“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” –Zora Neale Hurston – 1891-1960 – author, anthropologist, filmmaker
“Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – 1931-2015 – Former President of India
“Everyday gratitude sweetens what appears flavorless and brightens all that appears dim.” – Amy Leigh Mercree – Author
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(notes provided by the unconventional and unorthodox Paul Conforti)
Champaign West Rotary will once again sell holiday poinsettias to support the club’s charitable allocations. Checks are made payable to “CWRC” (Champaign West Rotary Charities). Credit card payments are accepted on the sales form. Businesses can be invoiced. Plants sell for $10 each (red, white or pink in color). Purchases of 12 or more are eligible for delivery. Final date to order is November 27th, 2020. Contact Tom Hodson at TZHodson@gmail.com.
The famous C-U Sunrise Rotary Fruit Sale has begun. This year we are accepting online orders at:
https://forms.gle/8xrTw547Dd7BtQwx8
Our club will ring the bell for the Salvation Army on Saturday, December 12 from 10am – 7pm outside Walmart on Prospect. President Mary will distribute a signup sheet.
Our club has received $2000 Reach Out and Read District grant which will go to Promise Health Care.
November Bucket Bucks will go to the Angel Forever Foundation. December Bucket Bucks will go to Grand Prairie Friends. Send your Bucket Buck checks to:
Lou Simpson
1408 S Hillcrest St
Urbana, IL 61801-5002
PROGRAM
This week’s speaker was Sam Banks, CEO and Executive Director, of the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club in Champaign.
The mission of the club is to meet youth where they are and understand what they need to grow and succeed. They emphasize three key areas: Academic Success, Good Character and Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles. These areas provide a platform for helping kids build the skills and relationships needed to achieve a great future.
With a staff of 12 full-time employees, 9 part-time employees, and a host of volunteers (many from the University of Illinois) the first goal for every kid every day is to provide a smile and friendship because that needs to be a part of every child’s day.
The Academic Support Program runs from September through May from 8am until 5pm and costs $20/year. Yes, $20 per year!
Elementary Summer Camp (K-5) runs from mid-June through July from 9am – 5pm and costs $125 per child. Teen Summer Camp (grades 6-12) is from 6pm – 9pm and is free.
The annual budget for Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club is $6 million with 70% of that budget coming from donations and fund raising.
Currently there are two club locations. The main location is at 201 E Park St in Champaign, and the second location is at JW Eater Junior High School in Rantoul.
Next year, a third location will open in partnership with the Champaign Park District at the newly constructed Martens Center at 1501 N Market Street in Champaign next to Human Kinetics. This location will allow the Boys and Girls Club to expand elementary programs from 100 to 200 kids daily and allow an expansion of teen programs at the Park Street location.
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| Nov 12th | Nov 19th | Nov 26th | Dec 3rd | |
| Reflection | Eddie Bridges | Paul Conforti | No meeting – | Diana Dummitt |
| Notetaker | Perry | Hodson | Turkey Day | Conforti |
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee member responsible listed in parentheses)
*All meetings via Zoom unless otherwise noted*
November 12th – Danielle Matthews, CEO of Developmental Services Center and Jodie Harmon, DSC’s Director of Development and Communications (Cary)
November 19th – Dean Dempsey, a member of the Navajo nation, who is organizing a project to bring water to tribe members who have water challenges in the best of times (Darrell)
November 26th – No meeting – Thanksgiving
December 3rd – Susan Zola (Mary)
December 10th – TBD
December 17th – TBD
December 24th – TBD
December 31st – TBD
January 7th – TBD
January 14th – TBD
January 21st – TBD
January 28th – TBD
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