March 28, 2011, Club Bulletin #367

Posted by Mary Wildermuth 
 
 

March 28, 2011 Club Bulletin # 367

Program for Today: Pearl City Outreach

March 28 Invocation by: Judi Holdorf

March 28 Music Leader: Paul Kraushaar

Guests for March 21, 2011: Jake Adams with Jeremy Heimisch and Ann Carroll.

President Tom Ward shared in his Rotary Informational Moment the important information that the Rotary World Peace Scholars program was begun in 1999. The program is a 2 year Masters Degree Program designed to promote peace and conflict resolution. The Academic Centers are spread throughout the world with at least one in the U.S.

YOUR Rotary Club will pay for your registration to our April 29th Conference. See Tom Ward or Mike Ruby for details and options for rides. Learn about District 6000 Initiatives and meet fellow Rotarians.

Keith Porter encouraged Rotarians to nominate qualified persons for the 2nd Annual Great Initiatives Award sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine. Criteria include leadership in the community, someone who has been a catalyst to make something great happen. Applications can be filed electronically at the Community Foundation website and are due on April 21st!!!

Happy News: Harvey Allbee was grateful for the every week Rotarians who keep us organized and sit at the back table...Secretary, Treasurer, Sargent at Arms... Brooke Mehaffey, Caren Luke and Chuck Moody. Taura Prosek noted that the school and public librarians appreciated coming to Rotary a couple weeks ago. Mike Ruby encouraged us to contribute to the Bowl for Kids Sake...Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring Program by putting a dollar or so on the table!!

Steve Jameson, Publisher of the Muscatine Journal was introduced and became our newest member. His sponsor was Mary Wildermuth. Welcome Steve!!

Program: Dr. Trudy Burns provided a very thorough overview of the Muscatine Heart Study. Her focus was on the progression of obesity within Muscatine Middle School students, and in particular the measurement of cardiovascular risk factors in school children. The study has been going on since 1970 with over 23,000 Muscatine residents participating.

  • Since 1970 there has been a steady increase in the proportion of Muscatine Middle School students who are overweight and a dramatic increase in the proportion who are obese.
  • The obesity evidence will likely lead to the onset of heart disease at a earlier age.
  • Body size alone does not allow for identifying those at highest rish of premature atherosclerosis.