The Rotary Board will meet by zoom on March 4 at 4.  Let Larry know if you would like to be included.  

 

We missed our social last month so please join us at 5 on March 4.  Watch for further details from Janette.

Thanks Mike for doing the news, Jamie for doing the invocation, pledge and 4way test, and Dana for leading us in song.

 

Xavier HS administrator Angela Olson introduced the latest teacher recognized by our club, Erica Ireland.  Erica has been at Xavier for five years and has been a teacher for ten years.  She teaches theology at Xavier and also is involved in the school's campus ministry and community group programs.

 

Larry introduced the speaker Barb Werning.  Barb is the Executive Director for the Heritage Agency on Aging.  She is originally from Benton County.  She holds a BA in Social Work and a MS in Family Studies and Lifespan Human Development, as well as additional graduate work in health care administration. She has been at Heritage for roughly seven months.  Previously, she had managed various service organizations.  

 

Barb shared with the club a PowerPoint outlining the mission of Heritage and its various programs involving older and disabled Iowans in Heritage's seven county region.  The programs include such things as information services, options counseling, case management, caregiver support, nuitrition, and elder rights.  

 

 

Rhonda has been organizing our teacher recognition program.  So far the following teachers have been scheduled for our zoom meetings.  

 

February 3--Kat Power from Linn-Mar HS

February 10--Dennis Hynek from Kennedy HS

February 17--Joe Link from Jefferson HS

February 24---Erica Ireland from Xavier HS

March 3--Ann Van Etten-Janey from Metro HS

March 10--Gretchen Mundorf Marion HS

March 24--Jason Nell Washington HS

March 31--Colin O'Brien from Prairie HS

 

Congratulations to each teacher.  Also thank you Rhonda for organizing and Jim C for doing the certificates they are receiving.