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
September 3 DMAM Member Relations 'bikes & beverages' ride. See below.
September 4 Program: US Congressman Zach Nunn
September 11 Program: Des Moines Playhouse Far and Away with special music
September 18 Program: Sarah Trone Garriott, Democratic candidate for US House Iowa-3
September 25 Program: Barry Rowan, transforming companies
**For more event details don’t forget to check our website!
VOTE to select the 2027 BingoBASH Nonprofit Recipients
A SurveyMonkey poll has been sent to all DMAM members. Please take a few minutes to have a voice in the nonprofits who will benefit from DMAM’s 2027 BingoBASH. Please check your SPAM if you didn’t get the email. If you still didn’t get it, please email Tamara at tamara@on-pointstrategies.com
Respond by Friday, September 4.
Be sure to Save the Date for Saturday, February 27, 2027 for the 6th annual BingoBASH signature fundraiser!
Welcome Visitors!
Thank you for attending Friday's meeting:
Geoffrey Bennett visiting with Randy Furburger
Chris Harrison visiting with Zach Bouslog
Maureen McManus visiting with Zach Bouslog
Rob Taylor visiting with Tony Schmalz
Member Relations HAPPY HOUR
happening the 1st Thursday every month
Save the Date - September 3rd DMAM Member Relations 1st Thursday annual 'bikes & beverages' ride!
A total of three stops (can choose option best suited for you to meet up with the crew)!
*4:00 p.m. meet at Confluence Brewery for libations only
*4:45 p.m. ride to Jethroes Southside to include appetizers
*6:00 p.m. - ride Great Western trail to Outskirts in Aurelia
*7:30 p.m. - ride back to Confluence.
More details to come!
In Remembrance
From Mike Kammerer:
Leo Duffy, who was a long time Des Moines AM Rotarian, passed away on August 27th in Champlin, Minnesota. Leo and Marilyn moved to Minneapolis a few years ago, but Leo remained a Rotarian and joined a club there. He battled cancer for a couple of years but remained active until the last few months. No service has been scheduled in Des Moines at this time.
For more than a decade, the Greater Des Moines Rotary Multi-Club Committee, branded as Rotary CIVITAS, has brought metro Des Moines Rotarians and their guests together to address important community issues. During the past four years, our focus has been human trafficking prevention, where our work has expanded beyond education to include direct investment in training, nonprofits, and community partnerships.
Rotary Civitas continues to make a meaningful impact in the fight against human trafficking. During the past two years, with our collective financial support, nationally recognized trainer Dan Nash has trained more than 200 professionals, mainly law enforcement officers, along with victim services nonprofit leaders, victim advocates, city and county attorneys, prosecutors, probation/parole officers, and healthcare providers working to prevent trafficking and support survivors. Over the past four years, Rotary Civitas has also provided financial support to local nonprofit organizations dedicated to human trafficking prevention.
Please see the attached infographic highlighting our work over the past four years and the collective impact Rotary has made in our community on this critical issue.
Looking ahead, our goal is to train 500 law enforcement officers and community partners by the 2028-2029 Rotary year through the continued support of the greater Des Moines Rotary Clubs. We are also pursuing grant funding to help expand these efforts.
As we focus our energy on achieving these training goals and planning for the future, the Civitas Committee will not hold an evening Civitas program during the 2026–2027 Rotary year. We remain committed to bringing our Rotary Clubs together around important community issues and are exploring future program topics.
Thank you to all of the metro Des Moines Rotary Clubs for your continued financial support and commitment to making our community a safer place for everyone. Our impact on human trafficking prevention is only due to the collective efforts of our Clubs working together.
Greater Des Moines Multi-Club Committee – Clubs Represented
Ankeny Noon – Rich Job
Ankeny Evening – Mia Kelly
Des Moines – Karl Schilling
Des Moines AM – Tamara Kenworthy, Mike Lewis, MJ Meister
East Polk County – Curt Gause
Indianola - Nicholas Krehbiel
Johnston – Wayne Johnson
Northwest – Dianne Downing
Waukee – Jim Strauss
West Des Moines – Chris Nelson
West Polk County – Kay Day
Winterset & MCREC – Sarah Simon
CALLING ALL GOLFERS – 24th ANNUAL DMAM GOLF OUTING – 9/28 at 8:30 a.m. – Woodland Hills Golf Course!
Mark your calendars for Monday, September 28th at 8:30 a.m., as the date for the 24th Annual DMAM Golf Outing at Woodland Hills Golf Course south of Ankeny (“WHGC”).
WHGC is located about 5 minutes south of Ankeny off Highway 415. An excellent golf course with a nice patio for the post-golf lunch and awards ceremony. Golfers of ALL skill levels are encouraged to participate. It doesn’t matter if you’re a duffer or a pro – the goal is to have fun and share some of our famous DMAM camaraderie…so the more the merrier! Non-golfers welcome as well for the post-golf lunch social event, which should begin around 1:30 p.m. at the home of Charley Crowley and his much better half, Leah, who live off the 8th hole at WHGC.
Format for the 24th Annual DMAM Golf Outing is the same as last year - a morning scramble. Green fees at WHGC are $45, and you’ll pay online after I email out the pairings in early September. But don’t despair – golfers who want to play more golf after lunch can then play another round that afternoon for the replay rate of $25.
In keeping with tradition, the post-golf awards ceremony is always a festive affair with prizes awarded for the good, the bad and the ugly for menand women - long and short drive, long putt, closest to the pin, and more to be announced that day.
The beauty of this event is that you’ll be paired with fellow Rotarians you likely don’t know well. I have lists of the pairings from the past 5 years and strive to get you paired with a new group each year. There’s no better way to get to know more of your fellow DMAM Rotarians than this event! Our annual golf outing is also a great way for newer members to get to know others in the club…plus it’s a damn fun day!
We need to get a preliminary head count for golfers by Tuesday, September 1st... so if you're interested in joining us for a morning of Rotary fellowship on the links and post-golf lunch, please e-mail me back at jwc@nyemaster.comand include your GHIN handicap or estimated average score for 18 holes. I'll then put together the “scramble” teams and match them up so the approximate total handicap for each team's four golfers is as close as possible.
In keeping with tradition for prizes, if you have items you'd like to donate (golf balls, shirts, umbrellas, bags, hats, any other company swag), please contact me (515-283-8048 or jwc@nyemaster.com) to let us know if you can help us out with donated prizes. If you're playing in the event, just bring them with you on September 28th. Even if you're not able to play in the golf outing, it will be a great opportunity for you to market your company to your fellow Rotarians.
Hope to see you on September 28thth at WHGC for the 24th Annual DMAM Golf Outing – start practicing!
Jeff Courter
DMAM Commissioner of Golf
YOU'RE INVITED:
Sign up now! for the
First Annual Des Moines Area Rotary Club Member/Guest Open
6th ANNUAL WOMEN’S WEEKEND AT WHITEROCK CONSERVANCY –
Ladies, mark your calendars for Friday to Sunday, September 18-20.
Calling all amazing women of Rotary, potential members, and friends! Mark your calendars for September 18-20 (Friday PM to Sunday AM)!This weekend getaway is all about connection, inspiration, and restoration with new and renewed friendships in the beautiful Whiterock setting. Can’t commit to the whole weekend? Day visitors are welcome! Campers are always welcome, too! It’s just a short one-hour(ish) drive from Des Moines. The spacious Whiterock Log House enables relationships and easy living with its large open kitchen/living area, fireplace, screened porch, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, etc. Enjoy your choice of indoor or outdoor activities at Whiterock and the surrounding area—hiking, river, shopping, tours, and more. Most of all, enjoy connection, inspiration, and restoration with these amazing women! Check out Whiterock and the Log House accommodations at www.whiterockconservancy.org.
Who do you know that we can contact to arrange trail rides in the area surrounding Coon Rapids. Some of our Whiterock participants are interested in trail riding while participating in the Rotary Women’s Weekend at Whiterock (September 18-20). Your referrals (to Angie or Lori's emails above) are appreciated!
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!
Free pickup at Triplett Office Solutions (3553 109th Street, Urbandale).
Direct shipping to your location (additional shipping charges apply).
Questions? Contact Triplett Office Solutions at (515) 270-9150 or email kkinning@tripletts.com.
DISTRICT 6000 & ROTARY INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Click on the blue links to view event details.
Save the date; Rotary International Convention in Barcelona, Spain
June 26-30, 2027. Details & booking here
You're invited to this year's Iowa RYLA Rotarian Visit Day Tuesday, July 28; see flyer in Download Files for event details, and sign up here
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Join us September 10th at Waveland golf course for the annual Isaiah 117 golf tournament. 9am shotgun start with lunch provided during the round. Register at linktree/isaiah117housepolkcountyia. Des Moines is in the process of setting up an Isaiah 117 home that provides a comforting home where children awaiting foster care placement can rest and reduce trauma. Contact Emily Raecker Adreon for additional information.
Reggie’s Sleepout: 9th Oct, 12pm onwards
This is an annual overnight fundraiser where participants sleep in cardboard structures at Drake Stadium to raise awareness and funds for homeless youth in Central Iowa. Now in its 20th year, the event honors Reggie Kelsey, whose death in 2001 after aging out of foster care without support sparked a movement that has since raised millions for kids who need it most.
Have a life skill that homeless youth can learn from? Over lunch and dinner there are opportunities to talk to the youth about housing, financial planning 101, solving legal difficulties, communication skills, dressing for success etc.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS
DMAM Rotarians are welcome to submit corporate and community event information for distribution to members as part of the Monday Memo.
Keep announcements brief!
The submission deadline is the close of business each Friday and must contain only text (no pictures or graphics).
When mailing to the Rotary DMAM Club, use ADDRESS:
Rotary DMAM
c/o Administrator: Ramona Lacy
PO Box 3542
Urbandale, IA 50322
Make Monday Memo submissions to Club Administrator:
Please include Monday Memo submission in the subject line of the email. Information submitted by noon on Thursday will be published in the following Monday Memo.
