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TODAY'S MEETING
May 09, 2023 12:00 PM
“Entrepreneurship, Ethnicity, and the Story of Wichita”

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.

May 16, 2023 12:00 PM
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 UPCOMING CLUB SOCIALS
                
Join fellow Rotary club members and their friends & family from across the state of Kansas for a night out!
ROTARY NIGHT at WIND SURGE GAME
Thursday, June 1
Gates open: 6:00 pm
First Pitch: 7:05 pm
(you'll want to be in your seats ready to cheer on our very own JOHN OSWALD  who will be throwing a first pitch!)
 
Happy Hour is from Gates Open to First Pitch with $2 select 12 oz beer for Thirsty Thursday.
 
Make reservations through our club by signing up at our meeting or email Diane with the # of tickets you need. Your tickets will then be available to pick up at the Will Call booth the day of the game. Be sure to have your picture ID when you pick them up.
 
COST:
No charge to our club members + 1 guest
Additional guests are $10 each. 
Children 2 years old or under do not need a ticket but will not be guaranteed a seat.
 
Reservation deadline: May 25
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Prairie Pines Playhouse
Join your fellow WW Rotarians for an all-inclusive evening designed for your complete entertainment. This high-energy, hilarious mystery theatre production is played between a delicious progressive style dinner. Be sure to specify your entrée choice when you sign up: Sausage Lasagna, Chicken Parmesan or Veggie Lasagna. A salad, garlic toast, mixed veggies and dessert will accompany the entrée. They offer a full bar and specialty drink menu. Alcoholic beverages will be an additional charge (non-alcoholic drinks and meal are included with ticket price).
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
6:00 pm - Gardens & outdoor bar opens
6:50 pm - Dinner starts before the show
COST
Our club members: no charge 
Guests: $43 each
RESERVATION DEADLINE: June 13
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NOTICE
As with any of our meetings and socials that require reservations, late cancellations or no shows will be charged full price.
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UPCOMING ROTARY
DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
May 27-31, 2023 Rotary International Convention Melbourne, Australia 
May 30 - June 3, 2023 RYLA Camp Southwestern College, Winfield 
June 1, 2023 Rotary Night at Wind Surge Game Wichita, KS 
October 19-22, 2023 (Date change) Zones 25b-29 Zone Institute Chicago, IL 
November 3-5, 2023 (Date change) District 5680 Conference Russell, KS
 
 
2022-23 BOARD OF OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
President - Joey Timmer
President-Elect - Colby Reynolds
Secretary - Heidi Bowen
Treasurer - Sean Babjak
Club Service - Bob Nelson
Community Service - Jodi Besthorn
International Service - Mark Hansen
Vocational Service - Scott Hinderliter
Foundation - Monty Allen
Membership & PR - Mindy Wagner
Past President: Randy Bowles
   
ROTARY DISTRICT SOCIAL
ROTARY NIGHT AT THE CROWN UPTOWN THEATER
Dream Girls ~ September 9
Join us for this Tony award-winning musical (Motown groups) Doors Open 6:30; Dinner until show starts 8:00 Buy tickets now https://www.crown-arts.org/   For questions contact DeAnn Sullivan at 316-841-0652 or deann.sullivan@att.net.
 
MONTHLY GROCERIES
We need two more volunteers to help purchase and deliver groceries this month! 
CLUB INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE
Last week: 59%
Membership: 59
Last year: 61%
Membership: 64
HOLIDAY RAFFLE: Lori Taylor drew the Ace and won $15 last week. This week the pot will be worth half of today's ticket sales if the Ace is drawn. There are 2 Aces left in the deck.
No STAR Class in May
 
Our High School Scholarship recipients will be joining us with their parents at our May 16 & 23 club meetings. Be sure to extend a nice Rotary welcome to them!
 
VERN KLASSEN would like to extend 
his appreciation for the thoughts and well wishes expressed in the card he received from the club as he goes through radiation treatments for the next 5 weeks.
 
INTERACT CLUB
Our thanks to Randy Bowles and the super job he did getting our west side Interact Club back up and running after a Covid break! They had their last meeting for this school year on April 18 where he presented each of the students with a certificate. Randy gave the following year end report at our last Board meeting:
  • Guests: 30
  • Members: 20
  • Activities: 12
  • Community Service hours: 377
  • 15 meetings with 8 different speakers
  • 3 High School Scholarships awarded by our club at $1,000 each 
  • 5 students attended other Rotary meetings
  • Many donations to Paxton’s Blessing Boxes
You can also see his report in this month's District Newsletter! 
 
Randy is requesting that members bring their May issue of The Rotarian (after you read it, of course!) It highlights Interact so he would like to give it to Interact students when they start back up in the Fall.
MAY BIRTHDAYS & MEMEBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES
Member Birthdays
Brent Groves
May 1
 
Heidi Bowen
May 6
 
Dave Abbott
May 20
 
Mark Chamberlin
May 21
 
Randy Bowles
May 28
 
Join Date
Dave Abbott
May 1, 1990
33 years
 
Annie Pfeifer
May 3, 2022
1 year
 
Rod Brown
May 14, 2019
4 years
 
Diana Fredelake
May 15, 2012
11 years
 
Joey Timmer
May 15, 2012
11 years
 
ROTARY’S VISION STATEMENT
TOGETHER, we see a world where people UNITE and take ACTION to create lasting CHANGE — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.