Nominate Your Favorite Charity for July 4th Spectacular!

The Star Spangled Spectacular Committee is already hard at work on next years Fourth of July extravaganza.

The time to turn in grant applications for the Star Spangled Spectacular 2010 has arrived!  Applications will be accepted until the deadline of Monday, December 21st, 2009 by 5:00 p.m..  Applications must be electronically submitted to oprotary@gmail.com by the deadline.  Applications will be made available at weekly meetings and also on the website.  Questions can be forwarded to Ryan Uribe (ryan_uribe@hotmail.com).  Click here to download an application form.

CALL  FOR  ROTARY  EXCHANGE  STUDENTS  FOR  2010-2011  SCHOOL  YEAR

The Overland Park Rotary Club is now taking applications from high school students interested in an exchange for the next full school year.  This is an opportunity of a lifetime for many, to truly learn about another culture and to improve or learn a new foreign language. It is available to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors who will be between 15 ½ to 18 ½ when they leave, usually in August 2010. This permits students to also participate between their High School and College years. See the attached brochure for more specifics. Children and relatives of Rotarians ARE eligible to apply.

Check out the Newest Post on Our Classification Blog Site!

Join other Rotarians in posting your classification talk on our OP Rotary blog site managed by Steve Heiner.  You can learn something very cool about your fellow Rotarians from every entry.  Check out the latest post http://oprotary.blogspot.com/  Then, enter your own classification talk on the blog.

Mali School Now Officially Under Construction

The new school building in Mali, the tiny African village that is Boi's hometown, is now underway.  Click here to view the first pictures of the new construction or check out New School in Mali in the Photo Journals section of our home page www.oprotary.org

Annual Report of the OP Rotary Foundation

OP Rotary Foundation President Mike Hockley conducted the Annual Meeting of the Foundation during our regular luncheon meeting on July 13.  Congratulations to Mike and the entire Foundation Board for a job well done!  Click here to read the Annual Report.