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THIS WEEK'S MEETING
April 16, 2025
DoubleTree Hotel - Sedona Room
 
CAPS Presentations
 
Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) programs are nationally recognized, innovative high school programs. Students fast forward into their future and are fully immersed in a professional culture, solving real world problems, using industry standard tools and are mentored by actual employers, all while receiving high school and college credit. CAPS is an example of how business, community and public education can partner to produce personalized learning experiences that educate the workforce of tomorrow, especially in high-skill, high-demand jobs.
 
Each year we receive applications from students in the CAPS Program at Blue Valley.  A scholarship committee reviews the applications and narrows down to the top applicants for an in person interview on what they’ve learned through CAPS and how it applies to the Rotary Values.  Following their Presentation and Q&A, we will select the winning scholarship winner.  All presenters will receive some scholarship funds.
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.
RYLA
If you have a high school student who could benefit from a leadership camp, check out RYLA! Click this link to download the brochure and the application.
 
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
Apr 23, 2025 11:30 AM
History of Ft. Leavenworth & Shaping the Future
Apr 30, 2025 4:30 PM
May 07, 2025 11:30 AM
What's New at JCPRD?
Jun 04, 2025 4:30 PM
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Upcoming Events
Happy Hour at AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk
AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk
Apr. 30, 2025
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.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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Greeters Needed!
Please click this link for the Google Document to Sign up to be a Greeter.
Greeters should arrive early to the meeting to welcome members and guests.
Thank you!

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
Jeff Freiermuth, April 15
Patrick O'Hara, April 16
Dan Whitney, April 18
 
Anniversaries
Vern & Brenda Otte, 34 years
April 20
 
Club Anniversaries
Brett Bogan, 17 years,
April 16


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