Rotary Club of Andover

ATTN all potential 2024 Haus of Brews sponsors. Please contact Dan Eilert if you would like to be part of this year's event.

Our club welcomed three adult leaders of Troop and Pack 533 of Andover, Ks to speak to our club today. Bill Matthews, Scott Light and Sean Borst presented and informed us of the many activities the scouts have going on in 2024. Since we are the new chartered organization for 533, it was great to see our two groups establish a relationship that we can continue to build for many years to come.

A BIG thanks to Doug Chambers for speaking to our club today about his passion, which is building and maintaining the mountain bike trail located at Wilson Reservoir east of Russell, Ks.

His dream started in the mid 1990’s when he lived and owned a bike shop in Great Bend. From there, his son and others joined him in building the bike trail. Today, there are 25 miles of bike trails to explore.

Also, thank you for informing us about Wilson reservoir, which is a true Kansas attraction that brings adventurers from many other states to experience!

Doug poses with his wife Pam (president elect) with a book that will be donated to the Andover public library in his honor.

Join us today at Butler Community College to learn about Wilson State Park from Doug Chambers. If you're looking for a fun road trip, Wilson State Park which is just a couple of hours northwest of Andover is a great option. Join us for lunch on June 20 to learn about this amazing park and all that it has to offer.

Please join us tomorrow at Butler Community College. Our guest speakers Karin Kaufman and Sarah Jane Crespo will be speaking to the club about One Small Step Wichita.

One Small Step brings strangers with different political views together to record a 50-minute facilitated conversation—not to debate politics, but to learn more about who we are as people. Created by StoryCorps, One Small Step is an effort to remind the country of the humanity in all of us—even those with whom we disagree.

One Small Step is currently focused in Wichita, KS and a few other communities across the country, where the organization works closely with community partners and civic leaders to showcase the potential of the initiative.

Join us for lunch on Thursday, June 6, to learn about this important initiative.

Take One Small Step, Wichita One Small Step brings strangers with different political views together to record a 50-minute facilitated conversation—not to debate politics, but to learn m...

These awesome Picklemania MMXXIV photos are courtesy of Brad Evenson. Thank you, Brad!

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Rotary Club of Andover at Picklemania MMXXIV yesterday.

Thank you to Crestview Country Club for allowing us to take over the courts for an entire day.

Please support our sponsors!
CoreNorth Capital Planning
Steve Wilbur-lpt realty at New Heights Real Estate Group
Sunflower Travel
Tap N Paddles
Verity Jet Group

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
Chicken N Pickle - Wichita

Una Vida Tequila
Bodyworx Physical Therapy & Concussion Center
Selkirk Sport - We are Pickleball

Check out these amazing projects going on around the world. Rotary clubs from all over are making a difference.

Congratulations to Andover Middle School student Carey Chesire. He won the 2024 Kansas Press Association State Spelling Bee and was recognized at the April 30 City Council meeting.

We had a small but industrious group of Rotarians at Simply Hygiene last night. We packed boxes that will be delivered to schools throughout Andover and Wichita.

The Andover Public Library’s summer reading program officially kicks off on May 31.

Please join us at Andover United Methodist Church for our Rotary luncheon next week, May 16. Angela Wilson from the Andover Public Library is our special guest and she will be speaking to the club about the summer reading program.

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Novel Journeys is our club’s very first community service project which began in 2003. In a partnership with the Andover Public Library, we deliver books and materials each month to homebound senior and disabled patrons in the Andover and surrounding area who are physically unable come to the library.

Rotary learning course recommended for incoming club secretaries!

Learning Center courses have great value, whether you've been a member for one year or for many decades! On a recent survey, one member stated "I have been a club secretary for over 20 years and I found that there was a fair amount of new material that I needed to learn and old material that I needed to refresh my knowledge of specifics."

Brush up on the basics, and discover what's new today at rotary.org/learn !

Friday, May 3, 4 p.m. is the grand opening/ribbon cutting of The Heritage Park Plaza. Come out and see all of the amazing things happening in Andover.

Our Rotary program yesterday consisted of presentations from our 2023-2024 school mini grant winners.

The goal of the Rotary Club of Andover grant program is to engage our children and youth in opportunities that develop civic engagement and service attributes while creating positive change within our community. This grant program supports the Kansas Social, Emotional, and Character Development (SECD) standards that encompass practicing good citizenship as respectful, responsible, empathetic, and ethical individuals.

Andover classrooms or school organizations can apply for mini-grants of up to $500. Our primary areas of focus are:
• Leadership
• Community Service
• Volunteer Involvement

Congratulations to the following on completing their mini grant projects:

Casey Penner
📚 Free Little Library
Andover Central Middle

Cole Hurley
🛌 Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Andover Central High

Susan Jantz
👶 Kozy Kidz
Andover Central Middle

Cheryl Poage
🔗 Blessing Others One Link at a Time
eCademy

Kaegen O’Donnell
🤶 Holiday Cheer
Robert Martin Elementary

Martin Bauer, a lifeline Kansan whose hometown is Clay Center, Ks presented a very unique historical program to our club on 4/4/24. His father fought in WWII as a tank commander after landing on Normandy beach. Martin tells his father’s story by showing many photos his father took during his tour of duty. And adding commentary in the first person. Thank you Martin for sharing your father’s story in a way that helped us better understand the horrors of way and the difficulties of our soldiers as they marched towards Berlin after D-Day.

Progress is being made at the 13th Street Sports Park!

2024 Rotary Leadership Summer Camp
Tuesday, May 28–Friday, May 31

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive youth leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts to develop leadership skills for our youth while having fun and making connections.

The RYLA for District 5680 will be held May 28 to 31, 2024 at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas and is open for high school Freshmen, Sophomores, or Juniors. The students are selected and sponsored by a Rotary club but may also be sponsored by a family Rotarian since it is open to Rotarian family members. Do you have a family member, neighbor, or friend that will benefit from this experience? Please encourage them to apply using the form linked below.

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Thank you to Blair Miller with Faith Senior Services for coming to speak to our club yesterday. Blair is a senior living advisor who covers Andover, Augusta, and El Dorado.

As a previous nonprofit professional and community relations director at a memory care community, Blair is passionate about serving others - specially seniors and their families. Blair is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP).

Blair’s contact info is listed in the comments for those who wish to reach out to her. Thank you, Blair!

Sharing this open house that's happening a month from today.

We are just about one month away from our Grand Opening event at the new fire station, located at 650 S Andover Road. We can't wait to see you!

Happy International Women’s Day to all!

Sending a reminder to all that March 8, Friday, is International Women's Day.

8 March is International Women's Day✨

How can we reach gender equality goals? How can we increase the number of women in leadership positions? Our experts discuss the answers and the importance of allies and mentorship in the workplace.
Register now: https://on.rotary.org/3T7Tr0e

Sharing the good news with everyone in our community.

Mark your calendars because the Andover YMCA is coming back stronger than ever in May 2024!

Having our doors open again will hold immense meaning for the Andover community and our entire association – and you can bet there will be cheers when it happens! Those who are anxious for more details – and we know there’s a lot of you – should continue to follow Andover YMCA for updates. They will be coming to you as soon as they are available.

There is one thing you can do right now, though, to prepare for the reopening … and that is start your Andover Y membership. You can do that at ymcawichita.org/join, ensuring you’re ready on Day 1 to reconnect with fellow members and start creating new memories in this familiar-yet-entirely-new-and-improved building!

In the meantime, your membership allows you access to our other 10 area YMCA locations to keep your health routine on track.