Our Meeting was called to order by President Mike McKay
The following have been proposed for membership. Please express concerns by Thursday, April 12, 2018.
Angelica Vannatta (Proposed by Jerry Waddilove) Non-Profit: Fundraising
Rangaswamy Rajagopal (Proposed by Usha Balakrishnan) Education: Geography (Retired)
Kelsey Foster (Proposed by Christina Kimerle) Educational Services: Director
R. Scott Finlayson (Proposed by Bart Floyd) Accounting Services: Treasurer
Tracy Tritle (Proposed by Mark Pries) Consulting: Community & Project Development
Announcements
Rtn. Tom Cook introduced Dr. Astrid Medina from Bogota Centenario. Dr. Medina practices pediatric orthopedic surgery, treating Clubfoot in Columbia. Dr. Medina spoke to our club about her work in partnership with Rotary. She described how Columbia is divided into 14 regions so 28 trained orthopedic surgeons may treat the Columbian children.
Rtn. Ryan Bell is leading the charge for our club for the upcoming Earth Day – Tree Planting Initiative and is asking for each member to donate to the cause. Our club needs to raise $2500 to cover our share of tree planting in the area. Ryan will be collecting donations for the next several weeks after meetings. Please contact Ryan at ryno@localsloveus.com for more about the upcoming Earth Day – Tree Planting Initiative.
Ryan introduced “Y”, recipient of the upcoming youth exchange who announced that he is collecting donations for his upcoming trip.
Christina Kimerle announced the Rotarians Supporting Women meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 9th at 6p.
Gene Wandling wishes to announce The Iowa City Noon Rotary Club will award two $2,500 international scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year. To qualify, an applicant must be a graduate of a Johnson County high school, attained at least sophomore status in college, and have at least one parent whose legal residence is within the area served by the Iowa City Noon Rotary Club. The scholarships are intended to help students who want to study abroad and to better understand other cultures and contribute to international understanding. Candidates will be interviewed by a panel of Rotarians in May. Applications may be obtained at
http://www.iowacitynoonrotary.org or by contacting Gene Wandling (319-621-2198). Applications must be returned by April 15, 2018. For additonal information, Gene Wandling (319-621-2198).
Rtn. Barb Thomas introduced our program speaker,
Chuck Long. Charles Franklin Long Jr. Born in
Norman, Oklahoma, and raised in
Wheaton, Illinois, Long attended
Wheaton North High School and played football, basketball and baseball during high school. He led his team to the 1979 state title in football as the starting quarterback and was named to the all-state championship squad. Long also gathered all-state honors in 1980.
He played
quarterback in college at
Iowa for
Hayden Fry and professionally with the
Detroit Lions and the
Los Angeles Rams. He was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. After his professional career, Long was an assistant coach at Iowa and
Oklahoma before serving as the head football coach at
San Diego State. Long is the CEO and Executive Director of the Iowa Sports Foundation, the organization that runs the Iowa Games, the Senior Games and the Live Healthy Iowa challenge, as well as an analyst for the
Big Ten Network. Barb also made the connection that Chuck is a graduate of the Tippie College of Business!
PROGRAM:
Chuck Long announced that he will be signing his book, “Destined For Greatness” at Tailgaters from 2p-4p on April 20, the afternoon prior to the Spring Hawkeye Football game. The book is a biography written by Aaron Putze, who spent several years compiling information for the book.
Chuck described his work through the Iowa Sports Foundation. The Iowa Sports Foundation (ISF) mission is to provide sports, recreation, health and wellness opportunities for Iowans of all abilities. The ISF is comprised of the Iowa Games, Live Healthy Iowa, Adaptive Sports Iowa and the Iowa Senior Games.
Iowa Games. The Iowa Games began in August of 1987 as a weekend event, featuring 16 sports and 7,104 participants (nearly a record number at that time for a first-year state games). For the first time, weekend athletes, school children and senior citizens could experience the thrill of great performances and satisfaction of doing their best in a statewide Olympic-style competition.
Live Healthy Iowa. Live Healthy Iowa brings together friends, families, businesses and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change. Since 2002, Live Healthy Iowa has helped more than 308,000 participants shed over one million pounds and log nearly 600 million minutes of physical activity through its annual 10 Week Wellness Challenge.
Adaptive Sports Iowa. Since being established in 2011, Adaptive Sports Iowa has provided revolutionary sports opportunities for Iowans with physical disabilities. From introducing adaptive sports in the Iowa Games to and setting up various sports programs to having a RAGBRAI team, we hope to continue to offer Iowans with physical disabilities the chance to showcase their athletic abilities while promoting an atmosphere of fun and community.
Iowa Senior Games. The Iowa Senior Games (ISG) is an Olympic-style sports festival for men and women who are at least 50 years of age. The ISG offers opportunities to compete for medals in 30 sports and skill contests with nearly 100 events. Age groups are broken into 5-year brackets with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals awarded for each age group.
Chuck described expanding the Corporate Games program currently in Des Moines, with the goal to expand into eastern Iowa, allowing employee groups from the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids corridor to compete within 26 sports.
Chuck also described his work within the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities. It’s a personal fight for Chuck, whose brother was born with cerebral palsy. Chuck introduced former CTC President and CEO, Angie Peterson who recently took a role with Iowa Sports Foundation. This organization launches an auction each March so that no child is denied service because his or her family does not have the funds for needed therapy.
Chuck made references to his time with Hawkeye Coach, Hayden Fry. Chuck describes Hayden as legendary, as one who has some of the biggest influence on Iowa football. Coach Hayden Fry coached Iowa for two decades and is still the winningest coach in Iowa History. Chuck thinks some of the program’s success is due to by personal touches the coaching staff. Chuck indicated that he felt cared for on and off the field. Chuck gave examples of personal notes he found in his Mom’s attic, notes from the Hawkeye coaching staff, checking in with Chuck’s parents. Chuck said, he may be 55 yrs. old, however he feels like he was playing at Kinnick just yesterday!
President Mike thanked Chuck Long for his enlightening presentation and opened the floor for any comments.
The meeting ended at 1:00 pm as President Mike led the assembly in reciting The Four Way Test.
