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Rotary Club of Indianola
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Service Above Self
We meet Fridays at 12:00 PM
Indianola Country Club
1610 Country Club Road
Indianola, IA  50125
United States of America
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Rotarians are very much more favorably disposed toward action than they are toward words.”  ~Paul P. Harris Rotary Club of Chicago November 1912

  

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This Week's Program

Steve Wieneke will introduce many of us to the Rotary Leadership Institute program.  Steve is D6000 RLI Coordinator.

Rotary +1

Every week during the Month of February - we are asking you to bring your +1 to Rotary by inviting a friend, colleague or business person to a meeting, and sharing with them why Rotary is important to you.

Invite someone who you believe could benefit from a Rotary Membership.

RI President  February 2020

Mark Daniel Maloney

President 2019-20

Happy 115th birthday, fellow Rotarians and members of the family of Rotary!

Much has changed in the world since 1905. Then, the global population was roughly 1.7 billion. Today, it is 7.7 billion. There were 5 telephones per 100 people in the United States 115 years ago. In 2020, it is estimated that 96 percent of the U.S. population has a cellphone — and both China and India have more than a billion cellphones in use.

In the 115 years since Rotary was founded, seemingly everything has changed except Rotary values. We began, and remain, committed to fellowship, integrity, diversity, service, and leadership. While our Service Above Self motto dates to 1911, the ethos behind those words had already been ingrained by Rotary's founders.

As the pace of change worldwide continues to accelerate, the need for Rotary service is greater than ever. It's one thing to read about service projects, quite another to see them in action and to see the grateful faces of people who have benefited from them. Rotary projects change lives and connect the world. And over the past year, I have seen some amazing Rotary projects in action.

Gay and I visited Japan's Fukushima prefecture last year. Few places in the world have had to deal with the kind of devastation that visited Fukushima in March 2011, when a tsunami touched off by an earthquake led to disaster at a nuclear power plant. But the story of Fukushima today is not one of destruction; it is one of hope and renewal. Rotary grants have helped improve access to medical and mental health care for victims of the disaster and reduced the isolation of these communities by sharing the experiences of people from other parts of the world who have also recovered from disasters. Our grants have also helped to foster self-motivation and encourage sustainable long-term community recovery across the region.

In Shanghai, I learned about the Careers in Care program. This helps migrant workers fill the need for skilled professionals in elder care facilities. After taking a course, trainees receive certification to boost their employment prospects, while the care industry benefits from an expanded talent pool. Rotary projects like this are successful because they address a local need, and they have the potential to attract local government funding to sustain their impact.

And in Guatemala, Gay and I went to Sumpango. Global grants there provide mechanical cows to produce soy milk; an improved water distribution system; water filters; clean compost latrines; family gardens; support for income generation; and training in WASH and literacy programs. The food items sold there not only provide nutrition to women and children, but also create a source of income for local women.

In every area of focus, and in every part of the world, Rotary projects are improving lives and helping communities adapt in a time of rapid change. As we celebrate another great year for Rotary, let us rededicate ourselves to strengthening the connections that make our service so impactful. We will make lives better as Rotary Connects the World.

February Board Meeting Minutes

The February minutes were sent to all members via email earlier this week.  Please review to learn about our Club's activities and plans for the future.

Rotary Evening Club

The Rotary Evening Club's next scheduled meeting will be February 11th at The Brickhouse.  

The Speaker will be Tracy Stevens, Partnership Specialist for U.S. Census, who will speak about the upcoming 2020 Census.

Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting at 6:30 p.m. at The Brickhouse.

Club Information
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Friday Schedule
Each Friday   Noon  Indianola Country Club
Evening Schedule
Feb. 25, 2020 - Brickhouse
Mar. 10, 2020 - Brickhouse
Duty Schedule

                     Noon Meeting Assignments

Feb            Greeter                 Program
14-Feb         Steve W                Todd K
21-Feb         Sinikka W             Michael K
28-Feb         Kelly W                Service Friday
March
  6-Mar         Joe W                    Terry K
13-Mar         Josh W                   Seth L
20-Mar         Bob W                   Ev L
27-Mar         Karl W                  Service Friday
 
 
                Sergeant          Music         Invocation
Feb. 14   Terry K          Joe W             Terry P
Feb. 21   Ron H            Amy D           Steve R
Feb. 28   Steve H         Arlen S            Dave T
Mar.  6    Scott G         Kelly W           Sinikka W
 
    Program Suggestions            
 
Goodwill Celebrates 65 Years in 2020. Contact:
Ka’Meka Lowery
Corporate Engagement Manager
Goodwill of Central Iowa
5355 NW 86th Street
Johnston, IA 50131
p | 515-265-5323 Ext. 375
 
Blessman Ministries
Liz Brown
Blessman International | Administrative Assistant
2557 106th St., Urbandale, IA 50322
t: 515-343-5920 | w: http://www.blessmaninternational.org
 
Puppy Jake
Contact Ron H. for more information.
 
Stephanie Erickson
Contact Terry for contact information
 
Missouri River Energy Services
Hydro Electric Generator at Red Rock
If you are in need of a program contact Dave Tanner to obtain contact information. 

Kevin McLaughlin, Rotary DMAM and McLaughlin Investment, would like to do a program on Social Security Reform.  Ron has Kevin's contact info.

Greater Des Moines Age-Friendly Initiative is committed to having Central Iowa become an officially
recognized Age-Friendly Region. I believe that our fellow Rotarians will be very interested in learning about
the Age-Friendly Community work and how building a more Livable community will be beneficial for all who
live, work and recreate in Indianola and throughout Greater Des Moines.
Please contact me at 515-444-1237 or by e mail at agefriendlydsm@gmail.com to schedule a program.

Calendar
 
ONLINE
April 11, 2020
 
Rotary Club of Indianola
Foundation Dinner
April 24, 2020
 
RD6000 Festival
 Prairie Meadows
    June 25-27, 2020