Damon Young is on a mission to ignite and sustain transformation with his gift for connecting divergent ideas into a unifying vision. As the first CEO of Lead Wichita, he will be building a more empowered, connected city while launching a boutique consultancy focused on vision casting, executive mentoring, and public speaking. Young brings a wide aperture of experiences to view his community of 30 years, including ministry, commercial construction, and nonprofit work. He previously served as Chief Business Officer at the Kansas Leadership Center and began his new role at Lead Wichita in March 2025.
As the board chair of the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2022, he continued to champion civic trust through meaningful dialogue. A former All-American collegiate debater, he still loves a good argument, especially if it involves basketball or Star Wars. Young currently serves as the Executive in Residence at Friends University Business School, his alma mater. He is a devoted husband, father of five, poet, and podcast enthusiast who believes in the power of faith and curiosity. He’s always looking for ways to inspire, empower, and move people toward a greater vision for themselves, their families, and our communities.
THERE WILL BE A WINE DINNER EVENT COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY FOLLOWING
OUR CLUB MEETING.
Support our Wine Dinner Silent Auction by contributing a themed basket!
Join a team to create a basket choosing from Mindy's list
of fun ideas, or come up with your own unique theme. The list was emailed to you, or you can sign up at our club meeting. All baskets due by August 26.
MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND...
There are many ways you can participate to help make this our most successful event yet!
Make reservations to attend
Be a GOLD or SILVER sponsor
Provide an auction item
Make a cash donation
Bring a bottle of wine to our meeting to donate to the event
Offer to help where needed
Please fill out the applicable form to turn in
so we have all the information needed.
THANK YOU for your support which directly benefits the West Wichita Charitable Foundation, allowing us to continue making a meaningful impact both in our local community and around the world.
ROTARY SHIRTS ARRIVED!
If you ordered a shirt, be sure to pick it up at our meeting.
NOTE: we have only received the t-shirts and men's polos at this time. The women's polos are currently on back order and will be distributed as soon as they arrive. Thank you for your patience!
SATELLITE PROJECT
Our Satellite club is doing a "Day of Beauty" project at the Lakepoint Wichita Retirement Home.
August 15th @ 1:30 p.m.
WW Rotarians are invited to help! For more information, contact
HOLIDAY RAFFLE: Diana Fredelake won $4 in our last raffle. The pot this week will be worth $155 plus half of the meeting's ticket sales if an Ace is drawn. Proceeds from the raffle are used to fund our Monthly & Holiday grocery projects.
