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August 26, 2020            Volume 75, Issue 9
Rotary Club of Shawnee Mission 
District 5710     Club 1633
Faron Barr, District Governor
Stephanie Meyer, Area Governor
Lisa Battani, President
We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
on ZOOM during Pandemic
Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center
6200 Martway St, Mission, KS 66202
Stories
International Convention Highlights
          
 
Ed Coulter has put together program highlights of the 2020 Rotary International Convention.  You will meet and hear from the immediate past president of Rotary and the current president of Rotary International from Germany.  You will also hear from the Trustee of the Rotary Foundation.  This presentation will give you a flavor of Rotary around the world. You will meet Rotarians at work throughout the world. Most of us only know what's happening on the local and district fronts.  This presentation will make you proud of how your dues and contributions to Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation are used.  There will also be some excellent entertainment in the middle of the presentation.  Please try to zoom in at noon on Wednesday.  You don't want to miss this presentation.    
ZOOM at NOON Wednesday
 
If you use your ZOOM app, the meeting is 4178300700  (No Password).
It is identified as Wayne London's Meeting, but it is the Club's.
See you Wednesday at NOON on ZOOM!
 
Grant Proposal for This Fall
President Lisa Battani has been organizing the grant application for this fall's matching grant.
Last year this was used toward the Outdoor Classroom project at SMN and the prior year was the One Stop Shop.
Ideas for this year included the Veteran Pet Project, support for SMN families, and a vision screening machine for Growing Futures in Overland Park.
The board's decision was fund the Vision Screening program.
   
Olathe Club invites District 5710
Join us on Zoom for a district-wide meeting at 12pm on Tuesday, August 25th with Alex Richard, State Director for Senator Jerry Moran. Alex oversees Senator Moran's five offices in Kansas with a focus on community outreach and aiding Kansans who need assistance with Federal government agencies. Regardless of your political leanings, it's always good to hear what our federal legislators are working on in D.C. and how their offices can help Kansans every day. Don't miss an opportunity to hear more from Alex, a fellow Rotarian and current president of the Olathe Rotary Club. 
 
Topic: Alex Richard, Senator Jerry Moran's Office
Time: Aug 25, 2020 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
 
Meeting ID: 865 9325 2968
 
District 5710 Zoom with Rotary Club of Harlem
An invitation is once again brought to us by the partnership between the Topeka Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Harlem and this could be one of the more powerful panel discussions of the year. Join us on Zoom at 6pm (CST) on Thursday, August 27th for Behind the Badge: Policing in America, which will take an inside look into police history, practices, and opportunities for change. The panel discussion includes a retired police chief, a current police chief, two current officers (one of them being Tony Weingartner of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation in Topeka) and a police trainer, all with differing views and experiences from across the country. View more information about each of the panelists here. Everyone is welcome to join in on Zoom on what promises to be a very interesting dialogue. Thank you to the Topeka Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Harlem for inviting all of District 5710 to participate. 
 
Topic: Behind the Badge: Policing in America
Time: Aug 27, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
 
Meeting ID: 814 0591 0372
 
As always, if you have any questions or need help figuring out the "Zoom thing", email me at jacamis@gmail.com. Hope to see you online this week. 
  
Upcoming Events
Growing Futures
8155 Santa Fe
Jul 01, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021 11:59 PM
 
Harvesters Mobile Food Pantry
Shawnee Mission North High School
Aug 29, 2020 8:00 AM
 
World Polio Day
Oct 24, 2020
 
Harvesters Mobile Food Pantry
Shawnee Mission North High School
Oct 31, 2020 8:00 AM
 
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