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The SMILE for Monday, March 6, 2023 | Vol. 110 | No. 30

The love we give away is the only love we keep.
— Elbert Hubbard
 
 
 
Today's Program 
Today's program will be from our own Deni McCarter. She is going to talk to us about the Moline Rotary Foundation. 
 
 
 
Last Week's Speaker
 
Last weeks speaker was Mark Crowley from National Property Inspections (NPI). Serving locally since 2003, National Property Inspections Quad Cities is the first name in home and commercial property inspections. Our professionally trained inspectors have years of experience identifying the condition of hundreds of your home’s most vital systems. With fast turnaround, comprehensive, easy-to-understand reports and friendly service, our team is here to answer all of your questions any time in the inspection process. Mark Crowley and his team of inspectors have 24 combined years of experience and have completed more than 15,000 inspections. They are certified in Iowa, licensed in Illinois and follow national standards and any state or local licensing requirements. They also stay current on inspection best practices with continuing education classes, priding themselves on their professionalism, honesty and integrity.
 
Mark also talked about the importance of Radon testing, which his company also does.
 
Mark took the time to answer many questions about this very important topic - one which touches us all when buying and/or selling a home. Thank you, Mark!
 
 
News You Can Use

Guests & Visiting Rotarians
  • Alyse Hardin, Family Resources / Guest of Jenni Swanson (Alyse intends to become a member)
  • Maureen Roland, parent of SR Winter Roland
  • Phil Rhea, parent of SR Katie Rhea
  • Ed & Andrea Schiltz, parents of ST Sydney Schiltz
 

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.
 

Rotary Scholarships
J.C. Millman announced that Moline Rotary club will again offer college scholarships for graduating MHS students. Applications are available from Counselors at MHS for amounts of $5000, $3000, & $2000     
 

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. 
 

We said so long to our Girl Power group. of Student Rotarians. We wish them best of luck in their future endeavors!
 
(l-r:) Sydney Schiltz, Isabella Lamphier, Katie Rhea, Haley Petersen, Eryn Robertson, and Winter Roland
 
Our first ever all-girl Student Rotarians group said goodbye and thank you to the club. 
 

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!
 
 
Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria
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 6, 2023

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Join Zoom Meeting:

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Meeting ID: 848 6924 2309
Passcode: 941739

 
Upcoming Speakers
Mar 06, 2023
Moline Rotary Foundation
Mar 13, 2023
MHS Atheletic Director
Mar 20, 2023
Bally's
Mar 27, 2023
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