The Weekly Newsletter of The Rotary Club of Champaign

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1 Page 1 of 5 Rotary Club of Champaign [mailservice@clubrunner.ca] Sent: Thursday, August 14, :44 PM To: Stan Herrin Having trouble viewing this ? Please click here The FIZZ The Weekly Newsletter of The Rotary Club of Champaign Home of the World's Greatest Rotary Club Mon Aug 18, 2014 Home Hello Stanley! This has been generated just for you as a member of our club. We hope you enjoy receiving this newsletter! Volume 96 Number 7 Speakers Aug 18, 2014 Dorey Riegel Horses are Healing Aug 25, 2014 Coach Tim Beckman Illini Football-A Winning Season?? Sep 01, 2014 Labor Day Enjoy the Day-No meeting Sep 08, 2014 District Governor Les Mitkos District 6490-The Goals for View entire list... Events August is Membership Month! Aug 01, Aug 31, 2014 Champaign Rotary Board Meeting Ramshaw Real Estate Office Aug 15, :30 AM - 09:00 AM Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Richland Community College Aug 16, :00 AM - 03:00 PM Member-Guest Wine and Cheese Social Aug 27, :00 PM - 07:00 PM September is RI New Generations Month Sep 01, 2014 Illinois Football Tailgate Social Sep 06, 2014 Champaign Rotary Habitat Work Day Sep 27, :00 AM - 03:00 PM October is RI Vocational Service Month Oct 01, 2014 November is RI Foundation Month Nov 01, 2014 December is RI Family Month Dec 01, 2014 January is Rotary Awareness Month Jan 01, 2015 Editor Stanley Herrin If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor. Program for August 18, 2014 Dorey Riegel, Co-Owner-Healing Horse Stables "Horses are Healing" Dorey Riegel and her husband, Terry Plampin, own and operate a nonprofit therapeutic riding center, Healing Horse Stables, in rural Peso Individuals of all ages and disabilities receive physical, social-emotional, and psychological benefits, including increased self-esteem thro of horsemanship and riding skills, as well as help in developing language and communication skills. Their clients are primarily children. introduced by Steve Main. Announcements AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP MONTH August is Rotary Membership Month Most people do not join a club unless they are asked. Share your club experience with others! Who can you invite next week?

2 Page 2 of 5 AUGUST 15 - BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING Meetin' with the Chairman of the Board At the Board of Director's Meeting Friday August 15 7:30 am Ramshaw Offices AUGUST 16 - ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (RLI) Posted by Stanley Herrin on Jul 23, 2014 President Steve Carter encourages you to attend the Rotary Leadership Institute. Rotary Leadership Institute is once again coming to District 6490 on Saturday, August 16, Richland Community College in Decatur, IL. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., sessions beg a.m. and continue until 3:00 p.m. Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a series of fast-pace interactive, one-day courses offered to refine a Rotarian's leadership skills and increase the knowledge in Rotary. The Rotary Club of Champaign will pay the $70 registration fee for all Club members who a Marilynne Davis is planning on attending and has offered to car pool. If you have any registration questions, please contact Cathy Rector at or cathyr@cbc AUGUST 23-39TH ANNUAL URBANA SWEETCORN FESTIVAL The 39th Annual Urbana Sweetcorn Festival: Friday, August 22nd and Saturday Augu Where: Heart of downtown Urbana on Main Street, between Race and Vine Streets When: Friday, August 22nd, 5:00 11:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 23rd, 11:00 a.m. 11:00 p Each year this festival is frequented by as many as 55,000 individuals from both the Champaig surrounding communities in central Illinois. The festival also serves as the official welcome for incoming and returning University of Illinois We are looking for some volunteers to have some fun! We would love to give our newest members the opportunity to volunteer at t Stand, or Beer Stand. We hope you don't sample too much of the product :) Margarita Stand - Saturday August 23rd 4:45-8 pm Needing 3 volunte Beer Stand - Saturday August 23rd 4:45-8 pm Needing 5-6 volunteers More information can be found at Please contact Jeff Lehmann at jlentp@aol.com or Sharon Lilly at slilly@isa- AUGUST 25 - MEETING WILL BE AT MEMORIAL STADIUM August 25 Meeting Location: AUGUST 27 - MEMBER & GUEST SOCIAL MEMBER AND GUEST SOCIAL Jim Acheson's Home 9 Greencroft Dr. Champaign, IL For members and perspective members! WINE AND CHEESE SOCIAL Members are encouraged to bring perspective new members! SEPTEMBER 6 - TAILGATE PRIOR TO U OF I FOOTBALL GAME

3 Page 3 of 5 TAILGATE Prior to the 11:00 am kickoff between the University of Illinois and Western Kentucky MARK YOU CALENDARS More Information to follow! SEPTEMBER 27 - CHAMPAIGN ROTARY HABITAT WORK DAY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WORK DAY Members are encouraged to roll up your sleeves and help build a house for a needy family. Our Club will need to fill about 20 from 8-3 More information to follow. CAN WE DO IT? YES WE CAN! PASSING OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT-PIN At our August 11 meeting, President Steve Carter passed the 'Preside on to President-Elect Marilynne Davis. WELCOME SHION YAKAMOTO A BIG WELCOME to Miss Shion Yakamoto. Miss Yakamoto attended our August 11 Club meeting. And will be here until September 8. If you would like to show Miss Yakamoto the town or the state, contact Bethany Hearn, Sam Banks or Sandra Calderon. Thanks! DID YOU SEE IN THE ROTARY DISTRICT 6490 NEWSLETTER? FROM AUGUST: Page 4 - Article on our Burwash Memorial Corn Roast Page 6 - The District Governor will be at our September 8 club meeting HELP WRITE THE FIZZ! Posted by Stanley Herrin on Jul 02, 2014 Additional Fizz writers are needed. If you like to write, use computers and have a sense of hum writing for the Fizz. For more information, contact Stan Herrin sherrin@cmtengr.com SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: THANK YOU Thank you Tim Manard for being the August 11, 2014 Sergeant-at-Arms.

4 Page 4 of 5 I SPY: ROTARY Spied by John Van Grinsven at our August 11 Meeting. Send your pictures to Stan Herrin sherrin@cmtengr.com DID YOU KNOW? Celebrate Membership Month August is Membership Month, which means it s time to celebrate your Rotary club, your members, and the good you do in you and around the world. There are many ways to join in the celebration, but here are a few activities to get you started: Say it loud, say it proud! Let everyone in your social network know that you are a proud member by changing your Twitte Facebook profile to the I m a Proud Member, I m a Proud Rotaractor, or I m a Proud Interactor graphic. Copy and save the gra profile picture for August. Watch and share. Download RI President Gary C.K. Huang s video on membership from Rotary s Vimeo page. Watch it at y meeting or club event to highlight the vital role membership plays in maintaining a strong and active club. Exchange ideas. Do you have successful membership strategies that have worked well in your community? Share them on Membership Best Practices Discussion Group. We Are Rotary. Using the hashtag #WeAreRotary, post photos to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Vine of your club memb your community or abroad to show how Rotary makes a positive impact in the world. It s Now or Never. Join us on August 13 at 10:00 Chicago time (UTC-5) for our Membership: It s Now or Never webinar. I international membership expert Nikki Walker discussing innovative ways of thinking about membership. Making a difference. Rotary clubs are known for the high-impact service projects they undertake locally and globally. Sha about your service projects and how they improve lives on Rotary Showcase. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and In see what Rotary members around the world are doing to celebrate Membership Month. What does Rotary mean to you? Rotary members have pushed polio to the brink of eradication, delivered clean water to improved their local communities, provided scholarships to the next generation of peacemakers, and continued to do good in t Rotary News THE CUP FOR AUGUST - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY Posted by Stanley Herrin on Jul 30, 2014 Champaign County Humane Society The Champaign County Humane Society was established as a branch of the Illino Society in 1889 and chartered as the Champaign County Humane Society in 190 group of local citizens gathered together to establish the first animal shelter nea Illinois, and in June of 1988 the shelter moved to the current location in Urbana. The organization s purpose is to prevent crue to promote animal welfare, to educate the public about the humane care and treatment of animals, to increase public awarene companion animal overpopulation issue and to provide solutions, and to provide high quality shelter, medical, and adoption se animals when necessary. THIS WEEK'S DUTY ROSTER Posted by Shandra Summerville on Aug 14, 2014 August 18, 2014 August 25, 2014 Greeters Sam Banks Tom Whooley Ashely Dye Dale Morrissey Introducer Claudette Craig Rost Gonsiorowski Invocator Marilynne Davis John Calderon Cashiers Sandy Pistole Hutchins Jim Acheson Jim Acheson "The Committee" Sgt at- Arms Carol Timms TBD

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