Overland Park Rotary
 
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Overland Park Rotary E-Spoke for Week of May 3, 2020
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MEETING INFORMATION
NO MEETING ON MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020
IT'S "MINGLE MONDAY!"  ...BUT WE HAVE SUGGESTIONS!
...Look at that forecast for Monday, doesn't it look fine?
 
Can you sit outside or in front of an open window, catch the breeze, and listen to Mike Meyer get interviewed by Ruth Bigus on the local KCCares podcast?  To listen, go to www.kccaresonline.org and search for Feed the Children.
Can you read the KCStar article that ran this week featuring our own Vern Otte once again at the Iditarod?  Once again interviewed by Ruth Bigus?!  (Ruthie, you're SO busy!) To read, try: www.kansascity.com and search for Vern Otte or Iditarod.
Can you meet a Rotary buddy at a park, sit at opposite ends of a park bench, and visit?  
Can you spend the hour doing one unexpected, surprising thing for your housemate, or a neighbor?
    (We just had May Day!  I'm gathering up some extra flowers and taking a floral THANK YOU to the neighbor who brought me cinnamon rolls!) (And the one who graced me with some yeast when the store was out!)  (Carb-binge here....)
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MIKE MEYER AND CREW KEEP TRUCKIN'!
On Thursday we delivered a number of snacks, water, and children’s books to three area hospitals. 
1. KU Med
2. Children’s Mercy
3. Advent (Shawnee Mission Hospital)
The product is needed for the caregivers and first responders.  Delivery was made using a rental truck provided by Johnson County Christmas Bureau thanks to Larry Bigus.
ALSO Overland Park Police Department picked up products at the warehouse for 9 police stations today.
Thanks to the team that sorted, loaded and delivered these donations...."the team" consisted of Brad Vaughn his friend Barb, Barb and Ed Kopack Hill myself and Barb Meyer (3 Barbs!!).
 
ROTARY CONNECTIONS! Barbara Kopack Hill , Janee’ and Mike Meyer all serve on the Board of Director’s of the Johnson County Christmas Bureau, where Larry Bigus is director.  (Just occurred to me his last name says Big Us....okay, that's good...)
And our contact at KU Med is VP Jeff Novorr, Craig Novorr's brother!
 
GET CONNECTED!  GET INVOLVED!  GET IN ROTARY! 
 
       
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SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
IF YOU'RE SOCIALLY DEPRIVED, WE UNDERSTAND!  JOIN US FOR...
 
WIC COMMUNITY GARDEN
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 7:30 - 9:30 AM
Spring doesn't arrive till you have dirt under your fingernails!
Ask Dave Stallings for the details, David@DavidAStallings.com
 
ROTARY ZOOM BOOK CLUB MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 8 - 9 AM 
May book:  No required books, just whatever we've been reading or listening to in our quarantines.
June book:  GLASS HOUSES: Privacy, Security and Cyber Insecurity by Joel Brenner
Email Carol for logon directions carolwattsks@gmail.com
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CELEBRATIONS
SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE CELEBRATING the week of May 3 - May 9!
BIRTHDAYS
Lynn Intrader May 4, Stan Meyer May 5
 
ANNIVERSARIES
None
 
YEARS IN ROTARY
Nate Harbur 34 years (Nate, is that half your life?) and Will Gladhart 4 years
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FAMILY OF ROTARY
We have shop and drop volunteers.  If you'd rather not get out and would like a friend to run a shopping errand for you, make your wishes known:  Carol 816-806-0242.
The limits of our "social distance"
Change our response in every instance. 
But if you're hurting, do your part.
We want to know what's on your heart.
 
Let the Family of Rotary know via
carolwattsks@gmail.com
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Speakers
May 11, 2020
Deann MItchell
Veterans Voices Writing Project
May 18, 2020
Joel Goldberg
Jun 08, 2020
Darryl Burton
Miracle of Innocence
Jun 15, 2020
Shane Foster
Headmaster & President of the Barstow School.
Jun 22, 2020
Fred Logan
Johnson County Education Research Triangle
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Upcoming Events
First Monday Mingling-No Meeting
May 04, 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
 
WIC Community Garden
WIC Community Garden
May 05, 2020
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
 
First Monday Mingling-No Meeting
Jun 01, 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
 
WIC Community Garden
WIC Community Garden
Jun 02, 2020
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
 
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