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The 'Hawkeyes in Paradise' team
did a FANTASTIC job at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
2007, selling 50 pizzas in four hours to help raise over $3,000 to help
in the fight against cancer. A HUGE thanks go out to Ben and Mary Klaus, who deliverd ALL 50 pizzas in two
shifts. Also thanks to our corporate Sponsor- Ron Dao's
Pizza. WIthout them, the sucess of the evening would not have
been possible.
Also a big Thank-you to all those that helped throughout the evening! Pictured L to R:
Amanda Gutierrez, Neva Weisskopf, Sharon Parody, Tom
Anderson, Danny Weisskopf, Greg Maaske, Justin McBride, Amber Jandik,
Ken
Jandik, Shannon Maaske (holding Ava Maaske), Marlys Garland. Not pictured, Larry Garland because he was
the team member walking on the track at the time.
UIAA
Wins 2006 Pride of CASE Awards
The
University of Iowa Alumni Association has won several awards from the
regional chapter of the Council for the Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE). Iowa Clubs won three separate
awards. Iowa was the only school to win in the best practices in
Alumni Relations category with Paradise
Iowa Club taking
Silver for the Troop Care Package Project,
and the Memphis Iowa Club
taking Gold for their Hawkeye Style
cookbook. The Troop Care Package Project Also won Gold for
best volunteer engagement. CONGRATULATIONS
UIAA!
Earlier
this year, the Paradise Club's “Iowa
Troop Care Packages” was awarded a gold medal from the international
arm of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in
its 2006 Circle of Excellence competition. This project was
submitted for consideration by the UI Alumni Association’s Susan
Griffith. According to the May 11 letter announcing this award,
111 entries were judged in the “Alumni Relations Programs” category and
one grand gold medal, five gold medals, five silver medals, and two
bronze medals were awarded. This marks the third Circle of
Excellence awards for Iowa Club projects in the past five years.
BIG
BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS VOLUNTEER DAY
On Saturday, July 30th, a
small but
sturdy group of Paradise club members donated time, muscle and sweat to
the SW Florida Big Brothers and Big sisters program. A lot of
landscaping got done before the beer and pizza arrived!
A group shot of the tired Hawks.
Our initial round of packges have arrived in IRAQ! We were able to send
over 120lbs of
supplies to the troops from Iowa. The following are pictures from the
366th PAD(M) based out of Des Moines, Iowa!
From left to right: Staff Sergeant Michele
Uitermarkt (kneeling), Sergeant Shelaine Tuytschaevers, Specialist Joe
Villines, Major David Cruse (commander of the MPAD), Staff Sergeant Ray
Calef, Staff Sergeant Bob Mitchell (kneeling).
Stack of boxes from the Hawkeyes in
Paradise--14 total--weighing over 120 lbs.
HAWKEYE SUCCESS AT RELAY FOR LIFE
CONGRATULATIONS
PARADISE IOWA CLUB!
FT.
MYERS RELAY FOR LIFE
2005 NEW TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNER!
The Hawkeyes that showed up at the Lee County Sports Complex had a
great time at the Ft. Myers Relay for Life Event. From 6pm April 21st
to 10am April 22nd, there was a Hawkeye walking the track to help in
the fight against cancer. With money raised on site and from the
raffles held during game-watches, the Paradise Iowa Club was able to
donate over $800 towards the fight against cancer!
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