Steve Kuhn (left) and Eric Jones (right) were officially sworn in on Sunday, June 25th as District Governor and Club President, respectively, at a combined Installation Brunch at Faranda's in downtown DeKalb.
Steve received the oath from outgoing District Governor Scott Shore, while Eric was sworn by Sue Emberson as she completes her term as President. Eric was also presented with the Home Club banner, denoting Sycamore as the home of the current District Governor; it will be displayed at all Rotary meetings throughout the coming year.
Sycamore Rotarian Brian Adams has been named the recipient of the 2016-2017 John W. Ovitz, Jr. Rotarian of the Year Award. He was officially presented with the award during the Installation Brunch on Sunday, June 25th at Faranda's in downtown DeKalb.
This award is named in honor of Dr. John Ovitz, who was the longest-serving Rotarian in the club's history.
Brian becomes the first two-time recipient of the award, as a recent rules change makes previous winners eligible after five years.
Due to the Independence Day holiday, and the lack of a regular Rotary Club meeting the preceding week, there will be no edition of The Spoke published on Tuesday, July 4th.
Due to the Independence Day weekend, the Club Assembly originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 5th and the Committee Meetings Day set for Wednesday, July 12th have each been pushed back one week.
Indications are that few Rotarians will be available for the Club Assembly on July 5th; so that event will instead be held the following week on Wednesday, July 12th. Rotary International requires each club to hold an assembly at least once a year, for planning purposes; others will be scheduled throughout the coming year.
The July 5th meeting is still scheduled to go on as planned.
Consequently, the Committee Meetings Day will be pushed back a week to Wednesday, July 19th. Committees will be encouraged to meet at that time to begin planning their various projects; similar opportunities will be offered at meetings throughout the year, so that committees can meet without having to take time outside of Rotary meetings.
Musician Andy Grammer will be the headline performer at the inaugural Answers4SUDC fundraising concert, to be held on Saturday, September 9th at RiverEdge Park in Aurora.
This is the continuation of "Answers for Emmett" launched by Rotarian Jeff Frank in honor of his son; for information on tickets to this concert, go to www.ANSWERS4SUDC.com or contact info@ANSWERS4SUDC.com
Attendance Report -- June 21, 2017
Attendance: 54.41%
Guests of Rotarians: Renae Wilkinson (Ahmed Kamel)
