The team consisted of Marc Horner, Therese McGill a Rotarian in the Kansas City-Plaza Rotary Club, Lindsay Jarquio of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and Engoma Fataki a former Interactor and Rotoractor most recently at Missouri Western University in St Joseph, Missouri. The team left for Malawi on September 30, 2021, and arrived in the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe, on October 2nd midday. They were in Malawi visiting clubs and projects through October 10th when they flew to Lusaka, Zambia for the balance of our visit to D9210. The team left Zambia for a return flight to the United States on October 30th. After a long layover in Washington DC they finally returned to Kansas City the evening of October 31st.
Shoes Caravan - Rotary Shoes for Orphan Souls - CARAVAN SCHEDULE - District 6040 - our 21st year
April 23, 2022
To All Shoes Cheerleaders in Rotary District 6040 Rotary Clubs –
A good Saturday morning to you. I hope this finds each of you safe and healthy, ready to enjoy a great weekend.
Allow me to possibly make up for some lost communication time.
I guess over 21 years, I finally created an email distribution list that is TOO BIG. Though I have sent communications to you on January 21, and on April 8, I am coming to learn that perhaps many of you have not received those communications which have become a part of the rhythm of Shoes Season in our District 6040 Rotary Clubs.
Please accept my apology. I believe I have rectified that communications situation for now, and for the future.
I am looking forward to our 21st year together, and I am looking forward to another year when all our Rotary Clubs participate in this meaningful service project.
Let me know at what location in your community we will meet you on the upcoming Shoes Caravan – you’ll see the caravan schedule below!!
Decide who and how many from your club will provide your Shoes Roll Call Report when we see you on the Caravan.
In my “2022 kickoff” communication to you on January 21, I outlined where I see our efforts headed in this 21st anniversary year and that children everywhere, including Peru, need us now more than ever. In my next communication to you on April 8, I continued to encourage your efforts and also outlined two separate weekends when we would be planning our Shoes Caravan.
As we approach May, we enter the final weeks of our 21st year. Thank you.
As we look ahead to mid-May and another huge Shoes Caravan, I am extremely excited to let you know that just as we did a year ago…….we do indeed plan to come to EVERY ROTARY COMMUNITY (not every club, per se, but every Rotary community) this year. It is our way of saying “THANK YOU” not only for your collection efforts this year, but your tireless collection efforts over 21 years in partnership with all our clubs, and with Buckner International. It is the least the shoes caravan team can do.
So we want to see many Rotarians from your club at the caravan stop in your community. For many reasons, including that we plan to do a “roll call report” at each stop, and then put together all those reports together for our Shoes Roll Call of Clubs this year.
We will definitely come to each community, so bring your collected shoes then. If you have checks, you’ll make them payable to Shoes for Orphan Souls….but hold onto the checks and we will pick them up during the caravan stop. I want to personally greet you and thank you, and get your roll call report. And, as always, you can use the caravan stop as a public relations opportunity for your Rotary Club(s). I certainly hope you will do so.
While times could still be subject to change, for your planning purposes, I am pleased to share the current thinking for this year’s shoes caravan. Thank you to John Gill. It is time for you to let me know where we should meet you in your community – location and address, please. We would love to see as many Rotarians as possible at each caravan stop in your community. Representatives from Buckner International will be joining us for the caravan.
WEEKEND 1 - DAY 1 – Thursday, May 12 – 8 clubs – small trailer
Stop 1 – Cameron – 8:00am to 8:15am
Stop 2 – Gallatin – 8:55am to 9:10am
Stop 3 – Bethany – 9:50am to 10:05am
Stop 4 – Albany - 11:00am to 11:15am
Stop 5 – Maryville – 12:15pm to 1:00pm (includes a box lunch stop)
Stop 6 – Tarkio - 2:00pm to 2:15pm
Stop 7 - Rock Port - 2:30pm to 2:45pm
Stop 8 - Andrew County (Savannah) – 3:45pm to 4:00pm
Arrive at Chillicothe HUB at 5:30pm for unload and overnight
WEEKEND 1 - DAY 2 – Friday, May 13 – 11 clubs – small trailer
Stop 9 – Brookfield – 7:45am to 8:00am
Stop 10 – Marceline – 8:20am to 8:35am
Stop 11 – Huntsville – 9:15am to 9:30am
Stop 12 – Moberly – 9:45am to 10:00am
Stop 13 – Kirksville (3 clubs) – 11:00am to 12:00pm (includes box lunch stop)
Stop 14 - Knox County (Edina) – 12:45pm to 1:00pm
Stop 15 - Scotland County (Memphis) – 1:45pm to 2:00pm
Stop 16 - Schuyler County (Lancaster) – 2:45pm to 3:00pm
Stop 17 - Macon County (Macon) – 4:15pm to 5:00pm
Arrive at Chillicothe HUB at 6:15pm to unload and overnight
WEEKEND 1 - DAY 3 – Saturday, May 14 – 13 clubs – small trailer
Stop 18 – Milan – 7:15am to 7:30am
Stop 19 - Unionville – 8:15am to 8:45am
Stop 20 – Princeton – 9:30am to 9:45 am
Stop 21 – Trenton – 10:15am to 10:30am
Stop 22 – Lathrop – 11:45am to 12:30pm (includes a box lunch stop)
Stop 23 – Plattsburg – 12:50pm to 1:05pm
Stop 24 – Lawson – 1:30pm to 1:45pm
Stop 25 - Excelsior Springs – 2:30pm to 2:45pm
Stop 26 – Kearney – 3:05pm to 3:20pm
Stop 27 – Smithville – 4:00pm to 4:15pm
Stop 28 – Weston – 5:00pm to 5:15pm
Stop 29 - Platte City – 5:35pm to 5:55pm
Stop 30 – Gladstone – 6:45pm to 7:00pm
Arrive at Liberty HUB at 7:30pm to unload
WEEKEND 2 - DAY 4 – Thursday, May 19 – 9 clubs – small trailer
Stop 31 - Blue Springs – 9:00am to 9:30am
Stop 32 – Odessa – 9:45am to 10:15am
Stop 33 – Lexington – 10:45am to 11:15am
Stop 34 – Independence (2 clubs) – Noon to 1:00pm (includes box lunch stop)
Stop 35 – Raytown – 1:15pm to 1:45pm
Stop 36 - Kansas City South (including Waldo-Brookside club) – 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Stop 37 - Parkville – 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Arrive at Liberty HUB at 4:00pm to unload
WEEKEND 2 - DAY 5 – Friday, May 20 – 11 clubs – large 53’ trailer
Stop 38 – Higginsville – 8:30am to 9:00am
Stop 39 – Richmond – 9:30am to 10:00am
Stop 40 - Lee’s Summit (3 clubs) – 11:00am to 11:30am
Stop 41 – Liberty (2 clubs) – Noon to 1:00pm (includes lunch stop)
Stop 42 – Chillicothe – 2:30pm to 3:00pm
Stop 43 - St. Joseph (3 clubs) – 4:30pm to 5:30pm
WEEKEND 2 - DAY 6 – Saturday, May 21 – 4 clubs – large 53’ trailer
Stop 44 - North Kansas City - 9:00am to 10:30am including transfer to UPS trailer beginning at 10:00am (anticipating some Kansas City-based clubs will bring to North Kansas City as they have done in prior years, perhaps Kansas City Club 13, KCI Airport, KC Plaza, North Kansas City)
Exciting!!!!!!!!! 44 caravan stops, 56 Rotary Clubs!!
As always, I am here to answer any questions, and try to meet your needs.
Thank you for your unending support of this project, helping children you may never meet, just because. And thank you for being a Rotarian. I encourage your efforts, and I look forward to seeing you in mid-May.
Your proud shoes cheerleader,
Larry Lunsford
The Chillicothe Rotary Club’s 100th celebration is finally over and the third time was a charm! The Trio of Club Presidents all did such a fine job at the event. It really began in 2018-2019 with President Lindy Chapman beginning the planning process and achieving our first goal, which was to become a 100% Paul Harris Fellow club. She was followed by President Adam Warren who kicked off 2020 with a New Years Eve party that was fabulous. Then came Amy Supple who kept the ball rolling and initiated the 4th of July Freedom Festival and laid plans to hold a community concert (along with Lindy). Finally President David Adam concluded our two year long journey by hosting the 100th celebration this past weekend.
2021 Dunkin' Purple Pinkie Project - $1.3 Million Dollars
Here is a brief recap of our 2021 Dunkin' Purple Pinkie Project.
When the final sales were tallied and all matches applied, we are at $1.3 Million Dollars with a few checks still in the mail.
We crushed our $1 Million Dollar goal and everyone involved is to be commended !
Rotary is made up of People of Action. Rotary clubs throughout northern Missouri have been hard at work on grant-funded projects that improve lives throughout the District. If you want to make a real difference in your community, join your local Rotary club!
May 22, 2021
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