Cedar Rapids West Rotary 
"Service Above Self"

Volume 45 | Issue 42

April 16th, 2025
Welcome to another issue of our weekly bulletin! Find out who our upcoming speakers are, what we covered during the last weekly meeting, and learn more about our monthly Service Project.
Last Week: Kyle Lichthardt: YMCA: Branch Executive
Last week we heard from Kyle Lichthardt: Branch Executive of the Helen G. Nassif YMCA. He informed us of the plethora of groups and activities that are offered by the local YMCA's and also how the YMCA is helping community members be able to access them.
This Week: Dennis Green: KCCK
Cashier: Matt Brandt    Greeter: Peter Eddington 
This week we will hear from our very own West Rotarian, Dennis Green, who will be reporting on the upcoming happenings at the KCCK station!
Next Week: Service Project: Cops 
Next week we have our April service project, Cops 'n Kids, which will be held at the Matthew 25 201 3rd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
 
If you wish to have lunch at Groundwell Cafe please arrive 15-20 minutes early
 
Sign-up is below, hope to see you there!
Announcements
Big Drop Committee Meeting will be held right after our regular scheduled meeting on Wednesday!
 
This year’s “Duck Drop” will take place on May 3, 2025. The winning ducks will be dropped from an aerial fire truck at our District Conference in Decorah!
Here’s how it works:
  1. Each club (including individuals from that club) will be represented by a single duck in the race.
  2. The first three ducks to be dropped will be the winners.  Once the winning three clubs have been determined a computer pick at random will occur to choose one winner of a Paul Harris Fellow designation for each of the three winning clubs.
  3. Each club participating in the race will receive Foundation Paul Harris Fellow points for the full    amount of dollars contributed by the club through the purchase of ducks.
Ducks are $5 each.
Click here to purchase one online, or follow the instructions below to send a check to David Manning.
Checks can be made payable to: The Rotary Foundation
and mailed to (must be mailed to arrive by April 23, 2025):
  David Manning
  227 Lake Avenue
  Storm Lake, IA 50588
 
Phone:  701-238-4845       
 
 
 
Czech Village Association- Houby Days are looking for crews of 4 people to walk around Houby Days selling 50/50 raffles.  We will have 3 drawings on Saturday at different times through the day and 2 of them on Sunday.  The volunteer sign up is on the Czech Village Website:  Czech Village Association
 
 
 
Weekly Zoom Link Launch Meeting - Zoom
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