If you're unable to perform the duty assigned above, please find a replacement and report the change to Ramona Lacy at ramona_lacy@rotaryclubofdmam.com by 5pm on Tuesday. Thank you!
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
August 6 Member Relations Happy Hour, 4-6pm details Smash Park; details below
August 7 Program: Eric Hanson, KCCI Reporter - Trip to Africa
August 14 Program: (Offsite) Iowa State Fair Program - details TBA
August 21 Program: Beth Townsend, Executive Director - Iowa Workforce Development
August 21 Connection Cafe sandwich-making, 8am following Rotary
August 21 DMAM Club Board Meeting, 8am in Blue View room following Rotary
August 28 Program: Jeff Lamberti, Chairman - Italian American Cultural Center of Iowa
**For more event details don’t forget to check our website!
STATE FAIR MEETING: Friday, August 14, 2026, 7:00 AM
Meeting Location: Blue Ribbon Bar & Eatery, located on Grand Avenue inside the State Fairgrounds (formerly the Steer-N-Stein location.)
Enjoy breakfast and fellowship with other Rotarians and their families!
Directions: Take E. University Avenue to E 33rd Street to the Main Fair Parking Lot. There is a fee to park. Arrive early to allow time to walk to the venue.
Tickets will be distributed at the gate to those who RSVP’d. Everyone in your party must be in attendance to receive a ticket. DMAM Rotarians will distribute tickets near the main gate.
Program: Stories of behind the scenes at the Fair
Supplying adult beverages to many of the million plus fairgoers.
Keeping everything moving and everything clean over the two weeks of the biggest event in Iowa.
RSVP by August 7th, 2026
for the August 14th offsite meeting at the Iowa State Fair!
Please include whether or not you will be bringing your favorite plus one and/or one or more kids under the age of twelve.
PROPOSED NEW MEMBERS
Todd Kruse
Traverse Consultancy, LLC
2082 Ridgeview Circle
Clive, IA 50325
Classification: Consulting - Business Development
Sponsor: Lori Day
Sara Thies
Former: City of Des Moines
1700 Maury St
Des Moines, IA 50317
Classification: Administration - City Government
Sponsor: Rich Stevens
If you have questions or concerns regarding the above proposed member(s), contact Membership committee chair Matt Nuetzman at mnuetzman@paychex.com.
Rotary DMAM Foundation seeking Nonprofit Proposals for BingoBASH 2027 – DUE AUGUST 7, 2027
The DMAM Foundation’s BingoBASH Committee is seeking proposals from local nonprofits to benefit from the February 27, 2027 event. If you support a local nonprofit doing work in the greater Des Moines area who you think would be worthy of being considered, please share the attached RFP with your network. We will be awarding up to $15,000 or more (per NP) to three nonprofits in 2027 in our three areas of focus: food insecurity, human trafficking prevention, and mental health. Any nonprofit who recently submitted a proposal to DMAM this spring 2026 for the Community Service grant does not need to resubmit; we will use their proposal.
Proposals will be due to Chris Korte (email in RFP) no later than Friday, August 7, 2027.
6th ANNUAL WOMEN’S WEEKEND AT WHITEROCK CONSERVANCY –
Ladies, mark your calendars for Friday to Sunday, September 18-20. Whiterock is a short one-hour(ish) drive from Des Moines.
Calling all amazing women of Rotary (and your friends)! The weekend getaway is all about connection, inspiration, and restoration. Can’t commit to the whole weekend? Day visitors are welcome!
Our member, Lyle Simpson, has been studying why Americans should celebrate Friday the Thirteenth for 40 years. He has written the short essay attached in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence, explaining why the United States is the very first nation in the world where “We the People” elect our government leadership, and we can change our government leaders every four years. Previously, no other nation could do that. And it is all because of Friday the 13th, 1307. He asked if he could share this with you because very few Americans today know this history.
Get Your DMAM Rotary Branded Apparel
In partnership with member Tom Triplett and Triplett Office Solutions, we are offering Des Moines A.M. Rotary branded apparel for members to purchase!
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