NEWS FROM AREA ROTARY CLUBS:
Mitch Holthus - Voice of the KC Chiefs will be the Oliver Elliott Speaker Series featured speaker at Downtown Rotary's Monday meeting on March 25. Area Interactors will also do a "commercial" during the business portion of the meeting to highlight their activities over the past year. Lunch buffet opens 11:30; business meeting Noon and speaker begins approx., 12:20 pm. Reservations required. $25 for buffet and speaker.
Watch for an email with a link to make your reservation.
Old Town Rotary is having their annual geranium sale to support their community service projects. Orders are due by March 15 with pick on April 26. To order: https://forms.gle/Z7jP9QJmyEiGmS4i8
East Rotary is having a March Madness Battle of the Brackets: There are 6 prizes and half of them are drawn at random, so you don’t have to be a football expert to enjoy being a part of March Madness. To purchase your bracket(s) by Wednesday, March 20:
Jennifer Montgomery, Rotary Peace Fellow, is rescheduled to speak at the Downtown club’s meeting on May 13. She is an outstanding speaker and her work is inspiring. A great example of the power of Rotary. Watch for an email on how to make your reservation in advance. $25 per person.
FREE Classic Car Show: May 16, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at Downtown Rotary Art display and parking lot (SE corner of 2nd and St. Francis; across the street from the Wave). There will be food trucks and the Downtown Club will be distributing the flyer with information on all Rotary clubs. You are invited to attend and if you have a car you’d like to show, reach out to Ann Fox at 316-640-5508 or annmfox@swbell.net. There will also be a 90s band (Cake) at the Wave that night.
Andover Club’s Pickleball Tournament on May 25: Invite your members to volunteer at the event – or put a team together. Volunteer signup: https://volunteersignup.org/XFALA
State Fair Booth: The district is funding a booth at the Kansas State Fair (Sep 8-17) and will be needing Rotarians to help staff it.
