Prayer: Dennis Donovan Quote of the Week: Rod Nordeng
Guests: None
Secretary's Report: 24 members present
Treasurer's Report:
Honors and Illnesses:
The musical was a great success. Props to all who put on a great show!
Scott Soifer is celebrating the opening of their new McDonald's in Independence.
Announcements:
Satellite Club - 1st & 3rd Tuesdays - November meetings will be Nov. 5 and 19 at The Pub on the Cedar with social starting at 5:15pm and meeting at 5:30pm. Join us and help spread the word!
Soup Supper - Jan. 18 - The soup supper will once again be held at the Elks. A subcommittee is needed to help plan this event. See Kay if you would like to be on the committee and mark your calendar to help the evening of Jan. 18.
Radio Auction - Feb. 1 - This will be the 11th Annual Radio Auction! This is a big fundraiser for our Club and group-wide participation is needed. Please be thinking about items that you could donate, contribute towards or request as a donation from others. We have had some really cool items in the past thanks to the efforts of our members. We need to start collecting items Jan. 1 to have everything in hand and ready to promote by mid-January.
Fun & Frolic: Sue Ayers led us in a game of Heads, Tails or Mix that ended in one round!
Program: This week's program was presented by Joan Lore, SHIIP consultant, on Medicare issues, changes and on Medicare fraud. SHIIP stands for Senior Health Insurance Information Program. Trained counselors can help find answers to the questions on Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long term care insurance, and other health insurance issues. It’s a free program for seniors and their families from the State of Iowa Insurance Division. To schedule an appointment with a SHIIP consultant, call the Floyd County Medical Center 641-228-6830or for more program information go to shiip.iowa.gov.
Quarterly Salad Option - Members can choose to have a salad instead of the main entree for the quarter. Those taking the salad meal can still take the other parts of the regular meal (bread, dessert, drinks, etc.). The cost will remain the same. See Marcie to try this option for a quarter.
Did You Know?
Your $100 contribution to The Rotary Foundation can help provide: textbooks for on elementary school in Zambia, provide a hearing aid for a deaf child in Pakistan, buy de-worming tablets for 112 children in the Philippines, pay for cataract operations for three blind people in India, or provide 230 blankets for the elderly in the winter months of Korea.
District 5970 News
Program Opportunity - Katie Wilford, District 5970 Global Scholar for 2018-19 has recently returned from her year of study in Melbourne, Australia, where she received her Master of Education degree. During her year she attended 29 Rotary meetings at 17 different clubs in two Districts. She volunteered 127 hours of time on Rotary and Rotaract projects. She also co-hosted a “Rotary In Action” radio program. Since returning to Iowa she is looking forward to telling her story to Rotary Clubs around Iowa. If you would like to Katie to speak to your Rotary Club, please contact John Stewart, District Global Scholar Chair, at jstewart2375@gmail.com
