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Ames

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 12:00 p.m.
The Plex Community Center
5501 George Washington Carver
Ames, IA 50010
United States of America
Phone:
(515) 450-8595
Club Luncheons at Noon on the First, Third and Fifth Mondays of each month and are Live Streamed via the Rotary Club of Ames YouTube Channel. Online Only Club Meetings on the Second and Fourth Mondays each month via a Zoom meeting link.
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Applications for the Ames Rotary Scholarships are being accepted now through March 28th.
 
If you are a high school senior in Ames or Gilbert and plan to attend a trade school, community college, college or unversity in the State of Iowa, you may qualify to receive a scholarship.
 
For more information, please scan the QR below.
 
Thank you.
 
We are pleased to announce the Rotary Club of Ames 2025 Community Grants Program.  The grant funds are intended to support local organizations in the greater Ames community by fulfilling unmet needs.  This year our goal is to fund eight projects at $2,500 each.
 
Completed applications are due Friday, March 28th and should be emailed to our Rotary Club Secretary, Karin Sevde at info@rotaryclubames.org   
 
For a copy of the application or if you have questions, please contact Karin at 515-450-8595, email: info@rotaryclubames.org or kmsevde@gmail.com
 
 
Thank you for the work you do in our community.
 
Sincerely,
 
Rotary Club of Ames Community Grants Committee
 
 
The Rotary Club of Ames has partnered with the Rotary Club of Same, Tanzania on four Water and Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) global grant projects since 2012.   In total, over $1.25 million has bee contributed to build clean, sustainable water systems for villages in the Same District of Tanzania.  Hy - Vee, Inc. has been a vital corporate partner in all four projects.   
 
We are currently working on our fifth WASH global grant for the Tanzania village of Menamu, and Hy - Vee, Inc. is once again a vital partner, donating $100,000 toward this project.  
 
Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!  To Hy - Vee, Inc. for your continued support for providing clean water to those most in need. 
 
 
 
 
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Speakers
Online Only
Apr 28, 2025 12:00 PM
Sara Carmichael, Water Quality and Environmental Health
Club Luncheon, The Plex Community Center
May 05, 2025 12:00 PM
Dr. Michael Kitchell
Online Only
May 12, 2025 12:00 PM
Adult Day Center with Laurie Yocum Whipple
Club Luncheon, The Plex Community Center
May 19, 2025
Andrew Allen, Embers Youth Campus
No Club Meeting
May 26, 2025
Memorial Day
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