#656, Club Bulletin, June 26, 2017

Happy News: Bobbi Holliday has a daughter(in law, now) her son just got married. Kevin Jenison is thankful for all the helpers with the storm including MPW and the City workers, Erika Cox is grateful for the selfless workers from MPW who helped the town. Harvey Allbee is happy that he and JoAnn could visit horse country and meet American Ferrill. Megan Francis has survived her first dance recital. Karen Diercks is proud of her granddaughter in being 1st chair in the violin section at State. Judi mentioned that the disaster funds hosted by the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine have $2500 for the current disaster to distribute.  Mike Ruby enjoyed the International Rotary Convention in Atlanta experiencing his 4th convention.  Mike invited all to his Celebration on Saturday at 2 as he becomes District Governor.  If you have time he still would appreciate your help with the event...see Mike for details!!   Kudos to you, Mike!! We are so proud of you!!

 

There is a board meeting today after the meeting. Reminder that Club Service Award applications are due today.  Next week we pass the gavel to Erika, as our incoming President!!

 

Program: Dr. Pete Korpi shared his mission experiences over the past 20 years seeing his mission as his responsibility to himself and the world.  There are between 122 and 250 million persons in the world who need glasses. 90 % of these persons live in the very poorest parts of the world.  Pete learned as he went and over the past 20 years he has honed in on what he can do while he is on a mission trip.  In Zambia there are over 1 million orphans.  He has prepared glasses for many many children but really likes to impact the 2% who need it the most because having glasses is a game changer for them. It changes their lives from not seeing at all to have much improved vision.  He can see about 25 kids in and hour but as he ages he believes he must figure out how best to make an impact. He is deciding that he will help in Zambia, Nepal and Haiti because there is some infrastructure support for what he can do.   He ended with a quote..."Where you invest your love you invest your life!!"