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12 Feb 04 Valentine Party Auction:
Every other year at the Valentines Party, there is an auction.
Click on the image to see what sold this year.

29 Jan 04 New Rotary Officers:
Darrell Behrendt is now Director of Vocational Service
John Motley finishes out Behrendt's term as Director of International Service
Greg Coffey will become Director of International Service for 2004-05

08 Jan 04 Citrus Sale Update
$66,288 so far, still more funds due.

18 Dec 03
2003 Christmas Party
The Party was held at Sunset Hills Country Club.
There were over 250 people in attendance.
The club inducted 10 new Paul Harris Fellows.

Click on the image to the right to see more pictures.
There are 30 pictures so it is a little slow loading.

04 Dec 03
District Govenor - Rod Buffington

04 Dec 03

If you want to register for the Rotary Foundation Website, you will need the District Number, Club Number and Member Number.
The Club Number is 3219
You can find your Member Number above your name on your Rotarian Magazine.

Citrus Sales not finalized yet, but currently sale are almost $64,000

Team 7 are the "Loser." They will be helping distribute the citrus this weekend.

There were 3 funding requests presented to the club today:

  • Glen Ed Pantry New Years Eve Benifit - $250
  • Thanks Program - $500
  • Edwardsville YMCA Expansion - $50,000 paid over 5 years

Reminder - Christmas Party 18 Dec 03 at Sunset Hills Country Club
Social Hour 6 PM / Dinner 7 PM

No Goshen Meeting 11 Dec 03

Rotary Day at the Ball Park - 03 May 04

Expect 3-5,000 Rotarians - 120 Voice Rotary Choir will sing the National Anthem


20 Nov 03
Citrus Sales Update
To date: $44,798. Still have to add in funds received today.
Goal: $70,000
GroveOrangesGrapefruitCasesDollarsOrder
1-Couch10853161$3,8767
2-Horton10149150$3,7658
3-Tinney11363176$4,7845
4-Richey12354177$5,4443
5-Gerber17489263$6,8732
6-Bartels11763180$4,4616
7-Bardon602989$2,5479
8-Van Geison11276188$5,2244
9-Plummer30017317$7,8241
Totals1,2074921,699$44,798

20 Nov 03
November Student of the Month Kyle VanSandt

13 Nov 03
Don Kinney was promoted as is moving to Rockford, IL, submitted his resignation letter.

13 Nov 03
Citrus Sales pre-final numbers, only $11,000 so far with 2 weeks left.

13 Nov 03
Inducted 2 new members, Carol Foreman & Jeff Westerhold

16 Oct 03
Inducted a new member, Mary Kane No Picture yet.

16 Oct 03
October Student of the Month Kayle Barthi

09 Oct 03 Pedaling for Polio Plus

Gerry Schuetzenhofer gave an update on the Pedaling for Polio Plus Bike Ride.

As of today, the club has collected over $7,000. After expenses we made $5,810.

There are still some outstanding pledges so Gerry hopes to clear $6,000.

The club has pledged $10,000 to Polio Plus over 3 years. This puts us ahead of schedule.

We will be doing this again and hope to expand next year.

We had 34 riders and many volunters.

Thanks to everyone.


20 Nov 03
Our Exchange Student joined us today. Here Lukas is standing next to our Banner.

27 Sept 03 Pedaling for Polio Plus

On Saturday (27 Sept 03) we had our Pedaling for Polio Plus bike ride. We had 34 riders and many volunters. A good turn out for our first attempt.

Here are some pictures.


11 Sept 03 September Student of the Month Jared Suhre

02 Sept 03 Click to see Committee Assignments for 2003
(in Adobe Acrobat Format)

24 Apr 03

The GSE Team from Argentina will be here from 23 Apr till 25 Apr, 2003.

They will be the program on Thursday, 24 April 2003.

The team members are:

Macarena Lucero Schmidt, age 27, Professor of International Relations with a Masters Degree in International Relations. She worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Commerce and Culture, North American Division. Research on Argentine-United States-Canada Foreign policy agenda topics. She is currently working as a Consultant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Education Area and the implementation of Secondary Schools.

Gerado Dorado, age 38, Lawyer, with a Masters Degree in Business Law. He works for Carballo and Associates in Business Law and Consumers Protection inssues. He shows a great interest in the cinema, literature, and the enriching experience gained from traveling.

Carlos Damian Floricich, age 31, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He is the General Manager at Diagonal Express, a Postal Service Company.

Silvana Beatriz Frias, age 39, University Professor in Visual Arts and Restoration and Conservation of Art. She has done restoration projects in many churches and has done work for the Marriott Plaza Hotel and the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires.

The team leader is Henrique Douglas Earnshaw Smiles, age 62, Agricultural Entrepreneur.

Click HERE to see some pictures from their visit.

Argentina GSE Team
Argentina GSE Team
Click to view brochure

17 Apr 03 The club, with the expert assistance of Ben Dickmann, inducted our newest member, Tim Garvey. See our Newest Members page for more information.

16 Jan 03 Anyone interested in going to the Third Annual Rotary Hocky Night, please contact Joe Malench.
The bus will leave the Cassens/Scheffel Parking lot at 6:00 PM on 20 Feb 03.

9 Jan 03
Citrus Sale Totals
Gross Sales: $63,733.00
Net Sales: $26,312.50

Since 1987 (16 years):
Gross Sales: $772,035.80
Net Sales: $388,430.85

Straight Contributions are up from $79 in 1987 to $6,000 in 2002.
Next year, push grapefruit, we make more on each case.

09 Jan 03 Starting next month (Feb 03) we are going to re-institute the Careers in a Nutshell at the first meeting of the month.
The first name greeter will give a 5 minute, or less, talk about their job.
It can be about their workplace, something that happened that was work related, or about something they have done during their career.

16 Oct 02 Today is the 15th Citrus Sale Kickoff.
In 1987, we sold 1,237 cases for $22,991.00
In 2001, we sold 2,335 cases for $56,304.50
Thru 2001, we have collected $700,169.84

The goal for 2002 is $65,000 sold for a profit of $30,000.00
If the profit goal is met, Ed Rodney (Captain Orange) has promised to dye his hair orange and walk down Main Street.
If we make $35,000. Ed has promised to get a "Flat top" hair cut, dye it orange and walk down Main Street.
He made no commitments regarding doing it in a "speedo."

20 Sept 02 Click to see a listing of the Rotary Committees for 2002 in Adobe Acrobat Format
 
Student of the Month - 2003-2004 School Year
20 Nov 03
November
Student: Kyle VanSandt
Sponsor: Kate Motley

Kate described Kyle as a 7 year man. He has been involved with the Drama Department since 6th grade. He is currently the President of the Drama Club.

16 Oct 03
October
Student: Kayle Barthi
Sponsor: Doug Right

Kayle plans to attend Ranken and become and aerospace machinsist. He enjoys making things and says he still has a lot to learn.

11 Sep 03
September
Student: Jared Suhre
Sponsor: Bill Coleman

Jared lives on a Farm outside Alhambra. He doesn't know what he wants to do in school yet.


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