ESpoke for October 1, 2025 (Sep. 30, 2025)

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

Overland Park Rotary

October 1, 2025 at 7:15 am

This Week: Startup Rewind

Scout – Dr. Gonzalo Erdozain (Gonzalo.erdozain@scoutapp.vet)

BIO: Gonzalo Erdozain, DVM, MPH

Founder & CEO, Scout

Dr. Gonzalo Erdozain is the Founder & CEO of Scout, a SaaS platform revolutionizing dental charting and anesthesia management in veterinary medicine. He currently practices at Kansas City Veterinary Care in Kansas City, MO, where his passion for animal and public health intersects with his deep love for technology.

OVERVIEW: About Scout

Scout replaces outdated paper forms with a streamlined, web-based platform for dental charting and anesthesia monitoring. By integrating both workflows into a single system, Scout helps veterinary hospitals:

• Maintain complete, standardized, and legible dental records

• Improve anesthesia planning and monitoring for patient safety

• Reduce human error and inefficiencies, allowing teams to focus on patient care

Scout’s solution is designed to help veterinary hospitals reclaim time, improve patient outcomes, and increase revenue by optimizing workflow efficiency.

WhatAbout – Claire Harrison & Justin Axtell (claire@whatabout.io & justin@whatabout.io)

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Claire Harrison, Co-Founder of Whatabout

Claire has an extensive, yet colorful background in branding and marketing. After being raised by small businesses and start-ups, doing work for clients from mom & pops to Fortune 500s it was the marriage of marketing and motherhood that sparked the idea for Whatabout. Her keen insights into consumer behavior and market trends are the fuel for the Whatabout concept.

Justin Axtell, Co-Founder of Whatabout

Justin boasts over 15 years of experience in software engineering, app architecture, data analysis, and tech leadership. He serves as the technological backbone of our endeavor. With experience building from the ground up and scaling tech teams, his innovative approach and deep understanding of app development translate dreams into reality.

Greeters: Edie Howard & Rebecca Williams

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SERVICE PROJECT

Build Your Team, Build Your Community

Join us for this Service Opportunity at the Habitat for Humanity construction sites on Saturday, October 25, 8:30 - 3:00 pm.

Registration link: 8 spots: Saturday, October 25^th from 8:30am to 3:00pm

Registration closes at 12 p.m. Friday, October 10^th
(All volunteers need to be registered with their online volunteer application complete by the registration deadline.)

Construction Volunteer Information:

Construction volunteers do not need to have any prior experience in construction or bring any of their own tools; we will give you all of the education and tools you need!
All registered volunteers will receive their assignment location via automated email 3 days prior to the volunteer day.
In case of inclement weather, please call our Weather Hotline at 816-897-7799 to hear the recorded message for any cancellations or changes. We update the message by 7:15 a.m. each morning.
We ask that all volunteers stay the full day, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
We will have 30 minutes set aside for lunch time. You will need to provide your own lunches. Feel free to bring your lunch or have lunch delivered to the site.
We highly recommend you bring a water bottle with you.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirt, mud or house paint on, and wear sturdy/closed toe & heeled shoes (NO flip flops, sandals or crocs!) If you have work gloves, please bring them.
Dress for the weather. If there has been rain on previous days, be prepared for the sites to be muddy.
The use, purchase and possession of alcohol, drugs and weapons are forbidden on Habitat KC property and volunteer sites.
All volunteers must be 16 or older to volunteer.

Marc Shaffer Launches Book

Rotary Friends,

I’m excited to share with you the launch of my new book One for All : How to Systemize Kindness, Grow Your Network, and Support Others Like It’s Your Job Book Website. It’s a work that reflects our shared values of service, generosity, and community, ideas that are at the heart of Rotary and my personal philosophy. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, guidance for creating a more intentional impact, or ways to involve others in a culture of kindness, this book offers practical insights and strategies. My book is now available on Amazon. You can learn more about the book at SearcyFinancial.com/OneForAll. Thank you all for your support and for all you continually do to make our community stronger.

Service Above Self,

Marc C. Shaffer, CFP®, AIF®, EA

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Professional, CFO
Searcy Financial Services, Inc.

Drop In Lunch
Broadmoor Bistro
Oct. 23, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Rotary Social Hour
Barley's Kitchen & Tap
Oct. 29, 2025 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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Birthdays

Tim New, Oct. 2

Daniel Craig, Oct. 4

Anniversaries

None

Club Anniversaries

Barbara Kopack-Hill, 26 years, Sept. 30

Mitch Ulrich, 20 years, Oct. 3

Dave White, 9 years, Oct. 3

Rotary Social Hour

October 29 at 4:30-6:00 pm

Barley's Kitchen and Tap

11924 W. 119th St., OP

Complimentary Appetizers

5:30 Gift Card Drawing

DROP-IN LUNCH

Thursday, October 23rd, Brad Stratton and Bill Flohrs will be hosting a drop-in lunch at the Boadmoor Bistro located at 8200 W 71st St, Overland Park, KS 66204 from 12-1:00 PM. This is run by the students from the Shawnee Mission School District. $10 for a Turkey sandwich on multigrain bread, lettuce and tomato and a bag of chips. We need to RSVP, so let Bill know. bflohrs@gmail.com

These drop-in lunches are always fun, informal, and help support these kids who are trying to learn skills in the restaurant business.

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