Jean Phillips will visit us on Wednesday, May 29 to discuss her work with Project for Innocence (http://law.ku.edu/project-innocence). Jean is the director of the Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence at the University of Kansas Law School as well as a Clinical Professor of Law.

 

The Project for Innocence was founded at KU in 1965 to "help prisoners who otherwise might not receive legal representation. Students represent state and federal prisoners in appellate and post-conviction litigation in state and federal courts. Since 2009, students in the Project have won at least 28 conviction reversals. The project gets more than 200 letters a year from inmates seeking assistance."

 

Studies estimate that between 2% and 7% of all prisoners in the U.S. are innocent and that 1 in 25 death row inmates is innocent. For context, if just 1% of all prisoners are innocent, that would mean that more than 20,000 innocent people are in prison. Some of the goals of The Innocence Project are to exonerate the innocent through DNA testing and to reform the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.

 

More information about the Midwest Innocence Project: https://themip.org/

Please join us for our Rotary on the Road event on Wednesday, June 5th at noon at Growing Futures- 8155 Santa Fe Drive Overland Park, KS 66204. We will be helping them to set-up classrooms and pull weeds in their garden so please dress accordingly.

 

Please use the following link to sign-up so that we can get a head count for lunch!

 

Deadline to RSVP is Friday, June 14

 

 

 

 

 

Gregg is the third generation owner of the Amos Family Funeral Home & Crematory. He is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in both Kansas and Missouri. They also own the Amos Family Pet Companion Crematory and the Cremation Center of Kansas City.

 

He has been married to Brenda Cheatham Amos for 40 years. Gregg and Brenda have 3 children and 5 grandsons.

 

Gregg comes from a family of dedicated Rotarians! His grandfather E. Paul, his father Gene, and his two sisters Joni and Amy are all past Presidents! He has been a member of Shawnee Mission Rotary Club since 1977 and was brought in by past president Roy Bennett. 

 

Gregg's hobbies include collecting sports cards and sports memorabilia as well as watching sports. He has coached and played baseball, softball, and basketball. Gregg and Brenda's favorite vacation spot is Scottsdale, Arizona (see picture below).

 

When asked what he would sing at Karaoke night, he chose anything by 3 Dog Night, The Rascals, The Guess Who, or The Carpenters (and, yes, Karen Carpenter is in his voice range!). His favorite superhero would have to be Superman mainly because of his ability to fly. Gregg's favorite foods include Mexican and Barbeque. Thank you Gregg!

 

Gregg and Brenda at Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale!