“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt – 1884-1962 – Former First Lady of the United States

 

“Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.” – Aretha Franklin – 1942-2018 – Singer-Songwriter-Pianist

 

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.” – Audrey Hepburn – 1929-1993 – British Actress-Humanitarian

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Notes provided by  Lisa Crane)

Larry noted we are looking for people to fill in the remaining watering/weeding spots after mid-July for the Decker Garden. Please sign up online.

Starting July 11, CU Sunrise will meet each week at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Prospect Ave. 

Lisa will chair the hosting committee. Members will sign up for one month.  July will be Tod’s turn.  He has a list of possible food options and we will try to stay under $8 for the actual cost of meal.  Our weekly fee will now be $10 starting on July 11^th.  Yes can pay ahead for meals for the year.

Bucket bucks in June will go to the Child Advocacy Center.  In July they will go to Dream.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS & SERVICE OPPORTUNITES

June 27 – Pass the Gavel

June 30 (4:30pm) – District Installation @ iHotel ($40)

July 4 – No meeting

July 11 – First meeting at new location

July 12 – Mahomet Rotary Golf Outing

July 13 – Rotary Day at the Ball park (Cubs vs Cards)

July 20 (9-4pm) – Zone Leadership Seminar in Springfield

October 24 – District 6490 Conference

 

SPEAKER

Our own Tom Ulen spoke on the topic of the recent NCAA Athletics settlement.  Tom discussed the recent state of College Athletics and the death of the NCAA. Money seems to be driving everything with the NCAA.

 

Tom noted the NCAA was created on March 31, 1906. The idea was to promote the safety of college athletes. They developed rules governing college sports. It has evolved since then to denote when how much athletes can practice  and when and how students need to be matriculates of the college they play for.  

Tom cited a few law cases which have led to athletes getting compensated for playing:

 

*Obannon UCLA vs NCAA 2014 – owning rights to your own likeness in a video game which became the NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness).

*Olsten vs NCAA which capped benefits of $6,000 per year reimbursed for tutoring.

Tom mentioned other athletes and how they were offered money to play. Which led to the recent NCAA settlement of $2.8 billion which allows schools to directly pay their athletes including any Division 1 graduate back to either 2018 or 2016.  The money pulled to pay for this will likely come from Division 2 &3 schools who may have to give up tv rights

Looking ahead, who will get a piece of the $20 million set aside to pay student athletes? Will lacrosse and cross country get money? Will men and women be paid equally?

The UIUC DIA advisory board discussed how they monitor coaches to win but also with students studying to be good students and humans.  They want to help train student athletes to be first class model citizens.  Tom called the recent developments with the NCAA a “raging dumpster fire.”

 

Other points discussed included the cost of tickets for games, the costs for different sports, the lost of sportsmanship, and NIL money up for grabs. 

 

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	June 27th	July 4th	July 11th	July 18th
Introductions	Michael Hogue	No	Larry Johnson	Scott Paceley
Reflection	Garrett Colbert	am	Cary Woolard	Eddie Bridges
Greeters	Michael Hogue	meeting.	Larry Johnson	Scott Paceley
	Garrett Colbert	Be safe	Cary Woolard	Eddie Bridges
Food	n/a	with	Tod Satterthwaite	Tod Satterthwaite
Notetaker	Perry	fireworks.	Hodson	Conforti

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

June 27^th – Pass the Gavel

July 4^th – No morning meeting

July 11^th – Dr. Mark Wolters, Associate Teaching Professor of Business Administration

July 18^th – TBD (Cary)

July 25^th – TBD (Joe)

August 1^st – TBD

August 8^th – TBD (Lisa)

August 15^th – TBD (Mary

August 22^nd – TBD (Michael)

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

July 6 – Paul Conforti

 

“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” – Harold S. Kushner – American Rabbi-Author

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” – Brene Brown – Professor-Social Worker-Author-Podcast Host

“Be the curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, and with what makes you happy.” – Leo Babauta – Author

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Notes provided by  Lisa Crane)

 

Phyllis would like more members to help with the Decker garden watering. Please sign up online

Thanks to those who attended Books to Prisoners on June 8^th.

Ata updated the club on the relocation planning meeting.  Starting July 11, CU Sunrise will meet each week at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Prospect Ave. 

Lisa will chair the hosting committee. Members will sign up for one month.  July will be Tod’s turn.  He has a list of possible food options and we will try to stay under $8 for the actual cost of meal.  Our weekly fee will now be $10 starting on July 11^th.  Yes can pay ahead for meals for the year.

Bucket bucks in June will go to the Child Advocacy Center.  In July they will go to Dream.

UPCOMING EVENTS & SERVICE OPPORTUNITES

June 27 – Pass the Gavel

 

June 30 (4:30pm) – District Installation@ iHotel ($40)

 

July 4 – No meeting

 

July 11 – First meeting at new location

 

July 12 – Mahomet Rotary Golf Outing

 

July 13 – Rotary Day at the Ball park (Cubs vs Cards)

 

July 20 (9-4pm) – Zone Leadership Seminar in Springfield

 

October 24 – District 6490 Conference

SPEAKER

Our speaker last week was Sue Grey, President and CEO of United Way of Champaign County.  She is also a member of Champaign Rotary.  Previously she was a leader in the Champaign Park District.  She was also the Green Meadows Girl Scout CEO for 3 years and she served on the Champaign Unit 4 school board. 

Awarded Woman of distinction

Sue started in 2006 as a member of the United Way team in on an allocations panel. Sue discussed the Integrity of the community allocation process.  They look at data and research that help identify the root cause of issues. They review ALICE DATA and use the State Grant tool of United Way to do a community needs assessment. They also look at 211 data to determine what people are calling for assistance the most.

Currently the Community Change Grant Areas include:
*Early Grade Level Success which is supporting our children so they may reach their full potential. Building a strong educational foundation.

*Child Well Being  which involves preventing child maltreatment and building healthier families through mental health and trauma responsive services

Grants are given for specific purposes.  For example: provide mentoring and support to organizations; or help them in different areas like helping to find board members 

Those who receive grants meet their cohorts quarterly in person to provide updates and give mentoring support.  The organizations complete audits of their grant spending

The United Way tries to fund everyone’s requests in some way if they meet criteria. The grant process takes about 4-5 months. The average grant is around $50,000.  For Example: Farmers Feeding Families is renting and farming the 88 acres that Unit 4 bought on Olympian Rd.

Sue was asked, “How does our United Way compare nationally?” We are a Metro 3 level and have been in the Top 10 in nation for the last 7-8 years. The goal is to be in the top 5.  In the state of Illinois, we are number 1 of Metro 3 level United Ways.

 

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	June 20th	June 27th	July 11th	July 18th
Introductions	Darrell Hoemann	Michael Hogue	Larry Johnson	Phyllis Mischo
Reflection	Mary Kay Smith	Garrett Colbert	Cary Woolard	Eddie Bridges
Greeters	Darrell Hoemann	Michael Hogue	Larry Johnson	Phyllis Mischo
	Mary Kay Smith	Garrett Colbert	Cary Woolard	Eddie Bridges
Notetaker	Conforti	Perry	Hodson	Conforti

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

June 20^th – Recent college athletics settlement (Tom)

June 27^th – Pass the Gavel

July 4^th – ?

July 11^th – TBD

July 18^th – TBD (Cary)

July 25^th – TBD (Joe)

August 1^st – TBD

August 8^th – TBD (Lisa)

August 15^th – TBD (Mary

August 22^nd – TBD (Michael)

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

 

June 2 – Oktay Baran

June 7 – Lisa Crane

June 19 – Joe Rank

June 20 – Garrett Colbert

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.” – Brene Brown – Professor-Lecturer-Author

 

 

“There are many paths but only one journey.” – Naomi Judd – 1946-2022 – Singer-Actress

 

 

“If my ship sails from sight, it doesn’t mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.” – Enoch Powell – 1912-1998 – Politician

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Last week we did not have a morning meeting.  Instead, we gathered at the home of Mary Kay and Charlie Smith.  Thank you for hosting!

 

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	June 6th	June 13th	June 20th	June 27th
Introductions	Lisa Crane	Karen Yeager	Darrell Hoemann	Michael Hogue
Reflection	Jen Shelby	JP Thompson	Mary Kay Smith	Garrett Colbert
Greeters	Lisa Crane	Karen Yeager	Darrell Hoemann	Michael Hogue
	Jen Shelby	JP Thompson	Mary Kay Smith	Garrett Colbert
Notetaker	Perry	Crane	Conforti	Perry

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

June 6^th – Craig Pessman will present photos from his trip to Death Valley

June 13^th – Sue Grey, President & CEO, United Way of Champaign County (Michael)

June 20^th – Recent college athletics settlement (Tom)

June 27^th – Pass the Gavel

July 4^th – ?

July 11^th – TBD

July 18^th – TBD (Cary)

July 25^th – TBD (Joe)

August 1^st – TBD

August 8^th – TBD (Lisa)

August 15^th – TBD (Mary

August 22^nd – TBD (Michael)

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

 

June 2 – Oktay Baran

June 7 – Lisa Crane

June 9 – Diana Dummitt

June 14 – Bob LaCharite

June 19 – Joe Rank

June 20 – Garrett Colbert