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Club
Officers |
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President:
Sandy Horton |
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President-elect:
Dave Kraemer |
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Secretary:
Terry Adams |
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Treasurer:
Jim Ziebold |
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Past
President: Dave Miller |
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Supporting our Rotary Foundation
by Chelon Stanzel
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 Every year Rotarians contribute millions of dollars to the Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs.
The Foundation does an unbelievable amount of good around the world. Rotary International’s sixth president started the Foundation as an endowment fund “to do good in the world” in 1917. From an initial contribution of $26.50 to the more than $117 million contributed in 2004-2005 it is a real story of service to humanity.
The Humanitarian programs fund international Rotary club and district projects to improve the quality of life, providing health care, clean water, food, education and other essential needs primarily in the developing world. Polio Plus is our effort to eradicate the poliovirus worldwide. Through our education programs, the Foundation is providing funds for some 1200 students to study abroad each year. Certainly, this can only help our efforts for international understanding.
The sole support for this Foundation is voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends. A recent International President began the Every Rotarian Every Year program. This decrees that the goal of each Rotary club will be to have every member contribute at least $100 per year. I am very proud of our Ames Morning Rotary Club. We have become a Centurion club the last few years. This means that we have given an average of $100 to the Rotary Foundation for each member of our club. Last year our giving reached $108 per member. I believe as we become more dedicated to support of the Foundation we can increase that amount of giving. There are Rotary clubs in our District 6000 that are now giving more than $200 per member and this could be a goal for us as well. The next time you are asked to contribute to the Foundation please consider a greater contribution than you have made before. I firmly believe that no one uses the money contributed to better advantage than does our own Rotary Foundation.
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New Member Profiles
by Jill Guffy |
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 Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson became a member of our Ames Morning Rotary Club in September. He’s been a resident of Ames since 2002, acting as a Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Proliant Meat Ingredients.
Fred graduated from Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska. He has worked in business administration for several Food and Beverage industries (PepsiCo, Coca Cola) and Computer Associates. The Atlanta, Georgia area was his home for many years. Leadership, planning and communication are skills that Fred brings to his profession.
In his free time, Fred enjoys watching sports, walking, golf, and mentoring. Family activities include spending time with his granddaughter! Fred has been married to Lila for 35 years and is the father of two grown children, Brian and Shannon.
 Ginger Johnson
New member Ginger Johnson brings a creative background and lots of enthusiasm to our morning group.
Ginger was formally educated at Morehead Minnesota’s Concordia College. She taught art and Early Childhood Family Education. She then learned the business of hardware and its management, all in northern states. In 2003, she founded her Ames’ business “the little pillow company”. She creates premium handmade pillows and custom goods. Ginger enjoys working with people and the challenge of building a prosperous business.
Community involvement and being a part of dynamic groups is important to Ginger. She was once a volunteer fire fighter!
Ginger and her husband Larry Chase are the proud owners of yellow lab Belle, an unlimited tail wagger. She enjoys downhill skiing, entertaining, pursuing different dreams and LIFE. |
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November Birthdays |
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02 |
Arthur Oldehoeft |
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03 |
Chelon Stanzel |
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07 |
Jim Obrecht |
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18 |
Craig Marrs |
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19 |
Larry Elphic |
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21 |
Scott Bauer |
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24 |
Dennis Soderstrum |
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November Club Anniversaries |
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01 |
Doug Ward (14 years) |
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Dave Benson (11 years) |
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10 |
Shelle Summers (2 years) |
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11 |
Michelle Conlon (8 years) |
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19 |
Dale Ruigh (3 years) |
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20 |
Lynn Whistler (4 years) |
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22 |
David Inyang (6 years) |
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22 |
Jerry Smith (4 years) |
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November Programs and Events |
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November 1
Speaker: Art Weeks
Position: Director, Ames Public Library |
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November 8
Speaker: Don Good
Position: Ames Morning Club Rotarian
Topic: A Poignant Trip to Find My Father’s Grave |
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November 14
Board of Directors Meeting
Pine Room, Memorial Union, ISU, 7:00 am |
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November 15
Speaker: Robert C. Brown
Position: Director, Office of Biorenewables Programs, ISU
Topic: Celluosic Ethanol and the Future of Biofuels in Iowa |
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November 22
Rotary Foundation Week
Speaker: Don Goering
Position: Chairman, Rotary Foundation Committee, Rotary District 6000 |
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November 29
Speaker: Stephan Schmidt
Position: University Professor of Political Science ("Dr. Politics"), ISU
Topic: Fallout from the Month’s Elections |
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November Membership |
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New Members: |
None |
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Resignations: |
None |
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Total Membership |
68 |
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Males/Females |
43/25 |
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Minutes of Board of Directors October 10, 2006 |
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The October 10 meeting of the Ames Morning Rotary Board of Directors was called to order at 7 :05 a.m. The minutes of the September meeting were approved as amended.
The treasurer distributed the financial statement and discussed dues, FAMSCO, and other matters. He stated that the last Buck Bucket brought in $142.
Acker mentioned the upcoming Oktoberfest joint meeting at Olde Main. The Christmas event will be Tuesday, December 12, from 6-8 p.m. at Horton's. She stated that the Rotaract members have a nice group. She stated that the Salvation Army is seeking bell ringers for the holidays.
Ruigh discussed the Mortensen Road clean-up, and felt more discussion is needed regarding doing a longer stretch of the road. He also mentioned the Ada Hayden Park clean-up at the overlook, with a need of 3 to 5 members from the club. Regarding the Emergency Shelter dinners, he said to wait until November for sign-ups. Ideas regarding literacy will be brought up at the November Board meeting.
Guffy discussed e-mails sent regarding forming small group teams to discuss service projects. She stated she had received one response.
Weber discussed capitalizing in connections with Iowa State regarding school supplies for Uganda. It was brought up that Lorna Butler will be retiring at the end of December, and will be moving to Victoria.
Xicopetec was mentioned two different times.
Elbert stated that Lynette Seymour is set to cover the vocational minute on October 25.
Acker stated that Rotaract meeting two Thursdays each month. She said that Lynette Seymour has requested funding for Rotaract snacks. Guffy moved, Miller seconded adoption of that plan. The motion passed. There are currently 15 members of Rotaract. A brief discussion was held regarding Interact.
Kraemer stated that November 22 will involve Rotary Foundation week. A December date for a club business meeting will be set. In discussing public relations, he mentioned seeking a grant of $3,000 for public relations. It was stated that the two clubs in town could not go together for a $6,000 grant. Grant requests are due by October 31. Reach Out and Read is seeking to come up with $30,000 for providing books. Acker mentioned e-mailing the programs out.
The District Foundation meeting of September 21 was pushing for more giving. A bequest level was mentioned. Amy Swenson will be going to India in January on the Rotary Group Study Exchange. She was the A. M. Rotary nominee.
The URL Network expires in December if payment is not made. Sanders moved, Miller seconded that the club pay $100 for five years. Motion was passed. The gift for the District Governor has been selected.
The principal of Kate Mitchell school submitted a request for funding band instruments. The rental fee is $460 for six students. YSS is fixing roofs, making houses safer for recovering youth. Discussion was held regarding Mary Greeley Medical Center, literacy, Uganda, and pediatrics. There was some discussion regarding books for a particular age group.
In discussing membership status, Dave Coe now works for Cy-Ride and will have limited ability to attend meetings. He will pay dues, and pay only for meals when attending. Ken Stone will be gone for six months. Discussion was held regarding Leave of Absence.
Acker indicated a potential new member. The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Terry Adams. Secretary |
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November Wedding Anniversaries |
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09 |
Jim and Judirae Obrecht (21 years) |
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18
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Brian and Jennifer Dieter (17 years) |
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30 |
Kori Heuss and Craig Walter (5 years) |
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