Cedar Rapids West Rotary 

    This week is our Service Event Week. See the details and SignUp Genius link below.   
 
    
   Service above self,
 
    Mike 
This Week: March Service Event - Families Helping Families of Iowa.
 
Families Helping Families of Iowa supports children in foster care and the caregivers who selflessly open their hearts and homes to them. The group is dedicated to creating an environment where children can thrive and feel valued while providing essential resources and unwavering support for their caregivers on this important journey.
 
Join us this Wednesday from Noon-1 p.m. at 6000 7th Street SW, Cedar Rapids to help organize clothing and other items. 
 
 
  
Last Week: Kathy Good, Mercy Medical Center
Greeter: Amy March  Cashier: Kim Kudej 
 

Kathy Good is Sr. Director of the DeWolf Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia. She shared her story as a caregiver and how she's worked to support caregivers and their families in our community. It was interesting to learn that the DeWolf Center is one of the few institutions in the country dedicated to supporting the patient and their family members who almost overnight find themselves completely responsible for a family member. 

Learn more about the DeWolf Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia

 

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2026 Schedule 
 
March 25: March Service Event - Families Helping Families, Noon-1 p.m. 6000 7th Street, SW, Cedar Rapids. 
 
April 1: TBA 
 
April 2: First Thursday Event, Location TBD
 
April 7: Rotary April Board meeting, 8 a.m. Zoom
 
April 8: TBA 
 
April 15: TBA 
 
April 22: April Service Event - Days for Girls, Noon-1 p.m. Volunteer Sheet coming soon.  
 
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