AJ Boleski is the General Manager of INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita’s premier entertainment venue, located in downtown Wichita, KS. AJ is a 20-year veteran of ASM Global, who was contracted by Sedgwick County to manage the 15,004-seat modern sports and entertainment facility.
INTRUST Bank Arena hosts 350,000 guests annually and has hosted nearly 4 Million guests since opening in 2010. The Arena has consistently ranked in the Top 50 of all arenas nationally and the Top 100 worldwide.
INTRUST Bank Arena has hosted such events as the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds, Metallica, P!NK, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, EAGLES, Taylor Swift, Elton John, & Billy Joel.
In addition to managing INTRUST Bank Arena, AJ and his ASM Global Team have also managed the Orpheum Theatre in Wichita since 2013.
AJ is a member of the Rotary Club of Wichita and serves on the Executive Board for Visit Wichita along with serving as a member of the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
STAR Classwill be held before this week's meeting at 11:30 a.m. in Mulligans at RHCC. The topic is: Rotary Foundation. New members are highly encouraged to attend along with anyone else interested in learning more about Rotary and our club.
BOARDMEETING will be held immediately after today's meeting.
Community Service Opportunities
SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING
Organized by Vern Klassen
Saturday, December 11th
Dillons, 13th & Tyler
10:00 - 2:00
We had a great response to the sign up last week so we only need one more volunteer for the 10:00 and 1:00 slots.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY GROCERIES
Organized by Mark Hansen
We need two more members to fill out our crew on Saturday, November 20, to purchase and deliver Thanksgiving groceries to four families in need. The Christmas grocery shopping will be done on Saturday, December 18. Meet at Dillons on Central & West at 9:00 a.m.
Sign up at the meeting or let Diane know if you want to help with either of these projects.
The 4-Way Test of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
MEETING INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE
Last meeting: 61%
Membership: 62
Last year: 58%
Membership: 60
GUEST
Katie Dawes - guest of DeAnn Sullivan
HAPPY BASKET:$11
HOLIDAY RAFFLE:DeAnn Sullivan won $5. The pot this week will be worth $187 if an Ace is drawn. The proceeds from the raffle are used to purchase groceries for our Monthly & Holiday Grocery projects.
Congratulations to Heidi Bowen who completed the Red Badge program and was presented with her blue badge at last week's meeting. Mark Hansen is Heidi's sponsor.
DAVID WEBER
EXTRA EFFORT AWARDS
Organized by Terry Gardner
Last week, Terry Gardner and Heidi Bowen presented our David Weber Extra Effort awards to selected 5th graders at Benton Elementary.
This project is resuming after a Covid break last year but with a modified presentation. In past years, we had the students along with their teacher attend our club meeting for the presentation, but this year, the monthly presentations will be made at the schools.
In 2012, our Extra Effort Awards project was named in memory of former member
David Weber for his years of involvement with this project. Heidi Bowen is the daughter of David Weber.
BOOKSHELF BUILDING PROJECT
A date will be set in January for our club members to help build bookshelves.
