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Rotary Club of Iowa City A.M.
Welcome to our club!
Iowa City A.M.

Service Above Self

We meet In Person & Online
Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m.
Kirkwood Room
515 Kirkwood Ave
Iowa City, IA 52240
United States of America
Most meetings will have hybrid options for those who cannot attend in person. Contact President Vernette Knapp@vernetteknapp@gmail.com for the link. Breakfast is served at 7:00 am. Please join us.

Rotary Club of Iowa City A.M. Community Service Grants

The Rotary Club of Iowa City A.M. welcomes opportunities to support new and innovative programs and/or sustain current or ongoing programs that impact the quality of life in the Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty area. The areas of focus for Rotary International include: peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, and economic and community development. While these are Rotary’s areas of focus, the club is open to opportunities that may seem to fall outside these specific areas.

Funding requests of $500-$2,500 will be considered. Submission deadline is February 15th, 2025.

Due to limited resources, The Rotary Club of Iowa City A.M. may not be able to fulfill all grant requests or fully fund all grant requests. Preference may be given to organizations/individuals with a history of Rotary involvement. Click below to download the application.
Home Page Stories
Pat Heiden introduced Brad Friedhoff, Johnson County Conservation acting director and long time conservation advocate, who spoke about the upcoming vote (referendum) on Johnson County's proposed $30 million dollar conservation bond and the benefits of voting in favor of the bond. With the previous $20 million dollar bond, the country was able to leverage an additional $17 million in additional funding! The previous bond was passed in 2008 by a 60.9 percent of voters and funded projects, including but not limited to the following:  the acquisition of the Clear Creek Conservation area/trail in 2009; the acquisition of the Ciha Fen in 2011, which is home to many plants, animals and reptile species; and two farms, one of which was turned into wetland. Additionally, bond money was used for improving water quality, work on the Hoover trail, purchasing the Cangleska Wakan,  and purchasing Two Horse farm (90 acres). A glacier rock from St. Cloud, MN, was discovered in Iowa! If the conservation referendum passes, the proceeds from the bond would be used to complete projects at Kent Park and for similar projects to protect property, add trails, improve water quality, support community education, and benefit conservation.
Blake Collingsworth, Rotarian from Lincoln, Nebraska, was the speaker for the October 8 meeting.  He talked about his experience losing his son to drowning and the resulting book project and training programs to teach children how to stay safe in the water.
Speaker Jeff Mobley spoke via Zoom about riding his bike across the country over a two-year period for the purpose of recruiting volunteers to drive cancer patients to their appointments for treatment. Volunteers can have a flexible schedule. He encouraged screening for cancer and believes in creating hope for the world (Create Hope in the World was last year's Rotary theme). His website is chemoriders.org. He is on Strava and Facebook and can be followed there. He encourages those who can to volunteer for the American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program to help cancer patients by driving them to their appointments for treatment. Volunteers for driving are always needed and there are other opportunities to volunteer as well..
Tom Novak introduced Michael Vittetoe of Washington, Iowa and a multi-generation family farm, who spoke on the topic of "Getting the Most Out of Your Pasture" (70 acres with three main areas), regenerative farming,  and using cover crops to cut down on chemicals and reduce erosion. Michael has a cattle operation, which he manages by moving the cattle to various pastures. The cattle are contained within a temporary fence inside a perimeter fence. After the cattle are through with a pasture, he leaves cover down, which feeds insects, etc. He uses cover crops to prevent erosion such as perennials, an alfalfa mix, cereal rye, a warm season mix, and oats.In the summer, he has mobile shade for his cattle. In the winter he feeds hay, which is rolled out in bales.Michael markets his cattle directly to customers in quarters and halves. He checks his cattle every day to make sure they have water. Steak tenderness is one of his biggest challenges, and he strives for good flavor for eating, working continuously to create a healthy ecosystem. 
Speakers
Naia Goodman
Apr 29, 2025 7:00 AM
CommUnity Crisis Services
Julia Watkins
May 06, 2025 7:00 AM
Poor Farm
Tamarack Discovery School
May 13, 2025 7:00 AM
Discovery School
Vernette Knapp
May 20, 2025 7:00 AM
Visioning (Strategic Planning Wrap-Up)
Free Medical Clinic, CommUnity, Open Heartland,
May 27, 2025 7:00 AM
Healthy Kids, Community Grants Recipient's
Nicole Fernandes de Sousa
Jun 03, 2025 7:00 AM
My Life in Brazil and U. S,
Omar Ahmad
Jun 10, 2025 7:00 AM
Driving Safety Insitute
Habitat for Humanity
Jun 17, 2025 7:00 AM
The Good They Do
Vernette Knapp
Jun 24, 2025 7:00 AM
2024-2025 Farwell Address/Year at a Glance
Chris
Jul 08, 2025 7:00 AM
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