Waterloo Rotary Reporter (Mar 16, 2018)

March 19 Program

Laura Kann from the Cedar Falls Club will come to speak to our membership briefly about their service project coming up. They are hosting a fundraiser for their Nigeria Well Project on Saturday, April 14^th. It’s going to be a traditional Hungarian dinner as well as a reverse raffle to win $5,000. They are selling 100 tickets only for this event, and all proceeds will go towards helping us build wells in Nigeria.

Our featured speaker Monday will be The American Cancer Society. Tammy Schoonover will be providing an overview of the American Cancer Society and their local community events and Kelly Angell will be present a priority of ACS this year, HPV vaccination.

Kelly has been with the American Cancer Society for 7 years and works with the ACS Mission Programs of the Road To Recovery and Hotel Partners Programs for all of Iowa and South Dakota to help remove transportation or lodging as a barrier to a cancer patients treatment options. Kelly oversees all of the volunteers in these programs and works in various communities to share the impact of ACS programs and services. Kelly and her husband live here in waterloo with her husband and 2 children.

Tammy has been with the American Cancer Society for 6 years and serves as the community development manager for UNI, Black Hawk, Grundy and Tama Counties. Tammy is also responsible for the golf fundraising event and the daffodil sales. Tammy and her husband reside in Cedar Falls and she has two college age students attending UNI.

Farmers Bank Spotlights Rotary

Thank you to Mindy Hendrickson at the Farmer’s State Bank location in downtown Waterloo. She and her co-workers have set up a table to Spotlight the Waterloo Rotary Club as their business customer of the month! There are photos from different projects, brochures, and even invitations to become members! Thank you Mindy!

March 12 Program

David Welter recently retired from the Cedar Falls Community School District after serving forty years in education, thirty-seven of which were spent in Cedar Falls. During that time, he taught social studies, has been involved with baseball at the high school, college, and professional levels, while also serving as a Jr. High principal for the past sixteen years.
Since retiring, Welter continues to scout for the Atlanta Braves, works as an education consultant, farms, and enjoys precious time with his children and granddaughters. Welter has been inducted into the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame as well as being named Iowa’s Middle Level Principal of the Year in 2013. Dave shared stories from his book “Reflections From the Home Team…Go the Distance”

Last reminder – if people are interested in purchasing the book from David Welter, “Reflections from the Home Team, Go the Distance” you can do so here: www.reflectionsfromthehometeam.com/

BUY A DUCK AND CHANGE THE WORLD!

This year's Duck Race will take place June 2 at the District 5970 Conference in Charles City. Here's how it works:

Each club and individuals in that club who purchase ducks will be represented by a single duck in the race.
The first three ducks to cross the finish line will be the winners. Once the three winning clubs have been determined, a computer pick at random will choose one winner of a Paul Harris Fellow designation for each of the three winning clubs.
Each club participating in the race will receive Foundation Paul Harris Fellow points for the full amount of dollars contributed by the club through the purchase of ducks.

Ducks cost $5. They can be purchased online (district5970.org) at $5.42 each, which covers the district's cost for credit card fees. To save the 42 cents, send a check to:

John Wasta
Tallgrass Business Resources
1239 First Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Great Programs For Sharing With Prospective Members

The only way our club can grow and continue serving our community is to bring new people to get hooked on Rotary. There are some amazing speakers lined up in the coming weeks - make it a goal to call AT LEAST ONE person and invite them to lunch. Our club provides two complimentary lunches for prospective members - who would say "no" to a free lunch!?!

March 19 – Rotarians Engage with American Cancer Society – HPV Vaccinations – Tammy Schoonover

March 26 – Rotary in Action – Steve & Liz Thorpe

April 2 – Cedar Valley Trails Partnership – Roger White & Bob Manning

April 9 – Boys & Girls Club – Chuck Rowe & Phil Nash

April 16 – Iowa Auditor of State – Mary Mosiman

April 23 – Student Honors Luncheon

April 30 - Program pending

May 7- Pathways – Jackie Preston

May 14 – Program not scheduled yet - do you have a suggestion? Email Katelyn!

May 21 – Program not scheduled yet - do you have a suggestion? Email Katelyn!

May 28 – No Meeting – Memorial Day

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