“When you choose to collect experiences rather than things, you never ever run out of storage space.” – Joshua Becker – Author-Writer-Philanthropist-Pastor

 

“A negative mind will never give you a positive life.” – Lewis Hamilton – Formula One Race Car Driver

 

“The dreaming has to be backed up by the doing.” – Carrie Wilkerson – Author-Speaker

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

 

Our club and guests welcomed visiting Rotary members from Illini After Five Rotary club, Urbana Rotary and Champaign West. Jenny Mulligan of Harbor Heights Peace-River Rotary Club in Punta Gorda, Florida, exchanged club flags with President -Elect Charlie Smith. 

 

In the fall, our club will plant a second silver linden in honor of Lou at the Decker Garden.

 

Oktay is seeking nominations for this year’s club awards.

 

Phyllis is working on a potential district grant for the Champaign County Home Visiting Consortium.

 

Planning has begun for a Rotary Shelter Box event honoring CU Sunrise charter member and past president Gary Olsen

 

May 16 USN Rear Admiral John Menoni will speak at Urbana Rotary meeting at Crystal Lake’s Lake House

 

May 20 Rotary Leadership Institute at Richland Community College

 

June 16 District Matching Points Campaign ends

 

July 10 Mahomet Rotary Golf Outing

 

July 29 Rotary Day at the Ballpark

 

Aug 21 Champaign Rotary Tim Costello Golf Outing

 

Upcoming Service Opportunities

 

May 25 from 4 to 7pm – Tod passed around a signup sheet for a repack at Eastern Illinois Foodbank

 

June 10 from 10 am to noon will be the Feeding Our Kids

 

June 17 from noon to 3pm Rotary Booth at the Juneteenth celebration at Douglas Park

 

June, second Saturday of the Month. 7am to Noon, Rotary Booth at Urbana’s Farmer Market

 

August we will have a United Way-sponsored activity: Read. Talk. Play Everyday Kids. 

 

PROGRAM

Mary introduced Janet Summers, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Outreach Specialist.  Janet has worked in child welfare programs locally for 15 years, opened Milo’s and Escobar’s restaurants, and has been with OLLI since its inception in 2006.  Janet’s duties include coordinating OLLI’s study groups and lectures as well as membership and outreach programs. 

 

OLLI at Illinois offers intellectually stimulating courses and learning opportunities designed for adults 50 and older. Experts lead each class, and the courses include topics such as history, current events, science, literature, art appreciation, health and wellness and film. Besides the various courses OLLI activities also include study groups, lectures, Interest groups, local tours, and social gatherings. 

 

Starting on May 15 until May 19, “A Taste of OLLI” lectures and study groups are available for those wanting to see what OLLI presents (available both in class and via Zoom).

 

For more information how to register go to: olli.illinois.edu or visit OLLI at 301 N. Neil St., Suite 201, Champaign, Il.61801

 

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  May 18th May 25th June 1st June 8th
Introductions Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Jarrod Scheunemann
Reflection Paul Conforti Lisa Crane Diana Dummitt Ata Durukan
Greeters Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite Jarrod Scheunemann
Eddie Bridges Paul Conforti Lisa Crane Diana Dummitt
Notetaker Hodson Crane Conforti Perry

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

May 18th – Jen Shelby will discuss making a movie

May 25th – Joe Rank will discuss his Honor Flight

June 1st – Club Assembly

June 8th @ 5:30PM – Kirk Banner will discuss the EAA event at Oshkosh (Darrell)

June 15th – TBD

June 22nd – Christopher Manson, VP for Government Relations at OSF, will discuss Ambulances for Urkaine (Mary)

June 29th – Pass the Gavel

July 6th – Club Assembly

July 13th @ 5:30PM – TBD

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

May 29 – Phyllis Mischo