ANNOUNCEMENTS
(notes provided by the erudite Mary Hodson
President Jeff introduced Jennifer Large from the American Cancer Society. She invited members to participate in a cancer research study. Participants will initially complete a survey and give a blood sample. After that, they will complete a survey every three years for the next 20-30 years. See www.cancer.org/cps3 for more information.
Jeff invited members to join his team at the Mahomet Golf Outing, scheduled for 1 PM on May 9. See Jeff for more information.
Rod introduced Kelly Hill from the Habitat for Humanity. She invited CU Sunrise members to spend a Saturday helping build a Habitat House.
Eric Batsie asked members to join him on April 27. He will be helping Washington School pack in preparation for its upcoming move.
PROGRAM
President Jeff introduced University of Illinois Baseball head coach Dan Hartlieb. The coach is beginning his 8th season as head coach. He talked about his team and current fundraising efforts.
The team has 35 players, up to 27 of whom are on a partial scholarship. The Coach does not believe in giving full scholarships. By giving only partial scholarships, he can keep his commitment to the families of players who may not turn out to be as good as hoped. He believes that the Big Ten conference is the most ethical conference in the nation.
The “Dug Out Club” sponsors a “Honor and Serve” event serves a needy group in honor of a branch of the military or a military organization. Last year’s event honored U of I recipients of the GI Bill and raised $7600 for The Boys and Girls Club. This year’s event scheduled for April 28 will be held in honor of Purple Heart recipients. Game Day T-Shirts will be sold. Additionally, the team will wear special jerseys which will be auctioned off. The proceeds will go to The Round House.
Coach Hartlieb hopes to find donors who will share his vision for a new base ball stadium. He would like to expand seating so that the U of I can host regional events, put in 2 concession stands, raise the press box and add suite boxes.
He would also like to raise enough funds to take his team to The Dominican Republic once every four years. This give them 10 more training days and the opportunity to see what it is like for players who come from the Dominican Republic.
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| April 18th | April 25th | May 2nd | May 9th | |
| Introductions | Ben Mast | John McDaniel | Penn Nelson | Gary Olsen |
| Invocation | Kris Young | Harold Adams | Curt Anderson | Oktay Baran |
| Greeters | Ben Mast | John McDaniel | Penn Nelson | Gary Olsen |
| Jen Shelby | Lou Simpson | Cary Woolard | Kris Young | |
| Song Leader | Marsha Reardon | Chuck Reifsteck | Rod Roberts | Tod Satterthwaite |
| Notetaker | Lintner | Conforti | Chamberlain | Perry |
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Upcoming Schedule
April 18th – Karen Kane and Yvette Whitely, Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
April 25th – Eliabeth Buckley, Developmental Specialist at Provena Covenant Medical Center, will discuss Women4Women
May 2nd – Ida Simila, Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) student
May 9th – Debbie Hirschi from Champaign West will discuss their project with the Ministerios de Fey Vida Nueva in Honduras
May 16th – David and Dorothy Deem will discuss upholstering and furniture
May 23rd – Dr. Tom Ramage, President of Parkland College
