Lincolnland Club and District Leaders,
The March edition of the Lincolnland Link will arrive at your homes shortly. This edition features articles on the LMV Charter Banquet and Naperville's Healing Field; recaps of our Lincolnland Mid-Year Conference in Bloomington and the National Mid-Winter Conference in La Quinta, California; columns by District President-Elect Kathy Johnson and me; and updates from our clubs around the district. We will have a quick turnaround for our next issue, which will include complete information regarding our Lincolnland District Convention in Naperville on June 10th - 13th. The deadline for submitting information for the following issue is Thursday, April 1st (no fooling). Please continue forwarding your electronic photos to Link Editor Jason Koch atkochjason19@yahoo.com and your club newsletters to Link Reporter Marge Keenan-Denniston atmargekd101@yahoo.com.
Speaking of our District Convention, please consider how you'd like your club to be introduced during our inaugural Parade of Club Banners. Also, if you'd like more information on the convention, please contact District Convention Chair Stan Rocush at sfrocush@msn.com. Depending on the timing, Stan might be able to schedule a visit to your club to discuss our District Convention and the National Exchange Club Foundation, for which he serves as a trustee.
The Lincolnland Board held a teleconference on Saturday, February 27th. During the call, our new LMV Club was formally placed in Division 1, and board members discussed concerns and successes around our district. The successes focused on our programs, events, and fundraisers, while some of the concerns regarded membership. We did get a boost with a net of 3 new members during February, with Alton, Champaign, Grayslake, Mattoon, Quincy, Naperville, Round Lake Area, and LMV all showing positive growth for the month. Please keep passing the word on the great impact that Exchange has on your community, and take advantage of "Stand Up with Exchange", our 90-day trial membership program which runs through March 31st.
District President-Elect Kathy Johnson is in the process of scheduling Club Officer Training Sessions for April. More information will follow in the next Lincolnland Update.
Awards, Awards, Awards: Lincolnland DSA/CSA Chair Lou Molitor has distributed nomination forms (attached) for our district's DSA (Distinguished Service) and CSA (Contributing Service) awards. Nominations are due back to Lou by May 1st. ... Nominations for the National Best Club Bulletin Award are due at National Headquarters by April 10th, and nominations for the District Best Bulletin Award are due to Jason Koch (kochjason19@yahoo.com) by May 1st. … Nominations for the National Outstanding Service Project and Fundraiser are due at National by May 15th.
Exchange Trivia: You may know that the National Exchange Club was formed on March 27th, 1911, so we'll turn 99 years old in three weeks. However, can you match the following Exchange events with the years in which they occurred?
1) The year that the ACE (Accepting the Challenge of Excellence) Award was added to Exchange's Youth Programs.
2) The year that the first Freedom Shrine was dedicated in Santa Monica, California.
3) The year that "Unity for Service" was adopted as our National Motto.
4) The year that the Prevention of Child Abuse was adopted as Exchange's National Program.
Your choices are a) 1917, b) 1950, c) 1979, and d) 2000, and the answers are below.
Lincolnland Faces and Places: Charleston will hold its annual Tour De Exchange cycling event on Saturday, April 24th (see attachment). Routes of 10, 25, and 50 miles will be available for bicyclists, and start times run between 6:30 and 9:30 AM. … Lincolnland District Secretary Donna Givens of Beardstown is almost fully recovered from her broken wrist. Beardstown recently celebrated their first anniversary supporting the local Senior Connection. … Champaign will present their Annual Nursing Scholarship Award during their Monday, May 17th, meeting. … Rantoul's Annual Golf Outing is Friday, June 11th, and Rantoul recognized Marrison Worthington as their February Exchange Student of the Month. … The Lake County Exchange Clubs Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse had their Rink Side Fundraiser on Sunday, February 28th, and the raffle grand prize winner for a Disney vacation was Marge Keenan-Denniston. Congratulations, Marge! … Quad Cities will hold their Annual Trivia Night on Saturday, March 27th, beginning at 6 PM at the Wells Fargo Hall. … Belleville hosted over 100 police department members at their Annual Police Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, February 11th. … DeKalb-Sycamore recently donated $1000 to their local Children's Learning Center. … Alton will hold their Candy Sale during the weekend of April 17th. … Phil Wilson successfully defended his champion title at the Mattoon's 4th Annual Megeff Exchange Pool tournament on Saturday, February 13th. Congratulations, Phil! … Over 40 community organizations supported by Naperville attended the club's Annual Allocations Luncheon on Friday, March 5th.
Trivia Answers: 1 - d, 2 - b, 3 - a, 4 - c.
And finally, March anniversary congratulations go to Charleston (5 years), Quincy (64 years), Mattoon (34 years), and Quad Cities (41 years). Thank you for your years of service for our Lincolnland communities!
Thanks for all you do in the Spirit of Exchange.
Scot
<<Charleston Tour De Exchange 100307.doc>> <<Letter to District Club Presidents 2010.doc>><<Lincolnland DSA-CSA Applications 2010.doc>>
Scot Warren
Lincolnland District President, 2009 - 2010
The Power of Exchange - Be Inspired!
Home: (630) 527-9130, swwarren@att.net
Work: (815) 609-2137, scot.warren@veoliawater.com
