Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise
Springfield, Illinois
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WELCOME TO SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS

Hometown of Abraham Lincoln, Vachel Lindsay, John L. Lewis
State Capital of Illinois
Home club of District Governor 2006-2007 Dick Robinson
Home club of District Governor 1998-1999 John Forbes

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Club meeting information

Stop in for a make up and see the Lincoln sites while you are in town or doing business!

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Link to our district and Rotary websites

      www.rotarydistrict6460.org for other clubs and meeting times and locations in the area

         www.rotary.org for more information about Rotary and Rotary International 

       www.visit-springfieldillinois.com for more information about Springfield

 


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Contact Information – Officers for 2007-2008 

President 2007-2008 – Becky Miller - email: bmlrtime3@aol.com
Assistant District Governor - Brian Dickerson
Past President – Cindy Davis
President – Elect '08-'09 - Jim Norris
Treasurer – Mario Perrino
Secretary – Bill Legg
Club Service Chair – Brian Barstead
Community Service – Dick Livingston
Fund Raising Chairs - Brian Dickerson (State Fair Parking)
                                    Dick McDaniel and Brent Borah (Holiday Citrus Sale)
Vocational Service - Jim Cooper
International Service - Dick Morse
Public Relations - Don Sharp
 

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Projects and Recent Community Service -- A little club can do a lot!

◊ Springfield Green Adopt a Street Program – In 2006, we adopted one mile of East South Grand Avenue from Taylor to Dirksen Parkway, and we pick up trash four times per year. For more information about how your club or organization can adopt a street see  www.springfield.il.us/green/AdoptaStreet

◊ Citrus Sale Fundraiser – October through November each year, raises thousands of dollars for local charities

◊ State Fair Parking Fundraiser

◊ Club routinely hosts and sponsors inbound and outbound exchange students each year.

◊ Sponsor of “This I Believe” essay contest for local area high school students in conjunction with local public radio.

◊ Rotary Park beautification

◊ Ronald McDonald House

 ◊Provided volunteers for the opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in April of 2005, helping with crowd control for the official visit of President and Mrs. George W. Bush.

◊ Contributing to local charities that help kids.

◊ Sponsored a books-in-the-schools program for Dubois Elementary School.

◊ Partnered with a club and district in the Phillipines. We raised and provided funds, with district matching grants from our District, Rotary International and the district in the Phillipines to provide over $6,000 that provided food for 125 Children and nutrition education for their families in the worst slums of Manila for one year ending in 1999.

◊ It is estimated that our club has raised and donated over $100,000 in its history for local charitable causes and club projects. We’ve also raised more than thousands of dollars for Polio Plus, which has helped inoculate thousands of children in developing countries around the globe.

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Club History
Compiled by John Forbes, PDG, Charter member, Club Historian
    Rotary Club of Springfield-Sunrise met for the first time on February 4, 1987 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel at First and Adams. Thirty Two Charter Members formed the club. Currently there are three charter members still in our club – John Forbes, Charles Hammond and Mario Perrino. Bob Stuart, PRID, and the late John Giavaras, PDG were instrumental in helping form the club. On February 25, 1987 the Club adopted its Charter and By-Laws.
    Our club received its charter on April 7, 1987, becoming the third chartered club in the history of Rotary in Springfield.
    In June of 1987, Rotary Sunrise became the first club in Central Illinois to admit women to its membership. Patti Donsbach was the first female Rotarian in Springfield history becoming a member in July of 1987.
    Rotary Sunrise was also the first Rotary Club in Springfield to elect a female club president. Eileen Montgomery served as our president for 18 months from January of 1997 through June of 1999.

 Past Club Presidents (D- Denotes those who became District Governors) 

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Upcoming Events

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 Last revised 04/27/08