The GSE Team from Australia

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1 36 Years of Rotary Service They profit most who serve the best ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH SCOTT - BULLETIN Vol. 37 No NSRotary@aol.com April 14, 2010 FRIDAY AT THE STEEPLEGATE The GSE Team from Australia will get a brief overview of John Maxwell s operation, including dinner. Following is a brief schedule of the next few days. We will see our Aussie friends again at the District Conference in Burlington April Marcus Matthew Cindy Glenys Kerrie Meet the Australians. They have flown over 8000 miles to come visit us. Come meet them at our meeting this week. The Group Study Exchange Group has arrived from District 9790, Melbourne, Australia. Bob Bainter and Paul Kalainoff met the 5 members at the Grinnell exit on I-80. They all come to the Machine Shed for a good IOWA dinner. They were welcomed by the host families of Rotarians Chris Connolly, Fred Mulch, Dennis Peterson and Bill Puck. Bob & Ann Bainter are the hosts for the team leader, Glenys. Also present were Chuck Breigel, Charlie Jones, Bill Tubbs and District GSE committee member, Merle Anderson. Most spouses were also present. On Tuesday (4-13) Mary Ellen is showing the team all that downtown Davenport has to offer, including lunch at the Riverboat. Tuesday evening the team Wed Glenys, Matthew & Marcus: Spending the day with John Maxwell. Farm Tour, Beef Feed Lot, Livestock Auction, Butcher Shop, Pioneer Seeds and Co-op Tour Cindy: Tours of American Honda and Katun Corp. Kerrie: Spending the day at Handicap Development Center Thurs Cindy, Matthew & Marcus: Thoms Proestler Tour Glenys: Family Resources Kerry: Independent Living associated with Handicap Development Center All: Palmer College Tour & Village of East Davenport Shops Fri All: Various John Deere Tours and North Scott Rotary Club Meeting. Matthew & Marcus: Quad City Mallards Hockey Game (planned by hosts) Saturday & Sunday: Optional Activities, possible trip to Dubuque, golfing, etc. Sunday :00 P.M. Farewell Dinner at Davenport Country Club. Everyone invitied. Need to sign up on Friday. Pasta Buffet $18.00 per person.

2 Rotary International President John Kenny, Scotland Governor, Rotary District 6000 Cal Litwiller; Mt Pleasant Ass t Governor: Becky Eiting, Davenport Officers, Board of Directors July 1, 2009 to June 30, President Charles I. Briegel Vice President, President-Elect Charles Jones Vice President Becky Bray Secretary John Maxwell Treasurer Steven C. Fahrenkrog Sergeant-At-Arms Gene Hoth Past President (Ex-Officio) - Gary Lynch (Deceased) Executive Secretary Dennis Peterson DIRECTORS: (Term expires 6/30/10)... (Term expires 6/30/11) Nancy Glawe... Eric Langan Bob Grove... Serge Pasheev Carolyn Scheibe... Jan Trimble Steve Swisher... Kim Wilkins Makeup's at nearby Rotary Clubs Monday, Noon... Clinton, Rastrelli s Restaurant, Lyons Monday, Noon... Davenport Outing Club, 2109 N. Brady St. Monday, 12:10 pm... Muscatine, Hotel Muscatine 101 W. Miss Dr Monday, Noon... Moline, Christ The King Church Monday, 6:00 pm... Quad Cities Illinois, th Ave, Moline RT s Italian Village Tuesday, 7:15 am... River Cities, Brothers Restaurant, Rapids City, IL Tuesday, noon... Rock Island, QC Botanical Center Wednesday Noon... Bettendorf, Fortune Garden Wednesday, Noon... Maquoketa, Eagle s Wednesday, Noon... Tipton, Cedar Lanes Red Pin Lounge Wednesday, 4:30 pm... Ridgecrest, 4134 Northwest Blvd, Davenport Wednesday 5:00 pm... Davenport Mini-Meet at Lunardi s Thursday, 7:00 am... Iowa Quad Cities, The Lodge, Bettendorf Thursday, 12:15 pm... East Moline, Christ United Methodist Church Thursday, Noon... Milan, Milan Community Center, Hwy. 67 Friday Noon... North Scott, Steeplegate Inn, Davenport.ROTARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 12-18: GSE team from D9790, Melbourne, Australia with North Scott Rotary Club. Friday, April 16: Program: Group Study Exchange Team from D9790 Melbourne, Australia. Students present from Davenport Assumption. Sunday, April 18: 6:00 P.M. Farewell Dinner for GSE Team at Davenport Country Club. Price: $ Steve Suiter, Host. Sign up at the meetings, all members/spouses invited to attend at own expense. Cash Bar. Thursday, April 22: RYLA all day meeting in Des Moines. High School Students attend from North Scott, Assumption and Davenport North High Schools. Friday, April 23: Program: Mike Mickle: Family Focus Magazine & Documentary Film Making: Mary Ellen Chamberlin, program hostess. Students present from Davenport North. April 23-25: District Conference at Pzazz Convention Center in Burlington, IA. Register until April 16, 2010 at dis6000admin@lisco.com. Fun for all ages! Friday, April 30: Program: Claire Peterson; Chairman of John Deere Classic Golf Tournament. Bill Tubbs, program host. Friday, May 7: Program: Jamie Revord: Senior Major Gifts Officer with Rotary International. Special Paul Harris Awards. Teresa Paper & Jan Trimble; program chairs. May Birthdays celebrated. Thursday, May 13: Board Meeting 7:00 A.M. Steeplegate Friday, May 14: Youth Day. Members bring your graduates, children, grandchildren. Scholarship winners, RYLA attendees, Youth Exchange students present. Nancy Glawe, program chair. Friday, May 21: Program: Merle Anderson: Rotary Volunteer Experiences and Opportunities throughout the world. MAKE-UPS TURNED IN March 31: Bill Tubbs: Rotary Club of Maquoketa March 31: Hank Runge, Jeff Helms, Bert Vigen: Mini Meet at Ridgecrest April 3: Kim Wilkins, Serge Pasheev, Rich Golinghorst, Fred Green, Chuck & Sherri Briegel: Beautification Work on Eldridge Flower Beds April 5: Paul Kalainoff: GSE Schedule April 7: Bill Tubbs: Bettendorf Club Meeting April 7: Gene Hoth & Scott Case: Mini Meet at Ridgecrest April 7: Bill Tubbs & Chuck Briegel: Sportsmanship Awards at Davenport West High School April 8: Pete Wislander, James Patten, Anita Wubbena, Becky Bray, Jeremy Kaiser: Putnam Tour for Children s Spring Outing April 8: Chuck Briegel, Charlie Jones, Becky Bray, John Maxwell, Steve Fahrenkrog, Gene Hoth, Dennis Peterson, Nancy Glawe, Steve Swisher, Eric Langan, Jan Trimble, Kim Wilkins, Bill Tubbs: Board of Directors Meeting April 9: Steve Suiter, Sheila Volrath, Dennis Peterson: Finance Committee Meeting April 9: Jan Trimble, Teresa Paper, Steve Suiter, Julia Blazevic, Kellie Esters, Bill Tubbs, Chuck Briegel, Adam Kerns, Nancy Glawe: Planning for Paul Harris Lunch April 9: Jeff Ashcraft: Rotary Eclub April 9: Paul Kalainoff: GSE Schedule April 10: Paul Kalainoff: Youth Exchange Training

3 ASSIGNMENTS April 16: Set up/tear down: Lee Ittenbach; Greeters: Mike Auliff & Walt Bredbeck; Song Leader: Mike Thavenet; Invocation: Steve Powell; Sergeant: Eric Langan April 23: Set up/tear down: Don Brandt; Greeters: Chris Connolly & Bob Fox; Song Leader: Angela Reese; Invocation: Jan Trimble; Sergeant: Mike Thavenet April 30: Set up/tear down: Dick Cole; Greeters: Jeff Helms & Richard Horst; Song Leader: Jody Johnston-Mohr; Invocation: Becky Bray; Sergeant: Kelly Meyer May 7: Set up/tear down: Deb Hughes; Greeters: Steve Swisher & Jeremy Kaiser; Song Leader: Kelly Meyer; Invocation: Scott Case; Sergeant: None due to program May 14: Set up/tear down: Lee Ittenbach; Greeters: Deb Hughes & Jody Johnston-Mohr; Song Leader: Jeff Ashcraft; Invocation: Adam Kerns; Sergeant: Randy Zobrist May 21: Set up/tear down: Don Brandt; Greeters: Adam Kerns & Mardy Morrow; Song Leader: Mike Thavenet; Invocation: Jim Koehler; Sergeant: Anita Wubbena CONGRATULATIONS to Linda & Al Fredericksen on the birth of a new granddaughter, born April 2 at Trinity Medical Center in Moline. Amelia Ryan Fredericksen is the daughter of Ryan & Melissa Fredericksen of Bettendorf. She weighed 8 pounds and 8 oz. Beautification Committee The committee, headed by Kim Wilkins, has several on going projects in the North Scott Area as well as projects in Davenport. An example of the Davenport Projects was at the Handicapped Development Center, where they built the planters to be utilized by the members at the center. This Past week end they spent their time cleaning and revitalizing the plantings along Le Claire Rd in Eldridge. Members of the committee present included Chuck & Sherri Briegel, Rich Golinghorst, Dr Fred Green, Serge Pasheev and Kim Wilkins. They accomplished a lot of work to ready these plantings for the summer. I was told however that more work was spent in Del s Pub and Eatery after they finished the outside work. I am sure the needed the food and refreshments. Thanks to all for the effort on behalf of North Scott Rotary, and for The City of Eldridge.

4 GSE Team member Biographies Glenys Hall (Team Leader) I have been a member of Rotary for 12 years in Wagga Wagga and currently the Rotary Club of Albury North. At various times I have been secretary, treasurer and international director. I have been married to Winston for 41 years and have two children (Penny and Nigel) and four grandchildren (Claire 14, Toby 12, Elisabeth 4 and Hamish 1). Win and I run a 1300 acres farming property where we raise fat lambs and vealers and plant 400 acres of crop (canola, wheat and triticale). This farm is 40 kms northwest of the rural city of Albury where we live. Before retiring I worked for the New South Wales Department of Education as a primary teacher and principal. My professional interests included training and development of staff and working with children with disabilities and Aboriginal education. I am involved with a crisis telephone counselling service and belong to the local branch of the Embroiderers Guild of Victoria. As well I enjoy travelling, knitting and reading. Cindy Uren I am Cindy Uren, and live in Moonee Ponds which is approximately seven kilometres north west of the CBD and is where I have lived all my life. My local area is surrounded by great parks, and is also home to the Flemington racecourse that is famous for the "Race that Stops the Nation" (The Melbourne Cup). My family is like the "Brady Bunch" - mum, dad, step mother, brother, two step-sisters and a step-brother not to mention a sister-in-law and two nieces living in Queensland and a niece here in Melbourne. Christmas and birthday gatherings are quite noisy and fun! I am currently working as the Personal Assistant to the National Supply Chain Manager at Bunnings. My focus for the vocational exchange will be on how to achieve and maintain a sustainable supply chain and to assist in ensuring Bunnings reaches its goal of becoming carbon neutral by Away from work I like to go to the gym and participate in group motivational exercise classes as well as enjoying boxing and personal training. I enjoy attending concerts (most recent being Pink) and I enjoy kicking back at the movies too. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Rotary Club of Strathmore for their sponsorship and ongoing support of me for the 2010 GSE trip to Iowa. I am honoured to be part of the GSE team and look forward to sharing my experiences with the Club on my return. Kerrie Lante I joined the Discipline of Disability Studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) as a full time academic staff member after working in various other roles within the Schools of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences at RMIT University. I'm a graduate of the Discipline (completed in 1998) and completed a PhD in 2007 that focused on the development of a proxy response instrument that can measure physical activity behaviours of adults with an intellectual disability. I have a large volume of research experience having worked on various disability-related research projects conducted by RMIT University and the Department of Human Services. My teaching credentials are also extensive with lecturing, coordinating and supervision experience in disability-related courses at RMIT University. I also have practical experience working with people with disabilities having done a 13 year stint with the Yooralla Society of Victoria. Marcus Walta My name is Marcus Walta and I am sponsored by the Rotary Club of Euroa, Victoria, which is the town in which I grew up. I am 31 years old and currently work for Coles supermarkets as the Red Meat National Replenishment Manager. I completed degrees in Science (Chemistry) and Public Policy and Management at the University of Melbourne before starting work with Mars Confectionery as a Product Technologist developing chocolate bars, which culminated in the launch of Pods in During my time at Mars I completed a Masters of Business Administration and subsequently gained a position with a food company in England called Uniq Food as a procurement manager of poultry and meat products for use in sandwiches and ready meals. I have also spent time working in the banking and packaging industries in procurement for a short period of time. In my spare time I enjoy playing golf, lacrosse, water polo and spending time on my family farm in Euroa. I am also keen on horse racing and enjoy the Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne. Other hobbies include camping, fishing, four wheel driving and traveling Matthew Pitzen My name is Matthew Pitzen and I live in Holbrook, in the state of New South Wales. I am sponsored by the Rotary Club of Holbrook. Holbrook is a small rural community with a population of 1300 people, located on the main highway between Sydney and Melbourne. We are famous for having a full size submarine in the main street, even though we are 400 km from the sea. I work as a Stock and Station Agent for our family business which sees me spending the majority of my time in cattle and sheep marketing and sales. I also spend some time in Real Estate and rural merchandise sales. My wife Margot and I have been married for five years and have three beautiful children, Anna (4), Molly (2) and Jack (1). Margot operates a fitness and personal training business in town that she started from scratch 18 months ago. We live on a small farm about 5kms from town. I am on the committee of the Holbrook and District Race Club and also a volunteer with the Holbrook Rural Fire Brigade. I enjoy spending my weekends with Margot and the kids on our farm and also camping, bike riding and following the mighty Geelong Cats in the Australian Football League. I have worked and travelled over a lot of Australia and am really looking forward to travelling overseas and spending time in Iowa and observe how things are done differently in the States

5 NOR SCOTTARIAN Periodical Postage Paid at Eldridge, Iowa ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH SCOTT PO Box 52 Eldridge, IA NorScottarian (USPS ) is published weekly except the weeks of July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas and New Year s, for $5 per year by the Rotary Club of North Scott, PO Box 52, Eldridge, IA Periodicals postage paid at Eldridge, IA POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NorScottarian, PO Box 52, Eldridge, IA LAST WEEK CHARLIE JONES PRESIDENT ELECT Seventy six members and guests were present last Friday, April 9, Charlie Jones, president elect for July 1, 2010 asked for members to complete a committee sheet to indicate the committees that each one wishes to be involved in. He would like them turned in soon as he wants to complete his committee assignments by mid May. Some of Charlie s goals for next year are: increase membership by 2 members, develop an effective membership retention program, obtain diverse membership, raise $2500 for polio plus and average $120 per Rotary member giving s to the Rotary Foundation. He wants to qualify the club for the presidential citation, sponsor community events for youth and apply for a District Simplified Grant to help the Special Olympics program. He would like for someone else to chair the Per Mar (Hawkeye) Volunteers committee and would like for members to volunteer to work at the Famsco warehouse in Iowa City. He would also like a committee to seek new venues for fund raising, similar to the former success with the Red, White & Boom. Scott Case gave the invocation and prayers are needed for George White, John Pheiffer and Larry Patten. Kim Wilkins thanked his helpers in the Eldridge Beautification project and Bill Tubbs told of the appreciation of the winning teams in the Spring Sportsmanship Awards. Nancy Glawe has distributed books to the North Scott Area medical offices and has some to do in Davenport if anyone would like to help. Guests present were Dr. Bill Whitmore, guest of Bill Tubbs and Chuck Briegel and Annette Tank, guest of Ken Tank. Lorraine Lynch, Annie Meyer and Gary Lynch s sister Marcia presented $300 to the educational fund in memory of Gary s birthday on March 27. Merle Anderson gave $20 for the birth of his new grandson and Rich Golinghorst gave $20 because John showed his beat up sign for county supervisor. Bill Tubbs gave $20 for the sale of 4 more chord busters tickets. Dick Cole presented the club with a flag from a club with 5 members from Cambodia. Angela Reese read a thank you from Neil Armstrong Elementary in Park View and Jan Trimble had thank yous from Wilson and Jackson Schools in Davenport. These were from the reading of the Andy & Elmer books to the second grades. The 4 Way Test Of the things we THINK SAY or DO 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?