Tony Cimino	George Ellefsen	Cal George	Scott Helton
Diane Junokas	Gary Sinagra	Bob Smith	Don Weiss

Guests: Margaret Loftus, Addison Center for the Arts; Emily Stern & Molly Fitzpatrick, Rebuilding Together Aurora

Scott Helton announced that the interviews for Presidential Classroom candidates will be held at Addison Trail on October 5 at 3:15pm. Rotary supports this program which sends two students to Washington , D.C. for a week-long conferences. George Ellefsen took copies of the candidates essays and will interview students to attend the conference.

Gary Sinagra distributed registration forms for the District 6450 Conference being held April 29-May 2, 2010 at Lincolnshire Marriott Resort. Members interested in attending the conference should contact Gary .

The Rotary International will have a float in Chicago 's Columbus Day Parade on October 12. All club members are welcome to march in the parade.

George Ellefsen reminded members to sell their raffle tickets for the Mayor's Ball. Extra tickets are available. Money can be turned into George. All money collected for tickets sold by early November comes directly to Rotary.

Silent auction items are needed. The club needs to provide 20 items for the silent auction.

George Ellefsen noted that Bob Smith, Nick Heidtbrink and George Ellefsen are the three authorized signers for the Addison Rotary Club accounts at Itasca Bank.

Emily Stern and Molly Fitzpatrick shared information about Rebuilding Together Aurora. Emily is Executive Director and Molly is serving the organization as a ‘volunteer' this year through Americorps, a federal service program. The Aurora branch of Rebuilding Together was founded in 1993. It is a non-profit, volunteer effort to repair and rehab homes for seniors, low-income families, and people with disabilities. Nationally, Rebuilding Together has worked on 10,000 homes. Last year the Aurora branch rehabbed 26 homes, but applications have tripled and they are hoping to work on 35 home this year.

Currently, most of the work done on homes is done during the last two weeks of April. Applications are collected, projects are selected and donations and volunteers are recruited throughout the year. Sponsors cover the cost of materials and work is completed by skilled and unskilled volunteers. Because the need is not limited to one month of the year, Rebuilding Together Aurora is working on developing a year-round program.

A special project was undertaken for a 30 year old quadriplegic and his family in Montgomery . With a grant from Lowes and volunteer contractors and tradesmen, Rebuilding Together Aurora is building an addition to their home that is wheelchair accessible.

Information is available at www.rebuildingtogetheraurora.com or 630-585-7510.

The meeting adjourned at 1:25pm