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Rotary West Newsletter
The Big Drop Is Online!

Got Balls?

Get Balls at www.TheBigDropCR.com!

The Big Drop, Rotary West's fundraiser to benefit HACAP and Van Buren school, will take place Aug. 15. This year's event will be online (in more ways than one). All sales will be over the web, buy your balls at www.TheBigDropCR.com. Know someone who needs Balls? Send them the link!
 
The Big Drop will take place Saturday, August 15, indoors at the new Olympic South Side Theater. We'll stream video online so you can watch the balls drop all over the facility!

Every dollar we raise will go to support HACAP kids' food programs and Van Buren school. Buy your balls today!
 
Grant winner
We have been advised by the District that our grant application for $3000 has been approved.  Thank you Penny and Matt for putting this project together.  It involves a piano lab for kids working with Orchestra Iowa.  Our club matches the amount provided by the District.
July 29 meeting
Bingo  Teressa led us in several games of Bingo.  Besides a traditional card we also got to play from a tv tunes card.  Members displayed a variety of singing talents as we went down memory lane with such favorites as Rawhide, Flintstones, Brady Bunch, Jeffersons, and Gilligan's Island, to name a few.   Thanks Teressa for handling and Penny for arranging prizes.
 
Ball Drop sales are roughly $2100.  Members are encouraged to get their sales entered before our August 6 social to audit the balls!  Chances of winning the big prize are better than the lottery!  Spread the word.
 
August 6 Social  It will be outside behind the Cherry Building (next to New Bo Market) starting at 5.   Enter the access gate on the 11th Street side of the building by the big cherry.  We will organize and audit the ping pong balls for the Big Drop.  Bring your own refreshments.  Masks and social distancing will be utilized.  In case of bad weather the event will take place in a big space inside the building.  
 
Future Zoom Meetings  Arrangements have been made to continue zoom meetings through September 16.  Surveys returned to date indicate safety is a primary concern before we go back to in person meetings.   Once we do start in person meetings, a zoom option will also be made available.   The COVID situation will continue to be monitored.  Here's hoping the situation starts improving soon.
 
Thank you  Mike, Janette and Chuck for helping us with the news, invocation, and singing.   Also thank you to those members volunteering to help with the Pribyl Rotary Golf tournament taking place August 3-6.
 
Board Meeting on August 6  We will meet by zoom starting at 4 pm.  If you are interested in joining the meeting please contact Larry and he will get you the zoom information.
 
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