Program for November 23, 2015: Club Service Awards: Marilyn Smith and Tim Nelson
Invocation: Christian Lopez
 
Rotary News and Happy News:  Jim Garrison was a guest of Erika Cox. Salvation Army Bell Ringing on December 8, 2015. Locations are HyVee and Walmart.  Please calll 263-8272. A fellow Rotarian has once again challenged the club with a $1000 donation to the Salvation Army and a match to Polio Plus if we as individual club members match his gifts with $1000.  November is Rotary Foundation Month. We have met $5975 of our $10,400 goal to the Rotary Foundation.  Checks should be given to Diana by December 14th or mailed in by individual Rotarians.
 
Chuck Moody was honored as a Paul Harris plus three Rotarian and Mike Ruby as a Paul Harris plus seven Rotarian.  Congratulations to Chuck and Mike!!
 
Alan Ostergren shared his happy news as being elected President of the Iowa Attorney's Association! Keith Porter has visited Ron Yohe and has news that Ron will be moving to Lutheran Homes this week. Diana Broderson announced that she is happy to be the winner of the Mayoral Race.  Diana is our incoming Mayor!! Tony Joseph thanked everyone for attending the Grand Opening and Open House for his new building at Joseph Pack and Ship!!  Diana Gradert wanted us to enjoy her cousin's photography at HamptonPhotography.com. Some of his work is hung at the Smithsonian!! Tim Nelson and Sarah Lande were both happy to support the great Hawkeye Win!!  Debbie Nelson too!!
 
Program: Board Member Erika Cox led the club through an interactive survey receiving information from the membership about how we can make what we want our club to be.  Interesting outcomes:
  29% of our members are women
50% of the membership has been a member for over 10 years
We are open to meeting for one evening a month in lieu of our noon meeting.
We would like to know more about our members' businesses...so we would like 1 program a month to focus on a member and their business!! 
Our local projects should focus on community volunteering.
We would like visible branding of Rotary in Muscatine.
We are willing to give our money or our time!
We still want to network and have Fun at our meetings!!
These are just a few of the highlights of the survey. We will get more detail at a future meeting!!
Thanks!! Erika!!