“We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul.” – Frances Ellen Watkins Harper – 1825-1911 – American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer

 

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[We’re] going to change the world.  One day they’ll write about us, you’ll see.” – Viola Gregg Liuzzo – 1925-1965 – American civil rights activist

 

“I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” – Beyonce – Singer-Songwriter-Actress

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the erudite Mary Hodson).

 

There will be another Community Service opportunity with Feeding Our Kids from 10am until noon on July 24.

 

For those interested in International Service, there is an opportunity to join a Rotary sponsored trip to Mexico City and Guadalajara.  The Rotary Heart2Heart Project Mission trip will be  November 2-10.  Local Rotarians will provide a week of hospitality as well as opportunities to visit completed and in-progress matching grant projects and to discuss partnering with local Mexican clubs on pre-packaged global matching grant projects.   Several people from our District will be joining Rotarians from other Districts in our Zone on the trip.   Registration is required by August 15.   Contact tomd@travelleadersindy.com to be on the email list.

 

PROGRAM

 

Mary Kay gave a review of our club’s year.  Despite the pandemic, we welcomed two new members during this past Rotary year.   Mary Kay thanked Diana and Larry from the Membership Committee for their recruitment efforts.  New member Jerry Payonk took over secretarial duties and helped draft new by-laws.  

 

She thanked the club for their generosity during the past year.   Members gave $4,500 to the Rotary Foundation, $1,000 to Polio Plus, $1,000 to the Navajo Water Project, and $500 to Shelter Box.   The fruit sale netted $9,000, of which $5,000 went to DSC, $1500 to our scholarship and $1,000 to Books for Eastern Congo.

 

CU Sunrise Rotarians rang bells for the Salvation Army and volunteered for two food repackaging events.   

 

Mary Kay thanked Phyllis for initiating our District Grant for “Reach Out and Read”.   Finally, she thanked Darrell for Zoom support, Andrew for our great newsletter (you heard it here… second), and Scott for his photography. [Editor’s note: The Editorial staff of the C-U Sunrise Rotary Newsletter would also like to share a big thank you to some of the notetakers for their excellent work each week.  You know who you are.]

 

Oktay presided over the “passing of the gavel” from Mary Kay to Darrell.   Oktay thanked both of them for enabling our club to thrive during the pandemic and said that he looked forward to Darrell 2.0.

 

Darrell spoke of his reasons for joining Rotary.   He said Rotary was distinguished from other service clubs by its dedication to International Service.   Before joining, he and his wife had chaperoned a trip to India.   While there, he saw multiple signs labeling Rotary funded projects.   He said, “Rotarians know that we need to take care of one another and that means everyone.”

 

Last, Darrell thanked Mary Kay for her “sunny attitude” during the pandemic and welcomed Joe Rank to our club.

 

 

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  July 1st July 8th July 15th July 22nd
Introductions Ata Durukan Ondine Gross Mary Hodson Darrell Hoemann
Reflection Phyllis Mischo Ed “Ewok” Perry Scott Paceley Robb Patton
Greeters Ata Durukan Ondine Gross Mary Hodson Darrell Hoemann
Jerry Payonk Allan Penwell Ed Perry Rod Roberts
Song Leader        
Notetaker Conforti Perry Hodson Conforti
Decker Weeding Perry Patton & Baran Patton & Baran Johnson

 

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

 

July 1st – Club Assembly

July 8th – Jennifer Shelby will talk about the work college concept at Blackburn College in Carlinville

July 15th – Dr. Marianne Alleyne, Assistant Professor of Entomology, UIUC, will discuss the emergence of cicadas (Bob)

July 22nd – TBD (Cary)

July 29th – Club Social

August 5th – District Governor Heather Stoa

August 12th – TBD (Charlie)

August 19th – TBD (Mary)

August 26th – TBD (Ondine)

September 2nd – Club Assembly

September 9th – TBD (Tom)

September 16th – TBD (Bob)

September 23rd – TBD (Cary)

September 30th – Club Social

October 7th – Club Assembly

October 14th – TBD