The Bettendorf Rotary Club News

March 5, 2008. Guests Welcome at our next meeting, Wed., March 10, 2008 Noon at the Fortune Garden. Featuring:

QC Arts, David Sanchez, Jazz Saxophone Latin Grammy Award winner David Sánchez brings his tenor saxophone to play a lunch-hour jazz concert for members of the Bettendorf Rotary on March 5. His appearance is part of the visiting artists program of Quad-City Arts. Sánchez is being hailed as “the most profound young tenor saxophonist working today.” He has received glowing acclaim from critics, music lovers and fellow artists throughout the world as he continues to push the frontiers of mainstream jazz to incorporate a compelling and rich array of Latin and Afro-Caribbean influences, while remaining true to the tenets of the jazz genre.

The Departure, his 1995 debut album for Columbia, gained critical kudos as did the disc’s successors Sketches of Dreams, and Street Scenes. Meanwhile, David had begun touring with various jazz greats such as Kenny Barron, Roy Haynes and legendary drummer Elvin Jones. When he returned to the studio for his next project, the result was Obsesión, produced by Branford Marsalis, which garnered him his first Grammy nomination. He followed that album with the Grammy-nominated (and Latin Grammy-nominated) Melaza. In 2001, Sánchez appeared on high-profile recordings with bassist Charlie Haden (Nocturne) and trombonist Steve Turre (TNT [Trombone-N-Tenor]) before issuing another Grammy-nominated release on Columbia, Travesía, which also garnered rave reviews from jazz fans.

Born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Sánchez began playing percussion and drums at age 8 before migrating to tenor saxophone four years later. While a student at the prestigious La Escuela Libre de Música in San Juan, he also took up soprano and alto saxophones as well as flute and clarinet. David and his trio will give a full-length public performance on Saturday, March 15 at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. The 7 p.m. performance is free; donations will be collected at the door. The concert wraps up a two-week Visiting Artist Series March 3-15.

– By Fred Anderson

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Announcements:

From Mr. Brian Kennedy,

program chairman:

Upcoming Featured Speakers

o 3/12: Iowa Right to Work

• President Lisa Brown: Larry, the LOBSTERMAN, reminds you that the 2nd annual Lobsterfest tickets will be available soon. Please sell your tickets immediately!

• Nicole McWilliams & Frank Mitvalsky:

Greetings, Rotarians, from your Lobsterfest committee! Planning is in full swing for the Second Annual Bettendorf Rotary Lobsterfest, and we are confident that this year’s event will be even more successful than our inaugural event. Lobsterfest will be held on Saturday, June 14th at Rivermont Collegiate. Proceeds from this year’s Lobsterfest will benefit the newly-created Bettendorf Rotary Charities Fund.

We are actively seeking corporate sponsors to support our event. We would love to see as many members as possible commit to supporting this event through corporate sponsorship! Attached to this Lobstergram is a signup sheet. If you are interested in serving as a corporate sponsor, please complete this form and return it to Frank or Nicole as quickly as possible. Furthermore, if you have

o 3/19: Alina Severs, Iowa Right to Work Committee

o 4/02: Dr. Mitch Mally and Joe Dunning of Tri-Med Health and Wellness Center will present on clinical nutrition. Hwww.trimedhealthandwellness.com

a connection with a company that you think would be interested in serving as a corporate sponsor, please let us know so we can make contact with the appropriate party.

o 4/30: Gregory Geoffroy, President of Iowa State University

o 6/04: Ken Hopper, Director of the Quad City Air Show

Please use this news!

Invite prospective new members who might

appreciate our speakers.

This is Ye Lobsterman from Ba Ha Main, If you want to see me June 14th, then I need you to sponsor me!

Bon Appetite!

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Meeting Review Noon, March 5, 2008, the Fortune Garden. Presiding: President Lisa Brown

Lisa opened the meeting with the membership accompanied by Bernie Vogel on the piano in "America The Beautiful", then paused for a moment of reflection for world peace and fellowship and for those the group noted with particular burdens. Carter LeBeau noted that Pete Hartaug a long time Rotarian and plant manager of Oscar Myer past away this week. Lee Semenow mentioned that Dave Peters wife had a relapse with her cancer illness and is in the hospital with a blood clot. Lee also remembered our troops overseas.

Songs led by Carter LeBeau with Bernie Vogel at the piano… ‘Give My Regards to Broadway’, ’Paperdoll’ and ‘You Are My Sunshine’ Carter warned us that next week will be lot’s of St. Patrick’s day songs and to wear your GREEN.

Happy Birthday to Ralph Heninger, Dave Falk and Rich James

Lora Adams Presented “The News”…. “What was he thinking”? Police arrested an Illinois man, Robert Kadera’s, for landing his plane (Piper PA-16 Clipper) on a golf course without permission, so that his son wouldn’t be late for a tennis lesson. Robert parked his plane across the street hoping no one would notice, and he was shocked when confronted by the police.

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Chuck "Maintain hope" Mooney, Club Secretary, Reports: Visiting Rotarian: Dawn Johnson, Iowa Quad Cities, Marketing

Guests: Bill Cartwright with Nicole McWilliams

Sergeant-at-Arms

Ben Selden collected $104 for our foundations. Ben spoke about his two year old, whom he is potty training, which led into bathroom humor…

Rotary Meeting Make Ups At today's committee meeting: Bob Gallagher, Dick Schillig, Decker Ploehn, Lora Adams, Joe Urbaitis, Karen Atnip, Ben Selden, Tony Calabrese, Brian Rossmiller, Tim Downing, Jon Ellstrom, Todd Larsen. Missing Today: Ahlstrand, Ball -4, Bowe, Cameron, Chanbers -8, Clow, Coley, DeDoncker -2, Dobesh -5, Essner, Felsing, Freemire, Habenicht, Hartsock -2, Hyder -9, Kappeler, Koehler -7, Legare, Loweth -3, Lucas, L.Miller -6, Nanda, Naumann -3, Pelecky -2, Perisho -9, Pieart, Ricketts-McCool -4, Ross -4, Snyder -9, Spelhaug, Spyrow -5, St. Laurent -6, Voigt -7, Worley -9.

“Daddy pull my finger”

Make up a meeting at nearby Rotary Clubs:

Monday, noon…………………….Davenport The Outing Club Monday, noon….…Moline-Calvary Church of the Quad Cities Monday, 6 pm……..….……………...QC Illinois-Moline Club Tuesday, 7:15 am……. River Cities-Brothers Rest. Rapid City Tuesday, noon…………..…….Rock Island - QC Botanical Ctr. Wednesday, noon………………….Bettendorf-Fortune Garden Wednesday, 5 pm……………………….Mini Meet-Lunardi’s Thursday, 7 am………….………..IA Quad Cities-The Lodge Thursday, noon….East Moline-Christ United Methodist Church Thursday, noon……………..Milan-Milan Community Center Friday, noon…………...……………...North Scott-Steeplegate Inn

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Bettendorf Rotary Lobsterfest

EVENT SPONSORSHIP

Gold Sponsorship-$2,500

� Company-supplied banner displayed at event � Company logo printed on all event-sponsor materials and media releases � Acknowledgement of sponsorship in press release to media � Full-page ad in event program � 4 complimentary event tickets

Silver Sponsorship-$1,000 � Company-supplied banner displayed at event � Company logo printed on all event-sponsor materials and media releases � Acknowledgement of sponsorship in press release to media � Half-page ad in event program � 2 complimentary event tickets

Bronze Sponsorship-$500 � Company-supplied banner displayed at event � Company name printed on all event-sponsor materials and media releases � Acknowledgement of sponsorship in press release to media � Quarter-page ad in event program

Company Name_________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Name _________________________________________________________________________________ Street Address _________________________________________________________________________________ City_______________________________ State_________ Zip Code_____________ Phone Number________________________ Fax Number_______________________ Email Address__________________________________________________________

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Payment Options (Payment due 30 days from date of invoice)

Eric Weiler, Director of Development, Goodwill Industries

March 5th speaker was Eric Weiler, he gave a presentation about the growth of Goodwill Industries and programs to

help homeless veterans in the Quad-City area. Goodwill Industries is North America’s leading nonprofit provider of education, training and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness and lack of education or work experience, and those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. Last year, local Goodwill stores collectively provided employment and training services to more than 930,775 individuals.

Donated clothing and household goods are sold in more than 2,100 Goodwill retail stores and on the Internet auction site, www.shopgoodwill.com. The revenues fund job training and other services to prepare people for job success. More than 83 percent of Goodwill’s total revenues are used to fund education and career services, and other critical community programs. Goodwill was founded in 1902 in Boston by Rev. Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister and early social innovator. Helms collected used household goods and clothing in wealthier areas of the city, then trained and hired those who were poor to mend and repair the used goods. The goods were then resold or were given to the people who repaired them. The system worked, and the Goodwill philosophy of “a hand up, not a handout” was born.

Two local directors discussed their rolls with Goodwill Paulette on the left: Works with homeless Veterans.

Stephanie on the right: Works with schools and career connections.

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