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HOME > Des Moines Knight Club ties service with fun Des Moines Knight Club ties service with fun
The Des Moines Knight Club recently hosted its Fourth Annual May Term Golf Tournament. The event raises scholarship funds for returning Des Moines-area Wartburg students, as well as money to support local agencies like Creative Community Options, Des Moines Area Religion Council Emergency Food Pantry and Connection Café. It’s a wonderful event! As the Des Moines Knight Club chairperson I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity for the last several years to work with so many other great alumni. The golf tournament, along with the many other events we hold each year, allows us to see many old friends as well as providing us the opportunity to meet many new ones. I appreciate the loyalty so many Wartburg graduates have for their alma mater. In addition to the great social and networking benefits of participating in Knight Club activities, it has also given us the opportunity to carry on the Knights tradition of giving back to future generations of students and the Des Moines community. The concept of service was something my parents instilled in me, and the emphasis on service at Wartburg is something I will always remember and appreciate. My Wartburg experience helped to further my desire to seek out leadership opportunities where I could continue to serve. It is really encouraging to see the commitment to service that exists in so many Wartburg students and alumni, young and old. Seeing the caring hearts of all of these people and knowing that together we can make a difference is what makes all of the work worthwhile. As we near the end of the Year of Community & Civic Engagement and continue through Commission on Mission to examine the values of our college, I encourage you to get involved with an alumni club in your area. If you don’t have a club already, think about starting one, or find other alumni in your area on KnightNet. Either way, get together to have fun and figure out what you can do to carry on the Wartburg tradition of service to your community. Be Orange!
Gina Hibbard ’98 |
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