practices, CYC provides volun-teer service opportunities and career-based men-toring to Iowa youth in order to improve their future success as students, professionals, and active com-munity members.

The CYC Mentor Advantage Program (MAP), funded by the Iowa Department of Public Health, builds relationships between Middle and High School youth and professionals to improve life skills, provide career awareness, and improve academics by connecting the classroom to real life. MAP is a program cer-tified by the Iowa Mentoring Partnership.

MAP matches up an at-risk youth with a friend who will act as a positive role model, an advocate and a coach. Ninety-eight per-cent of the students are from low-income families. Mentors are needed to change lives, share their passions, and have fun with the youth. Training is provided and mentors are required to spend four hours a month for a year with the mentee.

Scribe,Wendi Wilson

NGreetings NW Des Moines Rotarians!

We had a successful week, last week, with the arrival of our new exchange student, Hector Gonzalez from Cozumel, Mexico. Hector has been a project for a few of us Board members over the past month. Our Club needs to recognize Mark McAndrews, and Brenda Auxier-Mailey for taking on the Club responsibility in hosting this future Urbandale student. Mark has agreed to be Hector’s Counselor, and Brenda will be Hector's Youth Exchange Officer. They both have had a crash course in the Rotary Youth Exchange

Program, and we are now a better Club with the knowledge they generously acquired. It is my hope that Hector got to experience the Iowa State Fair. Anyone coming from Mexico should eat a good corn dog, see the largest pig in Iowa and take a ride in "Ye Old Mill"! Not to mention, Graziano Sausage, Bauder’s Ice Cream, and Pork Chop on a Stick, a little flavor of Iowa...for all ages! Special "Thanks" to Jim Arthur and all our Special Olympics Root Beer Float volunteers, as well as Larry Sample and our CFUM volunteers. You are the spirit of Rotary, alive and well!

2015-16 Officers & Directors

Future Programs

Arranged By:Chuck Corwin

Greeter:Jenifer M-KInvocation:

David PierselSergeant:Wyatt Earp

Scribe:Ed Arnold

Bill Grask, PresidentBrenda A-M, President Elect

Bill Corwin, TreasurerDianne D-Nelson, Secretary

Chuck Corwin, DirectorPenny Luthens, Director

Mark McAndrews, DirectorJenifer M-K, Director

Wendi Wilson, Director

9/4: Breanne BarnumFund Development Director

CFUM

9/11: David Crandall Nine Eleven from the inside.

9/18: Golf OutingNo Meeting

Prez Sez... Dr. Bill Grask

Rotary Club of Northwest Des Moines

August 28, 2015

Scribbles...

or'westerThis Week's Program:

Joe StevensJoppa Outreach

Kelsey TyrrellCommunity Youth Concepts

www.clubrunner.ca/northwestdesmoines / Fr iday 's @ Noon - UGCC 4000-86th St . Urbandale

Kelsey Tyrell is the youth program coordina-tor at Community Youth concepts. She also manages volunteers for a variety of CYC community events throughout the year. She brings experience in the mental health field, specifically with children who have been exposed to trauma and abuse.

Community Youth Concepts' mission is to engage and connect Iowa students through youth development programming and to provide coaching, training, and technical assistance in best practices to youth-serving non-profits. CYC would love for all Iowa youth have access to high-quality opportuni-ties that prepare them for success in school, work, and life. Founded in 2008 by Amy Ostrander Croll and Lynette Marchant, Community Youth Concepts (CYC) is a mission-driven organization based in Des Moines, Iowa. By promoting the use of posi-tive youth development principles and best

Items for the Nor’Wester should be submittedby end of the day each Monday. Please send to:

Jenifer Mercer-Klimowski

Phone: 515-237-2203 Fax: 515-237-2283

jmercer-klimowski@emcnl.com

Chairperson: ---

James Pittman, Sept 4John Pittman, Sept 11Golf Outing, Sept 18

Chairperson: Chuck CorwinChuck Corwin, Sept 4Chuck Corwin, Sept 11Golf Outing, Sept 18

Chairperson: ---

LeRay Glendenning, Sept 4William Grask, Sept 11Golf Outing, Sept 18

Chairperson: ---

Ed Minnick, III, Sept 4Roger Nyberg, Sept 11Golf Outing, Sept 18

Chairperson: ---

James Arthur, Sept 4Brenda AM, Sept 11Golf Outing, Sept 18

NORTHWEST ROTARY CLUB    •    P.O. Box 3715    •    Urbandale, IA  50323

Program Greeters Invocation Sergeant Scribe

Future Information

Upcoming Events

Float Day

BirthdaysAugust 24 Ed Minnick

August 26 Jim LipscombAugust 27 Bill Grask

Board Meeting

September 8 - 5:00 PM, UGCC

Golf OutingSeptember 18 - Lunch at 11:30 Shotgun start at 12:15, UGCC

Other Local MeetingsMonday

West Polk County, Des Moines Imports, (Noon)Tuesday

Ankeny, Ankeny Golf & Country Club, (11:45)Johnston, Hyperion Golf & CC, (7:00 am)

Dallas Center, Memorial Hall, (Noon)West Des Moines, DM Golf & CC, (Noon)

WednesdayEast Polk County, Prairie Meadows, (7:00 am)

Adel, Patrick's Restaurant, 211 S 7th St, #C, (Noon)The Greater Des Moines Club, Okoboji Bar & Grill on

86th in Johnston on the 1st & 2nd Wed. (6:00 pm)

ThursdayWaukee, Des Moines Golf & Country Club, (6:45 am)

Des Moines, Wakonda Club, (Noon)Winterset, Northside Cafe, (Noon)

FridayDes Moines, AM, Wakonda Club at 3915 Fleur Dr. (7:00 am)

Rotary Club of Northwest Des Moines raised a record $626 during our 5 hour shift at Hy-Vee, arranged by Rotarian Jim Arthur. It was very

helpful to have good promotion (barkers) represented by Jenifer Mercer-Klimowski, and Diana Reed and granddaughter Kailee.

Kailee Mendenhall, Diana Reed, Jim Arthur and Rick Rarick