Orland Park=20
Rotary Club
September 1,=20
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2009 |
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In This =
Issue=20
| Thank=20
You for Movie Night |
| Lemont-Homer=20
Glen Celebration |
| Camp=20
Quality |
| Footprints |
| Robert=20
Alaniz |
| Pat=20
Disabato |
| Ambassadorial=20
Scholar |
| Metro=20
Scholarship Winner |
| Backpack=20
Project |
| Bingo |
| Add=20
Your Spouse to Our =
E-Newsletter |
| Meet=20
the Leadership Team |
| The=20
Four Way =
Test |
HAPPY=20
BIRTHDAY!
Jerry =
Stoiber*=20
9/4
Jack Payan*=20
9/18
Steve Timmermans *9/26=20
Sue Linn*=20
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9/27
UPCOMING=20
EVENTS
CLUB=20
MEETINGS:=20
September=20
3rd- Juli=20
Barcelona "Marketing on a=20
Shoestring" =20
September 8 -=20
Board Meeting
September=20
10 - Club=20
Assembly
September=20
17- Kathy O'Brien Laughter=20
Therapy
September=20
24-David VanWy - =
JULIE
OTHER=20
EVENTS:
September=20
19th - Lemont-Homer Glen Charter=20
Celebration
September=20
29th - Host Dinner at St. Christopher's =
March 27th-Progressive =
Dinner=20
at Cooper's Hawk=20
Restaurant
May=20
- Rotary Scholarship Raffle
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Read the=20
Minutes!
Click here=20
to read the minutes of =
the=20
August board meeting.
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Dear=20
Louis,
One of=20
the many privileges of being president of the =
Orland=20
Park Rotary, is having a "pet cause" that the =
club=20
supports for the year. While Sertoma Centre, the =
community service agency for which I work, will =
always=20
be nearest and dearest to my heart, I have =
another=20
activity I am asking the members to embrace.=20
In the current economy, there are many =
people who=20
are financially challenged. Receiving a free =
dinner (and=20
lunch for the following day) once a week, can =
make a=20
significant difference in stretching a lean =
budget. Our=20
club is going to work towards helping some folks =
with=20
this on a very small =
scale.
On =
Sept.=20
29th, we will begin to provide and =
serve dinner=20
to about 60-80 people at St. Christopher's =
Church hall.=20
For this year, we only have about five Tuesdays=20
scheduled with the hope that there may be a few =
more=20
that we can attend and serve the meal.
The =
people=20
who come to this are from the community. Some =
are=20
elderly folks who live alone and look forward to =
the=20
social aspect of the evening as well as the =
meal. Others=20
are families with children and possibly no job =
for=20
either parent.
For us, it doesn't matter who they are, =
we are=20
going to be there to welcome them, serve their =
dinner,=20
and make them know we care about them.
Each time we go, we will need about ten =
volunteers from our club to help. It will take =
about=20
four or five hours total. I trust that what we =
get back,=20
will last a lot longer! Anyone who wants to =
join me=20
on Sept. 29th is welcome. Just let me know by =
sending an=20
email, calling 708.305.3680 =
or letting=20
me know at our meeting . We are a service=20
organization and this to me, is a perfect way to =
serve.
Melanie=20
Jones
President=20
2009/10
.
A=20
BIG Thank You to Jim & Louise=20
Sanderson!
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It was too cold for snow cones =
but a=20
feast of popcorn, hot dogs and other treats kept =
everyone warm at the Sanderson's Movie =
Night. =20
Thanks so much for providing such a great=20
event!
Lemont-Homer=20
Glen Charter=20
Celebration
Our=20
Club is invited to the Rotary Club of=20
Lemont-Homer Glen Charter Celebration =
at=20
6pm on Saturday, September =
19th at=20
Old Oak Country Club. The club will =
pick up=20
half of the $75 ticket for members (members pay =
for=20
their spouse or guest) but we need to know by =
Thursday,=20
September 3rd if you're planning to =
attend. Please=20
contact Melanie at 708.305.3680 or email griffisjones@msn.com so you =
can be=20
added to the Orland Park tables. =20
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Orland=20
Park Rotary Provides Dinner at Camp=20
Quality
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On August=20
3rd, members of our Club provided dinner to=20
200 children and adults at=20
Camp=20
Quality.
Footprints
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Footprints coach Mary =
Lynn=20
Wilson explained how Footprints is helping =
Southland=20
residents drive less by providing you your own =
Footprints=20
coach - like a personal trainer for travel who will =
help you=20
cut your commuting cost, time and carbon =
footprint. For=20
more information go to their=20
website or contact Mary Lynn at 312.332.3325 =
x 266 or=20
email footprints@activetrans.org.
Filmmaker Robert=20
Alaniz
=20
![3D"Alaniz](3D"http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs027/1102180066122/img/160.j=) Frankfort=20
filmmaker Robert Alaniz discussed his =
moviemaking career at a recent lunch. He started =
acting=20
as a student at Eisenhower High School, continued =
acting in=20
many local productions and moved into writing, =
directing and=20
producing his own movies. The first Independent =
Film=20
Festival of Sole Productions will be held at the =
Marcus=20
Theater in Orland Park on Sunday, September =
20th. For=20
more information, go to http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=3D1102676177221&s=3D875&=
e=3D001_T_oaaIgpNb1vxgknPQt80SFM1T7ZvJp_bCCJIgi_2KWLT7vy8QG1gSxrFKwF9mmTB=
PrRHdjGJS0Vl9mV_-bQpbeEpzVhTJl4kjPhGQ4lAknzVlO2woZZj-FsfqTq-st. =
Sportswriter Pat =
Disabato=20
Visits Rotary
=20
![3D"Pat](3D"http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs027/1102180066122/img/163.j=) The=20
SouthtownStar's sportswriter, Pat =
Disabato,=20
provided a lively discussion of his sports career, the =
local=20
high school sports scene and included his picks of the =
players=20
to watch.
(Pictured: SouthtownStar's Phil Arvia, Bob=20
Pasqualoni and Pat Disabato).
Ambassadorial =
Scholar=20
Katie Hamilton
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![3D"Ambassadorial](3D"http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs027/1102180066122/img/159.j=) Ambassadorial=20
Scholar Katie Hamilton will travel to Cork Ireland to =
create a=20
video on the economic condition in Ireland and its =
affect on=20
the population.
Our Club assisted Katie with a monetary donation =
and she=20
will return to report on her project. We wish =
her the=20
very best! If anyone would like to correspond =
with=20
Katie, her email is katie.hamilton@irishamericannews.com.
Metro =
Scholarship Winner=20
Erica Martinez
=20
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![3D"Metro](3D"http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs027/1102180066122/img/165.j=) Rotarian=20
debi Ross presented Erica Martinez with a Rotary =
Scholarship=20
at The Metro Achievement Center. Metro provides =
academic=20
enrichment, character building, high school and =
college prep,=20
arts and field trips, career speakers, parent =
mentorship and=20
workshops for girls in 4th through 12th grade and for =
their=20
families.
For the last 10 years, 100% of Metro students =
graduated from high school and continued their =
education in=20
colleges throughout the country.
Thank You For Helping With the Backpack=20
Project
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![3D"Rotary](3D"http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs027/1102180066122/img/156.j=)
Thank =
you to the Orland Park Rotarians for your =
generous=20
donation to the Catholic Charities @ St. Francis =
backpack=20
project. Thanks to your gift, 475 children have =
received a new=20
backpack filled with all of the supplies they will =
need to=20
begin the school year. Without experiencing the actual =
distribution, it's hard to understand exactly what =
this means=20
to these young people. I want to share just a few =
stories; one=20
first grader who attended a supplemental supper with =
his=20
family was so excited - he put his backpack on and =
skipped up=20
and down the hallway for the rest of the evening. Each =
time he=20
passed us, he gave us a big smile. A seventh grader =
jumped up=20
and said school was starting next week and she didn't =
have any=20
supplies to start school with. I was explaining to a =
young=20
mother what was inside of the backpack, she was close =
to=20
tears, another mom was amazed that her children =
received not=20
only a backpack, but a backpack that was filled.
Thank you again, for all that the =
Rotary does=20
for our community.
Paula=20
=
Belski
Have You Reserved Your Bingo=20
Spot?
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Our participation in Kiwanis Bingo raises a =
significant=20
amount of money for our Club that helps with our=20
programs. Bingo is held every Wednesday at the =
Orland=20
Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Avenue, Orland=20
Park. Volunteers work from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. =
We must provide at least 3 volunteers every week =
to hold=20
up our committment to the Kiwanis Club. Club =
members are=20
expected to work at least 6 times per year and many of =
our=20
members currently do more than this. Lou Mule =
has=20
created an easy way to sign up - Just click =
here and=20
your name will appear on the schedule. If you =
have=20
signed up for an evening and discover you cannot =
volunteer,=20
please be sure to go to the sign-up and remove your=20
name. If it is within 24 hours of the time you=20
volunteered, please make every effort to find a=20
replacement. Your cooperation is greatly=20
appreciated.
The board has approved the idea of simple =
prizes or=20
awards for those volunteers at BINGO.
As we =
discussed at=20
the installation, a member is given one "chance" for =
each time=20
they volunteer for BINGO. Monthly, we pull one =
name from=20
those volunteers of the previous month and award a =
simple=20
prize. The more times you volunteer, the better =
your=20
chance of winning. At the end of the year, we =
put in ALL=20
the names (providing one chance per volunteer =
appearance) and=20
choose the winner of a GRAND Prize (yet to be =
determined but=20
probably not a sports car or expensive watch). =
More=20
details will=20
follow...
Add your Spouse or =
Significant Other to=20
our Email List
=20
Rotary is not=20
just about the members of our Club. Last month we =
added many of the spouses emails to the =
distribution=20
list. If you would like your spouse or =
significant=20
other to receive our monthly email, please email =
Keloryn=20
and she will be happy to include them in the=20
email.
Leadership =
Team
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MEMBERS OF THE=20
TEAM:
President: Melanie=20
Jones
President-elect:=
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Joe McCorry
Treasurer:=20
Tom Wehmeier
Secretary:=20
debi Ross
Board=20
Members: Scott Kallemeyn, Sue Linn, =
Marty=20
McGraw,=20
Keloryn Putnam, Rich Topps
Foundation=20
Chair: Dr. George Harris
Administration=20
Chair: Anne Kacerovskis
Community=20
Service Chair: =
Keloryn Putnam
Program=20
Chairs: Dr. Jim Gay, Marty McGraw, =
Mayor Bob=20
Straz,
Early=20
Act Chair: Rob Siegel
Scholarship=20
Chair: Dr. Steve =
Timmermans
Web=20
Site: Lou Mule
Public=20
Relations: Sue Linn
Social=20
Chairs: Jim Sanderson, Rich Wahlberg,=20
Fine=20
Masters: Scott Kallemeyn and Bob=20
Pasqualoni
District=20
Conference: Ken Reilly
Exchange=20
Student: Mike Casey and Jerry=20
Stoiber
Bingo:&=
nbsp;=20
Lou Mule and debi Ross
Orland=20
Gardens: Bill Opelka and Lou =
Mule
St.=20
Christopher Dinners: Bob Kaliebe and =
debi=20
Ross
Golf=20
Event: Jerry Stoiber and Dr. George=20
Harris
Christmas=20
Party: Keloryn Putnam and Patrick=20
Zomparelli
Meeting=20
Welcome Chairs: Ken Reilly, Bob =
Kaliebe, Mike=20
Saracini=20
Please contact any of the Team =
Leaders if you=20
would like to help on their committees. We =
appreciate=20
your=20
=
participation!
The Four-Way Test
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the=20
Things We Think, Say and Do=20
Is it the=20
truth?
Is it fair =
to all=20
concerned"
Will it =
build good=20
will and better friendships?
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nbsp;=20
Will it be beneficial to all=20
concerned?
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contagious, but don't wait to catch it from others.=20
Be a=20
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your news! The monthly Rotary =
e-newsletter was=20
created to keep you informed of upcoming events and =
news from=20
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the=20
newsletter or comments, please send an email to =
kputnam@wideopenwest. We=20
welcome all your comments and=20
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