SPRING SOCIALCROWN UPTOWN THEATER DALE KENNY'S ROCK & ROLL REVIEW 3207 E. DOUGLAS AVE. SATURDAY, MARCH 14 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00) Our club members + 1 guest: No charge Reservations due by March 6 - Sign up at the meeting or e-mail Diane REMINDER: Reservations made and not kept will be charged |
INTERACT DODGE BALL TOURNAMENTOur Interact Club (sponsored by WW & WSC Rotary clubs) is hosting a Dodgeball Tournament, Saturday, February 22 at 9:00 a.m., Colwich Elementary to raise funds for their service trip to Panama over Spring Break. Our club has been challenged to put together a team for the tournament.(FYI: our club's team has placed 1st in several of the past tournaments!) The teams will consist of 6-10 players with at least 2 girls per team. The entry fee is $10 per person. The winners receive bragging rights and prizes! If you cannot participate in the tournament, sponsorships are available or cash donations would be appreciated. Checks should be made payable to: Sunrise Charitable Fund and can be mailed to 11617 W. Binter Ct., Wichita, KS 67212 or brought to our Rotary meeting. |
DAVID WEBER EXTRA EFFORT AWARDS Our David Weber Extra Efforts Awards were presented to the selected 2nd graders from Lawrence Elementary at last week's meeting. |
SERVICE ABOVE SELF NOMINATIONSTODAY is your last chance to nominate a fellow member of our WW Rotary Club for our club's Service Above Self Award. 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. These current members who are past recipients are not eligible: Bob Goebel, Roger Bowles, Mike Ludlow, Michael Phipps, Shelli Kadel, DeAnn Sullivan, Mark Hansen, Phil Michel, Jack Flesher, Sharon West, Brian Goudie, Jamie Wise, John Mosley and Mark Chamberlin. If you would like to nominate a fellow Rotarian, send an e-mail to me (Diane) with the following information: The NAME of the Rotarian you would like to nominate The REASON you feel they deserve this award Our Selection Committee, consisting of past recipients, will review all nominations to select this year’s winner. |
RITE Teacher & Host Gathering |
RITE Teachers This year's inbound RITE (Rotary Intercountry Teacher Exchange) teachers (2 from Argentina; 3 from Panama) spoke to our club last week. They are pictured here with Armida Hight, who initiated the RITE program with her husband, Ralph, in 1996 and Dalia Hale (Sunrise Rotary) and Shelli Kadel who have organized this project for the past 10 years. |
BOOKSHELF DELIVERIESWe had a nice turn out of our members to help hand out bookshelves last week to the first graders at Lawrence and Benton Elementary schools! Our thanks to the Lawrence staff for treating us with a nice box lunch after the delivery! It's always fun to hear the comments of the 1st graders as they receive their bookshelf, 2 books and packet of decals. We heard many "thank you's" along with several boasting that they now have their very own bookshelf since their friends or siblings already have one. Some carefully decorated their new bookshelf with the decals, while others were anxious to start reading one of their new books. Thanks to Mark Chamberlin for taking pictures and posting them on our club's Facebook page! To see more photos, go to: https://www.facebook.com/rotaryofwestwichita/photos     |
Happy Holidays... Be sure to pay attention to our meeting schedule with the holidays and with Rolling Hills Country Club being closed the first 3 weeks of the new year! |
2020-21 BOARD APPROVEDOur membership voted to approve the following slate of Officers & Directors at last week's club meeting. This board's term begins July 1, 2020. 2020-21 Board of Officers & Directors President - Colin McKenney President-Elect - Randy Bowles Secretary - Dustin Riley Treasurer - Sean Babjak Club Service - Kandace Day Community Service - Allan Sands Vocational Service - Pam Chambers International Service - Mark Hansen Foundation - Monty Allen Membership - Joey Timmer (one year to serve out Randy Bowles' term) Past President - Vern Klassen |
DICTIONARY DELIVERY Thanks to Randy & Roger Bowles for delivering Dictionaries to the third graders at Lawrence and Dodge Elementary schools this past week. This is an annual project generated and funded by the Downtown Rotary Club with delivery help from our area Rotary clubs. |
SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING Thanks to our members who volunteered to ring bells for the Salvation Army last Saturday!Randy Bowles (organizer), Stan Krehbiel, Lori Taylor, Vern Klassen, Jodi Besthorn, Bob Goebel, Roger Bowles, Rod Brown, Ed Frey and his wife, B.J. (pictured), Brian Goudie and Allen Sands. |
DAVID WEBER EXTRA EFFORT AWARDS Extra Effort awards were presented to selected 4th grade students from Benton Elementary. The students are pictured here with their teachers. |
HOLIDAY GROCERIES Mark Hansen reported that all went well with the grocery shopping and deliveries last Saturday. The crew consisted of club members: Mark Hansen (organizer), Terry Gardner, Randy Bowles, Scott Hinderliter, Bob Broeckelman, Jon Roper, Brian Goudie and Rod Brown, along with Interact students: Halle Zwetow, Andi Zwetow and Evan Dome. They delivered Thanksgiving groceries to two families from Lawrence and two families from Benton Elementary Schools. The Christmas Holiday grocery shopping and delivery will be on Saturday, December 21. |
BLUE BADGE PRESENTATION Jon Roper receives his Blue Badge. Presented by sponsor Bob Broeckelman. |
Bookshelf Building Project 180 bookshelves built in 180 minutes! It's quite an impressive process...just like Santa's workshop! Our thanks to Roger Bowles for organizing this project and Bob Goebel for providing the wood, supplies and workshop! A special thanks to our District Governor Kurt Harper and Jessica, 4th grade teacher from Lawrence Elementary for taking time out of their evening schedule to lend a hand! All those in attendance last Thursday evening include: Roger Bowles, Rod Brown, Bob Broeckelman, Bob Goebel, Grady Goff, Cindy Hand, DG Kurt Harper, Jessica (teacher), Shelli Kadel, Vern Klassen, Dan Kreis, John Mosley, Jonathan Roper and Diane Walker. The bookshelves will be delivered to the first graders at Benton and Lawrence Elementary schools on Tuesday, January 21, during our regular club meeting time (mark your calendar now). The remainder of the bookshelves will go to another area elementary school. |
Copy of Bookshelf Building Project.JPG) 180 bookshelves built in 180 minutes! It's quite an impressive process...just like Santa's workshop! |
7th Annual Wine Dinner
WINES and ROTARY |
Teachers get gift cards
Members from Rotary Club of West Wichita present teachers at Benton Elementary and Lawrence Elementary with gift cards. Teachers use the funds to purchase school supplies for the upcoming school year. |
RED BADGE PROGRAMAt induction, new members are presented with a temporary red badge to wear at our meetings. They are asked to choose five of the ten categories listed below and complete at least one item from each of those five categories (if there are multiple items to choose from). Upon completion, they receive their permanent blue badge. The goal of this program is to help new members expand their knowledge of Rotary and present opportunities for Rotary service and fellowship. |
Bookshelf_Delivery_Lawrence_ElementaryMembers of Rotary Club of West Wichita deliver and handout bookshelves to the students at Lawrence Elementary School. This is the club's longest-running service project |
We're Ready to Paint the World
We've done lots of playground maps using a stencil of the United States. We just completed creating a stencil that will let us do a world map. Next up will be to actually put a map on a playground. Anyone have a location in mind? |
KATY DORRAH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARK ARTS, TO SPEAK FEBRUARY 20th
Katy Dorrah became the executive director at Mark Arts, then known as the Wichita Center for the Arts, in December 2014. Before joining Mark Arts, she was the Vice President of Resource Development for United Way of the Plains since August 1994. |
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp) May 29-June 2 Southwestern College, Winfield, KSOur Rotary District teams up with Southwestern College Leadership to provide an intensive training program that brings together high school aged youth to further develop character and leadership skills and learn about the ideals of Rotary. |
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPSOur club awards three $1,000 high school scholarships to graduating seniors in our area. Information and applications have been distributed to the schools but if you know someone that is eligible, please encourage them to apply! |
Rotary Club buys holiday groceries for needy families
A West Rotary tradition. Volunteers from the club shop for groceries for needy families. It was a tradition started years ago by the late Dr. David Weber. This video shows the effort right before Thanksgiving 2017. |
West Rotary at look back at 30 years
In 2017, West Rotary turned 30 years old. This slideshow captures some of the memorable activities and events undertaken by members during its first three decades |
Bookshelf Building Project West Wichita Rotary 2015
Bookshelf Building Project Annual project by Rotary Club of West Wichita. Members gather to build small bookshelves in the woodworking shop of Bob Goebel. Completed shelves are given to local school children to inspire a love of reading. |
Playground Map Paintings
President Jamie has plans to paint United States maps on up to 11 area elementary school playgrounds and has secured a matching grant to help achieve that goal. |
