March 28th, 2013 Newsletter

Announcements

(notes provided by the distinguished gentleman from Connecticut, Ed Perry)

Last chance to help Cunningham Children’s Home by purchasing tickets to the Festival of Quilts show. See B.J. for more information.

Ata is seeking to fill our CU Sunrise Table at the Champaign Rotary Club’s silent auction fundraiser. $75 per person for a fun night. See Ata for more information.

We gave Molly Delaney a heartfelt round of applause for her Women of Distinction award.

The Honorable Rita Garman will be this week’s speaker. Please bring a guest!

Jeff requested a volunteer from out club to sit in his seat at the District Conference for the panel of new membership. See Jeff for details.

The club’s anniversary committee is alive, alert and enthusiastic with ideas for our club’s 25th anniversary celebration on the 8th of June. It is going to be more of a celebration than a fundraiser. More information will be forth coming as it develops.

St. Thomas More’s Interact Club was awarded the District’s Interact Club of the year. Marsha is the director of the club and will receive an aware at the District Conference.
Program

We shared the meeting with members of the Savoy Rotary Club as the The Italian GSE team presented this morning’s program. The team is from Northern Italy (around Turin, Milan, and Genova) and Rotary Districts 2031 and 2032. The five member team thanked us for all that Rotary has done for them on this trip and thanked those in attendance for their hospitality. Each team member talked briefly about their education, careers and family:

Marco Masselli just recently married, recieved his degree in economics. he started and runs a business marketing Italian brand products.

Marta Ciccolari Micaldi is a free lance writer and editor. She enjoyed her time with several local editors and writers and the sharing of  ideas and methods.

Alessandro Gatri is from Genova. He started his own web design and social media marketing firm. He will never forget the tour of the University of Illinois’ super computer.

Salva Mathlouthi is an Architect/Building engineer. Her emphasis is on energy efficiency and communications. Her activities here included visiting a local architectural firms and several local energy sustainable buildings.

Roberto Alciati is an Associate Professor at the University of Turin. His focus in on religious manuscripts and especially enjoyed his time with Steve Shoemaker in the University of Illinois Library looking at rare books and drinking wine with Andrew.