CU Sunrise Rotary

February 9, 2012 Newsletter

Rod Roberts — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:07:07 +0000

Announcements: (notes courteous of the unconventional and unorthodox Paul Conforti)

Barb Lintner: Read Across America, Saturday March 3 @ Lincoln Square

Paul Conforti: Bowl For Kids Sake, Friday March 2, 7-9pm Western Bowl, Champaign

Program:

Our speaker was Michael Hirschi (Champaign West), a Professor and Assistant Dean at the University of Illinois College of Engineering. However, Mike was here to talk about Boy Scouts of America (BSA), scouting in general, and the Prairielands Council in particular.

Mike is the father of 2 Eagle Scouts and participates in the operation of the Prairielands Council in a number of ways over the years,

• 1 in 4 US boys are Boy Scouts

• 4 in100 scouts will make Eagle designation

• 75% of leaders in US society have Scouting in their past

• 21 of the 24 men who have walked on the moon were Boy Scouts

Mike asked us to encourage our children or granchildren to consider Scouting. He also asked that those interested contact the Prairielands council to volunteer in a number of ways, both men and women. Businesses and service organizations can also consider sponsoring a Boy Scout troop.

Support can also be made by attending the Mountain Film Festival, March 6th at Parkland College (more info at the link below).

Look for Boy Scouts selling popcorn and batteries and support them by purchasing one of the other or both.

Mike distributed a brochure about the Prairielands Council and ways in which those interested can provide both financial or volunteer support.

For additional information please visit www.prairielandsbsa.org

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	Feb 16th	Feb 23rd	Mar 1st	Mar 8th
Introductions	Mitch Schluter	Jen Shelby	Lou Simpson	Jeff Van Buren
Invocation	Donna Giertz	Patrice Grant	Bob Harr	Jan Ison
Greeters	Mitch Schluter	Jen Shelby	Lou Simpson	Jeff Van Buren
Greeters	Paul Conforti	Ata Durukan	Donna Giertz	Patrice Grant
Song Leader	Coletta Ackermann	Harold Adams	Curt Anderson	Oktay Baran
Notetaker	Perry	Penwell	Lintner	Conforti

February 2, 2012 Newsletter

Rod Roberts — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:34:49 +0000

Announcements (courtesy of the distinguished gentleman from Connecticut, Ed Perry)

Larry Kinsler with Savoy Rotary Club is selling tickets for the Annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast on Saturday March 3rd.

Breakfast is served from 7am to 10:30 am at the First Baptist Church 1602 N. Prospect ave. in Savoy. $7 for adults and $3 for children.

Rod announced that our new website is up and running and he has sent everyone their password. One new feature of the website is that members can update their profiles and photos. Rod will setting up a test a web site with a sign up sheet for volunteering. Take a look!

Jeff announced that the Monticello club is having a “Charity ball” on February 11th at Allerton Mansion. There will be a dinner and dance with a live auction.

Tickets are $50.

Mark your Calendars for the “All” Rotary Meeting of the local Clubs to be held on February 22.

February 23 has been designated “Illinois Rotary Day” with every club being requested to perform a service project on that day. Our project is in the planning stages…stay tuned….

This month’s bucket Money is going towards CASA.

Program

Tod Satterthwaite and Dex Conway presented information about the Sola Gratia Farm. St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Urbana has just begun a community supported agricultural project. With approximately 5 acres of adjacent property they are starting a fresh vegetable program in which share holders will receive locally grown produce. Tod serves on the committee with the church and Dex will do all the planning and work to get this program “in the ground”. Dex is an Indiana University graduate and has worked with other CSA projects and St. Matthews has hired him to run this project. Any one can purchase a seasonal half share($300) or full share($500) and will receive fresh produce on a regular basis during the growing season. The share holders with share both the bounty and the risks of farming. The mission of this project is to produce locally grown, high quality natural foods with the Church donating 10% of the produce to local hunger programs. Using responsible farming techniques,no synthetic chemicals, producing little or no agricultural run off, minimizing transportation costs, and using only a minor amount of packaging are only a few of the advantages of community supported agriculture. Tod noted that this project is in the very early stages and more information will be given later.

Read Across America Volunteer Opportunity

Rod Roberts — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:25:36 +0000

Read Across America, the Reading Event at Lincoln Square will be held on Saturday, March 3 from 10am to 1pm. CU Sunrise will have a rocker there and we need readers to share books with children. We would like to have at least 2 readers each hour. Let me know if you can read from 10 – 11, from 11- 12, or from 12-1 that day. I’ll announce this again on Thursday and will continue to bug you by email until we get all the slots filled.

It is a great opportunity and if you aren’t familiar with what happens that day see the photos on the “Read Across America Sat. March 3, 2012″ page on Facebook. There are pictures of the 30 booths, Rotary Reading Rockers and other featured events from past years.

We will also need to choose a location for our rocker after that day, a school or preschool, library, social service agency, etc. I’m also looking for someone to pick up the rocker at 1pm on March 3 and deliver it to the location of our choice. If you read from 12-1 you can just load it in your van and take it away.

Email me and sign up now for this great event. -Barb

RLT Invitation

Rod Roberts — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:13:59 +0000

Everyone is invited to this Rotary Leadership training. Please find attached the registration links, schedule for the day and directions to the classroom.

Want more information regarding RLI? Check out their home page http://www.hoa-rli.com/

Below are the links to the direct links to the website so you can register online for the specific part you need.

Part 1

http://www.hoa-rli.com/component/seminar/?task=3&cid=40

Part 2

http://www.hoa-rli.com/component/seminar/?task=3&cid=41

Part 3

http://www.hoa-rli.com/component/seminar/?task=3&cid=42

Where: The Snelling Education Center

A quick note- the program will end at 3:15 p.m. not 3:00 p.m.

Illinois Rotary Day

Rod Roberts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:36:52 +0000

TO ALL CLUB PRESIDENTS

A proclamation will be signed by the Governor of the State of Illinois proclaiming February 23, 2012, as ILLINOIS ROTARY DAY.

Each District Governor is requesting that each of their Clubs help celebrate this Illinois Rotary day by performing a Service Project, place Rotary articles in local Media outlets and Celebrate Rotary Service to Its Community and the World.

Celebrate your local Projects and especially Celebrate Rotary’s success with the Program to eradicate Polio. My Home Club, Effingham “Noon” will be celebrating by doing a full days program with “Meals on Wheels”.

Thank you, DG Ron Schettler

Rotary Leadership Training

Rod Roberts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:33:17 +0000

Everyone is invited to this Rotary Leadership training. Please find attached the registration links, schedule for the day and directions to the classroom.

Want more information regarding RLI? Check out their home page http://www.hoa-rli.com/

Below are the links to the direct links to the website so you can register online for the specific part you need.

Part 1

http://www.hoa-rli.com/component/seminar/?task=3&cid=40

Part 2

http://www.hoa-rli.com/component/seminar/?task=3&cid=41

Part 3

http://www.hoa-rli.com/component/seminar/?task=3&cid=42

A quick note- the program will end at 3:15 p.m. not 3:00 p.m.

The Monticello Rotary Club Invites You to Its Annual

Rod Roberts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:25:50 +0000

Valentines Charity Ball
The Charity Ball will be held Saturday, February 11th starting at 6pm, with a cost of $50 per person.
This Gala Event is being held at the Historical Allerton Mansion in Monticello, benefiting the “BackPack Program” feeding at risk children in our schools.
Auction Items Include: Time Shares, Illini Tickets, Art Work, Jewelry, Gourmet Dinners and much more!!
Tickets are available at CF&H Insurance, State Farm Insurance or by contacting Patty Woodham at 762-3330.
This Evening to Remember will begin with an elegant dinner followed by a live auction, dessert and dancing to the Jim Markum Swing Band. This 12 piece orchestra will feature songs from the Big Band Era to the modern sounds of pop, jump swing, and blues, guaranteed to get the audience “IN THE MOOD”.

Please join the Monticello Rotary for this great event. Give back to our wonderful community and help feed the hungry.

Join District 6490 to Walk or Run to End Polio Now!

Rod Roberts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:22:17 +0000

Please join us on April 27^th o r 28^th in Champaign-Urbana to participate in the Illinois Marathon events. You may run or walk the 5k or 10k, or you may run the half or full-marathon. Each participant is asked to raise $500 for The Rotary Foundation for the End Polio Now campaign. You are guaranteed the lowest entrance fee for this event when you register through us. For $20 you will receive a special edition Illinois-Marathon-Rotary-End Polio Now-long sleeved Sport-Tek shirt. We want all Rotarians to wear this shirt during the event to promote Rotary and our fight against polio

Entry, donation and shirt forms and all guidelines are attached. You may contact me at jwrector@gmail.com or at 217.841.4738 at any time.

Please see www.IllinoisMarathon.com for specific race info. All entries must be made with the special District 6490 race entry form to guarantee the special Rotary pricing. You have several months to complete your training, so start now. We can all do our part to help District 6490 walk or run to End Polio Now. Let’s run or walk to help those who can not.

Jon W. Rector

Champaign West Rotary

Assistant Governor, District 6490

Deadline for the next Rotary newsletter is FEBRUARY 29.

Rod Roberts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:21:13 +0000

Please make sure your members’ e-mail addresses and other pertinent information are up to date on the district web site. The district newsletter and other important notices from district officers will go only to those whose e-mail addresses are correctly listed within your club’s directory on the district web site.

Please send all news/photos for the district newsletter to me at Billphyl@aol.com .

Thanks

Bill Wills
District 6490 Newsletter editor

To download and view the attachment, please click on the link below:
February 2012 newsletter.pdf

January 26, 2012 Newsletter

Rod Roberts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:11:41 +0000

Announcements (courtesy of the stylish, striped-tie-wearing Allan Penwell)

Tod Satterthwaite is our newest member, and he introduced himself to our club. He’s a Uni grad but is just now finishing up his bachelor’s. In the meantime Todd has owned Todd & John’s, was in the Peace Corps for two years, and was mayor of Urbana for 12 years. Since being mayor, his sister and he have owned the concessions, Kickapoo Landing, at Kickapoo State Park. Welcome Tod!

Program

Our speaker last Thursday was Bobbi Scholze who is the chair of the Health Professions department at Parkland.

There are 20 different programs offered in her department including dental, nursing, radiology, dietary, veterinary, and surgical. Classes are offered at the main campus but also on North Mattis. Graduates can expect annual salaries up to $75,000, and most find jobs immediately after finishing their studies.

While part of the program is traditional lecture, much of the studies are hands-on such as the dental lab which is open to the public. There is also a state of the art simulation lab where a dummy is able to show different responses such as pain, stroke, heart attack, and others. Students are taught early recognition of life-like symptoms. Parkland has also teamed up with the University of Illinois medical school on surgical techniques and procedures which train student nurses and doctors at the same time.

	Feb 2nd	Feb 9th	Feb 16th	Feb 23rd
Introductions	Chuck Reifsteck	Rod Roberts	Mitch Schluter	Jen Shelby
Invocation	Paul Conforti	Ata Durukan	Donna Giertz	Patrice Grant
Greeters	Chuck Reifsteck	Rod Roberts	Mitch Schluter	Jen Shelby
Greeters	Neal Chamberlain	Reuben Chambers	Paul Conforti	Ata Durukan
Song Leader	Cary Woolard	Kris Young	Coletta Ackermann	Harold Adams
Notetaker	Lintner	Conforti	Perry	Penwell