Join us Monday to hear from fellow Rotarian Dr. Todd Holcomb who is in his first year as President of Hawkeye Community College.
For over 50 years, Hawkeye Community College has distinguished itself as one of Iowa’s best community colleges. Known for an environment that is academically challenging, caring faculty and staff, and for providing the latest technology, Dr. Holcomb will share insights on the impact Hawkeye is having on our community and the state of Iowa. Local employment trends and ongoing priorities for Hawkeye will also be shared with our club.
Nearly 4,000 Rotary members from 35 countries, government officials and topic experts explored ideas and solutions around disease prevention and treatment, water sanitation and hygiene, education and other topics relevant to India
Rotary began its journey in India from the city of Kolkata, on 1st January, 1920 inspired by the organisation’s motto, “service above self”. In the last 100 years, Rotary has grown from one club to 4,000 with 1.5 lakh Rotary members in India.
In 2018-19, The Rotary Foundation in India supported projects worth $22.81 million, including: improving the education system; tackling significant public health problems throughout the country;
providing women entrepreneurs with sustainable access to microfinance; enhancing sanitation and hygiene standards, especially for women and girls; providing access to clean and safe drinking water; helping rebuild homes, schools, and businesses affected by natural disasters and much more.
As a driving force behind global efforts to eradicate polio, Rotary will join India in celebrating its sixth polio-free year on 27th March, 2020. Since 1995, Rotary worked with the Indian government to institute National Immunisation Days each year to immunise 172 million children under five years of age.
Congratulating Rotary on achieving this 100-year milestone, Chief Guest Jagdeep Dhankar, Governor of Bengal, said, “The third decade of this century will be a decisive one for India, and organisations like Rotary, with its resources and commitment to creating positive and lasting change in the world, have an important role to play. Ending polio in India is a testament to Rotary’s dedication and action. We look forward to collaborating with Rotary to address India’s other challenges.”
A recent review of our club’s bylaws revealed that we need to bring them into the “new” century! Ed Gallagher and Deb Pullin-Van Auken have volunteered to lead a group to identify possible changes to propose to the club. If you are interested in assisting with this project, please contact one of them (edjoe3@gmail.com or deb.pullinvanauken@usbank.com).
The time commitment for this short-term project is fairly minimal. Expectations are that volunteers will receive a copy of our club’s bylaws as well as bylaws from at least one other club and/or other materials from Rotary International to review. The group will then meet to go over our bylaws to identify and discuss changes, a proposed draft will be put together by the co-leaders, and then the group will meet one more time to for final considerations.
Do you work for a non-profit or serve on a non-profit board in the community? Do they have a fundraising event coming up? If so, we can feature on Facebook and on the Calendar of Events on the screen at Rotary meetings! Please send event details to jheller@kwwl.com.
Keynote Speaker: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Michael Naig
Our annual Rural-Urban Day is always one of the bright spots in our Rotary year when our agriculture friends join us for some great food and a wonderful speaker. This year, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Michael Naig will give our keynote address. Rotarian Bob Regenwether recently stated, “Mike spoke at a meeting I was at this week. He did an excellent job.”
How can you join in on the fun?
Invite your agriculture friends to join you at Rural-Urban Day or sponsor one or more. If you sponsor one or more person and are able to attend that day, we will pair you up a new friend(s). If you are not able to attend but want to sponsor one or more attendees, we thank you and will make sure they are warmly welcomed and hosted during the event.
The cost is the same as hosting a guest at a meeting (you are covered by your Rotary dues). This can be paid in advance or added to your next quarterly statement.
The event committee will be at the doors before the meetings leading up to the event to sign up your friends or to line up your sponsorship. If you are lining up your own guests, please relay the number and names to the committee for planning and billing purposes.
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!
3/2 - Birthday Celebration & Michelle Bell, District Governor
3/9 - Rural Urban Day; Speaker being confirmed; Invite your favorite guests
3/16 - Census 2020! It's coming are you ready? Learn ways to engage your community and constituents as well as what the Census data can do for you.
3/23 - Dave Beaty and the Air Service Working Group
4/6 - Birthdays and a presentation by Bruce Willemsen, Owner of Big Timber Barn Company. At Big Timber Barn Company, we’re passionate about constructing solid, rugged, and beautiful barns that will be a timeless addition to your estate. Whether you’re looking for an exquisite barn home, a space for hosting weddings and events, a unique commercial structure, or a functional storage or livestock barn, we can design a custom space that fits all your needs. https://bigtimberbarns.com/
4/13 - Waterloo Rotary VOLUNTEER DAY at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank! We will meet offsite at the Food Bank for lunch brief updates and an actual work project. More details to come. Timeframe will be noon-1:00.
