The Rotary Club of
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October 29, 2020 Newsletter

President Dave's Message and November 2, 2020 Meeting 
Thank you to Kathryn Harris for coordinating the service project for the Tent City homeless area (see article this Newsletter) as part of the meal train program. 55 meals are being provided tonight. Thank you also to Rod Buffington for funding this project, and to Vicki and Norm Megginson for supplementing the meal with mandarin oranges and cookies.

All downtown club members will be receiving an important survey in the next few days. Restrictions due to COVID may be increased shortly due to a rise in infections. Anticipating this, we would return to all videoconference meetings but may be able to continue with curbside meal pickup. Several questions are asked concerning this. PLEASE GIVE SERIOUS THOUGHT TO THIS AND RESPOND IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

Our speaker this week is a classic example of Rotarians working in their community to improve life all over the world. Please join us to hear from Adam Booher (image to left), now a senior engineer at Bunn, but as a student at University of Illinois he and a partner developed a prosthetic arm. Rotarians in Champaign and other clubs joined to distribute this device in the world.

Our theme in November is the Rotary Focus on Woman and Child Health and Safety. We look forward to hearing from some of our Grant Recipients that work to help families in need. More information will be provided as details are finalized.

We recognized Neal Miller for his 27 years of service to our club on Monday. Many club members spoke fondly and with humor on their time with Neal. Better-half Julie joined Neal as we honored him. Good luck in Galesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Miller!
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November 2, 2020 Meal Reservation and Menu 
The menu for this week is:
Ham
Macaroni and Cheese
Chef Choice of Salad and Dessert
 
Please use the following link by Friday at 2:00 p.m. to make your reservations for the meal and indicate whether you are eating at Maldnaers or using the curbside pickup: https://airtable.com/shrqKNwjEJx7xVQQw. This link has worked very well. Contact me at dkromphardt@yahoo.com only if you have a late change.
 
For curbside users, please place your meal tickets or cash in an envelope with your name on the outside of the envelope and give it to the Maldaners staff member that gives you your food. They bring them to Sheila inside. Curbside pickup is between 4:45 and 5:15 p.m..
Club Helps Feed the Homeless Tonight!
Tonight (Thursday, October 29) between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. our Club is scheduled to contribute 55 individually packaged dinners to homeless adults at a “tent city” as a part of the City of Springfield’s Meal Train Plus Program. Club member Kathryn Harris (image to right) arranged for Boyd’s New Generation Restaurant and Catering to prepare and deliver chicken and rice casserole dinners with green beans, and bread complete with the dishes and utensils to the homeless. Kathryn is contributing individual bottles of water for each person, and Vicki and Norm Megginson purchased and contributed mandarin oranges and cookies to round off the meal. When Kathryn asked for members to contribute to cover the cost of the Boyd’s catering and delivery ($385) at our October 25 meeting, Rod Buffington graciously offered to cover the $385 from the monies raised from the sale of his Rotary Theme Prints. We all thank Kathryn, Vicki, and Rod for their generosity.
 
Since late September, the City of Springfield has been coordinating the delivery of meals to the homeless who have assembled at the tent city at 11th and East Madison Street because they are unable to access overnight shelters because of policies for the Covid-19 pandemic. Groups and individuals may sign up on an online calendar to participate in the Meal Train and provide meals for homeless people through November 30 when more warming/shelter space will hopefully be available. Scheduling the meal deliveries means that food does not go to waste. Meals must be delivered to the locality, but no meal service is required. According to the City’s website "The goal is simple: to provide a meal for adults who are unable to find shelter at another agency. It is requested that each meal also comes with disposable plates, utensils, napkins along with single serving drinks (e.g., water, lemonade).” If there is food leftover after an event, it is collected and taken to another locality where it is needed. This effort is a collaboration of the City, Heartland Continuum of Care, and the group Helping the Homeless in Springfield, IL. We are happy to participate in this thoughtful and needed program.
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Deepa Willingham established a learning center in poverty stricken Piyali, India to provide a better future for girls

 
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