Grinnell Rotary met November 6, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. West Side Family Restaurant for their weekly meeting, meal, and program.
After the meal, a business meeting was held. We discussed the help Rotary members would be giving to the Jingle Bell Holiday on November 16th. Another topic on the agenda, was organizing for Rotarian participation in ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at local stores on December 1st.
The speaker for the evening was introduced by member Nancy VanTomme, who introduced Taz Stills, Senior Recruitment Specialist for the American Red Cross. Stills presented her program through a power point presentation. The American Red Cross Iowa Region Headquarters is located at 2110 Grand Ave., in Des Moines. The region has 800 volunteers, 24 paid staff members, and serves 2.8 million people. The Iowa region serves 96 counties in Iowa, 1 county in Nebraska, and 1 county in South Dakota. A popular Red Cross project , called the Pillow Case Project, is supported by the Disney Corporation. The Pillow Case Project is provided to any group along with training from the Red Cross, at no cost. Students design their own pillow cases to store their keepsakes in, much as a treasure chest would be used. The Red Cross presents the project to schools, and currently, 2.3 million people have been educated on this project. As always, the Red Cross is ready to meet emergency needs for disaster victims, down the street and around the world.
Dennis Conway
