“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson 

 

“Educating yourself does not mean that you were stupid in the first place; it means that you are intelligent enough to know that there is plenty left to learn.” ― Melanie Joy 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the erudite Mary Hodson)

 

The Club thanked Barb Linter for her service to CU Sunrise and to the many children of our community whose lives she has touched.   

 

CU Sunrise will be participating in a joint club District Grant application to help fund a permanent homeless men’s shelter in Champaign.  Our club will be contributing $500.

 

There will be no morning meeting on August 31.   Those who are going on the Slow Ride will meet at the Tumble Inn at 5:15 PM.  Bring your own drinks.

 

Help is needed for the Habitat Build scheduled for 8 AM to 3 PM on August 26.   Contact Tod.

 

Mary announced that the “Almost A Trio” will be giving a free concert at Champaign County Nursing Home at 2:00 PM on August 27.   Ice cream will be provided by The Red Bicycle.

 

The joint District Conference and Zone Institute will be held on Sept. 8-9 in Springfield.  

 

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Jennifer Shelby talked about the latest projects at Shatterglass.  

 

They have postponed production of “Rantoul or Die”.  They are still working on getting the life rights for “Death of Innocence”, the documentary about Emmet Till.

 

In the meantime, Shatter Glass has two new projects.  The first is a film about Roger Ebert and his concept of empathy in films.  The other new project is a feature length live action film of a popular graphic novel called “Revival”.   

 

Shatter Glass is working with Revival creators Tim Seeley and Mike Norton on this project.  “Revival” is the story of a Wisconsin town where the dead come back to life one day each winter.  The sister of the female protagonist was mysteriously murdered and she is one who comes back.    The movie is being filmed in Wausaw, Wisconsin.

 

They have hired a casting director and hope to attract one or two big name actors to play short parts that would involve only a few days of shooting.  These include David Morse, Kurt Russell, Patrick Stewart and Christopher Plummer.

 

Jennifer said that they are in the development stage and she passed around a copy of the “Director’s Look Book” to show one way that they promote the film concept.   They are looking for 100 investors who could contribute $40 K each.  Investors typically get perks such as cameo appearances, free bacon for life, and back rubs on set by the one-and-only Jen Shelby (limited time offer).   

   

 

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  Aug 24th Aug 31st Sept 7th Sept 14th
Introductions Ed Perry Tod Satterthwaite Angie Schoonover Jen Shelby
Invocation Mary Hodson Darrell Hoemann Larry Johnson Andrew Kerins
Greeters Ed Perry Tod Satterthwaite Angie Schoonover Jen Shelby
Billy Stull Jeff Van Buren Cary Woolard Adam Wright
Song Leader Jen Shelby Lou Simpson Billy Stull Jeff Van Buren
Notetaker Conforti Perry Penwell Hodson
Decker Weeding Simpson Simpson Simpson  
Next Weekend        
Decker Garden Simpson Simpson Simpson  
Watering        

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

August 24th – Don White, retired Professor in Crop Sciences, UIUC, will discuss the Master Gardener program (Tod)

August 31st – No morning meeting – Club Social on the Slow Ride

September 7th – First Followers (Ethan)

September 14th – Belegarth Medieval Combat Society (Ethan) (Meeting in Savoy Room)

September 21st – Meagan Smith, Three Spinners (Mary)

September 28th – Jim Rossow, Vice President-News, News-Gazette Media (Phyllis)

October 5th – State Senator Scott Bennett (Bob)

October 12th – TBD (Tom)

October 19th – TBD (Tod)

October 26th – TBD (Mary)

November 2nd – Derek Fultz, Director of Facilities, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, UIUC will discuss the renovation of the Natural History Building (Phyllis)