Osawatomie S.O.S. event
Marsha Adams and Nick Scheffer hand out personal hygiene kits to Osawatomie USD 367 families Saturday, Aug. 7, at Trojan Elementary during the annual Serving Our Students (S.O.S.) event organized by the Osawatomie Rotary Club. Scheffer, president of the Osawatomie Rotary Club, said organizers were nervous about obtaining enough supplies for 200-plus students, with lots of items on back order or in short supply due to the pandemic. But he was happy to report they were able to collect all the needed supplies.
Local resident Beth Powell gives an Osawatomie USD 367 student a free haircut Saturday, Aug. 7, at Trojan Elementary during the Serving Our Students (S.O.S.) event organized by the Osawatomie Rotary Club. More than 200 students registered for the event, which provided supplies and resources for families in need of assistance and support to get ready for a new school year. Powell works at Tranquility Salon Suites in Overland Park. FAR LEFT: Katie Jones (from left), Lottie Phegley and Phyllis Sharp with the First Baptist Church Clothes Closet hand out backpacks.
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Kate Jones (from left), Lottie Phegley and Phyllis Sharp with the First Baptist Church Clothes Closet in Osawatomie were busy Saturday, Aug. 7, at Trojan Elementary handing out backpacks during the Serving Our Students (S.O.S.) event organized by the Osawatomie Rotary Club. The event provided supplies and resources for families in need of assistance and support to get ready for a new school year in Osawatomie USD 367.
S.O.S. event supports USD 367 students
Husband and wife team Mark and Karen Flohr pack a box full of school supplies for an Osawatomie USD 367 family on Saturday, Aug. 7, during the annual Serving Our Students (S.O.S.) event organized by the Osawatomie Rotary Club. Mark Flohr, who is the exalted leader of Elks Lodge No. 921 in Osawatomie, was joined by several other Elks to distribute the supplies.
Aubree Slayman of Olathe Health took time for a photo during a brief lull in the Serving Our Students (S.O.S.) event Saturday, Aug. 7, at Trojan Elementary. She had given out 50 bicycle helmets in the first half hour of the event.
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