“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.” ― Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Notes provided by Allan Penwell)
Our college playoff football pool raised $141 for our Sunrise Charitable Foundation.
Mike Hirschi of Champaign Rotary invited us to join his club on February 6th at the Hilton Garden Inn for a talent show fundraiser. Benefits go to Courage Connection, Frances Nelson Health Center, Daily Bread, and Family Services of Champaign County.
PROGRAM
Our own Robin Ferguson was the program this week, and she filled in for her son, Andrew, who could not come. Andrew participated in the Rotary Youth Exchange program, and Robin and her husband have been host parents, outbound parents, and rebound parents. They have been to three Central States Rotary Youth Exchange conferences which are held in July every year. CSYRE includes parts of north central states as well as Canada.
CSYRE is a three-day event held at beautiful Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan for outbounds, inbounds, and rebounds. Robin described it last year as a gathering of 1,056 of your BFFs (best friends forever). Students represented well over 100 different countries. Programs included speakers to help parents and kids prepare for their year and even for coming home. Interestingly, the rebounds probably have not even been home yet and meet their parents for the first time since coming back.
Activities are too numerous to list but include talent show, swimming, dancing, soccer, and pin exchanges. The kids exchange pins, and their blue blazers are laden heavily with pins as they wind up the meeting.
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| Jan 21st | Jan 28th | Feb 4th | Feb 11th | |
| Introductions | Robin Ferguson | Darrell Hoemann | Mary Hodson | Phillip Holthaus |
| Invocation | Phyllis Mischo | Gary Olsen | Scott Paceley | Robb Patton |
| Greeters | Robin Ferguson | Darrell Hoemann | Mary Hodson | Phillip Holthaus |
| Bob La Charite | BJ Lytle | Ben Mast | John McDaniel | |
| Song Leader | Andrew Kerins | Dave Krchak | Bob La Charite | BJ Lytle |
| Notetaker | Hodson | Lintner | Conforti | Chamberlain |
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE
January 21st – Linda Tammen, Coordinator of the UIUC Youth Literature Festival
January 28th – Leslie Deem, Program Coordinator at the UIUC Pollinatarium
February 4th – Dr. Matthew Winters, Associate Professor of Political Science, UIUC, will present What Works in International Development: The Latest Evidence
February 11th – Club Assembly
February 18th – Ray Cunningham will discuss North Korea
February 25th – Rod Beadle, Engineers in Action
March 3rd – TBD
March 10th – TBD
March 17th – TBD
March 24th – Molly Delaney, Executive Director, C-U Schools Foundation, will discuss their first cross-district, collaborative grant
March 31st – Dee Brown, Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics, UIUC
June 9th – Megan Casey, Frances Nelson and SmileHealthy
