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Back to Home pageNEWSLETTER Kiwanis Club of Cedar Rapids Wednesday, February 4, 2009 The meeting was called to order by President Bob Hatala, Esq. 27 Members in attendance. Guests: None Birthdays: Dan Theis Anniversaries: John Anderson Announcements: Dan Breitbach dispensed Farmer’s Breakfast tickets. Says to sell ‘em like hot cakes; the Governor’s Visit will be March 26 at Ruby Tuesday’s (B. Tabor coordinating). New Golden K guy Ray Vaughn says that they want to get involved sooner than later on the Farmer’s Breakfast; Gerry Kneeland reports that the Happy Bucks and donations for the Jan. 7 luncheon at Janet Blackledge’s netted about $223 for the Foundation. Happy Bucks: John Schweitzer lamented about coming warm weather – he will be in Florida; Don Grimm’s son landed a good job at Tinker AFB after a while looking; Doug Dix was happy for Duane Kurrelmeyer’s presence again today; Keith Sutherland was glad we didn’t always sing so badly as we did in today’s performance of “Hello, Dolly”. Upcoming Programs: Speaker: Darlene Schmidt, co-founder and CEO of the Community Health Free Clinic gave us a comprehensive update of clinic growth and activities. They have 650 volunteers. They are open five days per week, plus the first Saturday of every month when the medical staff comes from the University of Iowa. They are also helped out by nursing and pharmacy students from Allen hospital in Waterloo. Students from Uof I nursing and pharmacy schools and Des Moines University come in, too. They have 24,000 patient charts – all of these patients consider CHFC as their primary health care provider. They see 2000 patients per month, and furnish 4000 services per month. In addition to primary care, they offer orthopedic, psychiatric, podiatric, dental and eye care. Volunteer social workers, dermatologists, and surgeons are available, too. Children are typically passed on to other service providers for pediatric care and social services. Several agencies and insurance providers specialize in that area. The CHFC is always looking for donations, and especially can use donations of any kind of medical equipment – braces, boots, crutches, etc. What cannot be used here is donated to a nationwide program. Look around the basement! Word for the day: Submitted: Chuck Wehage |