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Jun 14, 2022 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
International Service Committee and Women of Rotary Meet June 14th All international service committee members and Women of Rotary (and whoever else wants to attend) are planning to meet on June 14 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Third Street Social 5031 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64112. Contact Kathy Kopach at kathleenkwoods@gmail.com or Karyn Eppler Eppler.karyn@gmail.com for the agenda and if you have other questions. |
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Jun 21, 2022 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Jun 23, 2022 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
The Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club Changing of the Guard Installation
The Culinary Center of Kansas City 7920 Santa Fe Dr, Overland Park, KS 66204
Chef’s choice of 4 heavy appetizers and full cash bar. 4-6 workstations set up with 4-6 participants at each station. Aprons will be provided, and casual attire is suggested.
Each station works as a Team to provide 6-8 pies.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
5:30 – Guest arrival to appetizers and beverages 5:40 – Welcome by Lisa Deatherage 5:45 – Intro by The Culinary Center of Kansas City 6:00 – Cooking activity & Pie Packaging 7:30 – Recognition of Past Board and Installation of Officers 8:00 – Event end time
Cost per person $30 and spouses and guests are welcome. Payment options include: Checks to : The KC Plaza Rotary Club – note COG in the memo line Mail to: PO Box 30359 Kansas City, MO 64112-3359 Or bring to a Friday meeting Venmo@KCPlazaRotary2021
Contact Denise Holt with questions: 913-526-3381 |
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Teams! Culinary Center of Kansas City in Overland Park
Jun 23, 2022 5:30 PM
The Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club Changing of the Guard Installation The Culinary Center of Kansas City 7920 Santa Fe Dr, Overland Park, KS 66204 Chef’s choice of 4 heavy appetizers and full cash bar. 4-6 workstations set up with 4-6 participants at each station. Aprons will be provided, and casual attire is suggested. Each station works as a Team to provide 6-8 pies. Thursday, June 23, 2022 5:30 – Guest arrival to appetizers and beverages 5:40 – Welcome by Lisa Deatherage 5:45 – Intro by The Culinary Center of Kansas City 6:00 – Cooking activity & Pie Packaging 7:30 – Recognition of Past Board and Installation of Officers 8:00 – Event end time Cost per person $30 and spouses and guests are welcome. Payment options include: Checks to : The KC Plaza Rotary Club – note COG in the memo line Mail to: PO Box 30359, Kansas City, MO, 64112-3359 Or bring to a Friday meeting Venmo@KCPlazaRotary2021 Contact Denise Holt with questions: dholt@linccc.com. 913-526-3381 |
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Johnson County Museum Redlining Exhibit
Jul 08, 2022
Topic Title: An Exploration of the Johnson County Museum's Special Exhibit, REDLINED: Cities, Suburbs, and Segregation The Johnson County Museum's newest special exhibit takes visitors on a deep dive of the history of redlining and how it both shaped and was shaped by Johnson County and the region. Mary McMurray is the Director of the Johnson County Museum. She holds degrees in history from MU (Bachelors), UMKC (Masters), and KU (Doctorate). She is passionate about civic engagement and using lessons from the past to inspire, empower, and embolden people to make a brighter future. Prior to her role at the Johnson County Museum, Mary worked in various roles for two presidential library foundations and as Superintendent of Historic Sites and Outdoor Education for Jackson County. She lives in Prairie Village with her 4 year old daughter, Mabel, and husband, Sean. |
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Jul 13, 2022 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Redlining Exhibit Tour, July 13 Our club chairs, Roger Samuel for Vocational Visit and Nancy Shawver for the Justice Committee have worked together to plan a tour of the Johnson County Museum Redlining Exhibit. The guided tour will be on July 13, 4:00 p.m. and is limited to 25 people. There will be an $11 fee ($10 seniors). RSVP to Nancy or Roger to reserve your spot on the tour and obtain more information. nancy@nancyshawver.com roger.runner@gmail.com |
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Interesting Outcomes in our Immigration System
Jul 15, 2022
Lucy's presentation will cover issues that arise from people thinking they know the answers to their immigration problems and the interesting outcomes that result. It will cover visa preference categories/priority dates/quotas; bars to admissibility to the USA for seemingly innocuous things and finding out that you are a U.S. Citizen without realizing it. Lucy Betteridge grew up on a cattle farm in central Missouri. She received her J.D. from Washburn University School of Law. While pursuing her law degree, she studied the law of the European Union at Universiteit Maastricht, in the Netherlands. Lucy is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She has also volunteered for the Cara Family Detention Pro-Bono Project in Dilley, TX. Her passion is helping people find creative solutions for their immigration case. Lucy is a member of the Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club and will serve as president in 2024-2025. |
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Literacy KC and Volunteer Opportunities
Jul 22, 2022
Literacy KC has been an important part of adult education in the Kansas City community for many years and is still growing. We dedicate our work to helping adults reach their educational goals whether it is reading, learning English, or obtaining their high school equivalency. Toisheona Thomas, the Volunteer Manager will be giving a short presentation on volunteer opportunities. Toisheona Thomas has been working in the Non-profit world for over 11 years and has worked at Literacy KC for 5 years. She started as the Office Coordinator in 2017 and in 2018 transitioned into the Programs Manager position working with student enrollments and class placement. In October 2021, she began working as the Volunteer Manager. She enjoys working with volunteers is that they are the heart of helping students reach their goals. |
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World-Class 600,000 Gallons Aquarium, New to K.C. Zoo.
Jul 29, 2022
Kansas City Zoo Aquarium Update A world-class aquarium will be opening in 2023 at the Kansas City Zoo to enhance visitors’ experience and open new pathways to ocean conservation, education and research. Zoo visitors will enjoy an up-close and personal experience, beginning at the warm-water shore habitat and traveling “deeper” through mangrove forests, sandy shores, tropical lagoons, and coral reefs. Then they'll “ascend” through a kelp forest and end at a cold-water rocky shore. Each habitat will showcase a variety of fascinating ocean life, immersing visitors in the experience of being at the ocean. The 600,000-gallon aquarium will be situated near Helzberg Penguin Plaza, within easy distance of the front gate and accessible year-round.
Sean Putney Executive Director/CEO On January 1, 2022, Sean Putney took the reins of the Kansas City Zoo as its new executive director/CEO. Sean was not a new face at the Zoo, however, as he had been serving as its Chief Zoological Officer.
A native of Pennsylvania, Sean began his 29-year career at the Catalina Island Marine Institute in California and then spent 12 years at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo working his way up through animal care and curator positions. In 2007, Sean joined the Kansas City Zoo as an animal curator and spent five years in that position before being named Director of Living Collections. In 2016, he became Senior Director of Zoological Operations and in 2019, was promoted to Chief Zoological Officer, overseeing the Zoo’s animal collection, animal care staff, conservation program, veterinary health department, and facilities.
Sean has been instrumental in the new and renovated animal habitats that have been accomplished at the Kansas City Zoo in the last decade, as well as the increased customer satisfaction the Zoo has achieved. Sean now oversees the biggest project in the Zoo’s history, a $75-million aquarium that will open in 2023.
Sean has been an active member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the primary accrediting body of zoos and aquariums in the United States. He graduated from the AZA’s Executive Leadership Development Program in 2018 and is a current member of the AZA Government Affairs Committee. He continues to serve as the coordinator of the AZA’s Wyoming Toad Species Survival Plan (SSP), leading efforts to reintroduce this species to its native habitat. He also spent five years as an AZA accreditation inspector.
Recently, Sean spearheaded the Kansas City Zoo’s own accreditation efforts, leading to an extension of the facility’s accreditation to 2026. AZA accreditation is considered the national standard and is granted to less than 10% of animal exhibitors licensed by the USDA.
Sean and wife Cyndie have been married 26 years, have raised two sons, and are now proud grandparents of one grandson.
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Aug 01, 2022 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Contact Terry Putney at tputney@whitmantransition.com for more informatioin. |
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Continental Army
Aug 05, 2022
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Donnelly College
Aug 12, 2022
Monsignor Stuart Swetland, S.T.D., President Donnelly College
Before arriving at Donnelly, Msgr. Swetland served as the Vice President for Catholic Identity and Director of Pre-Theology at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD, where he also held the Archbishop Flynn Chair of Christian Ethics. Msgr. Swetland received his undergraduate degree in Physics from the United States Naval Academy, where he was first in his class academically. Elected a Rhodes Scholar in 1981, he entered the Catholic Church while studying at Oxford and was ordained a priest in 1991.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Oxford University where he studied Politics, Philosophy, and Economics; a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary; and earned his Sacred Theology Licentiate and Sacred Theology Doctorate from the Pontifical Lateran University, in Rome. Msgr. Swetland was named a Prelate of Honor in 2000 by St. John Paul II. Additionally, he has been awarded two honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. One was received from Benedictine College and the other from Walsh University.
In addition to his role at Donnelly, Msgr. Swetland is a Knight Commander for the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre and a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus and was the Executive Secretary for the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars for twenty years. A convert to Catholicism, Monsignor Swetland has hosted for over 20 years various television and radio shows presenting and defending Catholic social teaching. Pastorally, he serves as pastor of Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, and as a chaplain to the local chapters of Legatus and the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre in Kansas City, KS. |
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Kansas City Streetcar - First Six Years + Current and Future Expansion
Aug 19, 2022
Come hear Tom Gerend, Executive Director of the Kansas City Streetcar Authority, provide an update on KC Streetcar operations and expansion. Mr. Gerend will recap the first 6 years of downtown streetcar’s success, provide details on current expansion efforts currently underway to connect the existing system to UMKC and Berkley Riverfront, and outline plans for further expansions in the years to come. On June 16th, 2014 Tom Gerend was named the first Executive Director of the Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA). Since the public opening of the streetcar system on May 6th, 2016 the KC Streetcar system has carried over 8 million passenger trips, won numerous state and national awards, and has been credited with stimulating over $3 billion in active economic development in downtown Kansas City. Gerend is currently leading planning on streetcar expansion to the Missouri Riverfront and University of Missouri, Kansas City and actively supporting transit expansion efforts region-wide. Prior to KCSA, Gerend worked for the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) leading regional transportation planning and public transit coordination across the eight county bi-state Kansas City region. Gerend earned his MBA from the University of Illinois and his undergraduate degree in Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University in Ames. |
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Aug 19, 2022 6:30 PM
The Club Service Committee and the International Service Committee are excited to co-sponsor a visit to the Kansas City Ethnic Enrichment Festival on Friday August 19th at 6:30pm! We will gather at the Beer Garden in front of the Main Stage Pavilion for drinks then make our way around to the various booths for food and performances. Come to learn more about your own ethnic heritage and that of the diverse communities represented in Kansas City! Please email co-chairs Bethany Ruhl or Kathy Kopach if you plan to attend at bethanyruhl@gmail.com or kathleenkwoods@gmail.com. Links to the menu, schedule and program can be found below: Ethnic Enrichment Festival Menu: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1up6Qahn28sB9mbnor4gl26BjAqFg0Xr7/edit Program, Map and Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u2MFKe0IOPbrNvpiip-1YY_-de79_QXl/view |
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Aug 25, 2022 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
At 6 pm Aug. 25, the Kansas City Plaza Public Library and the Women's Equality League present:
They Fought the Fight: The 1965 Voting Rights Act Details and registration at: https://kclibrary.org/signature-events/they-fought-fight-1965-voting-rights-act?delta=0 The event occurs in person and via zoom. Reception at 5:30 at the Kansas City Plaza Public Library. Emilye Crosby, a history professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo, discusses the significance of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the crucial role women played in its passage. While well-known leaders of the civil rights movement like Martin Luther King Jr. are regularly lauded, Crosby explores and celebrates the work of ordinary citizens who organized at a grassroots level. The contributions of women, in particular, and the lessons learned from their successes are at the heart of her research. This event occurs on the eve of Women's Equality Day, Aug. 26.
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Great American Housing Shortage
Aug 26, 2022
The state of home ownership, and the state of just finding a place to live, is being challenged countrywide. More specifically, the Kansas City Metro is a challenge. The factors leading up to today started long ago. Steve will share his thoughts on the subject based upon his experiences as a real estate agent. Biography
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Aug 27, 2022 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Bank on KC
Sep 09, 2022
Justin Walker, Director of Development, Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services, Inc. Bank On KC is a member coalition of a national initiative empowering consumers to improve their financial capability, health and independence through access to affordable banking products certified using national account standards. As a program of Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services, Inc. (CHES) our coalition is particularly focused on assisting youth, first-time job seekers, and families with disabilities to access financial services. Mr. Walker is a business development professional with twenty years-experience helping global corporations, nonprofits and start-ups grow. He has expertise in marketing products and services, managing P&L, improving governing board engagement and organizing events. In 2021 he was hired by CHES, Inc. to build upon the organization’s credit and housing initiatives. Prior to joining CHES, he spent 10 years with another nonprofit spearheading a comprehensive growth campaign. As a technical project manager for a Fortune 500 company, he led an effort that expanded a web services product to seven countries. A nationally recognized speaker and author, he helped organization's messages reach more than three million impressions in 2020. Additionally, Mr. Walker remains engaged in our nation’s political landscape and legislative affairs. His political portfolio includes working for elected officials on both state and federal levels, campaign advance logistics, board member service for national organizations, and grassroots advocacy. Mr. Walker holds an MBA from Regis University and resides in the Kansas City area with his wife and daughter.
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Sep 10, 2022 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shredding: Bring up to 5 bags/boxes of your old documents. The rangers will help you unload them and take them to the ProShed truck for shredding. You can watch it get shredded. FREE. Electronic Equipment. There is a lengthy list of electronic equipment that can be recycled including some small and large appliances. Contact Erik Dickinson for the full list at www.urckc.org. $25 charge for monitors and $40 charge for televisions. Location: St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Parking Lot Behind the Church (access from 74th Terrace off of Main). Donations are gratefully accepted and will be used to support the Urbban Ranger Corps. |
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Sep 12, 2022 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
For this month's Justice committee meeting, we will meet at the new Trades CoWork facility, 1701 Troost, for a tour and brief presentations. Hear from founder William Hayes, also of ReUse Homes, on his vision to address poverty and racism in Kansas City by creating jobs, reclaiming safe/affordable housing and more. We will also hear from Kyle Smith of Determination Inc., a non-profit that helps previously incarcerated people with job training and employment. This will be an exciting and informative program, with information that can guide new projects for our committee and offer new ways for our action in the community. Please attend in person if you can; we will start the Zoom meeting at approx noon. Contact Nancy for Zoom login if you cannot attend in person. Learn about these programs in advance: https://determinationincorporated.com
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Sep 12, 2022 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Kansas City International Airport
Sep 16, 2022
Patrick Klein Director of Aviation Patrick Klein became Director of Aviation for the Kansas City Aviation Department June 1, 2016. In this role Klein oversees all aspects of the management, development, operation and maintenance of Kansas City International Airport and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Klein is responsible for 550 employees and annual revenues of over $100 million. Klein has worked for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for nearly 20 years, serving in a variety of management roles. Since 2013 Klein has worked with groups which have been studying future options for terminal modernization. This includes the mayor’s Airport Terminal Advisory Group, and the Airport Leadership Committee. Klein is familiar with all aspects of the airport’s operation and has worked extensively with Aviation Department staff. Klein earned his bachelor’s degree from K-State and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma. |
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Refugee for Life
Sep 23, 2022
Innocent Magambi A refugee from birth, Innocent spent the first 27 years of his life in five refugee camps in Eastern and Southern Africa. Despite facing much hurt along his journey, he never allowed the adversity to define him or to determine his destiny. With support from a local Church, Innocent became a change agent for fellow refugees and the host community in Malawi. Against all odds, he founded There Is Hope, an organisation that aims at mitigating the effects of long-term displacement among refugees and generational poverty among Malawians. Innocent led There is Hope for fifteen years, impacting thousands of refugees and Malawians through educational scholarships, vocational training, Job creation through social enterprise Kibebe, and Leadership development through Bible training. A strong believer in healthy leadership succession, Innocent left his organisation, which now operates with a staff of 53 under the safe hands of local professionals. Deeply marked by his own experience, Innocent has dedicated the next phase of his commitment to advocate for refugee rights through Inua Advocacy. In Malawi, all refugees face indefinite encampment, excluded from local integration and deprived of right to employment. More details on Innocent’s journey can be found in his memoir titled “Refugee for Life: My journey across Africa to find a place called home”.“I have consistently used the difficulties I overcame as a catalyst to help others going through the same” Rtn. Innocent is a member of the Rotary Club of Lilongwe- Lingadzi, Malawi. |
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Sep 24, 2022 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
The Justice Committee and Vocational Committee sponsors a trip to visit the National Parks Historic Site, the Brown v Board of Education Museum in Topeka, KS. https://www.nps.gov/brvb/index.htm We will carpool, leaving KC at approx 8:30 am Saturday Sept. 24. We will have a 90-minute guided tour at the museum. Tour is free, donations optional. Limited to first 20 -- please let Nancy or Roger know if you are interested in joining. Optional lunch break at The WheelBarrow before returning. The Road to JusticeThe story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and courage. When the people agreed to be plaintiffs in the case, they never knew they would change history. The people who make up this story were ordinary people. They were teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers, and students who simply wanted to be treated equally.
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Kansas City Museum
Sep 30, 2022
Chiluba Musonda serves is the Deputy Director of Operations & Organizational Development for the Kansas City Museum and holds two degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC); a bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Administration. After spending several years in higher education and the public sector, Chiluba joined the Kansas City Museum staff in 2018 to oversee the day-to-day building operations of the Museum. In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, he played an instrumental role in transitioning the operations of the Kansas City Museum from the City of Kansas City, Missouri (public entity) to the organization now responsible for the management and operations of the Museum, the Kansas City Museum Foundation Inc. (private entity). This successful transition effort led to the Museum to reopen to the public in October of 2021 after having been closed for several years to undergo renovation and restoration work. Chiluba now spearheads the strategic planning initiatives for the Museum while managing the business development and operations of the historic Kansas City Museum. In 2015 Chiluba published a memoir titled “Home Away from Home: The Story of an International Students Journey from Africa to America.” The book chronicles his journey from Africa to America and offers a unique perspective on life in America as seen through the eyes of a black immigrant. Outside of work, Chiluba is a proud dad of two little girls, and spends his free time offering community presentations on a range of topics that include Culture Shock, the “hidden costs” of immigration, and the unintended consequences of foreign aid in the developing world. For more information, please visit kansascitymuseum.org or you can follow and like his personal Twitter and Facebook social media pages. |
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Oct 06, 2022 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for the Justice Committee Book Club
When: Thursday, October 6 at 6 pm Where: Aixois, 251 E. 55th St, Kansas City, MO 64113
We will be discussing the short story The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
All are welcome to participate in this opportunity for reflective and thoughtful conversation. Purchase your own drinks, snacks or dinner at the event. PLEASE RSVP to Nancy or Kristy so we can have sufficient space reserved.
“They all know it is there, all the people of Omelas,” Le Guin writes. “Some of them have come to see it; others are content merely to know it is there. They all know it has to be there. Some of them understand why, and some do not, but they all understand that their happiness, the beauty of their city, the tenderness of their friendships, the health of their children...depend wholly on this child’s abominable misery. The short story is available on Amazon in Kindle edition for $6.49 https://www.amazon.com/Ones-Who-Walk-Away-Omelas-ebook/dp/B01N0PZ35J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15MQGADCBSDH9&keywords=the+ones+who+walk+away+from+omelas&qid=1662931693&sprefix=ones+who+%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1 (If you don't have an ebook reader, reach out to Kristy; the short story is also available in short story collections.) |
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KCUR Health and Legal Affairs Editor
Oct 14, 2022
As a reporter covering breaking news and legal affairs, Margolies wants to demystify often-complex legal issues in order to expose the visible and invisible ways they affect people’s lives. He covers issues of justice and equity, and seeks to ensure that significant and often under-covered developments get the attention they deserve so that KCUR listeners and readers are equipped with the knowledge they need to act as better-informed citizens. |
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Oct 17, 2022 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Fundraising Committee - Pickleball Planning
Oct 21, 2022
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Oct 23, 2022 3:00 PM
Please join us for a Chief's Watch Party, Sunday, October 23rd at 3pm at Steve and Beverly Johnston's home for the Chiefs vs. 49er's Game! Friends and family are all welcome. We will grill potluck style, so please RSVP with Club Service Chair Bethany Ruhl at bethanyruhl@gmail.com with how many people you'll be bringing and sign up to bring a dish or something to grill! " The Johnstons live at 2032 West 96th Street, Leawood, KS 66206. Geographically, that is one mile north of I-435 and Stateline Rd or 1/4 mile SW from 95th(Bannister Rd) and Stateline Rd. Split rail fences line the road. |
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Oct 27, 2022 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join the Justice Committee for this KCPublic Library Event --Segregation, Redlining, and Opportunity Hoarding: A Case for ReformSheryll Cashin
Thursday, October 27, 2022
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5:30 pm
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Truman Auditorium
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The reception starts at 5:30 pm, the presentation starts at 6 pm. After the event, join us at Grand Street for cocktails, snacks or dinner. RSVP at the Library https://kclibrary.org/signature-events/segregation-redlining-and-opportunity-hoarding-case-reform and let us know if you will join -- contact Nancy (nancy@nancyshawver.com or 816-916-1141)
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Reimagining Community Development
Oct 28, 2022
Phyllis is the Executive Director, of the Community Capital Fund Phyllis leads the CCF team and guides the strategic direction for CCF. Her work focuses on the development of relationships with community partners, awareness of the CCF community and economic development programs, and advancement of collaborative strategies with CCF’s sister organizations, AltCap and Equity2. |
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Kansas City Transportation Advantages
Nov 04, 2022
Chris Gutierrez is the President of Kansas City SmartPort, Inc., a non-profit economic development organization that works to attract freight-based companies, such as manufacturing, distribution and warehouses, to the 18 county, bi-state Kansas City region. SmartPort is an affiliated group of the Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC). Chris has been active in logistics and international business for more than thirty years. He has worked in the public and private sector in economic development, international business and logistics. Chris’ community involvement includes his positions as a board member of the following organizations: Board of Advisors of the University of Kansas Supply Chain Management Program, CSCMP, Mid-America District Export Council, Kansas State MBA Program, and World Trade Center – Kansas City. He is also alumni of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions. |
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Nov 05, 2022
Save the Date and contact Ralph Foiles for more information. The club plans to sponsor a table at the District Foundation Dinner. November 5, 2022. The keynote speaker will be: Mike McGovern. Mike has served as the Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus committee since October 2014. In addition, he served in many Rotary positions, including Director and Vice President of Rotary International and as a Trustee and Vice Chair of the Rotary Foundation. |
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Urban Agriculture: Saving the World one Garden at a time.
Nov 11, 2022
Trina is presently working with Dre Taylor founder of Nile Valley Aquaponics and The KC Urban Farm Coop to educate families in the urban core about self -sufficiency thru growing their own food for their families.
Trina Hert began working as a community activist in both Kansas City, Ks and Kansas City, Mo in 1989. Along with local pastors Rev. David L Gray (former pastor Pleasant Green Baptist Church Kansas City, Ks), Bishop Marvin Donaldson (Greater Pentecostal Temple Kansas City, Ks.), Rev. Fuzzy Nelson Thompson (Martin Luther King Urban Center Kansas City, Ks and former community activist) and the first African American District Court Judge in Kansas Judge Cordell Meeks Sr., she formed Christian Youth Against Drugs in an effort to educate the urban community about rising drug use and crime.
Trina is the founding member and Executive Director of Oracle Center for Social and Cultural Activity KC, established in 2006. She began raising awareness for the homeless with the annual Oracle coat drive to provide coats, hats and gloves. In 2014 Oracle Center sponsored a community healthcare event to educate the urban community about how to eat to prevent diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Slingin' Beef at the KC Cattle Company
Nov 18, 2022
Patrick Montgomery is the CEO/Owner/Beef Slinger of the KC Cattle Company. Patrick is a former Army Ranger with the First Ranger Battalion. He founded KC Cattle Company with a goal to mentor and employ veterans, and to honor his brother in-law, Jeremy A. Katzenberger, who was killed in action in 2011. Patrick brings the lessons learned through sweat, blood and hardship in the military, to agriculture, for the very same community he once served as an Army Ranger. |
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Dec 01, 2022 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Better Ballot KC - Ranked Choice Voting
Dec 02, 2022
The Case for Ranked Choice Voting—Our speaker will show us 1) why the way we conduct our elections is the root cause of our political turbulence and 2) why Ranked Choice Voting is the path to political peace for all of us. Missouri native Larry Bradley is a retired U.S. Army Officer and the creator of, “Why the Two Party System Isn’t Working Anymore—And What to Do About It.” Larry’s work life has been focused on making meaningful organizational change happen. He was on the Fielding Team for the first ever fielding of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (Companion vehicle to the Abrams tank) to a combat unit, cowrote the Army’s revised regulation on equipment modification and worked on early versions of the weapons system known as drones. Larry says changing to Ranked Choice Voting is the path to political peace for America. |
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Houseless Prevention Coordinator, City of Kansas City, MO
Dec 09, 2022
Josh Henges remembers the first time he saw an unhoused person — near where the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is today. He was 5 years old. He recalls his mother answering his questions about what he saw and "from that moment that spark has lit a fuse that has not come out." The experience drove Henges to dedicate his live to helping unhoused people. Henges acknowledges that ending homelessness is large undertaking, but he says he believes cities can be major players in getting it done. As homelessness prevention coordinator, Henges is heartened by Kansas City's vibrant non-profit community and sees "so many amazing minds" available to tackle the issue. Henges makes it part of his job to help coordinate services, exchange information and find and place experts in the right spots to work on a homeless solution. Published by KCUR. |