| Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. |
| NEWSLETTER Cedar Rapids Downtown Kiwanis Club Wednesday, January 23, 2008 The meeting was called to order by President Kelly Moore. Guests: Marissa Lang and Alyssa Maher, hosted by Lonna Drewelow. Marissa and Alyssa are officers in the Mount Mercy Circle K. Birthdays: None Anniversaries: Books again requested. Contact Lonna or Bob Dye if you have children’s books to donate. Announcements: Interclub with the Marion Sunrisers, 7:00 on Tuesday, February 12. Happy Bucks: Jim Moriarty had a hair raising story of slipping into the ditch, and then, while standing nearby, watching his car get totaled by another vehicle. Jim and family are OK. Next week’s program: Speaker: Word for the day: Misanthrope = A hater of mankind; a man-hater; one who distrusts men and avoids their society. [Antonym: Kiwanian. ed.] Submitted: Dr. Christopher Blake, President of Mount Mercy College (soon to be “University”), spoke about how the school is a great asset to the community, both in the educations provided, and the economic impact. In fact, Mt. Mercy accounts for $70 million of the local economy. 60% of the alumni live in the area. Mt. Mercy’s greatest challenge is in recruiting freshmen out of high school; most start out at community college. On the other hand, Mt. Mercy has great diversity in age of the student body, with adults targeted in programs like Advance@Mt Mercy . Sticker price of tuition is $20K/year, plus $8K for room and board. Virtually nobody pays this much, so consultation is always in order to know if this four year college is competitive with community college. |