Our Meeting was called to order by President-Elect Tara Minetos.
The attendees enjoyed music by Rtn. Devin van Holsteijn, Rt. Aaron Schaefer, and Rtn. Anna Moyers Stone in “Smile.”
Guests: Mike & Sherry McKay (Rt. Ryan Bell), Jacob Feckers (Rt. Tita Coffman), Emma Walz (Devin van Holsteijn), Tom and Deb Bell (Rt. Ryan Bell), and Lisa Shileny (Rtn. Bill Bywater).
Visiting Rotarians: Rtn. Rush Schmeiser from Vale, Colorado and from Nancy Pacha from Iowa City AM Club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Rtn. John Culshaw received the District 6000 Guardians of Integrity from District 6000 and Tara was able to present it to John at our meeting.
Sign up for the Fore the House Golf Tournament, which will be held at Finkbine Golf Course and benefit the Ronald McDonald House. You can volunteer to help with the event, sponsor a program at the House, or pull together a group to golf in the tournament. https://rmhc-eiwi.org/events/fore-the-families/
We will be participating in a tree planting in Windsor Ridge Park on Saturday, May 4. Sign up through this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4AA9AF2FA0F58-49237789-city Everyone is welcome, there are opportunities for all skill levels.
Rtn Ashlee Hopkins announced that Wednesday, May 1 there will be a Dine Out day where a portion of the proceeds from Hudson’s (482 Highway 1 West) will be donated to Rotary’s Youth Leadership Programs. You can eat there or get a meal to go.
Rtn. Ryan Bell displayed the award from the Iowa Urban Tree Council. Each of the area clubs, including our own, was awarded with this award that recognizes our combined effort to plant more trees in our community. We rock!
Rtn. John Culshaw made an announcement on behalf of the Common Futures Committee (formerly the DEI Committee), which works to make Rotary more welcoming. Our club will participate in the Pride Parade on June 15 and the committee needs a pickup and driver for the Pride Parade (and we’d like to decorate your truck). In addition, John encouraged members who might be interested to reach out to him to participate in the work of the committee. The group meets quarterly, and they would appreciate any and all help.
Verne Folkman, chair of the Foundation Committee, presented a certificate and pin to Rtn. Andre Perry for becoming a Paul Harris Fellow.
INDUCTIONS:
We were able to induct two new members: Ifeoma Anyaoha (Sponsor - Rtn. Aaron Schaefer) and Rachel Rockwell (Sponsor - Usha Balakrishnan).
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