Iowa City Noon Rotary

Club Information
 

  

Tara (Minetos) Lawson
2024-25 Club President

 

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Every Thursday from 12 noon - 1 pm at
The Elks Club in Iowa City, 637 Foster Road 

The Zoom option is still available at
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Meeting ID: 810 5544 4118 

Minutes - IC Noon Meetings
The Meeting was called to order by President Tara Lawson at 12:10 p.m.
 
Attendees sang “Happy Birthday” led by Rtn. Aaron Schaffer
 
Introductions:
 
Visiting Rotarians: Heather Cordon-Croskrey (Daybreak CR) & Michelle Beisker (CR Downtown rotary)
Visitors: Enzo Nagao, guest of Rtn. Heather Croskrey and Preston McIntyre, guest of Rtn. Sean McIntyre.
 
Rotary-related Announcements:
President Tara Lawson thanked Rtn. Brent Carstensen who attended the Rotary District Grants Seminar and recently finished our grant to help support our Library Project at the new Towncrest Neighborhood Center.
She also highlighted the Kilimanjaro Library Project – Jocoa Kerschen is a WAS alumni who reached out to her late last year about trying to start a library in Tanzania, where he has been a Peace Corps volunteer for over 18 months, teaching science to students.
  • Our club has connected with Books for Africa, which has found a matching donor, and the Regina Foundation provided $1,000 seed money to open the fundraising link
  • Jocoa’s ultimate hope is that this will get students reading, test scores will increase, and the local school district will eventually invest in libraries
  • https://www.booksforafrica.org/donate/donate-project/tanzania/-kilimanjaro-library-project.html
Rtn. Patty McCarty, spoke on behalf of the Rotary Common Future Committee. She noted that Rotary is for everyone and club members are invited to join the Pride Parade coming up on Saturday, June 21.  Please join us if you are interested.
 
Rtn. Linda Farkus, announced that RYLA has invited Rotarians to join them for a day. Let Aaron or Linda know if you are interested and you can carpool.
 
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Club Executives & Directors
President
President Elect
President Nominee
Immediate Past President
Co-Secretary - Member Processing
Treasurer
Rotary Foundation (Chair)
Speakers
Tara Lawson
Jun 19, 2025
Pass the Gavel
Dimy Doresca and Mandela Fellows
Jun 26, 2025
Meet the UI Washington Mandela Fellows
Steve Schomberg
Jul 10, 2025
Miscanthus Update: What You Need to Know
Jason Taylor, Bur Oak Land Trust
Jul 17, 2025
Connecting People to Nature
Janie Baldes, Tippie College of Business
Jul 31, 2025
Underground Business Startup Incubator
Andre Perry, Exec Director Hancher, Office of PA
Aug 14, 2025
Performing Arts at Iowa+Hancher's 2025
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