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… Read More »8th Year for Lawrence Central Rotary’s Community Bike Ride
There are eighteen different first responder groups serving Douglas County. These are the people who do what needs to be done when others don’t even want to think about. These people may be professionals or… Read More »Doing What Needs to Be Done
Lawrence Central Rotary knew taking on the Lawrence Kids Calendar was going to pay off, even if it meant more volunteers were needed. With an active membership, volunteers keep stepping up. As president-elect Audrey Coleman… Read More »Lawrence Kids Calendar Sees Improvements
John Brown as portrayed by Kerry Altenbernd told the story. When Jim Daniels, a slave in Missouri, found that his owner had died, he feared that he and his family would be sold and separated. … Read More »Grover Barn and the Underground Railroad
Jasmin Moore, Sustainability Director for Douglas County, reminded Rotarians that Lawrence became a national leader in 2016 in quality of life measures, the first community in Kansas to earn a 4-STAR certification. The STAR measurement framework (“Sustainable… Read More »Lawrence Is a 4-Star Community
