The Rotary Club of Davenport will host Stefanie Brown, General Manager of the Quad City River Bandits, at the Monday, June 4 meeting. 

Stefanie was promoted to General Manager at the end of the 2011 season. Prior to that, she spent three seasons as the Assistant General Manager responsible for overseeing the Modern Woodmen Park suite level, special events, promotions and merchandise. She initially joined the organization in November of 2007 and spent her first season with the club as Director of Community and Client Relations. A graduate of Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL, Brown spent the 2007 season with the Jacksonville Suns following stints with the Erie Seawolves, Altoona Curve and State College Spikes. Since moving to the Quad Cities Stefanie has become very active in the community, participating in Junior Achievement and the Big Brother Big Sister lunch buddy program. She is also on the board of directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Scott County Community Services—Department of Veteran’s Affairs
 
Join us on Monday, May 21 as our guest speaker is David Woods, Director of Veteran’s Affairs for Scott County.  David will present a general overview on the Department and the programs and services currently in the works  including the VA Hospital, Clinic and Center and Homeless Outreach.  He will also discuss how the Department is currently working to get the word out to the community.  Currently, more then 16,000 veterans are being served through the Scott County office. 

Mr. Woods has worked with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs for over five years.  Prior to his work with the Department, he spent over 28 years with Alcoa.  Mr. Woods served in the infantry during Vietnam (1969-1970).  He is married and has two children.

Fellow Rotarian Roger Schemmel will give an update on the healthcare reform legislation.  His goal is to educate members on how the legislation will impact individuals and employers.

Roger is President of Molyneaux Insurance and has been a Rotarian since 1996. He started his career in the insurance business in 1980 and has served on many professional and community Boards. He is a Davenport native and lives in Blue Grass.

Join us on Monday as our guest speaker is Tim Frye, Site Manager for the Rock Island Arsenal Development Group.  Tim will be giving an update on the current activities taking place at the Rock Island Arsenal.  Rock Island Arsenal Development Group (RIADG) was formed in 2003 to help match appropriate tenants with available commercial space on beautiful, secure Arsenal Island.

Mr. Frye made his way to the Quad Cities by way of Alaska (where he managed a chain of retail outlets), to Motorola, Inc., (where he served in organizational development, training and service). Tim brings broad experience to his position with RIADG. Most recently, his work has focused on the sales, marketing and business development areas of commercial real estate.

The Rotary Club of Davenport will welcome Ken Eaton, Director of Business Development at Cobham on Monday, April 30.  Ken will be giving a presentation on Cobham, the world leader in the application of air separation technology for aviation applications; and the design and manufacture of miniature stirling cycle cryogenic coolers. Cobham specializes in meeting demand for data, connectivity and bandwidth in defense, security and commercial environments. Employing more than 10,000 people on five continents, the company has customers and partners in more than 100 countries.  The Davenport plant employs more than 500.

Mr. Eaton has 15 years of Aerospace Business Development Experience, with over four years at Cobham.  He was part of the transition team from California.  Ken resides in Bettendorf with his wife and two children.

 Join us on Monday, April 23 as Mayor Bill Gluba presents the “State of the City.”  He will provide his yearly update on the condition of the city.  Guests are welcome and will be charged $12 per person.

Join us on Monday, April 16 as Scott County Administrator, Dee Bruemmer presents the “Condition of the County.”  She will discuss current programs at the County and the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Ms. Breummer will also highlight a few of the services available at the County and give an update on the impact of new laws being discussed at the State legislature.  Guests are welcome and will be charged $12 per person.

Brock Earnhardt and Bill Burreess, FAMSCO

Join us on Monday, April 9 as fellow Rotarians Brock Earnhardt and Bill Burress discuss FAMSCO (Fire and Medical Supply Company) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in 1990 by the Rotarians of District 6000 (Iowa) for humanitarian purposes.  FAMSCO acquires fire engines, ambulances and medical equipment and supplies and facilitates their delivery to poor communities in developing countries, mostly in Central America.

Burress and Earnhardt are both Past Presidents of Davenport Rotary and directors of FAMSCO.  Earnhardt is the organization’s president.  Guests are welcome to attend at $12 per person.

To learn more about FAMSCO and how you can help, please visit www.famsco.org.

New Zealand Group Study Exchange from District 9910

The Rotary Club of Davenport will welcome a Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from District 9910 in New Zealand.  GSE is a program of The Rotary Foundation whose objective is to further international understanding, friendship, goodwill and peace. The team arrived in Iowa on March 16 and will be traveling to several other clubs throughout District 6000 over the next month.

• Pip Bolton, architect and engineer from Kerikeri (sponsored by Bay of Islands Rotary Club);
• Duane Wells, horticultural manager from Whangarei (sponsored by Whangarei Rotary Club);
• Damian Dixon, dairy farmer from One Tree Point (sponsored by Whangarei South Rotary Club);
• Laura McKenzie, year 12 dean and teacher from Auckland (sponsored by North Harbour
• Rotary Club);
• Nirav Shah, cash funds investor from Auckland (sponsored by East Coast Bays Rotary).

Blue Zones Project: Let's Make Iowa #1 in Well-Being

The Blue Zones Project is a collaboration of Wellmark and Healthways to ignite a
community-by-community movement to improve the well-being of Iowa communities. Specifically this will be done by applying the learnings and research from Blue Zones, Healthways, and Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index^®.

Ten Iowa communities will be selected to participate in a community transformation effort to make permanent environment and policy changes to improve the emotional, physical, and social health of their residents. This should result in lower health care cost trends, higher productivity, and increased economic viability.

Join us on Monday, March 26 as fellow Rotarian, Jason Gordon, discusses the Blue Zone Project and Iowa’s quest to become the healthiest state in the nation by 2016.  Guests will be billed at a rate of $12 per person.

QC Wild Places - Fostering ecotourism in the region
Presented by Kathy Wine, Executive Director, River Action

Nature thrives in the Midwest and the Quad Cities region is no exception. From the Mississippi River and its tributaries, to their floodplain wetlands and backwaters, to the wooded bluffs and upland plains, more than 16,000 acres of publicly accessible natural areas lie within an hour’s drive of the Quad Cities metro area.

Join us on Monday, March 12 as Ms. Wine introduces “QC Wild Places” an effort to bring attention to the Quad Cities’ natural areas and to foster ecotourism. Learn how you can become a QC Wild Places Explorer and help foster ecotourism in our region.

For more information on QC Wild Places, visit http://qcwildplaces.com/