BirthdaysEdward M. Krol
August 21st | Guy C. Hall
August 22nd | Kenneth A. Buel PDG
August 22nd | Marlys J. Scarbrough
September 2nd | Alan Wilcox Haussermann
September 4th | John W. Wright
September 7th | W. Todd Salen
September 8th | Haley Wright
September 9th | Michael DeLorenzo
September 11th | Stephen D. Hamburg
September 11th | Scott Dahman
September 13th | Carol Timms
September 15th |
Wedding AnniversariesJanet L. Ellis-Nelson
August 20th | Douglas Nelson
August 20th | Danielle Matthews
September 2nd | Kenneth A. Buel PDG
September 7th |
| | EventsThe FIZZ - August 21, 2023 | |
Tom Costello Memorial Golf ChallengeBy William D. Malone on Wednesday, July 26, 2023Come out on August 21st and join the Champaign Rotary Club in their annual Tom Costello Memorial Rotary Cup Golf Challenge. Awards will be presented at the annual corn roast, following the outing.   | |
Mattis Avenue Cleanup - PostponedBy Scott Burge on Thursday, August 17, 2023 | | The Mattis Avenue cleanup has been postponed until October. More information will be forthcoming. |
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Rotary Blood Drive 2023Thursday, August 17, 2023The annual Rotary blood drive is happening August 21 at the Impact Life Blood Center (1408 West University, Urbana.) On arrival, please mention that you are participating in the Rotary blood drive.
Schedule an appointment (1 of 3 options):
ImpactLife: (800) 747-5401
Teri McCarthy: (217) 344-2144
Teri McCarthy: tmccarthy@clarklindsey.com | |
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Service Opportunity - September 2023By Scott Burge on Thursday, August 17, 2023| SEPTEMBER EVENT | | What: | Walk as One
The purpose of this event is to deliver kindergarten readiness kits (activities and supplies) to families with children age 0-5. | | When: | Thursday, September 7, 2023 starts at 5:30 | | Where: | To be determined. Volunteers will be assigned to a specific neighborhood on the day of the event to share the information with the neighborhood's residents. | | Signup: | Walk as One Website |
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August Cup: C-U Special RecreationChampaign-Urbana Special Recreation (CUSR) was formed through a cooperative agreement with the Champaign and Urbana Park Districts to provide recreation programs and leisure services for residents with disabilities. Inclusion and specialized programs are available.
We provide quality recreation programs for people with disabilities by hiring and training qualified staff, providing staff ratios which ensure program safety and success, and adapting programs and equipment to meet the needs of the participants. |  | |
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Champaign County African American Heritage TrailThe Rotary Club of Champaign is a lead sponsor of the upcoming Skelton Park transformation, which includes part of the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail. The Champaign Park District anticipates awarding a contract to complete the work at Skelton Park very soon. Construction will likely be completed by mid-December 2023 with bricks installed around that time. Information about how to donate bricks online or by check is available at: https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/donate/. The deadline for donations has been extended to September 30. | 
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Meet Our New Member: Andia IsajBy Lauren Gramly on Sunday, August 13, 2023Andia Isaj is from Tiran  a, Albania. She works in the Human Resources Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign providing clerical support to the Talent Acquisition and Testing Sections. She is responsible for posting Academic Professional and Faculty job postings. She creates and maintains job postings on external websites, such as Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Indeed. She also coordinates the pre-employment screening process for staff and personnel new hires with Carle Foundation Hospital. Andia is working on a Master of Public Administration with a certificate in Non-Profit Organization Management at the University of Illinois at Springfield. She taught foreign languages and cultural understanding in English and Spanish in her hometown and can also speak, comprehend, and interpret Italian and French. Andia loves travel and literature and is learning to garden and paint. She relaxes by watching movies and spending time outdoors, walking, hiking, or tanning at the seaside (when not in Illinois!). She volunteers as a teacher’s aide with Urbana Adult Education by assisting in teaching English to the Hispanic minority community and assisting with U.S. citizenship and naturalization learning classes for the Hispanic and French Congo community. She enjoys working with the immigrant community by facilitating opportunities she wished she had been given when she moved to the United States. Andia and her fiance, Jeffrey Rogers, live in Champaign. | |
Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI): August 26“The Rotary Leadership Institute was founded to assist in improving the Rotary knowledge and leadership skills of the future leaders of our Rotary clubs. We believe that excellent leadership is the key to successful service by our clubs to our communities and the world. We invite all the members to join with us to build a greater and greater Rotary.” RLI International Chair David Linett | District 6490
ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Check In: 8:30 am
Program: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Richland Community College
Schilling Community Education Center
Decatur, Illinois | Refreshments and lunch are included in the $60 registration fee. Many clubs pay the registration fee. To register, go online:
https://www.dacdb.com/index.html?EventID=77677362 Registration needs to be completed by Wednesday, August 23, 5:00 PM. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Guthrie, District 6490 RLI Chair, at district6490rli@gmail.com. |
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CU Sunrise Rotary Diaper Drive: August 21-25 | |
Hosting Yanai AmbassadorBy Douglas NelsonFor many years, the Champaign Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Yanai Japan have had a student exchange program. This summer, we helped send Ethan Anderson, a student at the University of Illinois who grew up in Champaign, to Yanai. In return, the Yanai Rotary club is sending a student who will arrive in Champaign August 15th and stay until September 5th. |  Keisuke Seyama is a third-year medical student at the University of Yamaguchi. He is hoping to learn more about American culture and lifestyle and share his own experiences of life in Yanai. Like Ethan, who was a fabulous ambassador, Keisuke seems enthusiastic, curious, and excited to learn and share life with host families. He would also love the chance to visit Chicago during his stay, as well as learn more about the practice of medicine in Champaign-Urbana.
Ideally, Keisuke would stay with several host families from Champaign Rotary, each for three to four days. He will arrive on August 15 and begin his stay with Janet and Doug Nelson. If you cannot host, we are also looking for volunteers to take Keisuke to dinner or to an event you are attending. The more people he meets, the richer his experience. Please email Doug Nelson (doug@nmtmidwest.com) and he will put together a schedule. Thank you for continuing this rich tradition of exchange which was begun by Kimiko and Ken Gunji. Ken was a Past District Governor and long-time member and past president of Champaign Rotary. |
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Duty Roster | August 21, 2023 | August 28, 2023 | | Greeters | No Meeting
Golf Outing and Corn Roast | Lee Ann Kelly
Terri Lipscomb | | Reflection | | Nathan Montgomery | | Introducer | | Marlys Scarbrough | | Zoom Greeter | | Rebecca Ries | | Room Setup | | Holly Thompson |
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