Our club recently celebrated 2023 with our annual club holiday party!  This year, we celebrated at Garozzo's Ristorante in Overland Park.  2023 was a busy and productive year for our club.  Some of our service projects and accomplishments included:
 
  •  Welcoming 5 new members (Shelley, Rebecca, Patti, Cindy, and Steve) to our club, with 4 of them being first-time Rotarians!  🙂
  •  Volunteered for many organizations, including Ronald McDonald House (2x), Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Shawnee Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Johnson County Christmas Bureau, Shawnee Adopt-A-Spot, and more!  
  •  We donated over $5,000 in funds or food to organizations like The Golden Scoop, Harvesters, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Ronald McDonald House, and more!
  •  Social activities our club participated in included wine making, tours of a Lenexa Fire Station and the Lenexa Public Library, Kansas City Monarchs, club chili challenge, and more!
 
As Club President, I'm proud of the great work our club does in the Kansas City community and the commitment of each of our members to Rotary's motto Service Above Self!  The selflessness of our club members is second-to-none and I'm excited to see the great things we're able to do as we head into 2024!  THANK YOU to each of our club members for being amazing Rotarians!  - Matt