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BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2007-2008 President,
Gary Wieskamp
; President Elect,
Karen Diercks
; Directors: Dennis McDonald, Mary Wildermuth, Tim Nelson, John Schwandke. Past President:
Dale Lucht
, S; Treasurer: Randy Ludke, GS; Secretary
Ann Moody,G(2)S
www.muscatinerotary.org
Governor, District 6000: Diana Reed, Des Moines, Iowa.
Rotary International President: Wilfrid J. Wilkinson, Ontario, Canada.
THE BIG QUESTION
Why does Ann Meeker look so much like Harvey Allbee, Jr? She sounds a lot like him too. Ann did a wonderful job on St. Patrick's day. We really appreciate the consideration.
THE OTHER BIG QUESTION
How did we wind up with Italian food on St. Patrick's Day?
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Troy Dannen, Executive Director of the Iowa High School Girl's Athletic Union will provide an update on the role of the Union and an update on Girl's activities in the State of Iowa
LAST WEEK'S
Mary Rose Peterschmidt provided an update on the proposed "Zoo Garden" for Week Park. This is a pretty neat project that will help turn Weed Park into a major area attraction. It also evokes a lot of memories from long-time residents and natives of what it was like to pass the monkey cage.
BRIGHTENER
Seeing her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.
UPCOMING ROTARY PROGRAMS
Tom Williams is chair for March.
March 31 Judy Jeffrey, Director of the Iowa Department of Education will provide an update on educational issues in the State of Iowa.
Sr. Irma Ries is program chair for April.
April 7, 2008
Topic: Student Food Drive Presenter: Sarah Johnson (Secretary/Executive Director, Bettendorf, IA) Introduction by Roger Lande
April 14, 2008
Topic: Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Presenters: Sara Fitzer-Huston (Unit Director of the American Red Cross Muscatine-Louisa Unit Sharon Gibson-Ellis (Chief Professional Officer of United Way of Muscatine, Inc.)
April 21, 2008
Topic: Muscatine County Needs Assessment Presenters: Becky Furlong (Curriculum Director of Muscatine Community School District) Mike Johannsen (Community Services Director of Muscatine County Community Services) Sharon Gibson-Ellis (Chief Professional Officer of United Way of Muscatine, Inc.)
April 28, 2008
Topic: Domestic Violence Rape Sexual Assault Program Presenters from Family Resources, Inc. Dawn Sturms - Regional Coordinator of Muscatine Rachel Riley-Smock: Program Coordinator of Dome stic Abuse and Sexual Assault Advocacy Program Heidi Freeland - Community Educator
Marv Krieger is program chair for May.
Barb Christensen and A.J. Johnson are program chairs for June.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nomination forms are on the tables for Vocational Awareness Award, Citizen of the Year Award, and Robert L. Roach Award. If you have somebody in mind who is worthy of any of these awards, please submit your nomination.
Bill Housh is still in the hospital. He fell and broke his hip while sliding into the Holiday Inn for the meeting of March 3.
Stan Howe is down with pneumonia. Kip Fisher has his phone number (he's out of town) if you want to give him a call.
HAPPY NEWS
Scott Natvig was happy that the Iowa season is mercifully over.
Shirley Jean Drake is happy that those Bulldogs are hooked up with March Madness.
Dennis McDonald is tickled (can bankers be tickled?) about Wisconsin athletics.
John Stevens is also happy about those Bulldogs, even though he's an ISU grad.
GUESTS
Students - Spring Break! No students.
ROTARIAN GUESTS
Paulo Meinhaedt from Xangri-La, Brazil
NON-ROTARIAN GUESTS Jorge Meinhardt of Muscatine (he work for HNI ---- say did anyone give him a membership application?
BRIGHTENER
A backward poet writes inverse.
SONG LEADERS
March - Ann Meeker
April - Diana Gradert
May - Norm Smith
June - Harvey Allbee, Jr.
Our Quote of the Day -
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
THE WEEKLY PIN SHAKEDOWN
What a rip-off! My table was pinned but nobody asked about it! Try to wear a pin.
Today's Rotary Moment - A Quote from Edward Cadman, Rotary International President 1985-1986 "Where there is ..a starving child..a weeping mother - Rotary can be there. Where there is ..a cateracted eye ..a crooked limb, ..a need for medicine ..braces ..surgery - Rotary can be there. Where there is a sigh of the lonely, the despair of the isolated - Rotary can be there. Rotary is the sanctity of fellowship, the love of brotherhood, the warmth of trust."
BRIGHTENER
Dead batteries are ususally sold free of charge.
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