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Kraig Barber
Mar 18, 2024
Fraudulent Scams
Christine Timmerman
Mar 25, 2024
Juvenile Justice
Club Information
Welcome to the Fort Dodge Noon Rotary

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 11:45 a.m.
ShinyTop Brewing
520 Central Avenue
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
United States of America
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Fort Dodge Noon Rotary Club
James Knight, President
 
Home Page Stories
Barber on Bad Actors
Bad people (aka “bad actors”) are always trying scam people out of their money. They are clever and sometimes hard to detect. Here are ways to identify scams:
  • If a caller does not clearly identify themselves (says “Warehouse Department,” for example)
  • Popup ads are frequently online scams, even if you are on a legitimate website
  • Misssspellings in the email soliciting money or a purchase
  • If an email address doesn’t jive with who they claim to represent
  • A would-be suitor, who you’ve never met face-to-face, asks for money
  • If you “win" anything but you must send them money to get it (like pay taxes)
  • If you are promised a check but you are asked to wire money before the check has a chance of clearing the bank
  • “Social Security” needs your information
  • If you are being asked to act quickly or to not tell anyone.
  • A fellow who has come to Fort Dodge has begged for cash, with a red gas can, saying he needs fuel to get his family home.
Do business only with people you know. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it’s probably not true.
Over the next several years a Fort Dodge initiative led by Mike Larson (CEO of First Interstate Bank) plans to beautiful the upgraded Veterans Bridge on 1st Avenue South to honor the veterans of the area.  The project will be completed in four Phases with private donations totally approximately $1.5 million.  The Phases are:
  1. Decorating the newly installed light poles with plaques designating each branch of the service, and for some a folded flag banner (triangle shape given to families in the death of a family member in combat).
  2. Provide an entry designation indicating the Bridge as the Veterans Memorial Bridge by decorating abutments on both ends of the bridge.  Art in the form of rising stars will accompany the abutments.
  3. Provide high-tech LED lighting along the rails and streetlamps.
  4. Construct a visitor's plaza at the end of the bridge with available parking and access under the bridge.  The Plaza will be a quiet place with pillars designating the branches of the military, donors to the project, etc.
 
The goal is to have Phase I completed by Veterans Day in November, which can be done, with the remainder completed on a phased basis over several years.  
On April 4th the Next Rotary Social Event will be held ty River Hops Brewing in downtown Fort Dodge.  The event will be a "Trivia Night" with tacos provided for a free will donation.  These outings have proved to be very enjoyable so please plan on attending.
 
 
Rotarian Stanek was pictured on the front page of the Saturday/Sunday "Messenger" as she accepted a donation of $25,000 from Friskies to help renovate the old Becker flower center on Kenyon Road into space to accommodate a daycare center for approximately 100 youth.  Linking Families and Communities are working to raise funds from donations and grants to fund the rehabilitation.  Childcare is often cited as a very critical need for local employers in their quest to find workers.  
All current Rotarians receive an automatic subscription to the "Rotary Magazine" that is sent monthly at no charge to members (it is included as part of your quarterly dues).  If you do not receive an issue, please contact Steve Hoesel or Teresa Naughton to update the address you want to magazine sent.  
 
The current issue contained many articles of how Rotary Clubs are providing "service to mankind" in their various ways.  This month two feature articles stand out:
  1. "Polio Mapping Goes High Tech" As the wild strain of the Polio virus has been eliminated in all countries except Afghanistan and Pakistan (where the number of cases is declining yearly) health officials are confronted with a new threat from Polio.  The vaccine is made using a modified strain of the virus which is now being found in sewer systems throughout the world.  This would normally not be a problem because past immunizations can prevent infections from this strain, but an increasing number of children are not being vaccinated for a variety of reasons (one serious reason is that many parents have little, or no knowledge of the devastations Polio can leave).  When outbreaks from the vaccine virus occur health officials now are using GPS and data generated maps to indicate where response immunization teams have traveled to assure all children around the outbreak have been vaccinated.  The electronic data is substantially more efficient in assuring areas/children are not missed.
  2. "A New Ending for Oppenheimer" The outstanding success of the movie "Oppenheimer" is being used by the Rotary Peace Programs to facilitate new discussions of the mass devastation potential of nuclear wars.  As an individual who remembers hiding under school desks in one of many nuclear war trainings. For many the threat of nuclear war has become a distant past, but the new warning from Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, etc. have once again elevated the need for discussions on preventions and survivability.  
 
The following Rotarians volunteered to secure programs for these months. When a Rotarian is approached by an individual requesting to present to the Club, please refer the individual to the program coordinator for the requested month.
 
As of this posting the Club is still looking for Program Chairs for April and June.  If you are willing to take on that task please contact Renee McDonald.
 
Overall Chair for Programs - Renee McDonald 
 
August - Justin Mikos
September - Renee McDonald
October - Jim Knight
November - 
December - Casey Johnson
January - David Fierke
February - Kraig Barber
March - Randy Kuhlman
April - Phyllis Thesier
May - Teresa Naughton
June - 
July - Cameron Nelson
 
 
 
Secretary Teresa Naughton has been uploading Minutes and Financial Reports for the 2022-2023 Rotary Year to the members only section of the Website (Found under Folder Organization and then Subfolder Documents) and are available for viewing by accessing the Members Only Section.  Please contact Steve if you need to refresh your password.
 
Your Rotary Club provides an easy way for you to contribute to the Rotary Foundation, the major financial arm of Rotary that does Polio Plus and Foundation Grants.   The program permits you to ask the Treasurer to add an amount each quarter to your quarterly dues statement as a contribution to the R.I. Foundation.  The Treasurer then collects these amounts and writes a joint check to the Foundation for all funds contributed by members.  If you are interested please complete the following form and provide to Treasurer Kraig Barber/Elizabeth Stanek.