“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” – Swami Sivananda – 1887-1963 – Author

“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.” – Desiderius Erasmus – 1466-1536 – Theologian

“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb – Author-Illustrator

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CU Sunrise received the Rotary International Citation for achieving all goals set by Rotary International in 2021-2022.

Sept. 23 -24 – Balloon Festival at Dodds Park in Champaign.

Sept. 24 – Octoberfest, a fundraiser hosted by DSC.

Sept. 27 – President Scott asked if anyone would like to go to the “smack down” fundraising event between the Bloomington Sunrise Club and the Bloomington Pub Club from 5-7 PM.   It might be an event idea that our club could borrow.

Sept. 29 – Club Social (no AM meeting)

Oct. 24 – World Polio Day 

Nov 19 – Central High Interact 5 K

PROGRAM

Cary introduced Jayne DeLuce, President and CEO of Visit Champaign County.  Jane talked about the new Champaign County African American Heritage Trail.

In 2020, two local educators, Angela Rivers and Barbara Suggs-Mason, approached Visit Champaign County with ideas for marking African American history sites throughout Champaign County.

After two years of planning, their website ccafricanamericanheritage.org, will debut on Sept. 22.

The first of 25, a marker will be installed at 1 Main to commemorate Frederick Douglass’ visit to Champaign County.  Future interactive markers will honor the Smith family of Broadlands, historical African American churches, Dr. Ellis Subdivision, St. Elmo Brady, the first African American to earn a PhD in Chemistry, and Bousfield Hall, named after Maudelle Tanner Brown Bousfield, the first female African American student at the University of Illinois.

There will be both a walking and a driving African American Heritage trail.   The walking tour will end at their signature project, a redeveloped Skelton Park.  The park will celebrate the influence of local African American musicians with a Music Hall of Fame Plaza.  Local artist Preston Jackson will create a sculpture for the plaza. 

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

September 22^nd – Champaign County Humane Society (Charlie)

September 29^th – Club Social

October 6^th – TBD

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

October 20^th – TBD (Mary)

October 27^th – TBD (Lisa)

November 3^rd – TBD

November 10^th – TBD

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

November 24^th – No Meeting – Turkey Day

December 1^st – TBD

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

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

September 25 – Tod Satterthwaite

October 23 – Jarrod Scheunemann

October 29 – Robb Patton

“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” – Tom Brokaw – Journalist and Author

“Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington – Author of The Huffington Post

“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” = Arnold Palmer – 1929-2016 – Professional Golfer

ANNOUNCEMENTS
(notes provided by Lisa Crane)

Welcome to our new member, Jacob Bilvin.

No more weeding needed at Decker Garden.  A big thank you to Phyllis and Lou for their work on the garden.

The deadline for the District conference registration is Friday, but you can come to just luncheon on Friday to hear keynote address John Whitman. Location at our old meeting place, The Holiday Inn and Conference Center, just a half block north of Lodgic on State Street.

Habitat for Humanity needs help painting at their new place today and Friday.  See Tod for more info.

Feeding our Kids – This Saturday, September 10, at 10AM.  Meet Phyllis in parking lot of Champaign Church of Christ (1509 W John St., C).

DSC is having Oktoberfest fundraiser on Sept. 24 and needs volunteers from 6:30-8.  See Tod if you can volunteer.  Ata is also involved with DSC and is selling cash raffle tickets at $10 or 3 for $25.

The Chez Center luncheon for U of I student veterans will be on November 9^th. We will be doing Jimmy John sandwiches – all are welcome to attend.  Usually, there are over 100 students who come. Andy Bender is in charge

Our Charter Veterans Day Banquet will be November 10. More details to come.

The 2022 Fruit Sale begins soon. Fruit will be $30 per case; our goal is 400 cases sold. The club’s request is that each member sell at least 15 cases (cash donations are also appreciated). Robb will continue in his role as Chief Fruithead, but because he will be out of town in December Eddie has agreed to be Lieutenant Fruithead.

Our September social will be at Riggs September 29^th in the evening.

PROGRAM

Bob introduced the new Champaign Chief of Police, Timothy Tyler. Chief Tyler comes from a wide range of experiences including Director and Chief of Police for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Law Enforcement. Prior to that, he had a 22-year career with the Illinois State Police. 

Chief Tyler is also a Colonel in the US Army Reserves and serves as Military Police, Logistician and Finance Officer who loves his spread sheets.  He has trained over 5,000 Military Police. Chief Tyler holds an associate degree in Law Enforcement and a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Hie is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration. He is a very active person.

He has a strong faith and believes: SERVE OTHERS, LOVE GOD, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR.

In addition to all of his professional experience, Chief Tyler also shared that hew grew up on a pig farm in Mississippi. He had a learning disability growing up and is very interested in speaking to kids who have the same difficulties.

He updated us on Champaign statistics, including that they 124 sworn officers and hope to have 22 new employees by December 2022. There are 5 openings for Public Service reps.  Chief Tyler enjoyed giving us a first hand view from his “foxhole.”

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

September 15^th – Jayne DeLuce, President & CEO, Visit Champaign County (Cary)

September 22^nd – TBD (Charlie)

September 29^th – Club Social

October 6^th – TBD

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

October 20^th – TBD (Mary)

October 27^th – TBD (Lisa)

November 3^rd – TBD

November 10^th – TBD

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

November 24^th – No Meeting – Turkey Day

December 1^st – TBD

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

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

September 25 – Tod Satterthwaite

October 23 – Jarrod Scheunemann

October 29 – Robb Patton

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor Frankl – 1905-1997 – Psychiatrist and Author

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” – Mahatma Gandhi – 1869-1948 – Indian Lawyer

“Tools of empowerment, heartset and mindset.” – Akosua Dardaine Edwards – Entrepreneur-Author-Women & Youth Support

CLUB ASSEMBLY
(notes provided by the unconventional and unorthodox Paul Conforti)

The Rotary District 6490 Conference promises to be great, and it doesn’t get any closer for us. It will be held Friday September 16 and 17 at the Holiday Inn and Conference Center, just a half block north of Lodgic on State Street (our former meeting venue). The conference will be informative and energizing, but if you can do just part of it, make plans to attend Josh Whitman’s keynote lunch keynote speech on Friday.

On September 8-10 Habitat for Humanity will be painting their new facility. Volunteers are needed, especially on the 8^th and 9^th. See Tod if you can pitch in.

Saturday, September 10, 10-noon at the Champaign Church of Christ (1509 W John St, C).  Phyllis is coordinating a Feeding Our Kids volunteer event, packaging food for kids for the weekends during the school year.

Tod announced that DSC is having their Oktoberfest fundraiser on Sept. 24 and is asking for volunteers from 6:30 to 8 pm.  Tod will update as he gets more info.

Mary is working on a district grant to provide GED books for Books to Prisoners

Our club is planning an anniversary dinner to coincide with a Veteran’s Day / Chez Center invitee dinner for November 10^th.

The club was asked to approve prospective member Jacob Bilvin. A 6-day notice was issued so Jacob, without any objections, could attend the September 8^th meeting.

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

September 8^th – Chief Tim Tyler, Champaign Police Department (Bob)

September 15^th – Jayne DeLuce, President & CEO, Visit Champaign County will speak about the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail (Cary)

September 22^nd – TBD (Charlie)

September 29^th – Club Social

October 6^th – TBD

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

October 20^th – TBD (Mary)

October 27^th – Dr. Taher Saif, UIUC and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, will discuss physical exercise and mental health

(Lisa)

November 3^rd – TBD

November 10^th – TBD

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

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

September 25 – Tod Satterthwaite

October 23 – Jarrod Scheunemann

October 29 – Robb Patton