Stories

CALLING HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES & JUNIORS

Are you looking for ways to develop as a leader and ready to put leadership into practice by serving your school and  your community? 
 
Join other students from around the state at a week-long leadership camp for high school students who will be sophomores, juniors, and seniors next year, and are ready to implement their leadership potential. 
 
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CALLING HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES & JUNIORS 2025-03-10 05:00:00Z 0
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BELLRINGING 2024-12-17 06:00:00Z 0

2024 SCHOOL SNACK DRIVE

Thank you to everyone who brought snacks to our Rotary meeting in support of the USD 497 students in September and took part in the snack sorting party on October 2nd.
 
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2024 SCHOOL SNACK DRIVE 2024-12-16 06:00:00Z 0

VOLUNTEERING AT JUST FOOD

Peter Luckey manages the volunteer Rotarians who help out at Just Food on the 2nd Thursday of each month. He recruits four people for the morning shift (9 am to noon) and four for the afternoon shift (noon to 3 pm).
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VOLUNTEERING AT JUST FOOD 2024-12-16 06:00:00Z 0
2024-25 MEMBERSHIP NEWS Cathy Shenoy 2024-12-01 06:00:00Z 0

THE BLUE CUPS - HELPING OUR COMMUNITY

Thanks to all who support the Blue Cups!  This easy way of giving helps so many, every year.
 
Blue Cup donations for 2024-2025:
 
Mar 2025: Boys and Girls Club
Feb 2025: Polio Plus
Jan 2025: $178 School Snacks
Dec 2024: $307 O'Connell Youth Shelter
Nov 2024: $319 Holiday Gift Cards for Cordley Families
Oct 2024: $752 Rotary Hurricane Relief Fund
Sep 2024: $362 Just Food
Aug 2024: $265 Family Promise
Jul 2024: Ballard Center
 THE BLUE CUPS - HELPING OUR COMMUNITY Cathy Shenoy 2023-11-24 06:00:00Z 0

BOARD MEMBERS

Our thanks to the following members for serving on the club's Board of Directors for the 2024-25 Rotary year: President Cindy Johnson, Chuck Olcese, Keith Wood, Randy Weinkauf, Phil McKnight, Jennifer Berquist, Jeffry Jack, John Ross, Heather Hoy and Earl Reineman.
 BOARD MEMBERS Vickie Randel 2023-07-10 05:00:00Z 0

From Kansas, USA, to Lamut, Philippines:  United in Service Above Self
 

 
 
On December 8, 2020, it was raining hard in Lamut, Philippines.  Despite second thoughts, seven Rotary Club of Lamut members joined staff from Ifugao State University (IFSU)-Lagawe campus, as well as members of the 1404th Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army Reserve Command and the Hingyon Municipal Police on a long and slippery hike to Humalophop Elementary School located in rural Hingyon in Ifugao province.  To get to Humalophop one must hike through the forest, mountains, and rice paddies on a narrow path for 2 to 4 hours, depending on whether it is dry season or wet season.  Bridges over creeks are often two slippery logs laid next to each other.  Why would seven Rotary Club members walk through the hard rain during the wet season, up mountains and through rice fields, going to a very far place with university staff, soldiers and police? This is our story.
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From Kansas, USA, to Lamut, Philippines:  United in Service Above Self  O'Leary 2022-07-14 05:00:00Z 0
WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE Heather Hoy 2021-12-17 06:00:00Z 0

ARBORETUM TREE MARKERS

If you want to purchase a tree marker for a tree in the Arboretum, please contact Pam Eglinski, pamelaeglinski@pbewriter.com. Pam is a Lawrence Rotary Club member and serves all three clubs in Lawrence. Keep in mind that there is often a waiting list for free trees provided by Lawrence Parks and Recreation. The tree must be available, then the marker requested. The marker is $125 for non-Rotarians and $100 for Rotarians. Trees may also be purchased for $500. Please don't hesitate to contact Pam for detailed information—many thanks for making the Arboretum a special place.
 ARBORETUM TREE MARKERS Pam Eglinski 2020-05-26 05:00:00Z 0

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Our club's addresses:  rotarylawrence@gmail.com, and Lawrence Rotary Club, P.O. Box 442162, Lawrence, KS 66044, are addresses through which you can contact our club president or any other club officer or committee chair with comments, questions, suggestions, to request a leave of absence, or if you find you must resign from the club (although we hope that never happens!).  The mailboxes are checked each business day.

Our Rotary club is on Facebook, Instagram and X.  The e-mail address is rotarylawrence@gmail.com   On Facebook, see www.facebook.com/lawrencerotary  On Instagram, see https://www.instagram.com/lawrenceks_rotary_club/  On X, see https://x.com/rotary_lawrence

All prospective members may attend Rotary meetings with their sponsor at no charge to the sponsor.  Please note on the Guest Sign-In Sheet that your guest is a prospective member, to avoid being billed for his/her meal.

Leaves of absence may be requested if you will be unable to attend club meetings for a minimum of six weeks in a row, for up to six months.  If approved by the club's Board of Directors, you will continue to be billed quarterly for dues, but will not be billed for meals during the leave period.  To request a leave, contact the club by email or post, at the addresses listed above.

 INFORMATION OF INTEREST Vickie Randel 2018-11-09 06:00:00Z 0

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

Besides this being our club's centennial year, we are also celebrating the 100th birthday of The Rotary Foundation.  Created in 1917 with the $26.50 left over after paying the costs of that year's International Convention, the Foundation received just under $269 million in 2014-15 from Rotarians around the world.  Cumulatively The Rotary Foundation has advanced $1.2 billion toward the eradication of polio and $2.2 billion to support Rotary programs of humanitarian service.  Because of generous and sustained Rotarian donations, The Foundation fulfills its mission "to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty".  Rotarians are "Doing Good in the World", through our Rotary Foundation.
 
 
 CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION 2016-10-16 05:00:00Z 0

Lawrence Rotary Club News

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is published monthly for $4.50/year by the Lawrence Rotary Club, 901 Kentucky St., Ste. 202, Lawrence, Kansas 66044.  Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence, KS 66044.  POSTMASTER: Send address changes to P.O. Box 442162, Lawrence, KS 66044.
 Lawrence Rotary Club News 2016-10-16 05:00:00Z 0
LAWRENCE ROTARY CLUB BULLETIN, October 2016, Volume 1617, No. 4 2016-10-16 05:00:00Z 0
OUR RYLA STUDENTS VISIT Lon Dehnert 2016-10-05 05:00:00Z 0
MEMBER PROFILE Cathy Shenoy 2016-07-14 05:00:00Z 0

LAWRENCE ROTARY CLUBS TO HOST UKRAINIAN EDUCATORS

       All three Lawrence Rotary Clubs will be hosting a group of Ukrainian educators from September 23 through October 1, 2016.  The purpose of the visit is to introduce and expand their knowledge of university, public school, and other educational institutional teaching methods and concepts.  Called "Open World", this project will involve a lot of planning, including programs, host families, transportation, and social gatherings.  in July and August, volunteers will be solicited from our club to help in all areas.  
 LAWRENCE ROTARY CLUBS TO HOST UKRAINIAN EDUCATORS Bud Jacobs 2016-06-15 05:00:00Z 0
TOP 15 REASONS TO JOIN THE LAWRENCE ROTARY CLUB Steve Maceli 2015-03-09 05:00:00Z 0
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