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District 6000 News

March/April/May 2006-07

Rotary International, District 6000, Iowa USADelwyn D. Bluhm, Governor

– A Global Network of Community Volunteers –

Governor’s comments . . .

By DG Del Bluhm/Ames GeorgiaandIarebothproudandthrilled.Aspromised,the2007DistrictConference,the“RendezvousinAmes,”wasanunusualDistrictConference.Itwasaffordable,asdonationsbysomeRo-tariansandclubsallowedustoreduceregistrationfees,andmanyRotariansonlystayedoveronenightat thehotel.WewereveryfortunatetohaveanoutstandingDistrictConfer-ence Committee this year led by the co-chairsBob and Jan Anderson and Dean and SharonAxland.TherearejusttoomanyRotariansandPartnerstothankeachindividuallywhodonatedsignificant time in planning and carrying out theirportionsofthisconference.Butyouknow

Del BluhmDistrict Governor

It was a good year for Rotary in D-6000

Dick and Sandy Horton were presidents of the Rotary Clubs of Ames and Ames Morning during 2006-07.

Dick and Sandy Horton ‘Lead the Way’ for Ames, Ames Morning clubsBy Danielle Duggan/Ames Daily Tribune Itwasn’tevenpossible20yearsagothatonefamilycoulddom-inatetheRotaryclubsinAmesthewaytheHortonsdonow.

Atthenoonclub’sconceptioninthe1920s,womenweren’tal-lowedtojoin.Womendidn’tstartbecomingmembersuntil1989. Today,asahusbandandwifeteamover-seeingpresidentialdu-ties for twoAmes Rotary clubs, a morning and afternoon club,DickandSandyHortonarebreakingdowndoorstheyneverknewexisted. Rotaryisaworldwideorganizationofcommunityleadersthat“provideshumanitarianservice,encourageshighethicalstandardsinallvocationsandhelpsbuildgoodwillandpeaceintheworld.” Meetingweekly,clubsarenonpoliticalandnonreligiousandareopentoallcultures,racesandcreeds.Withapproximately1.2mil-lionmembersinmorethan32,000clubsspanning168countries,the membership represents a cross-section of the community’sbusinessandprofessionalmenandwomen. Themainobjectiveoftheclubisservice.And,theHortonsaretakingthatserviceinthecommunitytoanotherlevel. WhentherealityhitthatDickwouldbepresidentoftheAmesRotaryClub,andSandywouldbepresidentoftheAmesMorning

All in the ‘Family of Rotary’ at Ames

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knowwhoyouareandbothGeorgiaandIwanttosincerelythankyouforyourexpertiseandguidancewhichmadethisconferencesooutstanding.(SeeseparatearticlebyBobAndersoninDistrict6000Newsabouttheuniqueconference.) We want to mention here just some of the highlights thatseemed to really stand out. District 6000 youth programs wereveryevidentattheconference,suchasRota-Kidsandtheirexcel-lentpresentationattheAll-ClubLuncheon,InteractClubs,Rota-ract Clubs, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) and finally ourAmbassadorialScholars for2006-07and2007-08.Wewereextremelypleased tohave severalofour international exchangegroups present, including the GSE D-3110 Inbound Team fromIndia,theWillisShawGSED-6000OutboundTeamtoD-3110inIndia,theInboundRotaryYouthExchangestudents,theOutboundRotary Youth Exchange students and additionally for the first time at our conference a Rotary Friendship ExchangeTeam from D-3060inIndia. Thisdistrictconferencehadseveraloutstandingfeaturedspeak-ersincludingPDGDaveGronerfromD-6360,PDGDorisHeine-manfromD-5650,PDGMeenaPatelfromD-6650andPDGTomThorfinnson from D-5950. Many District 6000 and club Com-munity/WorldServiceProjectswerepresentedinacrispandfo-cusedoverviewtoallRotarians,partnersandguests.Duringtheconference,awardsandrecognitionweregiventomanyclubsandindividuals for various but significant achievements. The highest awardofTheRotaryFoundation(TRF)istheDistinguishedSer-viceAward,whichwasgiventoPDGPaulHellwege.Averyspe-cial“ThankYou”intheformofa“recognition”wasgiventoDis-trict6000RotariansfortheircontributionstoTRF,whichchangesthelivesofthoselessfortunatethanthemselves.Rotaryclubsthatcontributed in2006-07tosupportFAMSCOandIowaM.O.S.T.werealsonotedintheconferenceprogram(andthisnewsletter).

*** Awards and Recognition: Congratulationstoalltheclubsandindividualsthatreceivedawardsorspecialrecognitionatthe2007DistrictConference(seepage19).Wecannotmentionalloftheseachievementsbutsome,liketheDistinguishedServiceAward,arevery significant. Congratulations go to Don Goering for his receipt oftheServiceAwardforaPolio-FreeWorld;DonhasworkedonRotary’s polio eradication activities for many years. Hats off tothe24clubsthatreceivedtheRIPresidentialCitationandtothefive clubs that received the District Governor Club Recognition

Award. Other awards included the RI Significant Achievement Award totheRotaryClubofBettendorf,theRIBestCooperativeProjectsAward to five clubs, the RI Public Relations to the Rotary Club of AmesMorning,theRIRecognitionofMembershipDevelopmentaward to theRotaryClubofDavenport, and theRotaryDistrict6000 Foundation Award to Nancy Harms, Betty Miller, BrockEarnhardt,GaryPacha,DennisSkinnerandRachelLitwiller. Awardswerealsogivenforclubbulletins,clubWebsites,clubmembershipgrowth,RYLAscholarshipessaywinners,andspe-cialawardstoDHLforservicetoIowaM.O.S.T.,BillTubbsforpublic relations and district newsletters, and finally, certificates of recognitionweregiventoclubsandanindividualfortheGlobalNetworkforBloodDonation. Very special plaques were given to assistant governors whowere completing their three-year service period which includedJohnBeran,NancyHarms,LloydHill,LoringMiller,PhyllisMill-erandNancyPacha.TheseAGsandalltheotherAGsplustheirAGcoordinatorwhoarestillservingprovidedthenecessaryday-to-dayadministrativeservicetotheirassignedclubswhichwouldnotbepossibleforthedistrictgovernortoprovide. A very special tribute of appreciation was given to our first districtadministrator,JerriUitermarkt,aswellasagiftfromthe

Rota-Kids, elementary-aged students sponsored by the Rotary Club of Decatur County, sang at the All-District meet-ing on May 11 at District Conference.

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PDG Don Goering (c) received the Rotary Foundation’s Service Award for a Polio Free World from DG Del Bluhm and RI President’s Rep John Vandel.

What a Conference!

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The Rotary Club of Nevada was recognized as the sec-ond All-Paul Harris Fellow Club in District 6000 (l-r): Kathy Skinner and Roz Dunblazer of Nevada Rotary, and PDG Dale Belknap. West Liberty was first, in 2006.

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districtpresentedbyallthedistrictgovernorswhoworkeddirectlywithher,namelyPDGsDennySkinner,BillTubbs,CorlissKlaas-senandDelBluhm.Jerri’slastdaywillbeJune30,2007!Butshewillbeavailableifweeverneedherforemergencyserviceinthefuture. Additionally,allconferenceattendeeswelcomedournewdis-trictadministrator,CarolynScharff,with loudapplause.Sheas-sumes this position officially on July 1, 2007. Welcome aboard, Carolyn!

*** Group Study Exchange: TheGSEInboundTeamfromDis-trict3110inIndiaarrivedonApril21andwashereuntilMay13,thedayafterthedistrictconference.TheGSECommitteeschairedbyKarinFranklinandMarkSnellwerepreparedwithhosthomeassignments and the itinerary for this teamvisitwhich includedour2007districtconference.GeorgiaandIattendedtheGSEori-entationmeetingthatwasprovidedfortheGSEteamthedayaftertheyarrived,attheFortDesMoinesHotel.ThiswasanexcellentmeetingfortheteamtolearnaboutD-6000andtheplansforvisi-tationsduringtheirstayinIowa.

*** Friendship Exchange: TheRotaryFriendshipExchangeTeamfromDistrict3060inIndiaarrivedApril27attheDesMoinesIn-ternationalAirport.GeorgiaandIwerepresenttowelcomethemtoDistrict6000alongwithFriendshipExchangeCommitteechairJohnLewisandWandaandothercommitteemembers.We thenjoinedtheRFEteamandmanyofthecommitteeandpartnersforapotluckdinneratDickandMarjJohnson’shomeinSheldahlonApril29asanaddedwelcometotheUSA,IowaandDistrict6000.TheRFEgavetheD-6000Rotariansandpartnersavocalpresenta-tionintheirnationaldress,whichwasgreat.Wealsoattendedthe

final farewell gathering of this RFE Team at the home of Rotarian WillandDixieHoekmaninDesMoines.TheTeamsaidtheyhadawonderfultimeinD-6000.

*** Hoover-Wallace: TheFourthAnnualHoover-WallaceDinnerwasheldinWestDesMoinesApril16,attheHy-VeeConferenceCenteronWestownParkway.Districts5970and6000havesharedin alternateyears in co-hosting this event in central andeasternIowawithIowa’sRegentUniversities,theChamberofCommerceinthehostcityandtheWorldFoodPrize.Rotaryhasstrongtiestothiseventoverthepastfouryears.(Seephotosinthisnewsletter.)TheDinnerwaswellattendedthisyearandbothD-5970GovernorKenKolekandIannouncedthesurplusfundsraisedthatwillgoto IowastudentsviaWorldFoodPrize internships tosend Iowa

DG Del Bluhm and Georgia were joined by Inbound GSE Coordinator Mark Snell (fourth from right) and GSE Coordinator Karin Franklin (r) in welcoming the Inbound and Outbound GSE teams from and to District 3110, India.

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District Conference co-chairs Sharon and Dean Axland and Jan and Bob Anderson.

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highschoolstudentsoneight-week,life-changingexperiencesatrenowned international researchcenters inBrazil,China,Egypt,Ethiopia,India,Kenya,Malaysia,Mexico,Peru,Philippines,andTaiwan.

*** Membership: Alwaysrememberthepasttriedandtruemem-bership development ideas, which include: using the New RIProspective Member Service; passing names of resigned mem-bers toRotary clubswhere they aremoving; appointing aClubMembershipChairifonedoesnotexistnow;providingimprovednew member orientation and mentors; and finally, having a docu-mentedclubmembershipplantobesharedwiththeclubboardandallclubmembers.ClubLeadershipTeammembers,includingtheClubMembershipChair, should feel free tocontactourD-6000Membershipco-chairsMikeRubyandBillKoellneratanytimeforsuggestions,helpandprogramsonmembership.

*** Rotary Foundation: OurDistrict6000hasrecentlyannounceda new and special program for support of theAnnual ProgramFund(APF)ofTheRotaryFoundation,whichcontinuesthisRo-taryyearuntilJune30,2007.TheDistrictLeadershipTeamdevel-opedmaterialsthatweresenttoeachClubFoundationChair(orclubsecretary)fordistributiontotheirRotariansasaspecialdis-trictpromotionaleffortfornewPaulHarrisSustainingMembersandfornewPaulHarrisSocietymembersduringthisRotaryYearof2006-07.Ifyouhavequestionsregardingthisspecialprogram,please request clarifications from your Club Foundation Chair or clubsecretary.

*** New Paul Harris Sustaining Members: We are formallyaskingallRotarianswhoarenot alreadyPaulHarrisSustainingMembersaccordingtoTRF,tobecomeadocumentedPaulHarrisSustainingMember inDistrict 6000 inRotaryYear 2006-07! IfRotariansagreetocontributeatleastUS$100peryeartoTRF-An-

District 6000 and 5970 Governors Del Bluhm and Ken Kolick of Cedar Rapid (r), presented a check for $46,233, pro-ceeds from the Hoover-Wallace Dinner, to World Food Prize Ambassador Ken Quinn for Borlaug-Ruan internships. They are pictured with 2006 intern Kara Mohs of Winterset.

The Rotary Club of West Liberty was recognized for having 100 percent Paul Harris Sustaining Members in 2005-06. Bill Koellner and club president Gerald Wickam are pictured with PDG Dale Belknap.

The Rotary Club of Dallas Center gave more than $25 per member to Reach Out and Read. Accepting congratulations from DG Bluhm was Bill Stammerman (l). Waukee and Ames AM also gave more than $25 per member. Decatur County, Johnston and Marengo were recognized for giving $10-14 per member, and Chariton, Jefferson and Nevada, $7-9.

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PDG Bill Tubbs (c) received a special Service Award from DG Bluhm and DGN and District Public Relations chair Susan Herrick for his work with public relations and district newslet-ters.

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nualProgramFund,theywillbecomeaNewPaulHarrisSustain-ingMember.Plus,thisprogramwillresultintheirbeingawarded200recognitionpointsfromthedistrictorfromPDGHerbWilsonthatcanbeusedbytheRotarianortheirdesigneetowardsbecom-ingaPaulHarrisFelloworaMultiplePaulHarrisFellow.

*** New Paul Harris Society Members: Wearealsoformallyask-ingmanyRotarianstobecomeNewPaulHarrisSocietyMembers.BeginningthisRotaryyear,everydonorwhoannuallycontributes$1,000toTheRotaryFoundationwillbeawardedmembershipinthePaulHarrisSociety (PHS). Societymemberswill receiveaspecial certificate of recognition and a distinctive gold and blue lapelbanner,whichcanbewornwiththeirRotarypin.Thedistrictwillalsoaward500 recognitionpoints from thedistrictor fromPDGHerbWilsonforeachnewdonoragreeingtothisspecialpro-motion,duringtheperiodFeb.5toJune30,2007.Theserecogni-tionpointscanbeusedbytheRotarianortheirdesigneetowardsbecomingaPaulHarrisFelloworaMultiplePaulHarrisFellow. TheDistrictLeadershipTeamsincerelyhopes thatallRotaryclubpresidents,secretariesandFoundationchairsdidtaketheop-portunity toreviewthispromotionaleffortforDistrict6000andnowplantoimplementsomeactionsforNewPaulHarrisSustain-ingMembersandNewPaulHarrisSocietyMembers.ThankyouforyoursupportofTRF!

*** Strategic Planning: NewthisyeararetheactivitiesoftheDis-trictStrategicPlanningCommitteewiththeobjectivetodevelopalongrangedistrictplan,tobeupdatedannually,whichwillguidethe district organization and management over approximately afive-year period. This committee has now had additional work-ing meetings to finalize the draft plan after receiving requested comments from D-6000 Rotarians. The final steps in making this strategicplantotallyfunctionalwillnotbetakenuntilearlyinthenextRotaryyear(2007-08).Aupdateddraftoftheplanisinthisnewsletterforyourreview.

*** Literacy Promotion: The Dictionary Project has been verypopularinourdistrict,andweknowthatapproximately90per-centofourclubsarecurrentlyinvolvedwithitinonewayoran-other;thisiscertainlyadistrict-widebasis.IthasbeenpromotedbyDistrict6000startingin2004-05withDGTubbs,in2005-06withDGKlaassenandnowin2006-07withDGBluhm.Duringour official visits with all 63 clubs, we discussed the Dictionary Projectandmostclubsdidnotneedhelp,astheywerealreadydo-ingit. We always asked if they just included their own schools intheircommunityandmostdid,butsomeclubsincludedthewholecountyorcooperatedwithanyotherRotaryClubsintheircountysoallschoolswerecovered.Wealsoaskedif theycouldextendtheircoveragetoincludealltheschoolsintheircounty.Mostsaid“yes,”theywouldextendthecoverage.AlsoseveralclubsaresopleasedwiththeireffortsfortheDictionaryProjectthattheyhaveenlargedthegifttoincludeaWorldAtlas! YouwillrecallinthelastseveralissuesofthisnewsletterweannouncedandendorsedanewDistrict6000LiteracyCampaigntitled“Rotariansfor-ReachOutandRead.”ThiscampaignwasproposedandisnowbeingguidedbyourDistrictLiteracyPromo-tionCommitteewhichischairedbyCarolynJons.ThisCommitteeandotherinterestedRotariansaregivingpresentationsexplaining

“Rotariansfor-ReachOutandRead”tomostD-6000clubs.***

Public Relations: AsIstated in the lastDistrict6000News,public relations is now an official District-6000 activity with as-signed committees. Many Rotary clubs in D-6000 applied forPRGrantswhichwerefundedthisyear.Wearehopingthat thisprogramiscontinuednextyearandthatmorePRGrantscanbeappliedforagain.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisprogram,pleasecontacttheDistrictPublicRelationsCommitteechairSu-sanHerrick.

* * * Good-Bye: This issue concludesourDistrictNewsletters forGeorgiaandmeaswealldidLEADTHEWAYin2006-07.WewanttotakethisopportunitytothankeachandeveryRotaryClubfor their outstanding hospitality that they showed us during ourofficial club visits. Additionally, we want to thank all District 6000 Rotariansforthesupportofoureffortstoraisethebar,sotospeak,aswesought toachieveahigher levelofServiceAboveSelf inRotaryduringouryearasyourdistrictgovernor.Thereareexcel-lentdistrictleadersalreadyintheloopfornextyearandbeyond.ThefutureforRI-District6000isbright!

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Literacy, public relations

RI President’s Rep John Vandel and Joyce of Wyoming with Polio NID volunteer Dave Groner of Michigan.

DG Del Bluhm presents the district governor’s pin to Diana Reed of Northwest Des Moines.

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By Brock Earnhardt/DavenportD-6000, World Community Service chair Rotary has long supported international humanitarian serviceandencouragedclubsandindividualRotarianstocarryoutprojectsthat benefit communities in need. RI urges every club to undertake a WorldCommunityServiceprojecteveryyear.It’softenacriterionforthePresidentialCitation. Rotary projects are important, even life sustaining, to the benefi-ciaries.ButtheprojectsarenotanendinthemselvesforRotary’sWorldCommunityServiceprogram. InternationalhumanitarianserviceprojectsdeveloppartnershipsinservicebetweenRotariansindevelopingcountriesandRotariansin more affluent lands. Successful partnerships serve to fulfill the ObjectofRotarytoadvanceinternationalunderstanding,goodwillandpeace. One of the best ways to find a Rotary partner for an international humanitarianserviceprojectistoattendaprojectfair.Projectfairsareheldinanumberofcountriesinthedevelopingworld.Inthe2007-08 Rotary year there will be at least five project fairs: •EcuadorinOctober; •WestAfricaandNigeriainNovember; •CentralAmericaandMexicoinJanuary. Inadditionthereis theannualRussiaRotaryConferencethatwillbeheldinEvanstoninJune2007. Project fairsarenotunlikeourU.S. tradeshows.Clubsfromthe developing countries come to the fairs with detailed projectproposals.RotariansfromtheU.S.andotherdevelopedcountriesbrowsetheavailableprojectsandtalkwiththehostclubprincipals.There are field trips to Rotary projects and round-table activities inwhichsmallgroupscandiscusssuchtopicsashowtobestac-complishtypesofprojectsorovercomelogisticalissues.Thefairsprovideampleopportunitiestosocializeinformallyandinorganizedeventsandtoreallygettoknowpotentialprojectpartners. Over the years, many District 6000 Rotarians have attendedinternationalprojectfairs.AllhaveregardedthefairsasoneofthegreatestexperiencesinRotary. Ifyouareinterestedinattendingaprojectfairandneedmoreinformation, contact:BrockEarnhardt, (563)468-9217; JimPe-terson,(319)644-3018;orDennySkinner,(515)382-3581.Theyallmembersof theWorldCommunityServiceMatchingGrantsSubcommittee.

Project Fairs: Matching Rotarians, world’s needs

Jim Peterson of Iowa City and District 6000 Rotarians at a Project Fair in Central America.

The Rotary Club of Adel raised $800 for a health clinic in Danhono Village, Nigeria, in a District Conference raffle for this Nigerian blanket, displayed by Adel Rotarian Del Christensen. Duane Meyer of Grinnell was the lucky winner.

PDG Meena Patel (r), a medical doctor from District 6650 in Ohio, attended Zone Institute in Sri Lanka last year and was at District Conference in Ames. She identified matching grants projects for tsunami relief that were shared with Rachel Litwiller of Mt. Pleasant (l), who is the D-6000 World Com-munity Service grants coordinator for Asia.

Notes from District Conference: Support? By theendofMarch2007,only342Rotaryclubs(outof32,000)and143districts(outof530)worldwidemadeacontribution topolioeradication thisyear.That isunacceptable.Thebattleisnotover.– PDG Dave Groner, Dowagiac, Mich. Whistles: Rotary is the largest purchaser of whistles in theworld.Thekidshearthewhistlesandcomerunning.Twodropsofpoliovaccineintheirmouthandtheygetawhistle.– Groner Cost Effective: AccordingtoastudyatHarvard,thecostofpo-lioeradicationis$5billionandtheeconomicimpactwillbe$180billion.– PDG John Vandel, Laramie, Wyo.

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By Jim Rotarian/AnytownD-6000, Leader

By John Lewis/Des MoinesD-6000, Friendship Exchange chair ThisyearcontinuestobeveryactivefortheDistrict6000RotaryFriendshipCom-mittee.LastOctobersawateamdepartforAustraliawheretheyspent31days,return-ing inmid-November.That teamwas ledby Jerry and Jackie Powell of WellmanandincludedKrisandJoPhilipsofBoone,ChuckandRobertaKerr,aswellasBlairand Marilyn Lawson of Indianola, andJack and Jill Schreiber, along with RFECommitteechairJohnandWandaLewisofDesMoines. LateJanuaryandmostofFebruaryfoundanotherteamonthego,thistimetoIndia.ItwasledbyWillandDixieHoekmanofDesMoinesandincludedJohnMcNeerofNewtonandJackandJillSchreiberofDesMoines.April27markedthearrivalofanRFEteamfromDistrict3060inIndia,ledbyDGNMajorS.K.Sharma,andincludedtenotherpersonsfromthatarea.TheIndiateamwashostedbyDistrict6000Rotari-ansintenclubs,andincludedparticipationin the District Conference in Ames. TheexchangeendedonMay18. Looking ahead, a team from EnglandDistrict 1080 is expected to visit District6000 for several days in September as apartofanexchangetheyareparticipatinginwithadistrictinMissouri.Anothervisit,from a team in District 2340 in Sweden,wasexpectedinSeptember,buthadtobepostponeduntil 2008.Avisit to thatDis-trictinSwedenisnowplannedfor2008,aswell.Additionally,itishopedthatateamtoEngland’sDistrict1080canalsobeimple-mentedinreturnfortheirvisithereinSep-tember. JohnLewis,whohas chaired the com-mitteeforthepasttwoyears,willbesuc-ceeded in2007-08byKeithWhighamofAmes.

Rotary Friendship Exchange team members from District 6000 presented this attractive blanket to Jeanette Lynch (front, center), RFE chair for Australia District 9800 after a luncheon in the Melbourne area.

It was a windy afternoon when Friendship Exchange guests from India posed with DG Del and Georgia Bluhm, D-6000 Friendship Exchange chair John Lewis (second from right) and DGN Cal Litwiller (r) at a potluck dinner at the home of Dick and Marj Johnson in Sheldahl, Iowa.

Four members of the District 6000 Friendship Exchange Committee exchanged banners with Rotarians from District 3060 in India.

A world of friends isa world at

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Note: This is the second installment in a four part series chronicling the experiences of the Iowa MOST (Miles Of Smiles Team) and their 2007 trip to Guatemala.

By Sue Huff/Ottumwa ThisyeartheIowaRotary“MilesofSmilesTeam”trav-eledtoHuehuetenango,Guatemalaonamedicalmissiontriptorepairthefacesofchildrenwithcleftlipsandpal-ates.While there the teamperformed72differentproce-duresresultinginanincreasedqualityoflifeforthechil-drenandtheirfamilieswhoareoftenshunnedbecauseoftheirdeformity.InmyjobasphotojournalistfortheIowaRotaryMOSTtrip,Iwasabletoseeandrecordmanyofthestoriesofchildrenwehelped. Itwasmyjobtotakephotosofthechildrenwhentheywere first brought in for examination. My work station for the jobwas twometal chairswithaPolaroidcameraononesideoftheinitialexaminationroomwhereIcouldlookovermy shoulder and seeeveryone in thewaiting roomwhich was filled with over 100 people who had come a longwayinthehopeoftheirchildrenbeingabletohaveanoperationwhichwouldgivethemachanceatanormallife. The first day we came into the clinic to work I had no-ticedaMayanwomansittinginthecrowdedwaitingroomwitharoyalpurpleheadwraptiedattractivelyinherhair(see photo). It was so artfully done that I at first mistook it foranostrichplume,butoncloserexaminationsawthatitwasthefringeontheendofthescarf.Shehadashylittleboywithherthatappearedtobebetween2and3yearsold;thiswasBartolo.Hehadahandsomefacewithacleftlipandbrightsparklingeyesfullofmischiefasheplayedbyhismotherwhilewaitingfortheirturn.

Weteammembershadallbeenbriefedonculturallyap-propriatebehaviorandbeen told thatmanyGuatemalansoftendon’tlikehavingtheirphotostakenbecausetheybe-lievethecamerastealsapartoftheirsoul.BartoloandhismotherweresittingnotfarfrommeandIkeptwatchingthemwhilelookingforagoodexcusetotaketheirphoto.Iwassurprisedathowregalandelegantshelookedinspiteoftheirobviouspoverty,butIwasalittlehesitantabouttry-ingtocommunicatewiththemduetothelanguagebarrier.IwasgladwhenshebroughthersontomyphotostationandheldhimonherlapasItookthephotoforhismedicalfile so I could get a picture of them both. Luckily for us, she hadagentlemanwithherwhohelpedtranslate,becauseitturnedoutthatshespokeaMayandialectandneitherspokeorunderstoodmorethanatinybitofSpanish. Later that sameday I hadgoneout to theplaygroundto take somephotosof thechildrenand sheandBartolowereoutsideatthetime.WhenIcamebackinsideIlookedattheoperatingscheduleandnoticedBartolo’snameandbirthdatesononeof the stickynotes. Iwas shockedandcommentedtooneofthenursesthatsomeonemusthavemadeamistakeonthebirthdates,andthatBartolocouldn’tpossiblybesevenbecausehewassosmallthatheappearedtobenobiggerthana3-year-old.Thenursesexplainedtomethathewasindeedsevenandthatduetomalnutritionand difficult living conditions, many Guatemalan and Ma-yanchildrenappeartobeabouthalftheiragebyAmericanstandards.IwasinshockbecauseIhaveworkedwithchil-drenallofmylifeandIwouldhaveswornfromhissizeandbehavior that this littleboywasbetween two-and-a-halfandthreeyearsold.

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Bartolo – after surgery Bartolo – before surgery

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Miles of Smiles, thanks to Rotary! After the initial screening days were finished, I saw Bartolo and hismotheragainwhenIwenttotakephotosandinterviewsomeofthefamiliesinthepre-operationroomastheirchildrenwerewait-ingforsurgery.Theroomwasfullofotherparentsandchildrenall waiting for their turn to go to the operating room. Bartolo’smothersatstoicallywithhimonthelittlemetalbedandIcouldseethefearanduncertaintyinhereyes.AsIsatonthebedacrossfrom Bartolo and his mother, her neighbor told me the story of

IaskedtheneighbortotellherthatIthoughtshewasaverygoodmotherbecauseshehadcomesofarinspiteofherfearssothathersoncouldhaveachancetohavetheoperationthatwouldgivehimabetterlife.ItookoutmydigitalcameraandshowedherthephotosIhadtakenofherandBartolo.ThenIshowedheraphotoofmy18-year-oldsonandsaid“Mihijo”sothatshewouldknowIhadasonwhoIlovedasmuchasshelovedBartolo. AswesatthereandwaitedforBartolo’sturnfortheoperation;hismother’sfacewasanxiousandtheneighborstayedcloseby.

herfamilybackgroundandtheirlongjourneytotheclinic.Hetoldmetheyhad heard about theAmerican medi-calteamcomingtodofreeoperationsfromagovernmentsocialworkerwhovisited their village a few weeks be-fore.Hesaidtheywereafraidthatthestoriesweren’teventrue,becauseru-mors abound in the villages and thepeople are often disappointed whennothingmaterializes. Hetoldmethattheyhadcomeoverfive hours by bus from a small village highinthemountainsandthathewasnot her husband but a neighbor whowas married with six children of hisown.Hestatedthatshehadbeendes-peratelyafraidtomakethetripalonebut hadwanted theoperation for herlittleboysobadlythathechosetotaketime away from his own family andlosethreedaysofworktoaccompanyher on the five hour bus trip to the clin-ic.Hesaidthatthefamilyhistorywasasadone.Duringthepoliticalupheav-al in the 1980s this woman and herparentshadbeenforcedtoleavetheirhome and relocate to another part ofSouthAmericawithmanyotherindig-enousMayans.Atthattimebothofherparentsdiedandshebecameahome-lessorphan.Yearslater,whensheandthe other Mayans were finally allowed toreturntotheirhomelandtheyweresettled in remote village areas thatbecamemuchlikeourIndianreserva-tions. She had no family to help herand later became the mother of little

Hesaidtomethathewasn’tsurehowmuchshewasabletounderstandeventhoughhewastranslatingforher.Thelook on her face when they came toget Bartolo was heart breaking. Shestoodoutsidethedoorattheendofthehallwaywatching themtakeheronlysonawayfortheoperation.Shecouldnotgowithhimanddidnotknowhowit would come out, only stand therewatchingastheytookhimaway. A couple of hours later, when thenursesbroughtBartolobackdownthelong hallway after his operation, sheheldoutherarmsforhimandherfacewas wreathed in a smile of absolutejoy and relief.As she sat on the bedandcradledhiminherarms,alloftheteammembersexclaimedaboutwhatahandsomeboyhewasandhowmuchhelookedlikehismother,whichwaseven more apparent now that his lipwas fixed. The radiant look of peace andhappinessonherfaceassheheldBartolomadeherlooklikeaMadonna.Theotherparentsand teammembersin the room stood by and looked onthatscenetherewithtearsinoureyesbecauseallofushadbeentouchedbythe story of the one little boy whosemotherhadcomesofarandfacedherfearssothathersoncouldhaveabet-terlife. Thisisjustonestoryfromthe2007Iowa Rotary MOST trip which wasa series of miracles that we all feltprivileged to be a part of thanks tothegenerosityofIowaRotarians.The

Bartolo. If there had been a man in the picture, he disappearedsoonafterseeingthebabybornwithacleft.FromthattimeonBar-toloandhismotherwerelefttofendforthemselvesasbesttheycouldanddependonthekindnessofpeoplelikeherneighbor. Asherneighbortoldthestory,myeyesmethersandwelookedateachotherthewaytwomotherslookwhentheyneednowords.Iknewshecouldn’tunderstandmuchbutbecauseIamalso themotherofanonlyson,Ifeltveryclosetoheratthatmomentandadeepcompassionforwhattheyhadbeenthroughintheirlives.

nextinstallmentwillprovideanotherstoryofjusthowmuchthisoperationmeanttoanotherchild,an11-year-oldboynamedEn-rique.Forthosewhowouldliketocontributetomakingtheselifechangingoperationspossibleforchildren,contactGaryandNancyPacha for more information about how your financial donations orvolunteersupportcanbeusedtomakeamiraclehappeninachild’slife.Call319-351-6251oremailatgpacha@aol.com. A list of clubs who provided financial support to Iowa M.O.S.T. during 2006-07 is on page 10.

“When the nurses brought Bartolo back down the long hallway after his operation, (his mother) held out her arms for him and her face was wreathed in a smile of absolute joy and relief....the radiant look of peace and happiness on her face as she held Bartolo made her look like a Madonna...(We) looked on with tears in our eyes because we had been touched by the story of the one little boy whose mother had come so far and faced her fears so that her son could have a better life.”

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By PDG Don Goering/AmesPolioPlus Partners Task Force Member Duringthisyear’sDistrictConference,theattendeesheardfromDaveGronerofDowagiac,Mich.,regardingthecurrentstatusofRotary’sNo.1priority,theeradicationofpolio.Groner,apastdis-trictgovernorofDistrict6360,hasled18teamsofRotaryNationalImmunizationDayvolunteers to thecountriesof India,Nigeria,Niger,Benin,Mali,andEgypt. Groneremphasizedthatwhiletheworldhasmadetremendousprogressintheeradicationofpolio,thepoliovirusremainsactivein four countries, identified as polio endemic countries. These countriesareAfghanistan,Pakistan,India,andNigeria. Thebestnews,accordingtoGroner,isthatthenumberofcasesdiagnosedthroughMay3,2007wasonly130worldwide,whichisexactlyhalfthenumberofcasesasofthatdatein2006.Inaddi-tion, Afghanistan had no confirmed cases since November 2006. AttheurgingofGroner,andD-6000PolioPlusPartnersChairDonGoering,theDistrictConferenceattendeeswereurgedtocon-tribute10centsforeachyearthattheyhavebeenpoliofree.Jenni-fer Pfeifer of the Rotary Club of Indianola made a very significant contribution,tellingGoeringthatpartofhercontributionwasforhergrandfather’s90yearsoflivingwiththeeffectsofpolioandtheremainderofhercontributionwasforheryearsoflivingpoliofree.Thankyou,Jennifer! InadditiontothecashcontributionsgivenbytheConferenceat-tendees, two polio eradication related special shirts and five books wereauctionedoffduring theconference resulting in$1,138.35contributedtosupportthePolioPlusPartnersprogram.PolioPlusPartnerssupportsthesocialmobilizationprogramsofNationalIm-munizationDays.Gronerpointedoutthatthesmallvillagesofthefourremainingendemiccountriesdon’thavethecommunicationsystemsinplacelikewedoinDistrict6000toalerttheparentsoftheimmunizationprocess. District6000RotaryClubsarestronglyencouragedtoasktheirRotariansforanotherone-timecashdonationtothePolioEradi-cationprogram.Asuggested10centsforeachyeartheRotarianhasbeenpoliofreewouldbegreat.Allcashdonationsarebeingmatchedwith50centsforeachdollarcontributed.ContributionsshouldbesubmittedonthenewGlobalContributionform,desig-natingPolioPlusPartnerstoreceivethecontribution. Won’titbeaproudmomentwhentheworldisdeclaredPOLIOFREE?

Telling the story of Rotary’s humanitarian service.

Polio: Hopeful signs but work yet to be done

Clubs provide financial support to M.O.S.T. Thanks to these 36 clubs in District 6000 who provided financial support for Iowa M.O.S.T. in 2006-07:AdelAmesAmes MorningBettendorfBooneBurlingtonCarrollClintonCoralville- North CorridorDavenportDecatur County

FairfieldGrinnellIndianolaIowa City MorningIowa Quad CitiesJeffersonJohnstonKalonaKnoxvilleManningMarengoMarshalltownMt. Pleasant

MuscatineNevadaNorthwest Des MoinesNorth ScottOttumwaPellaTiptonWashingtonWaukeeWest LibertyWinterset

PDG Gary Pacha (l) and Oscar Marroquin (Huehu-etenango MOST project coordinator) thank DHL official Jon Olin for DHL’s Service Above Self.

TheDistrict6000IowaM.O.S.T.missiontoGuatemalare-quiresshippingsuppliesandequipmentaheadofthemissionteam from the IowaCity-basedFAMSCOwarehouse to theHospitalNacionalofHuehuetenangointheGuatemalanwest-ernhighlands.Theshippingisexpensiveandrequiresdiligentattentionon thepartof theshipper toshepherd thedeliverythrough customs and the Guatemalan humanitarian offices to avoidheavyimporttaxes. InternationalshippingcompanyDHLgenerouslycontrib-utedthecostofshippingforthe2007IowaMOSTmission.DHL also tackled the difficult process of bureaucratic proce-duresinGuatemalatobringtheshipmentwithasmuchhasteaspossibletoHuehuetenangowiththeall-importantsuppliesandequipmentforthemission. “Without the generosity and conscientious care of DHL,our mission would have been far more costly and far moredifficult. We owe DHL a debt of immense gratitude for count-lesshoursofefforttohelpusrealizeourmission,”saidGaryPacha,IowaMOSTTeamLeader.

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District 6000 Clubs • July 1, 2006 - April 30, 2007* Rotary Foundation Annual Program Fund giving

By John Kleinschmidt/AmesD-6000, Annual Giving chair This month marks the 90th anni-versary of the creation of a fund thatwould help Rotary in “doing good intheworld.”EveryRotarianisfamiliarwith theachievementsof theFounda-tion.Butinordertomeetthechalleng-esofthefuture,ithastogrowinfund-ingandinscope.Everythingweneedtodothisiswithinourgrasp! The emphasis on Every RotarianEvery Year (EREY) stems from thefact that though contributions to theFoundation have increased in recentyears,therewereandarestillindivid-ualmembersandindividualclubswhohaveignoredthisresponsibility. SupportoftheFoundationisnotandshouldnotbeanoption!Theprimaryvehicle in our FourthAvenue of Ser-vice,InternationalService,istheFoun-dationandtheHumanitarianprogramsit addresses each year. The effort toeradicate Polio worldwide proved wehave the capacity and the willingnesstogive. Thatsamespirithastoapplytothehumanitarianneedsweseeallaroundus, whether its malnutrition in devel-oping countries; AIDS/HIV infectedchildren inHonduras; forcedprostitu-tion in Thailand; contaminated watersupplies in Haiti; or land-mine casu-alties in Vietnam, through EREY wecanimpactthelivesofthesevictims.Itmaybeintheformofhearingaidsfordeafchildren;cataractoperationsinIn-dia;newwellsinZimbabwe;buildingschoolsinthepoorestareasofMexico(Xicotepec),orthegiftofbookstohelpbreakdownthedevastationofcontin-uedilliteracyinKenyaandotherthirdworldcountries. With a worldwide membershipof over 1.2 million members, EREYcouldproduce$125millionrightnow,insteadof the$75to$80millioncur-rently raised in an average year. Ifyourclubhasnotyetsteppeduptotheplate,whynotmakeJuly1,2007thedateyourcommitmentbegins.Twenty-sevencentsadayiswithinthemeansofEveryRotarian!WejusthavetodothisEveryYear!

(*) Source: Rotary Foundation MCR. (A delay between the receipt of pay-ments and their posting is possible.)

(1) (2) (3) (4)CLUB (Members/6-06) ‘06-’07 Goal Thru 4-30-07 % of Goal Per capitaAdel (29) $ 2,900 216 7 $ 7.45Albia (37) 2,500 900 36 24.32Ames Morning (66) 6,800 7,725 114 117.05Ames (263) 36,270 33,263 92 126.48Ankeny (77) 7,600 11,749 155 152.58Atlantic (61) 3,000 2,900 97 47.54Bettendorf (92) 9,000 12,705 141 138.10Bloomfield (14) 1,300 0 0 0Boone (65) 6,600 3,825 58 58.85Burlington (108) 8,000 10,495 131 97.18Carroll (60) 6,000 4,375 73 72.92Centerville (48) 2,236 455 20 9.48Chariton (49) 5,300 325 6 6.63Clinton (120) 10,890 8,131 75 67.76Coon Rapids (25) 2,500 0 0 0Coralville-North Corridor (43) 8,761 0 0 0Corning (56) 2,160 1,700 79 30.36Corydon (17) 400 0 0 0Creston (19) 550 0 0 0Dallas Center (25) 2,000 2,502 125 100.09Davenport (173) 12,000 8,099 67 46.82Decatur County (14) 2,500 2,690 108 192.14Des Moines AM (139) 15,000 4,825 32 34.71Des Moines (366) 24,675 100 0 0.27East Polk County (46) 4,800 1,875 39 40.76 Fairfield (69) 7,000 1,525 22 22.10Fort Madison (49) 2,650 3,055 115 62.36Grinnell (31) 3,200 1,975 62 63.71Indianola (49) 5,300 1,000 19 20.41Iowa City A.M. (58) 9,240 10,861 118 187.26Iowa City Downtown (27) 2,400 1,400 58 51.85Iowa City (309) 3,100 21,475 69 69.50Iowa Quad-Cities (51) 1,590 1,425 90 27.94Jefferson (54) 5,400 3,410 63 63.15Johnston (37) 3,700 3,194 86 86.32Kalona (42) 2,150 2,690 125 64.05Keokuk (87) 4,000 4,225 106 48.56Keosauqua (29) 2,100 2,200 105 75.88 Knoxville (65) 6,500 3,125 48 48.08Lenox (32) 2,475 1,475 60 46.09Manning (16) 1,500 1,125 75 70.31Marengo (12) 1,000 700 70 58.33Marshalltown (186) 10,000 7,687 77 41.33Mount Pleasant Noon (36) 2,625 970 37 26.94Mt. Pleasant (30) 2,250 625 28 20.83Muscatine (139) 16,800 15,443 92 111.11Nevada (61) 6,400 6,975 109 114.34Newton (91) 10,440 10,020 96 110.11North Scott (102) 10,600 10,810 102 105.98Northwest Des Moines (69) 12,070 22,370 185 324.20Odyssey of Ottumwa (19) 400 500 125 26.32Osceola (38) 3,600 0 0 0Oskaloosa (58) 3,600 3,023 84 52.13Ottumwa (110) 11,445 15,760 138 143.27Pella (41) 4,200 0 0 0Perry (33) 2,475 0 0 0Tipton (34) 2,550 1,450 57 42.65Washington (68) 7,000 2,265 32 33.31Waukee (65) 5,670 2,250 40 34.62Wellman (31) 3,200 2,670 83 86.13West Des Moines (80) 10,800 4,062 38 50.78West Liberty (36) 3,600 8,700 242 241.67Winterset (28) 1,000 0 0 0 Total $ 405,672 $ 299,711 73.88 $ 68.36

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By Jim Peterson/Iowa City AMD-6000, Xicotepec Project Team Leader It was another year of advances and“firsts” for those participating in the Xi-cotepecProjectTeamvisitinMarch. TwoIowagroupswithatotalof72per-sonsvisitedXicotepec toworkonavari-ety of projects; the first group left Iowa on March10andthesecondgroupreturnedtoIowaonMarch25.EachgroupspentoneweekinXicotepec. Included in this year’s teams were 17University of Iowa students who wereenrolled in the for-credit, interdisciplin-ary, service-learningcourse“InternationalPerspectives: Xicotepec,” which involvedchoosing,designing,executingandreport-ingonaserviceprojectrelatedtotheirar-easofstudy. The“WaterTeam,”comprisedofengi-neering, public health and urban/regionalplanning students, installed water filtration systemsattheXicotepecRedCrossandat

theRotaryClubPrimarySchool,providingclean,safewaterfordrinkingandforclini-caluses.TheyhadhelpandguidancefromRotarianBobMainofNewtonandUofIEngineeringProfessorandIowaCityAMRotarianCraigJust. The“PharmacyTeam”–sixpharmacystudentsandtwofacultymembersfromtheU of I School of Pharmacy – researched

X-I-C-O-T-E-P-E-CAnother year of advances and ‘firsts’

treatmentsforintestinalworms,purchased6,000dosesofmedicine,andadministeredover 2,000 doses to pre- and primary-school students (the remaining doses willbeadministeredbyXicotepecRotariansinthecomingmonths).ThePharmacyTeamalso administered fluoride treatments to

Rotarians, youth team up for service, friendship in fifth year with Mexican village

Team leader Jim Peterson (r) and Rotarians Liz Loeb (Iowa City AM) and Dev Kiedasch (Keokuk) dance the hokey-pokey with the children of Xicotepec.

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Rotarian Gary Welch of Ankeny (c) experiences the love that is shared between the people of Xicotepec and Iowa Rotarians.

The sack that delivered his toothbrush and school supplies brought a smile to this boy’s face at a bilingual school in a poor neighborhood of Xicotepec.

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thechildrenwhoweretreatedforintestinalworms.Thisteamalsoraisedsome$1,500from other pharmacy students for the Xi-cotepecProjectbeforetheirtrip. Journalism students and students ofwomen’sstudies,internationalstudiesandpsychology produced written and videopieces helping to publicize, explain andpromote various aspects of the project.FormerRotaryAmbassadorialScholarTo-momiNaka(nowaUofITeachingAssis-tant) accompanied the “Write Team” andprovidedguidanceandsupport. All of these students also participatedin the “hands-on” projects that occupiedthe rest of theProjectTeam: constructingsteps, concrete ramps and drainage linesat the Vicente Guerrero Tele-secondarySchool,erectingawallandpavinganarea

wherestudentscaneatlunchandgatherattheRotaryClubPrimarySchool,paintingandotherimprovementsattheRedCross,assisting with the “Just inTime” cervicalcancer screeningproject of theXicotepecRotaryClub. As in past years, the Project Team in-cludedRotariansand theirpartners,Rota-ractors, Interactors and Junior Rotarians,and a mix of “first-timers” and “veterans.” In concert with the fluoridation proj-ectof thePharmacyTeam,Interactors ledprogramsondentalhygienetostudentstohelp them understand the importance oftooth care. Each class learned the hit an-them“CepíllatelosDientes”(“BrushYourTeeth”), written by Iowa City West HighInteractorAnita Rao, and received tooth-brushes, toothpaste and school supplies –

allobtainedbyIowastudentsandtakentoMexicointheirluggage.Thisisthefourthyear for this program and Iowa CityAMRotarianDr.LizLoeb,wholedthemedicalteamthatgavephysicalexamstoover300childrenattheRotaryClubSchool,notedasignificant improvement in the condition of thechildren’s teethascompared toprevi-ousyears. Iowa City Rotaractors, together withLoreBaur,anIowaCityjuniorhighscienceteacher, worked with Xicotepec RotarianJaimeWurtztocarrythemessageaboutthebenefits of recycling and conservation of resourcestoseveralthousandprimaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsinXicotepec,anactivitythattheyfoundrewardingandthat

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Students receive ‘service learning’ credit A new ambulance brings joy to Rotarian Dean Lange of Ankeny, and Xicotepec residents.

Students know that the water from this fountain at their school is safe, thanks to Rotary.

Walt Bredbeck of North Scott and Interactors Heather Sin-clair of Mt. Pleasant and Stephanie Nagy of Muscatine show that age doesn’t matter when it comes to Service Above Self.

Rotarians Gary Welch and Dean Lange of Ankeny and Ro-taractor Matt Craig of Cedar Rapids prepare for the founda-tion of steps and ramps for the tele-secondary school.

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ledtonewfriendshipsandlotsofproduc-tiveandfuninteractionbetweenMexicanand Iowa youth: several Mexican high-school students joined members of theProjectTeameachafternoontohelppourconcreteordootherheavywork. Coralville-NorthCorridorRotarianTedCarpenter, along with Iowa City teacherJohn Reynolds, Rotaractor Daniel Baur-McGuireandothers, re-wiredpartof theXicotepec special education school sothattheycouldusetheelectrictoolstheyneeded to erect shelves and build rampsandsteps tobeusedforphysical therapyactivitiesattheschool.

Thisyearanumberofprimaryandpre-primaryschoolswerevisitedby theproj-ect teams for the first time. Many of these schools have pressing needs and will re-ceivehelp andattentionas theXicotepecRotary Club moves ahead with supportfrom their partners in District 6000.Tomand Carol Narak, of West Des Moines,helpedatoneschoolbypurchasingshoesanduniformsforstudents–theXicotepecRotary Club did the actual purchasing ofthese items for Tom and Carol. Needlesstosay,thestudents,theirteachersandtheschooldirectorwereextremelypleasedandthankful.

Children play in this bright, new playground that was made possible by a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant sponsored by the Iowa City AM Rotary Club.

This year’s sojourn in Xicotepec dif-feredfromthoseofpreviousyears in thattherewasmoreemphasisonworkandpro-ductivity,lessfreetime,andfewerculturalactivities.Allthesame,timewasfoundtodedicatetwoambulancesattheRedCross,a refurbished one donated by theAnkenyRotary Club, which was represented byDean Lange and Gary Welch, and a newambulance that was purchased with amatching grant co-sponsored by the De-caturCounty,Chariton,Corydon,Osceolaand,ofcourse,XicotepecRotaryClubs.

Xicotepec Rotarians extend hospitality

Xicotepec Rotarian Andres Ramos and Gabriella (c) provided hospitality for Tom and Carol Narak of West Des Moines.

A job for a PDG: Don Goering at work at the Red Cross building.

Anita Wubbena of North Scott assisted with physicals for 300 children.

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Anotherdedication that tookplacewasofplaygroundequip-ment installed at a special education school in Xicotepec. TheequipmentwaspurchasedusingamatchinggrantsponsoredbytheXicotepecInnerWheelClubandtheIowaCityAMRotaryClub. Visiting Iowans also participated in the Red Cross’s annual“Colecta”fund-raisingeffortandwerepresentat theceremoniallaunchheldinfrontofthecityhall. Asalways,theXicotepecRotariansworkeddiligentlytomakesurethattheirIowavisitorswerecomfortable,happyandwell-fed.OntheFridayattheendofeachProjectTeam’sweekinXicotepec,visitorsweretreatedtoagenuineMexican“pachanga”thatkeptthemsmilingallthewayhome. Planninghasalreadybegunfornextyear’stripstoXicotepec–staytuned!

Newton Rotarian Bob Main (l) and Craig Just of Iowa City AM (r) work with University of Iowa service learning students on the water team.

Rotarians left their mark (literally) in the concrete on the steps and ramps to the tele-secondary school.

ROTARY FRIENDSHIPDear Governor Bluhm: Onbehalf of all themembersofRotaryFriendshipTeamof RI District 3060 (Gujarat,India), I would like to requestyoutoacceptourthanksandgratitudeandconveythesametoallyourclubpresidents,hostfamilies,Rotarians,andotherfriendsforthegreatandinterestingitineraries,wonderfulwel-comes,warmandfriendlyhospitalities,sightseeings,visitsofvocational and Rotary projects, Rotary meetings, joint clubmeetingsandlastlyFarewellPartyatDesMoines,whichun-fortunatelyIcouldnotattendduetomyearlyreturntoIndia,wereplannedandexecutedsuperblyduringour21-dayvisittoyourlovelyDistrict6000,Iowa,USA.Thesweetmemoriesofthisvisitwillremainfreshforlifelonginourmemorylanes.WehaveunderstoodverywelltheadministrationandcultureofUSAandlearntthepositivepointstobespreadinourIndi-ancommunitiesfortheirbetterment.Wehavealsomovedandimpressedwith thehumane,hospitableandfriendlyattitudeofpeopleofthecommunitieswevisitedandhavemademanygoodfriendsandwepraytotheAlmightytoblessourfriend-shipsaverylonglife.IthinkthattheMottoandtheAimofRotaryFriendshipExchangehasbeenachievedinTOTO.Themajorshareof thissuccessgoes to themeticulousplanninganddedicationofRFEChairmanJohnLewisandthecontactsRotariansofallthe9communitiesofyourdistrictwevisited.Ourspecialgratitudetothem. Withbestregards,yoursinRotary,

MajorSKSharma,DGN(2009-10),RFEChairman,RID3060,(Gujarat),India

ROTARY REFLECTIONSBy John McNeer, Rotary Club of Newton

Withbagsallpackedandmuchinformation,WeheadedforXicotepecinthisgreatMexicanNation.FiftytravelersfromIowawithjustonethoughtinmind,

To help with many special tasks we would find.Itwasninedaysinallfrombeginningtoend,

The time flew right by, yes it flew like the wind.OurMexicanfriendsorganizedlocalprojectsgalore,

And when they were all finished, we tackled some more.Constructionattheschools,diggingtrenches,haulingdirt,Thenextmorningallthosenew-foundmusclesreallyhurt!

Medication for students, de-worming pills and fluorideWeregraciouslyacceptedastheyhelpedturnthetide.

Two great water purifiers were installed during the week, They worked to perfection once they got the final “tweak.”

Specialhealthexamsforthewomen,twodaysat“CruzRojo,”It’sanannualeventfortheselocalRotarians,alwayson-the-go!

TheRedCrossHeadquarterswastrimmedandpainted–Complete,Localnativeswereimpressedandsaid,“Itlookssoveryneat!”

RecyclingEducationwashelddayafterday,Thoseinvolvedearnedsatisfactionastheirspecialpay.

OurOrphanagevisittookustoaforestofallplaces,Soverysoul-satisfyingtoseethemanysmilingfaces.

Threegreatmealsdaily,morning2p.m.andnight,Wefoundthosenativespecialtiesasuperdelight.

A great “Fiesta” was enjoyed by everyone the final night,Music,dancing,games,goodfood–everythingwasjustright!LocalRotary“Amigos”madeusfeelwelcomedayafterday,

Andaswebid“Adios”wealljusthavetosay...GodBlessthesegreatRotarianswhowehopetoseeagain,AsSuperHumanitarianstheyscorearesounding“Win!”

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By Bob Anderson/AmesDistrict Conference co-chair The conference planning committee met for the first time on Oct.8anddecidedthatwewouldliketotrydosomethingsdiffer-ently,including:1)arrangetheschedulesothatallRotarianscouldattend virtually the entire conference with, at most, a one nightstay inAmes;2) increase thenumberofpresentationsbyclubs;3)shortenthetimeforeachpresentation;4)encourageeverypre-sentationtobesupportedwithPowerPointslides;5)allowampletimeforinformalfellowship;6)reducetheregistrationfeesbyso-licitingsponsorshipsfromclubsandindividualRotarians;and7)encourage “first time attendance.” Intheopinionoftheconferencecommittee,wemeteachoftheabove goals. (An on-line evaluation of the conference from theperspectiveofattendeesisunderwayasthisisbeingwritten.Re-sultsofthisevaluationwillbeavailableattheconferencedebriefandwrap-upmeetingscheduledforSunday,Aug.12.) TheopeningsessionbeganonFriday,May11,at10:00a.m.andtheclosingbanquetonSaturdayevening,May12,wasoverby8:30p.m.ThusDistrict6000RotarianscoulddriveinonFridaymorninganddrivehomeSaturdayevening. Theprogramfeaturedpresentationsby12clubs.Eachpresen-tationsharedtheclub’sexperiencewithalocalprojectdonewitha District Simplified Grant, an international project done with an RIMatchingGrant,orafund-raisingproject.Thesepresentationswereallottedonlyeightminutes.Virtuallyallspeakersadheredtotheallotted timeandgaveconcise, informative,stimulatingpre-sentations.Twenty-twopresentationsweresupportedwithPowerPointslidesand/orDVDs. Most sessions finished before their time so that the “break times” were even longer than scheduled. Thus participants had

Ventriloquist Elaine Elms brought down the house with her obvious talent and roasts of Rotarians.

Nirali Shah, a Rotary Youth Exchange student from India who is hosted by Winterset, presented a native dance. Conference: goals met

Conference ended with Boone Rotarians Kathy and Rees Hakanson, Jeannine and Bob Schaub and others singing the traditional Auld Lang Syne.

Chuck and Carolyn Jons were one of several hosts for the popular Friday evening home host hospitality.

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Christian Michaelis (Germany), hosted by North Scott, and Youth Exchange students inspired with the parade of flags.

timeforinformalfellowshipbetweensessions. The registration feeswere reducedby20percent from2006.This was possible because Rotarians and their clubs provided$8,525ofsponsorships.Thisisthe“goodnews;”the“badnews”isthatthegreatmajorityofthissupportcamefromAmesRotar-iansandclubsratherthanfrombroadlyacrossthedistrict.Henceitseemsunlikelythatconferencesponsorshipsisasustainableap-proachtokeepingconferenceregistrationfeeslow. Forty-five attendees identified themselves as attending their first districtconference.Overall,wehad360peopleattendallorpartoftheconference.Amongthem:17inboundRotaryYouthExchange(RYE) students, nine outbound RYE students, five inbound Group StudyExchange (GSE) teammembers from IndiaDistrict 3110and five outbound GSE team members to India District 3110, sev-eninboundRotaryFriendshipExchangeteammembersfromIndiaDistrict3060,and11Rota-KidsfromLeon.AlsoofnoteisthattheRYE students, for the first time, did a community service project as apartoftheirattendanceatourdistrictconference.(TheyhelpedtogetAmes’CarrPoolcleanedandreadyforits2007opening.) Finally,wewouldberemissifwedidnotexpressourthankstoHy-VeeforprovidingthewinefortheThursdaynightreception,toISUConferenceServicesforprovidingconferenceregistrationservices,totheBluhmsandtheAxlandsforprovidingISU/Iowafootball tickets for auction in support of the conference, to He-ussPrintingforprovidingthedesignoftheConferenceprogrambooklet,toRodBiensenforprovidingmusicattheFridayeveningafterglow, and to the Gateway Hotel staff for their outstanding,professionalcoordinationandsupport. Andespeciallytoallwhoattendedtheconference,“Thanksforyourparticipationandsupport!” More pictures are on the next page.

Conference: goals met

AG Gary Welch of Ankeny greeted guests at the wine tast-ing party.

Four of the five members of the GSE team from D-3110 in India got a taste of golf at a reception that kicked off District Conference. They are pictured with GSE Inbound Coordina-tor Mark Snell (second front right).

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Inbound and Outbound Rotary Youth Exchange students celebrated the opportu-nity to spend time together and had their pictures taken after the parade of flags.

Twenty-seven clubs achieved the Centurion Club status in 2005-06 for per capita giving of $100 or more to the Annual Programs Fund of The Rotary Foundation.

Twenty-four clubs achieved the 2006-07 Presidential Citation of RI President Bill Boyd.

Nancy Harms of Ottumwa shared her experiences with Iowa M.O.S.T.

Rod Biensen of the Rotary Club of Ne-vada entertained at Friday’s afterglow.

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RI DISTINGUISHEDSERVICE AWARDPDG Paul Hellwege, Boone

RI SERVICE AWARD FOR A POLIO-FREE WORLDPDG Don Goering, Ames

DISTRICT GOVERNOR’SMERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS:Jerri Uitermarkt, Knoxville, District AdministratorPDG Bill Tubbs, North Scott Public Relations, District NewslettersDHL Shipping, for service to Iowa M.O.S.T.

RI SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDBettendorf

RI COOPERATIVE PROJECTS AWARDAmesAmes MorningDavenportNewtonWest Liberty

RI PUBLIC RELATIONSAmes Morning

RI RECOGNITION OF MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVESDavenport

RI PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONSAmesAmes MorningAtlanticBurlingtonCharitonCoralville-North CorridorDavenportDecatur CountyDes MoinesEast PolkFairfieldIndianolaIowa CityIowa City AMIowa City DowntownJeffersonMarengoMarshalltownNevadaNorth ScottNorthwest Des MoinesOttumwaWaukeeWellman

DISTRICT GOVERNORCLUB RECOGNITIONAmes Ames MorningBurlingtonIowa City DowntownWellman

ASSISTANT GOVERNORSCOMPLETING SERVICEJohn Beran, LenoxNancy Harms, OttumwaLloyd Hill, NW Des MoinesLoring Miller, Decatur Co.Phyllis Miller, Decatur Co.Nancy Pacha, Iowa City AM

District 6000 Club, Individual AwardsROTARY FOUNDATION DISTRICT SERVICE AWARDSNancy Harms, OttumwaBetty Miller, alumni workBrock Earnhardt, DavenportPDG Gary Pacha, Iowa CityPDG Denny Skinner, NevadaRachel Litwiller, Mt. Pleasant

CLUB NEWSLETTERSUnder 50 Members:1. Iowa City Downtown2. Keosauqua 50-99 Members:1. Iowa City AM2. Indianola

100-plus Members:1. North Scott2. Ames

WEB SITES1. Bettendorf2. Ames Morning3. Ames

MEMBERSHIP GROWTH1. Decatur County, 28.6%2. Creston, 26.7%3. Iowa City Downtown, 20.0%

Noteworthy IncreasesWinterset, 15.6%Iowa City AM, 11.3%Johnston, 10.8%Wellman, 9.7%Coon Rapids, 8.0%Marengo, 7.7%Fairfield, 7.2%Kalona, 7.1%Fort Madison, 6.4%West Liberty, 5.9%Iowa Quad Cities, 5.6%Davenport, 5.2%

RYLA SCHOLARSHIPESSAY WINNERS1. Kendra Bland, Waukee2. Alex Carl, Muscatine3. Ajeet Singh, West Des Moines

GLOBAL NETWORK FOR BLOOD DONATIONGary Welch, AnkenyGrinnell RotaryIowa City Downtown RotaryWashington Rotary

ROTARY FOUNDATION, TOP THREE CLUBS, ANNUAL GIVING IN 2005-061. Coralville-North Corridor, $348.79 per capita2. West Liberty, $322.503. NW Des Moines, $272.63

100 PERCENT SUSTAINING MEMBERS IN 2005-06West Liberty

100 PERCENT PAUL HARRIS FELLOW CLUB IN 2006-07Nevada

100 PERCENT EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR BANNER FOR 2005-06AmesBettendorfCoralville-North CorridorIowa City AMMuscatineNevadaOttumwaWellmanWest Liberty

ROTARY FOUNDATION CENTURION CLUBSIN 2005-06AmesAmes MorningAnkenyBettendorfBurlingtonClintonCoralville-North CorridorDallas CenterDecatur CountyDes Moines AMFort MadisonIndianolaIowa City AMIowa City DowntownJohnstonLenoxMt. Pleasant NoonMuscatineNevadaNewtonNorth ScottNorthwest Des MoinesOttumwaPellaWashingtonWellmanWest Liberty

NEW MAJOR DONORSIN 2006-07Bill Ashton, DavenportDel & Georgia Bluhm, AmesBill Tubbs, North Scott

NEW BEQUEST SOCIETY MEMBERS IN 2006-07 S.K. Nanda, BettendorfHarvey & Mary Kadlec, Des Moines

NEW PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY MEMBERS($1,000 per year to TRF Annual Programs Fund)John Ockenfels, Iowa City AMMichael Mumma, JeffersonKent Angerer, Iowa CityHarvey Kadlec, Des MoinesDeepak Giri, West Liberty

DISTRICT 6000 PAUL HARRIS SOCIETYRobert Anderson, AmesBill & Ann Ashton, DavenportEd Barker, Iowa CityRoger & Pat Borup, Wellman

Del & Georgia Bluhm, AmesTom Brooke, West LibertyGeorge Christensen, AmesJohn & Linda Dasher, AmesDavid Dickson, AmesTrent Frohock, East PolkJeff & Mary Gibbons, AmesDon & Doris Goering, AmesConrad Gregg, West LibertyMarvin Hartwig, Coralville- North CorridorPaul Hellwege, BooneDoug & Melody Huette, Iowa City AMCorliss & Jeanne Klaasen, CharitonBill Koellner, West LibertyEv & Ruth Laning, IndianolaSteve & Karen Laughlin, Iowa City AMDarrell & Sharon Limkeman, OttumwaLoring Miller, Decatur Co.Phyllis Miller, Decatur Co.Bill Oglesby, Coralville- North CorridorJim Peterson, Iowa City AMBob Rudman, AmesDavid Suntken, AmesNancy & Jeff Stroburg, JeffersonBill & Linda Tubbs, North ScottDon Wandling, AmesHerb Wilson, Iowa City DowntownJanice Wilson, Iowa City DowntownRichard Young, Iowa City

MAJOR DONORS($10,000 or more)Kent & Loretta Angerer, Iowa CityCecil Bolsinger, Des MoinesRoger & Pat Borup, WellmanKent Dallmeyer, WashingtonDavid Dickson, AmesRandy & Lois Gambill, Northwest Des MoinesJeff & Mary Gibbons, AmesDon & Doris Goering, AmesCorliss & Jeanne Klaassen, CharitonBill & Janet Koeller, West LibertyLoring & Phyllis Miller, Decatur CountyJim Peterson, Iowa City AMKrishna & Saheb Sahu, West Des MoinesWilliam Sitler, WashingtonMargaret Wilson

LEVEL TWOStan & Corinne Barber, WellmanTom & Mary Brooke, West Liberty

LEVEL THREEJohn & Linda Dasher, AmesStanley Howe, Muscatine

LEVEL FOURCharles Gabus, Northwest Des MoinesPaul Hellwege, Boone

LEVEL SIXHerb & Janice Wilson Iowa City Downtown

BEQUEST SOCIETYMEMBERS (6-30-06)Dale & Mary Belknap, Northwest Des MoinesDel & Georgia Bluhm, AmesRoger & Pat Borup, WellmanJeffrey Brehmer, Northwest Des MoinesDon & Phyllis Canfield, Iowa City AMTrent Frohock, East PolkDon & Doris Goering, AmesBradford Helgemo, Northwest Des MoinesSusan Herrick, BooneLloyd Hill, Northwest Des MoinesPhilip Houle, Northwest Des MoinesMarvin & Verona Johnson, Northwest Des MoinesEv Laning, IndianolaSteve & Karen Laughlin, Coralville-North CorridorMichael & Michelle Messier, Iowa City AMJohn & Deb Ockenfels, Iowa City AMWilliam & Sharon Oglesby, Coralville-North CorridorDavid Parsons, Iowa City AMAnthony & Kimberly Schau Coralville-North CorridorDenny & Kathy Skinner, NevadaDavid J. Smith, Northwest Des MoinesBill Tubbs, North ScottMargaret Wilson

BEQUEST SOCIETYLEVEL TWOStanley & Corrine Barber, WellmanRobert & Cynthia Dabrieo, Northwest Des MoinesCorliss & Jeanne Klaasen, Chariton

BEQUEST SOCIETYLEVEL THREELinda & John Dasher, AmesJim Peterson, Iowa City AM

BEQUEST SOCIETYLEVEL FOURRobert & Janice Anderson, AmesCharles Gabus, Northwest Des MoinesJeff & Mary Gibbons, AmesMichael & Jo Ann Ruby, MuscatineDavid & Dianne Suntken, AmesHerb & Janice Wilson, Iowa City Downtown

CLUBS THAT SUPPORTED FAMSCO

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al nature of Hong Kong demonstrates the absolute necessity topursuediversityandtoleranceinIowa.Ibelievethatisoneofthebiggest factors inHongKong’ssuccess.HongKongshows thatitdoesnotmatterwherethetalentcomesfrombutitiswherethetalentendsupthatmattersmost.Greatentrepreneurs,innovativecapitalists, successfulcommunity leaders, andsmartpeople thatthriveherecomefromplacesweinIowadon’talwaysconsider,anditisintheseareasthatwecanbegintolooktocreateconnec-tionsandincubaterelationships.

Andy Stoll is one of three Outbound Ambassadorial Scholars in 2006-07 sponsored by District 6000. He was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Iowa City and is hosted by the Rotary Club of Tai Po in Hong Kong, District 3450, SAR, China.

By Andy StollD-6000 Ambassadorial Scholar Thetimehasbeenextremelybusyandfull,andtheexperienceofalifetime.Ihavedinedonnewfoodsfromeeltochickenfeet,visitedtemples,shoppedinopenairmarkets,debatedtheintrica-ciesofdemocracyandfreedom,visitedcommunity-buildingproj-ects,observedyouthleadershiptrainingcamps,exchangestoriesoffamiliesandhomewithRotariansfromHongKong,China,Japan,andMongolia,sharedIowaculture,dinedwiththeRIPresident,learnedmuchaboutChinesehistory,language,andway-of-think-ing,defendedAmerica’sobsessionwith largeportions– amongotherthings,taughtmyHongKongfriendshowtomakes’mores,and been humbled by the size of the world. (Though “flat,” it re-allyisquiteabigplacefullofallsortsofpeople.) I landedherewith littleknowledgeofHongKong,andhavefoundItisdistinctfromMainlandChinawhiledrawingitsinspi-rationfromboththeEastandtheWest.Thedynamicsofthemix-ingofthesesometimesopposingculturesresultsin“theworld’sfreesteconomy”mixedwithwhatmanyseehereasanextremelybureaucraticgovernment.It’saplacewhereyou’llseeawe-inspir-ingskyscrapersandanextremelyhighaveragestandard-of-livingmixedwithquainttemplesandpocketsofextremepoverty.Itisaplaceofcontradiction,contrast,andcuriosities,andaplacewherepeopleareoftenobsessedwithmoney, status,andconsumerismthoughplacingahighvalueonfamily–inwaysnotalltoodiffer-entfromAmerica. ThereismuchthatIowaandtheU.S.canlearnfromthisplace,andmuchIhavelearnedaboutAmericabybeinginaculturesodifferent,yetsosimilar.ManyofyouinIowaaresupportingandpushingtheimportanceofdiversityandtolerance,Ithinktheglob-

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‘The global nature of Hong Kong demonstrates the absolute necessity to pursue diversity and tolerance in Iowa. I believe that is one of the big-gest factors in Hong Kong’s success. Hong Kong shows that it does not mat-ter where the talent comes from but it is where the talent ends up that matters most.’

Ambassadorial Scholar Andy Stoll (r) is representing District 6000 in Hong Kong during 2006-07.

From his Hong Kong perspective, Stoll (c) writes about the value of diversity.

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AndHongKongcanlearnalotfromIowa,too.Iowaisattheforefrontofeducation,andIthinkHongKong’seducationsystemisoneareathatHongKongcanimproveon.Itseemstohavecho-sentoembraceaWestern-styleeducationsystem,butitisstillfullofstudentswhoseemtobegrounded inamoreEasternwayoflearning.Inthisway,HongKonghasn’tquiteperfecteditspeda-gogicalmethods(andthisremindsmethatIowaneedstocapitalizeonitscompetencyandnotletagoodthinggotowaste). IntheendifthoseinIowaandthoseinHongKongmet,youwould find that you are not all too different. And it is through Ro-tarythatIhavehadthisrealization. RotaryhasaverystrongpresenceinHongKongandIhaveavery supportive and helpful group of Rotarians and Rotaractorsheretosupportme.OneparticularchallengethatisfacingRotaryDistrict3450,asitdoesIowa’sRotaryDistrictsaswellasRotaryasawhole,isthatitdoesnotdoenoughtopromoteitsownwork.ThoughmanywillclaimthatthisisthecasebecauseRotariansarehumble,itismyopinionthatincreasedvisibilityoftheorganiza-tionwilllenditmorecredibility,thusallowingittobeevenmoreeffectiveatwhat itdoes.Rotarydoesamazingwork, that isnotcontested,andbyspreadingthegoodwordofitsworkitwillbeabletodomore. Whiletryingtoavoidsoundingarrogant,IfeelIhaveauniqueperspectiveasayoungbenefactorofRotarywhohasalsohadtheopportunity todosomeworkat thehigher levelsofcommunityleadership, and I think this perspective coupled with my back-ground in marketing and media production (writing, film/video, design,webdevelopment)maybeasetofskillsthatIcanusetogive back to Rotary to be used in a way they see fit. I would love to find a way to help Rotary as a whole promote itself a bit better (and actuallyIhavefewideas).I’mjustnotquitesurewhoIshouldtalkto.So,anyadviceyoucangivemeofadirectiontotakemyoffer,pleaseletmeknow. Stillinterested?Readmore.... ManyofyouIknowhavebeenfollowingmyexperiencesonmytravelogue(www.noboundaries.org)butbecauseRotaryissocentraltosomuchofwhatIamdoinghereandIknowmanypeo-plearenotabletospenthoursreadingmyblog,I’vejustpostedabrand new website that is specifically just about my Rotary experi-ences:www.andystoll.net/rotary. Thank you for this opportunity. I am looking forward to myremainingtimehere.Anotherreportandupdateslater,afterfurtherreflection. Don’thesitatetocontactmewithquestionsorcomments.

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‘Rotary as a whole does not do enough to promote its work. Though many will claim that this is the case because Rotarians are humble, it is my opinion that increased visibility of the organization will lend it more credibility, thus allowing it to be even more effec-tive at what it does.’

Stoll (l) is proud to be a Hawkeye in Hong Kong.

By PDG Ev Laning/IndianolaD-6000 Ambassadorial Scholars committee Stillbeingsought–candidatesfortheRotaryPeaceScholarshipand District6000RotarianswillingtoserveontheSelectionCom-mittee.Scholarshipapplicantsneedtohaveahistoryofcommitmentto peace and conflict resolution issues and hands on experience. If selectedtheyqualifyforinternationalcompetitiontobecomeoneofthe60personsselectedannuallybythetrusteesofTheRotaryFoundationformaster’sdegreestudyinoneofthesevenRotaryPeaceCentersatuniversitiesaroundtheworld. Applicants must be fluent in at least two languages. Professionals alreadyworkinginpeaceadvocacymayapplyforathree-monthcourse in conflict resolution conducted in English in Thailand. Participation requires financial support from their employer and holdingthepositionopenfortheirreturn.ApplicantsmaynotbeRotariansordirectrelativesofRotarians. Interested parties should contact Selection Committee Chair,EverettLaning,PDG91-92at(515)962-5200orbyemailatruev@wesleythevillage.net.

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RYLA scholarship and essay winner, Kendra Bland from Waukee, is pictured with Des Moines AM Rotary President John Humeston. She was presented with a certificate and read her essay at the club’s meeting on May 11. Kendra was nominated by Chris McLinden.

On April 23, the Davenport Rotary Club awarded $37,500 in scholar-ships to four high school seniors, one from each Davenport high school. The winners were Ashley Peterson, Central, $15,000; Anthony Pham, Assumption, $7,500; Natalie Gilkison, West, $7,500; and Steven Brus, North, $7,500. The Arzberger Scholarship of $2,000 was given to Bethany Jones, West.

Rotary, RYLA Scholarships . . .

daysontheRIwebsiteandmaketheappendicestotheminutesavailabletoanyRotarianuponrequest. •TheRIBoardmaysuspendorterminateaclubthatfailstoinvestigateanallegationinconnectionwithRotary-relatedyouthprogramsthatamemberviolatedyouthprotectionlaws. •AddstheFourAvenuesofServiceintheStandardRotaryClubConstitution. •Memberattendancepercentagethatisrequiredisreducedto50percentofclubregularmeetingsineachhalfoftheyear. Additional enactments and resolutions that produced muchdiscussionbutwererejectedwere: •“Addanewcategoryofmembership:corporaterepresentativemembership”; •“ProvideforastandingcommitteeofRIforpopulationcon-cern”(thisproposalwasdefeatedby72votesandwasendorsedbyaclubordistrictoneverycontinent); •“TorequesttheRIBoardtoconsiderimplementingRotakidClubsforchildrenages8-14asastructuredprogramofRI.” •“Toprecludeclubsfromlimitingmembershipbasedonsexualorientation.” Resolutions that were adopted for RI Board considerationwere: •RequestedtheTrusteesofTheRotaryFoundationtoconsiderauthorizingtheconstructionofbuildingsusingMatchingGrants. These are a few of the results of the council’s actions. The final resultswillbepostedontheRIWebsiteandthenewManualofProcedurewillprobablybeprintedinNovember2007. ThenextCouncilonLegislationwillbein2010.Iwouldstrongurge any club that wishes to make changes to the official documents ofRotaryInternationaltodoso.Thisisyouropportunitytoaffectchanges that will benefit all of Rotary and the people we try to help. IexpressmysincereappreciationtotheRotariansofDistrict6000forthisopportunitytorepresentyouduringthislegislativeprocess.

By DG 2003-04 Denny Skinner/NevadaD-6000 Representative, RI Council on Legislation Asyouknow,theCouncilonLegislationisanimportantbutlittleknowngatheringof530delegatesfromaroundtheworldrepresent-ingthe530districtsinRotary.ThedelegatesconvenedonApril23todiscussandvoteon336proposedenactmentsandresolutions.Thedistinctionbetween“enactments”and“resolutions”are:Enactments,ifapproved,haveadirectimpactonclubs,districts,andRotarians;Resolutions,ifapproved,areonlyrequeststotheRIBoardtotakesomeaction. Thepreliminaryresultsoftheweeklongcouncilconcludedwith74proposalsbeingwithdrawn,152proposalsrejected,14proposalsreferredtotheboard,and96proposalsadopted.TheenactmentsthatwereadoptedwilltakeeffectJuly1,2007.Theresolutionscouldtakeuptoayearforboardaction,ifanyistakenatall. ProposalscamefromallovertheRotaryworld:66fromWesternEurope,39fromIndia,31fromAsia,59fromSouthAmerica,15fromAustralia/NewZealand,63fromNorthAmerica,and28fromtheRIBoard. ThisisapartiallistofenactmentsthatwillbecomeeffectiveJuly1,2007. • Qualification for membership. A person who has demonstrated personalinvolvementincommunityaffairsandacommitmenttoservice and the Object of Rotary qualifies as a member. This person doesn’thavetobeinvolvedinabusinessorprofession. •Districtsshallselectnomineesforgovernornotmorethan36months and not less than 24 months before taking office. •RIduesincreasefrom$47to$48for2008-2009,$49for2009-2010,and$50for2010-2011withaminimumof$240,$245,$250in2007-2008,2009,and2010,respectively. •Percapitaduesare1/12ofRIcapitaduesformembersadmittedaftertheSemi-AnnualReport. •TheRIBoardmaynowsuspendaRotaryclubthatfailstopayits financial obligation to RI or District. •TheRIBoardisrequiredtopublishboardactionswithin60

Council on Legislation: Rotary in transition

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TheWorld Food Prize Foundation has announced that twelveIowahighschoolstudentsandonestudentfromOhiohavebeenselectedfor2007Borlaug-RuanInternationalInternships. Eachstudentwillcompletean8-week,expenses-paidinternshipataninternationallyrenownedresearchcenterabroad.Thisyear,interns will be working with experts at locations including: theInternational Rice Research Institute in Manila, Philippines; Pe-kingUniversityinBeijing,China;theInternationalPotatoCenterinLima,Peru; theInternationalCentreof InsectPhysiologyandEcologyinNairobi,Kenya;theInternationalLivestockResearchInstituteinAddisAbaba,Ethiopia;andtheWorldVegetableCenterinShanhua,Tainan,Taiwan,amongothers. ThissummermarksthetenthyearoftheBorlaug-RuanInterna-tionalInternshipprogram.InapartnershipwiththeRotaryclubsofIowa,over100studentshavenowbeensentonresearchassign-mentsaround theworld.Studentsoftenreturnfromtheprogramcallingita“life-changingexperience.” “EachyeartheWorldFoodPrizeispleasedtosendyoungIowansonwhatwefeelisoneofthemostuniqueprogramsinAmericain-spiringthestudyofscience,”saidAmbassadorKennethM.Quinn,presidentoftheWorldFoodPrizeFoundation.“TheBorlaug-RuanInternational Internshipprogramgivesstudentshands-onexperi-enceatsomeofthemostrespectedagriculturalresearchcentersinthe world. There they receive a first-hand view of real and pressing foodsecurity issuesandnutritionalproblems inpoverty-strickenareas.” The 13 Borlaug-Ruan interns were selected from nearly 100participants of the October 2006 World Food PrizeYouth Insti-tute.TheYouthInstitute,aprerequisiteforInternationalInternshipeligibility,exposesyoungIowanstoopportunitiesassociatedwith

careersinfood,agricultureandnaturalresourcedisciplines.YouthInstituteparticipantsinteractwithWorldFoodPrizeLaureatesandNobelPrizeLaureateDr.NormanBorlaugtodiscussissuesrelat-ingtofoodsecuritythroughouttheworld. RepresentingRotaryDistrict6000attheHoover-WallaceDin-nerwereDGDelBluhmandGeorgia,PDGCorlissKlaassenandJeanne,PDGBillTubbsandLinda,DGEDianaReedandRickRarick,DGNSusanHerrickandBob,andChrisMcLindenoftheRotaryClubofDesMoinesAM. Informationaboutthethirteen2007Borlaug-Ruaninternscanbe found at: http://www.worldfoodprize.org/youth_institute/brin-ternship/2007.html.

World Food Prize internships awarded 2007 BORLAUG-RUAN INTERNS

Hemali Batra, Clive ............................ World Vegetable Center, TaiwanJasmine Chen, Ames........................International Potato Center, PeruHannah Cox, Chillicloth, OH .................................... China Hybrid Rice

Research & Development Center, Hunan, ChinaJack Hou, Ankeny ........ Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural ResearchAnna Johnson, Iowa City ......... International Rice Institute, PhilippinesSantiago Sanchez Warner, Davenport ......... World Fish Center, EgyptBridget Solawetz, West Des Moines ....... International Maize & Wheat

Improvement Center, Mexico CityZachary Stewart, Harlan ......................... International Centre of Insect

Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, KenyaKatherine Taylor, Des Moines .................M.S. Swaminathan Research

Foundation, IndiaGwen Varley, Stuart .......................... Peking University, Beijing, ChinaJoAnn Kirsch, Wesley ...... China Agricultural University, Beijing, ChinaKris Michalson, Charles City............. International Livestock Research

Institute, EthiopiaCourtney Wilcox, Palo ...................... Chinese Academy of Agricultural

Sciences, Beijing, China

World Food Prize interns were honored at the Hoover-Wallace Dinner, April 16 at the Hy-Vee Center, West Des Moines. The event, which is named for two great Iowa humanitarians, Herbert Hoover and Henry Wallace, celebrated the life work and achievements of George Washington Carver. Iowa’s past and present Governors and Congressional leaders attended. In a speech to 600 state leaders in attendance, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin praised Rotary’s work in polio eradication.

Membership notes from PDG Tom Thorfinnson (D-5950): Slipping?Therewere435,000inclubsintheU.S.andCana-dahadin2002.Thatwaswas37percentofRotarymembershipworldwide.Fouryearlater,in2006,thishadslippedto420,000,whichwas35percent. Power of the President:Onein5guestswilljoinRotary,but1in2willjoinifinvitedbyaboardmember.“Ifthepresidentper-

sonallygreetsaguest,thelikelihoodofthatpersonjoiningRotarydoubles.” Brainstorm: Onetriedandtruemethodofidentifyingmemberprospectsistopassout3”x5”cardsandaskeachmembertowritethenamesoftwopeoplethey’dliketoseejoin.Thentakeaction. Follow-Up: DGN Susan Herrick’s best method: A personalthankyoufromtheclubpresidenttospeakers.Itworked!

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STRATEGIC PLAN DRAFT UPDATERotary International District 6000, 2006-09

The initial draft of the District 6000 Strategic Plan 2006-09was published in the Sept/Oct/Nov 2006 issue of District 6000News.Rotarianswereaskedtoreviewandcomment.Belowisarevisedplan.Commentsarestillwelcomeandshouldbedirect-edtocommitteechairSheilaTipton,666WalnutSt.,Suite2000,DesMoines,IA50309,orbye-mailto:sktipton@bellinlaw.com(pleasereferenceDistrict6000StrategicPlaninthesubjectlineofyoure-mail).

PARTICIPANTS Jim Black, facilitator; Del Bluhm (Ames), Brock Earnhardt(Davenport),KarinFranklin(IowaCity),SusanHerrick(Boone),CraigHertel(Jefferson),CorlissKlaassen(Chariton),CalLitwill-er (Mt. Pleasant), Diana Reed (Northwest Des Moines), DennySkinner(Nevada),SheilaTipton(DesMoines).February11,2007

MISSION STATEMENT ThemissionofRotaryDistrict6000istoprovideitsclubswiththeorganization,motivation,supportandtoolsnecessarytoexcelinclub,vocational,communityandinternationalservices.

VISION STATEMENT RotaryDistrict6000willdevelopandempoweritsclubstoper-form service for the benefit of humanity across local, national and internationalboundarieswithenergy,cohesiveness,diversityandvision.

ROTARY DISTRICT 6000INITIAL OBJECTIVES

1. OUTREACH – We will provide support, education, andtrainingtotheclubstohelpthembestrongandactiveincommu-nity,district,andinternationalservice. 2. ORGANIZATION – We will create an efficient district committeestructurewithatrainedleadershipteamtoprovidethesupportnecessaryforstrongserviceprograms. 3. MEMBERSHIP/CLUB EXTENSION – Wewillincreaseanddevelopmembershipandnewclubs. 4. SERVICE – WewillensurethatDistrict6000isaleaderinserviceattheclub,district,andinternationallevel. 5. FUNDING – Increaseparticipationinandrevenuecontrib-utedtotheRotaryFoundation. 6. PUBLIC RELATIONS – WewillacceleratethePublicRe-lationseffortbybeingactive,focused,anddiligentincommuni-catingwhatRotarystandsforandaccomplishes.

OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, AND GOALSACTION PLAN

1. OUTREACH – We will provide support, education, andtrainingtotheclubstohelpthembestrongandactiveincommu-nity,district,andinternationalservice.Each of the goals will be assigned a responsibility and given a target date. A.Upgradewebsitetoprovidetutorials,forms,andinteractivecapabilitiesonthewebsitetoassistclubsinperformingtheirfunc-tions. B. Provide training for Club Committee Chairs and providelinkstoRImaterialsonourWebsites. C.FocusAssistantGovernoreffortsonassistingclubswithclubneeds. D.Seekrepresentationfromeveryclubondistrictcommittees. E. Increaseparticipation inregionalseminarsonmembershipandfoundation. 2. ORGANIZATION – We will create an efficient district committeestructurewithatrainedleadershipteamtoprovidethesupportnecessaryforstrongserviceprograms.Each of the goals

will be assigned a responsibility and given a target date. A.ReviewandrevisedistrictcommitteestructureinlightofRIleadershipplan. B.Providetrainingtonewdistrictcommitteechairs. C.Encouragedistrictcommitteestomeetwiththeirclubcoun-terparts. D. Utilize the district office more fully to assist clubs. 3. MEMBERSHIP/CLUB EXTENSION – Increasemember-ship, member diversity and develop an energetic and informedmembership.Each of the goals will be assigned a responsibility and given a target date. A.Informclubleadershipofthegoaltorecruitadiversemem-bership. B.Identifytoolsforclubstouseforrecruitmentandretention. C.Developnewtoolsforrecruitmentofadiversemembership. D.CoordinatetheusepublicrelationseffortstofocusonDis-trict6000Website. E.IncreaseuseofWebsiteto“sell”Rotary. F.IncreaseClubExtension. 4. SERVICE – Wewill ensure thatDistrict 6000 is a leaderinserviceattheclub,district,andinternationallevel.Each of the goals will be assigned a responsibility and given a target date. A. Promote district simplified grants and world community ser-vicematchinggrants. B.EncourageuseofzoneandRotaryinternationalspeakers. C.Increaseparticipationinclub,district,andinternationalser-viceprojects. D.Developabestpracticespublicationforcommunityserviceprojects. E. Provide specific matching grant projects to clubs. F.Identifyandimplementtwonewdistrictserviceprojectsinthe next five years. 5. FUNDING – Increaseparticipationinandrevenuecontrib-utedtoTheRotaryFoundation.Each of the goals will be assigned a responsibility and given a target date. A.Reworkfundraisingmethodologies. B.IncorporatePermanentFundStrategicPlanintothisStrate-gicPlan. C.Providetraining. D.Recognizeeffortsandcommunicateoutcomes. 6. PUBLIC RELATIONS – WewillacceleratethePublicRe-lationseffortbybeingactive,focused,anddiligentincommuni-catingwhatRotarystandsforandaccomplishes.Each of the goals will be assigned a responsibility and given a target date. A.CreatevisibilityforRotary. 1.IdentifymajoreventsandeventsaroundtheDistrictthatRo-taryneedstoparticipatein. 2.Sponsorships B. Provide specific public relations training for clubs. 1.Bestpractices 2.Identifyhighimpactprojectsthathappenintheclub. C. Provide high quality tools for public service announce-ments. 1.Publicserviceannouncementtemplatesforclubstouseandadapt. 2.Identifylistoflocalnewspapersandmediaoutlets. 3.CommunicateopportunitiestoclubsviatheDistrictnewslet-ter(paperandelectronic). D. Develop action plan that specifically addresses districts and statewidemedia.

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Ankeny Rotary is one of several clubs in District 6000 who have discovered the joy of presenting Student Dictionaries. Information is available at: The Dictionary Project, P.O. Box 1845, Charleston, SC 29402. Ph. (843) 388-8375. www.dic-tionaryproject.org.

Members of the training team at President-Elect Train-ing Seminar (P.E.T.S.) and District Assembly, April 13-14 at Newton, included PDG Mary Beth Growney-Selene (D-6250, Wisconsin), DGE Diana Reed and DGN Susan Herrick.

Past Assistant District Governor Norm VanKlompenburg, a Newton Rotarian, organized sergeants-at-arms who wore District 6000 caps and welcomed guests to P.E.T.S. and District Assembly at Newton.

Jack O’Leary (r), a Nevada Rotarian and retired educa-tor, pictured with DGN Susan Herrick, will serve as District Trainer in 2007-08.

Rotarians can provide disaster relief for Muscatine District 6000 Disaster Relief chair Keith Mattke forwards this information about an F3 tornado that struck Muscatine and its neighbor, Fruitland, on June 1: DaleLucht,presidentoftheRotaryClubofMuscatine,saidhereceived numerous calls from Rotarians asking how they couldhelpthevictims.“OurRotarianethicofServiceAboveSelfhasbeenveryevident in thesephonecalls,”saidDale.Althoughnolives were lost, many homes were damaged or flattened, business-esweredestroyedandparksandcemeterieswereseverelydam-aged.“Ithasbeenincredibletoseefriendsandneighborspullingtogethertohelpsecuretheirproperty,cleanupandgettheirlivesbackinorder.” LuchtsaidRotarydidn’twanttogetinthewayofthetremen-douseffortsofFEMA,theRedCrossandSalvationArmywhoarehelpingwitheverythingfromsheltertomeals.However,District6000hassetupaspecialtax-deductiblefundthroughwhichdona-

tionsmaybemade.Allcontributions to this fundwillgo to theRotary Club of Muscatine for their “Muscatine Rotary DisasterRelief Fund.” The club has identified these projects: 1. Replacing trees (not covered by insurance) at Kent SteinPark,whichisamajorcitypark(60-80percentofthetreesweredestroyed). 2.SupportfortheRedCrossandSalvationArmythroughMus-catineRotary.Themoneywillbeusedlocally. IndividualRotariansorclubscancontribute.Bydirectingyoursupport through District 6000’s 501C3 corporation (FAMSCO)theywillbefull taxdeductible.Makescheckspayable to:“Dis-trict6000Humanitarian&EducationalFoundation, Inc./Musca-tine.”Sendthemto:DickKennedy(FAMSCOTreasurer),1811N.DubuqueRd.,IowaCity,IA52245. Questions shouldbedirected to:DaleLucht, (563)272-7442(B)or(563)262-8231(H),e-mail:luchtd@honcompany.com.

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Husband, wife lead Rotary clubsRotaryClubatthesametime,Sandysaidshehadonlyoneques-tionforDick. “Do you think one house can handle two presidencies?” shesaid. “Ithappenedquitebyaccident,”Dicksaid.“ButImean,intheend,itwascertainlyherchoice.WithalotoftheRotaryevents,especiallytheinternationaloneswetravelto,shewasgoingtogoalongwithme,anyway.So,I’mnottoosurethatitmattered.” WhileDicksaid thathehasbeenamemberof thenoonclubformorethan15yearsbutlessthan20years,Sandyhasbeenamemberofthemorningclubforsixyears,sotherehavebeenalotofeventstheyhavegonetotogether. Whentheyarenotspendingtheirtimewiththeirtwograndchil-drenorplanningtheirtravelstointernationalRotaryevents,Sandysaidtheywereabletobringthetwoclubstogetherbyholdingajointmeetinglastfall.Theyevenhostedasocialeventforallofthemembers. “Thatwasaniceevent,”Sandysaid.“And,Ithinkbothclubsreallyenjoyedthat.” Bothclubsareamixtureofmenandwomen,Dicksaid,whichreallyshowsadynamicmixtureofnotonlytheAmescommunitybuttheuniversityaswell. The longest runningof the twoclubs is thenoonclub,whichdatesto1921.Italsoisthelargestwithnearly270memberswhomeetweeklyatnoononMondaysattheGatewayHotelandCon-ferenceCenter. As the club grew, the need for flexibility of meeting times grew andthemorningclubstarted18yearsago.With68members,themorningclubsmeetsweeklyat7a.m.onWednesdaysintheCam-panileRoomattheMemorialUnionontheIowaStateUniversitycampus. BothclubshavebeenactiveintakingpartintheIowaGamesandNationalSpecialOlympics,aswellashoningtheireffortstotheneedsoftheirmemberships. AccordingtoDick,thenoonclub,withthelonghistoryandthelargermembershipbase,isabletotacklemoreinternationaleffortsthanthemorningclub. And according to Sandy, their main efforts lay with literacywithinthecommunity. OnApril9themorningclubcelebrateditshardworkwithlit-eracywithanopenhouseatMaryGreeleyMedicalCentertocele-bratethatMcFarlandClinicasa“ReachOutandRead”site.Itwasheldinthesouthauditoriumofthemedicalcenterwitharibbon

cuttingfortheMcFarlandprogram. “Everyclubhastheirownnicheorthingstheyfeelisimportant,buteveryonehastheirownwayofdoingthings,”Sandysaid.“TheobjectivesofRotaryarethesame,andthebasicsarealwaysthesame.” Eventhoughtheclubsmeetandoperateseparately,theHortonssaidbothclubsbelieveinsupportingthecommunity. “It’s not just amorningor lunchmeeting,”Sandy said. “Theworktheclubsdocomesoutsideof themeetings.Whatyouaretryingtodoisattractleadersthroughoutthecommunitywhowillgiveabitofthemselvestodotheworkandenjoythesocialaspectsofthelocal,stateandinternationallevels.” “But, when you boil it down, you are Rotarian first and a mem-beroftheclubsecond,”Dicksaid.“Ithinkwebothwerebornandraised with the more you put into something, the more you aregoingtogetoutofit.Themoreyougiveofyourself,themoreyouwillgetback.” AndfortheHortons,itallstartswithbeingconcernedaboutthequalityoflifeacommunityprovides. “The quality of life doesn’t come for free,” Dick said. “Thecommunityreliesontaxes,contributions,communitysupportandevenvolunteersupport.Youeitherbuyintothatoryoudon’t. “Wecertainlybuyintothatbecauseitdoesgointoeveryaspectofthecommunityfromtheschoolsystemstothebusinessesandthepeoplewhosupportthem.Ifyouarenotconcernedaboutthecommunity, thanit isgoingtohaveanaffectonyourqualityoflife.” Learningfromtheexampleoftheirparents,theHortonshopetheycanpasstotheirchildrentheirmessageofactivelyimprovingthequalityoflifeinacommunity. Theirson,JayHorton,istheIowaStateUniversitymen’sgolfcoach,andtheirdaughter,LisaSnyder,recentlyreturnedtoAmeswith her husband, Chad, and their two children, Britta, 5, andBrock,2. “OurwholeapproachiswebelieveinAmes,”Dicksaid.“WebelieveinthecommunityandevenbeforewecametoIowaStateUniversityin1958,webothgrewupaspartofacommunity. “Yousupporttheschools,themerchantsandthepeoplebecausethat iswhathelpsacommunity thrive. I think that isourwholebelief,and it’scertainlywhatwehavepasseddown toourchil-dren.” DickgrewupinMarshalltownandSandyinBondurant.Bothgraduatedfromhighschoolin1958.HeisretiredasanelectricalengineeringprofessoratIowaStateandshewasanISUExtensionhomeeconomist.

FAMILY OF ROTARY/continued

During the April 14 District Assembly, PDG Cathy Smith of Minneapolis (Dis-trict 5960) trained a cadre of District 6000 Rotarians in strategic planning for Rotary clubs. The team is available to work with clubs in District 6000 (l-r): Rick Rarick, hus-band of DGE Diana Reed (515) 224-4696; trainer Cathy Smith; PDG Bill Reese, West Des Moines (515) 225-6741; Chris Knapp, Iowa City AM (319) 356-9080; and John Lewis, Des Moines (515) 225-3487.

Planning help for clubs . . .

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Climbing the wall at JeffersonBy AG Jacque Andrew/Jefferson Russell Park on South Wilson in Jefferson is now outfitted with an eight-foot climbing wall, a joint project of the Rotary Club of Jefferson, District 6000 and the city of Jefferson. The lo-cal club submitted an application for a Rotary Foundation District Simpli-fied Grant for $2,000 with a match of $2,000. The city of Jefferson con-tributed about $2,000 to the project in cash and in-kind match. The wall, built in five sections, was recently completed with assistance from club

members and city employees. Pictured with youth who are already giving the wall a try are Rotarians (l-r): Elizabeth Hailey, Tim Heisterkamp, club presi-dent Gary Von Ahsen, Nancy Stroburg

and Elmer Eggimann. Funds for the Jefferson Club’s portion of the project came from the annual charity auction held by the club on the second Friday in November.

DearDistrict6000Rotarians, I am looking forward to full-time re-tirement,butat thesametimeIwillmissworking with each and every one of thewonderfulRotariansofDistrict6000. I have mixed feelings as I reflect on the aspectsoffull-timeretirementstartingtheendofthisRotaryyear.Whilewealllookforwardtothatdaywhenwecanretireandenjoywhateveravenueswewanttopursue,it is sad to realize that the contact we’vehadwithsomanywillcometoanend. Iwould like to thankeveryoneofyoufor your patience and help in my learn-ingexperiencewithRotaryandall that it

standsfor. AspecialthankstoPDGDennySkinner,PDG Bill Tubbs, PDG Corliss KlaassenandDGDelBluhmfortheenjoyableexpe-rienceofworkingdirectlywithyou.Ihaveagreatappreciationforthededication,longhoursandhardworkthatittakesaDistrictGovernor to fulfill the many obligations of thisposition. Thank you for the many well wishesexpressedtomeasIenterthisnextphaseofmylife.ItakesomanygoodmemorieswithmeandIwillcherishthemforever.

-s-JerriUitermarktDistrict6000Administrator(2004-2007)

Jerri Uitermarkt received special recognition at District Conference for her work during the terms of four District Governors (l-r): Bill Tubbs (2004-05), Corliss Klaassen (2005-06), Del Bluhm (2006-07) and Denny Skinner (2003-04).

Administrator to retire July 1

CarolynScharffhasbeenmentoringwithJerriUitermarktandwillbecomethepart-timeadministratorforDistrict6000,workingoutoftheKnoxvilleof-fice starting July 1. CarolynisanISUgraduateandhasworked in retail, sales and other office positions.She’samemberofthePellaRotary Club, also the Union StreetPlayersandtheKnoxvilleAreaCom-munityTheatregroups. Carolyn’shusbandJohnisanengi-neerwithPellaCorporationand theyliveinPella.TheirsonMattisasenioratStephenF.AustinStateUniversityinTexas, and their daughter Joy willbe a freshman at The University ofMissouriinColumbiathisfall. Welcome,Carolyn!

Welcome, Carolyn!Carolyn Scharff

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Assistant governors for 2007-08 launched their year with DGE Diana Reed at Assistant Governor’s Training, March 23-24 at Newton, front (l-r): Rachel Litwiller (Mt. Pleasant), Terry Geiger (Decatur County), Jacque Andrew (Jefferson), Linda Hart-kopf (Atlantic) and Keith Hobson (Nevada). Back: PDG Dale Belknap (Northwest Des Moines, AG coordinator), Jim Ebbers (Pella), Harvey Kadlec (Des Moines), John McNeer (Newton), DGE Diana Reed, John Tone (Des Moines), Don Patterson (Washington), Dave Reiff (Fairfield), Ken Donnelly (West Liberty), Deb Pullin-Van Auken (Iowa City AM) and Gary Welch (Ankeny). Not pictured: Jim Stein (Muscatine).

OFFICIAL CLUB VISITS, 2007-08July 10 ............................................AnkenyJuly 12 .........................................WintersetJuly 16 ...............................................AmesJuly 17 ............................................NewtonJuly 23 ......................................... JeffersonJuly 25 ............................................... PerryJuly 30 ...........................................OsceolaJuly 31 .................................. Dallas CenterAug. 1 ..................................................AdelAug. 7 .......................................... JohnstonAug. 7 .............................West Des MoinesAug. 10 ...................Northwest Des MoinesAug. 13 .......................................... CorningAug. 14 ............................................. LenoxAug. 16 ..........................................WaukeeAug. 17 ........................................ IndianolaAug. 20 .......................................... CrestonAug. 22 ........................................East PolkAug. 27 ..............................Decatur CountyAug. 28 ......................................... CorydonAug. 29 ...................................... BloomfieldAug. 29 ......................................CentervilleAug. 30 ....................................Des MoinesAug. 31 ......................................... CharitonSept. 10 ...........................................ClintonSept. 11 ..............................................AlbiaSept. 12 ........................................KnoxvilleSept. 17 ......................................BurlingtonSept. 17 ..................................Mt. PleasantSept. 18 ................................... Ft. MadisonSept. 19 ........................ Mt. Pleasant NoonSept. 20 ..........................................KeokukSept. 21 ......................................... FairfieldSept. 24 ........................................OttumwaSept. 25 ....................................KeosauquaSept. 25 .....................Odyssey of Ottumwa

Oct. 1 ..........................................MuscatineOct. 2 ......................................West LibertyOct. 3 ................... Coralville-North CorridorOct. 4 ........................................... Iowa CityOct. 8 ............................................GrinnnellOct. 9 ...............................................KalonaOct. 10 ..........................................WellmanOct. 11 .....................................WashingtonOct. 15 ....................................... DavenportOct. 17 ...................................... BettendorfOct. 18 .............................Iowa Quad CitiesOct. 19 ......................................North ScottOct. 23 ................................................PellaOct. 24 ..............................................BooneOct. 25 .................................. Coon RapidsOct. 29 ....................... Iowa City DowntownOct. 30 ................................... Iowa City AMOct. 31 .............................................. Tipton

Nov. 1 ...........................................MarengoNov. 5 .............................................. CarrollNov. 6 ........................................... ManningNov. 7 ..........................................Ames AMNov. 7 .............................................NevadaNov. 9 ................................Des Moines AMNov. 13 ......................................OskaloosaNov. 20 ..................................MarshalltownNov. 27 ........................................... Atlantic

OTHER DISTRICT ACTIVITIESJuly 8 ......................... PDG Picnic, NewtonJuly 22 ......... RYE Summer Picnic, NewtonAug. 9-19 ................. Iowa State Fair BoothSept. 3-9 .............Zone Institute, DavenportSept. 11 ....................... Rotary Foundation/ Membership Seminar, FairfieldSept. 13 ....................... Rotary Foundation/ Membership Seminar, West LibertySept. 23 .............RYE Fall Picnic, KnoxvilleOct. 9 ......................... RYLA, Camp DodgeOct. 22 ......................... Rotary Foundation/ Membership Seminar, PellaOct. 23 ......................... Rotary Foundation/ Membership Seminar, West Des MoinesNov. 11 ........................ AG Fall Social, TBANov. 17 ................... PDG Party, UrbandaleJan. 12-13.............. RYE Retreat, IndianolaFeb. 15-16 .................AG Training, NewtonMarch 1-9 ............. Xicotepec Project TeamMarch 8-16 ........... Xicotepec Project TeamMarch 28............... PETS Seminar, NewtonMarch 29............District Assembly, NewtonApril 1-30 ............. GSE from D-4500 BrazilApril 24-26 .................. District Conference, West Des MoinesJune 15-18......RI Convention, Los Angeles

District Governor 2007-08 Diana Reed (Northwest Des Moines)

and Rick Rarick

Club visits, district activities in 2007-08

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InanelectionatDistrictConference,KarinFranklin(IowaCity),GaryMur-phy(Washington),LindaMuston(IowaCity) and Don Hampton (Indianola)werere-electedtotheboardofdirectorsofFAMSCO,theDistrict6000FireandMedicalSupplyCompanyand501C3.PDG Corliss Klaassen (Chariton) waselected to his first term and will replace Bart Shank of Dallas Center, who isdoing Katrina reconstruction in NewOrleans.AlsoservingontheFAMSCOboardareJimPetersonandJohnOck-enfels(IowaCityAM),GaryPachaandDick Kennedy (Iowa City) and BrockEarnhardt(Davenport). Since1991,FAMSCOhasdeliveredmorethan80vehiclesand300tonsofsuppliestovillagesinMexicoandCen-tralAmerica.PresidentJohnOckenfelssaidthegoalis toshipfourcontainersof supplies annually from FAMSCOwarehousesinIowaCity. Thanks to the following clubs whoprovided financial support in 2006-07:AdelAmesAmes MorningBettendorf BooneBurlingtonCarrollClintonCoralvilleDallas CenterDavenportDecatur CountyDes MoinesFairfieldGrinnellIndianolaIowa City AMIowa Quad CitiesJefferson

JohnstonKalonaKeokukKeosauquaKnoxvilleManningMarengoMarshalltownMt. PleasantMuscatineNevadaNorth ScottNW Des MoinesPellaTiptonWashingtonWaukeeWest LibertyWinterset

FAMSCO news . . .

ThankstoAGLloydHilloftheRotaryClubofNorthwestDesMoineswhoboughttwoIowa-IowaStatefootballticketsinanauction at District Conference for $650and donated them back for the good ofthe cause. The second time around, Den-nisGoeringboughtthemfor$575withtheproceeds designated for Iowa M.O.S.T.Asecondsetofticketswaspurchasedbyauc-tioneerRichardKeith for$575.Also soldatauctionwereMotherTheresashirtsandpolioNIDshirts.Thanks, all!

By Bill Koellner/West LibertyD-6000, Membership Development chair August is membership month, andfortunatelyisatthebeginningoftheRotaryyear.Clubsareenthusiasticandenergized,and now is the time to ask the memberstobringnewmemberstoaclubforwhichtheycanbejustlyproud.Onepersonhasthepowertodothat.Itisthepresident. Themembersareinvestedinthepresident.Theyhaveprovidedhimorherwithcapitaltospendontheirbehalf.Inhavingselectedsomeonetobepresident,themembershaveinstalledtheresponsibility,andthepower,toaskthemembershiptodowhat it takesto have a successful year.They want thepresidenttospendtheircapital.Whetherthepresidentwaselected,orservesbecause“it’stheirturn,”doesn’tmatter.Whatmattersisthatactiontakesplace,thattheclubmeetingsareaforumforfriendshipandinspiration,and that they be professionally run andinteresting.Thememberhastobeproudtoshow a guest the organization where theyspendtheirtimeandmoney. Thepresidentmustaskforperformance.The committees and individual membersexpecttoprovidevalueandtheyknowwhenthey’re not.Allowing non-performanceleaves the non-performer with the feelingthattheydon’tmatter.Whenthepresidentasksamembertotakeonatask,thememberfeels special, recognized by the leader oftheirclub.Somewillneedcheckingonfromtimetotime,butiftheycanbeencouraged

into completion of a task, they will havebecomepartofthegroup,andcelebratingtheirsuccess,energizesthewholegroup. Mostofushaveseenpresidentswhodonotdelegateforvariousreasons.Nearlyalways,theeffectontheclub,astheyearwearson,isoneoffrustration,asgoodideasgobythewayside,thingsdropthroughthecracksandmotionslows.Thisisbecauseevenaweakpresident has the presidential power.Themembershipdeferstothatpower,andhopesthatitwillbeexercisedtoexcitetheclub. Inacountrywhere$1,000isthesameas$10,000tothoseofusintheU.S.,andwhereFoundation giving has been almost non-existent,thepresidentaskedthememberstobecomePaulHarrisFellows.HeaskedthattheymeetRotary’sattendancerequirements.Heaskedthemtodoprojects,andtoraisethefundsforamajorhumanitarianproject.Theydid it.Theybecame the largestpercapitacontributorsintheirmulti-countrydistrict.Andthemembershipgrewby50percent. When asked how that happened, thepresident responded, “They come to us.”Theycometoaclubwherethemembersareexcitedandexceedinglyproudofbelongingto the group.As president, call on yourmembers often.Ask them personally tosponsoranewmember.Theywanttoknowtheyareimportantandthepresidentistheone who can make them feel that way.Call on them to do their parts in makingmeetingsmeaningfulandoperationof theclubprofessional.Ask!Itworks!

Membership: ‘Power of the President’

All for the cause. . .

District Governor Del Bluhm and Georgia met District 6000 Outbound Rotary Youth Exchange students at their spring orientation at Pella. Front (l-r): Kayla Schantz (Washington, to Ecuador), Deepti Sharma (Fairfield, to Germany), Kris-ten Moreland (Pella, to Italy or Germany), Zoe Shank (Dallas Center, to Argen-tina), and Elizabeth Stuhr (Ankeny, to France). Back: Mason Frank (Adel, to France), Steve Kalkhoff (Newton, to Brazil), Governor Bluhm and Georgia, David Huebner (Fairfield, to China).

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News Briefs Nigeria: AmongthegoalsofDG2007-08DianaReedisDistrict6000supportofaZone27-28initiativetobuildrelationshipswithclubsanddistrictsinNigeria,anationof140millionpeopleand230languages.Anexploratoryteamwillgotherethisfalltoidentifypartnersforprojectsandtopar-ticipate in a National Immunization Day.District6000willbematchedwithDistrict9120intheIslamicKanoregionofnorth-ernNigeria.WatchforDiana’sexplanationofthisexcitingnewinitiative!

*** Zone Institute: Another activity thatwilltakeplaceearlyinDiana’syearistheZone 27-28 Institute and Governor-ElectTrainingSeminar,Sept.3-9inDavenport.The institute involves Rotarians from 25districts from New York and Ontario toNebraska.Theplanningcommittee,whichincludesRotariansfromDistrict6000,willmeetinDavenportonJune29-30.District6000lasthostedaZoneInstitutein1987.

*** Public Relations Grants: PDG BillTubbs,whoservesastheAreaCoordinatorforNorthAmericaontheRIPublicImageResourceGroup,saysPRgrants in2007-08 will be awarded only to districts, andthe maximum per district will be $6,000.Lastyear,13of20proposalsfromD-6000clubs were funded at a cost of $19,000.Thenewprogramwill requiredistricts tosubmit an integratedPRplanusingup to$6,000asseedmoneytoreceivethecom-petitive grant. Mark Osmundson of Mar-shalltown and Ginny Hughes of Fairfield willco-chairtheDistrict6000PRCommit-teethatwillsubmititsgrantproposalinthefall.

*** GSE: District6000willhaveaGroupStudyExchangeinthespringof2008withDistrict4500inBrazil.LikeIowa,District4500 is anethanolproducing region.Ap-plicationsforoutboundteammemberswillbeinlatesummer.Watchforinformation.

*** Bunny Harper: RotariansandclubsareinvitedtoplayintheD-6000annualBunnyHarperMemorialGolfTournamenthono-ingthememoryof1964DistrictGovernorBunnyHarperofOttumwa.ItwillbeJune18at theIndianolaCountryClub.Cost is$85 and includes continental breakfast,golf, cart, lunch and prizes. Information:JakeEspenmiller,(515)961-2558.

Fred E. Morain, 94, retired longtime editor-publisher of the Jefferson Bee and Her-ald Newspapers, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson after a short illness. Services were held April 4 at First United Methodist Church, with burial in Jefferson Cemetery. Fred was born Jan. 3, 1913, in Jefferson, the son of Percival Orlando and Nina Myrtle (Dillavou) Morain. He graduated as valedictorian in 1931 from Jefferson High School, where he was a football and track standout. He received a B.A. magna cum laude in English from the University of Iowa in 1935, where he was in Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and edited the U of I Hawkeye yearbook his senior year. He earned a J.D. degree from the U of I College of Law in 1937. Fred returned to Jefferson in 1937 and joined the staff of the Bee and Herald as a minority owner, acquiring full owner-ship in 1953. He retired in 1976, but wrote his popular “Cogitations of an Old Codger” weekly column for another 20 years. He was named an Iowa Master Editor-Publisher by the Iowa Newspaper Association. Fred met Lois Irene Garver, a new Jefferson music school teacher, shortly after his return from the university. They were married in 1939 and were parents of five children. Fred was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Jefferson, where he taught adult Sunday school for many years and served in many church positions. He was a past president of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, served on the local school board and library board, and was a longtime leader in Greene County economic de-velopment activities. He was a 70-year member of the Jefferson Rotary Club and a Past District Gover-nor of Rotary District 600 (now 6000), and was currently the longest tenured member of Rotary in District 6000. A longtime Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 34 in Jefferson, he received the Silver Beaver Award, the highest honor awarded by a Scout council. Fred was a longtime Greene County Republican finance chairman, and was active in GOP party affairs at the state level for many years. He was a charter member of the Governor’s Human Rights Committee (which later became the Iowa Civil Rights Commission) in the 1950s. Among his local awards were the Tower of Fame Award and the Jefferson High School Hall of Fame. Fred and Lois were named Parents of the Year by Graceland College in Lamoni in 1961, and Fred was Father of the Year at the University of Iowa in 1970. Fred and Lois built a home at Lake Panorama near Panora in the early 1970s, where Fred served on the Lake Panorama board. They returned to Jefferson in 1987. Survivors include sons Rick (Kathy) of Jefferson, Bill (Sherry) of Lamoni, Steve (Erna) of Waukee, and Tom (Vikki) of Lamoni; daughter Debbie Burnight (Randy) of Sioux City; 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. Memorials are suggested to the Greene County Community Foundation or the Lois Morain Music Camp Scholarship Fund.

Fred E. Morain

PDG Fred E. Morain

In Memoriam:

Governor, Rotary International District 600, 1970-71

1913-2007

NEWS BRIEFS/continued on p. 31

Public Relations: Congratulations totheRotaryClubofKalonaonthepublica-tionofacolorful8-pagesupplementintheKalona News celebrating the club’s com-munityandworldservice.

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2006-07 CLUB ATTENDANCE PERCENT AND RANK February, 2007 - April, 2007

CLUBPercent Rank Percent Rank Percent Rank

Adel 74.00 % 15 71.00 % 16 67.00 % 32Albia 47.00 % 47 49.00 % 52 51.00 % 49Ames 51.95 % 45 56.41 % 46Ames Morning 50.77 % 46Ankeny 70.00 % 18 70.00 % 19 66.00 % 35Atlantic 56.25 % 47 69.40 % 29Bettendorf 79.66 % 9 81.04 % 7 75.62 % 18Bloomfield 67.00 % 23 78.00 % 14Boone 57.80 % 40 58.30 % 40 64.60 % 38Burlington 82.50 % 7 80.40 % 8 83.20 % 5Carroll 60.09 % 36 67.86 % 22 81.63 % 8Centerville 52.00 % 50 57.00 % 45Chariton 84.00 % 5 77.00 % 11 72.00 % 23Clinton 52.42 % 44 57.58 % 44 55.40 % 48Coon Rapids 66.00 % 26 65.00 % 26 61.00 % 42Coralville-North Corrido 90.00 % 2 79.00 % 9 83.00 % 6Corning 69.09 % 21 70.00 % 20 70.54 % 26CorydonCreston 65.00 % 27 54.00 % 48 56.00 % 47Dallas Center 63.00 % 30 60.00 % 36 70.00 % 28Davenport 38.03 % 49 48.64 % 53 49.25 % 50Decatur County 65.00 % 28 65.00 % 27 61.40 % 41Des Moines 68.29 % 22 66.67 % 25 70.70 % 25Des Moines A.M. 67.00 % 24East Polk County 62.00 % 31 66.00 % 34Fairfield 57.98 % 42 77.51 % 15Fort Madison 45.10 % 48 52.40 % 49 56.60 % 46GrinnellIndianola 69.54 % 19 72.63 % 15 70.21 % 27Iowa CityIowa City A.M. 61.00 % 34 60.00 % 37 65.00 % 37Iowa City Downtown 80.00 % 12Iowa Quad-Cities 64.99 % 29 73.72 % 14 74.55 % 19Jefferson 67.00 % 25 61.00 % 33Johnston 76.70 % 11 70.87 % 18 76.82 % 16Kalona 76.40 % 12 76.69 % 12 93.21 % 2Keokuk 56.46 % 42 56.76 % 45 57.62 % 44Keosauqua 68.20 % 23 57.60 % 43 62.50 % 39Knoxville 78.00 % 10 71.00 % 17 69.00 % 30Lenox 62.00 % 32 64.00 % 28 62.00 % 40Manning 84.00 % 6 82.00 % 6 80.00 % 11Marengo 69.25 % 20 61.50 % 31Marshalltown 59.82 % 38 60.53 % 35 60.50 % 43Mount Pleasant Noon 59.10 % 39 61.50 % 32Mt. Pleasant 80.00 % 10Muscatine 43.71 % 54 44.22 % 51Nevada 76.39 % 13 82.55 % 5 74.52 % 20Newton 61.00 % 35 66.00 % 33North Scott 86.40 % 4 84.30 % 4 82.00 % 7Northwest Des Moines 80.60 % 8 87.20 % 3 83.50 % 4Odyssey Rotary Ottumwa 34.00 % 50 50.00 % 51 43.00 % 52Osceola 75.00 % 14 60.58 % 34 80.77 % 9Oskaloosa 57.50 % 41 62.50 % 30Ottumwa 62.00 % 33 60.00 % 38 71.00 % 24Pella 72.00 % 16 78.00 % 10 78.00 % 13Perry 58.00 % 41Tipton 71.62 % 17 74.14 % 13 67.87 % 31Washington 60.00 % 37 60.00 % 39 65.74 % 36Waukee 73.46 % 21Wellman 98.00 % 1 98.53 % 1 98.53 % 1West Des Moines 67.40 % 24 64.00 % 29 72.58 % 22West Liberty 53.00 % 43 70.00 % 21 85.00 % 3Winterset 87.09 % 3 89.09 % 2 75.80 % 17

FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

Membership: Regional Rotary Mem-bershipCoordinatorTerryMuellerreportsthat RI President-Elect Wilf Wilkinsonwill convene a Presidential MembershipConferenceJuly27-28inSouthBend,Ind.DistrictsandclubsinIowaareencouragedtoparticipate.Theagendaandregistrationcanbefoundat:www.zones27-28.org.

*** State Fair: District 6000 will sponsora Rotary booth in the Varied IndustriesBuildingattheIowaStateFair,Aug.9-19inDesMoines.ClubsorindividualRotar-ians wishing to lend a hand should con-tactMarkMcAndrewsoftheRotaryClubNorthwest Des Moines, (525) 279-8575,e-mail:markmcandrews@msn.com.

*** Elected: Congratulations to PDG EvLaning of Indianola, who was elected atDistrictConferencetorepresentD-6000onthe Zone 27 Nominating Committee thatwillselectadirectorfortheRotaryInterna-tionalBoard.PDGDoyleMcCullyofBet-tendorfisthealternate.Zone27consistsof12districtsinIowa,Nebraska,Minnesota,Wisconsin,IllinoisandupperMichigan.

*** Convalescing: Sharon Limkeman, thewife of formerAG Darrell Limkeman ofOttumwa,isrecoveringathomeafterafallonDec.9 that leftherhospitalizedfor83days.DarrellsaysSharon,ateacher,isre-gainingherabilitytowalkbutcannotuseher hands. Darrell provides care from 5p.m. to 8 a.m. and Sharon receives homehealthcareduringtheday.Darrellisgrate-ful for support received from his fellowfarm managers and Rotarians, who wishSharonaspeedyrecovery!

*** Lobsters? TheRotaryClubofBetten-dorf invites Rotarians and guests to its first Lobster Fest, June 16 from 6:30-10 p.m.atRivermontCollege.Tickets,at$50,areavailable at www.qcmag.com. Informa-tion:CarolynLeutwyler,(563)359-5914.

*** Newsletters: ThankyoutoNancyPacha(Iowa CityAM) and Kathy Skinner (Ne-vada)whohelpedsolicitnews in thepastyearforDistrict6000News.KarinFrank-lin(IowaCity)andJacqueAndrew(Jeffer-son)haveagreedtotakeoverin2007-08.Thankstoallwhoprovidednewsandideasfor this publication. We hope you find it useful,andencourageclubstogleaninfor-mationforyourownnewsletters.DeadlinefortheJune-July-August2007issuewillbeAug.15.Tosubmityournews,e-mailWordfiles and high-resolution free-standing .jpg imagesto:btubbs@northscottpress.com.

*** Attendance: CongratulationstotheRo-taryClubofWestLibertywhichwon theaward for highest percentageofmembersattendingDistrictConferencein2006.

NEWS BRIEFS/continued

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL One Rotary Center1560 Sherman AvenueEvanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 866-3000Fax: (847) 328-8554

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTWilliam B. Boyd, Auckland, New Zealand

DISTRICT 6000 • Iowa USAwww.rotary6000.org

DISTRICT GOVERNORDelwyn D. Bluhm1514 McKinley Drive, Ames, IA 50010(515) 232-5163bluhm@iastate.edu

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORJerri UitermarktP.O. Box 46, Knoxville, IA 50138(877) 976-8279dis6000admin@lisco.com ASSISTANT GOVERNORSPDG Dale Belknap, NW Des Moines (coordinator)Jacque Andrew, JeffersonJohn Beran, LenoxJim Ebbers, PellaNancy Harm, OttumwaLloyd Hill, Northwest Des MoinesKeith Hobson, NevadaHarvey Kadlec, Des MoinesRachel Litwiller, Mt. PleasantJohn McNeer, NewtonLoring Miller, Decatur CountyPhyllis Miller, Decatur CountyNancy Pacha, Iowa City AMDonald Patterson, WashingtonDeb Pullin-Van Auken, Iowa City AMJim Stein, MuscatineGary Welch, Ankeny

‘DISTRICT 6000 NEWS’ EDITORPDG Bill TubbsP.O. Box 223, Eldridge, IA 52748Fax: (563) 285-8114; Ph. (563) 285-8111btubbs@northscottpress.com.

District 6000 News is published four times a year, in August, November, February and May, as a supple-ment to monthly electronic communications. District 6000 News is mailed to District 6000 club presidents, assistant governors, past and future district governors and committee chairs. It is posted in PDF format with the pictures in color at our district website, www.ro-tary6000.org. We encourage and urge you to share your copies with club leaders and Rotarians in your clubs and to use it as a resource for club newsletters and in any way possible for the advancement of Rotary. Clubs are invited and encouraged to submit news to editor Bill Tubbs at the above address.

Club leaders’

checklistFrom DG Del Bluhm . . . • Seek new Paul Harris Sustaining Members and Paul Harris Society Members by June 30 utilizing materials that were sent to each Club Foundation Chair (p. 5). • Schedule a literacy speaker if you have not already done so when contacted by the District Literacy Promo-tion Committee representative. • Check your club’s progress toward your 2006-07 Rotary Foundation EREY goal and implement plans to meet and/or exceed your goal. (Submit payments quar-terly if possible to the new TRF address. Please make the last quarterly contribution payment by June 15 or before if possible so that you will receive the credit this Rotary Year of 2006-07.) (p. 11) • 2007-08 club leaders: Complete your Club Plan-ning Guide and send copies to Governor 2007-08 Diana Reed and your Assistant Governor. • Plan summer public relations activities at your com-munity’s fairs and festivals, and plan to visit and/or vol-unteer at Rotary’s booth at the Iowa State Fair (p. 31). • Review the District 6000 Strategic Plan draft and submit comments to the committee (p. 24). • Support the global campaign to eradicate polio with a gift to PolioPlus Partners (p. 10). • Plan membership development activities for 2007-08 (p. 29). • Place Rotary billboards in your community and plan public image projects. • Update your membership list, for accurate semian-nual reports for July, were due on May 30th. • Support members who attend the Rotary Interna-tional Convention in Salt Lake City, June 17-20. • Submit news of your club’s successes or upcoming events by Aug. 15, 2007 for the next issue of District 6000 News to PDG Bill Tubbs (p. 32).

By DGN Susan Herrick/Boone If you are traveling toSaltLakeCity for theRotary Interna-tional Convention, you won’t want to miss this opportunity tomeetfellowDistrict6000Rotariansforbreakfast!Ifyou’vebeentootherRIConventions,youknowthatsometimesyoucangothewholeConventionwithoutseeingotherDistrictfriends.Also,takethisoccasiontoconnectwithfriendsofDistrict6000likeinvitedguests David Groner, Mary Beth Selene, Tom Thorfinnson, and RickMendoza. The6000BreakfastwillbeMonday,June18,attheDowntownMarriottfrom7:00to8:30a.m.intheAlta/SnowbirdRoom.Thecostis$25.

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