Our business year is July 1st through June 30th. We welcome guests at the business meetings and public events. Please RSVP to Attendance@KCSoroptimist.org. This comprehensive list was last updated on 17-March-2023.
Summer
- July 1 – Form 200 due to SIA
- July 13, 2022 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- July 18, 2022 – Foundation meeting
- July 20, 2022 – Business meeting (Pegah’s, Lenexa, KS: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting)
- August 1 – Live Your Dream portal opens (https://www.kcsoroptimist.org/programs/live-your-dreams-award)
- August 3, 2022 – Special & Cultural Events Committee meeting (Charleston’s, KC, MO)
- August 3, 2022 – Community Services Committee Meeting (via Zoom)
- August 9, 2022 – Service Objectives meeting (Kay Stewart’s home)
- August 10, 2022 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- August 13, 2022 – Recruitment and Retention Committee meeting (Panera’s, Overland Park, KS)
- August 17, 2022 – Business meeting (Lynn LeCount’s home | 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting | Community Service: Collect school supplies for KC Girls Preparatory Academy | Program: Natasha Kirsch, CEO of the Expand Prosperity Campaign)
- August 21, 2022 – Audit Committee meetings
- August 23, 2022 – Ways and Means Committee meeting at 7 p.m.
- August 23, 2022 – Dream It Be It Committee meeting at 6 p.m. (via Zoom)
Autumn
- September 14, 2022 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- September 21, 2022 – Business meeting (KC Daiquiri Shop and Bistreaux, Overland Park, KS | 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting | Program: Wakisha Briggs, CEO of the Bridge Leadership Academy)
- September 24, 2022 – Community Service: Breakfast with the women veterans (St. Michaels Veterans Center, KC, MO | Meet at the coffee shop at 10 a.m.) RSVP to Attendance@KCSoroptimist.org.
- October 1, 2022 – $20 Raffle tickets on sale for $250 of beef from the KC Cattle Company (https://www.kcsoroptimist.org/foundation/2022-raffle)
- October 2, 2022 – “Jam Session” at 6 p.m. at Christy Crew’s house to prepare jarred jam to sell at South Central Region Fall Meeting
- October 10, 2022 – Dream It Be It Committee meeting at 6 p.m. via Zoom
- October 12, 2022 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- October 15, 2022 – The You Golf, Girl! event at the Nelson Atkins Museum Art Course | meet at 1:45 p.m. at the Information Desk inside the museum | 2 p.m. tee time
- October 19, 2022 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting with Community Service of writing encouraging letters to women fighting breast cancer) / Foundation Trustees meeting
- October 21-23, 2022 – South Central Fall Meeting (Oklahoma City, OK: reserve your room by Oct. 7th at https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/soroptimist-international)
- November 9, 2022 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- November 11, 2022 – $20 Raffle tickets deadline for $250 of beef from KC Cattle Company (https://www.kcsoroptimist.org/foundation/2022-raffle)
- November 15, 2022 – Live Your Dream portal closes
- November 15 – Tax form 990 due to IRS
- November 16 – Ways and Means Committee meeting (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS: 5:45 p.m.)
- November 16 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting with Community Service collecting toys for girls for Salvation Army Angel Drive / Meat Raffle winners drawing – watch the drawing on https://www.facebook.com/SoroptimistKC)
Winter
- December 7, 2022 – Holiday gathering (Johnny Cascone’s Restaurant, 3733 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO: 6 p.m.) Guests are welcome, please RSVP by November 30th to Attendance@KCSoroptimist.org. Community Service: Collect ladies’ hats, gloves, scarves and underwear for reStart Homeless Shelter. We’re having an ornament exchange. To participate bring a wrapped or bagged ornament of up to $10 in value.
- December 10, 2022 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- January 11, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- January 18, 2023 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting | Program: Dr. Margaret L. Smith, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Kansas Medical School | Community Service of making no-sew blankets)
- January 24, 2023 – Foundation Trustees meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- January 27, 2023 – Deadline for emailing Service Objectives Grant Applications to ServiceObjectives@KCSoroptimist.org
- February 8, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- February 15, 2023 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting where the Nominating Committee will be appointed)
- February 25, 2023 – 2026 SCR Conference Meeting (Kay’s house, 1 p.m.)
- March 8, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- March 8, 2023 – International Women’s Day
- March 9, 2023 – Cultural Events Meeting (Panera Restaurant, KC, MO, 11:30 a.m.)
- March 15 – Convention fee due to Soroptimist International of the Americas
- March 15, 2023 – Business meeting/Live Your Dream Awardees announced (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting)
Spring
- April 12, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- April 14-16, 2023 – Soroptimist International of North Kansas City hosting South Central Regional Conference at Harrah’s Kansas City, 1 Riverboat Drive, North Kansas City, MO 64116 (Download the PDF of the Program/Registration or the Full Details)
- April 19, 2023 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting where the 2023-2024 officers will be elected and the Community Service is collecting feminine hygiene products for Amethyst Place)
- April 25, 2023 – Foundation Trustees meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- April 29, 2023 – Volunteer opportunity at Flourish Furnishings (Grandview, MO: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ) RSVP to Attendance@KCSoroptimist.org
- May 8, 2023 – 2026 SCR Conference Meeting (Kay’s house)
- May 10, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- May 17, 2023 – Celebration of Service (Hereford House, Leawood: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting)
- June 14, 2023 – Combined board and business meeting (service objectives awards finalized)
- June 20, 2023 – Foundation Trustees meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- June 21, 2023 – Installation of 2023-2024 officers (Hereford House, Leawood, KS)
- July 27-29, 2023 – Soroptimist International Convention Challenge the Future in Dublin, Ireland (https://sidublin2023.com)
SAVE THE DATES!!
The South Central Region Fall Meeting will be in Oklahoma City on October 20 and 21, 2023.
We are celebrating our 100th birthday on April 23rd, 2026 in conjunction with the South Central Regional Conference on April 23rd, 24th and 25th, 2026 at the Kansas City Airport Hilton. More celebration details will be announced as they come available. Come jam with us in Kansas City!
