Thursday night meeting will take place on Thursday January 11th at 5:30-7pm at the West Liberty Country Club, followed by a club board meeting at 7pm. Any questions, please contact Ken Brooks.
Friday lunch bunch meetings be on the following dates below, meeting at Liberty Public House at 12pm, please let Cliff McFerren know if you're coming so that food may be ordered.
Jan 12th
Jan 19th
Jan 26th
A note from Chair Cliff McFerren regarding this past week's meeting: At this past noon meeting, we celebrated three birthdays, mayor, Mark Smith, Phyllis Sterba, and Mike Burleson all within a few days of each other. And lastly, Donna Alberti made a fabulous cheeseburger soup with salad. She continues to outdo herself.
100 Year Project update:
As of last Meeting December 8th, 2023 - Ken Brooks has an update of the following for the 100 year project:
1 year away on dec 21,2024 and new logo to kick it off! There will be time to host several committee events for publicizing rotary and fundraising for rotary. So far we have Fair activities along with the Hot Cocoa at WL Holiday Open House
The Ball Drop fundraiser is to be coordinated with when the Football Field and Athletic Complex is opening up next fall. Ask Ken and Jacob for more details or any questions you have.
Also there will be a Spring Fundraiser towards the 100 year which is a Murder Mystery Progressive Dinner that Allie Paarsmith is heading up. Anyone wanting help more with the Spring Fundraiser please get with Allie Paarsmith.
Other Ideas discussed in the coming months.....
Movie theatre for family night or movie nights at Ron de voo
Musicians sponsored with Ron de voo summer of arts group with lph
Free swimming at the pool for summer
Christmas ball in December - celebration, invite entire community, 1920’s theme, community center or school due to having a video with members to be shown
100 banner on poles work with chamber potentially
100 year shirts
Again, any questions please contact Ken Brooks and Jacob Burroughs.
Updates from Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking (INAHT)
Help End Human Trafficking in 2024
How Can You Help to End Modern Slavery/Human Trafficking in 2024
New Year 2024 greetings to our Iowa NAHT blog subscribers. Worldwide there are 50 million people trafficked and enslaved. That is a 10 million increase from the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Globally, one in four of these exploited and abused souls is under the age of 18.
So how can you as an individual help in 2024 to fight against human trafficking and slavery? As a first step, you can educate yourself about modern slavery and help others to become aware of this growing crime. You can insist that businesses check their supply chains for slavery-produced goods.
BOOKS TO READ AND SHARE, WHILE BENEFITTING SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
Give this wonderful gift to family and friends. All proceeds from the sale of “Facets of my Soul”, written by Rotarian Fern Saltzman, will benefit survivors of human trafficking. www.leadingwithmyheart.org.
Please explore the website www.RotariansFightingHumanTrafficking.org and
share with your network of colleagues, friends, and family. Once again
be a seed of hope. Just spread the word, if not more. Thank you!
Also note that if your spouse/partner are both members of our club, you are getting 2 copies of the Rotary Magazine, that will change effective January 1, 2021 to where your household will only receive 1 copy now.
New Year 2024 greetings to our Iowa NAHT blog subscribers. Worldwide there are 50 million people trafficked and enslaved. That is a 10 million increase from the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Globally, one in four of these exploited and abused souls is under the age of 18.
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