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By now, you know why paramedics urge you to be proficient in bystander CPR. You can triple the odds of a positive outcome in the event of a cardiac arrest

RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is more than just a bike ride, it's an epic eight-day rolling festival of bicycles, music, food, camaraderie, and community. For the second year, Linn County Rotary Club is sponsoring the Rotary RAGBRAI team! The route has been announced! 

Many members are taking advantage of this opportunity to earn a Paul Harris Fellow for the first time (or multiple PHFs). A PHF signifies donating $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation, which funds projects around the world. 

"The goal is to restore hope — to help the world heal from destructive conflicts and, in turn, to help us achieve lasting change for ourselves."

This is a section dedicated to get to know our fellow members.

 

Get to know Christa A. Nelson! 

Thank you so much for your generous donations and those who have been saving their bottles and cans!

I don’t normally watch Monday Night Football, but I happened to be watching this week when a tragedy unfolded on the field in Cincinnati. 

RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is more than just a bike ride, it is an epic eight-day rolling festival of bicycles, music, food, camaraderie, and community. It is the oldest (50 YEARS!), largest, and longest multi-day bicycle touring event in the world. For the second year, Linn County Rotary Club is sponsoring the Rotary RAGBRAI team! 

As we approach the halfway point of the Rotary year, we have some ground to make up in the next six months in order to reach our goals.

Rotarian Tedde Orton, formerly Jones, just got married!

Our Club has "adopted" two families this year through the Marion Holiday Giving Project, each a single parent with 4 kids.

Mark your calendars. You won't want to miss this!!!!

If you'd like to attend the 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia, act fast to secure your spot before the rate increase! 

Join us for free CPR training in the Corridor community! All club members are encouraged to attend.

Rebecca Conrad, RYE outbound student, made it to Dénai, Spain back in September. Katie has been in contact with her.

With cold weather coming, it's time for the Little Free Pantry to move away from canned goods and glass bottles.

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Get to know Erin Steffen!

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Get to know Jennifer McKiness!

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

We are growing in numbers! 

As we roll into Fall, the Rotary Foundation continues to do great work around the world, the country, and our communities.

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

Welcome to a new Rotary Foundation year with new goals.

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Get to know Katie Wilford!

As the Rotary year draws to a close, we have some great achievements to recognize! 

If you're attending the 2022 Rotary International Convention in Houston, Texas, USA, click on the 'Read More' link to be sure you're ready to attend! 

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. April was a BUSY month! 

 

(Make sure you read about Michelle's Service Above Self Award in this section!)

With two months still remaining in the Rotary year, we have reached a great milestone.

Our club is hosting the Rotary RAGBRAI team! It could end up being a great fundraiser for our club. Also, John Schultz is riding his bike to the International Convention in Houston, TX. He needs your help!!!

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Get to know our president, Michelle Bell! 

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Get to know John Schultz!

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

Plan to attend the Iowa Rotary District Conference April 22-23, 2022 at the Coralville Hyatt Hotel. Register today at IowaRotary.com. Let's get a higher percentage of members registered than any other club! You don't want to miss this!

 

Full Conference - Includes meetings and Friday lunch, Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (Does not include meet and greet reception at Big Grove)

We will be putting together treat bags for 65 hospice workers at our April 13, 2022 Rotary club meeting at Stewart Baxter.

 

Help us show appreciation for these workers in our community by donating snacks. Sign-up to bring snacks here.

Sign-up HERE to help sort and pack food for our neighbors in need on May 25, 2022 from 5:30-7pm. Maximum 10 people.

With World Immunization Week this month, April 24-30, now is the time to show our support for vaccinations around the world.

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Get to know Susan Pfeiler-Todd!

As of this writing, our Club is on the verge of meeting our Annual Fund goal and within striking distance of our PolioPlus giving goal.  It continues to be a successful year for the Linn County Rotary in terms of giving, service, fellowship, and involvement.  With those successes now is the time to focus on another goal we have yet to meet – to join the ranks qualifying as an Every Rotarian Every Year Club.

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

Do you know how to make a donation to Rotary? 

Join us for free CPR training in the Corridor community! All club members are encouraged to attend to help out.

Registration is full for the Marion event.

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Get to know Brad Colton!

 

We lost a good Rotarian recently with the passing of Bill Rider of rural Mount Vernon. Bill had been a member of the MVL Rotary Club for a number of years, starting in the 1990s. 

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

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Get to know Jacob Wittrock!

 

Now that we’ve reached the midway point of the Rotary year, it’s a good time to take a look at where we are in achieving our Rotary Foundation goals for the 2021-2022 year. 

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

Is it too late to talk about New Year’s resolutions? I mean it’s January 3rd as I write this, so we’ve kind of already skipped into the new calendar year. Yes, I know we are halfway through the Rotary fiscal year but...you can always start NOW!

Happy New Year! What a great time to make some new goals, plans, and friends!

Join us for free CPR training in the Corridor community! All club members are encouraged to attend.

Registration is full for the Marion event.

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Get to know Gene Johnston!

 

Our club's Foundation Chair, Cody Crawford, challenged us to raise $350 during the month of November toward PolioPlus.

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

Rotary Club of Linn County has adopted two families who are in need of assistance this holiday season.

The Catherine McAuley Center will soon welcome to Iowa 250 refugees from Afghanistan who have no coats, hats, or gloves to face the winter cold.

In the October edition of Rotary magazine, an interview with Aidan O’Leary, Polio Eradication Director for the World Health Organization, was published talking about the current opportunity we have to eradicate polio. 

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Get to know Tedde Jones!

 

Last call to order a service t-shirt!

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

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Get to know Mariah Obiedzinski!

 

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

For Basic Education and Literacy Month (August), we have a special, heartwarming story from one of our own members. Tedde and Hunter's Little, Trae, just turned 8 and loves school, especially reading. 

Why did you become a Rotarian? Why do you stay a Rotarian?

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.

Do you know someone who is thinking about attending grad school abroad?

We are an active club! Read more about some of our recent events and service projects. 

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Get to know Harlan "Cot" Graber! 

 

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Get to know Susan Johnston! 

 

Rotary Club of Linn County is fortunate to have two can deposit partners: Stewart Baxter and Pedaler's Fork in Cedar Rapids. Please sign-up to help.

If you would like to purchase a customized Rotary name badge or apparel, Russell Hampton has been the premier supplier of Rotary Club Supplies since 1920 and is Rotary's original licensed vendor. It is the most complete source of Rotary merchandise in the world. You will be responsible for covering this personal expense.