7/7/25 Meeting Minutes

7/7/25 Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Catti, Adam, Ron, Bob F., Hubert, Bob W., Joel, Rich
Club News:
  • Keep Paul Schaben in your prayers as he is dealing with some health issues.
  • New Opportunities is requesting $300 for their back-to-school drive
    • Bob F. motion
    • Rich 2nd
    • Pass
  • RSVP Golf Outing – 8/15/25
    • We are on a wait list to play.
  • Speaker update:
    • 7/21/25: Danielle Leonard with Pella
    • If you know of any programs that would be a good fit for Rotary, please let Adam know as we are looking for programs to add to the calendar.
  • Veteran’s Park
    • Adam has reached out to a couple city council members for updates on the park since we haven’t heard anything back from Parks and Rec
  • Volunteers needed for SuperDraft Softball Tournament
    • Saturday, July 26th
    • 2–4-hour slots available
    • Catti will send an email this week on available times and jobs
    • Grilling, concessions, silent auction, registration duties to name a few
  • Paul Harris Pin presentation
    • 2 sapphire stones in a pin presented to Catti by Bob F.
    • Achieved by donating $3K-$3,999.99
Speaker: Rich Hartly
  • Rich and his wife recently returned from a 2-week trip (cruise) overseas; they had a great time and enjoyed great food; they celebrated his birthday; Iceland has incredible waterfalls, visited Norway
 
Next meeting is 7/14/25; no speaker scheduled as of right now.