“All that you could ever desire is already present and only waits to be matched by your beliefs.” – Neville Goddard – 1905-1972 – Author-Influential Teacher

 

“Energy is contagious. Surround yourself with those who inspire you to shine through the fog!” – Anonymous

 

“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb – Author-Illustrator

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the distinguished gentleman from Connecticut, Sir Edward Perry)

 

Robb thanked everyone for participating in another successful Fruit Sale fundraiser!  Approximately 450 cases of fruit were sold by the club. Robb and Tod added a Fruit sales table at Lincoln Square this past Saturday to help with the club’s total sales.

 

The Club’s bell ringing for the Salvation Army was a success with no wrist injuries reported! 

 

Paul announced that the annual CU Sunrise College Bowl Games Fundraiser will be started with half the proceeds going to the Club’s Foundation. 

 

There will not be a meeting on Thursday before Christmas, but a Zoom Social Meeting is being planned for the evening of December 30th.

 

PROGRAM

 

Our Annual Holiday Party took place last Thursday. Mary K organized the fun party which included a lively “White Elephant” gift exchange. “Unwanted” wrapped gifts were brought in by each member and each member/guest received a gift.

 

A sincere thank you and/or laughter followed each gift unwrapping. Gifts included books, wine, canned unsalted carrots, chili, a “Sham-Wow” towel set, a Singing Bass, lottery tickets, joke books, large wooden artistic African Mask, block planes, glass duck door stop, indoor herb growing lights and herb containers and much much more. The loudest laughter was heard as a rare, one of a kind, “Nut Cracker” gift was unwrapped.

 

The holiday festivities ended with a heart warming “Joy to the World”.  

 

PROGRAM UPDATE

Please see the photo below that was sent by our recent guest speaker, Ellen Miller, of a mural on a bridge right before the Mexico-U.S. border.

 

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  Dec 30th Jan 6th Jan 13th Jan 20th
Introductions No Eddie Bridges Paul Conforti Diana Dummitt
Reflection morning Oktay Baran Michelle Barbey Eddie Bridges
Greeters meeting. Eddie Bridges Paul Conforti Diana Dummitt
Evening Jerry Payonk Allan Penwell Ed Perry
Notetaker social. Hodson Conforti Perry

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

 

December 30th – No morning meeting.  Evening Zoom social instead

January 6th – TBD

January 13th – Dr. Kristin Hoganson, the Stanley S. Stroup Professor of United States History at UIUC will discuss her book, “The Heartland: An American History” (Tom)

January 20th – Jeremy Greer will discuss his epic 212 mile hike of the John Muir Trail (Ondine)

January 27th – Brant Houston, Professor and Knight Chair in Investigative & Enterprise Reporting, UIUC (Bob)

February 3rd – TBD 

February 10th – TBD (Cary)

February 17th – TBD (Charlie)

February 24th – TBD (Joe)

March 3rd – TBD 

March 10th – TBD (Mary)

March 17th – TBD (Ondine)

March 24th – TBD (Tom)

March 31st – TBD

April 7th – TBD

April 14th – TBD (Bob)

April 21st – TBD (Cary)

April 28th – TBD (Charlie)

May 5th – TBD

May 12th – TBD (Joe)