PICKLEMANIA MMXXI

Join us for the Rotary Club of Andover's first ever pickleball tournament to raise money for our club's community service and international projects. Our inaugural pickleball tournament will be held at Terrdayne Country Club, 1400 Terradyne St, Andover, KS 67002 on Saturday, June 19, 2021. We have an exciting day of pickleball activities planned for everyone. Players and non-players are all welcome.

Andover Rotary Club Partners with Andover Police Department and Generations Church

On Thursday, October 8, thanks to a partnership initiative between the Andover Police Department, the Rotary Club of Andover, and the additional generosity of the Generations Church, Andover police officers delivered food boxes to approximately 25 Andover families in need. The boxes included a number of pre-packaged meals and fresh food items including milk, cottage cheese, potatoes, onions, and chicken nuggets. Several leftover boxes were also delivered to the Sunshine Children’s Home.

Augusta Flight Center

Tony White from the Augusta Flight Center spoke to the Club about the different programs they have available for anyone who wants to learn to fly. And it was rewarding to see a business supporting it's local communities!

Bike MS: Flint Hills

Jeff Peier spoke to the Club about Bike MS: Flint Hills on 08/08/2019. The event will be held on September 7th starting and ending in Augusta. It benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. They are still lookin gfor volunteers and bikers for that day!

Andover Central Kindness Club

The Andover Central Kindness Club was one of the recipients for the Rotary Club of Andover Mini Grant. The Club is located at the Andover Central High School and ranges from freshman to seniors. They currently have 22 members. The Club used the funds from their grant to purchase fleece and created 23 fleece blankets that they donated to the Salvation Army to benefit the homeless. The Club presented the process they went through to make the blankets and how impactful the project was to everyone in their Club.

National Immunization Day

DeAnn Sullivan (Rotary Club of West Wichita) recently visited India as part of an End Polio Now immunization campaign. She presented about polio and the importance to keep working towards making every country polio free. She recapped her trip that she took with 30 other Rotarians from 4 countries.

Pilot Clint Randolph speaks about his time in the sky

Speaker Clint Randolph had many interesting facts and stories to share about this life with the Club on Thursday. Clint’s 39 year aviation career has spanned the Globe: he has visited 147 different countries. While in the Air Force he was based in Texas twice, Japan, Illinois, North Carolina, and Oklahoma. As a Corporate Pilot he was based in Houston, Dubai, Spain, and his home state of California. Clint has over 7,800 flying hours in 14 different types of Aircraft.

Chief Mike Keller presents check to Club

On Thursday, July 13th Chief of Police Mike Keller spoke to the Club to give an update about the Andover Police Department. Before his presentation, he had the privilege of presenting a check in the amount of $7,299 from the City of Andover. This check was from the involvement the Club had during the Clint Black Summer Concert. The Rotary Club of Andover served beer during the concert. These funds will be used to help support local organizations and projects in the Andover area.

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