June 29, 2026 - Thank you to all that could join on friday. if you weren't able to be there, here is what you missed:
Announcements:
Chelle Decker was inducted as a new member on Friday. Welcome to the club Chelle!
We have achieved 17 of our 17 goals for Rotary International and meet the requirements for a Club Excellence award. Well done, everyone!
Our goal was to grow membership by one this year. We grew by 4! We are now 108 members. Thank you to the 13 people that brought in new members this year.
We doubled more than doubled our annual fund contribution goal of $10,500, giving $21,718.
We exceeded our Polio Plus giving goal of $10400, with $14,973.
We started the year with a goal of 40 acts of service. We achieved 61 acts of service across 22 different project this year!
We gave 914 volunteer hours with our 22 projects - providing a community impact of $33,041.
Combining those numbers with our RI Contributions, collection drive donations, grant project, and can money, we have had a community impact valued over $132,598.
Special thanks to the following people (in no particular order):
Holly Simpson for managing After Hours twice a month, bringing an important alternative meeting time to our club.
Joe Beuerlein for Let's Help Monday lunches.
Lori Rowe for Lunch Bunch
AJ Patterson for Sole Mates
Jamie Stafford - for so many things - including Nancy Perry Day of Caring.
Kyle Lear for Pumpkin Run & Murray Moore for Interacts Trunk or Treat.
Konni Flynn for TCT Tree Decorating
Jessica Lehnherr for our Christmas Bureau families.
Martha Bartlett-Piland for Period Poverty Packing days
Jamie & Holly for our Snow much Fun & Jump into Summer kits
All that volunteered at SLI Festival of Trees
All that helped with our collection drives, including Terry Martinez, Lori Rowe & Jamie Stafford
Murray Moore & Lauren Barr for Interact & Rotaract leadership
Kyle Lear for Pickleball Tournament
Gary Lucas for our Golf Tournament
Maria Wilson for being our Polio Plus Advocate
Mike Wilson for a year of engaging speakers
The 42 people that helped make the Learning Mural at HPC possible.
A VERY special than you to our outgoing board. You all did amazing things this year. Thank you!
Upcoming Rotary Events:
July 3 – No Meeting. Happy Independence Day!
July 5 - Candlelight Vigil for survivors of Human Trafficking @ Loose Park KC, MO - 8-9 pm
July 8 – After Hours @ location TBD – 5:30 pm
July 10 – Meeting with your new President, Adrienne Olejnik
Upcoming Topeka Events:
My parting gift to you - where I find the upcoming events:
