Ash Wagel is our 2023-2024 Metro North Rotary President. Ash is the Business Manager for KGAN-TV Iowa’s News Now, the CBS and FOX affiliates for Eastern Iowa. He has been a member of MNR for 8 years. Ash is a Michigan alum and fan who found his way to Iowa almost 20 years ago and has grown to love it here. Ash is officially an empty nester as his youngest daughter just got married and he is now looking forward to spoiling his granddaughter!
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Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano
320 Collins Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano
320 Collins Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Our Rotary Club recently visited Metro High School to deliver a donation of books for their library to honor all of the speakers that come to our meetings and present to our Club.
Early this fall, we welcomed Suzuha (Su), an exchange student from Japan! She is part of the Rotary Youth Exchange program and will be with us all school year.
Join Metro North Rotary Saturday, June 11th for our signature event - Lager ‘Lympics presented by Cedar Rapids Toyota! Come sample some of the best local and regional craft beers and participate in our Olympic games! This craft beer tasting event will take place inside the NewBo City Market. With 4 hours to sip on a variety of craft beers, enjoy your favorites while discovering new and seasonal brews. To add to the festivities, we're excited to welcome up and coming local music bands from the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy! Plus, where there is beer, there must be food. Vendors from the NewBo City Market will have local fare available for purchase.
Event tickets are available here:
- General Admission Ticket Price: $25*
- DD Ticket Price: $5 (Perfect for those not interested in sampling the beer.)
- General Admission Ticket Price: $25*
- DD Ticket Price: $5 (Perfect for those not interested in sampling the beer.)
Metro North Rotary welcomes Kyle Boardman as President for the 2021/2022 Rotary year! Kyle is an Accounting Manager at Honkamp Krueger where he specializes in corporate and individual tax preparation and consulting, strategic and financial planning, and business consulting. He joined Metro North Rotary in October, 2018.
The competition was steep on Friday, February 1st at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cedar Rapids' annual Youth of the Year Competition! Three of our Rotarians; Cheri Monahan, Joe Schmit and Laura Seyfer; had the tough job of choosing the best competitor to represent Cedar Rapids for 2019!
Metro High School annual Thanksgiving dinner for Staff and Students
Metro North Rotarians helped Club members of the Boys & Girls Clubs celebrate Thanksgiving!
Rotary Ambassador, Author and Rotarian Woodrow 'Wooj' Byun spoke Monday Nov 26 to all the Cedar Rapids area Rotary clubs hosted by the Downtown Rotary at the DoubleTree Hotel.
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Prospect Meadows, a World-class 17-field baseball and softball complex is coming to Linn County in spring 2019. Our Rotary Club, along with the Metro Council of Rotary Clubs, has committed to supporting the Prospect Meadows Project for the next 5 years. We've pledged $30 per member per year, as well as sponsoring 20 baseballs at $500 each. If you would like to help us reach our goal, please fill out the form below.
Check out our outbound student Isabel Hogg's upcoming trip here,
and follow her here,
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