Prayer & Pledge: Jenifer Hanson

 

Nate Vriezelaar led the meeting in Patti Kunz's absence. He declined to share the "Joke of the Week" and instead shared thoughts from Rotary International President-elect, Mark Daniel Maloney during the International Assembly in San Diego. "Rotary allows us to connect with each other, in deep and meaningful ways, across our differences...It connects us to people we would never otherwise have met, who are more like us than we ever could have known. It connects us to our communities, to professional opportunities, and to the people who need our help."

Announcements:

• Food packaging - April 18. We will be working with Take Away Hunger.  
• The district conference is coming up April 26-27 in Clear Lake.  For more information go here.
• Our annual fundraising event Lager ‘Lympics is right around the corner on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at NewBo City Market from 11:30 am -3:30pm. As you know the money we raise at this event supports all the great projects we do to support disadvantaged children in our community and internationally. We need your help to secure sponsorships for the event. The sponsorship opportunities and last year’s list of sponsors were emailed out so that everyone can help to promote our event. Please contact Chelsea Lammers at clammersyfc@gmail.com with any questions pertaining to sponsorships. Thank you for your support!

Make a Difference: Tom Patterson volunteered to take food to the Ronald McDonald House.

Speaker:  Pami Erickson, Executive Director, South and Eastern Iowa Chapter of the Red Cross.

The American Red Cross of South and Eastern Iowa serves nineteen counties. In FY2018, they:

• Assisted 199 families with food shelter and comfort that were impacted by disasters such as fires, floods, and tornados
• Installed 177 smoke alarms and made 90 homes safer
• Trained 13,187 people in CPR, First Aid, AED and water safety skills
• Provided 484 emergency communications to military service members and their families
• 9,471 life-saving blood donations
• 222 dedicated volunteers worked 11,598 hours

THE FOUR WAY TEST

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

 

Notes prepared by: Jenifer Hanson