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10 Tips to Make your Midwest PETS Experience Epic!

Midwest PETS is your chance to level up your leadership, make lasting connections, and get inspired—follow these 10 pro tips to make the most of your experience! Be All In! Life is busy, but this weekend is your time to dive into leadership prep. Attend sessions,...

Stocking Shelves with New Moms Donation at Midwest PETS 2025

Midwest PETS 2025 Donation Drive for New Moms a Success!

Midwest PETS and the American Academy of Pediatrics Partner to Support New Moms in Chicago [Itasca, IL] – [March 2, 2025] – Rotary leaders from six districts, in partnership with employees of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), successfully conducted a donation...

Greetings from RI President-Elect Larry A. Lunsford

Larry A. Lunsford, member of the Rotary Club of Kansas City-Plaza, was confirmed as president-nominee of Rotary International — the association of the membership service organization’s 45,000 clubs worldwide — and will begin his one-year term on July 1, 2027.

Lunsford, a member of Rotary since 1991, said he is committed to inspiring Rotary’s 1.2 million members across continents and cultures to deliver real, long-term solutions to the world’s most persistent issues, while building professional and leadership skills through meaningful connections.

Born and raised in Macon, Lunsford attended Truman State University in Kirksville, on an academic scholarship, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting. He first encountered Rotary when he received a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship to spend the 1981-82 academic year at the University of Newcastle in Australia.

A certified public accountant, Lunsford spent seven years working for Ernst & Young before joining a family-owned business, Bernstein-Rein Advertising, in 1990. He is currently executive vice president and chief financial officer for the Bernstein group of companies.

Lunsford is currently on the boards of Global Ties KC and the Church of the Resurrection Foundation. Previously, he has held positions on the boards of the Kansas City Spirit Festival and the Variety Club as well as serving as director of a local bank and treasurer of the Epilepsy Foundation for the Heart of America. He has also served on Truman State University’s alumni and foundation boards and received the university’s Distinguished Service Award.