The SMILE for Monday, October 7, 2024 | Vol. 112

The SMILE for Monday, October 7, 2024 | Vol. 112 | No. 13

“May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house"

— George Carlin

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Monday's Meeting

Our speaker on Monday is Dean Wright from Wright Cycles. Dean will provide an overview of the products and bike services provided by the shop. He will also touch on the overall trends in the bike industry and trends in the local market, along with the bicycle infrastructure in the QCA. https://www.wrightcyclesllc.com/

Last Meeting's Speaker

Last week saw the club socializing together at the Annual Fall Picnic meeting. It was held at the beautiful new pavilion at Riverside Park dedicated to our good friend, the late Glenn Medhus.

Our latest group of Student Rotarians were able to join us and introduced themselves to the club.

Students (left to right): Andrew Grau, Jordan Wang, Akira Ketner, Abigail Jackson, Caitlyn Neill, and Skyler Chandlee.

Welcome students! We look forward to getting to know you better.

News You Can Use

Guests & Visiting Rotarians:

Joel Viyegbe, Illinois Dept. of Transportation. Rotarian candidate, and guest of Paul Plagenz.

Paul Harris

Past President Laura Davis was awarded the Paul Harris X 2 pin by President Sam Moyer.

Grant Service Project:

Each year our Rotary Club is invited to apply for a 50/50 matching grant for some local community need. This year Moline Rotary combined with Twin Rivers After hours Club and the East Moline/Silvis Club to pool our resources to triple our impact. We have been able to combine almost $7,000 to provide much needed hygiene kits to area schools and the YWCA.

These kits are in high demand and can make a huge impact on the lives of our young women. Kits will be placed at area and Moline middle and High Schools.

We need your help with Loading, Setting up, and Assembling all the products.

We need:

2-3 people to help load supplies on Friday at 5pm. This is not heavy work and should take about1 hour. The location is near 10th Street and 25th - avenue. Please email me, call, or text if you are able to help.
3-4 people to help unload and set up at 8am this Saturday at the YWCA on 17th Street and 5th Avenue in Rock Island (513 17th).
8-10 people to help assemble kits at 9am at the YWCA. We expect this to take around 2 hours.

There is a Facebook page to share with friends who might be interested: https://www.facebook.com/share/AkS2fsz933oDUQQQ/

We are hoping to generate some great publicity from this event and would love to have many Rotarians join us!

District Conference:

The District Conference is November 8-9 in Rockford.

Upcoming Rotary Event:

World Polio Day Gala is set for October 22nd at the QC Botanical Gardens. The cost is $30 for dinner at 7pm - Cash Bar at 6pm.

The speaker is Laura Kann.

Click on this link to purchase tickets!

You can't win if you don't play!!

Contact our esteemed Sergeant at Arms, Nicole Zook, for your entry tickets before each meeting!

New and Ongoing Community Events

Coming on Saturday, October 12th!

One last Mercado event on November 2!

Coming on November 8 & 9

Zoom Invite for Monday, October 7, 2024

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84869242309?pwd=MHoyZGQ3MjNmN0JWTUcvUjgrZTV1UT09

Meeting ID: 848 6924 2309
Passcode: 941739

Oct 07, 2024

Dean Wright

Wright Cycles

Oct 14, 2024

Bill Horrell

Alternatives: Dementia Friendly Illinois Quad Cities

Oct 21, 2024

Rowan Smith

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Oct 28, 2024

Lee Bezotte

Mercy Vineyard Church

View entire list

President

Sam Moyer

Vice President/President-elect

Eric VanWinkle

Sergeant at Arms

Nicole Zook

Past President

Mark Carlson

Secretary

Torri Smith

Treasurer

Mark Evans

RI Foundation Chair

Mark Carlson

Director Administrative Services

Jim Flick

Director Community Services

Mike Wendt

Director Membership Services

Paul Plagenz

Director Youth Services

J.C. Millman

Public Image Chair

RJ Jacobs

SMILE / Website

Jeff VanEchaute

Youth Programs Coordinator

Gary Francque

Youth Exchange Officer

Gary Francque

Moline Rotary Foundation Chair

Mike Crotty

The Four-Way Test: Of the things we think, say, or do: Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Good Will and Better Friendships? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?

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