Membership: 63 (Men: 44 + Women: 19)
# of Members added: 7
# of Members lost: 2
Prospective members brought to our meetings: 16
# of STAR Classes held: 9
Membership Spotlight: 12 participants
CLUB SERVICE
Birthday Recognitions: Individual desserts provided by Christy Barnett, Club Secretary
Happy Basket funds collected: $995 (used for charitable projects)
Weekly Raffle collections: $1,189 Paid out in winnings: $592 Funds support our Holiday Grocery project.
Dillons Community Rewards Program: $258.85 earned from the three quarters with 16 households participating. The funds are used for our charitable projects.
Annual Christmas Luncheon held at RHCC; program by Friends University choir
District Rotary Night at the Wind Surge Baseball game
Annual Soup & Dessert Luncheon: Donation made to Shelter Box
Service Above Self Award Recipient: Dave Abbott
A second award was given posthumously to honor Jodi Besthorn and her service to our club throughout her membership.
District Rotarian of the Year Award Recipient: Randy Bowles
Club Social: held at Prairie Pines Mystery Theater
COMMUNITY SERVICE
David Weber Extra Effort Awards: presented at Lawrence & Benton Elementary schools
Monthly Groceries: delivered to 7 families in need; purchased & delivered by 11 of our members
Holiday Groceries: delivered to families in need at Easter, Thanksgiving & Christmas. 10 members participated, along with family members & Interact students
Angel Tree project: 31 Christmas gifts purchased by members
Map Painting: at Maize South
Bookshelf Building: 130 bookshelves assembled by 19 of our members (including a few family members)
Bookshelf & Books: handed out to first graders at Lawrence Elementary & Benton Elementary
Salvation Army Bell Ringing: 8 members participated
Lawrence Family Fall Fest: Rotary booth and 400 hotdogs grilled and served
Neighborhood Library Boxes: books donated by members
Meal for Lawrence & Benton Elementary school staffs: provided during their Spring in-service day
Human Trafficking necessities for shelters provided through items donated by members
VOCATIONAL SERVICE
$1,000 High School Scholarships awarded: 4
Interact Club: ended the year with 30 members and a total of 549 community service hours
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Hosted RITE teachers from Panama and Argentina
Open World delegation: coming July 12-20, 2024
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Rotary Foundation donations: $14,285
All-time Club Foundation Giving: $299,887
# of Donors this year: 30
# of Paul Harris Fellow recognitions: 10
WEST WICHITA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
In addition to the charitable activities already listed..
Purchased Ultra Sound Units for the Ukraine through donations by members
Purchased Water systems to provide clean water for schools in Tanzania through donations by members and our WWCF
Sunshade at the Sedgwick County Park Playscape was installed (funds provided last year through our WWCF)
Sedgwick County Extension/Kitchen Restore kits: funds provided through District Matching Grant and our WWCF
ANNUAL WINE DINNER EVENT
A Tour of Italy: October 7, 2023 at Newman University
Net Income: $21,970.36 (the highest amount yet!)
Attendance: 105
CLUB VISIONING
3-year Master Plan developed by a group of our members to bring our club together towards building continuity of leadership, consistency in programing and consensus towards purpose and action.
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