Rotary District 5970 Governor Ward Budweg joined us for lunch March 2nd and encouraged our members to "find their replacement"...in other words, bring new members into our club and transfer our shared wisdom and love for service. Two of our longest-serving Rotarians, Gene Leonhardt (51 years) and Frank Seng (52 years) were honored alongside our newest member Kristi Brown (32 days). Each was given the choice of a lottery ticket or a one dollar bill; Frank chose the sure-thing, while Gene and Kristi chose the potential for instant riches. Gene's ticket was a dud, while Kristi won DOUBLE what Frank walked away with!
Governor Budweg shared stories from his trip to Nicaragua alongside our past presidents Steve Thorpe and Dave Buck as part of our Shoebox Project, as well as circumnavigating the globe on bikes with his wife. Ward donated a copy of their book to the Waterloo Public Library - The World at 10 MPH (available from Amazon -or- free with a $20 autograph directly from Ward).