“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” – Eileen Caddy – 1917-2006 – Author

 

“What do you pack when you pursue a dream? And what do you leave behind?” – Sandra Sharp – Author

 

“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.” – Roger Ebert – 1942-2013 – Film Critic

 

 

Announcements

(notes provided by the disgruntled gentleman from Connecticut, Sir Edward Perry)

 

Local Rotary Relief Efforts for Florida: Scott noted that John Calderon was able to drive a large box truck with tarps and other materials to Florida to help with the Ian hurricane relief effort. 

 

Local Rotary Clubs are arranging a World Polio Day activity on October 24 at the Museum of the Grand Prairie at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve in Mahomet.

 

Rotary Leadership Institute Part 1 and 2 is scheduled for October 29; see Scott for further information.

 

Urbana Rotary Club is having a Whiskey Tasting Fundraiser on November 5. For tickets and additional information contact Mary Ellen Wuellner of the Urbana Rotary club at mewuellner@gmail.com. 

 

CU Sunrise Charter banquet is scheduled for November 10. 

 

The supplier of the oranges and grapefruit for our annual fundraiser was not affected by the recent hurricane so shipments will be made as scheduled. A box of Fruit will be selling for $30 so get ready to start selling.  See Chief Fruithead Robb for details.

 

Bucket Bucks this month will go to the Chez Veterans Center on campus.

 

CU Sunrise continues to maintain a strong third place in the multi-club football prognostication contest.

 

Service Projects

 

The annual Don Decker Garden fall cleanup took place last Saturday with enthusiastic CU Sunrise gardeners pulling up annuals, trimming of perennials and low growing evergreens, planting of daffodils, refreshing the garden’s edges and spreading of compost. 

 

The Books to Prisoners project will be October 18 from 5 to 7pm. A signup sheet will be available at his week’s meeting.

 

Central High School’s Interact Club’s 7th annual Turkey Trot fundraiser will take place Saturday, November 19, at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana. Proceeds will be donated to Courage Connection. Michelle will have a signup sheet to help as we get closer to race day. 

 

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  Oct 13th Oct 20th Oct 27th Nov 3rd
Introductions Ed Perry Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite
Reflection Jacob Bilvin Eddie Bridges Paul Conforti Lisa Crane
Greeters Ed Perry Joe Rank Rod Roberts Tod Satterthwaite
Michelle Barbey Jacob Bilvin Eddie Bridges Paul Conforti
Notetaker Hodson Crane Conforti Perry

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

October 13th – Karen Pickard, Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, will give an overview of its 362 day a year service to the food insecure in our community (Joe)

October 20th – Nestor Ramirez will tell us about the Global Grant that Champaign West got for a project in Honduras (Mary)

October 27th – Dr. Taher Saif, University of Illinois and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, will discuss physical exercise and mental health (Lisa)

November 3rd – TBD

November 10th – TBD

November 17th – Bill Behrends, Assistant Principal, Centennial High

November 24th – No Meeting – Turkey Day

December 1st – TBD

December 8th – Dr. Donald Wuebbles, Harry E. Preble Emeritus Professor, UIUC

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

October 23 – Jarrod Scheunemann

October 29 – Robb Patton

 

November 4 – Tom Ulen