Greetings from Florida, Chris will be conducting the meeting tomorrow as I am out of town. Mike Hamilton is Rotarian of the Day. He has invited Brett Rickabaugh and Ryan Andersen to review and bring us up to date on this year's plans for the Iowa Technology Exposition to be held Friday, May 12, 2023, at Southeast Polk High School. Ryan has sent out invitations for judges to sign up, so please check your email and complete the form. This is a special opportunity to view and judge the great projects presented by students from all over the state. Tickets are available online for the Iowa Wolves Polio Plus night, February 4, at 7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena. You can go to https://fevo.me/polioplus23 to purchase your own. If you are planning to donate them, please let Marie know. She will be purchasing those in a block to give to members of the Interact Club. Meeting Schedule 2022-2023 DATE ROTD SPEAKER 12/21/22 Mike Hamilton Brett Rickabaugh Ryan Andersen 12/28/22 Joe Flannery + Board Meeting 01/04/23 Business Meeting Breakfast 1/11/23 Darrell Hanson 1/18/23 Marti Kline Thank you, Curt Gause, President East Polk Rotary Rotary Club of East Polk County, PO Box 73, Altoona, IA 50009 Meets Wednesday, 7:00 a.m., Caring Hands Outreach, 602 3rd St SW, Altoona Important Upcoming Dates for East Polk Rotary - February 4 - 7:00 p.m. Wells Fargo Arena - Polio Plus Night at the Wolves Game February 17 - Bowling Bash - (formerly Great Escape) May 12 - Iowa Technology Exposition - Southeast Polk High School From District 6000 - Terry Ziegler, Rotary Region 26 Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser -No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Did Rotarians mobilize for World Polio Day? Yes, we did! * More than 4200 Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact Clubs in 118 countries registered. * Donors contributed more than US $740,000 online * Total with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation match of more than $2.2 million * Social media efforts tied to World Polio Day reached 31 million people Olabisi Gwamna, Editor, Foundation Minute - Welcome to Week 3 of RI's Month of Disease Prevention & Treatment In its noble efforts to keep in tune with TRF's mission of making the world a better place for all people, Rotary International District 9110 of Nigeria has donated a sum of $590,000 to TRF in five months to promote its vision of supporting humanitarian services in the country. Yours in service, |