“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.” – Wayne Dyer – 1940-2015 – Author and Speaker

 

“A little progress each day adds up to big results.” – Diana Martin – Author

 

“Life is too short to waste. Sometimes bravery is simply choosing to take the next step without fully knowing the path.” – Glennon Doyle – American Author

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by Lisa Crane)

 

August 21, 5-7pm – Tom Costello Golf Outing and Corn Roast

 

August 21-26 Annual Rotary Blood Drive  Urbana Donor Center 1408 W. University call ImpactLife at (800)747-5401

 

August 26, 8:30am -3:30pm – Rotary Leadership Institute

 

August 31 (5th Thursday) Group decided to meet at Tryptych in Savoy. We may be able to get a tour. Cary will check into it.

 

September 8 & 9 – District Conference here at Holiday Inn. Information was already emailed.

 

October 8, 1-4pm Gary Olsen Celebration of Life & Shelter Box USA  Fundraiser

 

November 9 – CU Sunrise Anniversary / Veteran’s Day Dinner @ CITY VIEW

 

Tree for Lou Simpson plaque will read :  Lou Simpson Champaign Urbana Sunrise Rotary Charter Member “Once met never forgotten”

 

Bucket Bucks:

August – CU at Home

September – Books to Prisoners

 

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

 

August 21 – 26 – CU Sunrise Diaper Drive still openings to sign up. See Darrell

 

September 2, 9-11am – SALT & LIGHT in Urbana

 

September 9, 10-11am – Feeding our Kids @  Hope Center

 

September 30, 3-10pm – DSC’s Octoberfest in downtown Champaign

 

October 14, 6am-noon – Rotary booth at the Urbana Farmer’s Market

 

PROGRAM

 

Last week’s speaker was District Governor Janet Ellis Nelson.  Nelson is a Danville native, and she talked about her family history, her struggles, and the importance of hard work and education.

 

Before joining Champaign Rotary in 2014, she was the sponsor for the Interact Club at Centennial for 10 yrs. Her son was a youth exchange student to Japan in high school. When he came back, he later joined Rotary and served as the Rotary exchange liaison.

 

She told us about her humble beginnings to show that “Rotary helps ordinary people to do great things.”

 

In May 2021 Centennial created a scholarship award Janet Ellis Nelson award for those who have been involved with Interact.

 

She brought forms for Rotary Direct and spoke of how easy it is to donate, and in donating one can become a Paul Harris recipient.  She called Robb Patton to the front to receive his Paul Harris pin and thanked him for donating. 

 

GIVE THE GIFT OF ROTARY cards were also available. 

 

Janet also reiterated the National President’s mantra mental health & wellness focus. 

 

This year she has $46k to give in district in grants.  She also has $300 to give away to Interact groups.

 

Janet encouraged members to attend the upcoming conference. There are two membership sessions and several speakers who will be very insightful. 

 

She was impressed with our impactful service and challenged us to increase our membership. 

 

There will be a Disaster response grant to Rotary clubs in Maui. 

 

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  Aug 24th Aug 31st Sept 7th Sept 14th
Introductions Darrell Mary Hodson Darrell Hoemann Michael Hogue
Reflection Ed Perry Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite
Greeters Oktay Mary Hodson Darrell Hoemann Michael Hogue
Ed Perry Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite
Notetaker Conforti Perry Hodson Crane

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

August 24th – Joe Rank, Taste of Northern Italy

August 31st – 5th Thursday – No morning meeting

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

September 14th – TBD

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 – TBD

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

October 19th – TBD

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

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

August 24 – Allan Penwell

August 30 – Darrell Hoemann

August 30 – Ed Perry