#530, Club Bulletin, October 27, 2014

Program for October 27, 2014:  Annette Shipley, Collective Impact Project

Invocation by: Keith Porter

Guests today:  Roger Lande. Third reading for Bobbie Holliday as a new member.

Happy News and News: Pam Collins is happy that the Library has received 400 books from Shanghai. Diana Gradert is happy that the Hotel Muscatine is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Sunday, November 16, 2014.  All are invited to celebrate from 1-4 at 101 West Mississippi.

Announcements: Tony Joseph thanked us ffor making the District 6000 Operation Warm a big success. Over 8790 coats have been purchased. Roger Lande invited participation in a public event Thursday evening at Wine Nutz to meet Marinette Miller Meeks. Time is from 5-7.

Program: Rachel Riley Smock presented a brief program about Domestic Violence. This is Domestic Violence Month.  Fliers have been put in "to go" Pizza Boxes sharing the message.  Domestic Violence is about a relationship between two people. The Violence can be physical, sexual,emotional or mental.  One of every 4 women have experienced abuse.  Girls age 18 are 1 in every 3.  The Shelter program in Muscatine has housed 78 women and their children since February. 20 persons per minute are victims of violence.  Today CyberBullying is another form of violence.  There are 20,000 calls a day to domestic violence hot lines.  Women aged 18-24 are most commonly victims of intimate violence. Muscatine's program is now housed at MCSA and Rachel is the Program Director.