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Our club is making preparations for Winesong at Riverfest 2018. This year's event will be held June 2nd and Riverfest Park in De Soto. Our event features only KANSAS wines. We look forward to working with our Event Sponsor Great American Bank for another great event this year. Stayed tuned for more information.

Chili Cook-Off

2016 De Soto ROTARY CHILI COOK-OFF

OCTOBER 29^TH, 2016

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

TASTING AND JUDGING 11 AM TO 1 PM

The Barn at Kill Creek Farm

9100 Kill Creek Rd, De Soto, KS

PLAN TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

1. ENTER THE COMPETITION by Cooking ON SITE or OFF SITE REGISTER BY OCTOBER 25^TH, $10 FEE PER CATERGORY

2. PURCHASE A BOWL FOR TASTING

HOT DOGS, DESSERTS AND DRINKS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

For Registration Form e-mail lorimurdock@att.net

Sunflower Artfest 2016

The De Soto Rotary will be selling sunflowers on September 24th for PolioPlus at the Sunflower Artfest. The Sunflower Artfest will be held at The Barn at Kill Creek Farm in De Soto September 23rd - September 25th. More info at http://www.desotoartsks.org/upcoming-events.html.

Winesong at Riverfest 2016

Plans are underway as the De Soto Rotary Club plans to host the 2016 Winesong at Riverfest. This signature fundraising event consists of sampling Kansas wines. This year 15 wineries of Kansas will be featured. Music will be offered by both The Crumpletons and Sons of Brasil. There will be artists and vendors at the event. This year food trucks will complement the appetizers that are offered. Tickets are $25.00. One must be 21 years of age to enter the event. Tickets and more information can be found at www.winesongatriverfest.com

Winesong Proceeds Benefit Three Organizations

Winesong 2015 proceeds benefited three organizations. Donations were made to Shelter Box, Friends of the Kaw, and The De Soto Kansas Food Pantry. We thank all our volunteers, sponsors, and vendor participants. Looking forward to Winesong 2016. Keep the date open for June 4th, 2016.

Hands Free CPR

The De Soto Rotary Club will be teaming up with Aimee Eickmann (Community Education Specialist and AHA Training Center Coordinator) of MED-ACT Emergency Medical Services to offer a Hands only CPR class on September 18th. We will offer the class during our 7AM morning meeting at the De Soto Methodist Church. We invite you to join us for this special training. Breakfast will be served.

Guatemala 2015

Rotarian Lori Murdock and daughter Kayla joined Washburn University Nurse School and Topeka Rotary Club in Guatemala in June 2015.
The team provided medical checkups, distribution of water filters, cook stoves, shoes, nutrition and education training to families and students of San Juan, San Pedro, San Pablo and Patanatic.

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Parade 2015

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