Posted by Roger Samuel on Oct 17, 2017
The Plaza Rotary Club, as is our tradition, is a Global Sponsor for this year’s district Foundation dinner coming up on October 28th at Arrowhead Stadium.  Also, as is our tradition, we are asking club members to pay their own way so that all $5000 of our sponsorship can go directly to the foundation.  If you would like to attend…instructions below..or contact Club Foundation Chair Roger Samuel at roger_samuel@ajg.com.
 
 
From Cassy Dierking Venters:
Thank you for your generous sponsorship of the 2017 Rotary Foundation Dinner.  The funds raised make a major contribution to the total amount raised for The Annual Fund-SHARE for 2017-18. 
 
Please encourage your club members to register as soon as possible with the coupon code you received from Johnah Terbovic.  If you have not yet received your coupon code because your check is in process/the mail to the district, please get in touch with me and Johnah.  Both of our email addresses are on this email.
 
Your club members should click on the link below to register for Foundation Dinner: 
 https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=2117455a-f385-4f5e-9c45-17d6edfc75f9                                                                                                         
 
Also, please provide your club members with information on our speaker Paul K. Chappell and ask them to check out the websites below for more information.  Paul was a Rotary ambassadorial scholar.   
 
Paul K. Chappell is an international peace educator and serves as the Peace Leadership Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. He graduated from West Point, was deployed to Iraq, and left active duty as a Captain. He is the author of the seven-book Road to Peace series about ending war, waging peace, the art of living, and our shared humanity. The first five published books in this series are Will War Ever End?The End of WarPeaceful RevolutionThe Art of Waging Peace, and The Cosmic Ocean. Lecturing across the United States and internationally, he also teaches courses and workshops on peace leadership and peace literacy.
 
Chappell grew up in Alabama, the son of a half-black and half-white father who fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and a Korean mother. Having grown up in a violent household, Chappell has forged a new understanding of war and peace, rage and trauma, and vision, purpose, and hope. His website is www.peacefulrevolution.com  and https://paulkchappell.com/
 
In addition to a great speaker, we’ll have happy hour/silent auction music and a great silent auction!!
 
 
Club recognitions will be held during the foundation dinner and at district conference.
 
 
District Conference will be held during the day - October 28.
The day will include new ideas, conversations with fellow Rotarians on “how to” items and a panel on Polio presented by polio survivors moderated by Carl Chinnery. There will be food and drink and optional tours of the stadium.
 
Again, thank you for your support.  Please let me know if you have questions.
 
 
Cassy
Cassy Dierking Venters, cdventers@me.com
District 6040 Rotary Foundation Chair 2016-2020
Rotary District 6040, Governor 2014-15
Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club
4726 N Holly Ct., Kansas City, MO 64116 USA