Rock Island Rotary kicked off the new year with friends from the Kiwanis Club at a joint meeting on July 5 at the Botanical Center. The guest speaker was Kathy Weiman, CEO of Alternatives for the Older Adult. The Kiwanis Club also presented Rock Island Rotary with a check from the proceeds of the Rose [...]

District 6420 Assistant Governor Dave Emerick presided over the Rock Island Rotary 2011-2012 Club Officers and Directors installation at the June 28 meeting. President Tom Hammar was thanked for his excellent term as President, and Andrew Guzzo was inducted as the new President for the upcoming year. The club was treated to a special rendition [...]

The club heard about the adventures of member Susan Wischhusen and her husband Jim as they traveled to India for National Immunization Day and to also build a dam project for a village. Also, tickets for Rotary Night at the Ballpark are still available – pick them up from Kathi Allison at the next meeting [...]

This week Bill Stoermer from Exelon Nuclear Energy talked to the club about nuclear energy and how the Cordova plant is prepared in case of an emergency. Also, the club held a mixer at City Limits Saloon in Rock Island last night – check out the pictures in this week’s edition of the Rotary Review [...]

The club welcomed another new member this week, Dell Jensen. Dell is an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at Augustana College. Rotarian Ruth Lee brought along one of the Rotary Video Magazines to the meeting. The club viewed a segment about a great story of a Rotary Matching Grant success between a club in Traverse [...]

This week the club heard a special message from returning guest speaker Commander Sergeant Major Steve Blake of the U.S. Army. In honor of Memorial Day CSM Blake reminded us all that we need to keep Memorial Day in our hearts for reverence and reflection to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for [...]

The Club heard from a former Youth Exchange student, Quinn Burke Anderson at the weekly meeting. Quinn talked about his recent traveling adventure: biking in the Chilean Andes! The club also awarded the Doris Brown Scholarship to two high school students: Royce Muskeyvalley (Rock Island High School) and Doug Noe (Alleman High School) each received [...]

The club welcomed yet another new member; City of Rock Island Attorney Ted Kutsunis was inducted at the weekly meeting. He looks forward to being involved and even started off his membership on a good note by imposing a fine on himself for his daughters picture in the news at the U of Illinois commencement [...]

The club inducted another new member: Scott VanDeWoestyne! He is the Director of Government Affairs with the Quad Cities Chamber and lives in Davenport. Newly inducted member Mark Anderson also came up to the podium and gave a brief bio on himself. He is the Dean of Students at Augustana College and also pastors [...]

The club had a special treat from Adopt-A-School partner Earl Hanson Elementary – the Earl Hanson Music Club! Kevin Koski also started his annual Birdies for Charity cause for the Doris Brown Scholarship Fund – so grab a form! They will be available at club meetings for the next couple of weeks.
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