We are scheduled to volunteer at Harvesters on Thursday, January 30 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Please click the link below for more info and to sign up for this event!
The Volunteer Engagement Center is a vital part of Harvesters’ mission to mobilize the power of our community to create equitable access to nutritious food and address the root causes and impact of hunger. In this area, volunteers sort and repack food, which assists Harvesters in feeding more than 226,000 neighbors each month.
Please join the Rotary Book Discussion Group for the discussion of the book From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman. The book discussion will be led by Vivien Jennings and will be based on the 2024 edition of the book.
Date: Monday, January 6, 2025, 6:30 PM
Location: J. Wilbur Company
3242 Roanoke
Kansas City, MO 64111
About the book:
From Beirut to Jerusalem is the startling, intense and thought-provoking account of Thomas Friedman’s decade of reporting in the strife-ridden Middle East. Thomas Friedman has won two Pulitzer Prizes – one for his reporting in Beirut and one for reporting in Jerusalem, the two cities at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict. No two cities have received more headline coverage, nor been more hotly debated, and no reporter has covered them more in depth than Friedman. In his journey from Beirut to Jerusalem, Friedman gives us a panoramic view of both the political and personal conflicts. As a reporter for UPI and The New York Times, he was stationed in Beirut from 1979 to 1984, and in Lebanon from 1984 to 1989. He describes with intense vividness the sometimes horrifying, sometimes wondrous cities, for which, he says, nothing in his life had prepared him. Friedman brings alive his journey from Beirut to Jerusalem through anecdotes, history, analysis and self-examination – and puts all the currents into perspective with inimitable detail, clarity and remarkable insight. This is a much-needed framework for understanding the psychology and politics of the Middle East, and for understanding the future of this unique region.
The eagles have been making steady progress on rebuilding their nest. Hopefully there will be another successful hatching in 2025!
During the height of the KCMO Magnet School program, many of the elementary schools would come out to the camp for an outdoor education experience. Currently the camp hosts a home school co-op 3 Fridays a month, and some local schools bring their students out for days of service throughout the school year.
Please join the Rotary Book Discussion Group for the discussion of the book From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman. The book discussion will be led by Vivien Jennings and will be based on the 2024 edition of the book.
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