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United Way of Story County: Annual Kick Off
Sep. 13, 2021
Kristin Pates will kick off the annual United Way campaign |
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District Governor Alka Khanolkar
Sep. 20, 2021
DG Khanolkar will share her goals for this Rotary year. |
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304 Main Street
Sep. 27, 2021
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Peace Pipe Letters
Sep. 27, 2021
https://youtu.be/16p-zcSgUhs Today we sense, once again, that fundamental values of our communal life are under threat in the form of nationalism, populism, and homophobia. The commitment to peace and mutual understanding among differing people of the world remains a constant challenge—and a perpetual task for all of us. In June 1931, 33 year-old William Jewett Fulton, Keokuk, IA, attended the 22nd Rotary International Convention in Vienna, Austria. There, he and other delegates witnessed the political, social, and economic tensions simmering in Central Europe at that time. With the Great War in recent memory, Rotary International devoted most of the conference to discussion of critical issues facing the world, and what Rotarians could do to defuse the race to another war. Returning to Keokuk, Fulton sent letters to all Rotary clubs outside the US, 504 in total, asking each club to observe a symbolic gesture of peace. Twenty-nine German Clubs were among those receiving a letter from Keokuk, December 1931. Fifteen sent responses back. In the years that followed, some German Rotarians upheld their Rotary values. At the same time, however, many did not. We know that Jewish Rotarians were expelled from their clubs, their businesses, and their homes. Fortunate ones managed to escape out of country. Other, non-Jewish, Rotarians took active roles in the Nazi war machine. Rotary was no match for the Nazi movement. |
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Emily Easton: Four Oaks Foster and Adoptive Care
Oct. 04, 2021
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North Grand Mall
Oct. 04, 2021
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Ron Cox, Director, Industrial Research and Service
Oct. 11, 2021
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Cyclone Power Pullers
Oct. 25, 2021
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Community Impact of COVID
Nov. 01, 2021
ZOOM meeting only. https://youtu.be/A2w7cfsys1Q Dr. Paul Lasley is a Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice - AGLS Professor Lasley's research focuses on the organization of U.S. agriculture and how changes in agriculture affect rural communities. A major focus of his research examines trends in rural culture and what these trends suggest about the future of rural communities, families and social organizations. Lasley is a co-investigator of the Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, a series of statewide surveys among farm operators on major agricultural and rural development issues. Areas of research and extension expertise include rural development, community development, sustainable agriculture, and leadership in agriculture. |
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Jamie Pollard, Athletic Director, NCAA Athletics
Nov. 08, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Rebecca Runyon, Founder, Bessie's Parlor Ice Cream
Nov. 15, 2021
BESSIE'S PARLOR HOSTS ICE CREAM SOCIALS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES. I grew up on a dairy farm in Iowa, where I learned that flexibility is essential to happiness and where I began loving ice cream. During college, I learned to make ice cream and made plans to launch an ice cream parlor with a storefront in Ames, Iowa. 2020 came, and COVID changed my plans (and probably yours too!). So right now, we're holding Bessie's Socials: ice cream socials to raise funds for social justice initiatives. |
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Foundation Chair, John Dalhoff
Nov. 22, 2021
Paul Harris Pins, Foundation update. |
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Hank Kohler ~ Canoeing the Mississippi River
Dec. 06, 2021
Hank Kohler talks about his canoe trip down the Mississippi River the summer of 2021 |
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Nanovaccine Institute
Dec. 13, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Balaji Narasimhan, Director of the Nanovaccine Institute, is an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and the Vlasta Klima Balloun Faculty Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering. The institute grew from seed funding awarded in 2013 by Iowa State’s Presidential Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research. Narasimhan said then the idea was to create a dream team of nanovaccine researchers capable of revolutionizing disease prevention and treatment. It now includes nearly 70 researchers from 19 institutions. |
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Ames Community Schools
Jan. 10, 2022
Dr. Paula Vincent is the interim superintendent of Ames Public Schools, a one-year position through the 2021-2022 school year. She is a highly regarded public school administrator with over 30 years of educational leadership experience. Prior to Ames, she served as the Chief Administrator at Heartland AEA and has held other superintendent positions across Iowa.
Dr. Jeff Hawkins is the Assistant Superintendent of Ames School and has served the District since 2019. As an educational leader, Hawkins has experience with building staff commitment to achieve a district’s mission and vision, curriculum implementation, leveraging professional learning communities to improve instruction and assessment practices, and building the capacity in staff to improve student learning.
Eric Smidt is the Director of Communications for the Ames Community School District, a position he has held since 2017. Under his leadership, Ames Schools has completely revamped their communication and brand strategy that now includes a greater social media presence, a quarterly Amazing Magazine, as well as a District podcast. He has been a resident of Ames for 18 years and earned his Master's degree from Iowa State University. |
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Dr. Seldon Spencer, Neurological Health
Jan. 24, 2022
Dr. Spencer will discuss current breakthoughs in mental health. |
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Rheya Spigner, KCCI journalist and anchor
Jan. 31, 2022
This past Monday we heard from Rheya Spigner, KCCI News anchor and journalist. She answered club members' questions about racial issues she has faced while being in the media spotlight. For those who didn't hear her from the beginning, she spoke of a recent encounter with an individual and his racial comments directed toward her. |
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Angi Bright, Wings of Refuge
Feb. 07, 2022
We are a Christ-centered organization providing opportunities to survivors of sex trafficking. In 2013, Wings of Refuge began with a prayer movement of 12 individuals whose hearts were broken for those enslaved by commercial sexual exploitation. They pursued training and research for the aftercare of adult female survivors of sex trafficking and opened a safe home where women have the opportunity to heal and find new life. Wings of Refuge refuses to remain silent about things that matter by ending exploitation, so we focus on four aspects of domestic sex trafficking: |
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Ames Community Climate Action Plan
Feb. 21, 2022
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Des Moines International Airport with Kevin Foley
Feb. 28, 2022
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You Are Rotary: Liz Beck, Barbara Woods, Maynard Hogberg, Jon Christy, Sue Hansen
Mar. 07, 2022
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