Ames Morning Rotary Club Virtual Newsletter

Vol. 2, No. 10		October 2004

	Club Officers
	Brian Dieter, President
	Dave Miller, President-elect
	Terry Adams, Secretary
	Jim Ziebold, Treasurer

	Message from the President
	There's a lot going on in Rotary as we gear up for the 100th Anniversary Celebration. As we've discussed at the club meetings, the celebration will take place on February 23, 2005. We'll have a special meeting that week, joining with members from the Ames Noon Club as well as the clubs from Boone and Nevada. Thanks to Dave Coe for spearheading our club's participation in this event. I've just learned from the District 6000 office that we still have rooms available for the Centennial Convention in Chicago, June 18-25, 2005. If you've ever contemplated attending a Rotary International Convention, this is your time! The remaining 33 rooms will be reserved on a first come, first served basis and the deadline is October 11, 2004. The first-class rooms are $259 per night, plus tax (currently 14.9%) for 6 nights, beginning Saturday, June 17 and departing Thursday, June 23, 2005. This is $297.60 per night. The initial deposit is $300 per room. An additional deposit of $900 per room is due on or before December 1, 2004. The balance will be due no later than April 30, 2005. Contact Jerri Uitermarkt (dis6000admin@lisco.com) or toll-free at 1-877-976-8279 for more information. I'm pleased to announce that we've sponsored two young persons for Rotary Youth Leadership Award, or RYLA, to be held on October 12 at Camp Dodge. Elizabeth Grant and Anthony Ashley will be attending. We'll encourage them to show their leadership and report back to the club at a future Wednesday morning! You should also know that Myrna Whigham has advanced the possibility of a new international service opportunity. The grant is for educational materials for teachers in Uganda. It includes maps, math books, and teaching materials. These materials will be fabricated by local people and distributed to teachers in the area. The teachers will be in serviced in the use of the materials when they are distributed. Please see the Board minutes for additional discussion and updates, and Celebrate Rotary! Brian Dieter

	October Programs and Events
	October 6, 2004 Speaker: Walter Pearson Position/Organization: Director of Adult Learning, Simpson College Topic: George Washington Carver Teacher Education Program
	October 12, 2004 Board of Directors Meeting Pine Room, Memorial Union, ISU 7:00 am
	October 13, 2004 Speaker: Jerry Stewart Speaker: Paula Plath Position/Organization: Beta Sigma Phi Topic: Honoring Iowa Heroes
	October 20, 2004 Person in Charge: Jane Acker Position: Manager, YSS GRIP Mentoring Programs Topic: YSS Program
	October 27, 2004 Speaker: Dorothy Masinde Position: Program Coordinator Topic: ISU Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Uganda

	October Membership
	New Members:	None
	Resignation:	Jake Espenmller
	Total Membership	67

	October Club Anniversaries
	1	John Ziegenbusch (6 years)
	15	Carla Espinoza (7 years)
	23	Lynette Seymour (2 years)

	October Birthdays
	4	Angie Weber
	5	Jim Smith
	7	Carol Elbert
	14	Russ Cross
	15	Kurt Mackey
	25	Dean Harms

	October Wedding Anniversaries
	6	Rick and Linda Elbert (31 years)
	16	Dale and Cynthia Ruigh (28 years)
	17	Jim and Dianne Smith (29 years)
	21	Jerry and Judy Smith (43 years)
	25	Lorna and Robert Butler (36 years)
	27	Roger and Mary Jo Kluesner (20 years)

Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (September 14, 2004)

The September 14 meeting of Ames Morning Rotary Board of Directors was called to order at 7:03 a.m. in the Pine Room of the Memorial Union. Those present were Brian Dieter, Dave Miller, Jim Ziebold, Jim Obrecht, Sandy Horton, Arch Oldehoeft, Tim Ashley, and Terry Adams.

The minutes of the August 10 meeting were approved as submitted.

The treasurer's report was approved as submitted.

Oldehoeft passed out copies of the Club By-laws as amended by the By-laws committee. He explained changes in the by-laws from the original set. Copies will be available for all club members to read. Material had to be updated to be in line with current Rotary International regulations.

The Board approved membership for Richard Reynolds.

Discussion was held regarding another potential member.

Discussion was held regarding funding requests from various organizations. The Board voted to donate $500 to Northcrest Heartwood House. Consideration for further funding will be left to next year's Board. Other funding requests were discussed, with no action being taken.

Discussion was held regarding Interact. Discussion was held regarding the need for more books from the Literacy Project.

President Dieter read and passed around a letter from District Governor Bill Tubbs.

Discussion was held regarding the Rotary International Centennial Convention in Chicago. At present, Sue Wuhs, Al Hermanson, Chelon Stanzel, Dave Miller, and Brian Dieter have expressed interest in attending, though not all members wish to stay for the entire convention. Dieter mentioned contemplating an ad hoc Convention Chair. Ashley will focus on the Centennial Convention for his Rotary minute at the next two meetings.

Discussion was held regarding holiday socials, especially Valentine's and December. In the past, the club has paid members' bills as a regular Rotary meeting, with members being responsible for spouses' bills. Ziebold suggested the club pay a portion of the bill for each member and spouse, and add the balance to the member's bill.

Miller stated that his program schedule is full to November 24.

The Board accepted with regret the resignation of Jake Espenmiller, effective September 1, due to his taking a job in Des Moines.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:02 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Terry Adams, Secretary

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