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 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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
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