Lawrence Central Rotary

Category: Service

  • Lawrence Fall Community Bike Ride Set for Sept 15th

    We’ve reserved the space, got the sponsors, now we need you to come out and enjoy our second 2018 Lawrence Community Bike Ride.

    Here’s what we’ve got on tap for this year’s event from 10:00-12:00 at the Haskell Indian Nations Stadium parking lot:

    • Family Friendly Bike Ride With Safety
    • Kids Helmet fitting
    • Safety Vest Giveaway
    • Training Wheel Takeoff Area
    • Bike Checkup & Maintenance area
    • Healthy Snack Zone provided by The Merc
    • The always popular Lawrence Kids Calendar Kids Inflatable Zone!

    The ride will be on Lawrence’s Burroughs Creek Trail which is a great, smooth concrete multi-use path that is wonderful for beginners as well as seasoned riders to have a safe place to ride and enjoy Lawrence’s Eastside.

    Thanks to all our sponsors these annual events just get better and better.

    All riders must fill out a release you can download one from this LINK.

    (We’ll have them on hand too.)

    Get this on your calendar! We look forward to seeing you!

     

  • 8th Year for Lawrence Central Rotary’s Community Bike Ride

    Over 200+ riders and volunteers (a record attendance) came out Saturday morning, July 21st for the 8th annual Summer Larence Community Bike Ride at the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum.

    Lawrence Central Rotary’s annual event aimed at getting people out to enjoy the outdoors, by sponsoring the leisurely bike rides of various lengths starting from the Rotary Arboretum.

    Sponsors from around the community and region help make this event possible, and one of the highlights of the event is that people in need of a safety helmet can be fitted on site. T-shirts and high visibility safety vests are also handed out to attendees so after the event when they are biking around the community they can be more easily seen.

    If you missed this summer’s event the good news is that it will be held again this fall on Lawrence’s Eastside.  The Fall Community Bike Ride is scheduled for Saturday, Sept 15th starting from the Haskell Indian Nations Stadium Parking Lot.  The ride will be along the Burrough’s Creek Trail.  For more information check back or our social media outlets.

    Here’s a gallery of pictures taken by Lynn O’Neal, Leilani Tuttle, and Tobin Neis.

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1945742048790417.1073741832.132494086781898&type=1&l=56f3f18346

  • The 2018 Lawrence Summer Community Bike Ride is set for July 21st!

    Lawrence Community Bike Ride - Summer 2019We’ve reserved the space, got the sponsors, now we need you to come out and enjoy the Summer 2018 Lawrence Community Bike Ride!

    Here’s what we’ve got on tap for this year’s event:

    • Family Friendly Bike Ride With Safety
    • Kids Helmet fitting
    • Safety Vest Giveaway
    • Training Wheel Takeoff Area
    • Bike Checkup & Maintenance area
    • Healthy Snack Zone provided by The Merc
    • The always popular Lawrence Kids Calendar Kids Inflatable Zone!

    We have some new rides planned too!

    • 1-Mile   “Arboretum” loop 
    • 4-Mile   “Family” ride to Sanders Mound
    • 6-Mile   “Bob-Billings” ride….new for 2018
    • 8-Mile   “6th-Street” ride….new for 2018
    • 12-Mile “I-70” ride with SAG stop (by the Lawrence Bicycle Club)

    Thanks to all our sponsors these annual events just get better and better.

    All riders must fill out a release you can download one from this LINK.

    (We’ll have them on hand too.)

    Get this on your calendar! We look forward to seeing you!

    2018 Community Bike ride Sponsors

     

  • Oury Takes Pride in Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority

    There is so much that Shannon Oury, Executive Director of the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority, is proud of in this community. She also knows how much work is left to do.

    LDCHA, which recently celebrated its 50 anniversary, serves 1,250 families monthly through owned and managed properties. 73 percent of people served are considered extremely low income, making $15,000 or less as a household. Programs are 99 percent full, with waiting lists.

    Oury shared that she has always been “pulled to this work.” While she taught at the University of Kansas Law School and worked as a practicing lawyer, she served on the board and as the attorney for LDCHA. When the previous Executive Director announced she was stepping down, Oury realized how much it mattered to her that the organization’s work continues.

    She’s especially proud of the Moving to Work (MTW) program, which provides a flexible structure for LDCHA to provide support and resources based on where the individual or family is at, whether that be rental assistance, job training, bikes and bike trailers, computer access, or counseling. The transitional program also has a wonderful success rate, with 83 percent of participants transitioning into stable housing after completing the 24-month program.

  • Caddy Stacks Fun!

    Lawrence Central Rotarians Jim Peters and Kate Campbell clowned around the Rotary mini-golf hole at the opening event for Caddy Stacks. Caddy Stacks is a bi-annual fundraising event for the Lawrence Public Library. The hole was decorated to represent the Rotary Arboretum as a “Wonder of Lawrence .”

    Earlier in the evening, Jim and Lee Anne Thompson listened to opening remarks at the party. Jim, Lee Anne, Fred Atchison and Jay Holley assisted with the design of the hole and the set up.

    Other club members met this young golfer when they manned the hole during the weekend hours to distribute information about Lawrence Kids Calendar.  The Lawrence Kids Calendar donated calendar publicity to the project.

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