or'wester Rotary Club of Northwest Des Moines Nwww.clubrunner.ca/northwestdesmoines / Friday's @ Noon - UGCC 4000-86th St. Urbandale May 13, 2016 Prez Sez... Dr. Bill Grask This Week's Program: Greetings NW Des Moines Rotarians! Jay Hartz Thank you Ed for cover- Keep your thoughts/prayers out for our Presi- Hotel Pattee ing me in my absence last dent -Elect, Brenda Auxier-Mailey and her week, it looks like I missed husband. They will be attending the Rotary Arranged By: a great meeting on the International meeting in Korea at the end of Chuck Corwin Soilheim Cup. Since I am the month. May they have a safe trip! Jim Ar- a golfer I am extra disap- thur may need help still with the Root Beer Greeter: pointed to have missed it. Floats on the 21st. Donate some time if you Ed Minnick have it to give. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS for the Bike Invocation: Ride Sunday. Please see Joe Kobes and Keep all our Graduates in your thoughts this Jim Pittman company to schedule place and time. Our month; I am having my oldest graduate from bike committee has worked hard organizing Creighton University's Business School this Sergeant: this event, and it sounds like we will have weekend. May we all get out and enjoy the LeRay Glendenning significantly more riders this time around. spring, our own activities, and the Chicago Scribe: Cubs. Scribbles... Jim Arthur their patrio- tism…and an 2015-16 Officers & Directors Chris Garrett electric atmo- Bill Grask, President sphere. Many Brenda A-M, President Elect fans will dress up in their country’s colors. 2017 Solheim Cup Bill Corwin, Treasurer Chris Garrett, the director of the Solheim 2. These outstanding athletes are passionate Dianne D-Nelson, Secretary Cup, was our speaker this week. Chris has about being a part of the cup and being on the worked with the LPGA since he graduated USA team. They play for no money except a Ed Arnold, Director from college. He moved his family to West small stipend for travel costs. They are Chuck Corwin, Director Des Moines 2 years ago in preparation for wonderful ambassadors for their sport (and Penny Luthens, Director The Solheim Cup coming to Des Moines have no legal issues J). Mark McAndrews, Director Golf and Country Club in 2017. 3. This event will put Des Moines Iowa on Jenifer M-K, Director The Solheim Cup was started in 1990 by the the world stage with the Cup being broadcast Wendi Wilson, Director to 177 countries and over 125 million house- founder of PING Golf Company. The Dan Boes, Past President LPGA eventually purchased the event and holds. It will be a huge economic impact with now partners with PING on the competition. all of the visitors coming in for the event. This golf tournament is the ladies’ version Competition will be held August 14-20, 2017 Future Programs of the Ryder Cup, featuring the top female at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. There golfers from Europe and the United States. will be live coverage of the event by NBC 5/20: Mark Good The tournament is played every 2 years with and the Golf Channel. They are expecting Prostate Cancer Awareness it taking place somewhere in the US every 175 to 200 thousand people to attend, with 4th year. It was last played in Germany. about ten thousand coming from Europe. 5/27: TBA There is a need for about 2000 volunteers. The top three things that Chris emphasized More information can be found at www.sol- 6/3: Liz Beck about the event: heimcup.com, Facebook: Solheim Cup Team Rotary Overseas USA and twitter @SolheimcupUSA. 1. This tournament is known for fans who are loud, screaming, and passionate about Scribe, Wendi Wilson Other Local Meetings This & That Monday Polio Eradication This Week: West Polk County, Des Moines Imports, (Noon) • From the 17 April to the 1 May, 155 countries and territo- Tuesday ries participated in the historic trivalent to bivalent oral polio Ankeny, Ankeny Golf & Country Club, (11:45) vaccine switch, withdrawing the type two component of the Johnston, Hyperion Golf & CC, (7:00 am) vaccine to protect future generations against circulating vac- Dallas Center, Memorial Hall, (Noon) cine derived polioviruses. Track the switch live. West Des Moines, DM Golf & CC, (Noon) • A group of independent experts in Ukraine met to assess Wednesday the country’s response to the polio outbreak and concluded East Polk County, Prairie Meadows, (7:00 am) that transmission of the poliovirus has likely stopped in the Adel, Patrick's Restaurant, 211 S 7th St, #C, (Noon) country. The Greater Des Moines Club, Okoboji Bar & Grill on www.polioeradication.org 86th in Johnston on the 1st & 2nd Wed. (6:00 pm) Thursday Foundation Minute for Week of May 9 Waukee, Des Moines Golf & Country Club, (6:45 am) The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Des Moines, Wakonda Club, (Noon) Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and Winterset, Northside Cafe, (Noon) peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Rotary Friday Foundation helps fund humanitarian activities in all corners Des Moines, AM, Wakonda Club at 3915 Fleur Dr. (7:00 am) of the world regardless of political leanings. This can be demonstrated in the projects that have benefited countries in the Middle East. Upcoming Events Operating room equipment has been given to the Saint- Vincent de Paul Hospital in Israel. Badly needed milk powder has been donated to the children of Iraq – Food, Bike Ride books and toys have been given to the children in Syria. Sunday, May 15 Rotarians helped initiate hands on projects to help Syrian refugees. They have implemented water filtration systems in Special Olympics Root Beer Float Sales Lebanese public schools. Food packages have been given to the people of Lebanon; public schools have been renovated Saturday, May 21 and ambulances have been given to the Lebanese Red Cross. Thanks for your participation!! Items for the Nor’Wester should be submitted Birthdays by end of the day each Monday. Please send to: Jenifer Mercer- May 9 Klimowski Phone: 515-237-2203 Jim Pittman Fax: 515-237-2283 [email protected] Future Information Program Greeters Invocation Sergeant Scribe Chairperson: Chairperson: Chairperson: Chairperson: Chairperson: Chuck Corwin --- --- --- --- Ed Minnick, May 20 Roger Nyberg, May 20 John Pittman, May 20 Regis Karch, May 20 Mark McAndrews, May 20 Chuck Corwin, May 27 David Piersel, May 27 Mary Polson, May 27 Brad Helgemo, May 27 Dan Boes, May 27 Chuck Corwin, June 3 James Pittman, June 3 Cindy Ray, June 3 Marv Johnson, June 3 Chuck Corwin, June 3 NORTHWEST ROTARY CLUB • P.O. Box 3715 • Urbandale, IA 50323.