June 14, 2010 Program
Going International with MCC

 

June 7, 2010:  In Case You Missed It

 

Guests

Erica Henderson, Youth Exchange, Guest of Norm Smith

Nathan Mather, Guest of Jim Nepple

Kumar Wickramasingha, Visiting Rotarian

 

Happy News

Tim Nelson was happy that he had 65 members of his family from all over the country in Muscatine on Memorial Day Weekend.

 

Keith Porter was happy that his oldest child is on the way to Okinawa to volunteer on a military base all summer and that his 2nd child will be visiting China with the MHS Chinese club.  

 

Rich Dwyer was happy that his daughter is on the way to finish school in Sweden and wanted to thank Rotary for the opportunity for her.

 

Kip prompted Mark Mather to share about his trip to Alaska.

 

John Sleichter was happy that his son just graduated from Loras College.

 

Announcements

The Bridge Tribute went very well.  Mary was interviewed for the radio and it aired on KWPC on 6/8/10.

 

Program

Muscatine Rotary by Rotary Board Members

 

Incoming Muscatine President, Tom Ward, asked each table to discuss the questions that follow in order to help plan the Muscatine Rotary Club's 2010/2011 year.  Rotary board members sat at various tables to record the ideas.

 

Discussion Questions:

  1. Programs (5 minutes) - thoughts on our programs in the past; favorites? What type of programs would you like to have?   Would you volunteer for a month of programs (or one program?)

 

  1. Club dynamics (7 minutes) - If there was one thing you could change about the Muscatine Rotary club what would it be?    (thought provokers - membership recruiting, fund raising, meeting time/place, agenda of the meeting,)

 

  1. Community Service (7 minutes) - What community service project would you like to see the club undertake in Rotary year 2010 / 2011?   Would you be willing to lead or participate in the project that you suggest?

 

  1. Membership (5 minutes) - Thoughts on membership recruiting, retaining, ideas for new members?

 

  1.  Rotary International or District 6000 (5 minutes) - Do you have thoughts on the programs of Rotary International or District 6000; if you had a conversation with the incoming RI president or District Governor what would you  highlight to him to work on in his term?