Good Morning!
Welcome! Each week, C-U Sunrisers enjoy fellowship, fun and lots of laughter while supporting worthy causes in our community, nationally and internationally. Our meetings are every Thursday at 6:45 am. We gather at the Champaign Holiday Inn, 101 Trade Center Drive.
“Please save your newspapers” – Champaign County Humane Society
On October 16 from 10:00-noon we will meet at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2101 S. Prospect Avenue, Champaign, to fold newspapers for dog/cat cages at the Champaign County Humane Society. Please save your newspapers. If you can’t attend we’ll collect/fold your papers. Ed Perry is leading this effort and will show us how to fold the papers so they fit correctly in the cages.
Learning about Shelterbox
Tom Hodson a Champaign West Rotary Club member since 1986, Past President of Champaign West and husband of Mary Hodson. Tom is also our Rotary District’s 6490 representative for ShelterBox USA and Disaster Relief.
Video of Shelterbox talk
Books to Prisoners
Our speaker this week was Rachel Rasmussen who is the UC Books to Prisoners Volunteer Coordinator
UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana, Illinois based project providing books to incarcerated individuals in Illinois at no cost by mail as well as through two county jail libraries. It is a community-powered volunteer organization with several ways to get involved. No experience is required and whether an hour a month or would like to volunteer more often, you are invited.
Books to Prisoners
November 19, 2020 via Zoom – Navajo Nation water needs
Dean Dempsey, a member of the Navajo nation, talked about a is project to bring water to tribe members who have water challenges in the best of times
meeting video
November 12 meeting via Zoom with the Developmental Services Center
Danielle Matthews, CEO of Developmental Services Center and Jodie Harmon, DSC’s Director of Development and Communications spoke about the programs and needs of the organization.
video of presentation