Our Speaker this week is Kai Guo, President, Kansas City Chinese American Association.
Kai Guo is VP, Head of Market Development & Origination at MHI Hydrogen Infrastructure (MHI H2I), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Power Americas. Before that, Kai Guo was Vice President responsible for Mitsubishi Power’s hydrogen infrastructure development activities in the western US and Canada. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Missouri in Kansas City and still holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
He has been on the Board of the Kansas City Chinese American Association since January, 2021 and was recently elected as President.
Twenty-three Club 13 Rotarians and guests gathered at the Project CURE warehouse on October 30th to sort and assess medical supplies. Each week, volunteers such as our Rotarians prepare and load semi-truck sized ocean cargo containers. These cargo containers are packed with the medical equipment and supplies needed at hospitals and clinic in resource limited countries. In recent years, Project CURE has partnered with Rotary to send supplies to Zambia. Thank you to the many volunteers who gave their time to this project and made their way through the maze in the SubTropolis where the warehouse is located. A special thanks to Francis Karanu who organized the event and to Pete Sotta who solicited volunteers. The staff at Project CURE were helpful, the volunteers were engaged and the event was very successful.
We are excited to announce that the Nominating Committee has selected Lee Brumitt as the President-elect Nominee/Sec/Treas.
The nominees for Director are: Jan Armstrong, Pat Bolin, Eric Burger, John Gillis, Scott McRuer and Peter Sotta. We will provide pictures and short bios in next week's newsletter.
Ballots will be available at the Nov. 20th meeting and will be due back by the Dec. 4th meeting.
The holidays are just around the corner, and it’s time to kickoff our annual Salvation Army Bell Ringing Drive! THIS YEAR OUR HELP IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER! There are opportunities to ring on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and the first two Saturdays of December.
Please join the Rotary Book Discussion Group for the discussion of the book When The Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen. The book discussion will be led by Vivien Jennings and all Rotarians and guests are welcome.
Date: Monday, November 10, 2025, 6:30 PM
Location: J. Wilbur Company
3242 Roanoke
Kansas City, MO 64111
About the book:
Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company. . . though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists on taking the dog away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he’s expressed his love over the years.
Park 39, formerly Westport Middle School | 300 E 39th St, KCMO 64111
Let’s change the literacy story of Kansas City, together.
Lead to Read KC and Rainy Day Books are teaming up to create a one-of-a-kind experience designed to spark generosity, uplift community, and rewrite the literacy narrative in Kansas City. At Story by Story: The KC Book Fair, local leaders, families, and readers will come together for a curated book buying, giving, and storytelling event with every dollar supporting literacy, mentoring, and book access for students across our city.
Hosted at the iconic old Westport Middle School, Story by Story: The KC Book Fair is designed to feel like Kansas City itself: full of warmth, energy, and purpose with a little something new waiting around every corner.
Guests are invited to experience the evening as a journey, where each station offers something different to discover:
Grab a Drink
Sip on a handcrafted cocktail from Made in KC while you browse the event space and our featured collection of books.
Have a Bite
Enjoy small bites from rotating local vendors, spaced throughout the evening.
Meet an Author
Join us between 2:30 and 4:00 P.M. to meet Adib Khorram, the local author behind Darius the Great Is Not Okay and other great titles!
Shop Around
Explore a curated selection of books and gifts from Rainy Day Books to buy for yourself, friends and family, and children in our community.
Mix It Up
Take a break from shopping to enter our raffles for incredible KC-themed prizes, including a signed Mahomes jersey and gift sets from local businesses.
Enjoy the Music
Stay into the evening as our DJ from Fernando Productions brings the event to life with music, movement and momentum from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M.
Week 9 was bowled last week and we had some great games! It was colored head pun night, so if you had a colored head pun and got a strike you got a crisp, fresh, newly printed $2 bill!!
200 games;
Jack Sopinski- 242, 204
Alex Sopinski-211
Will Patrick-229, 226, 211 for a 666 series, 3 days before Halloween!!
Matt Ho-204, 206, 221 for a 631 series!
John Lawrence-201
Splits and Spares:
Del Karmier-2/7
Wes Gill-5/8/10
Have a great week everyone!!
Youth Camp Update
by Laurie Mozley
Many visitors to camp have questions about our “barn”. Use the QR code to hear about the history of this unique camp building!
Enjoying the autumn colors of camp!
Kansas City Rotary Club Foundation
You can read the Minutes from the July, 2025 KCRCF Board meeting atthis link.
We are excited to announce that the Nominating Committee has selected Lee Brumitt as the President-elect Nominee/Sec/Treas.
Please join the Rotary Book Discussion Group for the discussion of the book When The Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen. The book discussion will be led by Vivien Jennings and all Rotarians and guests are welcome.
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