Announcements:  There is no meeting on July 3rd.  However, all are encouraged to participate on our "float" in the West Des Moines parade that evening.  We will be featuring our bicycle project.

Northwest Club is sponsoring the Charles Gabus Memorial Ride on June 23rd.  There are several routes, from a family ride to longer routes - up to 73 miles (great for those training for RAGBRAI).

Incoming Officers:
President - Chris Nelson
President Elect - Tom Narak
Vice President - Al Cross
Secretary - Harold Hulleman
Assistant Secretary - Norm Pogemiller
Treasurer - Doug Hillman
Service - Adam Nelson
Administration - Tyler Price
Membership - Mike Foss
Past President - Jamie Bunn

Sgt. at Arms: Todd Wishman grew up in Urbandale and majored in Finance at the University of Iowa.  He began his career working for several different banks which were successively purchased by another bank.  Todd is now the VP and Senior Lending Officer at Bankers Trust.  He's married to Stephanie, and keeps busy with 4 children and their activities.

Speaker:  We welcomed Todd Richardson, from Patch.com, a community-specific news, information, and engagement platform specifically designed for a particular community.  Patch.com has 860 "locations," and 9 specific to Iowa - one right here in West Des Moines.  Patch is built so that community members can post announcements and photos, participate in discussions, and learn more about the local businesses. Local businesses can advertise, which can actually raise the Google ranking of the business.  The web-site is updated several times throughout the day.  If you haven't had a chance to check it out, the site is at westdesmoines.patch.com.