United Way Day of Caring 2008

Spring Day of Caring - a one day community-wide event that organizes volunteers to complete specific service projects. Annually about 300 people participate in Day of Caring. The 2008 Day of Caring took place on Saturday, May 3rd.

The Lawrence Central Rotary helped with yard clean up and paining at a local home.
   

Senior Center Painting
Sept. 14-15, 2007

Rotary members joined members of the Senior Center, their board and D.A.D. Painting in warming up the environment with new cappuccino colored paint. Steve and Denise are pictured in the background. Esteban Monteil Garica of D.A.D. Painting is in the foreground. Photo by Richard Gwin of the the Lawrence Journal World.

 
United Way Day of Caring 2007

Club Committees
2007-2008

Administration
John Wilkinson
Ed Samp
Jenny Hohman
David Hardy

Membership
Carolyn Chinn Lewis
Ed Samp
Glen Davis
Giles Thompson
Bruce Flanders

Pulic Relations
Steve Lane
Jane Huesemann
Becky Castro
Rebecca Osladil

Denise M. Irwin
Tim Metz

Service
Scott Wagner
Glenn Davis
James Bush
Daine Fry
Linda Randall
Charles Branson
Jerry Samp

Foundation
Ed Nelson
Kevin Kressig
Becky Castro
Rebecca Osladil
Kevin Kressig

Grants
Linda Finger
Craig Brown

Lawrence's Day of Caring 2007 brought together more than 300 volunteers, many representing local businesses and community organizations. Community spirit ran high as the volunteers worked on 50 community service projects. Lawrence Central Rotary helped with painting the kitchen of the Salvation Army, as well as improving rainfall drainage and landscaping on the exterior. Held in conjunction with National Volunteer Week, the event benefited Douglas County nonprofit agencies and community members in need. The service projects included yard work, painting and producing artwork to name a few. Day of Caring 2007 began with a kickoff breakfast at Lawrence's Free State High School.

United Way Day of Caring - April 21, 2007
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United Way Day of Caring - 2006
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Lawrence Central Rotary
Service Above Self Award 2007

Seeking to foster the volunteer spirit in middle school students, LCR instituted the Service Above Self Award at Central Junior High in Lawrence, KS. Kelsey Taylor was awarded the honor in an all-school assembly in May. Her work with the Girl Scouts, serving as a mentor for the K-6 camps and with the Boy Scouts in planning a night prowl for younger scouts earned her a $150.00 check. Miss Tayor attended a Rotary meeting in June to talk about her volunteer work.


Pam Mitchell (second from left) was award the Teaching Excellence Award on April 22, 2007.
Ms. Mitchell teaches second grade at Deerfield School.
   
Pinckney Elementary School
Book Donation 2006