Programs
Bettendorf Kiwanis Guidelines for Speakers
When your turn comes up to select a speaker for a club meeting, here are some guidelines to consider:
- Choose a speaker with a topic of informational, educational, motivational or entertainment value that will be of general interest to all club members. Speakers from organizations that serve children should be given priority.
- Use common sense to avoid controversial topics or volatile issues that could be divisive.
- Try to avoid duplication of a speaker or topic which has been covered in the past few years.
- It is preferable to invite elected officials, as opposed to political candidates during an election campaign. Elected official are invited to speak to our club when the format is simply a report to constituents on congressional or legislative affairs. If candidates are invited, all effort must be made to extend the same invitation to all candidates running for that office.
- Speakers from non-profit organization are welcome if their topic concerns the mission of the organization. While requests for funds may be made, they should not comprise the bulk of the presentation.
- Speakers from for-profit organizations are allowed to speak of issues that deal with their industry and the community. Products and services may be mentioned, but promotion of them should not comprise the bulk of the presentation.
The following is a partial listing of programs hosted at previous weekly meetings.
| Date | Organization/Presenter |
| 9/24/2019 | Scott County Conservation Board |
| 9/17/2019 | John Soenksen, City Planner for City of Bettendorf |
| 8/20/2019 | MidAmerican Energy |
| 8/13/2019 | One Eighty |
| 6/18/2019 | Niabi Zoo |
| 6/11/2019 | HAVLife Foundation |
| 5/21/2019 | American Legion LeClaure Post 347 |
| 5/14/2019 | Camp Abe Lincoln |
| 4/30/2019 | Gilda’s Club |
| 4/23/2019 | Bettendorf High School Key Club |
| 4/16/2019 | Salvation Army |
| 4/9/2019 | Mayor Bob Gallagher |
| 3/26/2019 | Davenport Junior Theater |
| 3/12/2019 | Downrange Excursions |
| 2/26/2019 | Empower Tanzania |
| 2/19/2019 | Visit Quad Cities |
| 1/22/2019 | Jordan’s Joy |
| 1/15/2019 | Bettendorf Rotary |
| 12/11/2018 | Scott County Family Y |
| 11/27/2018 | Bettendorf Community School District bond referendum |
| 11/20/2018 | WQPT’s Imagination Station |
| 11/13/2018 | River Action |
| 10/30/2018 | Coats for Kids |
| 10/16/2018 | Dress For Success |
| 9/25/2018 | Arc of the QC |
| 9/18/2018 | Bettendorf High School special education |
| 9/11/2018 | Morningstar Academy |
| 8/29/2018 | Razzleberries Fine Gifts |
| 7/31/2018 | Lauren Zust, registered dietician for Hy-Vee |
| 7/24/2018 | John DeDoncker, ultra marathons |
| 7/17/2018 | River Bandits |
| 6/26/2018 | One Eighty |
| 6/19/2018 | Crawford Brewing Company |
| 6/12/2018 | Community Development for the City of Bettendorf |
| 5/29/2018 | Goodwill of the Heartland |
| 4/17/2018 | Miracle Field |
| 4/10/2018 | Ronald McDonald House Charities |
| 3/27/2018 | March of Dimes |
| 3/20/2018 | Nahant Marsh Education Center |
| 3/13/2018 | Friendly Thrift Center |
| 2/14/2018 | Milestones Agency on Aging |
| 1/23/2018 | Young Life |
| 12/12/2017 | Quad City Missing Person Network |
| 11/28/2017 | Mississippi Bend Trykes |
| 11/21/2017 | Boomerangs |
| 11/14/2017 | Berry Global |
| 10/17/2017 | Vera French Foundation |
| 10/10/2017 | Voices 4 Peru |
| 9/19/2017 | Scott Community College |
| 8/29/2017 | River Bend Food Bank |
| 8/22/2017 | Fraud and Identity Theft |
| 8/15/2017 | Scott County Humane Society |
| 7/25/2017 | Pleasant Valley Foundation, Run with Carl |
| 7/18/2017 | Red Cross |
| 6/27/2017 | Children’s Therapy Center |
| 6/20/2017 | Hand in Hand |
| 6/13/2017 | Big Brothers, Big Sisters |
| 5/30/2017 | Women’s Choice Center |
| 5/23/2017 | Quad City River Bandits |
| 5/16/2017 | Community Development for the City of Bettendorf |
| 5/9/2017 | One Eighty |
| 4/25/2017 | World Relief |
| 4/11/2017 | Food Hub |
| 3/21/2017 | YMCA Child Care and Family Services |
| 3/14/2017 | YMCA Achievers Program |
| 2/28/2017 | Junior Achievement |
| 2/21/2017 | Bettendorf City Citizen Academy |
| 1/31/2017 | Tap On It |
| 1/24/2017 | Night to Shine |
| 1/10/2017 | Las Granadillas Mountain, Guatemala |
| 12/20/2016 | Bettendorf Police Department Social Worker |
| 12/13/2016 | Bettendorf Economic Development Director |
| 11/27/2016 | Birdies for Charity |
| 11/22/2016 | Salvation Army |
| 11/15/2016 | Business Education Partnership |
| 11/8/2016 | John Deere Classic |
| 10/18/2016 | Dave Sheffield, motivational speaker |
| 10/11/2016 | Black Hawk Area Special Education Center |
| 9/27/2016 | Voices for Peru |
| 9/20/2016 | Safe Families for Children |
| 9/13/2016 | River Action |
| 8/30/2016 | Davenport Parks and Recreation |
| 8/23/2016 | doTERRA essential oils |
| 8/16/2016 | MidAmerican Energy Energy Efficiency Program |
| 8/9/2016 | Heartland Hospice |
| 7/26/2016 | Bettendorf Public Library Summer Concert Series |
| 7/19/2016 | Hilltop Campus Village |
| 7/12/2016 | Autism Society |
| 6/28/2016 | John Deere Classic |
| 6/21/2016 | Gilda’s Club |
| 5/31/2016 | Pediatric Trauma Kits |
| 5/24/2016 | Bettendorf Public Works |
| 5/18/2016 | River Action |
| 5/10/2016 | Rock Island Housing Authority |
| 4/26/2016 | Kwik Trip/Kwik Star |
| 4/19/2016 | Vibrant Mobile Detail |
| 4/12/2016 | Elements Interior Design |
| 3/8/2016 | Lysa Hegland, Scott Community College Foundation |
| 2/16/2016 | Joyce Klopp, Brick House |
| 2/9/2016 | Brooke Lemke, certified hypnotherapist with Genesis Physical Therapy and Wellness |
| 1/26/2016 | Good Samaritan Home Health |
| 1/19/2016 | Julie Arndt and Kathy Nitz, Golder Care |
| 1/12/2016 | DivvyDose, ship by mail pharmaceutical company |
| 12/15/2015 | Pleasant Valley High School chamber choir |
| 12/8/2015 | Kim Denman, Hy-Vee dietician |
| 11/24/2015 | Kim Kidwell, Director, Family Museum |
| 11/10/2015 | Dr. Mitch Mally, Tri-Med Health and Wellness |
| 10/20/2015 | Julie Forsythe, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, economic development |
| 10/13/2015 | Mike Mickle and Chris Moore, Family Focus |
| 9/29/2015 | Jeff Reiter, Economic Development Director, City of Bettendorf |
| 9/22/2015 | Andy Miller, Bettendorf Public Library, Lego Mindstorms |
| 9/15/2015 | Stephanie Risius, PVHS teacher and travel abroad coordinator |
| 9/8/2015 | Carrie Jackson, Health Informatics instructor at Scott Community College |
| 8/25/2015 | Scott Campbell, Street Survival Teen Driving Safety Class |
| 8/11/2015 | J.R. Stradt, Quad Cities Woodturners Club |
| 7/28/2015 | Chris Barnett, Iowa Kids Net |
| 7/21/2015 | Tia Avila, Family Resources |
| 7/14/2015 | Niabi Zoo |
| 6/30/2015 | Brandy Welvaert, Waste Commission of Scott County |
| 6/23/2015 | Bob Morrison, Quad City Honor Flight |
| 6/16/2015 | Charlie Becker, Camp Courageous |
| 6/9/2015 | American Heart Association |
| 5/26/2015 | Isle of Capri |
| 5/19/2015 | Dave Nichols, club liaison to Bettendorf High School Key Club |
| 5/12/2015 | Bill Connors, Community Development Director for the City of Bettendorf |
| 4/28/2015 | Michael Hustedde, Quad City Zither Ensemble |
| 4/21/2015 | Maria Levetzow, Assistant Director, Bettendorf Public Library |
| 4/14/2015 | Aaron Maurer, RoboDogs First Lego Robotics team at Bettendorf Middle School |
| 3/31/2015 | Susan Hess, International Program, Scott Community College |
| 3/24/2015 | Ally Olson, Miss Iowa 2014 |
| 3/10/2015 | Tim Schiffer, Executive Director of the Figge Art Museum |
| 2/17/2015 | Habitat for Humanity |
| 2/10/2015 | Decker Ploehn, City Administrator, City of Bettendorf |
| 1/20/2015 | Vera French Community Mental Health Center |
| 1/13/2015 | Jeff Johannsen, principal of Hoover Elementary |
| 12/30/2014 | Steve VanDyke, director of Community Development for the City of Bettendorf |
| 12/23/2014 | Rev. Rick Pokora, Bettendorf Business Network |
| 12/16/2014 | BHS choir members |
| 11/18/2014 | Chris McCullough, Pork Board |
| 10/21/2014 | Major Thomas Gibbs, Chief Deputy of the Scott County Sheriff’s Department |
| 9/30/2014 | Student Council members, BHS |
| 9/23/2014 | Kay Igham, Student Services Director, BCSD |
| 8/26/2014 | Stacey Teager, Animal Welfare Center |
| 8/19/2014 | Dorene VanFossen, Genesis Outpatient Rehab |
| 8/5/2014 | Goodwill |
| 7/29/2014 | Monica Weeks and Vanessa Douglas, Rivermont Collegiate |
| 7/22/2014 | Tania Duex and Ali Gruse, Building Forever Families |
| 7/15/2014 | Lena Pillers, Life Connections |
| 7/8/2014 | Patti Mixdorf, Salvation Army |
| 6/17/2014 | Dr. Barbara Harre, Director, Child Protection Response Center |
| 6/10/2014 | Lori Sullivan, Nutrition Work Wellness Center |
| 5/27/2014 | Mike Coyne-Logan, Living Lands and Waters |
| 5/20/2014 | Teri Johnson and Joy Tyrone, Jason’s Box |
| 5/13/2014 | Rev. Rick Pokora, Bettendorf Business Network |
| 4/29/2014 | Vera Hinrichsen, Just Kids, and Jamie Lange, WQPT |
| 4/22/2014 | Jeff Reiter, Family Museum |
| 4/15/2014 | Jane Webber, Mississippi Valley Growers Association |
| 4/8/2014 | Becky Bray, Iowa Extension Office |
| 3/25/2014 | Shawn Rice, Edison Academy |
| 2/26/2014 | Regina Haddock, Dress for Success |
| 2/18/2014 | Dan Johnson, Director, Young Life |
| 1/28/2014 | Dr. Clint and Sarah Bennion, Bennion Chiropractice |
| 1/21/2014 | John Harrington, President, Quad Cities Bicycle Group |
| 1/14/2014 | Decker Ploehn, City Administrator, City of Bettendorf |
| 11/26/2013 | Janet Brown-Lowe, German American Heritage Center |
| 11/19/2013 | Kayla Kiesey, Big Brothers, Big Sisters |
| 11/12/2013 | Scott Tunnicliff, Program Director, Hilltop Campus Village |
| 10/29/2013 | Ann Kramer, owner, Ann’s Hallmark |
| 10/22/2013 | Becky Sharp, adoption lawyer |
| 10/15/2013 | Claudia Robinson, Gilda’s Club |
| 9/24/2013 | John Yoken, Student Built Home Program |
| 9/17/2013 | Todd Zachary, Headmaster, Rivermont Collegiate |
| 8/20/2013 | Teri Paulline, NAMI |
| 8/13/2013 | Steve VanDyke, director of Community Development for the City of Bettendorf |
| 7/30/2013 | Zack Klipsch, YMCA Camp Abe Lincoln |
| 7/23/2013 | Joe Mareno, Quad City Marathon Race Director |
| 7/16/2013 | Sarah Johnson and Erin Leifker, Junior League of the Quad Cities |
| 7/9/2013 | Marlo Clark, YMCA Program Director of the Youth Opportunity Progra |
| 6/18/2013 | Dave Phillips, coordinator of Asbury United Methodist’s Garden Ministry |
| 6/11/2013 | Kathy Wine, Executive Director, River Action |
| 5/28/2013 | Steve Grimes, Bettendorf Parks and Recreation |
| 5/14/2013 | Maria Levetzow, Bettendorf Public Library |
| 4/23/2013 | Susan Hess, International Program, Scott Community College |
| 3/26/2013 | Paula Arends, Iow@Work |
| 3/19/2013 | March of Dimes |
| 3/12/2013 | Diane Stanley and Chef Brad Scott, Scott Community College |
| 1/29/2013 | Judi Sarafin, Egypt travelogue |
| 1/22/2013 | Chris Ciasto, Quad Cities Women’s Outdoor Club |
| 1/15/2013 | Patrik Levesque and Matt Lawson, QC Dekhockey |
| 12/18/2012 | Rhonda Halterman and Rochelle Larson, LivWell Seniors |
| 12/11/2012 | David Deuth, Weerts Funeral Home |
| 11/27/2012 | Steve Grimes, Bettendorf Parks and Recreation |
| 11/20/2012 | Kevin Wolf, Make a Wish Foundation |
| 11/13/2012 | Shane Huff, Quad City River Bandits |
| 10/30/2012 | Laurie Pfannenstiel, Business Advantage Program at MidAmerican Energy |
| 10/16/2012 | Jay Justin, Big Brothers/Big Sisters |
| 10/2/2012 | Dave McCammant, MidAmerican Energy |
| 9/25/2012 | Kim Findley, Putnam Museum |
| 9/11/2012 | Emily Gordon, Rick’s House of Hope |
| 8/28/2012 | Virginia Helble, Supplemental Emergency Assistance Program (SEAP) |
| 8/21/2012 | Jenny Hager, Bethany for Children and Families |
| 8/14/2012 | Ryan Collins, Exceutive Director, Midwest Writing Center |
| 7/31/2012 | Elisa Topper, Director, Bettendorf Public Library |
| 7/24/2012 | Tyler Dryg, Fulbright Scholar |
| 7/17/2012 | Senior Health Insurance Information Program |
| 7/10/2012 | Tony Singh, Applachian Trail through-hiker |
| 6/26/2012 | Mike, Peterson, home inspector |
| 6/19/2012 | Bill Connors, Community Development Director for the City of Bettendorf |
| 6/12/2012 | Maria Bribriesco and Linda Miller, candidates for State Representative in District 94 |
| 5/29/2012 | Kristin Meyer, Zach Meyer, and Tyson Danner, Davenport Junior Theatre |
| 5/15/2012 | Mark Smith, Hand in Hand |
| 5/8/2012 | Steve Brundies and Ellen Clow, Mississippi Valley Blues Society |
| 4/24/2012 | Sylvia Seymour, Master Gardener from Iowa Extension |
| 4/17/2012 | Dave Phillips, coordinator of Asbury United Methodist’s Garden Ministry |
| 3/21/2012 | Dr. Don Doucette, Chancellor, Eastern Iowa Community College |
| 2/28/2012 | John Reed and Cheryl Stein, U. S. Cellular |
| 2/21/2012 | Cyndi Koenes and Katie Evans, Good Samaritan Society Senior Care |
| 2/14/2012 | Lori Bruning, Volunteer Coordinator at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice |
| 1/31/2012 | Mark Fitkin, Outreach Coordinator, Bettendorf Public Library |
| 1/24/2012 | Kathy Wine, Quad City Wild Places |
| 1/17/2012 | Steve VanDyke, director of Community Development for the City of Bettendorf |
| 1/3/2012 | Jessi Black, Director of Community Arts for Quad City Arts |
| 12/20/2011 | Jeff Reiter, Family Museum |
| 12/13/2011 | Dave O’Connell, speaking on trip to China |
| 11/29/2011 | Dr. Theron Schutte, Bettendorf School District Superintendent |
| 11/22/2011 | Dr. Tracy Nelson from Nelson Chiropractic |
| 11/15/2011 | Doug Rick, project manager with the Iowa Department of Transportation |
| 11/1/2011 | Bob Gallagher and Dave Thede, candidates for mayor |
| 10/18/2011 | Patricia Malinee, candidate for mayor |
| 10/11/2011 | Pork Producers |
| 9/20/2011 | discoveredmoney.com |
| 8/30/2011 | Superintendents of Pleasant Valley and Bettendorf schools |
| 8/23/2011 | Midwest Intellectual Property Management |
| 8/16/2011 | Lt. Gov. Jim Connell |
| 7/26/2011 | Camp Abe Lincoln |
| 7/12/2011 | Iron Kids Triathlon |
| 6/14/2011 | Augustana Basketball |
| 5/31/2011 | Scott County Humane Society |
| 5/24/2011 | Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District |
| 5/17/2011 | Junior Achievement |
| 5/10/2011 | United Way, Imagination Library |
| 4/26/2011 | Judy Rands, Haiti missionary |
| 4/20/2011 | River Bandits |
| 4/12/2011 | Our Lady of Victory Youth Ministry , 5K Run/Walk |
| 3/15/2011 | Scott Community College Culinary Arts |
| 2/22/2011 | Genesis Systems Group |
| 2/15/2011 | Mississippi Valley Blues Society, Blues in School |
| 1/25/2011 | Bucktown Revue |
| 1/18/2011 | Bettendorf Public Library, eBooks |
| 1/11/2011 | QC Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mississippi Valley Welcome Center |
| 12/21/2010 | Corps of Engineers |
| 12/14/2010 | Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Midori |
| 11/16/2010 | Bettendorf City Administrator |
| 11/9/2010 | Superintendent of Pleasant Valley Schools |
| 10/12/2010 | United Way, Achieve Quad Cities |
| 9/21/2010 | Habitat for Humanity |
| 8/17/2010 | Niabi Zoo |
| 7/27/2010 | Vera French Foundation |
| 7/13/2010 | Family Enrichment Center of Davenport |
| 6/29/2010 | Faye’s Field |
| 6/22/2010 | Mayor Mike Freemore |
| 5/25/2010 | Bettendorf Park Ambassador Program |
| 4/27/2010 | Mississippi Area AEA, preschool development |
| 4/6/2010 | Juan Diez Rancheros |
| 3/30/2010 | Roger Ruthard, author |
| 3/23/2010 | Quad City Bike Club |
| 3/16/2010 | John Albrecht, former Secret Service agent |
| 2/23/2010 | Northwest Bank and Trust, naming your executor |
| 2/16/2010 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, service dog |
| 2/9/2010 | Quad Cities Polo Club |
| 1/19/2010 | Family Museum |
| 1/12/2010 | Kids Against Hunger |
| 12/9/2009 | Toys for Tots |
| 10/20/2009 | Cribbs Landscaping |
| 10/13/2009 | Rebuilding Together (formerly Hearts and Hammers) |
| 5/28/2009 | Junior Achievement |
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