210 North State Route 291 in Liberty MO. Members will be able to order food from the Handhelds / Salad menu and will pay Conrads directly for any food or drinks as they place their order.
If you plan to order food we ask that you arrive at 11:45am so they can begin preparing your meal.
(Please remember that we are meeting in a restaurant you will not be able to bring your own food.)
Our Program this week: A Club Wide Discussion of our Scholarship Program.
The funding supplied by the generous donation from the Frevert Trust allows us to have an endowment to supply our scholarships. In the past we have budgeted around $25,000 for scholarships. According to our ‘money’ managers the Endowment will provide around $44,000, so we need to decide how to best to utilize the funding. So this week we are asking members to help design our new program.
Ideas from the meeting will be reviewed at our Board meeting directly after the regular meeting and a plan will be developed. The NEW plan will be presented at our meeting next week.
Update: The representatives from the Frevert Family Trust reported this week that the Trust was finally closed. They presented the club with a check for an additional $103,098.00. WOW!
Special Announcement!
Last week after our regular meeting David, Ann, Pat, and I met with the Frevert Family Trust representatives. Before we share with you why they wanted to meet, let me share some background on Elvin Julius (E.J.) Frevert.
He joined the Liberty Rotary Club in June of 1938 and was included in the club group photo above(circled in yellow). During WWII he briefly left the club for service in the Army. After returning home to Liberty he had perfect attendance from 1955 until he passed away in 1998. E.J. served as Club President from 1956-57 and during his year as President the club brought in twelve new members. In 1964 he was the chairperson for the District Conference held in Excelsior Springs. Following his death a club scholarship was created in his honor.
E.J. was also active in the community. He served on the Board of Public Works from 1959 to 1972. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and served on its Board of Directors.
His hardware business was initially on the south side of Liberty Square. In 1966 he made a bold move and relocated Frevert Hardware to 71-Bypass, now called Hwy 291. At the time people thought he had lost his mind!
Drum Roll…….the estate representatives are finishing settling up the Frevert Family Trust and presented the club with a check for…………$1,000,000.00…….yes, that is one million dollars!
August: In Rotary International, August is designated as Membership and New Club Development Month, a time dedicated to growing the organization, celebrating current members, and starting new clubs.
D6040 Foundation Dinner 2026
The dinner is scheduled for November 6th, 2026 at 6pm. The location this year is The Carriage Club a private country club located in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri at 5301 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO 64112
Please click the poster for more information. Our club will be sponsoring a table for ten. Contact Pat if you would like a seat at the table!
Golden Tickets Available!
New this year:
We are looking for businesses to sponsor the Event. Think your business might be interested????
Contact Pat Knauss (660)200-5106
It is too early to make arrangements to attend the Rotary International Convention in Barcelona, Spain, next June. The RI Convention was to be in Dubai next year but the location had to be changed and Barcelona will not be ready to start registrations until September.
Yes... we Rotarians get to celebrate two New Years every year!
Today marks the beginning of a brand-new Rotary year. New presidents are ringing bells, new officers are stepping into leadership, and clubs across our district are already looking for ways to make a difference in their communities.
As we kick off the new Rotary year, here are three ideas I'd love for us to keep in mind.
Do Better Than Your Best
Rotary International President Yinka challenged us with these words, and they've really stuck with me. To me, it isn't about comparing our club to another club. It's about asking, What's our next step? How can we build on what we've already accomplished? Every club has room to grow, and every club's next step will look a little different.
Connection Creates Impact
This has become my theme for the year because I believe it's at the heart of Rotary. Every member joins because someone made a connection. Every service project begins with people coming together. Every partnership, every friendship, every new idea starts with a conversation. The stronger our connections, the greater our impact.
Create Lasting Impact
The work we do matters. Sometimes we see the results immediately. Other times, we never know just how far a kind word, a scholarship, a service project, or an invitation to Rotary will reach. Together, we're creating something that lasts—not just for today, but for generations to come.
Over the coming year, I look forward to visiting each of the District 6040 clubs, celebrating what makes your club unique, and learning alongside you. I know I'll leave every visit inspired by the incredible people who make District 6040 such a special place.
Thank you for everything you do for Rotary, for your communities, and for one another.
Here's to a wonderful year of serving, growing, connecting... and Creating Lasting Impact.
Amy Chinnery-Valmassei D6040 District Governor 2026–2027
Club History: Want to check out the digitalized version of Jim Tanner's book, Wheel Within a Wheel-The Rotary Club & Liberty 1935-2010? You can access the book with this link to Flipbook: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/a7a2edf49b.html Want a pdf copy of the book, just let us know and we will email you a copy.
Want to learn more about Rotary? Check out the website for ‘Heart of America - Zones 30-31’. Rotary clubs are organized into Districts, our club is in District 6040. Rotary Districts are organized into Zones and D6040 is in Zone 30. The ‘Heart of America - Zones 30-31' website is filled with information, educational materials, and ways to connect with other Rotarians.
Take advantage of a wealth of training materials designed to help you learn new skills and become more successful in what you do. Check out the Online "Rotary Learning Center."
Accessing Rotary’s Learning Center is easy, and you’ll soon be taking courses and finding resources about the topics that matter to you the most. • If you haven’t used the Learning Center yet, go to rotary.org/learn, sign in to My Rotary, and accept the privacy policy to enable your access. Direct links to courses work only if you have visited the Learning Center before. • If you need to create a My Rotary account, use the same email address that your club has on file. If that email isn’t valid, ask your club secretary to update the club’s record in Rotary International’s membership database.
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