Program for January 9, 2017:  Start Up Grind with Jim Elias
Invocation:
Guests and Happy News: Teresa Stenstrup guest of Melanie Alexander. YPN members present were the President Seth, Lyndsay, Kyle, Jenna, and Dena.
 
Shane Orr gave an update on the Salvation Army match. We contributed $2500 not including the anonymous donor's match of $1000. The donor is also contributing $1000 to the Rotary Foundation.  All in all $4500 was shared by members for the Salvation Army and Rotary!! 
 
We will not have Rotary on Monday, December 26, or Monday, January 2!!
 
Happy News: Tim Nelson was happy Dena attended!! Carlin Lawhead was pleased that his alma mater North Western placed in the National Championship game for the past two years!! Rick Gosney's son graduated from Iowa. Jessica Wittman found a $1 in her car. Paul Fitzpatrick is happy the Steelers won and that his home furnace heat was restored in a matter of hours! Naomi De Winter is happy Judi is back and also happy that Todd did a great job while Judi was gone!! Caitlin Ryan is happy that her voice is almost back and that the Christmas celebration was fun!! Sal LoBianco is happy the Steelers won and that he has 2 family birthdays this week.
Program: Judi Holdorf shared a bit of Rotary information with YPN and Rotary members. President Seth then shared information about YPN.  YPN is in it's 11th year in Muscatine and is supported by the Chamber of Commerce, members and several Muscatine Corporations.  The purpose is for networking, doing charitable work and meeting monthly on the 3rd Thursday. YPN works to encourage members or potential members to come and or to stay in Muscatine.
 
Keith Porter then moved persons into table groups of YPN and Rotary members so that a networking activity could be shared. Who are you, what is great about Muscatine, and what wisdom would you share with new leaders were the networking themes.  Groups were engaged and individuals  were learning about one another!