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 The SMILE for Monday, March 27, 2023 | Vol. 110 | No. 33

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.
— David Viscott
 
 
 
Today's Program 
Today's program will be from Lindsey Hanna from Express Employment Professionals.  
 
 
Last Week's Speaker
There was a change of plans at the last minute last week. Lucky for us, Decker Ploehn, Bettendorf City Administrator, and Bettendorf Rotarian, was a guest of Pieter Hanson, and agreed to give a short impromptu presentation, and field questions from the Club. 
 
Decker Ploehn with Moline Rotarian, Pieter Hanson.
 
Decker's long, rich history of service to Bettendorf, and his commitment to the Quad Cities, has made him a force for positive development in his city, and in turn, the community at large.
 
Thank you, Decker, for your good work for our communties, and for stepping in last week to provide a very interesting exchange with your fellow Rotarians!
 
 
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Guests & Visiting Rotarians
  • Terri Smith, QC Chamber, guest of Mark Carlson
  • Decker Ploehn, Bettendorf City Admin, Bettendorf Rotary Club (Also impromptu speaker), guest of Pieter Hanson
  • Josh Smith, parent of SR Mackenzie Smith
  • John Carver, parent of SR Sawyer Carver
 

2023 Outbound Orientation
Rotary District 6420 Long Term and Short Term Outbound Students Orientation for students and parents was held Saturday March 18th in Mendota. Pictured with DGE David Emerick is Moline Short Term Outbound Student to Spain, Tasha Henning (3rd from left), and Moline Long Term Outbound Student to Brazil, Lucy Lareau (4th from left).
 
 

Gift Certificate Give-a-way Alert!!

During each month, Rotarians can earn tickets that go into a jar.  One ticket for every time you participate in a club service project, two tickets for each guest, five tickets if you sponsor a new member.  During the last meeting of the month, we pull a name and give the card.

 
 

A Request from our own Dr. Rachel Savage
Dr. Savage is seeking Rotarians and other citizens to participate in the "Portrait of a Moline - Coal Valley District Graduate"  a project to collect input from citizens regarding what they expect from the district regarding preparing students. A series of public meetings will be held in March, April and May. Click here to download a letter from Dr. Savage with information on how to participate.
 

Save the date – Spring Clean-up April 22
  • Where? Panera Bread 41st street & 38th Avenue in Moline
  • When?   Saturday April 22nd 8:30 am till 10:30 am
  • Who? All Rotarians, friends and family
  • Coffee? Please meet at Panera Bread 4044 38th Ave, Moline, IL 61265 at 8:00am for a hot cup of coffee cleanup will start at 8:30am
  • What? Spring Cleanup gloves, garbage bags and safety vests will be provided
  • Questions? Please contact Alan Anderson @ (309)781-5475 or bluemonte3@outlook.com
 
 

Student Rotarians 
We said our farewells to another group of Student Rotarians this week. We wish these fine young women good luck for the rest of the school year and in their future endeavors!
 
(l-r) Sawyer Carver, Itzel Martinez, Corynn Holmes, Akou Blessing Akakpovi, Mackenzie Smith
 

RYLA 2023
Rotary will begin seeking MHS student participants for RYLA 2023 to be held May 5-7, 2023. Rotarian volunteers will also be needed to staff RYLA. 
 

A new Moline Rotary 50/50 Raffle has started. Bring your lucky rabbit's foot (and some cash!) And keep a lookout for the FOUR of SPADES!
 
 
$10,000 Match for Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria
We had an anonymous donor pledge to match up to $10,000 for donations to disaster relief in Turkey through Midwest Mission from last week.  Please let us know if you would like to donate and donations can be made the to the Moline Rotary Foundation.
 
Rotary Donations to the Disaster Relief Fund will be going to Turkey and Syria from now till March 31st
 

From our District Governor:
I know we all have been watching events in Turkey and Syria unfold over the past couple of weeks. As Rotarians we automatically ask what we can do to help in their recovery efforts. We wanted to make you aware of how District 6420 has gotten involved and also how your club members can get involved.
 
We received a communication from district leadership in District 2430 in Turkey regarding ways to help financially. They have tremendous needs from clothing, food, water, and fuel to excavators and construction vehicles. They are working with Shelterbox as well.  The recovery and rebuilding process will be tremendous. Our district leadership in District 6420 made the decision to donate $20,000 of our District Designated Funds to these efforts. These funds come to us because of our members generosity in giving to The Rotary Foundation and allow us to make decisions about making the most significant impacts.  
 
There are a couple more ways to donate if you are looking to do so. One of these is a donation to the Disaster Response Fund at The Rotary Foundation.  All donations to that fund made between now and March 31 will go toward recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria. In addition, an organization familiar to Rotary, Operation Warm Coats in Chicago, is sending coats to Turkey for victims. Each coat requires a donation of $19. You may donate using this link: http://operationwarm.org/wnrotary. You can also reach this page by texting Coats4Turkey to 44321.
 
 
Zoom Invite for Monday, March 27, 2023

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Join Zoom Meeting:

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

 
Meeting ID: 848 6924 2309
Passcode: 941739

 
Upcoming Speakers
Mar 27, 2023
Express Employment Professionals
Apr 03, 2023
City of Moline Concert Series & Parks and Recreation
Apr 10, 2023
Easter
Apr 17, 2023
Spring Forward
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