Please join us July 15th to welcome Felicia Carter, a Certified Prevention Specialist with Pathways Behavioral Services. She will be presenting on prevention programs used in Community Outreach with high risk youth.
We'll celebrate these Rotarian birthdays at our July 15th meeting:
| Rick Morris | Jul 02 |
| Jerry Maifield | Jul 07 |
| Jay Ginther | Jul 10 |
| James Madison | Jul 10 |
| Lauren Finke | Jul 17 |
| Milton Dakovich | Jul 20 |
| Herb Williams | Jul 22 |
| David Holm | Jul 23 |
| Mike Broshar | Jul 26 |
| Heather LaBonte | Jul 27 |
| Bob Manning | Jul 30 |
SAVE THE DATE
Rotary Family Picnic
When: Thursday, July 25
5:30pm - social hour & kids activities
6:30pm - dinner served
Where: Rotary Reserve (5932 North Union Road Cedar Falls, IA 50613)
There will be inflatables for the kids, face painting, coloring contest and much more!!
Food menu will be similar as the last few years: Chicken, baked beans, sweet corn, watermelon, & ice cream!!
Bring your entire family for only $20.00.
Please RSVP with the total number of guests: ktungland@jaeasterniowa.org
Looking forward to seeing you & your families :)
Your President,
Katelyn Tungland
Pay close attention to your inbox this summer for reminders on upcoming Rotary meetings:
July 22nd - We'll meet OFF SITE at the Courtyard by Marriott (250 Westfield Avenue)
July 25th - Rotary Family Picnic at the Rotary Reserve (5932 North Union Road Cedar Falls)
July 29th - NO REGULAR MONDAY MEETING
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Norman Usery and the Waterloo Community Playhouse cast of Beauty and the Beast joined us with our annual summer production preview July 1st.
Now-past president Katelyn Tungland passed the gavel at our June 24th meeting to now-club president Mark Durbahn. In her last remarks at the podium as our president, she thanked several Rotarians who assisted her throughout the year, and the membership showed her appreciation for leading our club through another successful year.
President Mark has included a letter to members below:
As a Rotarian, you know your district makes an impact on your community. Now it’s time to let everyone know! Consider applying for a public image (PI) grant for your club to help increase community awareness and attract new members.
Rotary clubs that have never received a PI grant can apply for up to 26 matching grants of up to $250 each. Clubs must match the grants dollar-for-dollar and apply the funds to long-term projects (grant requests for one-time events or projects will not be accepted). Projects must be completed by June 1, 2020.
The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2019. Apply for your club’s grants today.
The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2019. Apply for your club’s grants today.
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Mark Oliver and Rich Eckstien from Bergan KDV presented on the “do’s and don’ts” of cybersecurity.
Mark is the Sales Leader in the Cedar Valley market. He is responsible for growing the client base in the Cedar Valley area by building relationships with potential clients and working with them to help solve pain points they are experiencing in their business operations. Mark has been with the firm’s technology team for more than ten years, helping clients find solutions for their technology needs and is known by his clients and coworkers for being easy to work with and for his friendly and light-hearted demeanor.
A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Mark holds a degree in marketing with a focus on sales and advertising. He devotes his time to the Chamber of Commerce, serving as an Ambassador since 2008. He is also a long-time volunteer for the Boy Scouts Golf Tournament Committee. When he’s not in his office, Mark enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, cycling, golfing, landscaping and brushing up on reruns of Seinfeld.
Deb Berry from KBBG presented the history and significance in the community of the radio station.
OFF-SITE MEETING: Waterloo Center For The Arts, Shoitz Room
Jessica Christensen with the Cedar Bend Humane Society will have pets in need of homes as well as discussing the services that the Humane Society provide.
Join us IN CEDAR FALLS at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center June 3 for a preview of the 2019-2020 season. Fellow Rotarian Steve Carignan will be our guide.
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Let's honor the Rotarians who celebrate their birthday in June!
| Kathleen Wernimont | Jun 2 |
| Lisa Gates | Jun 14 |
| David Buck | Jun 19 |
| Jacylne Heller | Jun 19 |
| Ross Schoonover | Jun 23 |
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Years in Rotary: 4 Years
Hometown: Clemson, South Carolina
College: University of South Carolina
Job: Chief Office of Human Resources & Equity, Waterloo Community School District
Fave Food: HOTDOGS!!!!
Fave Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Fave quote: I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
Fave thing about Rotary: The involvement in the community for the betterment of ALL!
Something unique about you: I love to code in my spare time!!
The Hops & Grapes committee has prepared the ballot for this years event - each member of our club may choose TWO organizations. Printed ballots will be distributed at our June 10th meeting, or you can review the candidate organizations and email your 2 choices to Barb Prather.
Anahi’s self confident, but quietly positivity shows in her bright smile today as it always does. Her plans are made and completed one at a time. One of her first goal this year was to learn to speak English confidently . When she arrived here with her first interview, her translation app was receiving a real workout and she needed a lot of assistance from her host mom. But, not now. Anahi communicates on her own with me more clearly and understandably than some American students.
Over the 8 months of living in the Cedar Valley, she has had many adventures. In-between a full-time job as a student at West High School in Waterloo. But, she says... “ I can’t believe it is already only 28 days left here. So many friends and incredible places. So many friends. I will miss them all.”
Chris Hofeldt with Cedar Valley Hospice will be talking about their 40 years in the Cedar Valley and how they’ve grown through the years. He will also discuss the services that Cedar Valley Hospice provides the community. Chris Hofeldt graduated from UNI in 2012 with a degree in Marketing and Public Relations. Since graduation Chris has worked at several non-profit organizations in the Cedar Valley.
Years in Rotary – 1 (what was I thinking two decades ago?)
Hometown – Cedar Falls (Waterloo last 24 years)
College – Pillsbury College, Owatonna, MN
Job – Director of Development, Friendship Village
Fav Food – Farm eggs with Sriracha Sauce
Fav Movie – Lord of the Rings – all
Fave Quote – “There is a God in heaven.” (Bible – Daniel 2:28)
Fave thing about Rotary – the spirit of community service
Something unique – two: 1) I married Annie Oakley, 2) Started my business career as senior in high school under James Dutton in the accounting dept. at Santa Claus Industries, WL
Greetings,
Congratulations to the following Clubs for earning the 2018-19 Governor’s Excellence Award:
Algona
Bellevue
Cedar Rapids Daybreak
Cedar Rapids Downtown
Cedar Rapids Metro North
Cedar Rapids Sunrise
Cedar Rapids West
Cedar Valley
Charles City
Dubuque
Estherville
Forest City
Fort Dodge Noon
Garner
Guttenberg
Hampton
Iowa Great Lakes
Manchester
Mason City Noon
Mason City River City Sunrise
Monticello
Mt. Vernon-Lisbon
New Hampton
Rockwell City
Spencer
Waterloo
Waverly
Webster City
Be sure to check the District's Facebook page over the next 28 days to see your Club recognized. Better yet, follow District 5970 on Facebook! Also, there is still time to earn the Governor’s Excellence Award. Here is a link to the form for completion.
Thanks to all who assisted with or attended the District Conference. It was great fun and we even learned some new things and got some new ideas! Visit District 5970’s Facebook page here and click on photos to see pictures taken by District Trainer David Drewelow at the Conference.
David Deeds from JSA joined us to review the great things that JSA has done with revitalizing downtown Waterloo including the new Anton's Garden and future projects that they are planning.
Thanks to Steve and Liz Thorpe, our club has a new easier-to-use Radon detector and YOU can take it home for a week. Simply press the reset button and set it in your basement or other area where you want to test fro Radon. After about 6 hours, it will display a short term reading, and after 24 hours, you'll see a long-term reading. If your long-term average is more than 4 pCi/L you should consider steps to reduce the Radon level to a safer level. The Iowa Radon Survey has indicated that Iowa has the largest percentage (or 71.6%) of homes above the US Environmental Protection Agency action level of 4 pCi/L. It is also designated by the US EPA as an entirely zone 1 state, which means that at least 50% of the homes are above US EPA's recommended action level.
Mason will bring the new detector to the meeting today, but asks that you send him an email to RSVP your week to make more birthdays in your home!
Michelle Sweeney, Project Manager for the University Avenue project in Waterloo shared details on the phases of design and construction on this major project for the City of Waterloo.
Waterloo Rotarian EJ Gallagher bought a duck with his District Conference registration and it turned out to be a very LUCKY DUCK. He has won 1,000 Paul Harris points for our club. Way to go, EJ!
831 Rotarians from 31 clubs in our District purchased a duck for this year’s Duck Race! The district raised a total of $4,172 for the PolioPlus fund. The three winning clubs were Waterloo, Garner and Cedar Rapids clubs.
Peace Through Service
Service Above Self
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