“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” – Anne Frank – 1929-1945 – German-Dutch Diarist-Jewish Holocaust Victim

 

“If you make your internal life a priority, then everything else you need on the outside will be given to you and it will be extremely clear what the next step is.” – Gabrielle Bernstein – Author-Motivational Speaker

 

“Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas.” – Charles Kettering – 1876-1958 – Inventor-Engineer

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS
(notes provided by the erudite Mary Hodson)

 

April 23 – Central Interact Trivia Contest – Need a team of 6!

 

May 9, 6-8 PM – Books 2 Prisoners

 

May 14-21 – Diaper Drive at LODGIC, volunteers needed 9-5 M-F.

 

 

ASSEMBLY

 

President Darrell encouraged all members to make a donation to the Rotary Foundation.   Foundation donations fund global projects and come back to our Rotary District in the form of District Grants.   If every member makes an annual donation, in any amount, the club will be designated a “Every Member, Every Year” club.   If we contribute an average of $100 per member, the club will earn the “Star” designation.    

 

There is more than one way to contribute.   You can write a check to the CU Sunrise Rotary Foundation and give it to Lou.  The club will make a matching donation of points towards your Paul Harris Fellow designation.   Lou will then total the checks and forward to the Foundation.   You can also donate directly by going to the www.rotary.org site.  You can make a one-time donation or sign up for the convenience of “Rotary Direct”.   With Rotary Direct, monthly, quarterly or annually recurring deductions of a minimum of $10 will be taken directly from your checking account.

 

Darrell introduced Caroline Butterfield, Manager of Community Impact at United Way.   Ms. Butterfield said that one in three U.S. families struggle to afford diapers and 57% of families report that they have to leave their children in diapers longer than they should.   

 

The United Way works with Champaign Public Heath to provide diapers to the Bottom-Line Diaper Drive.   Donated diapers are collected for distribution at local service agencies.   A corporate donor made a large donation of larger size diapers; so United Way is asking us to collect diapers sized newborn to 2 and pull-ups.   

 

Rotarians are asked to sit in the coffee shop and receive donations during the collection week of May 14-21.  Please mark your calendars for the May 21 repack.

 

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  April 14th April 21st April 28th May 5th
Introductions Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Jarrod Scheunemann Jen Shelby
Reflection Ed Perry Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite
Greeters Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Jarrod Scheunemann Jen Shelby
Paul Conforti Diana Dummitt Ata Durukan Mary Hodson
Notetaker Conforti Perry Hodson Conforti

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