Rotary File - June 18, 2013
Guests and Visiting Rotarians: Chris Knapp introduced our club’s outbound exchange student, Connor Henry, along with his parent, Chris Henry. Carl Christensen introduced his wife, Jan.
Rotarians in the News: Casey Cook, Myrene Hoover, and Nenu were in the news this past week.
Announcements include: There will be no regular Tuesday morning meeting next week on June 25. Instead members are encouraged to attend the Year Ender Celebration beginning at 6:00 PM at the Old Brick Arch Winery in West Branch that evening. Tickets are $20. Mike Messier reported that the golfing outing numbers reflect approximately the same net and gross as last year. Gary and Nancy Pacha and John and Deb Ockenfels are attending the 2013 Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal.
Happy Bucks were celebrated with $30 collected in the hats today.
Program: Melanie Berry, Staff member at the Free Medical Clinic shared her experience as a member of the Group Study Exchange (GSE) 2013: Iowa 6000 to Chile 4340. She was one of four Iowans that spent 3 weeks in Chile. They presented to approximately 19 of the 64 local Rotary clubs, stayed with host families, and toured local groups impacted by the work of Rotary including a school for students with challenges, a hospital, the police academy, and government. She expressed sincere thanks to the Chilean people for their warm welcome and outstanding hospitality as well as to the Iowan Rotarians for making this experience possible. She presented 2 Chilean Rotarian club flags to President Pam Ehly.