Read a variety of current articles in our Programs section and/or choose articles from our Archived Programs list and/or information from our Avenues of Service pages. You will be required to answer questions. There is space on the makeup request form for up to three articles to be reviewed, however you will need to read more than three to meet your 30 minute visit obligation.
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At the end of your 30 minute visit click on Make-up Request Form from the drop-down menu at top of page OR the bottom of each make-up program.
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Read Makeup Request Form carefully, and follow instructions. A Make-Up Form will appear once you press the SUBMIT button (one time only) and an email copy will be sent to the email address you provided.
PRINT YOUR MAKE-UP FORM
Once your make-up appears, if you know the email address, you can also click on File, Send and email a copy to your club secretary.
2024 – 2025 Officers
President: Laura Cullotta
President-Elect: Joseph McDonough
Treasurer: Roscoe Stelford
Secretary: Jackie Speciale
Immediate Past President: Breanne Pfrank Wicker
Directors
Barb Groskinsky (Club Service)
John Buckley (Public Image)
Scott Brix (Community Service)
Phil McKown (International Service)
Peter Knapp (Vocational Service)
Chris Cantwell (Youth Service)
Date
Greeter
Writer
Jan 17, 2025
Dave Z
Luke
Jan 24, 2025
Tim B
Phil M
Jan 31, 2025
Scot B
John B
Remember, as Greeter this week, you need to arrive at Woodstock Country Club, to register visiting Rotarians, and guests (collect guest lunch fee of $20.00). You also provide the pre-meal prayer, check attendance, announce guests and visiting Rotarians, manage the marble drawing and provide "Fun & Frolics." If you are unable to fulfill your greeter obligation, please contact the next person in the greeter rotation to take your place.
We are meeting at McHenry County Court House. Park in the rear parking lot near the large antenna tower. The main entrance is the one with the big flag. This will take you through security. Once through security, you will go to the right for the sheriff’s wing and then to the left for the large conference room. Our speaker is Lia Orris of Mygriefguide.org. Continues along the path of Rotary January Mental Health.
Got a creative streak? Enjoy the pen over the sword? Fancy yourself as A future John Grisham or Virginia Woolf? Or are you afraid to be a bulletin writer…WE NEED TWO OF YOU!
The past four presidents elected to office—Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and George W. Bush—have all made $400,000 a year in salary. Presidents also get an expense allowance every year of $50,000 “to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties,” but they have to return any unused funds at the end of their term. A $100,000 travel account and a $19,000 entertainment budget are bonus benefits. Combined, that’s $569,000 annually.
There have been five pay raises since George Washington took office in 1789, most recently in 2001, when the president’s salary was doubled, going from $200,000 to $400,000. It might seem like past presidents didn’t make that much, but if you take inflation into account, our earlier presidents earned far more than POTUS does today.
1789: $25,000 (worth roughly $896,000 in 2025)
1873: $50,000 (worth roughly $1.3 million in 2025)
1909: $75,000 (worth roughly $2.6 million in 2025)
1949: $100,000 (worth roughly $1.3 million in 2025)
1969: $200,000 (worth roughly $1.7 million in 2025)
2001: $400,000 (worth roughly $712,000 in 2025)
The fact of the matter is: Rotary Club Presidents earn as much today as they did in 1968. Even when adjusted for inflation = $0.00!
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