Meets Tuesdays, 12:00 noon at
Rolling Hills Country Club,
223 S. Westlink
Rotary Club of West Wichita
P.O. Box 12064
Wichita, KS 67277
ROTARY WEBSITES:
Rotary Club of West Wichita:
www.rotarywestwichita.org
District 5690
Club # 24865
Chartered July 7, 1987
Rotary District 5690:
www.rotary5690.org
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Executive Secretary &
Bulletin Editor: Diane Walker
Rotary International: www.rotary.org
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TODAY’S SPEAKER
JARED ESTES
It has been said that life is 10 percent what
happens to you and 90 percent how you
react to it.
Jared Estes’ life is a testament to this
theory.
As newlyweds at age 25, Jared, his wife
Paige, and two friends were driving home
from a hockey game when they were struck by a drunk driver going over
120 mph. This horrific moment changed the course of Jared’s life in ways
he could have never imagined. Jared barely escaped death as he
suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns on half of his body. As he began to
endure more than 50 surgeries, doctors delivered devastating diagnoses,
including a lifetime of pain and loss of functionality. Even worse, his bride
of only six months was killed in the crash.
Jared began to sink into a deep depression - he had trouble recognizing
himself in the mirror and battled feelings of resentment towards the
person who caused this situation. He was truly at a crossroad in his life...
torn between giving up and surviving.
With the love and support of his family and friends, Jared was able to
find a new perspective that helped him emerge from the darkness. He
realized the value of gratitude and forgiveness, and became determined
to recover beyond the doctors’ diagnoses. His character was molded as
he maintained an optimistic attitude throughout his physical therapy and
numerous complex surgeries. Jared had a realization that he could
decide to surpass mere survival… he could FIRE BACK.
Jared’s perseverance paid off - he is clearing his bucket list by checking
off marathons and sitting in tankers swapping stories with soldiers. His
endurance has allowed him to discover his life mission – to help others
by sharing his amazing story of tragedy and triumph. Jared realizes that
trials and the need for perseverance is not unique to him, rather it is
something that we all must deal with in life. His mantra is that there will
be times when life will get us down, and kick us while we are down.
When that happens, we must not only get back up, but we must FIRE
BACK.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
March 31 NO MEETING – 5th Tuesday
April 3
The Wichita Force outing
April 4
Interact Dodgeball Tournament
Easter Holiday Grocery Shopping & Delivery
April 7
Speakers: Cecelia Bowden and Thomas Montiel, Boy Scouts
of America Executives
VOCATIONAL PROFILE
JOHN MOSLEY
Sheplers, Inc. - retired
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Financial Officer
Current endeavors:
World Traveler
Exploration Place - Board of Directors, Treasurer, Executive
Committee, Finance Committee, Audit Committee
The Independent School - Finance Committee, Investment
Committee
Friends of Cheney Lake - Board of Directors, Treasurer
Wichita Technology Corp - Board of Directors, Vice Chairman
Financial Executives International (Wichita Chapter) - Board of
Directors
NOTE: The ABC’s of Rotary states, “The primary purpose of Rotary membership is to
provide each member with a unique opportunity to serve others, and membership is not
intended as a means for personal profit or special privileges."
MARCH IS LITERACY MONTH
Join us for our club’s 3rd Annual Wine Diner Event…
CLUB INFORMATION
Happy Birthday!
Bob Broeckelman …………………………………..……………… March 28
Attendance & Membership Report
Last meeting: 52%
Membership: 62
Last year: n/a (club outing)
Membership: 64
Happy Basket: $3.00
Holiday Raffle: Bob Goebel won $5 in our raffle last week. This week,
the pot will be worth
Make-up credit drawing: Mike Suellentrop’s name was drawn but he
was absent
THANK YOU
Thanks to all of you for your contribution to our church in
memory of Carina. It is very meaningful to me.
Phil Michel
GUEST BOOK
Thanks to Joey Timmer, Membership Chair, and Jamie
Anderson, President-Elect, we have a new guest book for
prospective members to sign at our meetings. The
membership committee will send a follow-up letter to
prospects who attend our meetings.
Rotary Club Outing
The Wichita Force
Friday, April 3, 7:05 p.m.
Intrust Bank Arena – Section 105
Member + 1 guest: no charge
Additional guests: $13 each
(due to March 31 cancelled meeting)
Sign up at the meeting or e-mail Diane to make reservations to
attend!
Interact Dodgeball
Tournament
Saturday, April 4th
9:00am to 1:00pm
Arrive: 8:30am
Maize High School
45th & 119th
The Interact Club is seeking business card advertisements for their
Dodgeball tournament. For $25 your business card will be added to the
list of sponsors and distributed to all participants of the tourney. Please
either inquire with Mike Suellentrop or Brent Dome to sponsor.
The 4-Way Test of the things we think, say or do:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
MEMBER/BUSINESS LIST
Jamie Anderson – TkFast, Inc.
Bob Benson – The Beta Group
Jodi Besthorn – Sedgwick County Extension
Paul Blissett – Auto Craft Collision Repair
Randy Bowles – JP Weigand Commercial Division
Roger Bowles – Thermal Trade Inc. (retired)
Dr. Bob Broeckelman – FCC Service (retired)
Robert Bundy – Robert Bundy Commercial Real Estate
Greg Carr – Carr Wealth Management, LLC
Nancy Chadick – Right Recruiting
Mark Chamberlin – Armstrong/Chamberlin
Dr. June Costin – Butler Community College
Tim Devine – City Print (retired)
Vernon Dolezal – High Touch Technologies
Roger Eastwood – Intrust Bank, Inc.
Terry Finger – Bank of the West
Marvin Fisher – SagePoint Financial, Inc.
Jack Flesher – Bever, Dye, LC (retired)
Diana Fredelake – The Media Source, Inc.
Ed Frey – FCC Services
Terry Gardner – Airparts Company, Inc.
Bob Goebel – Star Lumber & Supply Co. (retired)
Brian Goudie – Downing & Lahey Mortuary
Gregg Greenwood – PEC P.A. (retired)
Jim Grocholski – Welsey Rehabilitation Hospital
Brent Groves – Kanza Bank
Cindy Hand – Catholic Family Federal Credit Union
Mark Hansen – Resthaven Mortuary & Cemetery
Ken Hays – XPEDX (retired)
Augustine Iacopelli – W.S.U. – west campus
Shelli Kadel – Wichita Friends School (retired)
Vern Klassen – Interior Trends, Inc.
Stan Krehbiel – Salon Partners, LLC
Dan Kreis – Circle Consulting
Maurice Linnens – KS Truck Equipment Co., Inc.
Dr. Mike Ludlow – West Wichita Family Physicians
Leon Luntwitz – The Print Source, Inc.
Jon Madsen – Edward Jones
Colin McKenney – Starkey, Inc.
Phil Michel – Cessna Aircraft Company (retired)
Tony Morrow – USPS (retired)
John Mosley – Sheplers, Inc. (retired)
Dr. Bob Nelson – Wichita Family Vision Clinic
Zella Newberry – Therapeutic Massage by Zella
John Oswald – Wichita Airport Authority
Eric Parkhurst – Bever Dye, LC
Michael Phipps – Double Tree by Hilton Wichita Airport
Colby Reynolds – Realty Executives
Kerry Sabala – New Home Specialist
Allan Sands – Farm Bureau Financial Services
Mike Suellentrop – Frontier Wealth Management
DeAnn Sullivan – Sullivan & Associates
Lori Taylor – Koch, Siedhoff, Hand & Dunn, LLP
Joey Timmer – Commerce Bank
Brian Turney – Bever Dye, LC
Lynn Ungles – Kansas –Oklahoma Machine Tools, Inc.
Tom Wagner – Citizens Bank of Kansas N.A.
Pat Walden – Garden Plain State Bank
Ann Welborn – Benton Elementary (retired)
Sharon West – Coldwell Banker Plaza Real Estate
Kris Wheeler – INTRUST Bank Arena