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April 27
 
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July 27
 
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Erin Aldridge, Jayhawk Area Boy Scouts, 20 Under 40
April 26
 
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April 26
 
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April 2
 
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April 5
 
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April 6
 
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April 13
 
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April 20
 
Jim Ramos
April 26
 
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4/19: Jeff Gabriel as Fr. John Crowley (Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center)
 
Topeka South Rotary will enjoy it's very own Jeff Gabriel bring Fr. John Crowley to life.  His presentation will talk about water rights and the struggle people experienced the last 100 years, in particular the early years when Fr. Crowley was alive.  About two years ago, Jeff was invited to do a storytelling event held in Mammoth Lakes, CA...make sure you're there this Friday to witness him recreate it for TSR!
 
Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center is the place, and thanks to water rights from Fr. Crowley, water with magic caffeine beans will be ready at 7:15 am, breakfast at 7:30 am.
 
Thursday TSR Social at Bartlett & West
 
Join us tomorrow, Thursday, April 18, at Bartlett & West for the TSR Social. If you haven't had a chance to see their building addition, you'll have time from 5-7 pm, along with networking and social time with fellow Club members!
 
DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN TOPEKA APRIL 26-27
The Rotary District Conference 5710 will be held at the new Cyrus Hotel in downtown Topeka, April 26-27. To register online today, click here.
 

If you have never attended a conference before, this is the conference for you. You can attend for the discounted price of only $69, limited to the first 30 to register.

Friday begins at 1:00 with One Rotary Summit, a leadership session with DGE Jason Leib and Neil Wakefield. At 5:30 the fun ramps up with a casual cocktail party, featuring our own PDG/RI Director Larry Dimmitt and his bluegrass band, "Bluemont Singer Revival." Then we take the party to the streets for more FUN, music, magic, FUN entertainment wrapped around a scavenger hunt involving the Pennant (food, drink, bowling, arcade), the Iron Rail Brewing, a fine arts gallery and many specialty shops (Chocolates, Popcorn, Local Art, Art Glass) on Kansas Avenue. And a fabulous prize for the winners.

Saturday begins at 7:45 for an early breakfast that begins your journey to "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" . . to Inspiration. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Todd Jenkins - "Dr. Bowtie" - an animated and inspirational national speaker. He has been featured at Zone meetings and Rotary International Conventional. Other speakers will include PDG Shirley Grace (RI President's Representative), Kansas Attorney Derrick Schmidt and the very entertaining Marvin Stottlemire.

A District project is planned for Saturday afternoon. The Conference will close with a cash bar reception and Celebration Banquet - all casual dress. The dinner will end about 8:30 pm for those who want to head home to their families.

Throughout the conference we will honor the memory of Rotarians that are no longer with us, celebrate our club presidents, and welcome our presidents-elect. There will be LOTS of ways to win prizes and awards!

Mingling with Rotarians will be encouraged - and rewarded! Sorry, no club tables allowed! The purpose is the get to know and network with Rotarians from all over the district.

As a bonus, the Cyrus Hotel has a fully stocked bar that includes many local beers. Purchase a drink and bring it to the conference meetings if you like - open bar all day - a request from many Rotarians in the pre-conference survey!

Get ready for some FUN!

 

We had a good crew at Let's Help Saturday, and we had a busy day, serving 207 trays.
 
Here are the Rotarians who volunteered:
 
Tiffany Anderson
Bruce Corbin
Brenda Dietrich
Tanya Dorf Brunner
Bruce Graham
Kim Gronniger
Laura Lutz
Patrick O’Kane
Chris Spargo
Allan Towle
Marlou Wegener
Austin Wingerson
Plus 5 friends and family members
 
Club Information
Topeka South
We meet Fridays at 7:15 AM
Washburn University Memorial Union
1700 S.W. College Ave.
Topeka, KS  66621
United States
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