Announcements (notes courteous of the striped-tie-wearing Allan Penwell)
Sue Wittman of the TIMES Center receives a check from club president Bruce Hatfield
Sue Wittman of the TIMES Center visited our club, and we presented her with a check courtesy of our holiday fruit fundraiser.
Bowling for Big Brothers was a big success, and we raised $870.00. There is no report on bowling skills of the participants.
June 9-16 is Shelter Box Week throughout Champaign-Urbana. Tom Hodson is looking for volunteers from our club for planning events. Contact Tom who is with Champaign West.
Gary announced that Shelter Box is officially a partner of Rotary International.
Program
Gail Rost, executive director of Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation
Last Thursday we welcomed our speaker, Gail Rost, who is executive director of Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation, and she is also president-elect of Urbana Rotary.
The Foundation was begun in 1990 and is committed to enriching the community by encouraging educational initiatives and facilitating excellence in education in the public schools of Champaign-Urbana. Over $1,000,000 has been funded to our schools through various programs.
This community not-for-profit organization has provided dollars and benefits to our schools, and one of them is CUScholars. It is a new program in our local high schools for all students to meet the challenges that kids face. This program prepares students for options after they graduate by requiring participation in a rigorous academic program, volunteer requirements, excellence in attendance, and development of the skills needed to successfully move into adulthood.
Students are mentored through high school and have to take 4 years of English and math, 3 years of laboratory science, and 2 years of a foreign language. The program disciplines the students and prepares them for training beyond high school in life skills such as financial literacy and community participation. CUScholars needs many volunteers to help the students, and if you are interested, call Gail.
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