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

Lou announced that the spring weeding, planting and mulching will take place this Saturday (5/11/13), 10:00, am at the Decker Gardens.

Robb announced that our Club’s 25th anniversary celebration will take place June 15th at the Illinois Terminal Building in downtown Champaign. Cocktails at 6pm with dinner at 7pm. More information and details will be coming!

Jeff announced that on May 15th and 16th interviews will take place for possible outbound Rotary exchange students. Every one can attend. See Jeff for more info.

 

 Program

Debbie Hirschi, past president of Champaign West Rotary, presented information and a video on the Honduras Children’s home that the Champaign West Rotary Club has helping since 2006. The Children’s Home was started in Honduras after a Hurricane devastated the country and left many children in need. This has become Champaign West’s International Rotary project.

Debbie and her husband were instrumental in getting the project started, and Champaign West Rotary continues to help every year in various ways. A few examples on how they have helped include the building of classrooms, providing lap top computers and furniture, running sewer lines, providing water and water filtration systems and scholarships for the children to further their education.

Debbie, her husband, and several other Rotarians will be going back this November 13 thru the 17th. This year they are planning several activities, one of which may include bringing several universal arm prosthesis to donate. Debbie invited anyone interested from our club to go with them in November. (Mary Hodson has gone a few times). It will be a volunteer trip you will never forget.

 

 

May 16th May 23rd May 30th June 6th
Introductions Tod Satterthwaite Robb Patton Allan Penwell Ed Perry
Invocation Eric Batsie Alan Chalifoux Neal Chamberlain Reuben Chambers
Greeters Tod Satterthwaite Robb Patton Allan Penwell Ed Perry
Harold Adams Curt Anderson Oktay Baran Eric Batsie
Song Leader Mitch Schluter Jen Shelby Lou Simpson Cary Woolard
Notetaker Penwell Lintner Hodson Conforti
Decker Weeding Simpson Simpson
Next Weekend
Decker Garden Simpson Simpson
Watering

 

Upcoming Schedule

May 16th – David and Dorothy Deem will discuss upholstering and furniture

May 23rd – Dr. Tom Ramage, President of Parkland College

May 30th – TBD

June 6th – Traci Barkley, Water Resources Scientist, Prairie Rivers Network

June 14th – TBD

June 20th – Benny Lapid