If you're unable to perform the duty assigned above, please find a replacement and report the change to Liz O'Connor at liz@rotaryclubofdmam.com. Thank you!
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
April 1 Meals From The Heartland service event - details below
April 2 Member Relations Social: 4-6pm at The Angry Goldfish - details below
April 3 Program: Robert Cramer, Chair of Board of Regents – Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Iowa's Public Universities
April 3 DMAM Club Apparel Preview, 8am in West Room
April 3 New Member Orientation Session, 8am in Blue View
April 4 Trash Talk: 42nd Street Cleanup - details below
April 8 A Neighbor's Breakfast: Iowa Homeless Youth Shelter - details below
April 10 Program: Matt McIver – You Are the Message: Storytelling as a Business Differentiator
April 10 Next Chapter Retirement Group Meeting, 8am Wakonda Bar
April 10 Habitat for Humanity Build Event - details below
April 10 DMAM Rotary Home Socials - details below
April 17 Program: David Oppedahl, Chicago Federal Reserve – Remarks on the Economy
April 17 Connection Cafe, 8am following Rotary
April 17 DMAM Board Meeting, 8am in Blue View
April 24 Rotarians Telling Their Stories
**For more event details don’t forget to check our website!
MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND THIS WEDNESDAY APRIL 1
Please join our volunteer crew to package meals for malnourished and food-insecure children and families across Iowa, the United States, and the world.
View list of those signed up in Download Files (bottom of this memo.)
All volunteers must be 14 years or older or at least 8 years old and accompanied by an adult.
Wear casual and comfortable clothes and shoes as you may get dusty, and you will be standing on a concrete floor. We recommend you leave your backpack, jewelry, and beverage in your vehicle. Small lockers are available for purses and wallets. You will receive a hairnet and beard net (if needed).
Face masks are optional and are NOT provided. Gloves will be provided to food handlers.
Please stay home if you’re not feeling well.
After the event, Rotarians are headed to Bix & Co. at 111 5th St, West Des Moines, for food, drink and fellowship. Non-packagers are welcome to join in.
DMAM MEMBER RELATIONS HAPPY HOUR APRIL 2ND
Join us for our next Member Relations get-together on Thursday, April 2nd from 4-6pm at The Angry Goldfish, 2301 SW 9th St, Des Moines IA 50315.
ROTARIAN SPEAKERS NEEDED FOR APRIL 24 PROGRAM
The April 24, 2026, DMAM program will be Rotarians Telling Their Stories. If you want to speak about a brush with greatness, an event that changed your life, or other topic that you believe Rotarians would benefit from hearing, please send a paragraph on the subject and context to Liz O'Connor before April 10.
A panel composed of board members and program committee members will decide who speaks in April.
No more than three Rotarians will present for approximately 8 minutes each.
Rotarians Telling Their Stories will be an occasional program. Those not speaking this April will likely be asked to tell their stories this summer.
To help all of us become better communicators, Iowa Cultural Coalition executive director and communications expert Matt McIver will teach us how to become better storytellers on April 10. Matt's topic will be Storytelling as a Business Differentiator.
Each of us has at least one great story to tell. We want to hear yours.
Ben Hildebrandt, Program Committee Chair
DMAM HOME SOCIALS APRIL 10th
Join us on Friday, April 10th, for a special hosted social. Several of our members are opening their homes for an evening of fellowship.
Guests: Plus-ones are welcome! Please include them in your total party count.
Specific times and addresses will be sent to attendees closer to the date.
A huge thank you to our generous hosts!
Questions? Contact Ryan Newton at ryan@ssb.bank or 563-451-6822.
COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS & SIGNUPS
Trash Talk on 42nd Street
Saturday, April 4th (10-11am) meet at Des Moines Community Playhouse, 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA 50312. 42nd Street Cleanup - Highway from I-235 to Kingman Blvd. Gloves and bags provided. Drinks after at the Library Cafe, 3506 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311. Sign Up Link
A Neighbor's Breakfast: Iowa Homeless Youth Shelter
Wednesday, April 8th (8-9am) at 612 Locust St. Des Moines, IA 50309. Help us end youth homelessness in our community. This annual breakfast is free to attend, because the mission isn't just about a meal—it's about showing up for our young people. Impact: view Fritz's story here.Sign Up Link
Habitat For Humanity Build Day
Friday, April 10th (time/location TBA). Volunteers assist with framing, siding, flooring, trimming, painting, installing doors and windows, landscaping and more! No experience is needed. Sign Up Link
