“Out of the fires of desperation burn hope and solidarity.” ― Sharan Burrow 

 

“To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.” ― Katharine Hepburn 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the unconventional and unorthodox Paul Conforti)

 

Elections were held for next year’s club leadership positions. Check your email for results.

 

Keith has reserved a boat for a club excursion on Lake Shelbyville for May 27th.

 

There will be no meeting on May 31st.

 

Tod passed around a signup sheet for a volunteer activity at Sola Gratia Farm on Saturday May 19.

Help is needed for a plant sale as well as field work such as mulching and weeding.

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Mary introduced the speaker, Claudia Lennoff, who is the Executive Director of Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC).

 

CCHCC believes that health care is a basic human right, and is dedicated to the mission of working for quality affordable health care for all. CCHCC organizes individuals and communities to have a voice in the health care system and to affect social change. CCHCC carries out its mission through consumer education, advocacy, and community organizing.

 

CCHCC provides free services to about 500 area residents who for a variety of reasons find health care resources challenging to access. It is part of the mission of CCHCC to eliminate barriers to health care. CCHCC workers (aka Community Health Workers) provide a front line, hands on approach to helping people with health care options including help with insurance, especially AHCA, and Medicare. Assistance is also provided to make calls to health care providers as well as financial support for co-pays. CCHCC also has on staff a prison advocate working with the uninsured on issues such as mental health and substance abuse.

 

CCHCC also is involved in local health issues such as the 5th and Hill Neighborhood Rights Campaign. Started in 2007, this is an environmental justice campaign dedicated to protecting the health of the neighborhood residents and the rights of the community in relation to the former manufactured gas plant toxic site owned by Ameren, located at 5th and Hill Streets in Champaign. 

 

Learn more at www.healthcareconsumers.org or email Claudia Lennoff at claudia@shout.net

 

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  May 17th May 24th May 31st Jun 7th
Introductions Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Angie Schoonover Jen Shelby
Reflection Ben Mast John McDaniel Phyllis Mischo Scott Paceley
Greeters Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Angie Schoonover Jen Shelby
Adam Wright Oktay Baran Michelle Barbey Keith Brandau
Song Leader Jen Shelby Lou Simpson Jeff Van Buren Adam Wright
Notetaker Perry Penwell Hodson Conforti

 

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

May 17th – Laura Bleill, Associate Director, Research Park, will provide an overview of Research Park and future development (Phyllis)

May 24th – Barbara Kessel, Books to Prisoners (Mary)

May 31st – TBD – Club Social

June 7th – Dr Pauketat, U of I professor of Anthropology and Archaeologist at Cahokia World Heritage Site

June 14th – Micah Putnam, Allerton Park and Retreat Center (Mary)

June 21st – TBD

June 28th – TBD

July 5th – Mary and Darrell will discuss the Rotary International Convention

July 12th – TBD (Mary)

July 19th – TBD (Phyllis)

July 26th – Dr. Darren Pascavage, Founding Head of School, Academy High (Tom)

August 2nd – TBD (Bob)

August 9th – District Governor Pennie’s visit

August 16th – TBD (Charlie)

August 23rd – TBD (Mary)

August 30th – No regular meeting

September 6th – TBD (David)

September 13th – TBD (Phyllis)

September 20th – TBD (Tom)

September 27th – TBD (Bob)

October 4th – TBD (Charlie)