Rotary Club raises $6,700 to restore Civil War monument

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1 The Gen Rotary Club of Glen Eira Meets at: London Tavern, 414 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield We Meet at 6.30pm for 6.45pm each Tuesday evening is HEALTH RESEARCH MONTH Rotary Club raises $6,700 to restore Civil War monument 1st, 2012 Volume 22, Issue 37 1st is Lei Day After almost 150 years, the memories have faded into oblivion. The names are in danger of doing the same. Philip Dial. Eber Hotchkin. The Radfords, J.L. and William. The three Armstrongs. a small town in the Midwest certainly was impacted by the Civil War experience," said Junius Rodriguez, a Eureka College professor of history. 'Nice, new, solid stone' In this issue: Rotary Club raises $6,700 to restore 1 Their names, and those of 22 other Union Army soldiers from Woodford County, are inscribed on the Civil War monument that for almost 144 years has stood in Olio Township Cemetery. A military veteran who also is a Rotarian suggested money raised at weekly meetings go toward repairing the monument, according to Bressner, who is a local newspaper publisher. Civil War monument Time and the elements have conspired to render all but illegible the roster of soldiers that died while serving in Company A of the 86th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The Rotary Club is close to raising all the money it needs - about $6,700 - to restore the monument to its old glory. The sandblasting of the monument and reengraving of the names of the dead might begin later this week and are set to be finished in time for Memorial Day celebrations in Eureka. Those celebrations will culminate at the monument and will commence just days prior to the anniversary of its dedication: 30, "It's a really neat project," Bressner said. "I'm not a veteran, but it seems like you only hear about vets doing this stuff for other vets. It's sad we civilians don't take a step forward to do something." The restoration also provides an opportunity to blast the moss off the memories and learn more about the stories behind the surnames. "It helps us understand more fully the way Bressner said his initial research into restoration was fruitless. Some monument companies weren't willing to tackle the project, and others were charging more than the Rotary Club could afford. Eureka is in Illinois USA. By NICK VLAHOS of the Journal start (Continued on page 2) Club Diary 2 2 President 2011/2012 Garry Fabian 2011/2012 RI President: Kalyan Banerjee District Governor: Keith Ryall Assistant Governor: Gordon Cheyne

2 April is Rotary Health Research Month THE ROTARY FOUR WAY TEST Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? Speaker 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all Topic concerned? LOCAL ROTARY CLUBS MEET- Chair ING TIMES & VENUES Toast to Club A Nelson S Binstock G Oscar M Preston Toast to M Lau J Strong Ian Marks J Asher Australia Meeting Board Cashier L Blode J Hill M Preston J Leske Spotted Face Book looks like it only has 1 friend. Guess Who? Brighton North: Wednesday 6:30pm Royal Brighton Yacht Club, 253 Esplanade, Brighton Caulfield: Thursday 12:30pm for 12:45pm Signatures Cafe, 741 Glen Huntly Road, South Caulfield Brighton: Thursday 6:00pm for 6:30pm Royal Brighton Yacht Club, 253 Esplanade, Brighton Brighton Beach: Tuesday 6:15pm for 6:45pm Millanos Hotel, 4 The Esplanade, Brighton Beach Well done Jan. We like you too.

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5 Forthcoming Events 7 June 2012 (Thursday) Business Persons Breakfast Ford CEO Robert Graziano Fr i ends of Rotar y We re delighted to welcome David Southwick our local MLA member, as a friend of the Rotary Club of Glen Eira. We will be inducting him as a Friend of the Club on Tuesday, the 8 th of, at our regular meeting. It would be wonderful if all our Club s existing Friends, and our Rotarians and partners, could join us for this evening. The evening would also be a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the enormous contribution made to the Club and Rotary in general, by all of our special Friends our wives and partners; a reaffirmation of our appreciation. Looking forward to seeing on the 8 th of at 6:15 for 6:30 at the London Tavern. Basil Ornellas Membership President: President Elect: IPP: Secretary: Treasurer: Membership: Club Service: Speakers Bulletin Editor Community: Vocational New Generations: International: Foundation: Sergeant: Appointments for 2011/2012 Garry Fabian Mark Preston Jan Hill Ian Marks Keith Faiman Basil Ornellas Mark Preston Debbie Panakos Larry Blode Geoff Asher David Heuberger Alan Samuel John Strong Sam Binstock David Heuberger