Tuesday, December 3, 2013

ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 5


     NO SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK


     DECEMBER 4TH ROTARY MEETING
THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS FELLOW ROTARIAN DWAIN TRENKAMP WHO IS CO-CHAIRING THE  "CHRISTMAS STAR PROGRAM" AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN MAQUOKETA IN 1987 AND SO THIS IS THE 27TH
YEAR FOR DWAIN AND HIS CO-CHAIR BARB MILLER.   THE CHRISTMAS TREES (USED FOR REACHING FOR A STAR) ARE AT THEIR BANKS, MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND US BANK, BOTH DOWNTOWN.   THE KID'S TREE HAS 444 STARS ON IT AND THE SENIOR TREE, 180.   FOR BOTH,  THE FIGURE IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN LAST.    FAMILIES TO BE SERVED THIS
YEAR, 242.     STOP IN, PICK A STAR....GO SHOPPING FOR A $25 GIFT....AND
RETURN IT BEFORE DECEMBER 20TH.    THE SENIOR GIFTS WILL BE 
GIVEN OUT DECEMBER 20TH AND THE KID'S THE NEXT DAY.    THE GIFTS (A TOY OR CLOTHING) WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO SIGNED-UP FROM 
MAQUOKETA AND 10 SURRONDING COMMUNITIES.


AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE MAQUOKETA  ROTARY CLUB WILL "RING THE BELL" FOR THE SALVATION ARMY.    ROTARY DAY AT THE FAREWAY STORE WILL BE
FRIDAY, 20TH.   A MEMBER TAKES A
ONE-HOUR SHIFT AT RINGING THE BELL.

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME
OF THE YEAR!     IT IS EVEN MORE         WONDERFUL WHEN YOU ARE A MEMBER OF ROTARY.     JOIN TODAY AND COME TO OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY.   JUST TALK TO SCOTT AT THE
MAQUOKETA YMCA.




















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