Rotareminder - Week of Oct. 10, 2022 (Oct 12, 2022)

Week of Oct. 10, 2022

Prayer: Julie Taylor

Quote of the Week: Steve Diers

Guests:

Secretary's Report: None

Treasurer's Report:
Quarterly invoices have been sent via email. If you don't see your invoice, please contact Chuck.

Honors and Illnesses:

Thank you note from Luke Paplow for support of his team at the Governor's Charity Steer Show at the State Fair. He raised $32,208 for Ronald McDonald Houses of Iowa. The Steer Show overall raised more than $440,000!

Announcements:

Fall Family Picnic and Hayride - October 16 - To wrap up summer and our scrap drive, the Club will meet for a traditional fall picnic with a hayride at Linda Klemesrud's cabin in Nashua. Details and RSVP below by October 13. All members from both groups welcome!

Picnic and Hayride Signup
New Member Orientation Fireside Chat - October 13 - We will be hosting a Fireside Chat at the home of John Ebert (517 Sunset Place) on Thursday, October 13 beginning at 5:30. Beverages and appetizers will be served. This will be an opportunity to learn more about our club, how we operate and the projects we have been involved in, as well as more about Rotary in general. Please RSVP to kay@coloffmedia.com to get an accurate count of who will be attending.
Servpro Fight Fire with Fire Challenge - Oct. is Fire Prevention Month and Servpro is raining money for United Way of North Central Iowa for assistance for fire victims. They are looking for sponsors and participants in taking the PAQUI One Chip Challenge on October 21. Contact Alicia Painter for more info!
Santa's Shining Lights Show 2022- You can now rent spaces in Central Park in Charles City to showcase your business/organization with Christmas or Holiday Light Displays. By clicking this link you will be able to see the spaces available on a first-come-first-served basis. You can rent up to three spaces per business. Prizes for the best lighting display will be awarded. Businesses will be responsible for putting up and taking down their decorations.

See more event info here
Meal Signup - We are continuing to ask our members to sign up for meals each week to help us control food waste and membership costs. The weekly menus are also shown.

Meal Signup Link
Board Meeting - Oct. 24 at 11am
Join us in person at the Elks or via Zoom

Join Zoom Board Meeting
Meeting ID: 899 4264 5402
Passcode: Rotary5649
NEW ZOOM FORMAT - We are excited to finally have our new Owl meeting device along with a new projector, laptop and screen to take our in-person and virtual meetings to the next level. We hope you will try out a virtual meeting with us and watch the new recordings!

Remember we will start the Zoom meeting about 12:20pm to allow time for everyone to eat.

Join Noon Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID:876 0955 2142
Passcode: Rotary5649

Fun & Frolic: Paul marked Fire Prevention Week and reminded everyone to take this opportunity to review their fire and emergency plans and equipment at their homes and businesses.

Program: This week's program was presented by Community Development Director Mark Wicks on the Main Street Program. Mark shared the program's history, projects and services, and their involvement in the state and national Main Street Programs. He also explained some of the differences between the organizations that share office space at 401 N Main and the City.

Main Street Charles City Website

Main Street Charles City on Facebook

Watch this week's meeting including the full program here

Upcoming Programs

Oct. 17 - Patrick Lumley, EMS Tax Levy
Oct. 24 - District Governor's Visit
Oct. 31 - Satellite Club: Holiday Lights Project, Easter Egg Hunt and other happenings

Next Week's Meeting Assignments:

Prayer: Bill Frye
Quote of the Week: Cathy Rottinghaus
Fun & Frolic: Jane Larson
Program: Linda Klemesrud

2022-2023 Meeting Assignments

* Reminder: If you are not able to attend, please find someone to fill in for your assignment. *