Lander Wyoming
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m.
Oxbow Restaurant
170 E Main St
Side Meeting Room
Lander, WY 82520
United States of America
Club Leadership
President
President Elect
Immediate Past President
Polio Chair
Treasurer
Bookkeeper
Secretary
Director
Director
Director
Rotary Foundation Chair
RYLA/YRYLA Chair
Club Administration Chair
Grants Chair
Program Chair
Public Relations Chair
Membership Chair
Service Projects Co-Chair
Service Projects Co-Chair
Here is what is happening in our club
The hands-on work in the Lander Rotary Club’s largest international service project ever – and its first Global Grant project – has been completed in Rwanda, in eastern Africa, and our Vocational Training Team (VTT) has deemed it a life-changing and successful project.
The VTT was led by Lander Rotarians Maria Kidner and Cassy Venters. The third member was Julie Carragher, a nurse practitioner from Boston.  Maria, a nurse practitioner, developed the training curriculum and created materials and she and Julie conducted the training sessions; Cassy served as the Grant administrator and evaluator.  The three spent six weeks in Rwanda in summer 2024 and Maria and Cassy devoted three weeks in January-February 2025 to carry out the project.
 
The goal was to train  “core teams” of Rwandan doctors and nurses, who in turn will provide training for nurses in five hospital districts to diagnose and treat strep throat in children; if left untreated, strep throat can lead to often-fatal rheumatic heart disease in older children and young adults.  “We were very impressed with how eager the doctors and nurses were to learn new skills and gain new knowledge,” Maria said.  “And the medical leaders are already making plans to take the training program to the rest of the country.  We were very pleased with the results.”
 
In addition to the hands-on training, the VTT provided stethoscopes and otoscopes to the nurses -  items that nurses typically do not have in Rwanda.  The total grant for the project was $123,096 and was funded through donations from numerous Rotarians and non-Rotarians, various Rotary Districts, Lander and other Rotary Clubs, and $30,000 from The Rotary Foundation.  The team worked closely with Team Heart, a non-government charitable organization working to improve the heart health of all Rwandans.
 
Check out more photos in the Photo Album on the right side of this page)
Dear Ken, You and your friends are in prayers of wonderful families in Sumy region. Many lost their houses and moved to new accommodation. One family really touched my heart as they had 15th child on the day when panel arrived...People feel the love of unknown people in Wyoming and so happy for your help. They are asking for special blessings for you and Rotarians.
 
The Lander Rotary Club has now shipped 100 solar cell phone chargers to the people of Ukraine and efforts have begun to send another 100 chargers as soon as possible.  And the chargers are appreciated by the Ukrainians!   The opening message was received recently by Ken Schreuder, the organizer and leader of the project, from a distributor of the chargers in Ukraine.
 
The chargers have been shipped to Rotarians for distribution to schools, hospitals, small military units and others to enable them to charge their cell phones to receive air raid alerts, evacuation orders, and other communications to enable them to stay in touch with authorities, friends and relatives. Russian missile and drone attacks have destroyed much of the electric infrastructure since the war against Ukraine began almost three years ago.
 
The club’s Board, at the request of the Service Committee, has approved undertaking a District-wide fundraiser or raffle to help raise the $12,000 needed to purchase the second 100 solar panels to be converted to chargers and shipped to Ukraine.  The club received a District Grant for almost $5,000 to cover part of the project costs this year, but that Grant cannot be repeated.
 
(See additional pictures in the Photo Album in right-hand panel)

 

2025 Wild Polio Case Total  1 - Afghanistan 0 - Pakistan 1

2024 Wild Polio Case Total 98 - Afghanistan 25 - Pakistan 73

2023 Wild Polio Case Total 12 - Afghanistan 6, Pakistan 6

 2022 Wild Polio Cases - Pakistan 20, Afghanistan 2, Mozambique 8

 
 
          
 
 
Mailing Information:
P.O. Box 502
Lander, Wyoming  82520
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Sam Lightner
    February 15
  • Bill Alley
    February 23
  • Jim Kniola
    February 25
Spouse/Partner Birthdays:
  • Lorrie Pozarik
    February 12
  • Jim Kniola
    February 25
Anniversaries:
  • Lisa Dawson
    Eric Perkins
    February 2