looking for team leaders in the following areas:

BBQ Team
Equipment Retrieval Team
Lights and Power
Setup Team
Crawfish Team
Front Desk Team
Food Prep Team
Food Service Team
Table Service Team
Beverage Team
Cleanup Team
Event Support Team
Fund Raising Team
Financial Controls Team
Promotional Team
Event Photographer

Team leaders essentially serve as a coordinator and central point of contact for other volunteers in their group. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer as a team leader, please reach out to Glenn Bates at
gbates51@gmail.com or Barry Rogers at brogers@americanindustrialgroup.us.
Save-the-Date - New Member Gathering
Newer Rotary Members - (since fall 2024) - please mark your calendars for Monday June 9 (time to be finalized but probably around 5-530 pm) for a gathering to further welcome you to Overland Park Rotary and have our board share more about their leadership roles.  Board members please mark you calendars as well.  More information on location and time will be forthcoming.
MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE
 
Our District 5710 Million Dollar Challenge is in full swing, and we need your support to reach our goal by the end of the year! This initiative is a tremendous opportunity to make a lasting impact through the Rotary Endowment, ensuring that our work in service and philanthropy continues for generations to come.
 
Bekiw, you'll find more details about how you can participate. Whether through outright gifts, estate planning, or other giving strategies, every contribution brings us closer to our goal.
 
If you’d like to learn more about how you can be part of this legacy, feel free to email me at marc@searcyfinancial.com. Let’s make a difference together!
 
Yours in service,
Marc Shaffer

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT
THE MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE
 
1 – Rotary International is racing the clock to increase the RI ENDOWMENT FUND to $2.025 BILLION by the end of 2025.
 
2 – There is about $180 MILLION remaining on that goal.
 
3 – District 5710 has agreed to raise $1 MILLION – hence the MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE!
 
4 – Every club is challenged to participate by naming a Foundation Chairman and Committee, by doing two programs about the Rotary Foundation and Endowment annually, and by asking your members if they would please consider making an endowment gift in support of this campaign.
 
5 – See the attached Million Dollar Challenge giving pyramid; this is the major donor portion of the Challenge. Later this year we will be asking every District 5710 Rotarian who has not already participated to make some endowment gift in any amount.
 
CONTACT: Roger Aeschliman, 785-267-8782 or raeschliman@corefirstbank.com
Speakers
May 07, 2025 11:30 AM
What's New at JCPRD?
May 14, 2025 7:15 AM
May 28, 2025 7:15 AM
How District 5710 is Serving Guatemala
Jun 04, 2025 4:30 PM
Jun 11, 2025 11:30 AM
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Upcoming Events
Future of Hope Committee Meeting
May 14, 2025
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
 
Crawfish Festival
May 17, 2025
 
Happy Hour
Jun. 04, 2025
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
 
New Member Gathering
Jun. 09, 2025
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
 
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You're Invited!
Angel Flight Open House
May 1st, 2025
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
 
Kansas City Downtown Airport – Wheeler Field
490 Richards Rd
Kansas City, MO 64116

Angel Flight Central is thrilled to announce a community open house and lunch at our new headquarters! We're opening our NEW doors at Kansas City Downtown Airport - Wheeler Field on May 1st, 2025 to community members, healthcare professionals, and local business leaders for the afternoon!

Join us for the ceremonial ribbon cutting, complimentary lunch, tour of the new space, and chat with our dedicated staff. As an extra special treat, several volunteer pilots will be available to share their stories, allow tour of their aircraft, and offering limited opportunities for short flights over Kansas City! 

RSVP to Jenna Gerdes Jenna@angelflightcentral.org


Host families needed for Inbound Youth Exchange Students for the 2025-26 School Year. 
You do not have to be a Rotarian to be a Host family. See Harold Frye or David Austin with questions. 

 
Birthdays
Barry Sullivan, May 1
Carole Blankowski, May 3
 
 
 
Club Anniversaries
John Martinson, 25 years, May 1
Carole Blankowski, 18 years,
May 2
Craig Scurato, 2 years, May 3


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