“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which [they have] overcome while trying to succeed.” – Booker T. Washington – 1856-1915 – Educator-Reformer

“Sometimes the biggest accomplishment in life is to find yourself.” – Luisa Fernanda Cicero – Television Presenter

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick – Short Story Writer-Novelist-Essayist

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Notes provided by Lisa Crane)

 

Ata Durukan celebrates a birthday on February 14th.

February bucket bucks will go to Cunningham Township’s Angel Fund.

 

The Annual Fund Drive will take place now through Mar 15. Our club will match donations.

 

Our first evening meeting time will be at 5:30pm on March 9th. Will probably be at our same meeting location; more details to come. Evening meetings will be at 5:30pm on the 2nd and 5th Thursdays of each month.

We had two honored guests at the meeting.  First, District Governor Elect Janet Ellis Nelson joined us and spoke about a Rotary Leadership opportunity for sophomores from 9am-1pm on Saturday, April 1st.  And second, former CU Sunrise Rotarian Benny Lapid visited.

UPCOMING CLUB VOLUNTEER/SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

We are a Sponsor of the Central Interact Trivia Event on March 24. Michelle will give more info.

We will continue to sponsor the Parkland scholarship.

Feeding our Kids 10-11:30am on Feb 1-11 at the Hope Center. 

Read Across America will take place on March 4th.

There will be an EIF food repack on March 15th.

More info to come on the I READ/ I COUNT event.

PROGRAM

 

Speaker Tiffany Warmoski gave a presentation entitled How Rotary changed our lives for the better.  Technical difficulties prevented her from sharing photos.

 

She joined the Jacksonville Active Rotary club in 2005.  The club is 104 years old.  They have hosted and sponsored exchange students.  She was the youth exchange officer of her club.

She shared some myth busters about Youth Exchange:
-No club is too small to host
-You can share an exchange student with another club to cut costs
-Clubs can sponsor outbound or take in bound students
-Find your niche in your club
-Youth Exchange is a district program
-Don’t have to be a Rotarian to host

 

One of Tracey’s great quotes was: The only thing that happens when you wait, is you get old!

Tiffany and her husband Steve lived below their means, sold, donated, and put items in storage and started their journey arriving July 30 in Munich. They then visited: Slovakia, Berlin, and Denmark.  Schools in Europe make it very hard to do home schooling. People would ask about why their son was not in school.

They also visited Gadansk, Poland and met husbands relatives.  They came home at the end of November.  They were off again in mid-December to spend Christmas in Transylvania, Romania.

They are now back in Illinois. They postponed a South America tour.  Be sure to check out their website and Facebook page. 

 

They requested assistance with a global grant in Romania for NICU equipment.

 

 

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  Feb 16th Feb 23rd Mar 2nd Mar 9th
Introductions Lisa Crane Diana Dummitt Ata Durukan Ray Elliott
Reflection Ed Perry Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite
Greeters Lisa Crane Diana Dummitt Ata Durukan Ray Elliott
Allan Penwell Ed Perry Joe Rank Rod Roberts
Notetaker Perry Hodson Crane Conforti

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

February 16th – Governor Designate Mike Martin will speak on 100 in 100

February 23rd – Dr. Donald Wuebbles, Harry E. Preble Emeritus Professor, UIUC  (Bob)

March 2nd – Club Assembly

March 9th – TBD (Cary)

March 16th – Peter Newman, Peak Wealth Planning, will discuss Common Mistakes to Avoid for Retirement (Jerry)

March 23rd – Marching Illini director Barry Houser (Joe)

March 30th – TBD

April 6th – TBD

April 13th – TBD

April 20th – Lorrie Pearson, Executive Director, Champaign County Forest Preserve District

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

February 14 – Ata Durukan