Attended my weekly Rotary Club meeting at Noon on Monday, June 28Th

As a member of the Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids, I attended my weekly meeting on Monday, which featured the 'Passing of the Gavel' between outgoing President Paul Morf and our 98Th incoming President Doug Laird.

Last week at Rotary:

RIPPLES FROM THE RAPIDS
MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010

Congratulations to our two more Club Appreciation Award recipients today ...

• SCORE
• Families Helping Families

Last week, John M. Smith was named 2010 Community Service Award Recipient and Clint Twedt-Ball received a Club Appreciation Award. Link

Our Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids, is the 48Th largest Rotary Club in size and is in its 96Th year of existence. We have 351 members, with 321 active members. A record 41 new members this year.

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Robin Tucker presented Paul Harris Fellow at Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids meeting

The Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids presented Robin Tucker with a Paul Harris Fellow at the Monday, March 22, 2010 meeting. It was an interesting meeting as Brian Connors presented a program titled "Experiences Living and Starting a Small Business in Beijing" as shared about the good, the bad, and the ugly of opening The Bridge Cafe in Beijing.

Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids for Monday, March 22, 2010

Congratulations to the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team for the win over #1 seed Kansas to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in school's history ...

• UNI men advance to Sweet 16 - nice picture in today's Wall Street Journal
• Iowa women beat Rutgers; face Stanford women on Monday
• Iowa wrestling program wins third straight NCAA wrestling title in Omaha over weekend
• Iowa State women down Lehigh to advance to second round play on Tuesday

Today's Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids meeting ...

Robin Tucker and Tommy Tucker are members of Rotary International ...
Celebrate Rotary's 105 years of service by contributing to The Rotary Foundation

Robin Tucker is scheduled to receive his Paul Harris Fellow award today.

Noon Meeting and Program:

Monday, March 22, 2010

Crowne Plaza Hotel at Noon

Today's Program

Brian Connors

Experiences Living and Starting a Small Business in Beijing

Robin Tucker

Is the Weather in your Neck of the Woods ideal for Window Cleaning today?

Slip sliding around the community, we came across a window cleaning truck in Downtown Cedar Rapids, as our community closed schools and dealt with more snow overnight and into today.

Despite the weather around the USA right now, it's a good time to stock up on parts and get your equipment ready for the Window Cleaning season that will be upon us soon. if not already ...

We want to say thank you to our customers for there recent orders. Further, thank you to our visitors to our Web Site and our Blog. If you have any Waterfed questions and questions on the Tucker Pole, please let us know!

• Tucker® Pole Window Washers and Exterior Maintenance Systems
• Water treatment options
• Reconditioning of handle sections and accessories
• Replacement parts
• Questions on techniques

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It's January 18, 2010: Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday to all

Two events on Robin Tucker's calender today in our community.

The "Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon" is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids and the United Way of East Central Iowa. This event will honor 20 area students at the annual Remembering Martin Luther King Luncheon. This event is at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m on Monday, January 18, 2010.

A Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Event will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2010 at St. Paul's UMC at 1340 Third Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. We invite everyone to attend this community event of music, our keynote speakers from our community, the teachings of Jesus and the words of Dr. King.

Who is my Neighbor?

We should be thankful for our neighbors in our community and get to know them as we work, learn and play ...

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Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids meeting for August 17, 2009

Robin Tucker will be attending today's Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids meeting at Noon.

MONDAY, August 17, 2009
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

Program and Speaker:

DAN THIES & TOM PODZIMEK
PUBLIC FACILITIES UPDATE

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Cedar Rapids receives top ranking in Next Cities List

The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce newsletter announced the following news today:

Cedar Rapids is ranked fourth in a list of “Next Cities” with a
population of 100,000-200,000 released by Madison , WI based Next Generation
Consulting. “Next Cities” are considered to be the best places to live and
work for young professionals and are evaluated in seven indexes including:
Vitality, Earning, Learning, After Hours, Cost of Lifestyle, Around Town and
Social Capital.

Top 5 Next Cities, population of 100,000 – 200,000

1. Fort Collins, Colorado
2. Charleston, South Carolina
3. Eugene, Oregon
4. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
5. Springfield, Illinois

For more information click
here.

Nice news for the City of Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids population is roughly 126,000 and is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa.

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