Guests & Visitors: Tina had our guests, and the greeting was, "Join us at Cedar Ridge!" Speaker (our own) Kimm Harris; Marci Dahl and Susan Pfeiler-Todd from Marion Rotary; Elizabeth Daly from Daybreak Rotary; and Anne Johnson, guest of Scott Johnson.
Announcements:
Joke: A middle-aged woman has a heart attack and is taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she has a near death experience. During that experience she sees God and asks if this is it. God says, "No," and explains that she has another thirty years to live. Upon her recovery she decides to just stay in the hospital and have a face lift, liposuction, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, etc. She even has someone come in and changer her hair color. She figures since she's got another thirty years she might as well make the most of it. She walks out of the hospital after the last operation and is killed by an ambulance speeding by. She arrives in front of God and complains, "I thought you said I had another thirty years." God replies, "I didn't recognize you."
Marci Dahl announced that Marion East is having a Waffle Breakfast on Saturday, May 18th, with Dad's Belgian Waffles (they're yummy!). Benefits go to the "Shoes For Kids" project. See their website for details.
Ash Wagel announced that this year's foreign exchange inbound student will be a senior from France, attending Washington HS. Please contact Ash if you know of a potential outbound student.
Patti presented a badge to new member Lindsay Glynn! Lindsay works at Abbe Health.
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. We need all hands on deck to sign up to help day of!! Please use SignUp Genius to sign up and let us know your T-shirt size!! As always please keep trying to secure sponsorships as well! Please contact Chelsea Lammers at clammersyfc@gmail.com with any questions pertaining to sponsorships. Thank you for your support!
We are having a Membership Drive! Increase your chances to earn a VISA giftcard and bring guests to Rotary! A great event to invite guests would be at out May 16th Outing to Cedar Ridge. That day we will be meeting at 4PM at Cedar Ridge and NOT at Butcher Block at 11:30.
Save the date of June 6th for the MNR golf outing.
Please remember to sign and send in your collection policy agreement to Dave Carlson.
Thursday, May 23 will be the unveiling for Prospect Meadows with a Ribbon Cutting at 4pm and the Wall Unveiling at 5pm.
Patti shared the Thank You from the Boys & Girls Club for the Blue Door Bash.
Metro North is looking for a used laptop computer to run slideshows, etc.
Connect:
Upcoming meetings
5/16/19 - Jeff Quint - At Cedar Ridge Winery at 4pm (We will not be at the Butcher Block this day)
5/23/19 - Greg Edwards, CEO of Watchpoint Data - Cyber Security Solutions
5/30/19 - Keith Billick - Side by Side Iowa - Hiawatha Midtown Development
Make a Difference: Tom Patterson volunteered to take food to the Ronald McDonald House.
Speaker: Kimm Harris from the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center - The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Kimm, through the Center, works with international businesses, international visitors and does business consulting. As such, the University is one of the sites for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The program hosts 25 young leaders from Africa for six weeks. The young African leaders participate in volunteer opportunities, go to local businesses, and take part in cultural activities.
The program is looking for mentors for these young leaders. They will have initial presentations on June 26th, final presentations on July 11th, and visit Cedar Rapids on July 24th. Mentors may participate in one or all of these sessions. Additionally, mentors are needed for one-on-one sessions.
The UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center also provides additional services. It provides business consulting, where undergrad students work with local businesses on marketing, strategy and research. International business consulting involves UI students working online with the Mandela Fellows on a semester-long course. And venture school is a 6 week program in the State of Iowa that provides intensive entrepreneurship training.
If you have any questions, please contact Kimm for more information at kimm-harris@uiowa.edu.
