Events

A professional mediator will share with you his “nuggets” gleaned from hundreds of mediations that you can use to help you in life.

Jack Bangert is a professional mediator. He has mediated/resolved hundreds of civil cases over the past 15 years. As a facilitator, he has learned valuable tips and tools and thoughts in high stakes litigation cases you can use in your everyday life and business.

Mr. Bangert has more than 40-years of experience in commercial and civil litigation. He is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Only 32 attorneys in Missouri are recognized as having met the stringent requirements for the NADN, and he is one of only four NADN members in Missouri to have been conferred with “Diplomate” status.

He is an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law. He has taught at over 20 trial academies, including the Missouri Bar Trial Academy, the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Trial Academy, the Missouri Judicial Trial College, and the International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy

Introduced by Dave Robinett

Contact Bill at 816-977-3853 or schmidtwilliam1219@gmail.com

What Is String Sprouts?

Specifically designed for underserved children ages 3 - 8, String Sprouts KC is a FREE music education program created to support school readiness and the recipient of a $4,310 grant from KC Plaza Rotary. 

From the generous support of our community students receive FREE of charge:  

•    Violin or Cello

•    Weekly small group lessons

•    Weekly parent/caregiver education sessions

•    Quarterly Opportunities to perform

•    Annual concert with a Symphony (UMKC Conservatory Orchestra)

Students are provided with their very own violin or cello. The revolutionary curriculum uses researched-based techniques to build a foundation for future academic success through 32 weekly group violin lessons annually for 5 years.   Caregivers are involved each week, learning parenting tools that help support their Sprout both academically and emotionally.

Located at 5 partner sites on both sides of the state line, as well as conducting 4 classes during the school day in 2 KCPS locations. Sprouts KC is the first El Sistema-based music education program focused on the earliest learners.

Plaza Rotarians – Please sign up for the Hands-On Contribution to Accompany the grant funds: 

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

String Sprouts & The Symphony Concert (MAY)

May 6th - noon.  White Recital Hall - 4949 Cherry, KC, MO 64110

Parking lot director - performance 10:00 am (1 position)

Lobby to backstage monitoring during rehearsal 10:00 am (2 positions)

Instrument tuning at 10:15 (1 position)

Child/caregiver seating 10:30 (2 positions)

VIP seating 11:00 a.m. (1 position)

Hand out seed packets immediately following the performance (1 position)

Help at the snacks table 11:30 am (2 positions)

4th Quarter Sprouting Up Concerts (MAY)

Provide and Deliver Cookies

Cookies may be homemade or if store bought they should be individually wrapped.

See School Addresses at the Bottom of the Form

5/16 at KCK Early Childhood Center, 4:45 pm -year 2 & 5 violin (5 dozen cookies)

5/18 at Holliday Montessori at 4:00 pm - year 2 & 5 violin (3 dozen cookies)

Approaching Ukraine's nine year defensive war against Russian invasion and aggression as a military strategist, Scott will share three questions that stay with him as we watch events continue to unfold, and some considerations on where things are likely to go in the months ahead.

About M. Scott Weaver

Scott is a retired Army combat veteran who served as a strategist, infantry officer, and scholar.  His strategic-level assignments focused on Southwest Asia and Europe.

As a strategist at U.S. Central Command, U.S. Embassy-Baghdad and the Army War College, Scott led the development and delivery of key strategic analyses, operational plans and policy products that supported U.S. national aims in Iraq, Afghanistan and Southwest Asia. He worked Theater strategy and plans for U.S. Central Command several times during 2002-2013.

Scott’s operational experience included Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the Kosovo Air War (Operation Allied Force), Operation Northern Watch, and Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.  He served nine years on the faculties of the Army’s three degree-granting institutions.

Scott is Director of Operations for the Missouri Institute for Defense & Energy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He also works with Academy Leadership as an executive coach and facilitator.

His community activities include chairing the Community Veterans Engagement Team for Johnson County Community College; serving on the executive committee of the KC Chapter of the Association of the United States Army; serving as a city of Westwood, Kansas planning commissioner; membership with the Rotary Club of Kansas City Plaza; and volunteering with the local Boy Scouts Council.

Our Giving Grove project will be a big project as orchard plantings go – we will be hand-digging holes and planting 50-55 fruit and nut trees.  Fortunately, we will have the assistance of two other organizations.  But, be prepared to get your hands dirty and receive a bit of a workout!

Neighbors in the area will be invited to drop by, learn about the new orchard, and receive a box of fresh food courtesy of Kanbe’s Markets.

Here is the link for our club to sign up to help plant fruit trees on May 12^th, 8:30-12:30 p.m.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054BABAA2CA5FA7-maple

The orchard will be planted in the northeast corner of KCMO's Maple Park, located at the intersection of Paseo (just as it turns into Cliff Drive) and Lexington.  Street parking will be available.  Tools and gloves will be provided.  Please bring a water bottle.  A food truck will be provided from 12:30-1:30 p.m.  If you are trying to find information on the day of the event, contact Ralph Foiles at 913-481-2587 or before May 12, rfoiles@processprotection.net

Reform Movement In Wyandotte County by Former Mayor Carol Marinovich

Session description

1. The political situation when you first came got involved

2.  The resistance the reform movement faced.

3. The impact of the reform on ordinary citizens in Wyandotte County.

4. Where we are today as far as the longevity of the reform movement

SEWCIAL & COLUMBUS PARK ART CRAWL

6 pm Friday, May 19, 2023

KC Plaza Rotary and The Sewing Labs invite you to a special open house event at 6 pm Friday, May 19, at The Sewing Labs, 512 Campbell St., featuring a presentation by small business owner and upholsterer Laura Rowzeen .  An art-crawl in the Columbus Park Neighborhood will follow the open house.

The event is a social (or “sewcial”) open house and opportunity to network with students and staff of The Sewing Labs. Light refreshments and beer and wine will be available. If you’ve never visited The Sewing Labs, this is a great chance to visit and explore the warmly welcoming environment within.

The Sewing Labs is a partner with Plaza Rotary in the new RISE Microloans (Rotary Investing and Supporting Equity), an initiative of the Justice Committee. Additionally, several KC Plaza Rotarians meet monthly and serve as mentors for sewing students at The Sewing Labs. (Mentors are Roger Samuel, Denise Holt, Liz Holt and Nancy Shawver, plus not-yet Rotarians and friends: Adrienne Dickinson, Lori Roop, and Jennifer Parker. There’s still room for additional mentors; if you are interested, reach out to Nancy.)

The event is timed to coincide with Third Friday Art Crawl in the Columbus Park neighborhood, 6 pm – 9:25 pm. The Don Bosco Community Center often has art displays, as do Trap Gallery https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100022668385805 525 Gillis St., and Eight One Five gallery, https://eight-one-five-gallery.jimdosite.com/, 815 E. 5th St. Happy Gillis https://happygillis.com/ other businesses, and private homes sometimes host pop-ups as well. All are in walking distance of The Sewing Labs.

KCMO City Council Forum on Violence Prevention , FREE and open to the public. 5:30 to 7:30 pm Tuesday May 23 at the UMKC Law School, 500 E 52nd St., Kansas City, MO 64110. Parking is located on the north end of the building, enter on Oak Street.

KCMO City Council candidates will be participating in a conversation moderated by KCUR's Steve Kraske.

This event is sponsored by KC Common Good and KCUR.

Justice Committee invites you to come and learn -- get prepared for the June 20 City Council election and learn about solutions / ideas for violence prevention in Kansas City.

Description: Offering recreation and outdoor amenity spaces, Greenline KC will create a stage for neighborhoods along the loop to express themselves along the path, fostering cross-cultural interaction and appreciation.  Over the past decade, other cities have developed similar concepts: the High Line in New York, the Beltline in Atlanta, the Underline in Miami, the 606 in Chicago.  From art districts, to historic neighborhoods, to heritage trails, it will be a new way to explore the core of our city.

Bio: Jared Campbell is a life-long resident of the Greater Kansas City area.  He graduated from William Jewell with a B.A. in political science.  A long-time community volunteer while working in the nonprofit and personal insurance sectors, Jared joined the staff of the Downtown Council and their Downtown Community Improvement Districts as a Resident Engagement Project Manager in October 2020.  His work focuses on quality of life issues for the residents of downtown, policy work at the city and state level, and project management such as with the Greenline KC project.  In his free time, he enjoys traveling and photography.  Jared current Jared currently lives downtown with his wife, Katie, and their dog, June.  He is also a member of Rotary Club 13.

Dan Margolies

As a now retired reporter covering breaking news and legal affairs, Dan sought to demystify often-complex legal issues in order to expose the visible and invisible ways they affect people’s lives. He covered issues of justice and equity, and sought to ensure that significant and often under-covered developments got the attention they deserved so that readers were equipped with the knowledge they need to act as better informed citizens. 

Dan is the Co-host, The Kansas City Symphony on Classical KC

Videoconference

Contact Erik Dickinson at erik.dickinson@urckc.org or 816-682-6098

Virtual Meeting