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District 6490

Rotary Newsletter

September 2010

What‘s Inside

Governor‘s message……………….…..2

Governor‘s visits dwindling…….……..2

C-U area Kids Against Hunger …...…...3

Gilman sponsors its first pageant.….…..3

B-N Sunrise ‗bagging it‘ Oct. 1….…….4

RYLA a camp for teenagers…….……..5

Normal golf outing……………….……5

B-N Sunset Club recognized…….……. 6

Per capita giving leaders………….…....6

Is your club a STAR CLUB?..................6

Rotarians at Cubs/Cards game…………6

Grants help dental mission to Jamaica…7

What is the Rotary Foundation?..............8

Arcola‘s 10th annual golf outing…….….8

Effingham Sunrise ‗Street cookout‘……9

Pontiac sponsors Citizen of the Year…..10

Champaign West planning bags tourney.10

Champaign Exchange student arrives….10

Marshall Rotary, Interact clean up……..10

Secretary‘s monthly report……………..11

Secretary‘s monthly report……………11

Champaign Rotary awards $60,000 in grants During the past year, the Cham-paign Rotary Club‘s nonprofit foun-

dation, WGRC Inc., has been respon-

sible for awarding $60,069 in Cannon grants to six organizations.

The grants and their recipients

were:

1- $5,480 to Frances Nelson Health Center for purchase of "Fetal

Dopplers"

2- $5,460 to Girl Scouts of Cen-tral Illinois for "Safety First equip-

ment and training."

3- $7,500 to Crisis Nursery for a "security system" – the grant

represented one-half of the requested

amount.

4-$14,129 to University YMCA

for "building upgrades (restrooms and

elevator) to comply with American

Disability Act requirements" 5- $15,000 to Don Moyer Boys

and Girls Club for a one-time non-

restricted grant after a like amount

was granted for "equipment Upgrades to control energy costs," but could not

be used for its restricted purposes and

was returned. In light of the unusual circumstances, a one-time nonre-

stricted grant of equal amount was

made to the boys and girls club.

6- $12,500 to Cunningham Child-ren's Home for purchase of a "trans-

port van."

Here's a general summary of what Cannon grants are all about, provided

by Pat Kovar of the Champaign club

and president of WGRC Inc. for 2009-2010.:

1) Joseph H. Cannon left a sizable

estate that included significant funds

directed toward support of charitable purposes.

2) Champaign Rotary Club is one of

three organizations that have acted, for many, many years now, as stewards of

the funds for charitable purposes.

3) Funds entrusted for stewardship by the Rotary club are held in the

name of WGRC, Inc., the nonprofit

foundation affiliated with Champaign

Rotary Club. 4) Champaign Rotary Club conducts

an annual solicitation of proposals for

funding (specific details can be found under the "downloads" section at the

lower right side of Champaign Rota-

ry's main web page --

www.champaignrotary.org)

5) A standing club committee -- the

Cannon Committee -- reviews pro-

posals received each year 6) Following its review, the Can-

non Committee makes recommenda-

tions for specific grant funding and

submits those recommendations for approval, and distribution, by the

board of WGRC, Inc. -- again, the

Rotary club's affiliated nonprofit foundation.

7) Annual funding for available

Cannon grants is communicated to

the Cannon Committee by WGRC early in the review process and that

annual funding is based on projected

earnings of the Cannon Trust in any given year.

So, for the most recent year (2009-

2010), six Cannon grants were

awarded.

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SEPTEMBER Sept. 7

7 a.m. – Effingham Sunrise

Noon – Casey

Sept. 8

Noon – Champaign West

5 p.m. – B-N Sunset

Sept. 9: Noon – Bloomington

Sept. 14:

Noon – Danville Downtown

5 p.m. – Hoopeston

Sept. 15: Noon – Robinson

Sept. 16: Noon – Mount Pulaski

Sept. 20: Noon - Shelbyville

Sept. 21: Noon – Charleston

Sept. 22: Noon – Lincoln

Sept. 27: Noon - Champaign

Sept. 28: Noon – Urbana

Sept. 29:

6:30 a.m. – Roanoke

Noon – Metamora/

Germantown Hills

OCTOBER Oct. 5: Noon – Vandalia

Oct. 6 – Noon - Pana

Oct. 12: Noon – Tuscola

Oct. 13: Noon – Normal

Oct. 19: Noon - Eureka

Rotary International District 6490 Newsletter

Governor 2010-11

Ray Ropp

2650 Ropp Road

Normal, IL. 61761

ropp@A5.com

Newsletter editor

Bill Wills

2404 Clarkson Lane

Bloomington, IL. 61704

Billphyl@aol.com

District Website

www.rotary6490.org

Rotary International Website

www.rotary.org

Online make-up

www.rotaryeclubone.org

Ray Ropp

From the governor‘s desk

September has arrived. The Cardinals are blowing their

lead in the NL Central. There is fear that the Illini football

team won‘t show up to play ball on Saturdays. Vacations

are over and kids have started school. It is time for Rota-

ract and Interact clubs to start a new club year with the

help of Rotarians.

The relationships we develop with high school and col-

lege students create an interest to become Rotarians in the

future.

Plan now to select students to attend RYLA and apply

for Rotary Exchange opportunities.

I hope all clubs will send two high school students to the

public speaking , discussion contest at the District Confe-

rence April 15 and 16.

Remember, the key to the future success of Rotary , our

communities, and our country is with these kids. Let‘s help

guide them in the right direction and inspire them to be all

that they can be.

Don‘t forget that District Simplified Grants are due to

Debbie Hirschi by Oct. 15. Email: debbie@mhfa.net. If

you have interested, qualified members in your club who

would like to interview for district governor, be sure your

club nominates them and sends their resume to PDG Jay

Stortzum by Nov. 12. Email: jwstortz@wildblue.net.

Have a great Rotary year!

DG RAY

I‘ve encouraged clubs to start new Inte-

ract and Rotaract clubs that have the po-

tential for many benefits. By developing

close relationships, Rotarians and stu-

dents can share knowledge and expertise

-- and labor on joint service projects and

fundraisers benefitting both organiza-

tions.

Begin planning now for Rotary

International Conventions For those of you who like to make long-range travel

plans, these are possible sites of future Rotary Interna-

tional Conventions: 2011 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 21-25 May

2012 - Bangkok, Thailand

2013 - Lisbon, Portugal

2014 - Sydney, Australia

2015 - Sao Paulo, Brazil

2016 - Seoul, Korea

(Source: The Heartbeat: Rotary Heart of America News,

Zones 30 & 31)

Deadline for next newsletter: Sept. 30

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Over 160 volunteers unite

in Kids Against Hunger By Larry Johnson

Champaign-Urbana Sunrise

Rotary Club

Over 160 volunteers

representing 16 service organ-

izations participated in our

food packaging event, Kids

Against Hunger, on August 7th in the Urbana Middle

School Cafetorium.

Sixteen work stations were

set up, with 10 people per

station working in assembly

line format, with each person

doing a specific task. Run-

ners moved from table to ta-

ble replenishing food product

throughout the event. Ap-

plause and cheers were heard

at each table when a box was filled and ready for loading

on a pallet. Everyone

seemed to be enjoying them-

selves, taking pride in their

task, realizing their work will

result in feeding the many

going hungry in our local

communities.

The youngest participant

was the 3 year old son of a

member of Champaign-Urbana Sunrise Rotary, the

oldest to my knowledge an

83-year-old member of First

United Methodist Church,

downtown Champaign. Fifty-five thousand meals

were packaged in a little over

2 hours. Distribution of these

meals by Eastern Illinois

Foodbank began over a week

ago and continue to be distri-

buted to the hungry.

It was great to be a part of

this event, watching partici-

pants working together, many

of whom did not take a break. What I like about this,

besides the obvious

of feeding those in

need, is the camara-

derie which develops

during the packaging process. It is a true

community service

event. All who parti-

cipated should feel

proud of what they

accomplished. We

are fortunate and

blessed that we do

not have to wonder

from where our next

meal is coming. For the

many who wonder/ask this

question of themselves of-

ten, at least for awhile will

have a respite from this, and,

hopefully, feel a sense of

relief and lessened stress in

their lives.

Judy Johnson, wife of C-U Sunrise Rotarian Larry John-

son (the two who brought the idea to Champaign-Urbana)

was busy sealing rice packets.

Pushing and tugging pallets

of food were, from left,

Chuck Reifsteck, Larry John-

son and Lou Simpson of C-U

Sunrise. Steve Popper of the

Rotary Club of Naples, FL.,

is in background.

Sara Hlinka helped C-U Sunrise Rota-

rians Jack Kamerer and Oktay Baran.

Gilman Rotary sponsors pageant

For the first time, the Gil-

man Rotary Club sponsored

the Prince and Princess Pa-

geant for the Gilman Old

Boy‘s and Girl‘s Reunion.

Princess Maggie Thorne

and Prince Connor Price

were selected from among

18 girls and 12 boys ages 5

through 9.

The reunion, the longest

running reunion of its kind

in Illinois, is held every 5

years.

During the reunion, the

Gilman Rotary Club had a

bratwurst stand to raise

money to help support the

club‘s exchange student and

for other community

projects, according to Club

President Darlene McGe-

hee, who is pictured inter-

viewing contestant Adelyn

Scharp.

30 children, ages 5-9 lined up for the pageant judging

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Bloomington-Normal Sunrise gearing up

to surpass $15,500 to food bank last year

Sunrise founding member Steve Parker handles the tongs

while David Keiser of Midwest Food Bank checks things out.

The Food Bank received $15,500 from the fund-raiser.

B-N Sunrise members took a break

from building boxes for this year‘s

―bags‖ tournament on Oct. 1 in down-

town Bloomington.

By Rhonda Massie

Bloomington-Normal Sunrise

Rotary Club

On Friday, October 1,

Bloomington-Normal Sunrise

Rotary will hold its second

annual Brats & Bags fundrais-

er to benefit Midwest Food

Bank. In the event‘s 2009

debut, the Sunrise club served

up more than 1,300 lunches

and filled its 64-team tourna-

ment bracket. The success of

this inaugural Brats & Bags

event allowed the club to do-

nate $15,500 to Midwest Food

Bank.

In addition to the lunches

and entry fees for bags (you

know, those little bean bags

you toss through holes in

boards), the club secured

tournament sponsorships –

which are still available for

this year‘s event – and made

money off of beer sales.

On October 1, the day‘s

festivities will kick off with a

bratwurst lunch from 11:30

a.m. to 1 p.m. on the square in

Downtown Bloomington. For

$6 in advance or $7 the day of

the event, attendees will re-

ceive a bratwurst, chips, beve-

rage and a cookie from

Kelly‘s Café & Bakery. Deli-

very is available to any ad-

dress where at least 10

lunches are being delivered.

Lunch tickets may be pur-

chased from any member of

B-N Sunrise Rotary or at the

following businesses: Specs

Around Town, Fox & Hounds

Hair Studio and Day Spa,

Kelly‘s Bakery & Café, PIP

Printing and Jack Lewis Fine

Jewelry.

Following lunch there

will be a 128-team, double

elimination bags tourna-

ment, also on the square in

Downtown Bloomington.

The tournament will begin

at 3:30 p.m., and prizes will

be awarded to the winners

in the amounts of: $600 for

first place; $300 for second

place; and $100 for third

place.

Beer and food will be

available.

Payment of $50 for each

bags team registered is due

at the time the entry is

submitted. Participants may

enter the tournament and

pay online at

www.bnsunriserotary.org.

Registration forms may

also be mailed with a check

made payable to B-N Su-

nrise Rotary. To secure a

printable registration form,

please visit

www.bnsunriserotary.org.

Mail the form with pay-

ment to Rhonda Massie,

105 Kreitzer Ave., Bloo-

mington, IL, 61701. The

deadline to register a team

is September 24.

For more information,

please contact Rhonda

Massie at rmas-

sie@hotmail.com or via

phone at (309) 829-7799.

Midwest Food Bank:

Midwest Food Bank is a

faith-based, non-

denominational, nonprofit

501(c)(3) organization. It

was started in 2003 when

the David Kieser family

began providing food to

those in need out of a

building on their

family farm.

MFB began by

serving about 10

food pantries in

McLean County.

Today, the food

bank serves ap-

proximately 500

organizations

across the Mid-

west. These days,

the food distri-

buted by MFB

tional food drives, and

from individual donations

of both food and money.

each month reaches more

than 100,000 mouths and is

valued at more than $1 mil-

lion.

By utilizing a committed

army of volunteers, nearly all

monetary contributions made

to the food bank go directly

toward program expenses.

MFB has a small staff, and

operations would not be

possible without assistance

from hundreds of committed

volunteers and donations of

food from food manufactur-

ers, distributors, grocers,

community and organiza-

Every baseball team could

use a man who plays every

position superbly, never

strikes out and never makes

an error – but there‘s no

way to make him lay down

his hot dog and come out of

the grandstand.

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RYLA – A Growing Experience By PDG Chris Scherer District Chair of Rotaract, In-

teract and Early Act Committee

We all know a teenager (15, 16, 17 or 18) we wish we could

help achieve more. They are

already showing great leader-

ship skills in their local high

school, but they need a little

nudge to expand their world.

Why not send them to Rotary

Youth Leadership Awards

(RYLA) retreat?

RYLA emphasizes leader-ship, citizenship and personal

growth, and aims to:

1. Demonstrate Rotary's

respect and concern for youth;

2. Provide an effective

training experience for selected

youth and potential leaders;

3. Encourage leadership of

youth by youth;

4. Recognize publicly

young people who are render-ing service to their communi-

ties.

This fiscal year‘s weekend

extravaganza is scheduled for

April 15-17 at 4-H Memorial

camp near Monticello.

The conference schedule is

packed with workshops and

discussions on such topics as

volunteerism, problem solving,

conflict resolution, public

speaking and even a rock wall to climb and a challenge course

as well as team projects. And of

course there is loads of good

food, evening dances and

games and the opportunity to

meet many new friends from

throughout East Central Illi-

nois.

The cost is only $165 per

camper and your club can send

as many students as they desire. The district committee asks,

however, that if this is the first

year you are sending students

they be sophomores. If a stu-

dent has previously attended at

least one other year of RYLA

they are eligible to return this

year as a junior or senior.

Even if you can‘t find a

young per-son to spon-

sor perhaps

you or

another

member of

your club

would like to

assist with

the program.

We despe-

rately need

adult counselors even if you

can only give a few hours or an

overnight. Another possibility

is for a Rotaracter from the

club you sponsor come as a

counselor.

Last year, only 21 clubs sent

young people to RYLA. Was

your club among them?

Perhaps your club would

like a program on RYLA. The committee will arrange an

alumni speaker, providing you

give us two or three dates you

would like to hear from them.

Please send names and con-

tact information for potential

committee member or camp

counselors to PDG Chris

Scherer,

408 Burk-

wood Ct. West, Ur-

bana 61801

or an email

to scherer-

com@aol.c

om or to the

program

director

Tina Ma-

nuel at ma-

nuellaw@mchsi.com. And

watch the District web site at

―rotary 6490.org‖ for registra-

tion materials and look under

―RYLA‖ in the left column of

the homepage.

For more information, go to the Rotary International Web

site at ―Rotary.org‖ and look

under Students and Youth.

Normal Rotary Club Golf Outing Hosting 4 B-N Rotary Clubs Sept. 15 Hazy Hills Golf Course, north of Hudson, IL. Registration begins at 11 a.m. Putting and chipping contest, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Team and individual assignments at noon. Shotgun start 1 p.m.with 4- person scramble.

Dinner 5:30 p.m. Golf/cart/ putting & chipping contest, $30; dinner, $20; Contact Rob Glover at (309) 665-0500.

(2010 RYLA Photos by

PDG Jay Stortzum,

Vandalia Rotary Club)

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2009-2010

STAR CLUBS Arcola Sunrise (2-star) B-N Sunset (3-star)

Champaign West (2-

star)

C-U Illini after 5 (3-

star)

Clinton

Gilman (2-star)

Hoopeston (3-star)

Lincoln

Litchfield (3-star)

Mahomet (3-star)

Marshall (2-star)

Monticello (3-star)

Newton (2-star)

Pontiac (2-star)

Tuscola

Note: 2-star, 3-star in-dicates they have been

recognized as star clubs

for that number of con-

secutive years.

Annual

giving

per capita

leaders

2009-2010

#1--Bloomington-

Normal Sunset

$209.41

#2—Champaign-

Urbana Illini After

Five $179.33

#3—Litchfield

$171.36

Is your club a Star Club?

To meet the Rotary Foun-

dation‘s goal for every Rota-

rian to give $100 every year,

District 6490 launched the

Star Club Designation Pro-

gram at the beginning of the

2007-2008 Rotary year.

Star Club‘s contribute an

average of $100 per member

annually to the International

Rotary Foundation. The

hope is that each Rotarian

will give $100 a year, but the

Star Club designation is based

on a club average per mem-

ber.

For a club to receive the

Star Club designation and be

recognized at the April 15-16

Annual District Conference at

the Marriott Hotel in Uptown

Normal, clubs must turn in

their Annual Fund contribu-

tions by March 31. Clubs that

meet their goals by June 30 –

the end of the district‘s fiscal

year – will also be recognized

by the district governors dur-

ing annual club visits.

Clubs can add more stars

each year. Clubs that continue

to show full support for the

Foundation‘s Annual Pro-

grams Fund will be classified

as a 2 Star Club, 3 Star Club,

4 Star Club, 5 Star Club, etc.

15 clubs within District

6490 became Star Clubs

Bloomington-Normal Sunset Rotary

Club President Neal Shah received ban-

ners from PDG Jay Stortzum for his

club becoming a $100 per capita club

with 100% member participation and

being a 100% Sustaining Member Club

in 2008-09. (Photo by Bob Weldon)

(Photo from Mattoon club‘s newsletter)

Rotary Day at Cubs/Cards game

(Photo by Meng Horng, Bloomington Rotary Club)

DG Suzanne Love

Smith of the Peoria

North Rotary Club hap-

pened to be singled out

when the above picture

was taken, but all Rota-

rians were recognized

at the August 14 Car-

dinals/Cub game in St.

Louis.

Rotarians reported

having a great time – or

at least those rooting for

the Cubs, who won 3-2.

It was a rather warm

day, but Darrell Richey

of the Mattoon Rotary

Club (in picture at right

with beverage in hand)

was was among the many Rota-

rians from District 6490 who

found a way to keep cool.

Thought

for the

month

“You needn’t love your enemy,

but if you refrain from telling

lies about him,

you are doing well enough.”

~ Edward W. Howe

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Matching grants help set up a Jamaica dental clinic

By Dr. Richard Davidson

Tuscola Rotary Club

The Jamaica Dental Mis-

sion is a mission directed by

Dr. Dwight McLeod who

grew up in Jamaica and at-

tended the Kew Park All

Age School in Westmorel-

and parish of Jamaica.

Dr. McLeod‘s life has tak-

en him from the Kew Park

School of 150 students, kin-

dergarden thourgh 8th

grade, to the USA , finish

college, graduate from Den-

tal school, finish a specialty

degree in periodontics and

eventually become the head

of periodontics at Southern

Illinois School of Dental

Medicine. It has been his

passion to develop a mission

trip back to his former com-

munity and school to give

back. He has done that

every year in July for the last

11 years. COMMUNITY

SERVICE

Rotary has been involved

from the JDM inception as

Jamaica Rotary clubs Mon-

tego Bay and Savanna La

Mar have supported the JDM

group. District 6490‘s in-

volvement began 5 years ago

when Dr. Richard Davidson,

a Tuscola Rotarian, returned

after accompanying his

daughters, Dr. Madalyn and

RDH Mallory, on the mis-

sion trip. JDM is designed

around the 3rd

and 4th

year

dental students from SIU

that volunteer to travel at

their own expense to take

part in this humanitarian

international project. This

year 72 volunteers traveled

through the JDM, including

33 SIU dental students, 3 den-

tal hygienists, 2 dental assis-

tant, 3 volunteers, 7 general

dentists , 11 dental specialists,

3 SIU pharmacy faculty, 8

SIU pharmacy students.

VOCATIONAL SERVICE

I have worked with the Dis-

grants and have two more

that are pending funding

from Rotary Foundation.

The matching grants JDM

has received have purchased

mobile dental equipment

and supplies in support of

the health aspect of the grant.

The grants have purchased

computers, printers, books,

school supplies in support of

the literacy aspect of the grant.

The pending grants, if funded,

will address the storage for all

the equipment, supplies, and

future needs for JDM by pur-

chasing 2 shipping containers

for the clinics and one grant

includes a water project to

upgrade the Kew Park School

water system. INTERNA-

TIONAL SERVICE

The concept of the matching

grants ends up bringing Rota-

rians and our 4 Rotary avenues

of service together to accom-

plish humanitarian projects

such as Jamaica Dental Mis-

sion. With the partnering of the

following Rotary Clubs Tusco-

la, Arcola, Villa Grove, New-

ton, East Alton, Highland, Dis-

trict 6490 & 6460 in Illinois

and Montego Bay East, Sa-

vanna La Mar in Jamaica, Dis-

trict 7020 and The Rotary

Foundation and JDM this

project crosses all our AVE-

NUES of SERVICE. CLUB

SERVICE

World

Community

Service

Site of Jamaica dental clinic Technician with mobile equipment

trict 6490‘s World Com-

munity Service committee

to write matching grants in

support of this Internation-

al Service project. With the

excellent WCS

committee, JDM has re-

ceived two matching

Clinic Director Dr. Dwight McLeod, at left,

with Savanna, LaMarr and Tuscola Rotarians.

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What is the Rotary Foundation? By Surinder Sethi

District 6490 Director of

Foundation & International

Service

The Rotary Foundation

(TRF) of Rotary Internation-

al is a not-for-profit corpora-

tion that promotes world

understanding and peace

through international huma-

nitarian, educational and

cultural exchange programs.

TRF is supported solely by

voluntary contributions from

Rotarians and friends of the

Foundation who share its

vision of a better world. The

contribution to TRF is tax

exempt in USA and in most

other countries. Your con-

tributions make it possible to

run various educational and

humanitarian programs to

accomplish the object of

Rotary. TRF programs can-

not be run without your con-

tributions.

Rotarians, who are in-

volved, or once you get in-

volved, in TRF programs

will realize that The Rotary

Foundation is unique. It

addresses all of the greatest

educational and humanita-

rian needs. Its world reach is

greater than the United Na-

tions. We can go where politi-

cians and religious groups

cannot and we can mobilize

our people-to-people contacts.

You may have read articles in

the Rotarian magazine which

support the above cited uni-

queness.

Almost all programs of TRF

are international in nature. The

programs are broadly divided

in three categories: A – Educa-

tional, B- Humanitarian and

C- Polio Eradication.

A. Educational programs

include:

Group Study Exchange pro-

vides a unique cultural and

vocational exchange opportu-

nity for young professionals.

Ambassadorial Scholarships

provide opportunities for stu-

dents to study abroad and

serve as ambassadors of

goodwill.

Rotary Centers for Inter-

national Studies provide

opportunities for fellows to

study international relations

and peace and conflict reso-

lution. (Phased Out)

Rotary Grants for Univer-

sity Teachers provide op-

portunities for higher educa-

tion faculty to teach at col-

leges and universities in

developing countries.

(Phased Out)

Rotary Peace and Conflict

Studies Program provides

a course in peace studies,

conflict resolution, and

mediation aimed at profes-

sionals.

B. Humanitarian Pro-

gram includes:

Matching Grants support

international service

projects involving Rotary

clubs or districts in two or

more countries .

Volunteer Service Grants

subsidize travel for humanita-

rian service in Rotary coun-

tries. (Phased out temporarily)

District Simplified Grants

support short-term humanita-

rian projects that benefit the

community.

Health, Hunger, and Hu-

manity Grants (3-H) fund

long-term, self-help and gras-

sroots development projects.

(Phased Out temporarily)

C. Polio Eradication:

This is a special TRF pro-

gram to eradicate polio from

the globe. The world will be

polio free when there is no

polio case anywhere in the

world for three consecutive

years. More than 2 billion

children have received oral

polio vaccine since 1985. We

are very close to the polio

eradication. Only a few coun-

tries still have polio cases.

We will cover each program

defined above and the funding

in detail in future newsletters.

First of four-part series

about Rotary Foundation

Arcola’s 10th

annual golf outing Sept. 18

By Chris Slack

The Arcola Rotary Club‘s

10th annual golf outing is

quickly approaching. Tee

time is 10:30 a.m. Saturday,

September 18, at Kaskaskia

Country Club. Rotarians are

encouraged to support the golf outing in some way —

either by entering a four-

some, serving as a sponsor,

working during the day of

the outing or donating prizes

that will be given away.

Thanks to the support we

received from Rotarians and the community as a whole,

last year‘s outing produced

the highest net profit since

the event was started in

2001. Let‘s make this year‘s

an even bigger success.

Proceeds from the golf

outing go toward the Se-

niors of the

Month/Seniors of the

Year program at Arcola

High School and other

local projects. Many Ro-

tarians should have re-ceived an entry form and

sponsor sheet; if you ha-

ven‘t, contact committee

members Gary Philippi,

Mike Arthur, Chris Slack

or Bill Wagoner.

The cost per golfer is $50,

which includes a complemen-

tary prize at the time of check-

in, 18 holes of golf with cart

and a dinner afterward. If you don‘t play golf, please consid-

er helping in other ways. The

golf outing is an outstanding

way to raise funds for the club

while also providing an op-

portunity for some fun on the

links.

Coming in October

Where Rotary Foundation

Support Comes From

9

From Income Tax.

Small organizations re-

quired to file Form 990-N

simply need to go to the

IRS website, supply the

eight information items

called for on the form, and

electronically file it by Oct.

15. That will bring them

back into compliance. Un-

der the VCP, tax-exempt

organizations eligible to

file Form 990-EZ must file

their delinquent annual

information returns by Oc-

tober 15 and pay a com-

pliance fee. Details about

the VCP are on the IRS

website, along with fre-

quently asked questions.

The relief is not available

to larger organizations re-

quired to file the Form 990

or to private foundations

that file the Form 990-PF.

The IRS will keep to-

day‘s list of at-risk organi-

zations on IRS.gov until

Oct. 15, 2010. Organiza-

tions that have not filed the

required information re-

turns by that date will have

their tax-exempt status re-

voked, and the IRS will

publish a list of these re-

voked organizations in ear-

ly 2011. Donors who con-

tribute to at-risk organiza-

tions are protected until the

final revocation list is pub-

lished.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 made two im-

portant changes affecting

tax-exempt organizations,

effective the beginning of

2007. First, it mandated

that all tax-exempt organi-

zations, other than churches

and church-related organi-

zations, must file an annual

Small nonprofit organi-

zations at risk of losing

their tax-exempt status

because they failed to file

required returns for 2007,

2008 and 2009 can pre-

serve their status by filing

returns by Oct. 15, under

a one-time relief program,

according to the Internal

Revenue Service.

The IRS posted on a

special page of IRS.gov

the names and last-known

addresses of these at-risk

organizations, along with

guidance about how to

come back into com-

pliance. The organiza-

tions on the list have re-

turn due dates between

May 17 and Oct. 15,

2010, but the IRS has no

record that they filed the

required returns for any of

the past three years. ―We

are doing everything we

can to help organizations

comply with the law and

keep their valuable tax

exemption,‖ IRS Com-

missioner Doug Shulman

said. ―So if you do not

have your filings up to

date, now‘s the time to

take action and get back

on track.‖

Two types of relief are

available for small exempt

organizations – a filing

extension for the smallest

organizations required to

file Form 990-N, Elec-

tronic Notice (e-Postcard),

and a voluntary com-

pliance program (VCP)

for small organizations

eligible to file Form 990-

EZ, Short Form Return of

Organization Exempt

return with the IRS. The

Form 990-N was created

for small tax-exempt

organizations that had

not previously had a fil-

ing requirement. Second,

the law also required that any tax-exempt organiza-

tion that fails to file for

three consecutive years

automatically loses its

federal tax-exempt status.

The IRS conducted an

extensive outreach effort about this new legal re-

quirement but, even so,

many organizations have

not filed returns on time.

If an organization loses its

exemption, it will have to

reapply with the IRS to

regain its tax-exempt sta-

tus. Any income received

between the revocation

date and renewed exemp-

tion may be taxable.

Oct. 15 deadline for nonprofits to preserve tax-exempt status

By Tracy Berberich

President, Effingham

Sunrise Rotary Club The Effingham Sunrise

Rotary will host its 10th

Annual ―On the Street

Cookout‖ on Sunday, Sep-

tember 19, from 10:30 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. at 221 West

Jefferson Avenue, Effing-

ham, Illinois. Tickets are

$7.50 for adults and $4.50

for children 12 and under.

The meal consist of BBQ

chicken, pork loin and all

the fixings. The cookout

even has a top secret spe-

cial spray for the chicken --

making each serving finger

lickin‘ good!

This event was originally

started in 2001 with two

goals in mind-- to raise

funds to support communi-

ty programs and to unify

the club. The Effingham

Sunrise Rotarians have

worked together to adver-

tise, promote, sell tickets,

set up, cook, serve, clean

up and then use the dona-

tions for great causes.

Starting in 2005, the club

added a drive-thru pick up

lane. The drive-thru is so

popular that it now accounts

for over half of the meals

served!

The success of the ―On the

Street Cookout‖ has inspired

a Sweethearts‘ Brunch,

which is held near Valen-

tine‘s Day of each year.

Over the years, the two

events have raised over

$50,000 for the programs

that Effingham Sunrise Rota-

ry supports.

In addition to the financial

success of the events, the

bond created among mem-

bers while working together

has been tremendous. One

new member said, ―Working

with my fellow Rotarians

has made my relationships

grow with other members

because it showed me that

we all share a common pas-

sion to serve our communi-

ty.‖

Please contact Jerry Jansen

at 217-343-3915 for more

information or to obtain

tickets.

Effingham Sunrise gears up for 10th

annual ‗On the Street Cookout‘

10

Dates to Remember

Nov. 29 – Pre-PETS in Ef-

fingham, 6 p.m..

Nov. 30 – Pre-PETS in Bloo-

mington, 6 p.m.

Dec. 6 – Pre-PETS in Cham-

paign, 6 p.m.

Dec. 7 – Pre-PETS in Decatur,

6 p.m.

March 11-12: Land of Lin-

coln PETS.

April 15-16: Annual District

Conference at Marriott Hotel,

Normal, IL.

May 21-25 – RI International

Convention in New Orleans.

Pontiac sponsors ‗Rotary

Citizen of the Year‘

Carol Howells was

named Tuesday, Aug. 31,

as the Pontiac Rotary

Club‘s Citizen of the Year.

Howells, at right with

club President Mark Dono-

van, was honored at a lun-

cheon at the Pontiac Elks

Club, where 76 people

were in attendance.

In nominating Howells,

Kristin Mehlberg said,

―Pontiac is rich with out-

standing citizens – but Car-

ol Howells stands out

above all. Through Carol‘s

volunteer service within the

community, she has truly

shown what it means to be

a citizen committed to

helping improve the qualify

of life for all.‖

Among those in atten-

dance was Angwara Kek-

huay Chaiyadecha – ―Ang‖

for short – who arrived in

Pontiac Sunday as a Youth

Exchange Student after a

23-hour flight from Thailand.

She is pictured above.

(Photos by Linda Schneeman)

Marshall Rotarian Joe Schroeder was

joined by Marshall High School Inte-

ract Club Students Brianna Murphy

and Erika Kuhn in cleaning roadways

near Marshall earlier this year.

Marshall

Rotarian

Julia

Meehling

helped fill

the bags

with road-

side trash.

Marshall Rotarians, Interact

members clean roadways Chowing

down on

pig

while

prepping

for bags By Jennifer Greene

Champaign West Rotary

Club Summer continues to

find Champaign West

Rotarians on the go!

Planning is in full

swing for the Don Moyer

Boys and Girls Club

Bags Tournament, pre-

sented by Champaign

West Rotary. Mark your

calendars for Saturday,

October 9 for this fun

filled, family friendly event in downtown

Champaign.

Volunteers participated

in an organization even-

ing at the Goodwill

Store. Items were

prepped in order to get

them ready for the

Goodwill sales floor!

Speaking of straighten-

ing things up…we also spent a morning cleaning

at the Habitat for Hu-

manity Restore.

The club hosted its

inaugural ―Do Business

With and Through a Ro-

tarian‖ event. These

events allow Rotarians to

deepen relationships

while expanding their

networks and cultivate

business connections. Please stay tuned to see

how other clubs can ben-

efit in the future.

We proved that our

club isn‘t all work and

no play by having a little

fun at Dave Ruzic‘s ―Pig

Roast & Fireworks‖ par-

ty.

Champaign Rotary Club‘s

Youth Exchange Student, Au-

gustin Aguayo, at right, of

Mexico was welcomed by his

host family, the John Calderons

when he arrived at Cham-

paign‘s Willard Airport. (Pho-

tos by Scott Anderson)

11

NOT MEMBERSHIP ATTENDANCE

REP- Member Count July YTD %

Club Name ORTING 01-Jul-

10

31-Jul-

10

+/- +/- % Last

Year July YTD

Arcola Sunrise

30 31 -2 1 3.33% 72.67% 70.00% 70.00% $0 Arthur

24 22 0 -2 -8.33% 69.58% 78.00% 78.00% $0

Atlanta NR 18 18 0 0 0.0% 66.33% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Bloomington 83 81 -1 -2 -2.41% 64.93% 74.85% 74.85% $1,315 B-N Sunrise 0 92 1 92 0.0% 68.00% 68.00% 68.00% $0 B-N Sunset 22 23 1 1 4.55% 83.08% 76.00% 76.00% $0 Blue Mound

0 13 0 13 0.0% 75.68% 56.40% 56.40% $0

Casey NR 0 13 0 13 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Champaign

166 167 1 1 0.60% 65.46% 72.22% 72.22% $950

Champaign West

153 151 -2 -2 -1.31% 78.36% 75.44% 75.44% $500 C-U Sunrise 46 45 -1 -1 -2.17% 77.07% 79.40% 79.40% $0 Charleston 76 76 0 0 0.0% 55.75% 56.00% 56.00% $0 Clinton 37 34 -3 -3 -8.11% 62.03% 66.40% 66.40% $0 C-U Illini After 5 18 18 0 0 0.0% 93.17% 97.60% 97.60% $1355 Danville

112 105 0 -7 -6.25% 52.42% 47.00% 47.00% $0

Danville Downtown NR 0 12 0 12 0.0% 60.00% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Danville Sunrise NR 27 27 3 0 0.0% 63.25% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Decatur NR 126 126 1 0 0.0% 37.9% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Decatur Metropolitan NR 13 12 -1 0 0.0% 71% 0.0% 0.0% $299 Effingham Noon 104 105 1 1 0.96% 50.42% 50.00% 50.00% $0 Effingham Sunrise 59 60 1 1 1.69% 65.52% 66.67% 66.67% $0 Eureka NR 0 49 -1 49 0.0% 63.00% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Fairbury

42 42 0 0 0.0% 62.23% 53.23% 53.23% $0

Forsyth Sunrise

14 15 1 1 7.14% 85.58% 85.00% 85.00% $0 Gibson City

28 54 0 26 92.86% 44.83% 48.00% 48.00% $0

Gilman

15 15 0 0 0.0% 81.42% 85.00% 85.00% $1950 Hillsboro 28 28 0 0 0.0% 41.67% 42.00% 42.00% $0 Hoopeston 19 19 0 0 0.0% 61.66% 51.32% 51.32% $0 Lincoln 61 63 2 2 3.28% 70.35% 72.13% 72.13% $50 Litchfield NR 29 29 -2 0 0.0% 75.42% 0.0% 0.0% -$300 Mahomet NR 28 29 1 0 0.0% 83.1% 0.0% 0.0% $1714.40 Marshall

22 22 1 0 0.0% 74.75% 77.00% 77.00% $0

Mattoon NR 71 71 -3 0 0.0% 65.41% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Met.-Germantown Hills

28 30 2 2 7.14% 68.60% 70.59% 70.59% $0

Monticello 80 80 2 0 0.0% 68.68% 70.00% 70.00% $0 Mount Pulaski 12 11 -1 -1 -8.33% 55.75% 53.00% 53.00% $0 Newton 38 37 -1 -1 -2.63% 71.72% 76.36% 76.36% $0

Nokomis 14 12 0 -2 -14.29% 68.67% 81.00% 81.00% $0 Normal

87 90 3 3 3.45% 72.67% 66.00% 66.00% $2000

Pana

19 19 0 0 0.0% 60.02% 72.36% 72.36% $0 Paris NR 40 40 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Paxton NR 0 19 0 19 0.0% 53.73% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Pontiac 42 42 0 0 0.0% 62.63% 58.00% 58.00% $1000 Rantoul 38 38 0 0 0.0% 64.57% 62.90% 62.90% $0 Roanoke NR 0 24 0 24 0.0% 70.50% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Robinson 19 20 1 1 5.26% 62.42% 53.00% 53.00% $0 Savoy NR 0 36 0 36 0.0% 78.41% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Shelbyville

33 33 0 0 0.0% 72.67% 78.00% 78.00% $0

Sullivan NR 34 34 0 0 0.0% 54.92% 0.0% 0.0% $0 Tuscola

38 37 -1 -1 -2.63% 72.42% 68.00% 68.00% $0

Urbana NR 0 100 1 100 0.0% 52.86% 0.0% 0.0% $300 Vandalia 40 40 0 0 0.0% 64.42% 70.00% 70.00% $0 Villa Grove NR 21 21 0 0 0.0% 67.50% 0.0% 0.0% $0

Secretary‘s Report for July

YTD

TO

R.I.

SUMMARY 2054 2430 4 376 1.39% 63.61% 45.79% 45.79% $11,133.40

New

Rotarians

Reported

Champaign West

Justin Seno

Mahomet

Heather Roark

Metamora-

Germantown

Hills

Boggie Bolski

Christiana Bolski

Monticello

Frank Thomas

Carl Vestal

Normal

Mark Comadena

Ann Haugo

Dick Folse

Rotarian

Deaths

None reported

In July