“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.” ― Salvador Dali

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS         

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

 

Mary K is planning a service project for our club. Feeding Our Kids will take place Saturday, March 27, from 10 to Noon with 10 volunteers needed. Mary K will send out more information.

 

Suggestions are welcomed for March’s Bucket Bucks. Please forward your suggestions to Mary K.

 

Darrell mentioned, and demonstrated, how to gain access to past club meeting programs via our website.

 

Program/Club Meeting

 

Because our speaker was unable to attend, Mary Hodson provided information about the “Youth Build” project with the Champaign County Housing Authority.  The mission of “Youth Build” is to help young people further their education with a focus on becoming involved in the construction trades. Right now, they are having a clothing drive for gently used shirts, pants, belts to be worn for interviews. Mary will send out additional information about the clothing drive. 

 

A general club discussion took place on future meetings for our club. Comments were heard about several topics including when and where we will start back with in person meetings such as at Lodgic and/or outside at Champaign Park District facilities. The types of meetings such as Zoom, hybrid Zoom (meeting available in person and online), and Facebook live also received comments. 

 

David Strand, a past member who is now living in Lafayette, Indiana, attended today’s meeting. He is an assistant governor in his district and shared with us what clubs are doing in his district and how they are dealing with the Covid pandemic. He mentioned as clubs deal with remote meetings the positives are the variety and pool of speakers has widened greatly. With speakers from anywhere in the country being now accessible on Zoom meetings. Clubs are saving money as they no longer are paying for their meeting spaces and while struggling with fundraisers they are using those saved dollars for service projects.

 

He also mentioned that “Rotary Satellite” clubs are being formed. They are smaller clubs that set their own dues, rules and meeting times. This added flexibility provides an appeal for younger members and older retired members alike who may shy away from weekly meetings. These clubs may meet once a month and have a monthly social.   

 

 

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  Mar 4th Mar 11th Mar 18th Mar 25th
         
Reflection Allan Penwell Ed Perry Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite
Notetaker Perry Hodson Conforti Perry

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

*All meetings via Zoom unless otherwise noted*

 

March 4th – Julie Pryde, Public Health Administrator, C-U Public Health District will discuss COVID-19 (Bob)

March 11th – Robin Stapf, Training and Recruitment Coordinator, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) (Cary)

March 18th – Lisa Wilson, Executive Director, CU Refugee Center (Charlie)

March 25th – Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Director of the Illinois Program in Constitutional Theory, History, and Law will discuss the First Amendment (Tom)

April 1st – TBD (Diana)

April 8th – TBD (Bob)

April 15th – TBD (Cary)

April 22nd – TBD (Charlie)

April 29th – Club Social – details TBD

May 6th – TBD (Ondine)

May 13th – TBD (Tom)

May 20th – TBD (Bob)

May 27th – TBD (Cary)

June 3rd – TBD (Charlie)

June 10th – TBD (Mary)

June 17th – TBD (Ondine)

June 24th – Pass the Gavel ceremony