Waterloo Rotary Reporter (Feb 24, 2017)

Program for Feb 27

Today is Rural/Urban Day! Please help us welcome area Agriculture Producers and make them feel welcome. Brad Kinsinger will be our featured Speaker. Be sure to arrive 10-15 minutes early to meet your guest producer and have time to chat with them before the program.

Brad Kinsinger serves as an assistant professor in the Agricultural Business program at Hawkeye Community College along with leading the Global Agriculture Learning Center at Hawkeye. Before arriving at Hawkeye in 2010 Brad was the agricultural instructor and FFA advisor at West Branch High School. Brad has fostered and cultivated agricultural partnerships in Brazil, Denmark, Haiti, and Nicaragua with new connections in the works. Brad received his bachelors of science in agricultural education from Iowa State University and is currently pursuing a master’s in international agriculture through Oklahoma State University.

112 Years

In 1945, Rotary founder Paul Harris couldn't imagine what #Rotary would be in one hundred years. February 23rd marks our 112th anniversary.

https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/history

RYLA 2017 Update

Iowa RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is holding its annual 6-day leadership conference in Grinnell, Iowa from Sunday, July 16 through Friday, July 21. The objectives of RYLA are:

To encourage and assist youth leaders and potential leaders in methods of responsible and effective leadership by providing them with a training experience;
To encourage continued and stronger leadership of youth by youth; and
To publicly recognize the outstanding qualities of many young people who are rendering service to their schools and communities as leaders.

Waterloo Rotary Club is sponsoring two attendees to RYLA, one of them being our 2017-2018 outbound exchange student, Holly Harris. We are currently accepting applications and recommendations for another student. High school sophomores or juniors (classes of 2019 and 2018, respectively) may apply. Our Club pays for the entire fee for the student. To learn more information, and to obtain an application form, visit www.iowaryla.org.