“I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday.” – Misty Copeland – Ballet Dancer

“What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.” – Martha Graham – 1894-1991 – Dancer-Choreographer

“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” – Unknown

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the erudite Mary Hodson)

 

President Charlie gave a recap of the District Conference.   Darrell videoed the interview with Senator Tammy Duckworth.  Before going to Afghanistan, she was in charge of Asian and Pacific Rotary affairs.   She told funny and heartwarming stories about her Rotary experiences.

 

US Ambulances for Ukraine thanked the MTD on Twitter for their donation of an accessible bus.   Our own Robb Patton made it happen!

 

A Shelter Box assessment team is in Morocco to determine how Shelter Box can coordinate with other agencies in delivering aid to earthquake victims.  

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

9/20 Black Mental Health and Wellness event at Parkland – All are welcome!

 

9/24 Interact Car Wash Fundraiser at the Prospect Bank

 

9/30 October Fest – Volunteers needed

 

10/3 5-6:30 PM,  Books to Prisoners – Contact Larry to sign up.

 

10/8 4 PM,  Shelter Box Fundraiser in memory of Gary Olsen.  Help needed to set up the Shelter Box tent.

 

10/14 CU Sunrise at Rotary booth at the Urbana Farmer’s Market – Volunteers needed to man our table.

 

10/24 World Polio Day Event at the Museum of the Grand Prairie

 

11/4 Interact Annual 5K Fundraiser

 

11/5 CU Special Recreation 5K

 

11/9 CU Sunrise Charter Anniversary and Veterans Event at the City View

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Mary introduced Jim Keiken, Director of the University of Illinois Fire Institute.  

 

The Fire Institute is part of the University of Illinois.  However, they get no funding from the University.   The Institute was formed by State statute in 1925 and they have been training ever since, not even stopping for COVID.   Jim said their simple mission is “helping fire workers do their work”. 

 

Last year, 58,638 emergency workers attended training provided by the Fire Institute.  Fire Institute staff travel all over the State to provide training so that volunteers don’t have to travel to Champaign.   On-line training is also offered.   They focus on basic skills such as rope rescue, structural collapse, Hazardous Materials, trench rescue, dispatcher training, and violent event incident management.  Firefighters learn through repetition of hands-on skills until they acquire muscle memory.  When an emergency occurs, they have a plan in place.

 

Fire Institute instructors also give school safety and active shooter training to fire fighters, EMTs and school staff around the State of Illinois.   The offer leadership training for officers and chiefs based on military models.  The Fire Institute also has a library with 72,000 volumes.  

 

They train fire fighters from other nations as well.   Last year, a team from Korea came to the Fire Institute.  This year, they will host a team from Brazil.   

 

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  Sept 21st Sept 28th Oct 5th Oct 12th
Introductions Michael Hogue Larry Johnson Phyllis Mischo Scott Paceley
Reflection Tod Satterthwaite Jarrod Scheunemann Jen Shelby Mary Kay Smith
Greeters Michael Hogue Larry Johnson Phyllis Mischo Scott Paceley
Tod Satterthwaite Jarrod Scheunemann Jen Shelby Mary Kay Smith
Notetaker Crane Conforti Perry Hodson

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

September 21st – Poets Corey Van Landingham and Chris Kempf (Thom)  

September 28th – Jarrod Scheunemann will discuss his mission trip and park development project in Bilisht, Albania

October 5th – Club Assembly

October 12th – Brittany Millington, Director, Champaign Public Library (Thom)

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

October 26th –  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 2nd – Dr. Dan Simons, Professor, Psychology, UIUC, co-author of “The Invisible Gorilla” and “Nobody’s Fool”

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

November 16th – TBD

November 23rd – Turkey Day – no morning meeting

November 30th – TBD

December 7th – TBD

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

September 25 – Tod Satterthwaite