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Rough Risers Donate $21,332 to Better the World.

The purpose of the Cedar Falls Rough Risers Kiwanis club is service to our community, local and worldwide, especially to provide service to children. As part of our service, we pop kettle corn and join with sponsors to raise and donate money to various community organizations. 

In 2015, we supported 36 organizations and schools in the Cedar Valley and the world:

Direct Benefit to Children ($10,890 + $2,700):

• Aspire,
• Back to School,
• Big Brothers/Sisters,
• Boy Scouts,
• Boys/Girls Club,
• Cedar Valley Preschool,
• Girl Scouts,
• Grin and Grow Day Care,
• Quaker Dale,
• Cedar Falls H.S. Scholarship,
• Hawkeye C.C. Scholarship,
• Special Olympics,
• UNI Wheelchair Sports,
• Waterloo Gift of Giving,
• Hawkeye C.C. Literacy Program,
• Harbaugh-Williams Education Promise Fund,
• Kiwanis International Children’s Fund.
• Six elementary and 2 junior high schools in the Cedar Falls School District. We pop kettle corn and donate it to the schools to sell at their carnivals. ($2,700)

Programs Benefitting Both Children and Adults  ($7,742):

• Kiwanis International Eliminate Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus,
• Family Children’s Council,
• Habitat for Humanity,
• Hartman Reserve Building project,
• Hartman Reserve,
• Kiwanis International Foundation,
• Kiwanis International Skip-a-Meal,
• NE IA Food Bank,
• NE IA Kiwanis Foundation,
• Recreation Center Sports,
• Salvation Army.

June will be Filled with Great Programs.

Wednesday, June 1 - Business Meeting 
Where active club members discuss their accomplishments and plans for running and developing the Rough Risers.    

Wednesday, June 8 – The Gift of Life
Stan Weichel will share his ideas about how to prepare for death.  He will address the many considerations that we don't typically think about as we approach the end of life.

Wednesday, June 15 - Reading with Jean

Susan Card will speak about a program that she developed where volunteers are matched with elderly individuals who are unable to read but enjoy the fellowship of a reading friend.  The program is named "Reading for Jean" and is in honor of Susan Card's mother. 

Wednesday, June 22 – What's Up at Hawkeye Community College

President Linda Allen and a Hawkeye board member will be sharing the latest developments and programs at Hawkeye.  

Wednesday, June 29 – New Haps at the Cedar Falls Library

Sheryl McGovern, Cedar Falls Public Library Director, will share the upcoming events at the library and lead a book talk about one of her favorite books.

BIG THANKS to Our 2016 Kettlecorn Sponsors!!!

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Our Kettlecorn Sponsors are AWESOME!!!!

We have 25 companies throughout the Cedar Valley who support our activities through financial and in-kind donations.  This past Sunday we ran an ad in the Celebrations section (Page 9) of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.  

Thank you for your support!!!

We Will Have Fun Popping KettleCorn this Summer.

We are in the midst of another wonderful and profitable summer of popping kettlecorn and sharing our delectable ambrosia with those of the Cedar Valley.

This year we have 13 engagements (16 days) this summer.  As a tradition we have popped for all of the elementary schools and given them all of the proceeds.  This year we will be popping for the two middle schools as well.

Annually we make thousands of dollars selling kettlecorn and donating our earnings to dozens of children and charitable organizations.

Imagine that - your gastronomic enjoyment can help support children's success.

Come Join Us for a Bag Full of Yummies.
        
          February 20....Lincoln Fun Fair

          February 26....Holmes Fun Fair

          March 22.........Peet March Madness

          April 22...........Orchard Hill Fun Fair

          May 6..............Cedar Heights/Southdale Fun Fair
 
          May 7..............Walmart Rough Risers

          May 28.............4th Street Cruise

          June 17-18......College Hill Arts Festival

          June 23-26.......Sturgis Falls Festival

          July 2...............Jaycees Fireworks @ National Cattle Congress

          September 15-18...National Cattle Congress

          September 24..Walmart Circle K

Emily Borcherding Joins Our Ranks

HELLO EMILY!!!

Wednesday, March 9 - We are pleased to report that Emily Borcherding has joined the Cedar Falls Kiwanis Rough Risers.  

Gery Deaver, her sponsor, introduced Emily and shared the many reasons that she would benefit our club. President Tony welcomed her into the club and presented her Kiwanis International pin, Rough Riser cap and shirt.

Emily is the Reading and Learning Coordinator at the UNI Academic Learning Center. She is a woman who is dedicated to empowering students in their learning.  As Yeats might say it, she believes that "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

Glad to have you aboard, Emily!!

Rough Risers - Leave your welcome comments for Emily by clicking on the comments link below.

Dr. Andy Pattee Talks about CF Community Schools

Wednesday, March 9 - Dr. Andy Pattee shared something about what has been happening in his district and what they are planning to have happen. 

Professional Learning Community (PLC) (District Model)
The PLC model involves building district-wide leadership teams amongst faculty members across the district. Together they work on a regular basis to create student-centered classrooms. This program is funded as part of a $1.6 million Iowa grant. 

2016 Bond Referendum
On April 5, CF residents will vote on a $32 million School Building referendum.  This will fund 3 school district projects:

• Renovate North Cedar Elementary School
• Renovate Orchard Hill Elementary School
• Build a new elementary school for SouthWest Cedar Falls

For more info at:  Bond.cfschools.org

Thank you for sharing with us, Dr. Pattee.  We look forward to seeing you in the future.

March will Provide Us with LOTS of New Ideas!

Wednesday, March 2 - Business Meeting 
Where active club members discuss their accomplishments and plans for running and developing the Rough Risers.    

Wednesday, March 9 – What's Up with the Cedar Falls Community Schools?
Dr. Andy Pattee will join us today to give us an update on the happenings in the Cedar Falls Community School District, including student achievement, points of pride, and facility work.

FlWednesday, March 16 – Koats 4 Kids
Julie Ehlers will share what Koats 4 Kids is providing new winter coats and boots for children in need from the Cedar Valley area.

Wednesday, March 23 – Easter Message

Reverend Ed Baker of the Orchard Hill Church will provide a message for us.

Wednesday, March 30 – Beyond Great in Cedar Falls Schools

Floyd Winter and Dave Deaver will share with us the mission and activities of the Cedar Falls Community Schools Foundation. They will share their Beyond Great Campaign and other active projects.

Floyd Winter

Dave Deaver

Plans Underway for a New Hospital

Wednesday Feb. 10—Sartori Memorial Hospital has served Cedar Falls for over 100 years. Plans are now being made to build a replacement hospital that is designed to meet the medical needs for the community well into the future.

Jack Dusenbery, the CEO of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare spoke to our group today about the changes underway at Wheaton and the new hospital in Cedar Falls in particular. It will be located on 50 acres of land at the intersection of Greenhill and Hudson Roads, with construction beginning next year and the new facility in use starting in 2019.

We appreciate the information Jack shared with us about this major change for our city.

Learning About Another Faith

Wednesday Jan. 27—Although Muslims are often in the news, many Americans are not familiar with their beliefs.

Today we were honored to have Iman Adin of the Massjid Alnoor Islamic Community Center in Waterloo as our guest speaker. He explained how the Islam faith started from the same roots as Judaism and Christianity, they believe in the same all-powerful God and that they study many of the same figures from the Old Testament.

He stressed how the Muslims believe in peace and that terrorists who use the name of Islam are combining their political views with the religion. Iman Adin studied in Bosnia and got his master’s degree in Brunei.

The Waterloo Center has members from many countries and cultures. Thank you for your interesting talk, Iman Adin.