Metro North Rotary Notes:
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Prayer & Pledge: Ash Wagel
Guests & Visitors: Brenda Miller, Bas Jordaan, Nancy Stockwell; visiting rotarians: Bill Jacobson (speaker), Amanda Zhorne and Jodi Pellerin
Announcements:
- Lager Lympics: Our annual fundraising event 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 - there are several previous sponsors that have not signed up this year. Please contact Chelsea Lammers at clammersyfc@gmail.com with any questions pertaining to sponsorships. Thank you for your support!
- Metro HS Appreciation lunch: Friday, May 31st - we need volunteers from 11:30 - 1 p.m. This is the 9th year of this great event.
- Membership Drive: Increase your chances to earn a VISA giftcard and bring guests to Rotary!
- Rotary Grants: Boys and Girls Club and United Way were both awarded grants this year
- Rotary Foundation: Make your donations by June 30th for this year.
- MNR Golfing Outing: RSVP now for the June 6th for golf outing at Hunters Ridge Golf Course. It will start at 11:30 with tee-off at noon and include lunch for $70/pp.
- Please remember to sign and send in your collection policy agreement to Dave Carlson.
Connect:
- Upcoming meetings
- 5/30/19 - Keith Billick - Side by Side Iowa - Hiawatha Midtown Development
- 6/6/19 - Metro North Golf Outing - Hunters Ridge Golf Course
Rotary Exchange Student: Bas Jordaan spoke to the club about his year in Cedar Rapids. His first impression of Iowa was corn. His host families offered great experiences for him that included several trips throughout the US. He has formed some lifelong friendships with other rotary exchange students, his soccer teammates and his friends from high school. He wanted to thank Rotary for this lifechanging experience.
Speaker: Our speaker was William Jacobson PhD P.D.G, who wrote the book about the journey of the Cedar Rapids Rotary. Cedar Rapids rotary was started in 1914 so they are celebrating 105 years. Bill has been a member of the Downtown Rotary since 1975.
Rotary was the world's first service club formed in 1905 by Paul Harris in Chicago. Life expands by service to others with a focus on 5 areas including club service, vocational, community, international and generational. Women went all the way to the Supreme Court in 1986 to be able to join rotary.
Some local projects that the rotaries have done in the area: Centennial Project at Cedar Lake, Playgrounds at some low income schools, Newbo City Market Rotary Hall, and Prospect Meadows Baseball Park.
Bill has the book available for purchase for $20.
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: Amy Miller
