ANNOUNCEMENTS
(notes courteous of the erudite Mary Hodson)

Stand-in President Chuck welcomed our RYE, Ida Similia and her father, Esse. He is a Rotarian and farmer from Finland.

The Cunningham Children’s Home Festival of Quilts is April 12 and 13. Tickets are only $5 and can be purchased from B.J. Lytle.

PROGRAM

Jim introduced Reverend James Ellison from St. Nicholas Orthodox Church. Last year, Father James and his wife Linda started a local chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA. Linda is the Bereavement Coordinator for infant deaths at Carle Hospital.

BP/USA seeks to provide a haven for all bereaved parents to meet together and to aid and support those who have lost a child, brother, sister or grandchild regardless of race, creed or financial status. Together they learn how little it matters where they live, what color or level of affluence or what faith they uphold as they confront the tragedies of their children’s deaths. Another goal is to inform and educate professionals, friends, employers, co-workers, clergy and others on the nature of parental and sibling or grand-parental grief.

Meetings include programs and discussions. They are held at 4:30 PM on the second Sunday of each month at the Champaign Public Library.

 

Mar 7th Mar 14th Mar 21st Mar 28th
Introductions Andrew Kerins Dave Krchak Benny Lapid Han Liang
Invocation Chuck Reifsteck Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Mitch Schluter
Greeters Andrew Kerins Dave Krchak Benny Lapid Han Liang
Ed Perry Marsha Reardon Chuck Reifsteck Rod Roberts
Song Leader Penn Nelson Gary Olsen Scott Paceley Robb Patton
Notetaker Lintner Conforti Chamberlain Perry

Upcoming Schedule

Mar 7 – Lana Sample, Senior Services through the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Mar 14 – John Alexander, Executive Director of the Danville YMCA.  Immediately following the meeting will be a special meeting for the WILL Community Conversation.  This special meeting will take 60-75 minutes.

Mar 21 – Kimberlie Kranich, Director of Community Content and Engagement, Illinois Public Media

Mar 28 – David and Dorothy Deem will discuss upholstering and furniture

Apr 4 – Chuck Reifsteck will discuss his recent experience with UFOs

April 11 –

April 18th – Karen Kane and Yvette Whitely, Daily Bread Soup Kitchen