On 12/22/06, the School of Performing Arts provided entertainment for
the Holiday breakfast. The holiday breakfast is an annual
tradition that culminates in the song "12-days of Christmas" being sung
and animated by the entire audience. For information about the
School of Performing Arts,
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On 12/15/06, Steve Luckman, Executive Director of
Carpenter's Place of Aurora, gave a program on the mission of the
organization and insights on some of the need in the western
suburbs. The organization is dedicated to serving
the needs of our community through case management addressing
individuals needs using a holistic approach. Carpenter's Place of
Aurora assists them develop an action plan and provides steps to
direct them. For more information on Carpenter's Place of Aurora,
click here. |
The Waubansie Valley H.S. Chamber Singers provide
holiday
entertainment for the club. Their performance was wonderful
and received a standing ovation.
| On 12/8/06, Santa came to visit the meeting to discuss the Holiday Gift Giving program (click here). Pictured is Nicki telling Santa what she wants for Christmas. |
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On 12/1/06, President John Schmitt welcomes Cathy Goulet into Rotary are our newest club member. Rotarian Mary Ann Bobosky stands with Cathy as her Rotary sponsor. |
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On 11/17/06, Rotarian Brand Bobosky
presented a program about Naperville's Century Walk.
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On November 10, 2006, members of Naperville School District 203 and the Naperville Education Foundation provided a program on the Study Skills Academy. Study Skills Academy is designed to cultivate solid study habits among elementary-level students who need extra help outside of the classroom. For more information, click here.
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On 11/3/06, Jim Elliott and Andrew McClinnon presented a program on Diveheart. Jim, in addition to being a scuba instructor, is the President of the Diveheart Andrew is a client who has learned to scuba dive. The Diveheart Foundation was founded in Early 2001 and is a non-profit tax exempt ( 501-C3 ) national organization chartered in the state of Illinois. The purpose of Diveheart is to provide and support educational SCUBA diving and snorkeling experience programs that are open to any physically impaired child or adult in the hope of providing both physical and psychological therapeutic value to that person. For more information, click here. |
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Welcome our newest Rotarian Chad
Cutshall (center). Chad was inducted on 11/3/06. Ed
Chapman is Chad's sponsor. |
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The Rotary Clubs of Naperville, the Naperville Schools
District 204, and Hinshaw and Culbertson LLP are holding
their 3rd annual Cross Town Mock Trial. Attorney's
visit the classroom to expand on business law topics and
assist students in mock trial competitions. The event
is 12/1/06 at Naperville City Hall.
Vocational Service is one of Rotary International's Four Avenues of Service. Rotarians help Naperville's young people through Career Insights. Career Insights is a partnership with Rotary, the Naperville School Districts, and the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce. The roots of this program began with the enlistment of business people in our community to come into the schools and give the students a realistic idea of what they can expect when pursuing various careers. |
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10/20/06, Patrick O'Flaherty D.D.S. and Debbie
Jefkin-Elnekave provided a program on the good work being
done by the Alliance for Smiles (click
here for more info). Alliance for Smiles organizes and sends surgical teams to China for two week missions. A surgical team is comprised of approximately 20 volunteer plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians, nurses and dentists. They are supported by 10 non-medical Rotary volunteers. During a mission, 80 to 120 underserved children receive surgery for cleft lip & palate anomalies. The AFS team works side-by-side with local medical practitioners to exchange ideas on proper medical techniques and procedures, as well as provide follow-up care. |
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Dr. Fred Ernst, a graduate of the University
of Michigan, received his M.D. from Ohio State University,
is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiologists, and
has been a practicing Anesthesiologist for thirty-four
years.
He is a national speaker discussing medical consumer issues that go to the heart of America's health care system and the co-author of "Now They Lay Me Down To Sleep - - What You Don't Know About Anesthesia and Surgery May Harm You." On 10/13/06, Dr. Ernst provided the program about health care in Illinois. For more information, see his web site at http://www.fwernstmd.com/. |
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Martin Mitchell Mansion Documentary Previewed At Rotary Club Sunrise Meeting |
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Community Television, Channel 17 (www.nctv17.com)
presented a preview showing of the documentary Yesterday,
Today & Tomorrow; The Martin Mitchell Mansion Story to the
Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise meeting September 29,
2006. The documentary was produced by
Naperville Community Television in cooperation with Naper
Settlement/Naperville Heritage Society and funded in part by
the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise “Fund for the Arts.”
The 30 minute documentary tells the story of the Martin
family, their family business, and Caroline Martin
Mitchell’s generous bequest of the Mansion and the 212
surrounding acres to the City of Naperville. In addition,
the documentary showcases the recent meticulous restoration
of the Mansion.
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| On 9/22/06, our new Ambassadorial Scholar, Caroline Courtois spoke to our club about her personal background and how she became associated with Rotary. Her home town is Beziers and her sponsoring club is Montpelier, France. She arrived on August 23rd and will be studying in Chicago. |
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On 9/8/06, three new Rotarians were inducted
into our club.
Congratulations to (l-r) Ettie Randles, Rebecca Cliff, and Carla
Lydon.
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Jo Ann Amick, Vice President of Development for Good Samaritan Hospital, provided a program about the Surgical Expansion project at the hospital. To raise funds for this expansion, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is hosting Festival 2006: Glimmer! For more information how you can help, click here. |
| On 8/25/06, Will and Nicki Scott
provided an update on our water project at Tikondane.
The borehole (well) construction is expected later this year.
They also announced a Zambia 12-day trip in June 2007 to
help out in Tiko. |
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Michelle LeBlanc, Naperville Cultural Center Executive Director, provided a program on the center and the upcoming Naperville Fusion Summer Music Festival. The center is an Illinois not for profit organization in downtown Naperville whose mission is to promote peace through an understanding of the world's cultures through art, language, music, movement, and meditation. For more information, click here. |
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Joanne Mitrenga, Executive Director of Loaves & Fishes, Community Pantry, provided an overview of the services and needs of the organization. Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry is a community-based, not-for-profit organization established to provide food and personal care essentials to Naperville residents in need. For more information, click here. |
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On 8/18/06, Michael Halkias was inducted into the club,
accompanied by his sponsor Mary Ellingson. Michael grew up in
Naperville and has recently joined an Optometry practice in
Naperville.
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On 8/11/06, Howie Crouse, Superintendent of Indian Prairie School District 204, provided a program on the status of the school district and the third high school. He also outlined the district's vision, areas of excellence, and some of the challenges facing the school district. For more information, see the district web site. |
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Steve and Lynne provided a read-out of the Rotary Century Ride that was held last weekend. The event was a tremendous success for the riders, volunteers, and the beneficiary. For more information, click here.
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Above, Naperville Rotary Club members Bill Garlough and Jerry Feldott
presented a program on The Rotary Foundation and the importance of
funding our Rotary charity every year. For more information, see
click here.
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New Rotarian Pavalee Kongsvwan stands with her sponsor Darlene McFarlan during her induction ceremony by Art Muehlhausen on 8/4/2006. |
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The 2005-2006 Naperville Sunrise President Tom Greenburg provides a final wrap-up to the club members on 8/4/06. Tom cited the Strategic Plan, our water projects, and the way we have fun as proud accomplishments of the club in the past year. Tom also recognized Sunrise members John Ball, Chris Kerstin, Trevor Morgan, Erin O'Donnell, and Bryant Sheehy for their special contributions. Tom recognized Nicki Scott as the club's Rotarian of the Year. |
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On 7/29/06, District Governor Sue Smallwood
from District 6450 provided some inspiration to our club members
during our regular meeting. Sue described the club
goals of:
After the meeting, Sue informally met will the board to get acquainted and to discuss club issues and goals. For more info, click here. |
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On 7/28/06, Nettie Badgley, Denise
Falcone, Gary Smith, and Eric Sunila graduated
from the Naperville Sunrise Red Badge program. This program provides
a set of activities for new members to facilitate their active
membership in the club. These Rotarians have completed the
program. Congratulations! |
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Rotarian John Ball provided a program on the
water purification and power generation project in Duchity, Haiti on
7/7/2006.
In the past, John has worked on the Duchity, Haiti electric project. Our club, along with Naperville Rotary Charities, Rotary Club of Naperville, and District 6450 contributed a total of $19,500 toward the purchase of a diesel generator and the electrical supplies needed to wire the village of 3,000 people in southern Haiti. In August, 2004, John and eight other members of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church went to Duchity and over a 5-day period installed the generator, ran 15,000 ft. of overhead wiring, installed 20 street lights, and wired two schools and five churches for electricity. When the generator was started and the main switch closed, the village experienced electric power for the first time in its history. The power will be used to light the schools, churches and to power both corn and coffee processing equipment, giving a big boost to the local economy. Over the next 3 years, John is working to use the natural stream near the village for hydroelectric power and for clean water. The first part of the project is to create a clean water source through filtration. The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise has committed funds towards this innovative project. |
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The Naperville Sunrise club is looking to do a new fundraiser in October. On the right is "Nettie the News Girl", Rotarian Nettie Badgley. In the new fundraiser, she is an investigative reporter that is trying to solve a crime, similar to the board game Clue. The game is played out with teams of people looking for clues to determine "Who did it?". ...watch for more details to follow. |
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The 2006-2007 Rotary of Naperville Sunrise club officers and
directors were installed on 6/29/06. The Rotary Clubs of
Naperville had a join installation dinner. For more photos,
click here.
This photo shows President Tom Greenberg passing the President's plaque to our new President John Schmitt. |
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Above is a photo of representatives for 2006 Community Grants. The
Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise provides grants to worthy organizations
serving Naperville. The Community Grant recipients are (from left to right)
Michelle LeBlanc (Naperville
Cultural Center), Julie Lichter (NCO Youth & Family Services),
Jeannie Triezenberg (Sharing
Connections), Angie Wood (Naperville Humane Society)
and Matthew Verscheure (Little Friends).
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Representatives from the Nitra Delegation, Naperville's sister city in
Slovakia, attended the Naperville Sunrise Rotary meeting on 6/16/06 and
presented information about Nitra and Slovakia. The Nitra Delegation
consisted of (left to right) Vladimir Libant (former mayor), Zlatica Vitek,
Ferinand Vitek (mayor), Jan Vamco (council), Lubomir Frano (council), and
Stefan Stefek (council). For more information,
click here.
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6/16/06, Sister
Florence Muia (right), President and Founder of Upendo Village in
Nairasha, Kenya Africa spoke to the club on the water project that the
Naperville Rotary clubs funded.
Working hand-in-hand with the Wheaton Franciscans, Sister Muia was instrumental in developing Upendo Village, a grass roots endeavor that offers specialized treatment and counseling services for AIDS-infected women and children in Naivasha, Kenya. The Franciscan Sisters of Wheaton provided seed money for the renovation of a small school on a 4-acre piece of land outside Nairobi that was donated by the Diocese of Nakuru for outreach to AIDS victims. The enterprise was ultimately launched in May 2003. Sister Beatrice Hernandez (left), Executive Director of Upendo Village is located in Wheaton (P.O. Box 449, Wheaton, IL 60189, Phone: 219-362-3807). For more information on Upendo Village, see: http://www.upendovillage.org/ |
In preparation for Naper Days '06 (www.naperdays.org),
the club received an impromptu
performance of the Naper Days song by some of the members.
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On 6/2/06, a scholarship awards breakfast was held by the Rotary Clubs of Naperville. Above is a picture of the scholarship award recipients. On the left, Rotarian Bill Anderson emcees the event. |
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Lea Jackman provided a program on 5/26/06 on the services of WDSRA. The Western DuPage Special Recreation Association has-been providing fun, recreational opportunities to individuals of all ages with disabilities since 1976. WDSRA is a cooperative extension of nine park districts in the western suburbs of Chicago including: Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Roselle, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton and Winfield. For more information, click here. |
| On 5/19/06, Bill VanWyngaarden from the Salvation Army gave a program about the mission and services provided by the organization. For more information on the organization, click here. |
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Madhuri Parti, Rotarian from District 3010 in India, visited our club. She was fascinated by the water projects of our club and is interested in working with our club for further the mission of clean water in India. |
Past District Governor Chris Reilly gave a program on Rotary International
Foundation and the path to becoming a Paul Harris Fellow. Below is a picture of Chris
recognizing new Naperville Sunrise Paul Harris Fellows. Show here (left
to right) are Chuck Mesigh, Bert Fancher, John Colucci, Chris Reilly, John
Ball, and Bruce George.
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Carol Simler, Executive Director of DuPage PADS, thanks the club for their support hosting a PADS shelter each month and for the financial support. Each year, the club hosts Rotary Ride, from which the proceeds go to benefit PADS. For more information on DuPage PADS, click here. For info on the Rotary Ride, click here. |
On 5/5/2006, John Schmitt, President-Elect, provided the invocation of two new Naperville Sunrise Rotarians, Peter Shamburek and Steve Williams.
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At the 4/28/06 Sunrise meeting, Funds for the Arts grant recipients had a chance to describe how their grant was used (below). Funds for the Arts provides opportunities to cultivate, nurture, strengthen and build awareness of the visual and performing arts, art appreciation and art education by raising and awarding funds. Some of this year's recipients included Naperville Education Foundation, DuPage Children's Museum, Young Naperville Singers, North Central College, Naperville Park District, Western DuPage Special Recreation Association, Naperville Heritage Society, Naperville Public Library, Highland Guard, Edward Hospital, NCTV, and DuPage Symphony Orchestra.
| Sister Jeanne, St. Patrick's Residence, provided an overview of the services and programs that they provide. St. Patrick's Residence is a 210-bed long term care nursing home in Naperville. Their motto is "The Difference is Love." For more information, click here. |
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On 4/21/06, Tina Erickson, from The Night Ministry, provided a overview and short video of the organization. Since 1976, The Night Ministry has listened and responded to the needs of the people on the nighttime streets of Chicago. For more information, click here. |
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On 4/7/06, Brian Anderson, a 43 year Rotarian, presented a program on the District Panama Burn Clinic. This clinic treats children, who are burn victims, from across the region. |
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Bob Bostrom was the guest Sergeant for the 4/7/06 Rotary Meeting |
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On 3/17/06, Eric Sunila (left)was inducted into the club. Bert Fancher (right) was Eric's sponsor. |
Below are some photos of the Beaux Arts Ball committee members. The
event was a smashing success.
"Thanks" to
all who support
our club's projects. For photos, see the Beaux
Arts web page.
On 2/24/06 and 03/03/06, four new members were indicted into our club. The club members welcome Denise Falcone and Nettie McFarlan Badgley (top photo), and welcome Edward Balfe and Beth Whittingham (lower photo).
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On the left are the first 4 graduates from the Naperville Sunrise "Red Badge" new member program. The program provides activites that encourage new members to learn about Rotary and meet the club members. Congratulations Mark Rice, Liz Heavener, Meltem Kiziltug, and Mark Campbell. |
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On 3/3/06, Mark Campbell provided a program to the club on the vision and Master Plan for the Naperville Park District. More information about the new Master Plan is available on the Park District web site - click here. |
| The Education Center Founder and Executive
Director, Dr. Michael Litow, provided a program on 2/24/06 on the work the
Education Center does to help kids in the Naperville area. The
Center provides tutoring, counseling, and job readiness services to kids.
For more info, click here. |
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On 2/17/06, Elke Kroeger-Radcliffe spoke to our club about the Rotary efforts to fight HIV/Aids in Zambia. The website link for her community center in Zambia is www.tikondane.com. |
| On the right is a photo of Jalel Rehaiem and Dr. John H.
Shindler, Director of International Programs at North Central College. Jalel Rehaiem, a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at North Central College for the 2006 winter and spring terms, provides insights on politics and cultures in North Africa. As assistant professor of American studies and U.S. foreign policy at the University of Gabes in Tunisia, Rehaiem has been teaching and studying different models of democracies, especially those in Asia and North Africa, and their relationship with the United States. For more info, click here. |
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| On 2/10/06, Rex Fritschi provided a presentation on "The Silk Road", outlining his travels across Asia. Rex is a past president of a Rotary club in Chicago and has a travel consulting business (click here). |
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Shawn Newman, son of member Deb Newman, entertained the members on 2/10/06 with a singing performance. He is participating in the Waubonsie Valley Choirs fundraiser to sell mulch. The proceeds benefit their trip to perform and record in St. Louis, Branson, Memphis and Nashville. To support this fundraiser, email dnewman@cygnetmidwest.com. |
| Dr. DH Short, President of the Rotary Club of Pass Christian, tells his story on 2/3/06 of survival after he and his family fled Hurricane Katrina. He has been traveling around the country presenting a realistic look at the enormous needs and challenges they face. More information about the Naperville Responds initiative can be found at www.napervilleresponds.com. |  |
On January 20, 2006, Joe Dittmar presented his story of the 911 attach on the World Trade Center. Joe was attending a meeting on the 105th floor of the South Tower and was one of only a few survivors. Joe was a member Naperville 911 Memorial committee. For more information, click here.
On January 17, 2006, Dr. Alan Leis, Superintendent of Naperville School District 203, thanks the club members for the Holiday Gift program. This year, our club provided gifts to 268 children. Also shown is Leslie Day, chairperson for the program. For more info, click here.
In January, our club meets at the White Center at North Central College. On 1/5/2006, Dr. Wilde, President of the College, provides the vision of the College's role in supporting the Arts in the Naperville community through a new Fine Arts Center.
As part of the 175th
Anniversary for Naperville, the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise
celebrated with a float in the New Year's Day light parade. For more
photos, click here.
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