2018-19 Officers & Directors

Future Programs

Arranged By:Beth Goedken

Greeter:John PittmanInvocation:

Larry Sample Sergeant:Ed Arnold

Scribe:Jim Arthur

Penny Luthens, PresidentBeth Goedken, President Elect

Bill W. Corwin, TreasurerDianne Downing, SecretaryWendi Wilson, Int' ServiceBill D. Corwin, MembershipBrenda AM, Youth ServicesKasey Vogel, Public Image

Ed Arnold, Club Svs & ProgramsLeray Glendenning, Past President

October 19, 2018This Week's Program:

Anne MurrDrake Adult Li teracy Ctr.

This last Sunday, most of you will recall, was cloudy, cold and windy. It went from rain, to little pelts of ice, to snow as the hours passed. That being said, the sun was shining inside Brenda Auxier-Mailey’s garage. It was certainly a

picture of Rotarians at work. I was thrilled to see how within about a five-day notice since the day the coats arrived, we were able to round up both Rotarians and their families to knock out this very important project of Operation Warm.

The importance of a coat is something that often goes under the radar. According to the 2016 Kid Count Profile, about 15% of Iowa Children live in poverty. While still high, it did show improvement in the six years of

Prez Sez Penny Luthens

Rotary Club of Northwest Des Moines www.clubrunner.ca/northwestdesmoines / Fr idays @ Noon - UGCC 4000-86th St . UrbandaleNor'WesterNor'Wester

measurement. I am confident that our efforts in helping children stay warm in winter is a step in helping families feel just a little bit more secure as we enter into the colder months.

To quote Barbara Mikulski, “Each of us can make a difference. Together we can make a change.” That is what we did on Sunday! As I dropped my car full of coats off at Karen Acres Elementary school on this 40-degree day, I was reminded of my forever commitment to commu-nity and youth. I feel lucky to be part of a service organization that operational-izes critical community social issues and rolls up their sleeves to make a difference. #morethanacoat

Stay warm my friends!

Scribbles... Andrea Hansen - Iowa Public Radio

Our speaker on Friday was Central Iowa native and Urbandale HS graduate (1994), Andrea Hansen. Andrea is just a year into her position as Development Director for Iowa Public Radio. In this positon, she is respon-sible for membership and fundraising, among other tasks. She supervises a department of 9 people, with an additional focus on Customer Service. IPR is not related to, but is friends with IPTV.

Iowa Public Radio began in 1911, as one of the first 100 stations to be granted a broad-cast license in the United States. Its basic supporting location has always been at the State universities: Iowa State (licensed in 1911), University of Iowa (licensed in 1919) and University of Northern Iowa. IPR was formed into a not-for-profit entity in 2004. As such, it is not allowed to own any of its broadcast infrastructure, so this continues to be owned by the universities, with IPR continued...

10/26: Bruce Wilson Special Olympics

11/2: Tim GedlerAudubon Society

11/9: Greg HartleySalvation Army

covering the costs for operations and maintenance. Some of the hardware (tow-ers and generators) is reaching the end of its useful life; their main facility is twenty years old, and the back-up is forty! Their offices in Des Moines are not big enough to hold everyone; Andrea and her team are housed in space near the Des Moines airport. They hope to build onto the back of the Grand Avenue building, to add of-fice space and an area for public functions. A capital campaign is being planned, and they hope to establish an endowment fund.

In the past five years, IPR has grown from 200,000 to 250,00 weekly listeners, of which 28,998 are members. They have 508 program sponsors. They are having to grow their direct funding from these sources, as government and state fund-ing, such as the Corporation for Public

Randy TaberWyatt EarpJulia Taylor

Oct 26 - Special OlympicsNov 2 - Audubon SocietyNov 9 - Salvation Army

Leray GlendenningJenifer MKJoe Kobes

David CrandallBill GraskWyatt Earp

Mark McAndrewsBrad HelgemoDoyle Sanders

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Program Greeter Invocation Sergeant Scribe

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Can't complete your assigned duty? Please assist Penny by finding your substitute!

Items for the Nor’Wester should be submittedby end of the day each Monday. Please send to:

Jenifer Mercer-Klimowski

Phone: 515-237-2203 Fax: 515-237-2283jmercer-klimowski@emcnl.com

Upcoming Events

Birthdays

CFUM - Monday, October 22nd

Jolly Holiday Lights Santa’s Wish Shop, Monday, November 26.

Details to follow.

Oct 19 Larry Sample

This & ThatTrivia Question!

Rotary has 5 Avenues of Service. Club Service, Vocational Service

and International Service are three of them. Can you name the other two? email penny.luthens@

dmymca.org with your answer.

MondayWest Polk County, Toyota of Des Moines, (Noon)

TuesdayAnkeny, Ankeny Golf & Country Club, (11:45)

Johnston, Hyperion Golf & CC, (7:00 am)Dallas Center, Memorial Hall, (Noon)

Norwalk, Echo Valley Golf Course, (6:30 am)West Des Moines, DM Golf & CC, (Noon)

WednesdayEast Polk County, Prairie Meadows, (7:00 am)

Adel, Patrick's Restaurant, 211 S 7th St, #C, (Noon)The Greater Des Moines Club, check the District 6000

website for time and location

ThursdayWaukee, Des Moines Golf & Country Club, (6:45 am)

Des Moines, Wakonda Club, (Noon)Winterset, Pizza Ranch, (Noon)

FridayDes Moines, AM, Wakonda Club at 3915 Fleur Dr. (7:00 am)

Other Locations

Scribe Continued...Broadcasting, is falling off. Of their annual budget of $8.2 million, $6 million comes from members, sponsors, and other private donations. As a part of their public outreach, they try to bring live performances of their programming to local audiences. Some recent examples to appear in Iowa are Story Corp, Cokie Roberts, Snap Judgment, The Moth and It’s Been a Minute. [Scribe note: I’ve attended a number of live record-ing shows, including Prairie Home Companion, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me and Whaddaya Know?] The most frequent request they get is for Terry Gross, but she won’t leave Pennsylvania.They have 25 individual stations, the best known and widest coverage probably coming from WOI, at 90.1 FM and 640 AM. But you can look at a station map at IPR.org, as well as a scheduling calendar. So, tune your radio dials to the best thing in Iowa!

Scribe, Jenifer Mercer-Klimowski

Northwest Rotary - Operation Warm

Rotary Club of Northwest Des Moines www.clubrunner.ca/northwestdesmoines / Fr idays @ Noon - UGCC 4000-86th St . UrbandaleNor'WesterNor'Wester

What year did our club begin providing winter coats to school age children? 2014 What school districts and buildings do our club provide winter coats?Urbandale, WDM, & Des Moines

BuildingsUHS - UMS - Jensen - KA - Olmsted - RG - Val - Webster Metro West Learning Academy - St Pius X CatholicClive Learning Academy - Cowles Montessori

From what  nonprofit  organization  does  our  club  purchase  the winter coats? Operation Warm

How many coats have our club provided to school-age children since 2014 (including this year)? 1,292 Coats

Operation Warm Stats