Learning, Sharing, and Creating Lasting Impact

Education and literacy open doors, strengthen communities, and create opportunities that last a lifetime. As we celebrate this month's Rotary theme, consider how your club can support learning — through literacy projects, scholarships, mentoring, or simply sharing your knowledge with others. 📚

I also invite you to join us in Manhattan for our joint District Conference on 10/23-24 with District 5680! Together, we'll share ideas, blend our traditions, and create a fun, welcoming environment where Rotarians can learn and connect. We're excited to welcome Jennifer Bonds-Raacke, President of the Kansas Board of Regents, as one of our featured speakers. Breakout sessions will explore service projects, membership, and Rotary resources you can take back to strengthen your club.

Your club is already creating lasting impact — and we want to celebrate it! Please submit your club's service projects to be featured on the District website. Your project may be exactly the inspiration another club needs!

Sweet Surprises on the Road 🚗💛

One of my favorite parts of being your District Governor has been visiting clubs across the district — and the hospitality has been nothing short of heartwarming. I've been showered with the sweetest tokens of appreciation along the way... including a can of Vienna sausages! Turns out a lot more people are fans than you'd ever guess. 😄 Thank you to every club for the warm welcomes, the kindness, and the laughs — it means more than you know.

Youth Exchange Students Are Here — and They're Ready to Roll! 🌍

I had such a fun time meeting our Rotary Youth Exchange students at their orientation! Their excitement for the school year ahead is absolutely contagious — most are looking forward to sharpening their English and making new friends, and yes, we even have a champion table tennis player in the mix. 🏓

If you've ever considered being a host family, now is the time! Kansas has so much to offer these kids: Midwest hospitality, opportunities to play sports, and plenty of clubs and activities to get involved in. It's a chance to change a student's life — and yours right along with it.

A huge thank-you to our outstanding Youth Exchange team — Stephen Wheatley, Harold Frye, Cleverson Souza, and Anne Faucett — for the excellent job they do as the liaison between clubs, students, and families. We couldn't do this without you!

Urgent Humanitarian Appeal: Nepal

We're reaching out with an urgent humanitarian appeal following the catastrophic flash flood and landslide disaster that struck the Rasuwa–Bhote Koshi region of Nepal on August 26, 2026. If you or your Rotary Club would like to help, please see this link for more information on how to get involved.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Michelle