Announcements
(notes provided by the crafty and courageous Barb Lintner)
An order sheet for a CU Sunrise Rotary shirt was passed around. Shirts are $15 for those who already have a club shirt and want an additional one, and free to new members of the club. The colors this year are navy and white.
Robb announced that we will soon be gearing up for our annual fruit sale in November. Cases will be $24 this year and ½ of the money will go to our foundation and ½ will be donated to the Food Bank and to another local organization. Please let Robb know if you have suggestions for a recipient.
Todd reported that a new committee is to be formed under Club Service – the Cashier Committee. He is looking for 4 to 6 people who will manage money at meetings and report to Jack. Let him know if you are interested.
Our club will host an inbound Youth Exchange student beginning in August of 2014. We have the first host family but need two more. It is a great opportunity to have a student stay with your family for 2 ½ to 3 months. Talk to Jeff if you are interested.
Ata reminded us of the Veterans Day One on One event November 11 from 11:15 to 1:00pm at the Hilton Garden Inn sponsored by Champaign West Rotary. Invite a veteran as your guest. Tickets are $15 per person. Talk to Ata if you are interested.
The Humane Society Fur Ball will be October 25. See Jen to purchase a ticket for the benefit.
See Rueben for a CASA raffle ticket. The prize is a $4,000 travel package.
RYLA will take place this year at Allerton Park on April 11, 12, and 13th. Volunteers are needed for this great experience with selected high school students. Talk to Andrew if you are interested.
Program
Our speaker this week was Nancy Greenwalt, Director of Promise Healthcare which includes the Francis Nelson Health Center and the Smile Healthy program. She was accompanied by Chennan Liu, a PhD student at the University of Illinois working at the center as an intern.
Promise Healthcare is a federally qualified health center which provides medical, dental, and mental health care to patients regardless of their ability to pay. Discounted services are provided for those from 100 to 200% of the poverty level. A total of 8500 patients were seen in the past year.
Mental health services are provided mainly to adults although the demand for children’s services is great. A current need is funding for therapy games to aid in providing these services.
Special Note
The CUSR Board recently voted to support the Illinois Reads project with $175 from the November bucket money. Th Board would further like to invite members to make a purchase at Barnes & Noble during the book fair on November 21, or online from November 21-25, and ask that the store credit their purchase to ‘Illinois Reads’. DG Larry Pennie is a big supporter of Illinois Reads and encourages all club members to participate.
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| Oct 17th | Oct 24th | Oct 31st | Nov 7th | |
| Introductions | Paul Conforti | Molly Delaney | Ata Durukan | Jim Gould |
| Invocation | Gary Olsen | Scott Paceley | Robb Patton | Allan Penwell |
| Greeters | Paul Conforti | Molly Delaney | Ata Durukan | Jim Gould |
| Phyllis Mischo | Penn Nelson | Gary Olsen | Scott Paceley | |
| Song Leader | Dave Krchak | Barb Lintner | BJ Lytle | Ben Mast |
| Notetaker | Conforti | Chamberlain | Perry | Penwell |
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Upcoming Schedule
October 17th – Jody Littleton, Associate Professor of Speech at Parkland College
October 24th – Rebecca Ginsburg, Director, Education Justice Project, UIUC
October 31st – Kate Morgan Olsen will talk about her former work with No More Deaths
November 7th – TBD
November 14th – John Colombo, The Carle Problem
November 21st – Matt Bollant, head coach of women’s basketball at UIUC
December 5th – Cary Woolard and Donna Giertz will discuss their new book, Friendship: The Art of Getting Along with Difficult People
