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The Rotary Foundation
Nov 15, 2022 12:00 PM
At the 1917 Rotary convention, outgoing Rotary president Arch Klumph proposed setting up an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” That one idea, and an initial contribution of $26.50, set in motion a powerful force that has transformed millions of lives around the globe. The Rotary Foundation is a non-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. Our mission: The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
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“Getting to Know Your DCF”
Nov 29, 2022 12:00 PM
What does it mean to be BOLD? Dee believes it is to bravely own your opportunities to lead a daring life of impact. That is what brought her to the Department for Children & Families (DCF). Engaging in leadership to achieve the mission of DCF to protect children, strengthen families and promote adult self-sufficiency requires everyone in the community to be BOLD.
Dee has been a licensed social worker practicing in Kansas for over 30 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Wichita State University and a master’s degree from the University of Kansas. Dee is also a Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor and NADD Certified Dual Diagnosis Specialist. She is a certified leadership coach and consultant and is the owner of eMErge Coaching LLC. Dee has served her community as an enthusiastic public servant, a volunteer, and an advocate but her greatest joy is being a grandmother. When she is not working, she loves road trips, playing golf and spending time on the lake.
Today's presentation will be an introduction to the mission of Department for Children & Families and overview of all of the program areas under their umbrella.
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Dec 06, 2022
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Friends University Ensemble
Dec 06, 2022 12:00 PM
Our buffet line will open at 11:45 today! Under the direction of Rolaine Hetherington, the Friends University Ensemble will sing a few songs to welcome the holiday season! If you signed up to purchase a Christmas family gift, please bring it wrapped without a bow and secure a gift tag on the outside of the gift with the name and gift #. If you cannot make today's meeting, next week's meeting (December 13) will be the final collection week. |
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"McConnell AFB Update"
Dec 13, 2022 12:00 PM
Colonel Robert Grant Meadows II is the Commander, 22d Maintenance Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, where he is responsible for over 1,200 officer, enlisted, and civilian members comprising 27 different Air Force specialty codes and oversees maintenance for 23 KC-135 Stratotankers and 21 KC-46 Pegasus’ with an associated value of $4.3 billion. Additionally, he is responsible for maintaining readiness to support deployments and contingency operations including Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and the Global War on Terror.
Colonel Meadows entered active duty as an enlisted member in 1991 and was commissioned in December 1997 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps through Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Colonel Meadows has commanded two squadrons and served at the Major Command, Headquarters Air Force and Joint Staff level. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Chief, Mobility Aircraft Division at Headquarters Air Mobility Command.
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Dec 19, 2022
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Dec 20, 2022 12:00 PM
Yeni Telles has worked with children and families for more than fifteen years, including Latino and refugee families nationally and internationally who have experienced trauma. Yeni is a social justice advocate promoting community engagement and empowerment to promote change on a local, state, and at the federal level. Yeni is the Executive Director of International Rescue Committee (IRC) where she oversees multiple programs including resettlement and placement, safety and wellness, education, and economic empowerment, Yeni is also an Adjunct Professor at Wichita State University in the Social Work Department.
Yeni was appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to serve the Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission and to the Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention. She also serves on the Advisory Committee for National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development-University of North Caroline and the Community Task Force formed after the murder of CJ Lofton.
Yeni was born in Mexico and migrated to the United States at age 10 and has lived in Wichita for more than 20 years. She is the younger of 12 siblings and the first one to attend college in the United States. Yeni graduated from Wichita State University with a master’s degree in social work in 2015.
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Jan 03, 2023
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Jan 17, 2023
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Plan to sit with your committee when you arrive
Jan 17, 2023 12:00 PM
2022-23 Committees Club Service
Community Service
Jodi Besthorn – Chair, Jacob Beckman, Heidi Bowen, Roger Bowles, Bob Broeckelman, Rod Brown, Bob Bundy, Lara Crawford, Terry Gardner, Vern Klassen, Mike Ludlow, Tony Morrow, Zella Newberry, Bruce Pearson, Jon Roper, Allan Sands, Lori Taylor, Ann Welborn
Vocational Service
Scott Hinderliter – Chair, Dave Abbott, Randy Bowles, Stephanie Flaming, Brian Turney
International Service
Mark Hansen – Chair, June Costin, Diana Fredelake, Ed Frey, Brian Goudie, Maurice Linnens,
Michael Phipps
Foundation
Monty Allen – Chair, Bob Benson, Bob Goebel, Brent Groves, Cindy Hand, Stan Krehbiel, Phil Michel,
John Mosley, Dale Rein, Pat Walden
Membership/Public Relations
Mindy Wagner – Chair, Nancy Chadick, Gregg Greenwood, Joey Timmer, Wade West, Jamie Wise
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Rotary Inter-country Teacher Exchange (RITE) Program
Jan 24, 2023 12:00 PM
Rotary District 5680 has participated in the RITE Program since January 1996 through the support of the West and Sunrise Clubs. The Program consists of an Inbound Program (Jan-Feb and an Outbound Program (Jun-Jul). The Inbound Program allows teachers of English from Panama and Argentina to come to the Wichita area for a four-week immersion experience, which helps participating teachers improve their English skills while interacting in native English home and school environments. The benefit to the teachers in both participating countries has been related to the RITE Committee through their personal reports calling their time as a RITE Teacher an outstanding educational experience. The Outbound Program allows travel opportunities to three outbound teachers per year from the Wichita area to the Republic of Panama for a four-week program, where they share their teaching talents and skills with Panamanian teachers through school visits, materials, resources and a two-week seminar. These teachers are supported by several Wichita Rotary Clubs. We have received 39 teachers from the Republic of Panama and 45 teachers from Argentina for the Inbound Program. The Outbound Program sent 13 teachers to Mexico from Summer 1996 until Summer 2001. Beginning Summer of 2001 through present, 61 teachers have been sent to Panama. COVID put the program on hiatus during summer of 2020, 2021 and 2022. We hope to return Summer 2023. Dalia Hale- RITE Coordinator for the Wichita Area
Committee Members: Armida Hight will share the History since she and her late husband, Ralph Hight, former member of our club and District Governor 1997/98, were instrumental in starting this program. Dalia Hale, Sunrise Rotary Club, will share details of the current RITE Program and changes because of COVID. Shelli Kadel, former member of our club, will share details about host families and placing teachers with Wichita Area Rotarians Dorila (Dori) Cascante, David, Chiriquí, Panamá, Represents the Rotary Club of David - Dori is a teacher of English. She currently teaches first graders at a bilingual school. She participated in the 2019 RITE Seminar for Teacher of English in David. She has completed 10 years of teaching. She appreciates and seeks the opportunities to learn new teaching strategies to use with her students. She wants to improve her fluency and vocabulary through her immersion in English and the US culture. Dori also wants to learn new and effective teaching techniques to help her students learn English, manage her classroom while improving her teaching methodologies. She is married and had two children (son is 11 and daughter is 6). This is her first time to travel outside of Panama.
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"Human Trafficking in Wichita - What Can Rotary Do?"
Jan 31, 2023 12:00 PM
JOINT AREA ROTARY MEETING
(for those who made reservations)
Monday, January 30th
Doors open at 11:30
Program begins at 12:00 noon
Botanica, 701 Amidon
Panel Discussion with local experts
Moderator:
Michelle McCormick - Director of Victim's Services - Kansas Attorney General's Office
Panel:
Jennnifer White - Founder and Executive Director of ICT-SOS
Alice Osburn - Chief District Attorney for Sedgwick County
Debbie Kennedy - CEO - Wichita Children's Home
Detective Natalie Daemen - Wichita Police Department
Tami Wagstaff - Executive Director - Raise My Head Foundation
John Ferreira - Special Agent - Homeland Security investigations
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ANNUAL BOOKSHELF DELIVERIES
Feb 07, 2023
We will not have our regular club meeting. Instead, join us at one or both schools for our Annual Bookshelf Deliveries! 11:45 a.m. - Lawrence Elementary School Library. Our club members (who made reservations) will have lunch then we will hand out books & bookshelves to the first graders. 1:15 p.m. - Benton Elementary - hand out books and bookshelves to the first graders. Arrive a few minutes early to go through the school office and get a Visitor's Pass. Have your driver's license ready, in case it's needed! |
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President of WSU Tech and VP of Workforce Development for WSU
Feb 14, 2023 12:00 PM
Dr. Sheree Utash has served as president of Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) since 2015 and has overseen the transition of the college to the WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech). Prior to that she served eight years at the college as vice president of academic affairs. With 6,500 students, WSU Tech is the largest technical college in Kansas and acts as managing partner for the National Center for Aviation Training.
Dr. Utash offers a unique blend of teaching, administrative and leadership experience in both higher ed and private industry. She has provided administrative oversight for the college's academic programs, with emphases in manufacturing, aviation, design, IT, specialized trades, health care and general education. Dr. Utash has overseen faculty, grants management, adult literacy, academic planning and resource management. Her role involved the formation and leadership of the lead institution for the National Aviation Consortium, a $15 million grant project with direct working relationships with two-year colleges in five states.
Additionally, Utash has managed and facilitated the college’s last self-study with its major accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission, North-Central Association. Utash earned her Ed.D. in Community College Leadership at National American University, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies in Communication / Education / Sociology from Wichita State University and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism / Marketing from Kansas State University.
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"Modern Dairy Industry & It's Contribution to Kansas Economy"
Feb 21, 2023 12:00 PM
Raised on a small family dairy farm northwest of Wichita, Jill Seiler learned the value of hard work and found a passion for the food and ag industry. She pursued that interest at Kansas State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in agriculture focusing on agricultural communications and journalism. Today she helps tell the stories of agriculturists in her role as digital marketing analyst at American AgCredit. In her free time, she still manages to get in the milk barn a few times a month. Jill also enjoys gardening, perfecting her homemade pasta recipe (with lots of cheese) and spending time with her nephews.
Dairy is one of the fastest growing commodities in Kansas, but the farm of the future doesn’t necessarily look like what you may think. This presentation will explore what a modern dairy farm looks like, the technology available to farmers and the impact of the dairy industry on our local economy.
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Union Rescue Mission
Feb 28, 2023 12:00 PM
Doug Nolte has been the CEO of the Union Rescue Mission since January 2019. Prior to leading the team at the URM, Doug was a Captain on the Wichita Police Department, serving almost 27 years. Doug desires to see the lives of the men and families the URM works with be restored to and through Christ. Doug has embraced the role of rescue, recovery, restoration, and re-engagement in a person’s life. He has often said, “Everyone needs to be rescued!” |
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"Spring Garden Buzz with Marty Johnson"
Mar 07, 2023 12:00 PM
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Wichita Wind Surge
Mar 14, 2023 12:00 PM
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Fresno State University, California, in 2008, Bob then began working for a casual luxury retailer. Although he worked up to a management role, where he was leading a team of 1,000+ workers, after eight years with the company, Bob decided to make a major career change. In 2013, Bob took an internship with the California League, Colorado Rockies affiliate, Modesto Nuts. In this position, he was responsible for many different responsibilities including developing of the Nuts' social media, marketing, and advertising platforms.
In the fall of 2016, Bob joined the then-named New Orleans Zephyrs as the team embarked on a complete rebrand, transforming into the Baby Cakes. The Baby Cakes rebranding was hugely successful, resulting in over three-quarters of million dollars in merchandise revenue, in a little over one year. Following the 2017 season, Bob was promoted to assistant general manager. In this role, he was responsible for marketing; social media; and all game day responsibilities, employees, training, and the internship program. Thanks to his previous experience in the retail management and internet marketing industries, Bob was able to apply his versatile skills to many aspects of his baseball responsibilities.
Bob moved once again from New Orleans to Wichita as he excitedly joined in the process to aid in the building of the Wichita Wind Surge brand. Previously serving as Director of Fan Experience, he was responsible for the many aspects of the business as it related to the fan experience. He now serves as the team's General Manager.
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City Council District 5
Mar 21, 2023 12:00 PM
Council Member Bryan Frye is a lifelong Wichitan with deep roots in the community. Raised in east Wichita, Frye moved to the west side 16 years ago. He's a graduate of Wichita Southeast High School and Wichita State University with a B.A. in Marketing.
A firm belief in giving back to the community is what lead Frye to his current position as District V City Councilperson. Prior to being elected in April 2015, Frye served eight years on the District V Advisory Board and eight years on the Wichita Board of Park Commissioners with the last five years as President. He's currently a board member of Visit Wichita, the Arts Council and Historic Wichita Cowtown. Frye has also held leadership positions for numerous non-profit groups over the years including Botanica, Music Theatre Wichita, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sedgwick County, Wichita State Alumni Association and the Wichita Wagonmasters.
Frye currently works for the Kansas Chamber of Commerce as the Senior Director of Investor Relations. Previously, he's been a marketing director at a local distribution company and two different local television stations.
Councilman Frye is married to wife Sheila and together they have two children.
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Bleckley Foundation
Mar 28, 2023
Co-Founders of the Bleckley Foundation are Doug Jacobs, LTC US Army Retired, and Wichita’s Greg Zuercher, Iraqi/Afghan Vet. The Bleckley Foundation was established to honor Wichita’s native aviator and WWI Medal of Honor recipient Erwin R. Bleckley’s legacy and artifacts at Eisenhower National Airport. The key artifacts will include a life sized bronze statue and an historic 1918 De Havilland 4 aircraft. The airplane has been undergoing restoration after an accident in 2020 and is being restored to airworthy status. |
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PETS Highlights
Apr 04, 2023 12:00 PM
Our upcoming Club Presidents: Colby Reynolds (2023-24) and Ed Frey (2024-25), attended the Heartland PETS (President Elect Training Seminar) last weekend. Today, they will give us an overview of the information from the seminar and how it can be implemented in our club. Rotary Vision 2023 ~ "Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves." |
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Culinary Arts program
Apr 11, 2023 12:00 PM
Our club meeting will be held at Maize Career Academy, 11700 W45th Street N, Maize (basically 119th and 45th). Don't go to RHCC! Lunch will be prepared and served by the Culinary Arts students. Park at the Maize Career Academy lot in front of their main entrance. It is located on the SW corner of Maize High School. It is suggested that you are parked by 11:40 in order to be sure to get a parking spot. It starts filling up at about 11:45. Enter through the doors of MCA, present ID, and you'll get a badge. Cara Poole is in her 17th year of teaching; her 11th year at Maize. She teaches Culinary Essentials, Baking & Pastry, Culinary Arts, and Culinary Applications. They do a variety of activities in the community, including internships, community service, and teambuilding days. ProStart and FCCLA students compete in culinary, management, food science, and entrepreneurship competitions. Throughout the year, they cater a variety of school and community events, including their recent Maize Rec Dad/Daughter Dance and Maize Education Foundation breakfast. Their students graduate with their ServSafe Manager's certificate and an abundance of hands-on experience. They go to a variety of career paths, including many in the hospitality industry. |
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Music Theatre Wichita
Apr 18, 2023 12:00 PM
A graduate of Vanderbilt University and Arizona State University, Angela joined Music Theatre Wichita as development director in 2013. Prior to coming to Wichita, Angela was artistic operations director of The Florida Orchestra and general manager of the Omaha Symphony. At MTWichita, Angela enjoys working directly with donors and friends of the organization to create incredible art and educational opportunities for the Wichita community. She and her husband, David Hunsicker—who is a trumpet player and WSU professor, have two sons, Noah and Luke. |
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FOSTER ICT
May 02, 2023 12:00 PM
Jill is a passionate speaker and excited about all things foster care. Listen to her stories and experiences, and your heart will begin to break for children and a fire will ignite within your spirit to make a difference. Jill is fueled by her love to see children and parents thrive in all circumstances.
Jill speaks from her own experiences (providing insider information) as a former foster child in the Kansas System. After aging out of the system, she enrolled in college majoring in psychology. She has one biological child and has adopted four out of foster care. She was a foster parent in Omaha, NE for 16 years, and has been fostering in Kansas for 5 years and counting. She has had over 300 children in her home (long-term, respite, and PPC).
Jill has extensive experience with RAD, and sexual abuse victims. She is a Nationally Certified Parent Support Provider (Federation of Families; Washington, DC), Circle of Security parenting trainer, Trauma Informed Care (ACES, Vicarious Trauma) trainer, TIPPS-MAPP trainer, former CASA worker, and has worked in child welfare for 25 years.
“It can take ten minutes out of one person’s day to change the trajectory of a child’s life forever.”
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“Entrepreneurship, Ethnicity, and the Story of Wichita”
May 09, 2023 12:00 PM
Sue Abdinnour from the Barton School of Business and Robert E. Weems, Jr. and Jay M. Price from the Department of History are trying to understand the variety of ethnic entrepreneurs in this city. For Weems, Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History, this project builds on a significant oral history project involving African American business leaders. Abdinnour and Price have worked on a number of local entrepreneur history projects including a study of Lebanese business families, a mapping study of ethnic businesses on North Broadway, and the history of Pizza Hut for the exhibit to be located in the original Pizza Hut on Wichita State University’s campus. Currently, they are in the middle of an oral history project to collect the stories of Wichita’s ethnic entrepreneurs as part of the Stories For All digital humanities project. |
