At the meeting on March 19th, Sally Schroeder was the greeter and sheriff and donated a half dozen roses to be used in the 50/50 drawing instead of the $10 gift card. Todd Wehr had the lucky number when the first ticket was drawn. Todd chose the roses since the next day, March 20th was his wedding anniversary. The second number drawn was one of John Foster's but John had to leave early. He left his tickets with Damon Miller in case his number was drawn and told him if he won, he would split the pot with him. Sure enough, his number was drawn and Damon out of about 30 cards left in the deck, drew the jocker and won the pot. There were several witnesses to John leaving his tickets with Damon and that he promised to split the pot, so each will be receiving $125 from the Club..
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Ankeny!
Service Above Self
We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m.
Ankeny Golf & Country Club
314 SW Irvinedale Dr.
Ankeny, IA 50023
United States of America
Ankeny, IA 50023
United States of America
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Ankeny!
Service Above Self
We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m.
Ankeny Golf & Country Club
314 SW Irvinedale Dr.
Ankeny, IA 50023
United States of America
Ankeny, IA 50023
United States of America
The Rotary Club of Ankeny and Rotary Club of Ankeny Evening's 13th annual Dinner/Fundraiser/Auction “Rotary Runs for the Roses” will be held on Saturday, May 4th at the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC campus in Ankeny.
The event will begin at 4:00 PM with social time and the opportunity to watch live racing on the big screen, 17' x 10', including the Kentucky Derby at approximately 5:35 PM. Complimentary wine and beer and specialty drinks will be available throughout the evening as well as feeding stations for all guests. Guests will have the opportunity to pick their favorite horse and have a chance to win prizes. In addition to a silent auction, a program including “Heads or Tails”, paddle raisers to benefit two local non-profit organizations, and a live auction will begin at 7:00 PM.
The proceeds from this event will be utilized by the Ankeny Rotary Clubs in their continued support of local and international projects. Each year, the Ankeny Rotary Clubs provide hundreds of hours of volunteer support for numerous local events and fundraisers and contributes $50,000 - $60,000 to local charities and service projects. Their web sites are Ankenyrotary.org and Ankenyeveningrotary.org.
Individual tickets are $75 each or reserve a table of eight for $550. Tickets and sponsorships may be purchased from any Ankeny Rotarian or on-line at https://bidpartner.net/rotary/. The available sponsorships are:
- Triple Crown Sponsorship – Two tables each for eight guests. priority seating, table side champagne/wine service, photo booth sponsor, priority recognition on the on-line bidding platform and on the marketing and event signage, full-page ad in program booklet - $5,000
- Winner’s Circle Sponsorship - Two tables each for eight guests, priority seating, recognition on the on-line bidding platform and on the marketing and event signage, half-page ad in program booklet - $2,500
- Garland of Roses Sponsorship – One table for eight guests with priority seating, recognition on the on-line bidding platform and on the marketing and event signage - $1,000
Auction items small or large may also be donated by contacting any Ankeny Rotarian or emailing Ann at annwright7@msn.com or Nate at nfburnham@gmail.com. Larger items will be sold during the live auction and smaller items will be sold during the silent auction or packaged with other items. All donors will be recognized in the auction program.
Todd Eipperle made his wife Julie a Paul Harris Fellow by donating recognition points to her. Foundation Chairman Tim Hawkins presented her with the certificate and pin during the Club's meeting on March 5th.
Congratulations Julie and thank you Todd for this donation and your support of the Rotary Foundation.
On March 5th, Ankeny Sanitation became the newest corporate member of the Rotary Club of Ankeny. Andrew Larson, a previous member of the Club and the Owner of Ankeny Ankeny sanitation, is the "Primary Contact", Juli Accola, Sr. Commercial Sales Representative, Dave Massey, General Manager, and Michelle Bowden, Commercial Sales Representative will be three additional members.
Troy Boelman was also inducted on March 5th. Troy was a member of the Rotary Club of Ankeny from 2006 - 2022 and served as the Club's president in 2009-2010. He left the club due to a job change. Now after another another change, he is able to rejoin the Club. He is the VP of Commercial Lending at American Bank & Trust.
Welcome Juli, Michelle, Dave and Troy.
Rotary Leadership Institute is an interactive, facilitated experience on topics designed to provide more in-depth Rotary knowledge for all who are curious. RLI does not provide position specific training. Instead, it is an opportunity to really “discover Rotary” using different tracks of knowledge.
The next Rotary Leadership Institute is Saturday April 13th, from 8:30am to 3:30pm at Grace Community Church in Boone. The cost to attend is $50 and our club will reimburse you to attend. Curious? Have more questions? President Steve SchraderBachar will be attending and is inviting other members to join him or contact him for more information.
The next Rotary Leadership Institute is Saturday April 13th, from 8:30am to 3:30pm at Grace Community Church in Boone. The cost to attend is $50 and our club will reimburse you to attend. Curious? Have more questions? President Steve SchraderBachar will be attending and is inviting other members to join him or contact him for more information.
The following Ankeny Rotarians will celebrate birthdays in April:
5th - William Strong
12th - Neil Fell
18th - Nan Strutzenberg
18th - Dianna Tran
20th - Brodey Hanson
22nd - Joe Smeltzer
The April Board meeting for the Rotary Club of Ankeny will be held at Wig & Pen, 2005 South Ankeny Blvd.
When: Thursday, April 11th
Time: 12:00 PM
Where: Wig & Pen, 2005 South Ankeny Blvd.
All members are welcome, and it counts as a make-up!
Scouting has been a way of life for Todd Eipperle. So much so that he went from a second-grade member of the Boy Scouts to the field director and annual giving director of the Boy scouts of America - Mid-Iowa Council. Now he is preparing to end that chapter of his scouting career and "sail off into retirement" on March 31, 2024, after 20 years. Camp Mitigwa will honor Todd for his years of service by naming the proving grounds, previously the Eagle Academy, after him. The Eipperle Proving Grounds will consist of two acres within the 450-acre campgrounds.
Through Todd's leadership and a grassroots effort, attendance at Camp Mitigwa increased significantly, surpassing the goal set for the camp's 90th anniversary. He also created The Eagle Academy, a new program for first-year Scouts. This program emphasized the patrol method, which is important during the first year. Scouts in the method participate in group living and citizenship. It places them in smaller groups to allow the Scouts to relate to one another, and they elect representatives. Scouts are also encourged to rise in the ranks and receive merit badges.
This is not Todd's first retirement. He retired from a 40-year career in the Iowa national Guard and United States Army Reserve in October 2023. He and Julie have bought an RV and plan to use it to travel across the nation, using RV lots which are for military use only. When asked to sum up his career in three words, Todd responded with, "Honored to serve."
The Rotary Club of Ankeny has made a donation of $2,500 to the Boy Scouts of America - Mid-Iowa Council for the Eipperle Proving Grounds.
Congratulation Todd, and good luck in your retirement!
The 2024 Ankeny Chamber's Annual Dinner was held on February 15th. Several individuals were recognized for their hard work in making Ankeny a better place to live. Two of the award recipients are Ankeny Rotarians. Tony Mills was recognized as the "Employee of the Year", and Doug Beech was named the recipient of the "Lifetime Impact Award".
Tony is the owner of Apex Sway and an integral person in the Karl Auto Group. He was described as having a huge heart for Ankeny and being vital to its continuous success. He is a person of action and can be seen all over The District at Prairie Trail working multiple events. He strives to make Ankeny a better place to live, work, and play.
Doug received this prestigious award for over 30 years of accomplishments and contributions to the Ankeny including Church, Rotary, Civil Service commission, Ankeny Economic Development Corporation, variety of Iowa Board of Directors, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Economic Development Board, Iowa Business Council, Polk County Tax Credit Association, and Iowa Association of Business & Industry. He also acted as co-chair of the Ankeny Market Pavilion and was chair of the Ankeny Chamber.
Congratulations Tony and Doug!
The Noon and Evening Ankeny Rotary Clubs received a "Bell Ringer Award" for being one of the top 5 producers during their ringing session on December 9th. Todd Eipperle and Anne Porter attended the Spirit of Christmas Awards luncheon on February 21st to accept the award.
Evening club members rang the bell at the north HyVee store and collected $723.28. The bell was rung by noon club members at the Prairie Trail store and collected $341.96. With an additional $1,000 donated by the noon club, the total raised was $2,065.24. Thank you to everyone that took time to Ring the Bell and to Anne Porter for organizing the service project.
The 2024 District 6000 annual conference will be a "Celebration of Creating HOPE" here in Iowa and across the world this Rotary year. The celebration will be held in Pella on April 20th from 10AM until 9PM. It will be a day filled with activities including hearing from our Tom Narak Memorial Four Way Test Speech Contest winners, awards presentations and speakers on a variety of subjects. Additional highlights of the day will be the flag ceremony featuring our International Exchange Students and live, silent, and dessert auctions to raise money for The Rotary Foundation.
Registration is open at Rotary6000.org and early registration is just $100 until March 15 which includes lunch and dinner.
The Ankeny Golf & Country Club has completed their remodeling and the noon club is now meeting in the newly remodeled banquet space. There are now two TV's for projecting speaker presentations, access to the bar from the dining room, new drop ceiling and lighting, carpeting, a hallway separating the room from the main entrance and new tables and chairs. If you have missed recent meetings, be sure to attend and check out the new meeting room.
Troy Boelman was a member of the Rotary Club of Ankeny from 2006 - 2022 and served as the Club's president in 2009-2010. He left the club due to a job change. Now after another another change, he has submitted an application to rejoin the club. He is currently the VP of Commercial Lending at American Bank & Trust. The Board has approved his application.
Comments regarding this proposed membership may be directed to any Board member.
On February 13th the Club was treated to a presentation by the Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa. Karley Rehman and CEO Beth Sheldon, talked about the Girl Scouts and their annual cookie drive. They, of course also brought cookies for the members to purchase following he meeting.
Due to Spring break, the March Board meeting for the Rotary Club of Ankeny will be one week earlier than usual on the first Thursday as follows:
When: Thursday, March 7th
Time: 12:00 PM
Where: Wig & Pen, 2005 South Ankeny Blvd.
All members are welcome, and it counts as a make-up!
The following Ankeny Rotarians will celebrate birthdays in March:
7th - Andrew Larson
8th - Craig Block
9th - Trent Murphy
12th - Zane Smith
18th - Stacey Koeppen
25th - Brandon Converse
On February 6th Nancy Strutzenberg was inducted into the Rotary Club of Ankeny and Amy Ratekin was recognized for transferring her membership from the Rotary Club of Des Moines AM to Ankeny. Nancy is the Director of Philanthropy for Lutheran Services of Iowa. LSI is an affiliated ministry partner of the Iowa congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and a member of Lutheran Services in America. They serve people of all ages, abilities, religions, sexes, gender identities, national origins, ethnicities, and sexual orientations.
Amy is the Founder and CEO of "Spread Your Wings" which empowers youth ages 5-18 to improve their mental health, create positive interactions, increase self esteem, build self-confidence, learn self defense skills, and strenghen the body to live their best lives.
The Board has received and approved an application for a corporate membership from Ankeny Sanitation. Current member Andrew Larson will be the "Primary Contact", Juli Accola, Sr. Commercial Sales Representative, Dave Massey, General Manager, and Michelle Bowden, Commercial Sales Representative will be the other three members.
Comments regarding this proposed membership may be directed to any Board member.
We need your help in making the ask for auction items for our "Rotary Runs For the Roses" fundraiser to be held on Saturday, May 4th. To make this year's fundraiser another success, we need each member to donate an item or obtain an item from a non-Rotarian. If you donated an auction item last year, please consider donating again this year and if you obtained an item from a local business last year, please contact them again this year. It would also be great to have some new items from businesses that have not contributed in the past. We know they will not submit an item is no one asks them.
We are planning to auction a "Wall of Wine" again this year. If each each member can donate one or two bottle(s), we will have plenty of wine. Your bottle(s) may also be brought to a meeting and given to Rich, Nate, or Ann Wright.
All auction items, unless too big to be easily moved, will be stored in Rich Job's basement. Upon receipt of the item, please bring it to a noon meeting and give it to Rich, or Nate or to an evening meeting and give it to Ann Wright. Also, provide the following information for each item:
- Name of Rotarian obtaining the item
- Name of the donor
- Contact information for the donor, if necessary to contact to pick up the item or use their services
- Brief description (if not obvious) of the item including any expiration date, details of how to use, etc.
- Approximate retail value of the item
- Any required minimum bid
If an item is too large to easily take it to Rich's basement, it may be delivered to the FFA Center by the donor at approximately 9:00 AM the morning of the event, but a picture of the item and the other information needs to be submitted.
The committee plans to meet to start packaging and taking pictures for our web site on Thursday, March 28th and it is our goal for all auction items to be in hand by Tuesday, April 2nd, which will give the committee time to take pictures, package the items, enter the descriptions onto our web site, and get the program to the printer by April 25th.
Good luck in your efforts to obtain auction items.
Remodeling of the banquet room at the Ankeny Golf & Country Club began in early January and was expected to be completed by mid March. It now looks like the remodeling could be completed by the first of March. We are looking forward to being able to move our meetings back into the banquet room and seeing what improvements have been made.
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District 6000 "Celebration"
Pella Opera HouseApr. 20, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. -
"Ankeny Rotary Runs for the Roses"
FFA Enrichment CenterMay 04, 2024
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. -
Graduation Celebration & Farewell Party for Sofia
Sunrise ParkMay 28, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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