Kathleen Pohlig gave a presentation to the Alexandria Rotary Club today about her experience as a new bookstore owner (Cherry Street Books).
Located at 503 Broadway in Alexandria, Cherry Street Books is open 9-5:30 M-W, 9-7 Thurs, 9-5:30 Fri & Sat and 12-4 on Sunday.
Kathleen has a strong connection to the Alexandria Rotary Club as her father, Roscoe, was an active Rotary member whose contributions are still having affect today through the Rotary Foundation.
At this week's Rotary meeting, Al Olsen, a volunteer at the Caring Hand's Dental Clinic, shared information about the non-profit dental service where lower income patients of all ages are provided with limited dental procedures.
The idea started in 2002 when local dentists, such as Rotarian Joe Haack, began a call rotation at the Douglas County Hospital emergency room to help the patients who would go there for help for dental problems.
Focusing on urgent care, public education and recruitment of new dentists, the Task Force of the West Central Dental Resources began researching locations for a dental clinic. With support from the community it became a reality.
The Caring Hands Dental Clinic is located in Suite 44 of the Marion Building. The clinic has 3 fully equipped examining rooms and is open only on Fridays. Booked solid with a waiting list, the clinic sees patients of all ages. Dentists such as Rotary's Joe Haack donate their time on Friday's to help the clinic's patients.
It was a busy day at the Broadway Ballroom and as a result the March 27th Alexandria Rotary Club meeting was moved into Fat Daddy's. Jody Hintzen is the Program
Coordinator for 4-H in Douglas County and she took time out of her schedule to update Rotarians on the successes of 4-H members that have benefited from contributions from the Alexandria Rotary Club.
Todd Emmons is the 2008-2009 President-Elect for the Alexandria Rotary Club. At this week's meeting, Todd shared his experiences from his recent training for his term as President provided by District 5950. Todd also shared his goals for the Alexandria Rotary Club during his term and his passion for the eradication of polio.
Todd is the Director at Innovative Companies located at 2715 Hwy 29 South in Alexandria.
Someplace Safe was incorporated in 1979 as a 501c3, private non-profit corporation dedicated to serving victims of domestic violence by providing a 24-hour emergency shelter for battered women and their children. In December of 1979, they expanded their services to include victims of sexual assault and general crimes. Rotary was joined at the March 13th meeting by Someplace Safe's Susie Trexler. Susie talked about how they are striving to create a safer world for everyone by working to eliminate violence and oppression through advocacy, education and services.
In Alexandria, Someplace Safe is located in the Marian Building.
