The Parks & Recreation Department is responsible for special events, park programming, and maintenance at the City’s six parks and two nature sanctuaries. The Parks & Recreation crew maintains the park grounds, landscaping, shelters, restrooms, and amenities, including baseball and soccer fields, volleyball, pickleball and basketball courts, playgrounds, and dog parks.
The Department also oversees the Parkville Nature Sanctuary, a wildlife preserve and educational site developed and maintained by the City with the help of a group of extraordinary volunteers.
Join us Friday to hear Director Brittanie Propes provide us with an update on Parkville's Parks and Recreation Department.
WEDNESDAY AM!
RI PEN Larry Lundsford Interview on KCUR!
District 6040 is excited to inform you that PDG/RI PEN Larry Lunsford of the Plaza club will be interviewed on 89.3 KCUR tomorrow morning (Wednesday, October 8) between 9am and 10am. We believe it will likely be around 9:40am. Tune in or stream if you can to hear what he has to say about Rotary!
NEXT WEEK! Synergy Services Volunteer Day Rescheduled
Mark your calendars! Our next volunteer opportunity at Synergy is scheduled for:
📅 Date: Monday, October 13, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Synergy Services – 2001 NE Parvin Road, Kansas City, MO 64116
We’ll be serving together to support Synergy’s important mission in our community. More details will follow soon.
A sign-up sheet will be sent closer to the event to help Synergy plan for us and make the best use of our time and talents.
Thank you for continuing to live out “Service Above Self.”
Rotary Night at the Mavericks
Rotary District 6040 invites you to an exciting night out — and a chance to make a difference! Join us at the Kansas City Mavericks game on Saturday, October 18th at 6:50 PM for Rotary Night.
Tickets are just $25 each – and $5 from every ticket supports Rotary’s mission to eradicate Polio worldwide.
Purchase your tickets by October 5th to be part of the fun. Paper tickets will be ready for you at the Will Call window the night of the game.
Let’s cheer on the Mavericks while making an impact on a global scale. Together, we’re this close to ending Polio forever.
Kandi Kos District Executive Secretary rotary6040office@gmail.com 816-359-0964Celebrate World Polio Day with the City of Parkville
Please join us on Tuesday, October 21 at 6:00 PM at Parkville City Hall as the City of Parkville presents a Proclamation for National Polio Day to our Rotary Club.
This is a special opportunity to showcase Rotary’s continued fight to end polio and highlight the impact our club and Rotary International have made worldwide.
We are honored that our District Governor, Jodi Sundaram, will also be in attendance.
Let’s show strong support from our club by being present, wearing Rotary Shirts and pins, and standing together in the community.
Dust off your fedoras, flapper dresses, and dancing shoes – we're throwing it way back for this year's Rotary District 6040 Foundation Dinner with a Roaring 20s twist!
Madrid Theater
3810 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Friday, November 7
Get ready for a jazzy evening as we celebrate what our clubs have accomplished and how your donations make a difference locally and globally.
Evening Features:
🎶 Live Jazz
🎟️ Golden Tickets
🧺 Silent Auction
🍷 Wine & Whiskey Pull
🎭 Roaring 20’s Costumes Encouraged!
Let’s fill the Madrid Theater with Rotarians ready to celebrate and make an impact! Coming soon:
Golden Raffle ticket links
Event sponsorship details
Let’s come together to make this year extraordinary – Unite for Good and have some FUN along the way!
My friends, this is not a one-person mission. This is our journey—together. Looking forward to Growing Stronger and Leading Together in 2025-2026!
Member News!
Have news you want to share with Parkville Rotary members? Email Dalyn at dnovak@wskfarch.com to have your news added to this section of the newsletter.
Cole, Dalyn Novak's 9 year old son in 4th grade, asked Dalyn this past week if she knew what an iron lung was!
Smithville School District is teaching their students some good Rotary October Polio knowledge apparently!
The Membership Committee has been hard at work looking for great new members. All members and prospective members can access the new member forms by clicking on the blue box below. This link will take you directly to the membership forms.
Parkville Rotary has the following membership types:
Standard Rotarian Membership
Corporate Membership
Spouse Membership
Please submit the forms filled out to Sandra Knoernschild at SandyKnoe@outlook.com, so the new member information can be reviewed by the board for approval! We are always looking for new members to join our growing club!
When you have a speaker scheduled please make sure to provide the following information to Sandy Knoernschild, SandyKnoe@outlook.com, who is managing our events calendar.
Speaker Name
Speaker Bio
Speaker Topic
Any other information you think members would like to know about your speaker, photos are welcomed too!
This information is included in this weekly newsletter and can really get people excited to come listen to our weekly speakers!
Tickets are just $25 each – and $5 from every ticket supports Rotary’s mission to eradicate Polio worldwide.
Purchase your tickets by October 5th to be part of the fun.
to ending Polio forever.
Get Your Tickets Today! 
A beachfront condo stay in Destin, Florida + 4 airline tickets
A dazzling sapphire ring
An Air Glaciers Special Edition men’s watch
Tickets are limited — Register today: 
