Cleaning up after a flood, fire, or other type of disaster is a main part of the Sycamore ServiceMaster business run by Rotarian Scott Schramer. He bought the franchise from his uncle last fall. Schramer has worked in the business since 2009.
Rotarian Scott Schramer knows all about responding to a crisis. Since 2009 he has worked for the local ServiceMaster franchise and now owns the business after buying it from his uncle this past fall. For Schramer, he is committed to bringing the best possible restoration work to customers after a fire, flood, or other type of home or business disaster. Besides disaster restoration work, he and his seven employees can also do regularly scheduled cleaning jobs. Schramer says he was inundated with calls from the recent storms and brought on extra help to respond to damage reports. His franchise rights allow him to advertise in DeKalb and northern LaSalle Counties, although he can work anywhere.
Schramer was born in Sycamore and grew up in DeKalb. He is a graduate of Northern Illinois University. He married Vanna, a Financial Analyst by profession, and they have two teenage sons, Logan and Lincoln. Both boys are active in high school baseball. Schramer himself is a big White Sox fan, although the current losing season is not what he wanted to see happen. When not responding to an emergency, Schramer says he enjoys travelling to places he’s never been before.
Schramer says he was drawn to Rotary so he can be a community volunteer and give back to the region which supports his business. When in need of restoration services, details on Schramer’s ServiceMaster Business may be found at www.servicemasterrestore.com.
July 21, 1899 – Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway is born in Oak Park, Illinois
July 24, 1783 – “The Liberator”, Simon Bolivar, is born in Caracas, Venezuela. He is known as the George Washington of South America for his efforts to liberate Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from the rule of Spain.
July 24, 1897 – American pilot Amelia Earhart (the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and to fly solo from Hawaii to California) is born in Atchison, Kansas.
July 25, 1954 – Chicago Bear Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton is born in Columbia, Mississippi. Nicknamed “Sweetness”, he played 13 seasons with the Bears and is widely considered one of the greatest football players of all-time holding multiple league records when he retired.
July 23, 1934 – Bank robber John Dillinger (Public Enemy #1) is shot and killed by FBI agents while leaving the Biograph Movie Theater in Chicago.
July 24, 1911 – American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at the ruins of Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca settlement in Peru that is now one of the world’s top tourist destinations.
July 26, 1953 – Fidel Castro begins his “26th of July Movement” to topple the dictatorship of Cuba by Fulgencio Batista. He is eventually successful when Batista flees Cuba on New Year’s Day 1959.
July 27, 1953 – The Korean War ends with the signing of an armistice at Panmunjom, Korea.
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Member Birthdays
Tasha Sims
February 1
Cliff Bottigliero
February 2
Sue Emberson
February 3
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February 9
Ahmed Kamel
February 12
Donald W. Clayberg
February 16
Lawrence Sallberg
February 18
Join Date
Matt Nelson
February 1, 2022
3 years
Roger Steimel
February 1, 2019
6 years
Heather Tomlinson
February 8, 2024
1 year
Phillip Meyers
February 8, 2024
1 year
Larry Berke
February 20, 1974
51 years
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2024-2025
President – Steve Wilder
President Elect – Jonelle Bailey
Director (President Nominee) – Becky Springer
Director (President Designee) - Matt Nelson
Past President – Brandon Diviak
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