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1 Rotary District 6460 Rotary Serving Humanity P.O. Box 311, Springfield, IL Newsletter Editor, Dave Knieriem, District Governor Newsletter - VIDEO December 2017 Hello, Rotarians in District 6460! Happy Holiday Season! Important Dates January 27, 2018 Presidents Elect Training Seminar (PETS) Orientation/Presidents Mid-Year Summit Scheel's Springfield, IL February 17, 2018 District Team Training Seminar (DTTS) Scheel's Springfield, IL March 2-4, 2018 Midwest Presidents Elect Training Seminar (PETS) Westin Chicago Northwest Itasca, IL April 21, 2018 District Assembly University of Illinois Springfield Public Affairs Center and Brookens Auditorium Springfield, IL June 23-27, 2018 Rotary International Convention Toronto, Ontario, Canada We are continuing to present my monthly newsletter input to you. BY VIDEO. To view it, please go the District Website at and look for my message at the center of the web page for this month. Click on it to receive my message to you. Or you may view the video direct on Vimeo at: I am continuing to enjoy visiting all our fabulous DIFFERENCE MAKING Rotarians throughout the District! Doug Huff District Governor Rotary District 6460 IN THIS MONTH S EDITION: District Governor s Letter/Video Information 1 PETS Orientation/Presidents Mid-Year Summit 2 Club News 3 Aledo 3 Mason City 4-5 Jacksonville 6 Rushville 7 Peoria North 8 Youth Exchange News 9-11 Membership/Foundation Report 12 JOIN LEADERS EXCHANGE IDEAS TAKE ACTION ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 1

2 Presidents Elect Training Seminar (PETS) Orientation/ Presidents Mid-Year Summit Scheduled in Springfield January 27, 2018 Brian Barstead, District 6460 District Governor Elect, Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise The past year has been a big year for all of you, and me too, starting about this time last year as you prepared for your year ahead. I know my year went by fast, and I hope you had fun! The next six months will go by fast too and your clubs have another half of this year to continue to Make a Difference in As you may remember, last year when you all attended PETS Orientation at Scheels in Springfield in Late January, jointly we held a Mid-Year Presidents' Summit at the same location. At that meeting, we invited all of you to come back at the same time the next year for your Summit. (The idea annually is to get the current Rotary Presidents who are in the middle of their year together with the Presidents Elect and District Leaders to provide information about what's ahead for the upcoming year). The past few years the President's summit has not been as well-attended as we would have liked. I think Presidents who attended were there primarily to support the PE's and we really didn't have much for them to do. I suspect some were getting a little meeting weary. Being a club president is a big commitment. I get that. So we're changing up the format a bit this year. First, we're going to have some time during the day for the President's and President's Elect and leaders to work together (away from their club meetings, and other club duties) to talk about their goals for their clubs for the remainder of this year and for next year. We ll have a report on the Club Visioning consulting service that we provide to clubs, an update on what's happening with Youth Service (Youth Exchange, RYLA, Rotaract, and Interact), and a short session on Membership. Club presidents will also have a private meeting with your current and future district governors where you can share any concerns or talk about anything you want, and we'll also discuss "life after being a club president" where we can communicate what opportunities are available for Rotarians after their Presidency time is complete. (We re wanting to grow our group of people interested in working with clubs to help them achieve what they want for themselves). The day starts at 8:30 AM with Registration and Unless you plan to stay with your President Elect for the entire session that he/she is involved in, you'll be done by 1:30 PM. The Presidents will be done at 2:15 PM. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all participants. There's NO COST to attend. Registration will be open on Register Me on the district database (DACdb) soon. I'll send you another when register me link is up and running. I hope that many of you will attend. Like much of what happens in Rotary, the quality of the day will be greatly enhanced by the participation and experiences you've gained this year. Thanks for your work in 2017! Happy Holidays and we'll see you in soon in 2018! ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 2

3 Club News and Events We have been receiving numerous of news stories from our clubs throughout the District for programs, events, and projects that they are PROUD of. We will start sharing ALL of these remarkable stories to the district membership. Please send ANY newsworthy event that you are proud of (and you SHOULD BE) that your clubs are doing, and please share these items with all of us in the District. I would LOVE to fill the newsletter with all the WONDERFUL things that all of you do every single day in your communities and in the world. I have started adding club stories on the District Website. Expect to hear more on this future enhancement VERY SOON, as we develop the new capabilities of the new website, under the heading District/Club Stories. I will develop training soon to make this happen, via webinars, and sessions at District Assembly in the Spring of We want to hear what you are doing around the District, and share it with others! THANKS DAVE Dave Knieriem, Past District Governor District Newsletter Editor and Webmaster Aledo Rotary Delivers Food Baskets Martin Mac McGee, Club President, Rotary Club of Aledo Aledo Rotary with the help of employees at Mercer Market in Aledo, IL packed the clubs annual Christmas Food Baskets. The following items were in each Basket: 3 lb Yellow Onions 1 lb Peeled baby carrots 5 lb Potatoes 2 ea Apples 2 ea Oranges 1 ea Gravy mix 1 ea Pumpkin Pie with topping 1 lb Butter 4 lb Ham The food baskets were delivered to 5 recipients. Rotary in the community of Aledo....MAKING A DIFFERENCE! (Photo by Cheryl Brown) ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 3

4 Mason City Club Receives Energy Education Grant Dave Knieriem, Club President, Rotary Club of Mason City Through a partnership with Elevate Energy (and a GREAT effort from their representative, Tina Marie Williamson), the City of Mason City, and the Mason City Christian Church, the Mason City Rotary was generously awarded a $2,000 grant for community support. The grant was awarded through a competition, as part of a grant from the Illinois Science & Energy Innovation Foundation. Elevate Energy is educating, engaging, and empowering consumers to harness the benefits of the smart grid. Elevate Energy leads a state-wide program of communitybased outreach, house parties, and face-to-face communication about smart grid and smart meters. A subgrant includes a faith-based component led by Faith in Place. During the competition with two other Central Illinois communities, Mason City came in second, which qualified us for a grant award. In addition to the $2,000 grant the Mason City Rotary received, Mason City Christian Church received a $2,000 grant, and the City of Mason City received $10,000 in funds from Elevate Energy as well. It is wonderful when a community and organizations partner and collaborate to a common cause! The club will be allocating the funds to projects that our club decides on in the near future. As this year's Rotary International President Ian Risley has stated: "What Does Rotary Do? ---- "Improve people's lives, locally and globally, through service." We intend to use the funds to do just that! ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 4

5 Mason City Mournes Passing of Bob Paddack 50-Year Member Dave Knieriem, Club President, Rotary Club of Mason City The Rotary Club of Mason City mourns the death of our very dear member and good friend, Reverend Robert Paddack, who passed away on Friday, December 22, A respected and loved member of our club was called home please keep his family in your prayers. We honor Bobs service to our community and Rotary. Bob was a member of the Rotary Club of Mason City since May 1997 (we recognized him as a 50-year member posthumously), and was one of our must loyal and devoted members. Bob was a multiple Past President of our club, and a Paul Harris Fellow. Reverend Paddack was the epitome of the Rotary Motto Service Above Self, and a walked the talk of the Four-Way-Test. A TRUE leader! (Editor s Note: Bob was one of my favorite Rotarians, and a true mentor for me, a TRUE gentleman, a TRUE friend, and TRUE Rotarian). We all will miss Bob tremendously. Rest in peace, our friend! ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 5

6 Jacksonville Rotary Club 100 Year Celebration in 2018 ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 6

7 Rushville Club Goes Christmas Caroling Walt Stephenson, Rotary Club of Rushville Rushville Rotary turns out each year to sing Christmas carols at Rushville s senior living facilities. Here the club sings to Culbertson Gardens senior living center on December 7. The club repeated their performance at Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Shown from left are Leland Hardy, Dan Adams, Steve Bottorf, Ron Robeson, Walt Stephenson, Rob Kirkham, Scott Butler, Sue Kirkham, Amber Logan, Gregg Roegge, Sarah Roegge, Charlie Burton, Kathie Whistson, and Shiela Burton. Not shown are Scott Butler s father Harold and Kathie Whistson s husband Scott. ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 7

8 Peoria North Club Receives Community Wealth Award Roslyn Coleman, Club President, Rotary Club of Peoria North The Rotary Club of Peoria-North received the "Community Wealth" Award from the Greater Peoria Business Alliance for Excellence in Community Service. It is awarded to an organization that works to enrich our region. James Barrack, also in our club, won the Outstanding Small Business Award. The awards were presented at the Peoria Chamber of Commerce 42nd Thanksgiving Luncheon. ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 8

9 Ins and Out, Youth Exchange News #37 December Inbounds met 6450 and 6270 students - 47 of us total - in Chicago in December. Students had a scavenger hunt that had them running all over downtown. Great fun - best part was that they were tired by midnight. ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 9

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11 Macomb Centennial RC Reunion!!! December 21 Future Outbound Joey gave his presentation prior to leaving in January for Brazil. Have a great voyage Joey! Pictured below are: Rebound Carlyann (Belgium 2016), Future Outbound Emma, Current Inbound Thorfan from Thailand, Past Inbound Weronica from Italy(2016), Rebound Ellen (Germany 2015). (back row is Veronica's friend) thanks to Smiths - Jerseyville Host family - for driving Germany, Finland & Sweden to Chicago!!! P.S. We need 2 more clubs to host in 2018 so our Outbounds have a spot. Edwardsville? Pittsfield? North Peoria? ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 11

12 Membership and Foundation Reports Rotary Year Membership Foundation Report through Dec 2017 (YTD) (RI Data 1/2/2087) 7/1/ /31/2017 Gain/ Loss Annual Fund Goal Report through Dec 2017 (YTD) (TRF Data 1/2/2018) Annual Fund Sent Other Giving Sent Endowment Sent Total Foundation Giving Rotary Club of: Abingdon $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 Aledo $50 $175 $50 $0 $225 Alton-Godfrey $0 $3,160 $0 $775 $3,935 Bethalto $0 $1,000 $0 $0 $1,000 Bushnell $0 $250 $500 $0 $750 Cambridge $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Canton $0 $575 $50 $0 $625 Carlinville $0 $2,070 $50 $0 $2,120 Chillicothe $0 $200 $100 $0 $300 Collinsville, Maryville, Caseyville $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 East Alton $100 $150 $0 $0 $150 East Peoria $750 $710 $125 $0 $835 Edwardsville $0 $0 $2,250 $0 $2,250 Farmington $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Galesburg $0 $900 $0 $0 $900 Galesburg Sunrise $0 $1,175 $0 $0 $1,175 Galva $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Granite City $1,000 $252 $0 $0 $252 Havana $2,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 Highland $5,500 $2,170 $100 $0 $2,270 Jacksonville $13,000 $7,326 $1,418 $0 $8,744 Jacksonville Sunrise $0 $2,360 $367 $0 $2,727 Jerseyville $0 $0 $20 $0 $20 Kewanee $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Land of Goshen $0 $354 $0 $0 $354 Macomb $10,000 $4,700 $0 $0 $4,700 Macomb Centennial Morning $6,500 $2,550 $0 $0 $2,550 Manito-Forest City $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 Mason City $1,600 $715 $100 $0 $815 Menard County $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Metro East Community $1,000 $1,000 $0 $0 $1,000 Midtown Springfield $2,500 $739 $0 $0 $739 Monmouth $0 $500 $0 $0 $500 Morton $0 $3,600 $100 $0 $3,700 Pekin $250 $0 $0 $0 $0 Peoria $1,750 $200 $600 $0 $800 Peoria North $32,000 $15,407 $1,712 $0 $17,119 Pittsfield $5,000 $3,254 $268 $96,507 $100,029 Quincy $3,500 $1,260 $0 $0 $1,260 Quincy East $0 $0 $400 $0 $400 Riverbend (The) $0 $220 $0 $0 $220 Rushville $2,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 Silver Creek $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Springfield $0 $2,510 $0 $0 $2,510 Springfield South $4,000 $2,805 $362 $0 $3,167 Springfield Sunrise $6,000 $2,924 $1,202 $0 $4,126 Springfield Westside $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Washington $4,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 Wood River $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 District 6460 Contributions to TRF $0 $381 $235 $0 $616 District Totals $105,000 $65,592 $10,009 $97,282 $172,882 ROTARY DISTRICT WAY TODAY - PAGE 12