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Program for October 2nd
  
 
Cedar Falls Public Safety Director/Police Chief Jeff Olson and Cedar Falls Fire Chief John Bostwick will join us Monday.  30 years ago, John was hired as a firefighter in Cedar Falls, and that same year Jeff was hired as a police officer.
 
 
Rotary Birthdays Celebrated Oct 2
Join us for dessert and chuckles as we run down a long list of October birthdays:
 
Lind, Mike - Oct 04
Heaton, Bob - Oct 07
Hurley, Chris - Oct 08
Carignan, Steve - Oct 10
Paulsen, Chuck - Oct 10
Bovenmyer, Sam - 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
Krogh, Christian - Oct 17
Kuiper, Mark - Oct 19
Ericson, Marcella - Oct 25
Beecher, John - Oct 27
Burbridge, Jim - Oct 28
 
 
The Gates are at it again
 
Another challenge grant will match Rotary donations two for one
 
 
In June the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it would donate up to $50 million a year for three years to match Rotary gifts. That means if The Rotary Foundation reaches the $25 million goal for three years, it will bring in $225 million.
 
The Gates Foundation’s effort started in 2007 and could exceed $1 billion.
 
Meanwhile, The World Health Organization of the United Nations, reports only ten new cases of wild polio this year thru September 22, six in Afghanistan and four in Pakistan. There are no new cases this year in Nigeria, which had been one of three infected countries.
 
 
 
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Networking Events!
Upcoming opportunities to Network with Rotarians from around the Cedar Valley!  Presented by Rotary Club of the Cedar Valley Social team.
 
October End Polio Now events:
Sunday, Oct 8 - small wine tasting, commissions donated to The Rotary Foundation Polio efforts.  Contact Philip.d.nash@wellsfargo.com for more details.  Hosted by Jessica Rucker
Saturday, Oct 14 - Freeze Out Polio with the Waterloo Black Hawks, more information to follow
Tuesday, Oct 24 (World Polio Day) - Annual Dine Out to End Polio event, restaurant list coming
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Upcoming Programs
We have some great programs coming up that many of your friends and associates would be interested in...reach out to them and make plans to offer a complimentary lunch and peek inside our club!
 
October 9: Molly McLaughlin – Outbound Exchange experience
October 16: Megan Yturriaga, Executive Director - Alternatives Pregnancy
October 23: Waterloo Candidate Forum
October 30:  District Governor Ralph Smith
November 6: Football Banquet
November 13: Volleyball Banquet
November 20: No Meeting – Happy Thanksgiving Week!
November 27: Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Nakhle Ghorr - The Conflict with Fundamentalist Islam in Iraq and Syria and its Consequence
December 4: Michelle Bell – Rotary Foundation
December 11: Rotary Membership Drive
December 18: Christmas Program
December 25: No Meeting 
 
 
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