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UPCOMING MEETINGS
 
January 19 - Chuck Udell and Michelle Sink: Rotary Membership (Kansas Room)
 
January 26 - Michelle McCormick, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence: The intersection between human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault (**OFF-SITE at Bishop PD Center**)
 
February 2 - Kendall Gammon: Inspirational Speaker, former Chiefs long snapper and analyst for KC Chiefs Radio (BTAC) 
 
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES     
 
Lunch Bunch:
- Next: 1/17/24
- Second Wednesday of the Month
 
Sole Mates:
- Next: February 2024
- First Tuesday of the Month
 
ITC Project
- Looking for mentors to work with women in the ITC grant project helping women leaving incarceration
- Contact: Patti Mellard
 
Wanting to volunteer on your own? Check out Topeka Volunteers for opportunities you can do from home or in the community.
 
www.topekavolunteers.org
 

Celebrate

Member Birthdays
Mark Boranyak
January 6
 
Doc Joe Beuerlein
January 9
 
Kristina Crawford
January 16
 
Jenalea Randall
January 17
 
Tim Swope
January 20
 
Rick Michel
January 21
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Membership
 
Public Relations
 
2nd Vice President
 
Immediate Past President
 
Club Administration/Socials
 
At Large
 
At Large
 
Service Projects
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
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Kate Gramlich - Medicaid Unwind
 
Please join us Friday, January 12, 2024, to hear from Kate Gramlich about Medicaid Unwind!
 
Kate Gramlich is the Cover Kansas Project Manager at Community Care Network of Kansas. Her team trains and supports a network of Marketplace Navigators located at health centers and community clinics across the state. Since 2022, the Cover Kansas project has also assisted the Kansas Department of Health and Environment with awareness efforts surrounding the Medicaid Unwind for KanCare members. 
 
This week's meeting will be held at Bishop Professional Development (PD) Center, 3601 SW 31st Street, Topeka, KS, 66614. Click here for directions.
 
Announcements will begin promptly at 7:45 am, with breakfast and coffee being served at 7:30 am!
Fireside Chats
 
Fireside Chat Options — 4 to choose from

To sign up contact Murray Moore – mmoore1@tps501.org, text — 785-640-4809
 
Jan 15 — Paul Bossert Hosts — 7pm - 8:30pm
3940 SW Canterbury Town Rd
 
Jan 24 — Ashley Charest Hosts — 12:00pm -1:00 pm
TSCPL — 1515 SW 10th — Library – Menninger room
 
February 7 — Jared Holroyd Hosts —7:30am-8:30 am
Kansas Pharmacist Association – 1020 SW Fairlawn
 
February 20 — Jessica Lehnherr Hosts — 12:00pm-1:00pm
United Way - 1527 Fairlawn
 
I will have sign up sheets at the meeting tomorrow. 
 
Murray Moore
TSR President Elect 2024
785-640-4809
 
Lunch Bunch - January 17
 
Our next Lunch Bunch will be Wednesday, January 17th. 
 
Please see the attached flier for details. Here is some additional information not included in the flier:
Once you have located the main entrance, you will be buzzed through a set of outer doors. Once inside, go up the stairs to be buzzed through a second set of doors. The school office will be immediately to your right. You will sign in on a volunteer sheet so the office will know who is in the building. We will be using a classroom this year instead of the library. The office secretary will know which class we will be using that day.
 
If you are a new TSR member, the flier provides an explanation of what the volunteers do. For anyone who has never tried this program, we would love to have you.  If you have previously volunteered for Lunch Bunch, thank you so much and I hope you can join us again this year.  If your schedule does not permit you to volunteer in-person at the school, you are always welcome to help by donating books, especially 2nd-5th grade levels.
 
My contact information is on the flier. Please let me know if you can join us.
 
Lunch Bunch Coordinator
 
Rotary Foundation Giving
 
Will You Help Us Reach our Goal for Rotary Foundation Giving?
 
As you know, Topeka South Rotary has been superior in meeting our goals that the board sets for our club each year.
One of those goals is for our club members is to contribute to the Rotary Foundation to meet our annual goal (for this
Rotary year our annual giving goal to the Foundation is $13,000).
 
You all should have received an email from Faron Barr on November 27, asking you to consider giving to the Rotary
Foundation in honor of Giving Tuesday. Faron included a lot of great information about the Foundation and its projects.
Even though Giving Tuesday is past, we hope that you consider a gift to the Foundation. I don’t know about you, but I
am always inclined to learn more about the Rotary Foundation, so in the next few months, you will be learning about
the Foundation as well through speakers and testimonials from our members that have given.
 
So, my ask to you not only includes giving to the Rotary Foundation, but if you are already a donor, would you be willing
to provide a brief testimonial at club meeting about why you choose to give to the Foundation? If so, please contact me
at my work email (marlou.wegener@bcbsks.com) or you can also reach me on my cell phone - 785-230-4378. Please
consider this as it will definitely make an impact to our members!
 
We started off the 2024 program year on January 5 by hearing from Roger Aeschliman, who presented on major
gifts to the Rotary Foundation! And I hope to hear from you about wanting to give your
testimonial about why you give to the Rotary Foundation. Thank you for your consideration.
 
Marlou Wegener
 
P.S. Oh, and if you are ready to go ahead and contribute to the Rotary Foundation, you can go to
https://my.rotary.org/en/donate!
 
Club Information
Topeka South
Fridays at 7:45 AM
Washburn University
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621
United States of America
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