ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 23

NO SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK

      ROTARY PROGRAM WED. APR. 8 

MATT OSTERHAUS OF MAQUOKETA SPOKE ON HIS YEAR AS PRESIDENT
OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION.    THE APA WAS STARTED IN 1852 AND TODAY HAS 62,000 MEMBERS WITH HEADQUARTERS ON THE MALL
AT WASHINGTON, D.C. AND THE ONLY ORGANIZATION WITH THEIR OWN BUILDING ON THE MALL.     AFTER THIS COMING YEAR AS EX-PRESIDENT ON THE NATIONAL BOARD, MATT WILL HAVE FINISHED 9 YEARS FROM GOING ON THE BOARD TO WHERE HE WILL BE A YEAR FROM NOW.   IN APRIL, HE
LEFT OFFICE AS PRESIDENT AT THE CONVENTION IN SAN DIEGO.    HE
HAS TRAVELED EXTENSIVLY THIS PAST YEAR, IN THE USA AND ABROAD.
HIS DAD WAS PRESIDENT ALSO AND BOB AND MATT WERE THE 4TH FATHER-SON OFFICERS OVER THE ASSOCIATION HISTORY.    A HIGH HONOR
FOR BOB.   A HIGH HONOR FOR MATT.    BOTH INFORMED MANY, MANY
PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS ABOUT A SMALL TOWN IN IOWA CALLED MAQUOKETA...AND HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT.     MATT SAID HE WILL ALSO BE
PRETTY BUSY WITH THE ASSOCIATION  DURING HIS FINAL YEAR ON THE BOARD.