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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Waukee!

Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a global network of diverse professionals who share your drive to give back.

We meet Thursday mornings, 6:45am - 8:00am at Des Moines Golf & Country Club. Guests are always welcome. For more information please email info@waukeerotary.org

Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Luncheon

Posted by Mark Heffernan on Sep 22, 2017

It was good to hear from many of the great non profits today and the good works they do in the community. Rotary was proud to be a part of the event and we want to thank the Waukee Area of Commerce for hosting the luncheon. Thank you Erna for representing Rotary at the Luncheon!!

Waukee Ten

On September 16, The Waukee Rotary Club volunteered at a watershop for the inaugural Waukee Ten race. All volunteers had fun at this event. A special Thank You to Anna Bergman for setting up this volunteer activity!!

Mike Boone - Adaptive Sports Iowa

Posted by Mark Heffernan on Sep 21, 2017

A great program was held on September 21st at the Waukee Rotary. Mike Boone, Director of Adaptive Sports Iowa joined the Rotary Club to tell us a little more about Adaptive Sports Iowa. Adaptive Sports Iowa's goal is to bring fun, excitement and exercise to enhance the quality of life of amazing athletes with physical disabilities in Iowa. Thank you Mike for stopping by!!

Michael Barelli and TJ Just - Outlets of Des Moines

Posted by Mark Heffernan on Sep 14, 2017

On September 14th, we welcomed Michael Barelli and TJ Just who both work with New England Development, who owns the Outlets of Des Moines. Both TJ and Mike discused the new outlet mall that will open on Friday, October 20th in Altoona. The mall will have a total of 9 buildings with 300,000 SF. As of today, they have announced just over 30 stores that will be in the outlet mall. Thank you Mike and TJ for stopping by!!

September 7th Meeting - Sue Ellen Kennedy

On September 7th, Sue Ellen Kennedy with the Waukee Area Historical Society spoke to the Rotary Club. The Waukee Area Historical Society's mission is to preserve and share the history of Waukee and the surrounding area. They were established in 2012.

Also, on September 7th, new member Steve Pugh was introduced to the club. Welcome to the club Steve! As well, Brad Kobernusz presented Devon Murphy-Petersen with her Paul Harris Fellow pen. Congratulations Devon!

August 24th Meeting

Posted by Mark Heffernan on Aug 24, 2017

At the August 24th meeting of Waukee Rotary, Dr. Richard Deming with Above and Beyond Cancer spoke to us about their group. They are dedicated to elevate the life's of people affected by cancer. He shared some inspiring stories about some of the people they have helped.

Also, at the August 24th meeting, Waukee foreign exchange student Josefine presented a flag from her home club of Hamburg, Germany, to Waukee Rotary President Devin Boyer.

RYLA and YRYLA Students

Posted by Mark Heffernan on Aug 06, 2017

The Waukee Rotary welcomed their sponsored RYLA and YRYLA students back to their August 3^rd meeting to share their experiences from the week long camp held at Grinnell. RYLA serves high school sophomore and juniors. YRYLA is for junior high school students. These camps are life-changing leadership training programs for youth where leadership skills and principles are taught in an atmosphere of trust and respect. The purpose of RYLA and YRYLA is to assist potential youth leaders in methods of responsible and effective leadership.

In the picture includes the 7 sponsored RYLA and YRYLA students, Rotarian Shari Bender, Waukee RYLA Chair Dan Bever and Waukee Rotary President Devin Boyer.

Gary Slater - Iowa State Fair

Posted by Mark Heffernan on Jul 20, 2017

On July 20th, Gary Slater with the Iowa State Fair joined us and spoke about the Fair. This years fair is August 10th-20th. Gary spoke about changes made to the fair for this year and expected changes for the next 2 years. Thank you Gary for stopping by!

Mark Good - Zero Prostate Cancer Run/Walk

Posted by Mark Heffernan on Jul 13, 2017

On July 13th, Mark Good joined us to talk about Prostate Cancer and the Zero Prostate Cancer Run/Walk. Mark is a Prostate Cancer survivor. He gave us some interesting statistics about prostate cancer. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Nearly 100% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in its early states are still alive five years after diagnosis. In 2017, 1,430 men in Iowa will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 280 will lose their battle to this disease. The Zero Prostate Cancer Run/Walk will be on 9/16/17. For more information, visit www.zeroprostatecancerrun.org/desmoines.

Passing the Gavel - New Board

Posted by Mark Heffernan on Jun 29, 2017

At the June 29th meeting, Ex-President Matt Olson passed the gavel to new President Devin Boyer. At this meeting, Devin introduced the Board for the next Rotary year and went over goals for this year.

Thanks Matt for your hard work this past Rotary year!!