“When times are good, be grateful, and when times are tough, be graceful.” – Dustin Poirier – Professional Mixed Martial Artist

 

“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there’s love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald – 1917-1996 – Singer

 

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” – Herman Melville – 1819-1891 – American Novelist

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Last week there was no morning meeting.  Instead, a social was held at Triptych Brewing in Savoy.

 

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  Sept 7th Sept 14th Sept 21st Sept 28th
Introductions Darrell Hoemann Mary Hodson Michael Hogue Larry Johnson
Reflection Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Jarrod Scheunemann
Greeters Darrell Hoemann Mary Hodson Michael Hogue Larry Johnson
Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Jarrod Scheunemann
Notetaker Perry Hodson Crane Conforti

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

September 7th – Rachel Graham, Director of Operations, Crisis Nursery will discuss the State of the Nursery

September 14th – Jim Keiken, Director of the Illinois Fire Institute (Mary)

September 21st – Poets Corey Van Landingham and Chris Kempf (Thom) 

September 28th – Jarrod Scheunemann will discuss his mission trip and park development project in Bilisht, Albania

October 5th – Club Assembly

October 12th – Brittany Millington, Director, Champaign Public Library (Thom)

October 19th – Dr.  Nestor Ramirez  will give a summary of his OLLI class on Polio

October 26th –  John Clark, who will discuss Storybook, a program that allows inmates to maintain a connection to children by recording stories for their children (Mary)

November 2nd – Dr. Dan Simons, Professor, Psychology, UIUC, co-author of “The Invisible Gorilla” and “Nobody’s Fool”

November 9th – no morning meeting – Anniversary Dinner at CityView

November 16th – TBD

November 23rd – Turkey Day – no morning meeting

November 30th – TBD

December 7th – TBD

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

September 11 – Eddie Bridges

September 25 – Tod Satterthwaite