With over three decades dedicated to the field of education, the current Head of School at Wichita Friends School (WFS) is in her fourth year of leadership. Her extensive career spans both elementary and college levels, reflecting a deep commitment to nurturing young minds across a spectrum of ages. For her, the role at WFS is more than a profession; it's a calling, a place where she feels divinely guided to fulfill God's work.
A passionate educator at heart, she finds immense joy in teaching and collaborating with students of all ages. Beyond the classroom and administrative duties, she is an avid enthusiast of sports and athletics.
Family plays a central role in her life. Married with five children – four sons and one daughter, with four of them married – she is also the proud "Nana" to eight grandchildren, with the delightful anticipation of four more on the way. These little ones are a source of immense joy, and she cherishes every opportunity to watch them participate in any activity.
Her appreciation for life extends beyond her professional and family life to include a love for many genres of music. However, her favorite way to unwind and recharge is simply being at the lake.
Congratulations to DIANA FREDELAKE who was selected to receive our club's 2025 Service Above Self Award. Past recipient, John Mosley, presented the plaque to her at our meeting last week.
Each year, our club members are given the opportunity to nominate a fellow Rotarian for our club’s Service Above Self Award. The names submitted are reviewed by our Nominating Committee made up of past recipients. The purpose of the award is to recognize a fellow Rotarian for the outstanding contributions they make to the community, our club, social, religious, educational, business ethics, and/or other worthwhile activities which make Wichita a better community.
Diana has been a dedicated and active member of our club for the past 13 years. She was recently honored as a Paul Harris Fellow +6, which is a testament to her generosity and commitment to service. She has played a vital role on the wine dinner committee and served as our liaison with the venue. She has also supported the event as a Gold Sponsor every year and contributes to the auction through both donations and personal purchases.
Her leadership extends beyond events—she served as the 2014–15 Special Projects/Public Relations Chair and later as a board member in the role of International Service Chair. In that capacity, she coordinated the Open World program for the 2019 visiting team of children’s librarians from Russia. In addition, she provides soup for our annual cookoff, buys gifts for our Angel Tree project, and supports other club projects. Her generosity, dedication, and heart for service truly make her an invaluable member of our Rotary family.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Julie Butler, Kathy Collmann, John Oswald and Ed Frey met Wednesday afternoon, April 23, at Sedgwick County Extension Office to put together Kitchen Restore Kits for 16 families. The kits included pots, pans, baking dishes, dinnerware, glasses, coffee mugs, knives, forks, spoons, mixing bowls measuring cups, measuring spoons, dish towels, dish cloths, cutting boards etc. Each kit was unique in that it was made to meet the specific needs of each family.
ROTARY FOUNDATION REMINDER FOR OUR PAUL HARRIS FELLOW GROUP AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP:
To ensure your contribution to The Rotary Foundation counts toward this Rotary year, please submit it before the end of June.
As an added incentive, any donation of $100 or more will enter you into a drawing for a week-long stay at the Bowles cabin in Colorado - a wonderful getaway generously provided by Roger and Randy Bowles. Many thanks to them for their continued support and generosity!
Please make checks payable to The Rotary Foundation and give it to Cindy Hand, our Foundation Chair.
MAY MONTHLY GROCERIES
Shoppers: Scott Hinderliter & Ed Frey
We need one more pair of shoppers! Please sign up at the meeting or let Diane know if you can help.
You are invited to participate...
Rotary Club of West Sedgwick County-Sunrise
2025 Golf Tournament
Reflection Ridge
May 19th, 9:00am tee time
(Plan to arrive earlier for breakfast and time to check in and pay)
If you would like to sign up a team or sponsor the tournament, please follow the link below and submit the online form. Each team costs $600 to participate or $150 per golfer. You will receive a confirmation email once the form has been completed. If you do not receive a follow up email then your team has not been signed up. Please contact Levi Iseman at 316-258-0030 with any technical difficulties.
PAYMENTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON THE MORNING OF THE TOURNAMENT. We will be accepting cash, card, and check.
We look forward to seeing you and enjoying some quality time together in support of a good cause. Thank you in advance for supporting The Rotary Club of West Sedgwick County - Sunrise!
SIGN UP LINK: https://forms.gle/yRbWz6cSNLW2Nmn38
Sign ups start at this week's meeting for our Family Baseball outing and the club meeting at
Westlink Library!
Rotary Club of West Wichita
Wind Surge Baseball Outing
Thursday, June 12
Organized by John Oswald
Our club members + 1 guest: No charge
Additional guests: $10 each
Reservation deadline: May 27
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We are taking a field trip to the Westlink Branch Library to tour their newly remodeled facility and see the Wonderbooks our club donated. This meeting will be in place of our regular club meeting on Tuesday, June 3! Make a reservation to attend. Box lunches will be provided.
TODAY'S MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Vern Klassen
If you haven't done your Member Spotlight, sign up for a meeting in May or June!
What to include in your 2 minute self-introduction:
* Name
* Business & title (current or retired from)
* How long you’ve been a member of our
club
* Your favorite Rotary service project
* Something fun or unique that your fellow
club members may not know about you
CLUB INFORMATION
VISITING ROTARIAN
Geri Appel, PDG, Downtown Rotary
GUEST
Michelle Vaughn
guest of Sharon West
(Diana Fredelake's daughter)
CLUB MEETING:
Attendance: 60%
Membership: 75 (58 RCWW + 17 Satellite)
Last year:
Attendance: 62%
Membership: 63
HAPPY BASKET: $14.00
HOLIDAY RAFFLE:Rod Brown drew a Joker so no payout last meeting. This week the raffle will be worth over $47 if an Ace is drawn. Proceeds from the raffle are used to fund our Monthly & Holiday grocery projects.
DUES REMINDER
If you haven't paid your dues for this quarter, please bring your check to our meeting or mail to:
Rotary Club of West Wichita
P.O. Box 12064
Wichita, KS 67277
THANK YOU NOTES RECEIVED
Map Painting in Minneapolis, KS
Dear Wichita Rotary,
Thank you so much for letting us use your stencil and being so helpful towards us. MGS & MJSHS thank you for bringing this map back to life!
Donation for a Water System in Tanzania
Dear West Wichita Rotary Foundation,
Thank you for your donation to the Outreach Program Water project. We appreciate your support! Last week we sent another 10 systems on the container we shipped. It is always fun to see them go knowing that another school will be provided with potable water for each system. You actually help their own family too because they take water home with them also.