Villa Park Rotary Club Newsletter – 12/4/08 Good Morning All, I have been told that I should get to the facts in a more expedient manner. To avoid confusion, I will provide the most up to date information on the most important concerns of the club: To Wit: The Holiday Party will be held December 17th, (Wednesday evening). It is requested that attendees bring a $10 gift for an exchange. This apparently is not to be a “gag gift”. If you come as a couple, and both want to participate, you should bring two $10 gifts. Secondly, Steve Stern will host his Latka party as an open house Christmas Eve, starting at about 6:00PM. All are welcome. The next Fireside Chat will be scheduled in January or February. Finally, Joe Brandt is hosting a party on Friday, December 19th at 7:00PM. This weeks meeting began with the normal introductions, including Bill (new councilman) Macalony thanking the club for the support. In addition to other guests, Milt acknowledged that he was the secrete greeter and caught , among others, Leslie and Ellen. Birthday and anniversary acknowledgements included both Sylvan and Eric, with respect to birthdays of their respective spouses, Steve Kawa on his 37th anniversary and John Bassard on reaching his 66th year. This Thanksgiving, members of our club hosted a number of US Marines. All that participated (Neil, Brad, and others), indicated a very positive and rewarding experience. In total, 59 marines were hosted by the district. Items of Note: 1. Bruce received his badge, (better late then never). 2. Bob Kreisburg’s brother pleaded a case at the US Supreme Court. 3. Steve Stern will NOT be responsible for Octoberfest next year. He will, however, assist. 4. A new VPRC nominated list of next year’s board will be presented at next weeks meeting. 5. Bob Kreisburg donated $200 in gifts to Ronald McDonald House in the name of VPRC. 6. Marsha has returned to the club for a few weeks before traveling back to Nevada. 7. Bob Bell is doing fine however he is still in the hospital. 8. Teri’s mother is also doing fine following a heart episode. 9. Brad is pushing to double the existing salary of City Council Members. December Events:
December 11 December Speakers
Rotary Future Vision Program- Kim Debroux Membership Chair from District 5320 gives us an overview of the program to help with our club's future directions- a 4-5 hour break out session will be scheduled at a later date to discuss specifics.
December 17 Holiday Party
Christmas/Hanukah/Holiday Party- PJ's Abbey 6-9PM- Special entertainment by Deb Hart Rib Eye or Salmon Dinner with special dessert.
6:00 PM
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December 18 December 18th Dark
The Holiday Party on December 17th will be our meeting for the week. Enjoy your day to sleep in.
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December 25 Merry Christmas
Have a wonderful holiday!! The club will be dark A Message from the Club President
Web Site Letter from President Jay:
Welcome everyone to the new and improved Rotary Club of Villa Park website. We are a medium sized club with 48 members living in and around the "Hidden Jewel" that is Villa Park. Our club is commited to serving our local and global communities and following Rotary's motto of "Service Above Self" and The Four Way Test. This years Rotary International President D.K. Lee has set our theme as "Make Dreams Real" for the children of the world and we intend to do our part to make it happen. In years past we have worked on projects in our community that include; Providing Meals for families living at the Ronald McDonald House in Orange Serving Breakfast to the children attending the Project Hope School in Orange Delivering meals to senior shut-ins with the Meals on Wheels Program Providing Diapers and Thanksgiving Dinners to needy families through our Adopt a Social Worker Program Supporting our local schools through mini grants to teachers, sponsoring Grad Night Events at Villa Park High School, as well as, their marching band and choir programs Cooking at the Villa Park Halloweenfest, Holiday Boat Parade and Villa Park Picnic at Irvine Lake Similarly we have provided vocational projects like: Junior Achievement for middle school students Read By Nine- this year providing over 80,000 books to our local schools Sponsoring High School Interact members to attend RYLA - Life changing Rotary Youth Leadership training We have also supported the Villa Park High School Interact Club, which boasts over 300 members and have help start a new Interact Club at Lutheran High School this past year. Last, but not least, we have done some life changing international projects: Partnering with the Tecate Rotary Club to build a medical clinic in Tecate that will provide care for over 5000 needy families Sending Love Packs with school supplies to orphans in Liberia and Afghanistan Sending comfort food snack and DVDs to our troops in Iraq We're a fun group, meeting every Thursday morning in the Villa Park City Hall Council Chambers. We've got great speaker programs and are always looking for more hands to help us with our projects. Take it from me, there is no greater satisfaction than knowing that you've
done something that helped people you may never meet overcome barriers to success,preventable diseases, natural disasters and geopolitical strife. Come join us.