Building a Better Community, Together: Frank Klipsch IV on His Father's Collaborative Legacy

At the Rotary Club of Davenport's weekly meeting on August 10, 2026, members welcomed guest speaker Frank Klipsch IV for a heartfelt and inspiring program titled "The Collaborative Community Development Legacy of Frank Klipsch" — a tribute to his late father and a look at how that legacy continues to shape the Quad Cities today.

"The Brain Runs the Show": Matt DeWild Wows the Club with an Interactive Look at Human Optimization

At our weekly meeting on July 27, 2026, Rotary Club of Davenport member Matt DeWild took the floor with a presentation that lived up to its name — "The Brain Runs the Show" — and, by the end, had more than a few members seeing their own bodies in a whole new way.

A Wild Meeting! Rotary Club of Davenport Gathers at the Mississippi Valley Fair — with a Very Special Guest

The Rotary Club of Davenport traded its usual meeting space for the sights and sounds of the fairgrounds on August 3, 2026, hosting its weekly meeting at the Mississippi Valley Fair — and welcoming a guest unlike any the club has seen before: an African serval cat.

Davenport Rotarians Champion the Next Generation of Leaders at 2026 Iowa RYLA

Rotary Club of Davenport members Matt and Molly DeWild joined dozens of Rotarians from clubs across Districts 6000 and 5970 this summer to support the 2026 Iowa Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), a life-changing service leadership conference hosted at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.

State of Banking with Chuck Sorensen — Plus a Special Foundation Honor for Judy Loss

This past week, our club welcomed Chuck Sorensen, President and CEO of American Bank & Trust, for a timely presentation on the State of Banking.

🌟 Davenport Rotarian Spotlight: Nick Reuter

Service Without Borders

When we talk about "Service Above Self," Nick Reuter doesn't just embody the motto — he lives it thousands of miles from home, with a hammer in one hand and an open heart in the other.

Growing Older, Staying Home: What the PACE Program Means for Our Neighbors

There is a particular kind of worry that quietly settles over a family as a parent or grandparent grows older. It rarely arrives all at once. It comes in small moments — a missed dose of medicine, a fall that didn't quite happen but nearly did, one more long drive across town to one more specialist. And beneath all of it sits a heavy, unspoken question: How long can Mom stay in her own home?

Walk Through Rotary History: A Chicago Tour with Rotary/One — June 30

Mark your calendars for June 30 and join Rotary/One President Nancy Kalchbrenner for a one-of-a-kind bus-and-walking tour across Chicago, honoring the city's memorials, flags, and the birthplace of Rotary itself.

Hope at the BRICK House: A Davenport Corner Transformed

At our June 1 meeting, the Rotary Club of Davenport welcomed Joyce Klopp, director of Hope at the BRICK House, who shared the remarkable story of a building — and a neighborhood — turned around.

The two-story brick building at 14th and Ripley wasn't always a place families could count on. For years it operated as the Brick House Bar, with blacked-out windows and a reputation for drug activity, before sitting vacant. Roughly three decades ago, mission-minded volunteers took it over and gave it a new purpose. Today, that same corner is one of central Davenport's most dependable places for kids — a former bar and drug house now devoted entirely to hope.

Rotary Club of Davenport Awards $48,000 to Four Standout High School Seniors

Scholarship fund born from a WWI memorial continues its century-long mission of investing in Davenport students