Lawrence Central Rotary

Category: Service

  • Ever Consider Designing a Bike Rack? Extended & Updated

    Lawrence Central Rotary Bike Rack Project
     
    Lawrence Central Rotary invites local and regional artists to submit new creative designs for its community bike rack initiative. Lawrence Central Rotary’s community bike rack initiative has resulted in the construction and placement of four bike racks in the Lawrence area. The fifth bike rack will be placed in front of Van Go Inc., 715 New Jersey, Lawrence, KS. LiveWell Lawrence, a Douglas County Community Foundation initiative that is focused on improving everyday environments to make it easier for people to get more physically active, has joined Lawrence Central Rotary in funding this bike rack. The selected bike rack will become the property of Van Go Inc. We encourage anyone to submit a proposal. BE CREATIVE!
     
    Deadline: May 15, 2012
    Eligibility: Open
    Budget: $2,000 (All-inclusive bike rack budget including design and fabrication.)
    Installation to be completed by Van Go Inc.
     
    Specifications for Design:
    • The bike rack must be able to withstand severe outdoor weather in cold and hot temperatures and should be low maintenance with excellent sustainability. It should also be made of nonabrasive materials that can be easily maintained and does not scratch or damage bicycle frames with a durable finish that does not sustain damage from bicycles or locks.
    • The bicycle rack must accommodate at least 8 bicycles.
    • Artists/designers should approach the project as a permanent installation to be installed into a concrete surface, with a minimum 10 year life expectancy.
    • The selected entry will be exclusive to the Lawrence Central Rotary’s Bike Rack Project.
    • All work must be safe for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ages with no pinch points, sharp edges, or corners.
    • The work should be of an appropriate height and design so that it will not create a hazard for visually impaired or physically challenged pedestrians. A bicycle should not have to be lifted off the ground to access and be secured to the rack. The artwork must allow for part of the bicycle frame as well as at least one wheel to be secured to the rack.
    • Refer to the attached photo for bike rack location.
    • The design must be compatible with commonly used U-locks.
    • Artists/designers are encouraged to review the bicycle parking guidelines created by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals. More information can be found at http://www.apbp.org/resource/resmgr/publications/bicycle_parking_guidelines.pdf

    Review Criteria:

    • Creativity of design – visually noticeable, artistically designed, and unique.
    • Durability of design
    • Environmentally friendly design
    • Easy maintenance

    How to Apply:

    • Only electronic submissions accepted.
    • A one-page statement with your name, contact information, and a brief written description of your project which includes:
    • a description of your concept
    • the materials to be used and assembly
    • the capacity of the bike rack
    • a brief statement of your experience in creating a work of art or fabricating materials
    • Sketch of proposed bicycle rack, in color, and with explanatory notes and dimensions
    • Budget
    • Resume with current contact information
    • 3 to 5 clearly labeled digital images of previous work relevant to this project with corresponding, numbered list of same works with title, media, dimensions, project.
    • budget, and brief description of the work.
    • Three professional references with contact information, including email and telephone number(s).
    Project timeline:
    • Proposal submission deadline: May 15, 2012
    • Notification of selection: May 23, 2012
    • Bike rack delivery to site: August 27, 2012
    • Proposed installation timeframe: August 28-31, 2012
    • Bike rack unveiling: early September, 2012

    Project contact:
    Jane Huesemann
    Lawrence Central Rotary
    www.lawrencecentralrotary.org
    huesemann3369@gmail.com
    785-691-5547

     

  • Rotary International Signs Project Partner Agreement with ShelterBox

    Lawrence Central has been working to raise $1000 to endow a ShelterBox, currently we're 3/4 the way there!  There's been some new great developments we'd like to share. 

    There was an interesting story on the national Rotary site.

    By Ryan Hyland  Rotary International News – 30 March 2012  

     

     

     
    Top: Tom Henderson, CEO of ShelterBox, and John Hewko, RI general secretary, during the signing of a project partner agreement this month. Bottom: ShelterBox teams distributed more than 550 tents to Madagascar for families left homeless by a powerful cyclone. Photo by Angela Spencer-Smith/ShelterBox

    Rotary International and ShelterBox, a grassroots disaster relief organization, signed a project partner agreement this month, allowing the two organizations to collaborate more closely to provide relief and temporary shelter to survivors of natural disasters.

    “Project partner” is a special status RI gives to groups started or managed by Rotary clubs. The agreement will build on the strengths of both organizations in responding to disasters all over the world.

    “Our Rotary friends have always been there ready to assist – from generous donations to direct operational support on the ground Rotary has always been part of our DNA,” said Tom Henderson, ShelterBox CEO. “I feel like we have 34,000 ShelterBox offices around the world working together to help those who have lost everything when they need us the most.”

    Saving lives

    RI General Secretary John Hewko said the agreement will enable Rotary club members to have an immediate, lifesaving impact in communities hit by natural disasters. “ShelterBox will be able to ensure that local Rotarians are provided an opportunity to participate in the distribution of ShelterBox containers,” he said.  

    Each ShelterBox typically provides a bespoke tent designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, stove, water purification kit, blankets, tools, and other necessities to help a family survive for six months or more after a disaster.

    Henderson, a civil engineer and former search-and-rescue diver for the British Royal Naval, founded ShelterBox in 2000. Its response teams of trained volunteers have brought lifesaving supplies to victims of more than 175 disasters in nearly 80 countries.

    Mutual goals

    “For more than 10 years, ShelterBox has given light to over one hundred thousand families worldwide in their darkest hour,” said Hewko. “This project partner agreement represents our mutual goal of helping those in need. It gives RI a forward-facing approach to immediate disaster relief.”

    Noted Henderson: “This partnership with Rotary International is a formal recognition of our good work over the past 12 years. It will help Rotarians get a better understanding of what we do. I hope Rotarians worldwide will see us as a coherent and able disaster relief organization.”

    Earlier this month, a ShelterBox team distributed more than 550 tents to communities in Madagascar where powerful cyclones left more than 250,000 people homeless.

    For more information:

  • Peddling Against Polio

     

    After 25 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.

    Reaching the ultimate goal of a polio-free world presents ongoing challenges, not the least of which is a US$535 million funding gap through 2012. Of course, Rotary alone can’t fill this gap, but continued Rotarian advocacy for government support can help enormously.

    As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.

     

    In an effort to raise funds for Polio Plus and the non-profit foundations of The Rotary Club of Lee’s Summit, the Blue Springs Rotary Club and the Raytown Rotary Club, the three clubs have combined to create Rotary Ride: Pedaling Against Polio. We look forward to your involvement and support in helping raise money and raise awareness.

    For more info check out http://kcrotaryride.com/

  • We’re Off And Running (or Riding)!

    Lawrence Central Rotary has our 2012 kick-off meeting at the Eldridge Hotel Wednesday 1/4 and we discussed all the exciting events we are working on for 2012.  Just a few of them include:

    • Expanding the RideLawrence.com
    • The Lawrence Community Bike Ride scheduled for this summer
    • A new bike rack design competition and installation for VanGo's facility
    • Our Shelterbox fundraising drive

    It's exciting to help people both locally and globally and we'd like you to be a part of it!

    We meet Wednesday's at noon at the Eldridge hotel in downtown Lawrence.  

    For more info on our club Download our two page brochure, just click on the picture in the right margin.

    You can also go to our "Reasons to Join Rotary" Page. 

  • Lawrence Central Half Way to Our First ShelterBox

    Spearheaded by club member Lynn O'Neal, Lawrence Central is now half Rotary Shelterbox and its contentsway to our $1000 goal to purchase our first ShelterBox.  ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disaster worldwide.

    ShelterBox is a global Rotary Club Project for disaster response that is as simple as it is effective.  When disaster strikes these green boxes are shipped that contain the essentials a family needs to survive in the immediate aftermath of the event.  Each large, green ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit, a children’s activity pack and other vital items.

    Lawrence Central has a weekly card drawing where the proceeds go to the fund. Individuals have also contributed to the fund.  The goal is to have our first box paid for by the end of the year.

    What's interesting about the project is that once we've made the donation to purchase the box we can track to see where it went.  ShelterBox aims to connect donors directly with the people we are helping. By giving each box a unique number, and carefully recording where each one goes, donors can track their box to its final destination.

    If you would like to help us toward this goal feel free to attend one of our Wednesday weekly lunch meetings or email Lynn O'Neal for more information about how to make a donation.

    Here's a little more info on ShelterBox and where they are made.

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