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Little Libraries for District Grant Project  On Sunday, April 18, Vicki Megginson, Sheila Mack, Bonnie Styles, Christine Banks (image to right), and Barry Tobias had a great time painting the four little libraries in Barry's spacious home workshop in Sherman. We are just about ready to install these in our communities. The first installation will be at our adopted school, Ridgely Elementary. It will be positioned near our micro-pantry near the main entrance to the school (image on left below). We will sort about 60 cases filled with over 1500 books at Dave Fowler's Computer Banc warehouse (1545 North 11th Street) on Sunday, April 25 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Kathryn Harris is coordinating the sorting and distribution effort. Books will be sorted by age groups, with some books stored to replenish the little libraries and others set aside for distribution to local organizations that serve literacy needs of our community. We have more books than we need so local organizations are being invited to stop by and pick up books for the children they serve. Once the sorting is done, we will need volunteers to deliver the books to our four new Little Libraries. Ridgely School Micro-Pantry  We thank Rod Buffington for monitoring the Ridgely micro-pantry (image on left) during the second half of April. We are looking for more monitors to check the pantry once a week for two week periods and stock items when it is low. Other volunteers are also providing food, and health, paper and cleaning items, and our task is to make sure it is well stocked. United Way Days of Action Check the United Way of Central Illinois website springfieldunitedway.org for information about Spring 2021 Days of Action (April 30 to May 3). Volunteer remotely and make a difference. Beautify our Downtown May 8 we are cleaning up 6th Street and planting wildflowers in the street planters with Downtown Springfield Inc. Wear Rotary clothes and bring a trowel and gloves. Plants and clean up gear will be provided, and fun is assured.  Go the Extra Mile 5K We have some remote work volunteer slots still open to help with the Virtual 5K. These are spots that don’t require work outdoors or in groups. They are a great opportunity to perform service that honors the Front Line workers that have protected our community. Please contact Dave Kromphardt at dkromphardt@yahoo.com if you are interested in volunteering to help with the Virtual 5K. |
A Press Release this week announced that Springfield Police Chief Kenny Winslow was named Police Chief of the Year by his peers. In the Release, one of the major contributing factors was the work done on the Ten Principles. Where have we heard of the Ten Principles before? Our Peacebuilders Committee, co-chaired by Bob Moore and Vicki Megginson, has heard of these because Bob Moore (image on right) has been the leader across the state in building consensus for them. Their purpose is to help end racism and build peace in relations with the police. That police chiefs throughout the state recognize the importance of this issue, and Chief Winslow’s strong support in these efforts, are great steps toward building long-term solutions. Thank you to Bob for your great leadership, and congratulations, Chief Winslow!
Our District Literacy Grant provides for the construction and establishment of four little libraries near micro-pantries in our community. The little libraries have been constructed and painted (lead image and image on left) and are just about ready to go.
Randy Erford is our featured speaker for our April 26 program. Please join us in person or online for what is bound to be an entertaining evening. Our former "Sergeant Major at Arms" is known for his acute sense of humor and treasure trove of facts and stories about topics ranging from history to sports. The rumor is that we will have some sort of interactive experience.
For curbside users, please place your meal tickets or cash in an envelope with your name and “for Sheila Mack” on the outside of the envelope and give it to the Maldaners staff member that gives you your food. They will get the envelopes to Sheila Mack. Curbside pickup is between 4:45 and 5:15 p.m. To pick up food, turn into the alley behind the building and pick up the food at the back door. It's easy to pick up your food and the meals are delicious.
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