October 12th, 2023 Newsletter

 

“Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think.” – Olivia Newton-John – 1948-2022 – Singer-Actress

 

“There is no reverse in life, only a future in which you can steer it.” – Eric Kizer – Author

 

“Don’t let others decide who you are.” – Dennis Rodman – American Basketball Player

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the erudite Mary Hodson)

 

October 24, 4:30 PM – World Polio Day Event at the Museum of the Grand Prairie in Mahomet

 

November 4 – Central Interact 5K

 

November 5 – CU Special Rec 5K

 

November 9 – CU Sunrise Anniversary and Veteran’s Day Event at City View

 

December 2 – Salt and Light

 

December 9 – Salvation Army Bell Ringing

 

December 21 – CU Sunrise Holiday Party and White Elephant Gift Exchange

 

Bucket $ for October – Polio Plus

 

Bucket $ for November – Chez Center

 

The Polio Plus goal is $25 per member.   Join the Polio Plus Society for $100.

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Tom Ulen introduced Brittany Millington, Director of the Champaign Library and member of Champaign West Rotary.

 

The Champaign Library has two sites: the Main Library and the Douglas Branch.   It has a four-star designation, achieved by just 4% of community libraries nationwide.

 

The library lends 1.5 million items per year and offers 120 programs per month.   Programs include “Tuesdays at Ten”, “Mother Goose on the Loose”, “Be Creative Summer Reading Program”, author talks and Friday night jam sessions at the Douglas Branch.

 

The library offers career services, technology workshops, money matters workshops, and crafting workshops.   It also serves as a universal voting location.

 

Our own Mary Kay manages The Friends Bookstore in the lower level.  It is open Wednesday – Saturday, 12-3 PM.

 

The newest service is also in the lower level.  “The Studio” is a dedicated space that will provide after-school programing for teens.  It features computers, 3-D printers and sound booths.  The Studio will be open to adults on weekends.

 

The Library Foundation website is at www.librarylove.org.

 

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	Oct 19th	Oct 26th	Nov 2nd	Nov 9th
Introductions	Robb Patton	Jerry Payonk	Allan Penwell	Ed Perry
Reflection	Cary Woolard	Eddie Bridges	Paul Conforti	Lisa Crane
Greeters	Robb Patton	Jerry Payonk	Allan Penwell	Ed Perry
	Cary Woolard	Eddie Bridges	Paul Conforti	Lisa Crane
Notetaker	Crane	Conforti	Crane	Conforti

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

October 19^th – Dr.  Nestor Ramirez  will give a summary of his OLLI class on Polio

October 26^th – John Clark, who will discuss Storybook, a program that allows inmates to maintain a connection to children by recording stories for their children (Mary)

November 2^nd – Dr. Dan Simons, Professor, Psychology, UIUC, co-author of “The Invisible Gorilla” and “Nobody’s Fool” (Tom)

November 9^th – no morning meeting – Anniversary Dinner at CityView

November 16^th – TBD (Joe)

November 23^rd – Turkey Day – no morning meeting

November 30^th – TBD (Lisa)

December 7^th – TBD (Mary)

December 14^th – TBD (Michael)

December 21^st – CUSR Holiday Party

December 28^th – TBD (Cary)

January 4^th – TBD (Joe)

January 11^th – TBD (Lisa)

January 18^th – TBD (Mary

January 25^th – TBD (Michael)

February 1^st – TBD

February 8^th – TBD (Tom)

February 15^th – TBD (Cary)

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

October 23 – Jarrod Scheunemann

October 29 – Robb Patton