“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.” – Lao Tzu – Chinese Philosopher

 

“The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.” – Bennett Cerf – 1898-1971 – American Publisher

 

“Negativity can only feed on negativity.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross – 1926-2004 – Psychiatrist-Author

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the erudite Mary Hodson)

 

The proceeds from our annual fruit sale have been distributed.   DSC received $5,000 and the Navajo water project received $1,000 to purchase a 2,500-gallon water container.

 

January Bucket Bucks will go to Food As Medicine.   If you would like to make an extra donation, please send a check to Lou.

 

Rotary Leadership Institute will be held online on February 13.   You can sign up on the District 6490 website.   There is a $20 charge for materials.

 

Our February 25 our speaker will be someone from the Housing Authority who will tell us about their Youth Build program.   They need donations of new boys’ underwear and gently used ties, belts, and related items for interviews.

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Assistant Governor Mike Hirschi spoke about the Rotary Foundation and the current matching points campaign.

 

The Rotary Foundation has a four-star rating from Charity Navigator.  The Foundation has three major funds: The Annual Fund, the Endowment Fund, and Polio Plus.  The Annual Fund invests donations for three years, at which time, half comes back to the District to be used for District grants.  The other half goes into the World Fund which is used for large Global Grants.    The Endowment Fund is invested in perpetuity.   Proceeds can be used for programs. The third major fund is Polio Plus.

 

There are several levels of giving.   A Sustaining Member gives $100 per year.  A Benefactor makes a donation of at least $1,000 through their will.    A Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) is someone who has made a cumulative donation of $1,000 or more.   There are multiple levels of Paul Harris Fellowship.   A Major Donor is a Rotarian or a couple who have reached a total of $10,000 in giving.    A Paul Harris Society Member is someone who gives $1,000 per year to the Rotary Foundation.    So far, we have no one in our District who is a member of the Arch Klumph Society.  Those individuals have given at least $250,000.  They get their pictures on a hall of honor at the Rotary International headquarters in Evanston.  A Benefactor leaves at least $1,000 and a Bequest Society Member leaves $10,000 or more through his or her will.   

 

Our club has 24 Paul Harris Fellows, one Paul Harris Society member and one Major Donor.  To date, our club members have given $115,184 to the Foundation.   Mike pointed out that Scott is using the Rotary Direct feature on the Rotary.org website.   You can sign up for an automatic donation monthly, quarterly, or annually.  

 

We are credited with a Paul Harris recognition point for every dollar donated.   The points can be given away to help other Rotarians reach their goals.   Our District is currently running a match program.  Every donation of at least $100 through the month of January will be matched with PHF points donated by other Rotarians.   The form to request matching points can be downloaded from the District website and sent to Mike Hirschi.

 

Members who make a donation through our club, by sending a check made out to the CU Sunrise Rotary Charitable Foundation to Lou, will receive an additional match from our club.   CU Sunrise will match up to $250 for new members and up to $100 for existing members.

 

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  Jan 28th Feb 4th Feb 11th Feb 18th
         
Reflection Bob La Charite Eddie Bridges Scott Paceley Robb Patton
Notetaker Conforti Perry Hodson Conforti

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

*All meetings via Zoom unless otherwise noted*

 

January 28th – Rachel Rasmussen will give us a update on Books 2 Prisoners (Cary)

February 4th – Tom Hodson, Shelter Box (Charlie)

February 11th – Kellie Anderson, Director, Family Service Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (Mary)

February 18th – Lindsey Kerr, Executive Director of LifeLine Pilots (Ondine)

February 25th – D’Chyna Deen, Champaign Housing Authority, will tell us about their Youth Build program (Mary)

March 4th – TBD (Bob)

March 11th – TBD (Cary)

March 18th – TBD (Charlie)

March 25th – TBD (Mary)

April 1st – TBD

April 8th – TBD

April 15th – TBD

April 22nd – TBD

April 29th – TBD