Speakers

Please come and listen to a very interesting presenter.  Ann is a retired botanist who has just recently retired from the Idaho Botanical Gardens.  Learn about plant species native to our area and how these interact with the various native and non native pollinators.

This will be an interesting meeting, very timely, midsummer, lots of pleasure boating in Idaho right now.  Please come and hear Ed Leckert and Scott Prestel explain the mission of this fully volunteer effort overseen by the United States Coast Guard.

Colleen Schowalter will be our guest this morning from the Idaho Commission on Libraries.  We will have a presentation from her on how to get the most money out of fundraising events organized by volunteer organizations such as ours.  

Jim Chally and Carl Steude are both veterans and continue to serve their country and fellow veterans through volunteer service with the Legacy Corps Program. The Legacy Corps Program provides in-home, one-on-one companionship respite to veterans and military families.

Jim Chally has been providing one-on-one respite to veterans for over four years. He has worked with many of the same families for multiple years, becoming a trusted dependable and honorary ‘family member’.  Jim is a board member of the non-profit Alzheimer’s Idaho, and a recipient of the 2017 Spirit of Freedom Award recognized by Senator Crapo.

Carl Steude has retired twice; once from the US Army, once from the Canyon County Sheriff’s department.  He is in his second year as a Legacy Corps member, and has brought a passion for service that is contagious! Carl has provided consistent companionship to several families through his service, and has a gift for making any meeting a fun time!

Please come and welcome and hear what our new District Governor has to say about this new Rotary Year!

This group of people serve Idaho's children diagnosed with cancer.  Camp Rainbow Gold, including its summer programs, provides nearly hundreds of cancer survivors with an escape from the rigors of their illness.

Please come and hear about this wonderful organization.  

Please attend our meeting this week and learn about this great non profit organization!  

You will not be disappointed, Metro Meals on Wheels serves nearly 1000 senior citizens every week day, throughout the year.  

Grant gives a great presentation, his fantastic story and hearling about the group of hard working volunteers making the whole program possible will be unforgettable.

Be sure and make this a meeting to attend.  Hear about one of the newest Rotary Interact Clubs, it is located at the Idaho Fine Arts Academy.

Please come and hear Robert tell us about his unique non profit organization.  He is bringing several veterans with him, you will hear their stories too.

The mission of Team River is to provide all veterans and their families an opportunity to find health, healing, community purpose, and new challenges through adventure and adaptive paddle sports.

Yes, David Udkyke was a great Sheriff, one small problem, he was crooked as a dogs hind leg!  Come listen to Walt Adams, a local historian tell about this colorful figure in Idaho law enforcements past.

Anyone who loves history and our states in particular will not want to miss this meeting.