“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson 

 

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust 

 

“There’s a graveyard in northern France where all the dead boys from D-Day are buried. The white crosses reach from one horizon to the other. I remember looking it over and thinking it was a forest of graves. But the rows were like this, dizzying, diagonal, perfectly straight, so after all it wasn’t a forest but an orchard of graves. Nothing to do with nature, unless you count human nature.” ― Barbara Kingsolver 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the unconventional and unorthodox Paul Conforti)

 

Our Rotary District 6490 has a goal of $100/year gift giving per Rotarian. Giving works because Rotary works. Rotary is proud that 90.8 percent of donations go straight to supporting service projects. For every $1 Rotary commits to polio eradication, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $2. Ask a CU Sunrise board member to help you plan the best way to achieve this goal.

 

Some quick statistics:

–110 members signed up for Rotary Direct (automated giving)

–251 Paul Harris Fellows

–70 Paul Harris Society Members

—7 Major Donors

—Annual Fund contributions to date = $202,898

–Polio Plus contributions to date equal $46,050

–Endowment Fund contributions to date equal $10,525

 

PROGRAM

 

Andrew introduced our speaker for the week, Andy Robinson.  Andy works on the retro-commissioning team at the University of Illinois.  He also gives educational solar power hour talks in Urbana-Champaign for the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA).  Solar energy in U-C was the focus of his presentation.

Andy’s program centered on the steps, results and benefits of residential and commercial solar energy conversions.  For example, a typical 7.8kw home solar energy roof installation has a cost of about $24,000. With incentives that cost nets at around $10,000. This is paid back in power bill savings in 7 years. Over 25 years it is estimated to save the residential home owner $51,000.

MREA worked with local contractors to get a bid on volume pricing to help lower the cost for individual homeowners and business owners.  New Prairie Construction Company won the bid for this year’s solar installations through MREA, and they are a great resource to evaluate your home or business on the feasibility of installing a solar energy system. This evaluation is free of charge.

In addition, Andy noted that the U/I Credit Union is offering low interest solar loans for Champaign County homeowners.

 

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  June 29th July 6th July 13th July 20th
Introductions Candy Loyd BJ Lytle Ben Mast John McDaniel
Invocation Oktay Baran Michelle Barbey Keith Brandau Reuben Chambers
Greeters Candy Loyd BJ Lytle Ben Mast John McDaniel
Ethan Chew Robb Patton Allan Penwell Ed Perry
Song Leader John McDaniel Phyllis Mischo Scott Paceley Robb Patton
Notetaker Perry Penwell Hodson Lintner
Decker Weeding Kerins Kamerer Stull LaCharite
Next Weekend        
Decker Garden Simpson Simpson LaCharite LaCharite
Watering        

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee member responsible listed in parentheses)

June 29th – Pass the Gavel and Annual Club Awards Presentation

July 6th – Joe Rank, U of I Foundation, will discuss Illinois at 150 (Mary)

July 13th – Professor Leslie Looney, Director, Laboratory for Astronomical Imaging, UIUC will discuss the total solar eclipse on 8/21/17 (Phyllis)

July 20th – District Governor’s visit

July 27th – TBD (Tod)

August 3rd – TBD (Tom)

August 10th – Kenny Chumbley, author of The Green Children, Literary Classics Book Award Finalist (Mary & Jen)

August 17th – TBD (Phyllis)

August 24th – TBD (Tod)

August 31st – TBD (Social)

September 7th – TBD

September 14th – TBD

September 21st – TBD

September 28th – TBD