Announcements
(notes provided by the unorthodox and unconventional Paul Conforti)
Les Schulte from the Illini After 5 Club is accepting donations for their clubs annual dictionary give-away to every 3rd grader in Champaign County. Les noted how appreciative IA5 is to our club for our generous donations through the years.
Molly Delaney announced that she is forming teams for the annual Adult Spelling Bee to be held at the Illinois Terminal on Saturday November 8th at 6pm. There will be 40 teams of 3 each with a $150 entry fee with proceeds benefiting Champaign Schools Foundation. Get yer team and see Molly. (Yer, Y-E-R, yer).
Program
Our speaker, Illinois Women’s Head Volleyball Coach Kevin Hambly, was introduced by Bob LaCharite.
In his 6th year as head coach Kevin Hambly has taken Illinois volleyball to new heights in his tenure in Champaign. In his five years as head coach, Illinois is 114-51 with four trips to the NCAA Sweet 16, including 2011’s historic run to the national championship match and a 32-5 overall season record. Coach Hambly was named NCAA coach of the year in 2011 and is currently president of the National Association of Volleyball Coaches.
Coach Hambly spoke about a number of topics, including how he teaches his players to challenge themselves, going from good to great, instilling trust in his system and developing courage. Not a day goes by when he doesn’t work with his team not only on volleyball skills but also life skills and how his players can and will use this experience as a foundation for life after playing volleyball. “Learn how to learn, learn how to work, and learn that to be successful you will have to first be unsuccessful”.
With prudent prodding by Jen Shelby, Coach Hambly talked about the benefits of joining the Illini Networkers. The Illini Networkers is a booster club for the University of Illinois Women’s Varsity Volleyball Team. The club’s purpose is to promote fan interest and enthusiasm in the Women’s Varsity Volleyball Program at the University of Illinois and provide an organization which promotes the opportunity for socialization among fans, team personnel, and coaching staff. It is a fun club providing members unique opportunities to understand and know the game better. For more info, see www.facebook.com/illininetworkers/
Coach Hambly is married to Mary Coleman Hambly, who is both a former player (1995–98) and former assistant coach (2004–06) at Illinois. Kevin and Mary have two daughters, Quinn and Maura.
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| Oct 2nd | Oct 9th | Oct 16th | Oct 23rd | Oct 30th | |
| Introductions | Barb Lintner | BJ Lytle | Ben Mast | John McDaniel | Phyllis Mischo |
| Invocation | Jen Shelby | Jeff Van Buren | Cary Woolard | Kris Young | Harold Adams |
| Greeters | Barb Lintner | BJ Lytle | Ben Mast | John McDaniel | Phyllis Mischo |
| Rod Roberts | Jen Shelby | Lou Simpson | Jeff Van Buren | Cary Woolard | |
| Song Leader | Scott Paceley | Robb Patton | Allan Penwell | Ed Perry | Rod Roberts |
| Notetaker | Conforti | Chamberlain | Lintner | Penwell | Hodson |
| Rotary Minute | BJ Lytle | Ben Mast | John McDaniel | Phyllis Mischo | Penn Nelson |
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE
October 9th – Heidi Leuszler, Associate Professor of Biology, Parkland College, will discuss her time in Costa Rica
October 16th – Robin Christian Peters will discuss directing movies, interactive media, and video development
October 23rd – Dr. Paul Diehl, Henning Larsen Professor of Political Science, UIUC, will discuss international relations
October 30th – Joe Hooker, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Champaign, will discuss the Mahomet Aquifer
November 6th – Anne Sautman, Director of Education at Krannert Art Museum, will talk about KAM’s current exhibits of Goya prints and French WW I posters
November 13th – Carl Burkybile, Champaign Rotary World Community Service Co-chair, Caring for Kenya Director, Healing Hands International Director of Agriculture
November 20th – TBD
November 27th – Thanksgiving, no meeting
