Here's What's Happening at East Polk Rotary

Last week our club brought back Gary Welch from the Ankeny club to speak about RYLA, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.  Gary has been the local face of RYLA for several years now, and it's safe to say that nobody has a passion for these students like Gary does.  He brought slides with him that served to illuminate the transformation that the attendees experience during that week.  We've all witnessed first-hand stories that the youth share about their personal growth and development as individuals, but which took place during the team exercises.

Next year RYLA will be held at Grinnell College in Grinnell Iowa and it promises to be even more impactful, with better facilities and more centrally-located to the entire state.  We owe Gary Welch a huge THANK YOU for his tireless work in this fascinating and meaningful facet of Rotary.

This week's Rotarian of the Day is Kirk Duer, but Kirk is unable to join us, so we've found a speaker in Eric Armbrecht, who is the Vocational Director at The Homestead, just across from Southeast Polk High School.  The Sgt. at Arms is Kim Byers. 

East Polk Rotary would also like to welcome Daron Lewis as our latest member.  If you haven't introduced yourself yet, please take a moment and welcome Daron to the club.

Lastly, this week's Caring Hands Food Pantry item is canned pears.  Please bring a healthy supply or be prepared to offer cash in lieu of the pantry item. 

We'll see everyone at 7:00 AM!