Plaza Rotary At-A-Glance 03-02-16

Posted by Jim Lloyd 
on Mar 02, 2016
 
Plaza Club Takes Honors at Foundation Dinner
 
Plaza Rotarian Jerry Venters was given the Rotary Service Above Self Award at the District 6040 Foundation Dinner.
 
Only 138 were given out in the international Rotary world in 2015-16. It was given for his work in Rotary for community and international service for the last 26 years and his other volunteer work in the community and his profession.
 
Congratulations, Jerry. We are very proud of you. We appreciate all that you do for Rotary.
 
And, Kansas City Plaza Rotary won the Klinginsmith Cup for the third time in five years. Bob Kerrigan accepted the award from Cassy Venters on behalf of the club.
 
 
Learn about Women’s Foundation
 
Wendy Doyle and Kendall Seal will be our guests at Friday’s meeting to discuss the work of the Women’s Foundation, which promotes  equity and opportunity for women and their families, using research, philanthropy and policy solutions to make meaningful change.
 
Wendy is the President & CEO of the Women's Foundation. Wendy’s nonprofit career began as a national major gifts officer with the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. She later served as a nonprofit consultant, focusing on board development, strategic planning
 
and fundraising management and as the Executive Vice President of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas. Wendy has served on the boards of Nonprofit Connect and Civic Opera Theater and is a sustaining member of Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri. Wendy earned a B.A. from Rockhurst University and is a graduate of Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions Leadership Program.
 
Kendall serves as the vice president of research and policy and general counsel for the Women’s Foundation. Additionally, he is an adjunct law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where he teaches a course on human trafficking law. Previously, Kendall practiced poverty law with legal aid providers across southern and western Missouri, specializing in domestic violence, family, and human trafficking law. He is a Missouri native who earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and holds a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from Missouri State University.
 
In 2013, Governor Jay Nixon appointed Kendall to a six-year term on the 10-member Missouri State University system Board of Governors, which sets policy for the 24,735 students and more than 4,000 faculty and staff, as well as oversees a budget of approximately $246 million. In 2014, Kendall was appointed by the United States Commission on Civil Rights to the State Advisory Committee for Missouri at the request of Senator Claire McCaskill. The committee is investigating the intersection of civil rights concerns and law enforcement practices over the next two years.
 
At Friday’s meeting, Wendy and Kendall will focus on public policy work and strategy, specifically:
  • Gender Pay Gap-Missouri
  • Capitol Intern and Sexual Harassment Policies-Missouri House
  • Workplace Protections for Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors-Missouri 
We Need Shoes!
 
You might notice that our numbers this week are DOWN from last week. That’s because an accounting true-up uncovered 92 pair of shoes that had been double-counted.
 
So, two weeks in a row with no new contributions? Let’s stop this right now! Bring shoes or money for shoes this week! Checks, made out to KC Plaza Rotary Foundation, are welcome.
 
Let’s go!