Rotary Club of Clinton Weekly Bulletin for January 8, 2018 (Dec 19, 2017)

Club meets Monday's at noon in the Tuscany Room at Rastrelli's Restaurant.

Club website: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/1628

Invocation

January 8 - Mike Rastrelli*

January 15 - Jeff Reed

January 22 - Jack Robinson

January 29 - Dave Rose

Student Host

January 8 - Karen Vickers

January 15 - Sue Watkins

January 22 - Sean Williams

January 29 - Dee Willoughby

If you are listed to do invocation or as the student host and are unable to attend that day, please find a replacement. Thank you.

Student host responsibilities: If you are listed to be student host, please plan to arrive by 11:40 a.m. to greet the students as they come in. Assign one student to a Rotarian so they are spread out at different tables. Try to have different Rotarians each week host students, so the students can meet several people.

Greeter

January - Brian Wright

February - need greeter

Greeting is a great way for new members to meet other members.

Fellowship

January - Jack Robinson

and Matt Steenhard

February - Paul Holmer*

and Ryan Veenstra

Fellowship Fines - Scholarship Fundraiser

December 18 - $364.00

YTD: $5,911.75

Attendance - December 18 - 55%

Present - 48

Exempt - 8

Absent - 39

Membership - January

Total membership: 95

New members: 0

Members that resigned: 0

Membership goal: 101

Please note: new members will have to pay an application fee of $25 to cover administrative costs (pin and badge), effective November 1, 2017.

RI President Ian Riseley supports to give clubs more flexibility in membership and meetings. "If you want to meet every week, and it suits your club, that's great. But there are people who can't do that, for whatever reason. To me, the flexibility is really important." (excerpt from the article in July 2017 Rotarian)

Member information - please submit any changes to your mailing and/or home addresses and emails to Ida (edal@mchsi.com). Thank you!

Congratulations!

Rotary Birthdays for

January 8 - January 14, 2018

Phil Barger* - 1/8

Dee Willoughby - 1/10

Rotary Anniversaries for

January 8 - January 14, 2018

Julie Dunn - 1 yr (1/9)

Claire Buyert* - 28 yrs (1/11)

Jim Byrns - 28 yrs (1/11)

Dale Dalton* - 40 yrs (1/11)

John Frey* - 34 yrs (1/12)

Chuck Gustaveson - 42 yrs (1/12)

Sunshine

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The FOUR-WAY TEST:

Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned

3. Will it bring GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Volume 72 Number 24, January 8, 2018

Happy New Year

Be a Paul Harris Foundation Minute Sponsor for the month of January.

For just $26.50 you can be a sponsor. Contact Ida if interested.

Announcements

FACTOID: A $10,000 grant from the Rotary Foundation helped build new water reservoirs in Peru. Rotary Foundation does good things!
Club goal for this year:
Plant 100 trees in our community. Date to be announced. For information contact Margo Hansen.
Distribute Josh the Otter books to Kindergartners.
Mark your calendar: Rotary auction date is Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Eagle Point Lodge. This year's theme:"Lumberjack Shindig"
The next auction meeting is January 8 in the CNB Trust Bldg.
Upcoming Club Programs are being posted once a month in the Clinton Herald.

Grant Management Seminary - West Liberty Community Center

February 17, 2018
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Grant Management Seminar - West Des Moines Shive-Hattery, Inc.

February 24, 2018
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Program for January 8, 2018

Speaker: Rotarian Gary Foster

Topic: 2017 and 2018 Tax Changes

Program for January 15, 2018

Speaker: Rev (ret.) Paul Holmer

Topic: First Circle Friends (Alzheimer's Support) Program

Program for January 22, 2018

Speaker: Chris Vens - Health Insurance Changes

Topics: The Affordable Care Act, Pros and Cons;

How Individual, Group and Medicare recipients are affected; Trend towards HMOs and away from PPOs and the differences and Questions & Answers

Program for January 22, 2018

Speaker: Randy Meier

Topic: Fraud Protection

January Program Chairs: Cheryl McCulloh and Kathy Forrest

February Program Chair: Margo Hansen

Meeting of December 18, 2017

Guests: LaMetta Wynn guest of Jennifer Graf, Mike Kearney guest of Karen Rowell, Tamra Binder guest of Brian Wright, Nancy Huber guest of Dennis Zornig and Lynn Darr guest of Chuck Gustaveson.

Program

Our Club member commemoration, honoring Rotarians who have passed; this solemn service was led by Doug Bertram. Retired Pastor Paul Holmer told stories that inspire to do good things.

Service Projects for 2017

World Bicycle Relief. The “double your gift” offer ended December 31. However you can still donate. Remember to use this link for donations: http://rotary.worldbicyclerelief.org/rotary-district-6000
RI Governor Ian Riseley has challenged every Rotary Club to plant a tree for each of its members by Earth Day, 22 April. Watch for more about trees in the Rotarian April issue, and find inspiration for projects from the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group at esrag.org/tree-planting-challenge.

For more than 100 years, The Rotary Foundation has been supporting the work of Rotarians in order to create sustainable solutions for our world’s most pressing needs. But there is still much to do and we need your help!

Rotary gives in countless ways, focusing our service efforts in the six areas of focus: fighting disease, providing clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education and growing local economies - and of course in the eradication of polio.

Your contribution to The Rotary Foundation of $10 will provide a mosquito net in countries like Uganda where malaria is a major health concern. A gift of $15 can protect children for life from polio in Afghanistan, Nigeria and/or Pakistan. For $50 deadly waterborne diseases can be eliminated by purchasing personal water filters in Guatemala, and an $85 contribution can pay for business classes in the US for low-income entrepreneurs. $100 and a microloan can purchase a sewing machine to launch a business in a developing country. A $500 donation helps communities create a safe and positive atmosphere where children can thrive, and $1000 can help secondary school students learn to resolve conflict.

Your gift to The Rotary Foundation accomplishes many things and truly makes a difference in the world. Thank you for your generosity and support. Best wishes for a Healthy & Prosperous New Year!

Club Committee

for information when a committee meets, contact the respective committee chair.

COMMUNITY SERVICE – Idell Klein

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE – David Pillers

MEMBERSHIP – Sue Watkins

PUBLIC RELATIONS – Jennifer Graf (Holly Youngquist as of 1/1/18)

FOUNDATION – Brian Wright

INTERACT - Peggy Sellnau

SCHOLARSHIPS – Rob Cassidy

STUDENT SERVICE / WEEKLY STUDENT GUESTS – Shannon Sander-Weizien

AUCTION COMMITTEE -Kathy Klahn and Jennifer Graf, co-chair

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE - Dale Dalton, chair

SUNSHINE – Mary Swanson/Jennifer Graf/Ida Lorenz

CLUB SECRETARY – Ida Lorenz

CLUB TREASURER – Lynn McGraw (Dale Dalton as of 1/1/18)

Club Board Meeting: January Board meeting is scheduled for January 19, at 7:00 a.m. at Happy Joe's. All members are welcome.

Auction Committee meetings will be held at the Clinton National Bank Trust bldg. Dates and times will be announced.

ROTARY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS for 2017/18:

John Frey (President),Gary Foster (VP), Lynn McGraw (Treasurer),Norlan Hinke and Ida Lorenz (Asst. Treasurers)

Directors: Jim Bruhn, Kathy Forrest, Edith Pfeffer, Mark Rutenbeck, Dee Willoughby and Brian Wright.

Foundation Board Meeting - TBA

*Denotes Past President of Clinton Rotary