Speakers and Events

Jan 04  Bob Courtney, Olathe Historical Society

Jan 11  Johnson County Corrections, Tony Booker

Jan 18  Jorge Coromac, Heart to Heart International 

           Guatemala Project            

Jan 25 Classification Talks

Feb 01 Debra Ryder, KC Zoo

May 05, 2012 The Days of Wine and Rotary,

            Ritz Charles

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1/25/12 GUEST SPEAKER

TONY TAYLOR

 Tony Taylor has been featured in journals and TV specials and has been guest speaker at a variety of organizations.  WHY?   A 7-time convicted felon, Tony left a drug and crime-filled life behind when Royal Metal Industries in Olathe hired him as a laborer 10 years ago.  Since then he has dedicated his life to God and helping  ex-offenders overcome obstacles in their transition from prison back into society.   He has been plant manager for Royal Metal for 8 years and has hired a large number of ex-offenders at Royal Metal and helped them  learn the trade and move on to better paying salaries. He has encouraged other businesses to understand the benefits of hiring a lower wage employee  wanting to work hard.  Employers receive tax and other incentives and have an employee with a great attitude and lots of gratitude.   He has been a correctional Chaplin for 10 years for Lansing, Salvation Army,  county jail, and several other locations and believes God is the answer to turning your life around.

1/18/12 GUEST SPEAKER

Jorge Coromac

Heart to Heart International

Latinamerica Program Director

Jorge discussed the successes of our ongoing projects in the Region of Sololá, Guatemala and the last trip of 2011 that was made to Guatemala.  Olathe Rotarians PDG Wes McCoy and Vice President  Andrea Plowman joined the Heart to Heart team on this trip.  (This is the 4th trip to Guatemala in 2011 for Wes!)  Jorge is a member of the Lenexa Rotary Club and is from Guatemala.  Jorge said the population the new health center is serving is 584 families/3400 people.  He said they served 85% of those families in 2011.  He said healthcare eventually will extend to surrounding communities that will include 14,000 families.  This is a remote area with no medical care.  To learn more about the ongoing 2011-2012 projects in Guatemala, click here. Thanks to donations from Kent Donley and Jerry Yoesel, chickens, goats, and rabbits were purchased to start family businesses in Guatemala.

1/11/12 GUEST SPEAKER

Antonio Booker

Johnson County Dept. of Corrections

Antonio spoke to Olathe Rotarians about the different programs being offered in the Johnson County Dept. of Corrections that help bridge the gap between offenders and the community by encouraging responsibility and  behavioral change.  He is the Director of the Adult Residential Center located at 141 Mission Parkway, New Century, KS, 1 of 8 components of this county endeavor.  There are only two Adult Residential Centers in Kansas.  The New Century center is the largest of the two and is a 398 bed, community based facility, that provides a highly structured environment for court ordered adult offenders.  Its main objective is to reintegrate offenders into the community as successfull, productive citizens.  Go to http://corrections.jocogov.org/intern.shtml for more information.  For a tour of the center in New Century, contact Antonio, 913 829-0800.

Olathe Rotarians Made A Difference in 2011!

Rotary Youth Camp for Disabled Children, $1,227. 

Five High School Scholarships (Olathe), $3000. 

Heart to Heart International, $12,232.

Salvation Army Food Drive Plus $250 Cash

Salvation Army Kettle,  $1,100. (Bell Ringing)

Deb’s House - $22,326. (Romanian Orphanage)

(Plus $14,000 that hopefully will have matching grant.)

Reading with Olathe Mayor Mike Program, $1,227.

Spring Hill Golf Tournament, $150.

2 Incoming Youth Exchange Students,  $2,000.

Youth Exchange to Japan,  $600.

Mission Project, $2,650.

Mission Project Golf Tournament,  $500.

Guatemala Water Project,  $500.

TLC,  $1,250.

Rotary Foundation Giving,  $9,505.

Youth Baseball Team Sponsorships,  $400.

Boy Scouts,  $200.

Olathe Medical Center Hospice House, $1,000.

4-H County Fair Awards,  $99.

American Cancer Society, $2,900.

RYLA  (4 Students), $1,200. (Leadership)

AVID, $3,178. (Olathe School District)

Olathe Rotary Club Foundation,  $6,116.

Congratulations Andre Butler,

Olathe Rotarian and Heart to Heart Intl. CEO!

Andre was selected one of

"Ingrams 50 Kansas You Should Know"

A celebration was held 1/19/12 at Heart to Heart International to honor and congratulate Andre.

For complete story, click here.

Olathe Rotary Awards

MAX DAMETZ

With His 4th Paul Harris  1-18-12

Left, spouse Linda DaMetz, Max DaMetz,

 and Mike Haskin

Mike Haskin awards Olathe Rotarian Max DaMetz his 4th Paul Harris award.  Thanks to Max, a project for the City of Olathe that commemorates Rotary's 100th birthday, was dedicated May 2nd, 2009. The project began in 2003, and Max worked tirelessly with Olathe Parks and Rec, and all parties involved to complete the project in 2009.  The support for the 6000 pound sculpture, "Trails West", now in Lone Elm Park, was designed, completed, and donated by DaMetz Engineering.  For complete story... 

Max was on the Rotary team that traveled to St. Croix in 1990 to help re-construct a fish market destroyed by Hurricane Hugo.  He  served on the Olathe Rotary board, has participated in countless Rotary projects, and was Olathe Rotary Club Rotarian of the Year in 2009. For story click here.   Max joined Rotary in 1987.  Ford Bohl was his sponsor.

Below, many friends and family came to support Max when he received his Paul Harris award.

Olathe Rotary and Heart to Heart International Service in Guatamala

click here

We Support the Olathe School District

AVID Program

click here

Olathe Rotary for the Third Year Will Support

Deb's House In Romania

click here

Heart to Heart International

(One of Our Proudest Moments)

click here

 Thanks to all Olathe Rotary

 Salvation Army Bell Ringers. 

Due to a match from Kent Donley, we made

$1,100.00!

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 For

 Current Olathe Rotary Newsletter,

The Rotary Wheel,

click on

 "OUR NEWSLETTER"

 at top of web page.

 The Days of Wine and Rotary 2012

Planning for the 3rd Annual Days of Wine and Rotary at the Ritz Charles is well under way.  Be sure and mark your 2012 calendar for the May 5th event.

Now is the time to collect donations of items for the live and silent auction and begin thinking about guests to invite.  Stay tuned for more exciting details. 

                                  Dana Lambert, Event Chair

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 2011-2012 Rotary Foundation Drive

Olathe Rotary RI Foundation Chair, Darrel McDaniel, announced our drive is coming to an end.  We have collected $9,305.00 to date. 

 Our goal is $9,600, ($100 every member)

Thank you Rotarians for continuing to make our club a shining star in our district year after year.