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Feb. 16, 2021
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LISC Greater Kansas City
Feb. 16, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Feb. 23, 2021
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KCK Cold Weather Shelter
Feb. 23, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Rob Santel is the Director of Client Services for Cross-Lines Community Outreach. Rob will be focusing on the work that Cross-Lines did to get a cold weather shelter opened in KCK this winter and the support that Rotary members can provide over the next year to make sure that KCK always has a cold weather shelter for its residents.
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Mar. 02, 2021
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News Anchor - 41 Action News
Mar. 02, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Dia Wall is an Edward R. Murrow and Mid-America Emmy award-winning anchor at 41 Action News. Dia started her career working as a host for the Dallas Cowboys before becoming an anchor and reporter in Texas, before making the move to Kansas City in 2015. She's passionate about telling stories that uplift and empower our community. Dia is a proud wife to her husband Kevin and a devoted mom to their two-year-old daughter Alina and nine-month-old son Evan.
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Mar. 09, 2021
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Professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine
Mar. 09, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Sharla Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Kansas City. Dr. Sharla Smith has a PhD in Health Systems and Services Research with a concentration in Health Economics. Dr. Smith earned an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a Master of Public Health degree in Health Policy and Management from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and a PhD in Health Services and Systems Research at UAMS. She is a health services researcher who has been working in public health since 2006. Her current research focuses on maternal and infant health disparities. Dr. Smith is also one of the founding partners of the Kansas Birth Equity Network (K-BEN) which has a mission of eliminating health disparities for African Americans in Kansas by increasing awareness of the high rate of African American maternal and infant mortality and connecting individuals with local resources.
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Mar. 16, 2021
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Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Mar. 16, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Teneca Clark is the Regional General Manager of Production for Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Prior to accepting her current role, Teneca was the Director of Plant Operations and Quality Manager at Lenexa Production Hometown. Before Teneca’s time with Heartland, she led Quality, Sanitation and Food Safety departments at National Beef Packing Company, Bimbo Bakeries, and Rockline Industries. Teneca’s most valued professional accomplishment is always directly assisting at least one person, at every facility she has worked in, by helping that person develop and reach the next step in his or her career path. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University where she earned a double major in Cell & Molecular Biology and Microbiology and is pending thesis in her Master of Food Science. Teneca is a Certified Microbiologist, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, and she is currently completing her Master of Business Administration at Kansas University. She is involved with Heartlands DE&I, sustainability, and community outreach committees as well as Calm Waters and Solace House grief initiatives and Pembroke Hills Diversity and Parent Education Board. The most important part of Teneca’s life is being a proud parent to her fearlessly wonderful 9-year-old daughter, Dayja, and honoring the life of her two guardian angels.
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Mar. 23, 2021
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Associate Professor, Wichita State University
Mar. 23, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Robin C. Henry is a scholar of gender and sexuality and legal and constitutional rights, including late 20th and 21st century civil rights movements. She earned her Ph.D. in US history from Indiana University in Bloomington in 2006. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Wichita State University, serves as the Graduate Coordinator of the M.A. program, and is a faculty fellow in the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College. She is the author of numerous articles and chapters dealing with the construction of masculinity in the American West, sexual education in the early twentieth century, the effects of legal dormancy on public policy and civil rights, and the memory of the Ludlow massacre. She is a contributor to the KMUW commentary series, “Past and Present,” as well as the author and creator of the 6-part podcast, Hindsight: Looking Back at 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage. Her book, Criminalizing Sex, Defining Sexuality: Sexual Regulation and Masculinity in the American West, 1850-1927 is forthcoming from New York University Press. Currently, she is working on a book on the Colorado jurist and juvenile legal advocate, Benjamin Barr Lindsey. |
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Mar. 30, 2021
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Apr. 06, 2021
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Kansas City Monarchs Baseball
Apr. 06, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Suzi Hallas is the Manager of Special Events & Community Engagement for the Kansas City Monarchs Baseball Organization. Her current responsibilities include planning events at Legends Field (previously T-Bones Stadium) as well and community outreach throughout the Kansas City area and region. She is also involved in expanding our partnership with The Negro League Baseball Museum. Their Opening Day is approaching, and so join us to hear about the new Kansas City Monarchs Baseball team! |
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Apr. 13, 2021
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Apr. 13, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Apr. 20, 2021
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Apr. 20, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Apr. 27, 2021
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History of Quindaro
Apr. 27, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Karen French is a long-time Wyandotte County resident with broad experience in community engagement, education, and project management. She recently completed her book, "Quindaro Township 1855-1943 – All Together Now" and will be sharing fascinating information about the Quindaro area and the extensive research which led to her book.
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May 04, 2021
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May 04, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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May 11, 2021
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Wings Over Wyandotte
May 11, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Club Member Ken Davis will be our speaker today. An avid nature lover and bird watcher, Ken will be sharing some of his bird watching stories and triumphs. He will cover some basics about birding in the Kansas City region and provide some tools, resources and ideas for enjoying this hobby anywhere and anytime. The focus of the presentation is on learning about the different species, regional locations and special events for amateur birding.
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May 18, 2021
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State of the Unified Government
May 18, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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May 25, 2021
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International clean water project
May 25, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Today we will be joined by three members of the Davis Sunset Rotary Club from Davis, California: their Club President, Dr. Richard Stein, and Club members Peggy Stein and Dr. Koen Van Rompay. These fellow Rotarians will be presenting about their club's international project providing clean water to Rumbiye village in Kenya.
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Jun. 01, 2021
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The Appointments Project
Jun. 01, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Beth Felski is the Appointments Project Director for United WE www.united-we.org. In this role, she is responsible for enhancing and growing the impact created by the Appointments Project https://united-we.org/appointments-project, a program established to address the lack of gender parity on civic boards and commissions. Beth works with community partners and civic leaders to advance women’s economic and civic leadership. |
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Jun. 08, 2021
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Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
Jun. 08, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Brandon Gawel, Kaw District Director for the Heart of America Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be joining us to bring us up to date on the Heart of America Council. Since December of 2020, Brandon has been serving the volunteers and the Heart of America Council in the Kaw District. Brandon has been in Scouting since he was a Wolf Scout in Del-Mar-Va Council in Wilmington, Delaware. Outside of Scouting, Brandon enjoys lacrosse, golfing, and exploring all that Kansas City has to offer. He also enjoys watching sports, especially the Philadelphia Eagles, which luckily are an NFC team, so that he can still root for the Chiefs. Shortly after graduating from Lebanon Valley College, Brandon started his professional Scouting career in Central Florida Council, located in Orlando, Florida. He served as a District Executive for Little Econ and Colonial District for three and a half years and as Lodge Staff Adviser for the Tipisa Lodge, prior to coming to Heart of America and serving in the Lone Bear District in 2019. He is currently also serving as the new Lodge Staff Adviser for Tamegonit Lodge. |
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Jun. 15, 2021
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Workforce Partnership
Jun. 15, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Keely J. Schneider is the Executive Director for Workforce Partnership, the local workforce development board for Johnson, Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties in Kansas. Keely will provide the Club with updates on the efforts of the Workforce Partnership to assist both employers and persons seeking employment so as to build a stronger workforce and improve the local economy.
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Jun. 22, 2021
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Hispanic Development Fund
Jun. 22, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Jun. 29, 2021
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Fifth Tuesday Social
Jun. 29, 2021 5:00 p.m.
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Jul. 06, 2021
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2021-2022 Rotary Year
Jul. 06, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Jul. 13, 2021
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KCKCC Downtown Campus Project
Jul. 13, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Greg Mosier became President of Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) in 2018 and has been hard at work for KCKCC and the community ever since. Today, Dr. Mosier will be joining our Club to provide updates on the status of the KCKCC Downtown Campus Project. Dr. Mosier is a tested and experienced leader, having served higher education in the community college and university settings for almost 30 years. Experienced working in complex state and university led systems and the independent community college setting, Dr. Mosier brings a breadth and depth of experiences to the institutions and communities he serves. Previously serving as vice president of academic affairs at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, Mosier returned to follow his passion of serving the comprehensive community college mission in 2015 as vice president of academic affairs and executive vice president, academic affairs at Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC), prior to being named as president of KCKCC.
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Jul. 20, 2021
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Rotary International - End Polio Now
Jul. 20, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Kyle Haugen, a member and former President of the Rotary Club of Prior Lake, Minnesota, will be speaking to the Club about Rotary International’s End Polio campaign. Mr. Haugen has been active in Rotary for many years, serving as District Governor of Rotary District 5960 in 2017-2018, as a District Rotary Foundation Team Leader from 2019-2021, and as Region 36 Rotary Public Image Coordinator for 2021-2024.
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Jul. 27, 2021
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Cross-Lines Community Outreach, Inc.
Jul. 27, 2021 12:00 p.m.
The Club's July 27th meeting will be a service project at Cross-Lines Community Outreach, Inc. We will be packaging commodities boxes at Cross-Lines from Noon to 2 pm. Members wishing to join others for lunch will meet at Breit's on the patio at 11 am. We do need to have club members sign up by July 23rd to participate, and we strongly, strongly encourage all members to wear masks while indoors at Cross-Lines, with the presence of the new Delta variant of COVID-19 now confirmed in Wyandotte County.
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Aug. 03, 2021
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2021-2022 District Governor for Rotary District 5710
Aug. 03, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Vern Henricks is a Past President of the Manhattan Rotary Club and the Rotary District 5710 Governor for 2021-2022. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Manhattan Region Reimagined Quality of Place effort, as a board member of Thrivent Financial Kansas-Missouri, and as board President of Emmaus University of Haiti in Cap Hatian, Haiti. Mr. Henricks has spent 40 years in the development professions. Since 2013, he has served ad President and CEO of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, growing its asset base from $35 million to $107 million, expanding its community grants from $1 to $5 million, and increasing affiliate community foundations from two to thirteen. Please join us to welcome District Governor Henricks to the KCK Rotary Club and to hear what is happening in District 5710!
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Aug. 10, 2021
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Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department
Aug. 10, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Unified Government of Wyandotte County officials named Karl Oakman as the new police chief for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department on May 7, 2021. Chief Oakman was sworn in as the new KCK Chief of Police in June, after spending nearly 30 years with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, most recently serving as deputy chief. Chief Oakman grew up in in the Argentine area of Kansas City, Kansas, and is excited to return to his hometown as its Chief of Police. Join us to welcome Chief Oakman and hear his goals for the KCK Police Department. |