Prayer: Staci Ackerson Quote of the Week: Danielle Ellingson
Guests: Dianne Souder, wife of Chuck Souder
Secretary's Report: 28 members present
Treasurer's Report: Bills are now due
Honors and Illnesses:
Staci Ackerson has been award the Small Business Development Center's Neil Smith Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
Craig Anderson's daughter, Jillian, was selected for the Iowa State University honor band.
Announcements:
Soup Supper - The event was a great success! Ticket sale tallies will be coming soon. Thanks to all who work so hard making this event happen!
Radio Auction 2019 - Saturday, February 2- Auction items must be at Circle K by Friday in order be to included in the auction. A complete list of items is available on our club website and on Facebook through the Radio Auction event. See links below.
Rotary Shirts - If you would like to order a "Rotarian At Work" t-shirt or blue Rotary dress shirt, see Marcie Andrews.
Fun & Frolic: Pie auction! President Staci and Treasure Shelia auctioned off the remaining pies from the soup supper. $342 was raised. Following the program, a motion was made to donate those funds to TLC.
Program: Today's program was presented by TLC Director Pam Ost and finance chair Dean Andrews. They shared the role TLC plays in our community for families and businesses. Pam explained some of the programs and operations at the center, while Dean shared about their ongoing fundraising campaign. TLC annually raises about $106,000 in grants and private donations to offset their budget gap not covered by tuition. You can learn more at TLC's website and keep up with current events on the Charles City TLC Facebook page.