#895, Club Bulletin, April 10, 2023

#895, Club Bulletin, April 10, 2023
 
Recap from the April 10, 2023 Meeting.
 
Meeting Run by: President Naomi DeWinter
 
Invocation: Rob Yant
 
We welcome the members joining us on Zoom. Melanie Alexander, Carol Webb, Brad Bark, Jessica Wittman.
 
Happy News/Announcements:  All Happy News funds go towards our scholarship awards.
Frank Illif- April 29 is Rebuilding Together Day. Frank is looking for volunteers to help with projects throughout the Muscatine Community. Sarah Lande- Attended the celebration of life for William Boyd. Taylor Thorpe-Purchased a Camaro to restore. Mike Wedell- Thank you, Shane and Marc Hines, for reviewing all the scholarship applications. We are close to narrowing down scholarship recipients.  Mike is excited the Minnesota Men’s hockey team made the National Championship and the Women’s team made the final 4. Chuck Moody- $5, Chuck was in the Navy during the Vietnam War and will be a part of the QC Honor Flight on May 23. Pat Duffy- $10, Early hopes of seeing an Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Washington Huskies Rose Bowl in 2024. Naomi DeWinter- It is Community College Week.
 
 
Club News:  
 
  • The Rotary Club, in partnership with MCC, will host a Poster Contest to bring awareness about Human Trafficking to youth ages 16-22 years old. The contest deadline has been extended to April 30. Contest information is posted on social media. Please share the information with the community.
  • If you haven’t already registered for Regional Conference, please do so by these dates:
  • For Coralville – Sunday, April 16, or for West Des Moines – Sunday, April 23, Register on the District 6000 website. For questions, call Carolyn at 877-976-8279.
  • Follow the Rotary Club of Muscatine’s Facebook page, @MuscatineRotaryClub.
 
Presentation-
Allyson Walter is a lifelong Iowa resident. She is an entrepreneur at heart. Allyson spent over
20 years in retail, including owning two women's clothing stores, and ten years in tourism as
Director of the Ames Main Street District and Manager at the Ames Convention & Visitor's
Bureau. For the last five years, she worked as Chief of Staff to the CEO of two different Ames
Software Start-ups.
 
Allyson is a 27-year member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Ames, Iowa, USA. She
was the third female President of the club and the first 2nd generation President of the club.
The Rotary Club of Ames just celebrated its Centennial year in 2021.
Allyson is currently the President of the International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians. Today,
she is here to spread the news and share her excitement for Rotary Fellowships and ISFR.
 
Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion. They are open to Rotarians, their family members, & participants & alumni of all Rotary programs. Being part of a Rotary fellowship is a fun way to make friends worldwide, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience. The International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians joins Rotarians worldwide in skiing trips and service activities. All funds the fellowship raises support adaptive ski programs in the communities the fellowship visits.
 
To learn more about Rotary Fellowships opportunities, visit Rotary.org/fellowship.
 
Allyson’s Contact Info: ISFRSki@gmail.com 515.231.7349 (Cell)
 
Upcoming Meetings- April 17- Foreign Exchange Student Experience in Muscatine, April 24- Challenges Our Veterans Experience.
 
Missed the meeting on Monday? Use the link below to access a recording.
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/8Cw9x1HuIWpj-QarKfnjOApbJHimHm4vDf-8kvOpco4tRdrT7vtUWqHvaFdqt8_q.G8zAn6WhI7wIZz6o
Passcode: Rotary#1
 
Week 2 of RI’s Month of Maternal & Child Health.
 
Gifts of any size to TRF support educational, humanitarian, and cultural programs and projects worldwide. Rotarians and Rotary clubs the world over contribute to the Foundation to support Rotary’s areas of focus, which help advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
 
A few weeks ago, the Rotary Club of Paducah (KY) recognized one of its members for donating $250,000 to TRF. Addressing his fellow Rotarians at the ceremony, the donor, John Williams, Sr., enjoined members to be generous in their contribution.  In an online report by Audrey Holmes and Nikki Boyett, Rotarian Williams stated that his “… hope and encouragement to you is wherever you are in your support for the Rotary Foundation, at whatever level that might be, consider moving to the next level. It's an outstanding program to support…"  
 
Williams has been a member of the Rotary Club since March of 1971. The donation makes him the first member of the Rotary Club of Paducah to qualify for the Arch Klumph Society, which recognizes the Rotary Foundation's highest tier of donors.