Plaza Rotary At-A-Glance 2/11/15

Posted by Jim Lloyd 
on Feb 11, 2015
 
 
Your head start on Valentine’s Day
Our speaker for this year’s Friends and Family Breakfast is Lexie Soukup, a Product Manager with Hallmark.  She’s going to talk to us about the history of Valentine’s Day cards, so dust off those memories of when you figured out how exactly you were going to sign each card to your fourth-grade classmates. 
 
In addition to spreading good cheer at Hallmark, Lexie volunteers at her daughter’s school, the Junior League and her church.  She and her husband Ryan have three children, ages 7, 4 and 1.

Bid Early! Bid Often!
 
Not only do we have a great speaker lined up for Friday, but you can also walk out with some great Valentine’s Day presents.
 
All proceeds will go to Hope House, so bring your checkbooks!
 
Auction items:
 
A one-night stay at the beautiful B & B Southmoreland on the Plaza. Enjoy the relaxing classic New England B&B ambiance with small hotel amenities moments away from the Plaza. A stay at Southmoreland on the Plaza begins with complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres in the late afternoon, an evening hot beverage service with sweets and a gourmet breakfast in the morning.
 
Wine & Chocolate Basket
 
  • 1 Bottle of 2013 “Queen of Hearts” pinot noir
  • Ghirardelli Premium Chocolate Squares
  • Lindor mild chocolate truffles
  • Milk chocolate pretzels
  • 2 dozen home-made walnut and cardamom cookies
  • Gift bag and tissue paper
 
 
 
Gold heart-shaped necklace in a “Friends and Family” gift box
 
 
 
Artisan Beer  
 
  • 12 bottles of Crooked Stave artesian beer
  • 2 Crooked Stave beer glasses
Many thanks to Tom Bradshaw for arranging for the Southmoreland gift certificate, and to Denise Holt for the wine and beer baskets, and the necklace!
 
Golf locally, wow ‘em globally
 
The amazing work of Jerry Venters and Roger Samuel on September’s “Pars vs. Polio” golf marathon continues to reverberate through the world of Rotary.  Jerry submitted a blog post about the event to RI and it was published last week, along with a picture of our intrepid golfers.
 
No sooner had those electrons hit the blogosphere, then RI turned around and highlighted the story in their weekly newsletter.
 
Not bad for a single (long) day on the links.  Congratulations again to Jerry and Roger for organizing this incredibly successful event.
 
Sergeant’s Report
 
February 6, 2015
 
Rotarians in Attendance: 36
Guests:  Ally Drummond and Eden Kreighbaum guests of Gary Smith
Happy bucks of note:  Dan Ryan for the best people watching spot in Manhattan, the Marriage License Department, and Steve Johnston for fitting grandson Zane with first blue blazer for his 13th birthday..
Change for Charity:  $60
Induction of New Member: Eric Wymore.  Classification: Wealth Manager.  Sponsor: Gary Smith.
Speaker:  Dean Johnson, Crossroads Academy: "Educating Students in Downtown Kansas City.”    Dean feels that reurbanization of the downtown will only go so far without great schools. Crossroads Academy of Kansas City opened its doors three years ago in a building behind the Lyric Theatre.  With its 8-4 school day, the academy prepares students to excel in high school by providing vigorous K-8 education.   It extends its facilities by using downtown resources, the Barney Allis Plaza as a playground, KC Central Library and its library, and the Quality Hill Playhouse and the Folly Theatre as auditoriums.  The school is very proud that its seventh grade science project testing the impact of micro gravity on sunflower seeds was included with those travelling to the space station.  Follow this link to learn more.