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Election of Directors - June 5, 2025
 
Election of Directors
 
     We held the election of Directors for Rockford Rotary at our June 5th meeting.  Tom Huber, Brian Martin, and Suzanne Shelain will serve a 2-yuear term starting July 1, 2025.  Thank you to those members who showed up so that we had a quorum and the election was valid.
     Thank you to Tom, Brian, and Suzanne for stepping up to lead Rockford Rotary during the next two years.
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June 12th Program
     
 
Bye Bye Mike       Hello Paul
 
 
Roast Master Bob
 
Order of the Shelf
 
     Due to a conflict with the 2025 Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Canada, we had to reschedule our "Order of the Shelf" program to June 12th.  This created a conflict with our usual Roast Master Paul Logli.  We went to the bull pen and brought in a capable reliever, Bob (Mr. Baseball) Presman to lead the festivities as we welcome Paul Von Driska as our 2025-26 President.  This is always a fun meeting because Bob and his gang have been digging around the Internet for information about Paul.  As usual, because of the nature of this program, we discourage visitors on June 12th.
     PP Pete Rundquist will discharge his last duty as Past President and host the program and try to keep things under control.
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June 19th Meeting
Committee Meetings
 
     The June 19th meeting is set aside for Committee Meetings.  Committee chairs will contact their members to remind them of the meeting.  If you are not assigned to a specific committee, feel free to join us for lunch and sit in on a committee meeting.
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Auburn Interact Sisters Update
 
Ann Marie and Savannah Hoffman
 
     I met with both Julie Clark and Amanda Becker on Friday morning at Auburn, delivering the 2 $550 checks. Julie will give them the checks at the graduation ceremony on Saturday June 7. Julie thinks the girls will be very much surprised.        Thanks to each of you for helping move the gifting process along, and many thanks to our Rockford Rotarians for their generous and timely responses.
 
Warren Heinke, liaison to the Auburn Interact Club
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Meeting Responsibilities
 
June 12, 2025
Greeter - Jim Coffey
Invocator - Beth Thacker
 
June 19, 2025
Greeter - Jo An Todd
Invocator - John Torrence
 
June 26, 2025
Greeter - Jim Coffey
Invocator - Teri Watts
Future Programs
Future Programs
 
06/12/25 - Order of the Shelf
               - Hello Paul, Goodbye Mike
               - Host - Pete Rundquist
               - Roastmaster Bob Presman
 
06/19/25 - Committee Meetings
                  Planning for 2025-26
 
06/26/25 - YWCA Programs
               - Speakers - Lisa Bock & Diego Valdivia
               - Host - Denise Noe
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Weekly RI Foundation Message
 
Each week we will be publishing a message from the Rotary International Foundation.  This week's message is:
 
WHAT CAN A $1,000 GIFT TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION DO?
 
A $1,000 contribution to The Rotary Foundation pays for the materials needed to build a deep bore well in India that will supply clean drinking water to more than 300 people. It provides materials to treat and prevent parasites and anemia in children in Brazil or pays for a tree nursery in Jamaica that will help 700 farmers increase their income. It can provide a cow and animal husbandry training to a woman in Uganda, where children often don’t get enough protein and calcium. It can pay for the polio vaccine for 2,000 children in Nigeria or provide $50 microloans that allow 20 women in Nicaragua to start businesses.
 
Can you commit to donating $1,000 per year to The Rotary Foundation to change people’s lives? 
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Jun 19, 2025
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Jun 26, 2025
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Upcoming Events
Board Meetings
Jun. 17, 2025
 
Board Meetings
Jul. 15, 2025
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Lori Poppen
June 13
 
Jeff Smith
June 16
 
Paul Von Driska
June 18
 
Frank Buchmann
June 20
 
Linda Niemiec
June 20
 
Becky Rundquist
June 21
 
John Goddard
June 21
 
Bob Canfield
June 30
 
Join Date
Bob Canfield
June 8, 2000
25 years
 
Monica Glenny
June 8, 2000
25 years
 
Eric Moe
June 15, 2005
20 years
 
Brian De Benedetto
June 20, 2002
23 years
 
Linda Johnson
June 23, 2005
20 years
 
Warren Heinke
June 23, 2005
20 years
 
Meeting Responsibilities
Meeting Greeters
 
May 29, 2025
Smith, Tyler
 
June 5, 2025
Stagnaro-Green, Alex
 
June 12, 2025
Coffey, Jim
 
June 19, 2025
Todd, Jo An
 
June 26, 2025
Von Driska, Paul
 
Meeting Invocators
 
May 29, 2025
Srivastava, Uma
 
June 5, 2025
Sunden, Rhonda
 
June 12, 2025
Thacker, Beth
 
June 19, 2025
Torrence, John
 
June 26, 2025
Watts, Teri
 
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