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Sycamore Rotary sets goals for 2018-19 year
Due in part to the creation of the Oak Crest Satellite Club, the Sycamore Rotary Club has seen a phenomenal jump in its membership and attendance...and new Club President Ray Dembinski hopes this trend will continue during the coming year.
 
Ray gave his initial outline of goals for the coming Rotary year; he says in addition to membership, Rotary wants clubs to track their members' ages to see if its efforts to attract younger Rotarians is paying off.  All members are urged to go to their profiles on ClubRunner and update them -- not only with their date of birth, but with other pertinent information about themselves.
 
He says our Rotary Club is already on track to meet many of the goals required for the Club to receive certification from Rotary International; if members continue to get involved with projects, and keep up attendance at meetings, then this is achievable.
 
Club Treasurer Michele Jurkovic also presented a financial report for the Rotary Club; she says we will be able to meet all budgeted goals for the year, but urges members still in arrears on their dues to settle up as soon as possible.
 
The largest outlay made by our Club is for the accessible playground project at South Prairie Elementary School; Marijo Schwartz says that thanks to donations from many sources, including Rotary, they are now within $7,000 of the goal.
 
Meals on Wheels volunteers needed for August
Rotarians will again be pitching in to help the Voluntary Action Center in August.
 
As is customary, we will be volunteering our time to deliver meals to senior citizens and other homebound persons all month long; those wishing to help would report to VAC's headquarters on Bethany Road by 10:45 a.m. on weekdays, and deliver to a set route in Sycamore.  Delivery usually takes less than an hour.
 
Sign-up sheets are available at our Rotary meetings in July; at least two Rotarians are needed for each shift, and spots are filling up...so please sign in as soon as you can.
 
Sycamore Rotary to have booth at downtown car show in July
Volunteers will be manning a Rotary booth to be set up in downtown Sycamore, during the annual Fizz Ehrler Memorial Turning Back Time Car Show.  It will be in operation on Sunday, July 29th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
The Rotary Club will have a display about its upcoming and ongoing projects, and give the public an opportunity to find out more about what our Club does...and how they can join.
 
Rotarians will be watching over the booth and interacting with the public, answering any questions they may have. Since parking is at a premium, volunteers are invited to park at either the Pay it Forward House, or at Lavarre Uhlken's house at 315 W. Ottawa Street.
 
Rotary Club Golf Outing cancelled
Due to insufficient interest, as well as scheduling conflicts, the Rotary Club Golf Outing -- originally postponed from June 27th, because of flooding and damage on the Sycamore Golf Club course -- has been cancelled.
 
Ray Dembinski begins term as Club President...at last
Ray Dembinski jokes that he's thoroughly trained to be President of the Sycamore Rotary Club, because he's attended the offical President-Elect Training Seminar...three times.
 
Dembinski was formally sworn in as the Club President at the Installation Dinner on Wednesday, June 27th; this is the culmination of a years-long effort to take over the post, which was twice delayed due to health concerns.
 
Ray says the emergence of cancer earlier in this decade forced him to step aside during his time as President-Elect twice in two years; even though he feared the effects on his health, he was encouraged to keep at it until it became clear that the treatment could interfere with his ability to do the job.
 
But he now says he's healthy and ready to go to work as Club President; he will be going over plans for his year in office during the upcoming Rotary Club meetings in July.
 
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Upcoming Events
DG Kathy Kwiat-Hess
Blumen Gardens
Jul 18, 2018
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Club Assembly
Blumen Gardens
Jul 25, 2018
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Oak Crest Satellite Club Meeting
Oak Crest Retirement Center
Jul 26, 2018
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Booth at Turning Back Time Car Show
Downtown Sycamore
Jul 29, 2018
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 
Meals on Wheels Deliveries Begin
Aug 01, 2018
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
 
Board Meeting
Blumen Gardens
Aug 01, 2018
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
 
Oak Crest Satellite Club Meeting
Oak Crest Retirement Center
Aug 09, 2018
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Oak Crest Satellite Club Meeting
Oak Crest Retirement Center
Aug 23, 2018
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Meals on Wheels Deliveries End
Aug 31, 2018
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Michael DeVito
July 2
 
Thomas Mangan
July 4
 
Sejal Patel
July 9
 
Jim Stoddard
July 11
 
Lavarre Uhlken
July 20
 
David McCann
July 22
 
Spouse Birthdays
Patricia
July 7
 
Anniversaries
David McCann
Sarah McCann
July 1
 
Zac Sheedy
Morgan Sheedy
July 7
 
Mark Spiegelhoff
Sue Spiegelhoff
July 18
 
Steve Balster
Jackie Balster
July 21
 
Join Date
MJ Schwartz
July 1, 2015
3 years
 
David Andrews
July 5, 2003
15 years
 
Steven Kuhn
July 5, 1997
21 years
 
Renae Wilkinson
July 12, 2017
1 year
 
Club Information
Rotary Club of Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore
We meet Wednesdays at 11:45 AM
Blumen Gardens
403 Edward Street
Sycamore, IL  60178
United States
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2018-2019
President – Ray Dembinski
President-Elect – Pat Shafer
Past President – Eric Jones
Secretary – Sally Bruch
Treasurer – Michele Jurkovic
Assistant Treasurer – Lavarre Uhlken
Director – Michael DeVito
Director – Paulette Renault
Sergeant-at-Arms – Brian Adams
 
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Foundation & Grants – Paul Stromborg
New Generations – Julie Sgarlata
Service Projects – Michael DeVito
Fundraising – Don Clayberg
Public Image – Brian Adams
Membership – Sally Bruch
Club Fellowship – Chad Jewett
75th Anniversary – Pat Shafer
 
MONTHLY COMMITTEES
July – Board of Directors
August – Lloyd Larson, Jim Buck, Dave McCann, Ben Swedberg, Bob Wildenradt, Don Clayberg
September –Paul Michel, Bert Gray, Jeff Jacobson, Mario Fontana, Brandon Diviak
October – Dave Andrews, Jim Schwarzbach, Beata Palasiewicz, Curt Lang, Marcy Buick
November – Kathy Countryman, Julie Sgarlata, Fred Peltz, Chip Houdek, Troy Oates
December – Dan Gibble, Dan Escatel, Kathleen Merner, Steve Balster, Julie Sommese
January –Paul Barnaby, Chad Jewett, Jim Bowers, Gary Evans, Tatum Glas, Heidi Wright
February – Riley Oncken, Ahmed Kamel, Larry Berke, Brian Gregory, Nicole Stuckert
March – Dave Hamilton, Jeff Petersen, Doug Johnson, Mark Hilde, Tim Carlson
April – Bob Hammon, Suzanne Anderson, Sejal Patel, Paul Borek, Chase Goodeill, Paul Callighan
May – Mark Spiegelhoff, Zac Sheedy, Jeff Frank, Cliff Bottigliero, Renae Wilkinson
June – Marijo Schwartz, Paul Stromborg, Jeff Keicher, Steve Kuhn, Tom Mangan, Jim Stoddard
 
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