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District 6490

Rotary Newsletter

April 2011

What‟s Inside

What‟s Inside?

From the governor‟s desk

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RI President‟s rep., Dr. Bob Warner, at District Conference Dr. Bob Warner of Jonesboro,

Arkansas, who serves on the

Executive HOC for the 2011 RI

Convention in New Orleans and is

the vice-chair at Mid-America PETS,

will be representing RI President Ray

Klinginsmith at the District 6490

Conference in Normal on April 15

and 16.

He is a general, thoracic and

vascular surgeon who serves as chief

executive officer at Jonesboro

Surgical Associates.

Dr. Warner has been a member of

The Rotary Club of Jonesboro since

1993 and served as president in

2002-2003. He was presented the

club‟s “Four Way Test” Award, the

2008.

In the district he has served at RYLA

camp, as assistant governor, as district

events coordinator and chaired a district

visit to Evanston.

He chaired the District 6150 Conference

in 2009, the same year he was chosen as

the district “Rotarian of the Year.” He

currently serves as district Rotary

Foundation chair for the Future Visions

Pilot until 2013.

In 2006 , he served on the zone North

American Rotary Disaster Workshop

Committee.He is a member of REDI.

Dr. Warner grew up in Bay St. Louis,

MS., and now co-chairs the multi-district

Hurricane Katrina Bay St. Louis Long

Term Relief Project.

He has served as training leader for Zone

30-31. He has presented at zone several

times. He is the vice-chair at Mid-America

PETS and has served as trainer, operations

chair and program chair. He is a member of

the Multi-District PETS Alliance.

Dr. Warner has made two recent

humanitarian trips, one to Romania in

2007, where Heifer International and

Rotary International opened a dairy

processing plant for the “Farmers Feed the

Children” project. The second trip in

February 2010 was to India for a National

Immunization Day where he helped to

immunize children against polio.

He and his wife, Mary Ellen, are Major

Excellence Award

for Leadership and

Dedication and

“The James F.

Gramling” Service

Above Self Award.

He was awarded

District 6150

“President of the

Year.” He served

as District

Governor in 2007-

(Continued as ‘Pennie’ on Page 3)

What‟s Inside?

From the governor‟s desk …………..2

District Conference roundup………..2

PETS pictures……………………….3

New Monticello Interact leader……..3

„Frankie‟ promotes conference……..3

Pontiac gives nearly $1,500…………4

Litchfield hosts Belgium trio………..4

Bloomington presents awards……….4

District embraces Ketaaketi project…5

Marcia‟s final basket plea……………6

18 compete in 1st Oratory Contest…..7

Dist. Sec. Dennis wins award………..7

Health, Education, Business topics….8

Brazil GSE team coming…………….9

Annual Charleston-Mattoon event…..9

Ben Franklin coming to conference…9

Effingham pancake flipping………..10

Conference registration forms..11 & 12

Sign up for Cubs/Cards game………12

District Secretary‟s Report…………13

Dr. Bob Warner

Donors, Paul Harris Society members,

and Bequest Society Members.

He has been on the staff at St.

Bernard‟s Medical Center for 21 years.

Physicians and staff at St. Bernard‟s

chose him to receive the 2006 "Living

the Mission" award for providing

Christ-like healing and service to

others.

Dr. Warner has been married for 21

years to Mary Ellen, who is a registered

nurse. They have had a volunteer

clinical practice at The Jonesboro

Church Health center since its

beginning in 1991.

He is an avid college football fan and

often travels to the Oxford campus to

see Ole Miss, his alma mater, play. He

is also an enthusiastic duck hunter.

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From the governor‟s desk

It‟s time to get your registrations in for the District

Conference April 15,16th

at the Marriott in Normal.

One highlight we have failed to draw attention to is that

Ben Franklin will start our Conference off by sharing some

of his biography and history relating to times of the

founding of our great country. Ben has

shared his experiences with many statewide

and national organizations. Ben has aged

well and looks today as he did 240 years

ago.

Another highlight will be the presentation

of our inbound GSE team from Brazil and

our outbound team that will just have Ray Ropp

returned from Brazil. Their presentation will be Friday

noon. By all means don‟t miss Rulon Gardner Friday night.

Saturday breakfast will feature one of our Ambassadorial

Scholars. Saturday noon our emphasis will again be on

youth with our high school inbound and outbound Youth

Exchange students participating. The finals of the High

School Oratory Contest will be Saturday afternoon – a

must see! John Wright will wind up our fun-filled

weekend with his motivational send off at the banquet

Saturday night.

Many awards will be given, items will be auctioned off,

Rotary information shared and topics of interest presented

in breakout sessions. I think there may be some really good

cheese in the House of Friendship to sample as well.

I‟m looking forward to seeing you on April 15,16th

at the

Marriott.

Have a great Rotary year,

DG Ray

Rotary International District 6490 Newsletter

Governor 2010-11

Ray Ropp

2650 Ropp Road

Normal, IL. 61761

Ropp2@frontier.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

Don‟t miss District Conference

The annual District

6490 Conference at

the Normal Marriott

Hotel and Conference

Center April 15 and

16 should satisfy the

desires of any

Rotarian.

The appearances of

Olympian Gold

Medalist and recently

nationally syndicated

TV contestant Rulon

Gardner and Illini

All-American John

Wright should

certainly attract

sports fans.

RI President‟s Rep.

Dr. Bob Warner will

bring an have

international Rotary

perspective.

And DG Ray Ropp

has insisted on

focusing on youth at

this conference so

there is the district‟s

first Oratory Contest

where students will be

competing for $1,500

in prize money.

Adding to the youth

emphasis will

naturally be our Youth

Exchange students.

And there will be

breakout sessions

(probably better

identified as Idea

Exchanges) to talk

about youth programs.

Speaking of

breakouts, make sure

to mark your calendars

for the sessions on the

state of health care, the

economic climate

within District 6490

and the state of

education in Illinois.

And perhaps more

importantly, visit with

your fellow Rotarians

and HAVE FUN.

Ray Ropp

Rulon Gardner John Wright

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CROAK!

District 6490 President-elects surround DGE Ron Schettler at PETS Conference

DGEs, Jeff Thornton, 6510; Ron Schettler,

6490; and Gordon Jumper, 6460, indicate

how far Rotary is from polio eradication.

Featured speaker John T.

Capps III on “How to be

an ex-president!” The

internationally

recognized Rotarian is a

humorous story teller.

DGE Schettler of Effingham

apparently didn‟t find any ice

cream but offered wife Sandy a

choice of sodas at the conference.

DG Ray Ropp and Land of

Lincoln PETS Vice-

Chairman Chris Scherer of

the Urbana club.

PETS The Land of Lincoln

Multi-District PETS

Conference in Effing-

ham on March 11 and

12 was a huge success

with about 260 parti-

cipants. (Photos by Bill

Warmoth of Charleston

Rotary Club)

Ronnie MacDuff new Monticello Interact president By Diana Wilkin

Monticello Rotary Club Interact

Advisor

Congratulations to the elected

executive officers for the 2011-

2012 school year. The

following Interact members will

assume the roles and

responsibilities s at the start of

the new school year: Ronnie

MacDuff, president; Claire

Hettinger, vice president; Tyler

Hixson, treasurer; and Emily

Smith, secretary.

The Interact club is involved

with many service projects for

the remainder of the school

year. On March 19th, they

helped with road side cleanup.

They will be hosting their first

Carnival on April 2nd at the

high school. On May 14th they

will be offering assistance

during the Kirby Derby race.

Then on May 21st their Relay

for Life "Team Awesome" will

be participating in those events.

This team is busy with bake

sales and planning other fund

raisers as each member is

committed to contributing

$100.00 to the American

Cancer Society.

Another important event

taking place in April will be

the contribution to the Heifer

project. Both Interact and

the FFA clubs have been

raising money so that

livestock may be sent to a

village in need.

Look for more future

announcements about this

outstanding Interact club!!

(From the Monticello Rotary

Club newsletter)

Gordon Ropp just

couldn‟t help himself. He

had to bring out “Frankie

the Frog” to remind

members of various clubs

to sign up for the annual

District 6490 Conference

on April 15-16 in Normal.

A little girl was

diligently pounding

away on her

grandfather’s word

processor.

She told him she was

writing a story.

What’s it about?” he

asked.

“I don’t know,” she

replied. “I can’t read.”

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Bloomington presents annual vocational awards

Award recipients were, from left, Kathryn Johnson, Paul

Williams, Frank Radek (and son) and Michelle Mauer.

Recipient Randy Huberman was absent when picture was

taken. (Picture by Doug Johnson, Bloomington Rotary Club)

By Keith Ranney

Director, Bloomington Rotary

Club

The Bloomington Rotary

Club held its annual

Vocational Awards Banquet at

its regular meeting on March

10, 2011. This fifteen-year-

old event is held to honor a

member of our Fire

Department, Police

Department, Bloomington

High School, Central Catholic

High School and this year, our

first award to a member of our

social service community.

As a vocational organization

and club, we have recognized

people for their service to their

organization and our

community and provided the

heads of these organizations

with the opportunity to

publicly say “Thank You.”

This year‟s recipients were:

Firefighter Frank Radek,

Bloomington Fire

Department; Lt. Paul

Williams, Bloomington Police

Department; Kathryn Johnson,

assistant director for PATH

School Nurse Michelle

Maurer, Bloomington High School

Randy Huberman, Central

Catholic High School

Pontiac gives $1,448 for adult literacy

Pontiac Rotary Club

President Mark

Donovan presented a

check for $1,448 to

Principal Tom Proctor

of Crossroads.

The money raised

was from the

Cubs/Cardinal baseball

game last summer at

Rotary Day in St.

Louis.

About 180 people

attended that game and

the proceeds of the

tickets sold came from

District 6490 for the

adult literacy projects

in Livingston County.

We will be

presenting another

check for the same

amount to Jim

Stapleton, Livingston

County Alterative

School.

Marlon Eilts,

chairman has already

available tickets for

this year‟s

Cubs/Cardinal

Belgium trio winds up in Litchfield

By B.M. Dees

Litchfield Rotary Club

Litchfield Rotary Club

President Les Mitkos

welcomed three fellow

Rotarians from Belgium

(March 23).

The three were beginning a

tour of the United States:

flying into Chicago; on to

Litchfield, St. Louis, Las

Vegas, and finally New York

City.

Why stop in Litchfield one

may ask? Tour member

Daniel Sergiacomo was a

participant of a Belgium

Rotary Group Study

Exchange (GSE) team to our

Rotary District 6490 in the

spring of 2009. His team

toured all of Central Illinois

at that time with the

Litchfield Club taking the

group to the Lincoln

Museum site.

The following spring,

President Mitkos was then

group leader of the GSE

team from Rotary District

6490 that went to Belgium

for reciprocal visits.

When Daniel Sergiacomo

was informed by Johan

Cannacrts that he and Corl

Seykens were planning a

short Route 66 tour along

with major U.S. cities in the

spring of 2011, he informed

them both he knew about

Central Illinois, Rotary and

would love to be their guide.

Following breakfast with

local Rotarians the three

drove to visit St. Louis and

the remaining cities on their

tour.

check for the same

amount to Jim Stapleton,

Livingston County

Alternative School.

Marlon Eilts, chairman,

has already available

tickets for this year‟s

Rotary Day in St. Louis

on Saturday, June 4, at

3:10 p.m.

Tickets are $50 –

Outfield Loge box. …

(From the Pontiac

Rotary Club newsletter)

Johnson, assistant director

for PATH; School Nurse

Michelle Maurer,

Bloomington High School;

and Randy Huberman,

Central Catholic High

School.

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A winning partnership equation for children

Ketaaketi + Rotary = Freedom From Slavery For Children In Nepal

One Rotarian discovers his passion for freedom, hope and peace

By Eric Luedtke

Mahomet Rotary Club

Slavery... Is a word we no

longer fear or hear used in

relation to our children here in

the United States. But in Nepal,

Dalit ( untouchable, low caste)

children live in fear of being

sold into slavery every day of

their lives.

Nepal Child Labor (Slavery)

Facts (SDC Nepal) :

1. 32,000 children “work” in

stone quarries.

2. 72,000 “work” in restaurant

or teashops.

3. 46,000 “work” as child

porters

4. 30,000-60,000 “work” in

brick kilns.

5. 55,655 “work” as domestic

servants.

6. 4,227 “work” in child-laborer

industries.

7. 4,000 are street beggars

In addition, it is estimated that

as many 50,000 Nepali girls, as

young as 3 years old, are sold

into sex slavery every year.

These girls are sent into

the brothels of India,

Thailand, Indonesia and

sometimes even the United

States. Once in the

brothels, many die before

the age of 18. And no one

is there to speak up on

their behalf.

Fifteen years ago, I

traveled to Nepal as a

Faith Based Missionary

and saw the reality of

Nepalese slavery first

hand. In the years that

followed, I have worked to

rescue Nepali children

from slavery.

Then two years ago, I

discovered a way to

prevent slavery through

education and miro-

finance.

Bridging Continents... Is

what Mahomet Rotary is

doing by partnering with

an organization called

Ketaaketi of Bremen

Germany. This partnership

will give a voice to the

slave children of Nepal

and help break their cycle of

slavery.

Nepal is the third poorest

country in the world. The

average family income is

$250 per year. Because of

this extreme poverty, slavery

flourishes in Nepal. But

through Mahomet Rotary‟s

partnership with Ketaaketi,

there is a solution providing

hope for the enslaved of

Nepal.

Ketaaketi literally means

"children" in Nepalese. This

is the name Anneli-Sofia

Räcker, President of Ketaaketi

chose for her organization.

Frau Räcker founded

Ketaaketi in 2006 after a

tourist trip to Nepal. Like me,

she saw the fate of Dalit

children up-close and

personal. Deeply touched by

their situation, Frau Räcker

pledged her life to preventing

slavery in Nepal through

education for children.

Now Ketaaketi and

Mahomet Rotary are working

together to stop slavery in

Nepal before it starts. We

are doing this by providing

education, vocational

training, clean water and

micro-financing to Dalit

families.

Building Communities...Is

the goal of our partnership

through a proven successful

model to end slavery. The

first step, provide the

children of Dalit families

with free education. This

education allows the children

to improve their lives and the

lives of their children when

they become adults.

In order for these children

to receive this free

education, their parents must

participate in the next step,

receiving micro-financing

and vocational training.

This micro-financing and

training enables the parents

to make an income that their

"caste position" would not

otherwise allow. This new

Eric Luedtke and Anneli-Sofia Räcker were on hand to receive

a symbolic $10,000 check for the Ketaaketi project from

Bloomington Rotary Club President Warren Kistner and fund-

raising co-chairs Lisa Beohm and Alex Calvert. (Photo by

Doug Johnson)

Continued on Page 6

as NEPAL Dalit Girls at Tilganga SPOWC School

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income takes away the need

to sell their children into

slavery. But in order for the

parents to receive the micro-

financing and training, their

children must stay in school.

Since their founding in

2006, Ketaaketi has

experienced over 90%

success in preventing slavery

among their participating

families.

Partnership...Has extended

beyond Mahomet Rotary and

Ketaaketi. The leadership of

District 6490 has approved

the Mahomet

Rotary/Ketaaketi Project as a

district-supported project.

We are requesting the

leadership of every club in

the district to ask their

members to contribute $20

per member (or more if they

desire) each year for the next

three years of the Nepal

Project. Through your

partnership, your clubs

qualify as participants in an

International Project. Your

contributions will give hope

to children that live each day

with no hope for the future.

This is an ideal project to

get your children and the

children of your

communities involved in.

Children all over Germany

are raising money for this

project in their communities.

We can join the youth of

America with the youth of

Europe to bring Hope and

Freedom to the Children of

Nepal.

And we can make a real

difference in the lives of

Nepali children with your

help!

To date, we have major

contributions from clubs in

District 6490 and other

districts around the U.S.

Some of our Rotary club

partners are: Decatur Metro,

Gibson City, Hoopeston,

Indianapolis, Mahomet,

Normal, Oak Park–River

Forrest and Savoy.

We also have contributions

from many individuals as well

as our partners from Lion‟s

and Kiwanis Clubs in Nepal.

Our largest contributing

Partner Club is Bloomington

Rotary. In late 2010, under

the leadership of Club

President Warren Kistner,

Rotarians Lisa Beohm and

Alex Calvert, Bloomington

Rotary held a raffle raising

$10,000 for the children of

Nepal.

We hope to raise a

minimum of $18,000 by the

end of June 2011. Then, on

July 1, 2011, with District

Designated Funds (DDF)

pledged by District 6490 we

plan to apply for a Matching

Grant totaling $35,000.

The proceeds of our grant

will support 11 schools

through-out Nepal in 2011-12.

These schools will provide

free education to approx-

imately 4,000 children. In

addition, we will provide

clean water and sanitation for

the schools, as well as, micro-

financing and vocational

training for the parents. In the

first year, our Nepal Project

will directly benefit a

minimum of 15,000 people

from the communities we

work with.

Every month, I am

blessed to speak in Rotary

clubs around District 6490

and districts across the U.S.

And, I love to remind

Rotarians that we are the

oldest and largest service

organization in the world.

And, Rotary is one of the

most highly respected

organizations throughout

the world.

And, Rotary is one of the

only organizations allowed

to work in almost every

country in the world.

And, Rotary, through our

International Service

Projects is bringing

freedom, peace and hope

throughout the world.

Please join with us to

bring freedom, peace and

hope to the children of

Nepal.

NEPAL

Continued from

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Mahomet Rotarian. Eric Luedtke, Ketaaketi President Anneli-

Sofia Räcker, Ketaaketi Youth Volunteer Kirsten Simon and

Tilganga SPOWC Teachers.

Last time you will

see this basket By Marcia Dennis

District Secretary

We‟ve had a good turnout

for baskets, but there is still

time to donate.

Remember, the money

goes to Inbound Rotary

students, so support our

youth!

Here is the list so far:

Silent Auction Items

Robinson: $250 hand-made

Sycamore table.

Blm Sunrise: $200

Uptown/Downtown basket.

Normal: $150 Shakespeare

Theater basket.

Litchfield: $150 Route 66

basket.

Live Auction Items

Blm. Sunrise: Coffee to go

Hoopeston: ???

Paxton: $80 Illini item

Danville: ???

Danville Downtown: $50

item.

Effingham: $75 item

Champaign: Something

Illini.

Arthur: Something Amish

So, last chance. If your

club would like to donate a

basket or silent auction item,

please e-mail:

Marcia Dennis at

mldenni@ilstu.edu.

Please list the club name,

basket theme and value.

Then bring the items to the

Conference and drop them

off at the registration table or

in the hospitality room.

Correction

Carson Varner, right, was

misidentified in this picture

in the March newsletter.

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18 students competing for $1,500 in Rotary Oratory Contest

By Arlene and Larry Pennie

Co-chairs, District Oratory Contest

Eighteen high school students

representing 13 District 6490 Rotary Clubs

will be vying for $1,500 in prizes during

the Rotary Oratory Contest to be held on

April 16 as part of the District Rotary

Conference at the Marriott Hotel and

Conference Center in Normal.

The students will begin with an oral

presentation of 3 – 5 minutes focusing on

one of 6 prepared topics. Two qualified

judges will evaluate each presentation and

select the top 6 presenters to participate in

the final round of competition.

The final round is centered on the

tenants of the Rotary 4-Way Test: Truth,

Fairness, Goodwill and Friendships.

During this round, each finalist will be

given one minute for an opening

statement.

Following the opening statements, the

students will discuss the topic in

conversation style under the direction of a

moderator. Following the discussion (of

20 – 25 minutes in length), each student

will present a closing statement of less

than two minutes in length. Multiple

judges will evaluate the six students in this

round and will collaborate to rank the six

in order from highest score to lowest.

Decisions of the judges are final. The

highest scoring student shall be declared

the winner.

The final six participants will each

receive a cash award - $1000 for 1st place,

$250 for 2nd

place, $100 for 3rd

place and

$50 each for places 4 – 6. in three rounds.

Round One of this contest will take

place beginning at 1:15 p.m. in two rooms,

(Fell A and Fell B) of the Marriott Hotel in

Uptown Normal.

The Final Round will be held in

Ballroom A starting at 2:45 p.m. Awards

will be presented at the conclusion of the

Final Round. The overall winner and

his/her family will be guests at the

Saturday evening banquet of the

Conference.

Students participating and their

representative clubs are: Jay Daniels

(Charleston), Josiah Springer

(Eureka), Daniel Hodge

(Bloomington/Normal Sunset), Tessa

Sheridan (Bloomington/Normal

Sunset), Carly Andrews (Effingham),

Jonathan Spraul (Effingham), Lauren

Kells (Metamora/Germantown Hills),

Kieran Miller (Champaign), Joshua

Ferrer (Champaign), Patrick Hayes

(Monticello), Alex Furcich

(Monticello), Becky Taber

(Bloomington/Normal Sunrise), Mike

Kistner (Bloomington/Normal

Sunrise), Christina Kohlmann

(Champaign West), Sam Monahan

(Champaign West), Kelsey Larson

(Normal): Hannah Snow (Mattoon);

and Micheal Goldstein (Effingham

Noon).

District Secretary, AG Marcia Dennis

receives her club‟s coveted award By Rob Cranston

At the March 2nd

meeting

of the Normal Club, Marcia

Dennis was awarded the

George W. Wolf Rotarian of

The Year Award. The award

honors the memory and

service of George Wolf, past

president of the Normal club

and past district governor of

District 6490.

Qualifications for the

award include requirements

for attendance, giving to The

Rotary Foundation,

outstanding involvement in

club and district activities,

and support of the club by

inviting prospective

members.

Marcia was introduced to

Rotary as a member of the

GSE Team to the Philippines

in March 1999. She became a

Member of the Normal Club

in May 1999. She was NRC

President 2005-06, Co-chair

of the District Leadership

Seminar for Foundation &

Membership in 2007-08,

District Trainer 2007-08, Co-

Leader of the District 6490

Literacy & Education

Committee for past three

years and member of

Committee for eight years,

Member of the District Group

Study Exchange Inbound

Committee for 9 years.

In addition, Marcia was

District New Rotarian of the

Year – 2000-01, Heart of

American Leadership Institute

Facilitator- 2008, NRC

Literacy Chair 2008-09, NRC

Ambassadorial Scholars

Committee Chair, 2009-10

and before, and NRC

counselor for Youth Exchange

students for 4 years. In 2009-

10 she was serving as Advisor

to the ISU Rotaract Club.

Marcia has been a

champion for Ambassadorial

Scholars and has done a great

job of introducing the NRC to

those Scholars and their

families. Under her

leadership, the NRC has had 4

outbound Ambassadorial

Scholars in the past 10 years.

In March, which is Literacy

Month, Marcia brings her Pink

Pig, which is always hungry

for donations to Literacy

Projects. She is very good

about reminding members to

contribute to the projects she is

responsible for and she does so

in such a manner that we enjoy

her appeals.

Marcia Dennis, left, received

the Normal Rotary Club‟s

coveted George W. Wolfe

award from PDG Wolfe‟s

widow, Margaret.

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Monticello Interact cleaning up Monticello Interact Club members spent a day off of school on

March 19 cleaning up a roadway near Monticello. Left to

Right: Madison Sheafe, Andrea Malone, Leah Freemon,

Patrick Hayes, Nate Lawrence, Rachel White, Xa Burton and

Carina Carpenter.

Things that concern you most are on District Conference agenda What is the future of our

health care?

With the economy on a

roller-coaster, what is the

business climate like in

Illinois?

What is the state of public

education in Illinois?

Those questions will be

answered along with the usual

informative sessions on taking

care of Rotary business at the

annual District 6490

Conference at the Marriott

Hotel-Conference Center in

Normal on April 15-16.

The first three questions will

be answered by experts in

those fields during panel

discussions Saturday, April 16

in Ballroom G.

-- Health care from 9:30 to

10:30.

-- Business from 10:45 to

11:45.

-- Public education from

1:30 to 2:30.

HEALTH CARE

Panelists: Colleen

Kannaday, Dr. Les Mathers

III and Dr. Robert Scully

Colleen Kannaday,

FACHE is president of the

not-for-profit Advocate

BroMenn in Normal, IL., that

includes two hospitals,

Advocate BroMenn Medical

Center, Advocate Eureka

Hospital; a multi-specialty

medical group; and a

physician provider network.

Previously, Ms. Kannaday

was executive vice

president/chief operating

officer and then president of

St. Francis Hospital and

Health Center in Blue Island,

IL. She was also vice

president of operations at St.

Eugene Community Hospital

in Dillon, SC. Both St.

Francis and St. Eugene were

members of SSM Health

Care, a Catholic system

based in St. Louis, Missouri

and the first healthcare

recipient of the coveted

Malcolm Baldrige National

Quality Award.

Ms. Kannaday holds a

Masters Degree in health

Administration from St.

Louis University and is an

ACHE Fellow.

Dr. Les Mathers III, is

the senior vice president of

OSF Healthcare Systems.

Among other

responsibilities, Dr.

Mathers‟ role includes

overseeing physician and

advanced practice recruiting

for OSF as a key area of

focus.

Dr. Mathers is a family

practice and occupational

medicine physician and has

experience in leadership

roles with private practice

experience in single and

multi-specialty medical

group settings, hospital

administration both in- and

out-patient areas, as well as

health system administrative

experience.

Dr. Mathers has been

involved with recruitment of

physicians and other health

care key personnel for over

20 years.

Dr. Robert Scully joined

Carle Clinic in 1977 and

served as an adult medicine

physician until 2000. During

that time he also served as

division head, board member

and chairman of the board.

In 1994 Dr. Scully joined

Health Alliance as associate

medical director and in 2000

became chief medical

officer. He went part time in

the capacity of senior

medical director in 2009 and

retired January 2011. Dr.

Scully is the president of the

Champaign West Rotary

Club.

EDUCATION

Moderator: Mark Jontry,

regional superintendent,

DeWitt/Livingston/McLean

Regional Office of

Education, Normal, IL.

Panelists: Dr. Allen

Goben, Dr. Christopher

Koch, Dr. Barry Reilly,

Meta Mickens-Baker and

Millicent Roth.

Dr. Goben is president of

Heartland Community

College in Normal, IL.

Dr. Koch is state

superintendent, Illinois State

Board of Education,

Springfield, IL.

Dr. Reilly is

superintendent,

Bloomington School District

87, Bloomington, IL.

Ms. Baker is president of

the Board of Education for

McLean County Unit District

5, Normal, IL.

Ms. Roth is president of the

Board of Education for

Bloomington School District

87, Bloomington, IL.

BUSINESS

Panelists: Marty Vanags,

Craig Coil, Charlie Moore,

Norma Lansing and Laura

Weis.

Laura Weis is president and

CEO of the Champaign

County Chamber of

Commerce.

Norma Lansing is president,

Greater Effingham Chamber of

Commerce and Industry.

Charlie Moore is CEO,

McLean County Chamber of

Commerce.

Craig Coil is President/CEO

of Economic Development

Corporation of Decatur &

Macon County.

Marty Vanags is CEO,

Economic Development

Council of the Bloomington-

Normal Area.

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GSE team from Brazil coming By Jeff Bloemker

Past president, Effingham

Noon

On Monday, May 2, the

Effingham Noon and Sunrise

Rotary Clubs will take

“delivery” of the Brazilian GSE

Team sponsored by Brazilian

Rotary District #4710.

The team is comprised of five

members:

1.Carlos Marcel do Couto

Costa (male), 29, buyer for a

paper company who is

interested in visiting logistic

companies and the supply

chains within companies.

Because his family activity is

farming, he also would like to

visit soy, wheat, corn and cattle

farms. He is fluent in English,

French and Spanish.

2.Andrea Nhoato (female, 39,

is a technician for an

agricultural pesticide company

and would like to know more

about the EPA and wants to

visit laboratories that perform

toxicology studies and do

research in this area. She also

would like to visit with people

at universities or agencies that

work with occupational risk

assessment to pesticide and

regulatory toxicology.

3.Michele Sanches Miquel

(female), 29, is a banker who

wants to visit banks and

financial service firms. She is

also interested in education and

the teaching of languages.

4/Joao Paulo Delgado Wolff

(male), 27, is an attorney who

wants to understand the

operation of the American legal

system. If possible, he would

also like access to a prison

system and to look at its

programs. He has an interest in

the higher education system

and research into the area of

human rights.

5.Alessandro Magnago Meno

Ayres (female), 33, is a dentist

who wants to visit a university

dentistry course, monitor a

clinic with a professional and

visit a professional

development center for dental

products. She also has an

interest in visual arts.

District 4710 is in the

southern part of Brazil, near

Sao Paulo and close to the

Argentinian border.

Because the team is

comprised of a wide variety

of vocational interests, the

Effingham clubs will

endeavor to give them

exposure to each industry

represented.

“We‟ll be sure to try to

touch on each of their

interests,” says Effingham

Noon Rotary Club President,

Greg Sapp. “We plan to

have them visit a printing

company, a dental practice

management company, a

bank, an agricultural service

company and our local court

system. In addition, we‟ll let

them interact with our county

and city government

officials.”

The Brazilian GSE Team

will be in Effingham until

Sunday, May 8th. Host

families include the Bev

Soltwedel Family, the Mel

Stock Family, the Ann

Deters Family, the Rosie

Gibbons Family, and the

Tracy Berberich Family.

“We have a long history of

hosting these GSE visits,”

continued Sapp. “Our club

enjoys the cultural exchange

and the Effingham

community always goes out

of its way to see to it that

these young professionals

have a great experience while

in Effingham.”

During the week in

Effingham the GSE Team

will also get a chance to

spend a day with the

Vandalia Rotary Club,

including a trip to St. Louis

to see the Gateway Arch.

While in District 6490 the

GSE Team will also enjoy

time in Bloomington-

Normal, Lincoln,

Champaign-Urbana,

Mahomet, Savoy,

Hoopeston, Danville,

Clinton, Monticello,

Litchfield, Charleston,

Mattoon, Tuscola and Arcola. (See accompanying

schedule)

Roger Marshall, Christy Hakman and Scott Mosher, from left, were

among Effingham Rotarians serving up pancakes to about 400

adults and 72 children at the club‟s annual pancake breakfast.

Proceeds are to go to Effingham Unit 5‟s mentoring program.

Charleston-Mattoon host Rural-Urban Luncheon

Commodity and

land prices were

the primary topics

at the annual

Charleston/Matto

on Rural-Urban

Luncheon on

March 28. In

photo at top right,

Charleston

president Steven

Daniels and

Mattoon

President Brian

Fogarty shared a

laugh.

Among the

visitors was DG

Ray Ropp. (Bill

Warmoth photos)

Ben Franklin, aka AG

Larry Pennie, will

offer words of wisdom

to open the District

Conference.

Dates to Remember

April 15-17: RYLA, 4-H

Camp at Monticello.

April 15-16: Annual District

Conference at Marriott Hotel

in Normal.

May 21-25: Rotary

International Convention in

New Orleans.

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REGISTRATION FORM

Rotary District 6490 Conference – April 15-16, 2011

Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Normal, IL

Registrant Information: (please print)

Name Name on Badge

Address

City State Zip

Home Phone Work Phone E-mail

Rotary Club Club Office (if any)

District Office (if any)

Check All Applicable: First Time Attendee _____ Past District Governor Past Club President

Paul Harris Fellow Sustaining Member Benefactor Major Donor

Bequest Society Paul Harris Society Foundation Alum

Partner/Spouse/Guest Information: (Please make additional copies of this form if needed)

Name Name on Badge

Children-Name/Age Rotary Club

Check All Applicable: First Time Attendee Other (as listed above)

Please register for All Conference Events and Meals on the next page of this newsletter.

Hotel Reservations Must Be Made Separately:

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Marriott Bloomington-Normal Hotel & Conference Center

201 Broadway Avenue

Normal, IL 61761

309.862.9000

Fax 309.862.9001

Marriott.com/bmimc

Ask for Rotary Rate When Calling or Writing

QUESTIONS? Contact Conference Chair: John Bishop – 1-309-662-3164 llamsbishop@msn.com

Conference Registrar: Don Rutledge – 1-309-663-8435 drutledge@f-w.com

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FOR MEALS AND EVENTS

COMPLETE MEAL PACKAGE includes Friday lunch, Friday Foundation Banquet, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch and the

Saturday Governor‟s Banquet. Be sure to indicate below this box your Entrée choices for these meals. Any Optional Meals must

be indicated and added to the cost of your Complete Package.

COMPLETE PACKAGE Number

-Rotarian x $149.00 $

-Guest (Non-Rotarian) x $129.00 $

Conference Registration Fee (Rotarian Only) Number

x $20.00 $

Individual Meals

Friday Luncheon: Club Croissant x $22.00 $

Cobb Salad

Vegetarian Version Cobb Salad

Friday Foundation Banquet:

Roasted Bistro Style Chicken x $35.00 $

Vegetarian

Saturday Breakfast: Continental Buffet x $15.00 $

Saturday Luncheon: Roast Beef Sandwich x $22.00 $

Smoked Turkey Sandwich

Vegetarian Sandwich

Saturday Governor‟s Banquet x $35.00 $

Chicken Saltimbocca

Braised Shortribs

Vegetarian Lasagna

Optional Meals

I will purchase a meal for a GSE Member, x $15-35 $

Interact, Rotaract or Exchange Student.

TOTAL $

To guarantee meal reservations; registration (accompanied by a check payable to „Rotary District 6490 Conference‟) MUST be

postmarked NO LATER than APRIL 8.

Mail to: Conference Registrar, Don Rutledge, 2709 McGraw Drive, Bloomington, IL 61704

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________________________________________________________________________________________________

ROTARY FAMILY DAY AT THE BALL PARK

JUNE 4, 2011 3:15 P.M.

NUMBER OF SEATS: ORDER THE NUMBERS OF SEATS NEEDED.

__________ $ 50.00 (OUTFIELD LOGE BOX) 2000 AVAILABLE

__________ $ 45.00 (PAVILION BOX) 1000 AVAILABLE

MAKE CHECK PAYABLE : ROTARY DISTRICT 6460 ALL SEATING WILL BE ON PRIORITY –

FIRST ORDER IN to LAST ORDER IN

DEADLINE – May 25 or when all tickets are sold

If tickets requested are sold out your ticket order will receive the next available pricing.

No refunds except for ticket orders changed depending on availability. Refunds will be automatically sent one month

after the ball game.

TICKET NAME

____________________________________________________________ ROTARY CLUB NAME OR INDIVIDUAL NAME ON THE ABOVE LINE

________________________________________________________________________

Mailing address for tickets: street or post office box number:

TELEPHONE # ( ) ________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP______________________________________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________

SEND TICKET REQUEST FORM WITH CHECK TO:

ROD BUFFINGTON, 2001 BARBERRY DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704

TICKETS CAN BE SOLD TO ANYONE YOU KNOW

IF CLUB MEMBERS WANT TO SIT TOGETHER FILL OUT ONE ORDER FORM

DO NOT FILL OUT MULTIPLE CLUB FORM ORDERS - TICKETS FOR CLUBS ON ONE ORDER FORM WITH CHECK ENCLOSED

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NR MEMBERSHIP ATTENDANCE Meetings

Member Count February YTD % Rank Held

Club Name

01-Jul-10

2-28-11 +/- +/- % Last Year February YTD APF

per capita

R.I. Contrib.

YTD YTD February

Arcola Sunrise 30 29 0 -1 3.33% 72.67% 0.0% 68.13% $114.29 $4,200.00 Arthur 24 22 0 -2 -8.33% 69.58% 73.00% 71.88% 0 0 Atlanta 18 19 0 1 5.56% 66.33% 68.00% 70.10% $5.00 $100.00 Bloomington 83 82 -1 -1 -1.20% 64.93% 65.28% 72.85% $28.58 $2,280.00 B-N Sunrise 92 92 -1 0 0.0% 62.33% 74.00% 71.88% $2.22 $2,450.00 B-N Sunset 22 21 0 -1 -4.55% 83.08% 68.00% 75.25% $206.82 $5,040.53 Blue Mound NR 13 0 0 -13 -100.00% 63.07% 0.0% 59.39% $44.44 $400.00 Casey 13 16 0 3 23.08% 0.0% 65.00% 42.13% 0 0 Champaign 166 172 2 6 3.61% 65.46% 62.03% 66.53% $91.02 $10,593.00 Champaign West 153 154 -1 1 0.65% 78.36% 77.02% 77.66% $84.12 $13,176.50

C-U Sunrise 46 49 0 3 6.52% 77.07% 69.20% 81.18% $42.23 $2,119.26 Charleston 76 76 -1 0 0.0% 55.75% 62.00% 60.38% $38.87 $3,226.50 Clinton 37 37 0 0 0.0% 62.03% 64.00% 66.70% $96.62 $3,575.00 C-U Illini After 5 18 19 1 1 5.56% 93.17% 94.00% 97.45% $124.11 $5,049.00

Danville 112 102 3 -10 -8.93% 52.42% 47.00% 43.38% $1.01 $12,000.00 Danville Downtown 12 10 0 -2 -16.50% 10.00% 33.75% 36.16% 0 0

Danville Sunrise 27 27 1 0 0.00% 63.25% 71.00% 60.63% $8.70 $1,310.00 Decatur 125 121 -2 -4 -3.2% 37.85% 33.75% 36.16% $22.91 $6,625.52 Decatur Metropolitan 13 12 0 -1 -7.69% 58.17% 63.70% 65.20% $100.00 $399.00

Effingham Noon 104 99 -1 -5 -4.81% 50.42% 55.00% 49.38% $40.98 $4,402.50 Effingham Sunrise 59 59 0 0 0.0% 65.52% 68.36% 67.01% $50.03 $2,951.66

Eureka 40 46 0 6 15.00% 42.00% 0.0% 8.75% $22.83 $1,250.00 Fairbury 42 40 0 -2 -4.76% 62.23% 60.58% 59.23% $4.88 $200.00 Forsyth Sunrise 14 14 0 0 0.0% 85.58% 81.00% 84.50% $7.14 $100 Gibson City 28 22 1 -6 -21.43% 44.83% 42.00% 43.31% $10.19 $563.87 Gilman 15 15 0 0 0.0% 81.42% 76.00% 80.13% $148.00 $9645.00 Hillsboro 28 28 0 0 0.0% 41.67% 38.00% 37.00% 0 $300.00 Hoopeston 19 16 0 -3 -15.79% 61.66% 57.81% 58.60% $32.65 $755.00 Lincoln 61 63 1 2 3.28% 64.49% 74.72% 72.79% $141.38 $10,300.00 Litchfield NR 29 0 0 -29 -100.00% 75.42% 0.0% 67.88% $174.88 $16,203.26 Mahomet 30 29 0 -1 -3.33% 82.47% 96.15% 87.83% $186.27 $6,021.85 Marshall 22 22 0 0 0.0% 74.75% 75.00% 79.75% $54.17 $1,300.00

Mattoon 71 66 1 -5 -7.04% 65.41% 67.09% 63.93% $4.71 $935.98 Metamora-Germantown Hills 28 28 0 0 0.0% 68.60% 77.08% 72.89% 0 $250.00

Monticello 80 71 0 -9 -11.25% 68.68% 71.64% 70.87% $44.13 $6,112.00 Mount Pulaski 12 12 0 0 0.0% 55.75% 60.00% 59.13% $0 0 Newton NR 38 0 0 -38 -100.00% 65.75% 0.0% 62.42% $58.95 $2,181.00 Nokomis 14 13 0 -1 -7.14% 68.67% 71.00% 77.00% $129.17 $1,110.00

Normal 87 88 1 1 1.15% 72.67% 75.00% 75.25% $133.39 $13,730.00 Pana 19 19 0 0 -0.0 % 60.02% 52.63% 58.42% 0 0 Paris NR 40 0 0 -40 -100.00% 0.0% 0.0% 53.00% $1.88 $75.00 Paxton 20 18 0 -2 -10.00% 49.25% 60.00% 54.00% $18.75 $375.00 Pontiac 42 44 0 2 4.76% 62.63% 72.00% 67.38% $115.33 $4,959.00 Rantoul 38 35 0 -3 -7.89% 64.57% 63.39% 65.70% 0 0 Roanoke NR 19 0 0 -19 -100.00% 11.75% 0.0% 47.00% $10.53 $200.00 Robinson 19 16 0 -3 -15.79% 62.42% 64.58% 57.58% 0 $1,000.00 Savoy 33 29 0 -4 -12.12% 71.87% 82.00% 75.38% $121.17 $4,472.00 Shelbyville 33 31 0 -2 -6.06% 72.67% 62.00% 68.38% $30 $1,000.00 Sullivan 35 39 0 4 -11.43% 56.13% 65.81% 60.47% 0 0 Tuscola 38 38 0 0 0.00% 72.42% 66.00% 64.13% $112.50 $1,600.00 Urbana 99 95 -1 -4 -4.04% 51.32% 48.43% 50.20% $60.83 $9,415.00 Vandalia 40 41 0 1 2.50% 64.42% 68.00% 67.25% $73.95 $3,058.00 Villa Grove NR 21 0 0 -21 -100.00% 67.50% 0.0% 0.0% 0 0

2397

4 -533 60.39% $177,010.43

District

Secretary’s

February

Report

New

Rotarians

Reported

Bloomington-Normal Sunrise

Natalie Galligan

Casey

Nik Groothuis

Danville Sunrise

James Schomburg

Effingham Noon

Deanna McWilliams

Normal

Paul Murphy

Mike Rose

Stephanie McClellan

Pontiac

Tera Graves

Rotarian

Deaths

Reported

None reported

Star Clubs as of March 22

Close to becoming Star Clubs as of March 22

Star Clubs will be recognized at the District Conference in Normal. Clubs have until June 30, 2011, to meet

their goals for the year to become Star Clubs and be recognized closer to the end of the Rotary year, June 30.