Iowa City Noon Rotary

Summary of Iowa City Noon Rotary Meeting on May 21, 2015

Posted by Steve Schomberg 
on May 21, 2015
 
Students Participating in Summer Rotary Programs.
Linda Farkas shared the picture below of the 23 area students participating in either the Rotary Leadership Award Program or the World Affairs Seminar; Noon Rotary is supporting 8 of the RYLA students and 5 of the World Affairs students
 
Community Accessibility for those with Disabilities
Jeffery Ford shared his story about the challenges that remain in our community for those with disabilities for access to restaurants, stores, housing, and public buildings around the Iowa City-Coralville area. Spouse and Rotarian Lynette Marshall introduced Ford.  Ford experienced septic shock while visiting in the San Francisco area; as a result he lost both legs below the knees and most of the fingers to the fist knuckle. It was a huge eye-opener to how much our community still has to do to be accessible and he is the first to acknowledge that he was unaware of the extent of our challenge.  Ford said that he has learned that the able bodied live in another world and discount the difficulty for the disabled.   
 
CALENDAR
June 26 -- World Clubfoot Day
​May 31 -- FAMSCO workday is scheduled beginning at noon to sort and load supplies as the current warehouse space needs to be vacated.
June 8 – Ronald McDonald House Golf Outing
June 14 -- FAMSCO workday is scheduled beginning at noon to sort and load supplies as the current warehouse space needs to be vacated.
June 18 -- Salvation Army Bell-Ringers Committee will meet on June 18th at 10:45 prior to the Noon Rotary meeting
June 28 -- FAMSCO workday is scheduled beginning at noon to sort and load supplies as the current warehouse space needs to be vacated.
Nov. 5 – Noon Rotary Centennial Celebration at the Iowa Memorial Union
 
MEETING
Singing:  Bob Crane with Jim Conard on the piano led the singing of America the Beautiful, Happy Birthday and Smiles.
 
Announcements
  • President Bruce issued a special and warm welcome to Rotarian Chuck Hesse for his first meeting back after an illness. 
  • New member committee will meet May 28th immediately following the meeting.
  • Tom Cook reminded members attending the Rotary International Conference in 2 weeks to see him to assist in the booth promoting the collaborative efforts of the Ponseti International Association with Rotary International to improve the treatment of thousands of children born with clubfoot each year.
  • Tom also reported that Govenor Bransted will declare Tuesday, May 26th as World Clubfoot Day.
  • Emily Holley, Caucus Field Director for the Alzheimer's Association, announced that on June 16 there is a Alzheimers Cuacus Meeting at the Coralville Library. 
Guests and Visiting Rotarians
Carlin Parish introduced Visiting Rotarians John Rutledge (Rotary Club of Central DuPage A.M.) and Erin Macke (Downtown Cedar Rapids) as well as guests Emily Holley and Sanjana Raghavan (LaDonna Wicklund), Tuyet Baruah (Henry Herwig), Howard Kerr (Howard Bay), Tom Evans (Joe Hughes), Jeffery Ford (Lynette Marshall), Mary Westbrook (Steve West), Tim Heisdorffer (Usha Balakrishnan), Casey Kidwell (Steve Quigley), Jane Downer (Bob Downer).

MAKE UPS:  Steve Quigley, Bill Bywater, Janice Wilson, Bruce Kout, John Dasher, Lou Christ, Ann Parker, Brenda LaMarche (Rotary Orientation Meeting), Jody Braverman (District 6000 HEF/FAMSCO board meeting), Pam Ballard, John Gross, Mel Schlachter and Steve Schomberg (Rotary Rivercall Volunteers), Gary Pacha, Ray Muston, Linda Muston, Horacio Olivo, Chris Catney, Mike Schmitz, Usha Balakrishnan (Xicotepec May 7th)

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Program: Tom Cilek; Attendance: Nancy Droll; Greeters: May 28 – Don Koch and Adam Pretorius, June 4 – Steve Conklin and Robert Cargill, June 11 – Steve Quigley and Christopher Kolker, June 18 – Pat Collins and Angela Villhauer, and June 25 – Brad Baldes and Sean McIntryre