NOVEMBER 1996
ON THE CHUCK WAGON
There are many great happenings in Rotary to talk about this
month, and I will probably forget to mention some of them, but
anyway, here goes. First of all, Jane and I did our last official
club visit a couple of weeks ago in Milledgeville. It was such a
great feeling, even though they meet at 6:30 A.M., that I added a
"happy buck" to that club's coffers. I don't function
well at 6:30 A.M. as most of my colleagues will verify. I am not
sure how my speech went that morning. I don't remember making it.
You will see later in this newsletter accounts of the Peru
75th Anniversary, Belvidere Bright Horizons Charter Night,
Ambassadorial Scholar selections, and the Group Study Exchange
team leader selection. Of course November is Rotary Foundation
Month, and a good portion of this letter is devoted to the cause
of Foundation support.
My life, though still quite hectic (It always was.) is regaining some semblance of normalcy. I've been to Bloomington, and that is about as close to Normal as I am likely to get.
Those who have preceded me in this office know that I at least
don't have to get up every morning any more and look on the
calendar to see where I am supposed to be that day. There are
still lots of district committee meetings, however.
Clubs should be reminded that it is very important that the
club be represented at the District Presidents' Midyear
Meeting on Saturday, December 7 at CGH Medical Center in
Sterling. Much new material on a variety of subjects
will be given out at that meeting that is timely for the
successful completion of this Rotary Year. While this is designed
for the Club President, if the President cannot attend, he or she
should send someone to represent the club and pick up the
materials. Many goodies such as Ambassadorial Scholar
applications will be given out at that time. An detailed agenda
for this meeting will be mailed to every President shortly. It
will be a morning session with adjournment at 12:30 P.M.
We interviewed candidates for long term youth exchange in
DeKalb on Saturday, November 9, and it appears we will field an
excellent group of outbound students for that program next fall
although there will be fewer of them than last year. We have one
new club involved in the program, and that is Walnut. We are
happy to welcome their participation. Any club wishing to get
involved next time around should contact District Chair, Dave
Smith.
Candidates for the Group Study Exchange Team to the
Philippines are being interviewed on November 16 as this issue is
going to press. I will report on this in the December newsletter.
IT FINALLY HAPPENS !
NEWEST CLUB IN THE
DISTRICT IS CHARTERED
IN BELVIDERE
On Thursday evening, October 24, 1996 a great celebration took
place in the Belvidere Community Center. Belvidere's second
Rotary Club, and the 57th club in District 6420 received its
official charter as a member of Rotary International. Many
district dignitaries and representatives from many Rotary clubs
around the district were on hand for the dinner and program that
followed.
It all began early last winter when PDG Stu Smith, District
Club Extension Chair and Dr. Dick Sandburg, Secretary of the
existing Belvidere Rotary Club decided it was time to look into
the possibility of establishing a second club, a breakfast club
in the city. Belvidere is a rapidly growing community, and it was
thought that it could support an additional Rotary Club.
After a survey was conducted of possible membership for a new
club, the Belvidere noon club was asked to share its territory
with a new club. This they agreed to do, and recruitment of
members for the breakfast club began. Stu Smith and Dick
Sandburg, with the occasional assistance of Chuck Engel and
George Partlo started roaming the streets of Belvidere in the
dead of winter in search of business and professional people who
might be interested in forming a new service club in town. It was
slow going and tedious work for the first few months, but finally
in the spring they had enough potential members to seek
Provisional club status from Rotary International. They decided
to call themselves the Belvidere Bright Horizons Club.
The newly established provisional club met at 7:00 A.M. on
Thursdays at the Steam Plant Restaurant in Belvidere until it
soon outgrew that small meeting room and moved to The Huddle,
where it presently meets. The club grew to a membership of 25 and
applied to Rotary International for an official charter as a
Rotary Club. That charter was granted by the R.I. Board of
Directors on September 16, 1996. The official celebration of
Charter Night was then established as October 24.
The new club has received many gifts from other clubs in the
district to help get them started in Rotary for which they are
very grateful. Much of the club's equipment came from the former
Rockford South Rotary Club, which ceased to be two years ago. The
former members of the Rockford South Club also donated the
remains of their treasury to the new club.
The Charter Night Program was overseen by Wes Hyland, a
longtime member of the Belvidere Noon Rotary Club. Featured
speaker for the evening was Dorothy Young, a retired Rotary
International Service Supervisor, who is now a member of the
Fulton Provisional Rotary Club. The framed Charter was officially
presented to Pat Barr, a local florist and President of the
Belvidere Bright Horizons Rotary Club. This was the first new
club chartered in District 6420 in several years. PDG Ben
Litherland (1995-96) was on hand to congratulate the new club
which had its beginnings in his administration. Numerous PDGs and
Governor Nominees, Ray Den Adel and Mel Sparlin were in
attendance.
BELVIDERE BRIGHT HORIZONS CLUB OFFICERS
President - Pat Barr, President Elect - Patricia McCoy, Vice
President - Edward Branom, Secretary - Nancy Vettore, Treasurer -
Anna Gray, and Directors - Vera Hansen, Denise Fish, Shirley
Brereton, and Clifton McCoy
OTHER CHARTER MEMBERS
Dan Albrecht, Catherine Anderson, Diane Baker, William
Bersted, Mary Bouray, Robert Bowley, Marlene Brereton, Rogene
Funderburg, Cathy Goad, Tom James, Jeb Kresge, Judy Kresge,
Beverly Paulson, Mary Ross, William Westlund, and Judy Winter.
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Celebrate Rotary Foundation Month by Supporting the
Great Philanthropic Arm of Rotary
KNOW YOUR ROTARY FOUNDATION
While traveling to the 57 Rotary Clubs in District 6420, the District Governor discovered that not only is Rotary the best kept secret around, but also the workings of The Rotary Foundation seem to be misunderstood by most Rotarians.
Therefor we have decided to devote this entire page to the
Foundation during Rotary Foundation Month in hopes that you will
duplicate this page and share it with your club members.
WHAT IS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AND
WHAT IS ITS HISTORY?
The Rotary Foundation is the philanthropic non-profit arm of
Rotary International. It was established back in 1917 by then
President, Arch Klumph for the purpose of "doing good in the
world." The first contribution of $26.50 was made by the
Rotary Club of Kansas City. The fund built slowly over the next
thirty years until in 1957 the first educational program,
Ambassadorial Scholarships was established. This happened upon
the death of Paul Harris, Rotary's founding father. Since that
time the Foundation has grown to encompass many programs, both
educational and humanitarian. Funding for the Foundation
increased dramatically after Paul Harris Fellowships were
established in honor of Rotary's founder.
WHAT ARE THE TWO METHODS OF
SUPPORT FOR THE ROTARY FOUNDATION?
1. Contributions to the Annual Fund - Primarily contributions from Paul Harris Sustaining Members and Paul Harris Fellows. Contributions are invested for three years and then spent 100% on the ongoing programs of the Foundation. Funding of the administration of the Foundation is taken from the interest earned in the three year investment period.
2. Contributions to the Permanent Fund - A. Benefactors ($1,000 or more as an outright gift, bequest, insurance, etc.)
B. Major Donations ($10,000 or more as an outright gift, bequest, insurance, etc.)
Contributions are never spent. Only the interest earned is
spent on Rotary Foundation programs. It is hoped to build this
endowment to $200 million by the year 2005.
WHO IS A PAUL HARRIS FELLOW?
A person who contributes, or in whose name is contributed, a
total of $1,000 to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation is
recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow (PHF). Recognition items
include the official PHF pin, medalion, and certificate signed by
the Chairman of The Rotary Foundation and the President of Rotary
International.
WHO IS A PAUL HARRIS SUSTAINING MEMBER?
A person who makes an initial contribution of $100 to the
Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation with the intention of
contributing annualy until PHF status is reached is considered
a Paul Harris Sustaining Member.
WHO IS A BENEFACTOR?
A Benefactor is one who contributes $1,000 or more to the
Permanent Fund of The Rotary Foundation. This can be done through
an outright cash gift, a bequest in a will, life insurance, or
other items of that value. Rotarians who are already Paul Harris
Fellows are especially encouraged to consider this program which
we call "the gift which keeps on giving." Those who
have the financial means are encouraged to become Major Donors to
the Permanent Fund.
WHAT IS THE SHARE PROGRAM AND
HOW DOES IT OPERATE?
With SHARE the trustees of the Rotary Foundation
established a policy which allows the Rotary District to
determine for which programs 60% of the contributions to the
Annual Fund will be used. 40% will be retained in the World Fund
for use by the trustees for other Foundation programs. The
interest off of Benefactor and Major Donor contributions to the
Permanent Fund goes into the SHARE program only if the donor
requests that at the time of the pledge or contribution
(recommended).
ARE MY CONTRIBUTIONS TAX DEDUCTIBLE?
In most cases direct contributions to The Rotary Foundation of
Rotary International are tax deductible.
WHAT PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED
BY YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS?
Ambassadorial Scholarships - Foreign study programs designed for the furtherance of world peace and understanding. These were the original programs of The Rotary Foundation. Note: Sons and daughters of Rotarians are not eligible for this program.
Group Study Exchange (GSE) - Teams of four non-Rotarian business and professional people plus a Rotarian team leader visit another country for a month to study the culture and professions. Usually a two-way exchange.
Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants - $1,000 to $3,000 grants for international projects.
Polio Plus - Grants to eradicate polio form the face of the earth by the year 2005.
Matching Grants - Given in support of club and district World Community Service projects.
Grants for Rotary Volunteers - Basic expenses provided to support volunteers in underdeveloped countries.
Carl P. Miller Discovery Grants - Grants designed for the investigation of possibly worthy World Community Service projects which might later be eligible for Matching Grants.
Grants for University Professors to Serve in Developing Countries.
Rotary Peace Programs
PERU CLUB CELEBRATES 75TH YEAR
On October 5, the Peru Rotary Club held a special celebration
for their 75 years of membership in Rotary International. This
event, which was attended by many district dignitaries and
representatives from other clubs, was held at Deer Park Country
Club just east of Oglesby.
The Peru Rotary Charter was granted by Rotary International on
September 28, 1921 while Warren G. Harding was President of the
United States. Seventeen men made up that club which now has 56
members.
The principle speaker for the Anniversary Dinner was to have
been Illinois Governor, Jim Edgar, who had to cancel out at the
last minute. District Governor, Chuck Engel agreed to be his last
minute replacement and treated the audience to some politically
incorrect things that Edgar might have said if he had been there.
The evening was capped off by the presentation of the Official
Rotary International Citation to the club honoring its 75 years
of service to Rotary. The citation was signed by Luis Vicente
Giay, President and Geoffrey S. Large, General Secretary of
Rotary International. Congratulations should be extended by all
to the Peru Club.
TWO SCHOLARS FROM DISTRICT 6420
WIN ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation have just formally announced that two lucky young people in District 6420 are official winners of the district's Ambassadorial Scholarships to study abroad in the 1997-98 academic year. They are Stacey Lovett from the Rock Island Club and John Anderson from the Ottawa Club.
Stacey, who speaks fluent Japanese, has been assigned to Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan where she will study Japanese and Political Sciences. She is presently in her sophomore year at the University of Illinois studying Political Sciences and East Asian Languages and Cultures..
John Patrick Anderson, a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard
University, has been assigned to Trinity College in Dublin,
Ireland where he will study English Literature, Composition and
Education. His previous international experience has been as a
travel guide in France.
MARGARET OMORI LEAVES R.I. SERVICE
We have just learned that Margaret Omori, long time Service
Supervisor for our area in Evanston has resigned her position
effective December 13. She states that she feels she is needed at
home to care for her young children in their formative years.
We will all miss you Margaret, and wish you great success and
happiness with your young family. Margaret, who spent 14 years in
R.I. service, was well known to club officers and district
governors as being one of the most efficient service supervisors
in Rotary International. She will be a tough act to follow.
ADDITIONAL CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS TO THE
1996-97 DISTRICT DIRECTORY
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KISHWAUKEE SUNRISE - CHANGE SEC. CONTACTS
Cynthia M. Yearton Cindy
215 Maplewood Avenue
DeKalb, IL 60115 Bus: (630) 365-6414
Res: (815) 758-5649 Fax: (630) 365-6434
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MARENGO-UNION - NEW PRESIDENT
Karol Pauelt Mike
320 N. Rt. 23
Marengo, IL 60152
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MORRISON - NEW PRESIDENT
Stanley Steines Stan
409 N. Cherry Street
Morrison, IL 61270
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STERLING - NEW PRESIDENT
Thomas Densmore Tom
P.O. Box 878
Sterling, IL 61081
Res: (815) 626-4005 Bus: (815) 625-8380
NEW ROTARIANS SINCE LAST NEWSLETTER
WELCOME TO ROTARY!!!
BELVIDERE BRIGHT HORIZONS
All Charter Members - See Newsletter Insert
EAST MOLINE
James C. Cooksey Nancy
Leslie Crotty Michael
Lowell Williams Hazel
FREEPORT
Nicole Bauer
Dennis Stein
ILLINOIS VALLEY SUNRISE
Mary A. Zooyousefin Reza
LOVES PARK
Elizabeth (Betty) Smith Dave
OTTAWA SUNRISE
Jane E. Goetz Kieth
PRINCETON
MaryAnn Scandale
ROCHELLE
L. Craig Cecil Diane
Steven P. Zamastil Mary
ROCK ISLAND
Jonni L. Miklos
Dr. Susan A. McBride Reid
Colleen Raffertty Kevin
Steve Van Speybroeck Debbie
SAVANNA
Glenn Blacklock
Sibyl A. Doty Jack
STERLING
Teresa Good Jeffrey
Kevin Heller Debbie