ROLLS. A SHOT OF PART OF THE CLUB SHOWS MEMBERS EATING DINNER AFTER THE LONGER THAN USUAL TABLE PRAYER BY PASTOR ERIC ELKIN. THEN PATTI HAMILTON OF JACKSON COUNTY HOSPICE GAVE THE PROGRAM TELLING EVERYTHING WE NEEDED AND WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT HOSPICE. HOSPICE IS BEING USED MORE AND MORE AND WITH GOOD REASON. CONTACT HER OR STOP AT THE HOSPICE OFFICE ON 611 WEST QUARRY STREET, ACROSS THE STREET SOUTH OF THE HOSPITAL. ON THE OTHER SIDE, NORTH OF THE HOSPITAL, HOSPICE OWNS THE FORMER PARK ALONG THE RIVER AND THE HOPE IS TO BUILD THE HOSPICE OFFICE AND PATIENT BUILDING THERE. THIS WILL MEAN A MAJOR FUND RAISING DRIVE.
PASTOR ELKIN ANNOUNCED TO THE CLUB THAT HE WILL BE LEAVING HIS
POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF CAMP SHALOM NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA ON THE CAVES ROAD. HE SAID HE HAS DECIDED THAT A CHANGE FOR HIM AND
THE CAMP WOULD BE GOOD AT THIS TIME. HE AWAITS A CALL TO GO BACK TO BEING A CHURCH PASTOR (HOPEFULLY IN HIS HOME STATE OF MINNESOTA) AND HIS BOARD HAS STARTED ADVERTISING TO FILL HIS POSITION. HE EXPECTS THIS TO TAKE TWO OR THREE MONTHS AND WILL REMAIN IN HIS POSITION UNTIL THEN. HE SAT ACROSS FROM ME AND I LEARNED SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE CAMP. WHEN HE
STARTED THERE IN 2001, IT SERVED 450 KIDS THAT YEAR. LAST YEAR,
1200 ATTENDED THE CAMP. IT'S ANNUAL BUDGET IN 2001 WAS $90,000 AND NOW IS $600,000. THEN IT HAS 105 ACRES, NOW 322 ACRES. THERE WERE 10 BUILDINGS WHEN HE JOINED THE CAMP (AT THAT TIME RUN BY ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN DAVENPORT) AND TODAY THERE ARE 22. WHEN HE STARTED THE SUMMER STAFF NUMBERED 10. THIS PAST SUMMER, THE STAFF TOTALED 45. IT IS NOW NOT CHURCH AFFILIATED BUT RUN AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS. CAMPING IS OPEN TO ANYONE. PASTOR
ERIC IS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB. WE
WILL MISS HIM! WE WILL NEED TO REPLACE HIM! HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
JOINING ROTARY IF NOT ALREADY A MEMBER?
ROTARY CITIZENS OF THE WEEK THIS YEAR, THE SALVATION ARMY KETTLE COLLECTION PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS TOTALED $17,612.72. OUR CITIZENS OF THE WEEK ARE TERRY AND KAREN SLATTERY OF MAQUOKETA, WHO WERE THE COORDINATORS
FOR THE MAQUOKETA MINISTERIAL ASSOCAITON THAT SPONSORED THE
CHRISTMAS KETTLE DRIVE AGAIN THIS YEAR. TERRY AND KAREN SPENT A LOT OF TIME MAKING SURE THE KETTLE BELLS WERE RINGING AT BOTH THE FAREWAY STORE AND AT WAL MART. THEY THANK EVERYONE THAT
HELPED AND THE ROTARY THANKS TERRY AND KAREN! GOOD JOB DONE BY ALL! LATER THIS WEEK, I MAY HAVE A PHOTO OF TERRY AND KAREN.
ROTARY SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK
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ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB FOR AROUND 50 YEARS. HIS SON OWNS THE
BUSINESS NOW. HIS WIFE PAT IS ONE OF MAQUOKETA FINEST ORGANISTS AND PLAYS THE ORGAN EVERY SUNDAY AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA. THEY WINTER AWHILE IN ARIZONA. TED EACH
YEAR HAS BEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ROTARY SUMMER ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT.....IN FACT, HE HAS BEEN THE CHAIRMAN
FOR OVER 30 YEARS. TED ENJOYS GETTING TOGETHER WITH FELLOW ROTARIANS EVERY WEDNESDAY AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE MEN, WOMEN OR COUPLES JOIN ROTARY FOR WEEKLY FELLOWSHIP....ALONG WITH A GREAT NOON LUNCH AS ONLY THE EAGLES GALS CAN COOK IT.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS WISH YOU ALL....
A HAPPY GROUND HOG DAY (FEBRUARY 2ND)
COME BACK TO THIS ROTARY WEB SITE AGAIN REAL SOON!
ROTARIAN DENNIS VOY, EDITOR
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