Our business year is July 1st through June 30th. We welcome guests at the business meetings and public events. Club business meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of each month. Guests can contact attendance@kcsoroptimist.org.
All below events are subject to change. This comprehensive list was last updated on 04 – January – 2024.
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Spring
- June 12, 2024 – Installation of 2024-2025 officers
- June 17, 2024 – Foundation meeting
- June ?, 2024 – Combined board and business meeting
- June 1, 2024 – 2024-2025 Form 200R is due to the South Central Region
- May 30, 2024 – Deadline for paying annual SIKC membership dues
- May 15, 2024 – Business meeting (5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting)
- May 8, 2024 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- April 15, 2024 – Foundation meeting
- April 17, 2024 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s Restaurant | 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting , the 2024-2025 officers will be elected)
- April 10, 2024 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
Winter
- March 20, 2024 – Business meeting/Live Your Dream Awardees announced (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS | 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting: Guest Speaker: Norma McKelvy)
- March 15 – Convention fee due to Soroptimist International of the Americas
- March 13, 2024 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- March 8, 2024 – International Women’s Day
- February 21, 2024 – Business meeting (5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting)
- February 14, 2024 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- January 27, 2024 – Deadline for emailing Service Objectives Grant Applications to ServiceObjectives@KCSoroptimist.org
- January 22, 2024 – Foundation meeting
- January 17, 2024 – Business meeting CANCELLED due to weather (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS | 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting Program: Kimberly Paul, Director of Community Programs, Safehome, Overland Park)
- January 10, 2024 – Board meeting (Virtual at 6 p.m.)
Autumn
- December 13, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- November 15, 2023 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s, Leawood, KS: 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting | Program: “Incarcerated Women to Technical Careers”, Dr. Hyunjin Seo, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas)
- Community Service collecting toys for girls for Salvation Army Angel Drive)
- November ?, 2023 – Live Your Dream portal closes
- November 15, 2023 – Tax form 990 due to IRS
- November 8, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- December ?, 2023 – Holiday gathering
- October 20-21, 2023 – South Central Fall Meeting and trade fair in Oklahoma City
- October 19, 2023 – Business meeting (5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting | Program: “TBD”, Ericka D. Mabion, Assist. Director of Career & Technical Education, Kansas City Public Schools)
- October 16, 2023 – Foundation meeting
- October 11, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
Summer
- September 20, 2023 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s Restaurant, Leawood, KS | 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting | Program: “Fall in Love with Fundraising”, LaShawn Walker, Founder & CEO Suburban Balance )
- September 13, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- August 16, 2023 – Business meeting (Red Bridge Library | 5:45 p.m. networking /6 p.m. dinner /6:30 p.m. meeting | Program: “Table Talk”, Dan Arbuckle, Charter member of KUMC Toastmasters)
- August 9, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- August 1, 2023 – Live Your Dream portal opens (https://www.kcsoroptimist.org/programs/live-your-dreams-award)
- July 27-29, 2023 – Soroptimist International Convention Challenge the Future in Dublin, Ireland (https://sidublin2023.com)
- July 19, 2023 – Business meeting (O’Neill’s Restaurant, Leawood, KS | 5:30 p.m. networking / 6 p.m. meeting | Program: Maura Orpin, Don Bosco Centers)
- July 17, 2023 – Foundation meeting
- July 12, 2023 – Board meeting (Shepherd’s Center at 6 p.m.)
- July 1 – Form 200 due to SIA (done annually)
SAVE THE DATES!!
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!
