“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller – 1880-1968 – Author

 

“A mind that is stretched by new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes – 1841-1935, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

 

“The process of spotting fear and refusing to obey it is the source of all true empowerment.” – Martha Beck – Author-Speaker-Life Coach

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the unorthodox and unconventional Paul Conforti)

 

Elvis sang America the Beautiful

 

Our club welcomed back Jerry Payonk who has renewed his membership.  He was previously a club member from 1992-2004. Jerry is a civil engineer with Clark Dietz specializing in traffic. His wife, Janet, is an engineer with Vermilion County. They have two daughters. He has a twin brother. He is a passionate fan and collector of science fiction films of the 1950s. 

 

PROGRAM

 

Our guest speaker was Evelyn Shapiro, Promotions Manager at the Champaign Public Library.

 

Evelyn Shapiro grew up by the ocean in Portland, Maine, and spent time living in the San Francisco Bay Area before landing in Champaign-Urbana. She is promotions manager at Champaign Public Library and loves collaborative projects that bolster our sense of connection as a community.

 

Evelyn studied art at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and has immersed herself in the world of publishing and marketing since—learning the software and design strategies along the way. For 10 years she ran her own design studio here. With more than 75 published books and CDs, her award-winning designs have received top honors from Parents’ Choice, University College and Designers Association, and the Chicago Book Clinic. From the San Francisco Bay Guardian weekly newspaper to Phoenix Publishing to Krannert Art Museum and now Champaign Public Library, Evelyn has enjoyed having a key role in designing effective solutions for marketing to diverse audiences.

Evelyn promotes the concept of the modern library in which our library is much more than a building to check out books, but instead functions as a cornerstone of community interaction through not only creative outreach and a information resource but also as a center for a variety of community activities.

The Champaign Public Library’s strategic plan is to inspire, inform and connect our community through access and outreach, workforce development, early learning, technology and community building.

The Champaign Public Library offers a number of different programs and services, including Kanopy and Kanopy Kids, genealogy, Gale Online Learning teams, Summer Reading Challenges, Crafty Adult Workshops, Writer’s Workshops, and more.

Evelyn Shapiro can be reached at 217-403-5365 or at eshapiro@champaign.org

 

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Reflection Allan Penwell Ed Perry Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite
Notetaker Perry Penwell Hodson Conforti
Decker Weeding Johnson      
Next Weekend        

 

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

*All meetings via Zoom*

 

August 27th – Mary Ellen Wuellner, Executive Director, Champaign County Forest Preserve District (Andrew)

September 3rd – Caleb Miller, Senior Vice President of Surgical Services, Carle Foundation Hospital (Bob)

September 10th – Bryant Seraphin, Chief of Police, City of Urbana  (Cary)

September 17th – Robert Lawless, Max L. Rowe Professor of Law, UIUC  (Tom)

September 24th – Sarah Livesay, Executive Director, Grand Prairie Friends (Andrew)

October 1st – TBD 

October 8th – Dr. Barbara Jones, Chair of the Urbana Rotary Peace Building Committee (Mary)

October 15th – TBD (Ondine)

October 22nd – TBD (Tom)

October 29th – TBD 

November 5th – TBD (Bob)

November 12th – TBD (Cary)

November 19th – TBD (Charlie)

November 26th – No meeting – Thanksgiving

December 3rd – TBD