About Lotawana Live
A single goal. Three years and growing.
Lotawana Live is a community-driven event committee that operates under the Robison Endowment Fund of Lake Lotawana Parks and Recreation, Inc. We started in 2023 with a single goal: raise serious money to rebuild the tennis and pickleball courts at Gate 1.
Three years later we've grown into the lake's biggest fundraising engine — a summer concert series on the water and a fall BBQ competition at Stafford Airfield. Once the courts are done, we'll keep going, putting future proceeds toward whatever the lake needs next.
Lotawana Live Committee
The volunteers who plan the concerts, run the BBQ competition, and keep the mission going.
Jeremy Baker
Craig Davis
Lotasmoke co-founder
Jon Martin
Robison Endowment Fund
Noel Runkle
Alan Switzer
Lotawana Live founder
Emily Binder
Tennis Facilities
Kyle Twenter
Lotasmoke co-founder
Gary Schroeder
Pickleball advocate
Lake Lotawana Parks and Recreation, Inc.
Founded in 1974, Lake Lotawana Parks and Recreation is a Missouri not-for-profit corporation and a federally recognized 501(c)(3). Its mission: educational and charitable support for recreational programs benefiting youth and adults at Lake Lotawana.
Lotawana Live operates as a committee under the Robison Endowment Fund (established 2012), which is a division of Lake Lotawana Parks and Recreation. All donations received through Lotawana Live are received by the 501(c)(3) parent organization.
Board of Directors
Active Parks & Rec Divisions
Lotawana Live and Lotasmoke are one part of a broader network of community programs — all under the Lake Lotawana Parks and Recreation umbrella.