Todd has invited Seth Anderson from Simpson College's Culver Center. Seth plans to bring 2-3 students who were involved in the latest Iowa Caucus to give their thoughts about the Caucus.
On 2 June 2019, Lee Harman and Bill Ward set off from the Great Wall of China outside Beijing. Their destination, the Place Vendôme in Paris, lay 9,779 bumpy, muddy, dusty miles away. Their vehicle: a car built before either of them was born. This was Day 1 of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, also known as P2P, a classic car rally that re-creates a 1907 race famed as one of the first automobile endurance events.
Harman and Ward’s P2P story began at a 2016 Christmas party of Morgan Owners Group Northwest — a club for enthusiasts of classic cars made by England’s Morgan Motor Co. After a couple of fellow “Morganeers” discussed their own experience doing P2P, Harman and Ward were captivated. Harman, a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Arlington, Washington, suggested doing the rally to raise money for polio eradication. “I’m a physician, and I’ve been involved with PolioPlus since I was a brand-new Rotarian,” he says.
There was just one problem: “We didn’t have a car between us that was appropriate for that kind of exercise,” says Ward, a retired U.S. Army field artillery officer who worked for the Washington state government. After much searching, they found a beauty: a 1931 Ford Model A Victoria — which they dubbed “Miss Vicky” — that already had some of the safety upgrades necessary for their epic journey. But there was much more tinkering to come.
Over the next two years, Harman and Ward made 54 major modifications to Miss Vicky. “The car was pretty much totally rebuilt with new parts or new pieces, including auxiliary fuel tanks and fuel systems and on and on and on,” Harman says. The original suspension got extra attention and replacement parts.
Click on the link below to read about their journey.
Iowa Rotarians have been so successful in the past at answering the phones that IPTV has asked us to do it again this year and we agreed. We encourage you to wear your Rotary shirt ( white shirts do not reflect well on TV). Lots of food and refreshments will be provided to keep your energy and your spirits up while we help IPTV achieve their goals.
If you and your family/friends are interested in joining us to show support for Rotary and IPTV please respond by return e mail to morain4rotary@gmail.combefore February 16, 2020. We need at least 20 volunteers to man 17 lines, because someone will always be eating, drinking, or enjoying conversation.
Please let me know asap if you can join us.
Erna
Erna Morain, Governor
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.
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
Meals From the Heartland
March 12th 6-7 p.m. & 7-8 p.m.
Cowles Fieldhouse
Simpson College Rotaract Club
Email: laura.nielsen@my.simpson.edu by February 28th.
