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Planning for the next event
is underway. Stay tuned!
 
 Can Money for
Teacher Lunch Bunch
This quarter's can money will fund food and supplies for the Avondale West teachers at a special lunch just for
them on May 5. Thank you.

Celebrate

Member Birthdays
Kenneth Gorman
April 2
 
Erik Karre
April 4
 
Jag Jagodzinske
April 5
 
Robert M. Wood
April 6
 
Dale E. Warren
April 13
 
Boyd Johnson
April 18
 
Rick Higgs
April 20
 
Luis Guillen
April 22
 
Jim Ramos
April 26
 
Chad Wilkins
April 28
 
Your Editor:
Martha Bartlett Piland
Ideas? Input welcome. Monday 5:00pm deadline for the coming week. martha@mbpiland.com
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
1st Vice President
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Club Membership
 
Club Service
 
Club Administration
 
Director-At-Large
 
Director-At-Large
 
Club Public Relations
 
2nd Vice President
 
Past President
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
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Friday 4.7 Meeting: OFFSITE at Topeka/Shawnee County Public Library

Friday's meeting will be an eye opening behind-the-scenes tour of the 2016 Library of the Year.
 
We'll enjoy pastries and coffee from the Millennium Café and see first-hand that our Library is much, much more than just books.

RYLA is our Rotary Future—Deadline Extended to April 14

Deadline rapidly approaches!
 
RYLA 2017 is a five-day camp for incoming high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in developing leadership potential. The students will learn from business and community leaders about strengthening their leadership skills and abilities, promoting ethical behavior, and facilitating personal growth and self-awareness.

There are several past participants of this program that stated their experience was life-changing and made them more aware of their capabilities. It is common to see a student become emotional when talking about their experience with RYLA. For many students, this is their first exposure to Rotary and what we, as Rotarians, can accomplish.
 
 
The projects and exercises in this five-day camp are designed to get the students to think differently about certain situations and develop their own solutions with fellow students they may have not met before attending the camp. Many students worldwide, who have attended RYLA, have continued on to become members of an Interact, Rotaract, and eventually a Rotary club.

The University of Kansas in Lawrence will once again host District 5710's Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) from June 4th - June 8th. The cost per student is $325 ($300 registration fee paid by the sponsoring club and $25 application fee paid by the student). 69 students attended last year's RYLA, engaging in a wide range of leadership development, team-building, civic engagement, and community service activities.

You can find the applications and brochure for the 2017 RYLA on the TSR website or by clicking these links: application or brochure. The applications along with the fee can be submitted to the District office address listed on the application.

If you have questions, please contact Faron Barr.
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Upcoming Programs

Programs are always guest-worthy at Topeka South Rotary! Here's the upcoming lineup:
 
Murray MooreVocational & Youth EntrepreneursApril 14
Anita WolgastNOTO Arts DistrictApril 21
Jeff WagamanVocations (he has 2!)April 28
Ken GormanPolice BagpipesMay 5
Dawn McWilliamsBoy's & Girls ClubMay 19
   

Teacher Lunch Bunch May 5: Volunteers Needed

Avondale West teacher lunch bunch will be Friday, May 5. We need 20-25 volunteers to attend, eat pizza and help us thank the teachers there.
 
If you can help, please email Glenn Jagodzinske. Or, sign up at Friday's meeting!

2016 Holiday Party and Photos

The always-anticipated holiday party was another huge success. Highlights included introducing the new board and special honors. See the highly memorable photos in the TSR photo gallery here.
 
Paul Harris 10 Plus
Patti Bossert Mellard
Mike Byers
 
Paul Harris Fellows
Jenalea Randall
Ken Gorman
 
Special Pumpkin Run Award
Roger Underwood
 
Star Club Award
Faron Barr
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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