Events

This week we will be joined by Pastor Adrion Roberson, a member of the core teaching team at Kansas Leadership Center and pastor of the Berean Fellowship Church in Kansas City, who will be speaking to the Club about the KC United! Youth Sports & Education Initiative, a developmental athletic league for children in grades 4-8 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Denise Ogilvie, Chief Mission Officer for Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, will speak to the Club about the need for homeless shelters in Kansas City, Kansas and the work going on to provide needed shelter for the homeless at Sanctuary of Hope which is being renovated as a new location for Shalom House.

Henry Wash, Founder and Executive Director of High Aspirations, will join us today.  He will be presenting to the Club about High Aspirations which is an after-school program for African American male students to support them socially, spiritually and academically.

Brennan Crawford, Executive Director of Community Housing of Wyandotte County (CHWC), will be joining the Club to bring members up to date on the latest CHWC projects in Kansas City, Kansas.

Today we will be joined by Candice Alcaraz, Assistant District Attorney in the Wyandotte County DA's Office.  Ms. Alcaraz will be giving a presentation on the life of a case in the DA's office, including juvenile and specialty court cases (such as drug, mental health, or veteran's courts) as well as a more traditional criminal case.  

Join us to hear from Eric Thompson, an officer at KC Scholars, who will be sharing the latest news about the KC Scholars Program.  The mission of KC Scholars is to increase postsecondary education attainment in the greater Kansas City area.

We will be joined by Dr. Evelyn Hill, the Director of Equity and Justice at Avenue of Life, a community organization focused on breaking the cycle of poverty through community development.  

For the last meeting of February, we will be joined by Moses Wyatt, Jr., the Founder/CEO of The Jegna Klub and a Behavior Intervention Specialist at Grant Elementary School in KCK.  Mr. Wyatt was also recently named as the Youth Advocate Liaison to KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner's office.  Mr. Wyatt is also known as Coach Wyatt, having coached scholastic and amateur athletes for 24 years.  Mr. Wyatt's belief that he "must leave a place better than he found it' motivates him in all his work.

Today we will be joined by Corin Wallace, Engagement Director for Della Lamb Community Services, who will be sharing information about Della Lamb's refugee resettlement program.   

Today we will be joined by author, lecturer, and former journalist and editorial board member for The Kansas City Star.

Harold L. Johnson, Jr., District 4 Commissioner for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, and current Chair of the Mid-America Regional Council Board of Directors, will be joining us to share information about MARC and its many programs and services.  

Today, we will be joined by several female high school seniors who will be making presentations to the Club in connection with The Kansas City, Kansas Rotary Presidents' Foundation Scholarship competition for this year. 

Members will meet at The Mockingbird Lounge to celebrate the first Fifth Tuesday of 2022!

Today, we will be joined by several male high school seniors who will be making presentations to the Club in connection with The Kansas City, Kansas Rotary Presidents' Foundation Scholarship competition for this year.