November 18th Program - Football MVP

2019 Glen "Doc" Miller Most Valuable Football Player

Ray Seidel, Columbus High School

 
Waterloo Rotarian Wade Itzen presents 2019 MVP Ray Seidel


This regulation-size gold football, mounted on a base, is a travelling trophy given each year by the Downtown Waterloo Rotary to the outstanding player in football in the Waterloo Schools. It is given in memory of an outstanding Rotarian, Glen "Doc" Miller, a great athlete and president of the Waterloo Rotary Club in 1954. "Doc" was captain of the University of Iowa football team in 1923, and a player on the great Iowa teams of 1921-22 which beat Yale.

Click here to see photos from the 2019 ceremony

 
 
2019 Volleyball MVP - Avery Kroll, West High
Since 1936 the Waterloo Rotary Club has enjoyed the honor each year to celebrate outstanding performance by high school athletes in the city of Waterloo and surrounding areas. Area volleyball coaches choose their MVP's and then by ballot of all the coaches award the trophy for overall Most Valuable volleyball player. The winner is entitled to display the trophy at her school for the next twelve months.

2019 Waterloo Rotary MVP Avery Kroll, West High School

Avery is presented the travelling trophy by Barb Prather and Jaclyne Heller

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Ramada Hotel News
 
News came recently of the completed sale of the downtown Ramada hotel to South Dakota-based Mekenda LLC. All the Ramada employees lost their jobs when the sale was completed and the building will close for business and undergo major renovations for the next 9 months. Our regular meeting venue in the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center will remain open and functioning during the hotel renovation, and the convention center staff are still employed.  Click here to read a recent Courier article about the hotel project.
 
 
 
Jump Start Your Rotary Giving!
Have you considered giving to YOUR Rotary Foundation on an on-going basis to support not only Rotarians’ international activities but also those at our district and local level?
Or, maybe you have been giving regularly when you pay your quarterly dues?  Would you like to help make our Treasurer’s duties a little lighter by automating those payments via your credit card directly through Rotary?
Well, we want to give you some incentives to accomplish all of that!
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Upcoming Programs
One reason we have amazing programs and speakers is to entice more community leaders to be a part of our club. Invite someone to have lunch and learn about one of these upcoming topics!
 
November 18 - The Annual Rotary Football Banquet celebrates local players and their season. The Guest Speaker this year is former Iowa Hawkeye wide receiver (for coach Hayden Fry), and current collegiate FBS official, Robert Smith!
 
 
November 25 - No Monday Meeting. Happy THANKSGIVING!
 
 
November 4th Program
 
Our own Deb Pullin-Van Auken will share a behind the scenes look at what's happening with the Rotary Foundation both at a local and national level. As a paying member of an International Organization, it is great to know what your dues are going to support! 
 
 
 
November Birthdays
 
Come celebrate your fellow Rotarians born in November at Monday's meeting!
 
Hovey BromNov 05 
Jay CrispNov 06 
David AllbaughNov 08 
Luke JensenNov 08 
Shannon ThiesNov 15 
Donna MillerNov 12 
Tavis HallNov 16 
 
 
 
First in the World Rotary Club for Veterans
The Rotary Club of Minnesota Veterans, formed in October, aims to have veterans helping veterans. 
 
Eldon Tessman congratulated Army veteran Brittany Ritchie Sievers.
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October 28 Program - CF CAPS
 
The Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) represents the collaboration of education, business and community, providing students with a unique, immersive experience, resulting in highly skilled, adaptable, global innovators and leaders. Dr. Alba Aguillon, is the Director of the Medical & Health Sciences Division of CAPS. Learn more about CAPS and the variety of strands they offer students in Northeast Iowa. 
 
 
World Polio Day
 
Today, October 24th - World Polio Day, Rotary and its Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners announced that wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide. WPV3 is only the third infectious human disease-causing pathogen to be eradicated in history, following smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2. This achievement means that two of the three wild polio strains have now been wiped out, an important marker of progress against the disease.

The announcement comes on the heels of recent news that Nigeria has gone three years without a case of wild poliovirus, which means that the entire African region could be certified wild poliovirus-free in sometime in 2020.

 
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October 21 program - BHC Health
 
Black Hawk County  Health Department Director 
 
Dr. Nafissa Cisse-Egbuonye is the public health director for Black Hawk County Health Department. She earned her doctoral degree in public health education from Texas A& M University and her Master’s in Public health from San Diego State University. Dr. Cisse-Egbuonye has worked with different organizations conducting research, implementing health promotion programs, and advocating for the vulnerable populations. Furthermore, She is person coming from a diverse background and fluent in four major languages. She is accustomed to various cultures, which is necessary when developing public health programs nationally and globally.
 
 
October 14 Program - Verve Kombucha
 
There's a new drink in town. The Cedar Valley is seeing a new business serving the latest trends of kombucha.  Verve Kombucha started as a dream from Sidecar Coffee. Verve partners Alex Hottle and Andy Fuchtman brewed it for their own consumption. Fuchtman approached Hottle to expand the drink into a new business in Waterloo.   Learn more here. 
 
 
Rotarian of the Week - Nick Rossman
 
Years in Rotary - 1st Year
Hometown - Dubuque, Iowa
College - BA, University of Northern Iowa; MLIS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Occupation – Interim Director, Waterloo Public Library
Fave Food - Probably anything with Pork Belly
Fave movie - Big Lebowski
Random fact about yourself - I have an absurd collection of retro video game systems and games. 
Favorite quote - "Humor is the affectionate communication of insight" Leo Rosten
 
October Birthdays
At our meeting October 7th, we'll celebrate these Rotarians who were born in October!
 
Lind, Mike - Oct 04
Heaton, Bob - Oct 07
Carignan, Steve - Oct 10
Paulsen, Chuck - Oct 10
Bovenmyer, Samuel D. - Oct 12
Durbahn, Mark - Oct 13
Englin, Kaye - Oct 15
Stanford, Doug - Oct 15
Gallagher III, E. J. - Oct 16
Nash, Philip - Oct 16
Schmitt, Steven - Oct 16
Kuiper, Mark - Oct 19
Ericson, Marcella - Oct 25
Beecher, John - Oct 27
 
Rotarian of the Week - Dr. Todd Holcomb
 
Years in Rotary – 10 years
Hometown – Tipton IA
College – Truman State University, Texas Tech University, University of Georgia
Occupation – President, Hawkeye Community College
Fave Food – Spaghetti and meatballs
Fave movie – Patch Adams
Random fact about yourself – 10-year participant in RAGBRAI
Favorite quote – “To have made even one person’s life a little better, that is to succeed.” – Thoreau.
 
 
 
One Rotary Summits
 
5970 District will be presenting One Rotary Summits, emphasizing how we as Rotarians and Rotaractors are Connected by Our Rotary Stories.  The summits emphasize the relationship among Membership, Public Image, and Humanitarian Service through The Rotary Foundation and is a unique and effective way to help club members understand and become truly engaged in the opportunities offered by Rotary and Rotaract.  

October 29, 2019 - Cedar Rapids - Matthew 25 - 2201 3rd Avenue SW - Register. 
 
Please register as soon as possible...don't miss this awesome training opportunity!
 
Sign in to member access at www.district5970.org to register for a One Rotary Summit near you!  If you have any trouble with the registration process, email Suellen Kolbet at des@district5970.org and she will register you!
 
October 7th Program
 
October Birthdays & President-Elect Annie will interview Assistant District Governor Phil Nash 
Phil is a past president and a 7 year veteran of the Waterloo Downtown Rotary Club. He is working alongside District Governor Michelle Bell to connect the local clubs in the Cedar Valley. He is the liaison between our clubs and the District Governor. Learn more about Phil, his new role, and how you can be part of the new hashtag movement...#FlatPaulHarris
 
 
Rotarian of the Week - Micki McCracken
 
 
Years in Rotary - This is my 1st year in Rotary
Hometown - Waterloo, Iowa
College - Upper Iowa University
Occupation - Deputy Director at Tri-County Head Start
Fave Food - Tacos
Fave movie - Grease
Random fact about yourself - I love dogs and have two that own me, an Irish Setter and a Gordon Setter, Dublin and Austin
Favorite quote - " Be the change you wish to see in the world"
 
 
7-Time Paul Harris Fellow Jeff Halverson
 

The PAUL HARRIS Fellow is an award given to those who have given $1,000 dollars possibly over several years to our foundation or by a sponsor that has given the money in their name for extraordinary services rendered. It is one of the most prestigious awards in Rotary and thereby named after the founder of Rotary, Paul Harris.

A multiple Paul Harris Fellow is a Paul Harris Fellow who has contributed additional $1000 gifts to the Foundation.

Giving any sum of money to the Rotary Foundation makes you a part of the eradication of Polio, a partner in creating PEACE, a person who supports Clean Water and Sanitation where water is worth more than gold, it is measured in LIVES. It makes you someone who believes that all babies, children and moms should have good medical resources, micro-credit and equal rights. You are a person that is fighting Aids, Polio, Malaria and other diseases and doing so much more than I could ever tell you in these few short minutes.

Jeff, your contribution to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is improving living conditions and providing educational opportunities for young people all over the world.  A truly selfless act.

Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to present to you, on behalf of the Trustees of the Rotary Foundation, this emblem of a SEVEN TIMES Paul Harris Fellow.  

-Foundation Chair Deborah D. Pullin-Van Auken

 
 
September 23 Program
 
J. Wilson is the Minister of Iowa Beer for the Iowa Brewers Guild. He serves on the Iowa Wine & Beer Promotion Board; organizes events such as the Iowa Craft Brew Festival, i-BEST technical conference, and the Drinking Pants Pageant; and testified before a United States congressional subcommittee in 2015. A certified beer judge with more than a decade of experience in and around the brewing industry, Wilson has written about beer online and in print for outlets such as CNN, Zymurgy, and All About Beer, and has authored two books on the subject.


 
September 16 Program
Jamie Siefken is the General Manager / Executive Vice President of Cedar Ridge Distillery.  He will be presenting information about this unique business located near Swisher, Iowa.  The business started with the Quint family which has farmed and distilled spirits for generations. In 2005, Jeff Quint founded Cedar Ridge because he believed it was time for Iowa–the number one corn-producing state in the U.S.–to share its homegrown Bourbon Whiskey with the world. Cedar Ridge was the first licensed distillery in Iowa since Prohibition.  After releasing its first batch of whiskey in 2010, Cedar Ridge Distillery quickly became a nationally recognized leader in craft spirits, winning multiple awards such as American Distilling Institute’s “2017 Distiller of the Year” or “Best American Craft Whiskey” at the 2016 New York World Spirits Competition.
 
September 9th Program
 
Rotary Spotlight - Live Interview with Hops & Grapes sponsored organizations: House of Hope & Boys & Girls Club - brought to you by Chuck & Barb.
 
We also introduced these new members:
 
Dr. Todd Holcomb – Hawkeye Community College President
Nick Rossman –Waterloo Public Library
Micki McCracken – Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, Deputy Director
Star Rupe – President and CEO of Goodwill Industries (not pictured)
 
 
 
Hurricane Dorian Relief
With many things happening this first week of September, we find ourselves thinking about those that are seeking shelter and recovery from Hurricane Dorian.  It will not be enough to just think about them, there are ways Rotarians can get involved by making donations to organizations.   
 
The Rotary Foundation provides Disaster Response Grants to the areas affected by the hurricane, which are funded through on-line donations.  The quickest and easiest way to give is online on Rotary’s website at this link:  https://my.rotary.org/en/donate and direct your gift to the Disaster Response Fund.  (Please note that the donations will be credited toward a Rotarian’s Annual Giving, but will not apply to Share or District Designated Funds.)
 
You will also find a few more organizations and Rotary Districts that are raising funds for Hurricane Dorian relief on Rotary’s website.  They can be found at this link:  https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/disaster-response .  (Please be aware that gifts to these organizations may be charitable gifts, but may not count toward a Rotarian’s Annual Giving since they are not given to The Rotary Foundation.)  
 
Thank you for your support to help our Rotarians who are in dire need of help as they work to recover from this horrible disaster.  Our prayers are with all who have been impacted by this storm.
 
Michelle Bell
5970 District Governor
 
 
September Birthdays
Join us on the 9th to honor these Rotarians born in September:
 
Wade ItzenSep 02 
Steve WeidnerSep 06 
Kevin SonnenbergSep 7 
John Bunge '02Sep 09 
Dave LedermanSep 12 
Annie Vander WerffSep 13 
Gene LeonhartSep 14 
Bryan BurtonSep 15 
Bari RichterSep 16 
Larry SteffensSep 23 
Nick HildebrandtSep 24 
Adam SchaeferSep 24 
Deb Pullin-Van AukenSep 26 
Jeff Halverson '13Sep 28 
 
 
 
 
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