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Dec 07, 2017 6:00 PM - Dec 09, 2017 2:00 PM
POINSETTIA FUNDRAISER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! (Register via Volunteer List Email following shortly or directly from website)
Cosmo Brothers, it’s time to recruit volunteers to help sort tickets and then deliver the 3,000+ plants that will be sold once again for this most awesome fundraiser! For the last three years, we’ve set new records for plant sales, and no doubt will set a new record in 2017!
As many of you know, there is a significant amount of coordination that goes into pulling off sale, sort and delivery of this many plants and it cannot be done without your help!
▪ TWO teams of 10 will be needed for Sort Night on Thursday December 7th ▪ 40-50 Drivers will be needed for Commercial Deliveries on Friday December 8th ▪ 40-50 Drivers will be needed for Residential Deliveries on Saturday December 9th
SORT NIGHT DETAILS:
Delivery Card Bingo!! A most impressive system is coordinated the night before we begin deliveries and the more volunteers we have the faster and easier the night goes. It is simple. You are given a stack of cards, the numbers are called off by our coordinator, and we gather the tickets in the order called to then organize the delivery routes. Very easy! Plus, pizza and beer will be provided!
COMMERCIAL DELIVERY DETAILS:
RESIDENTIAL DELIVERY DETAILS:
POST DELIVERY PARTY - Saturday December 8th after Residential Deliveries are completed. Pizza and beer provided (for a limited time period) at OSCARS! Join us to celebrate the completion of another successful fundraiser!
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Dec 14, 2017 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fellow Cosmos, Please bring your spouse, significant other, or guest and join us to celebrate the Holiday Season and another great year for the Rockford Cosmopolitan Club! Join us for this special social evening and catch-up with your fellow cosmos!
Please RSVP using the link as we need to have a final headcount by Friday, December 8th! Thanks again to Tom Etier for arranging another great Cosmo Christmas party! |
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Jan 04, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Born became SwedishAmerican’s president and CEO on July 1 of this year. Prior to becoming president and CEO, Dr. Born practiced Emergency Medicine for 25 years and served as Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer at SwedishAmerican. Since becoming SwedishAmerican’s president and CEO, Dr. Born is guiding the organization into a new era with the announcement of investing nearly $36M into two new state-of-the-art clinics in Rockford and officially breaking ground on SwedishAmerican’s new $4.1M clinic on Rockford’s southwest side. Additionally, he will oversee Swedish American’s proposed $130M project to construct a new state-of-the-art women’s and children’s tower while also making significant renovations on its main hospital campus. Register now for his presentation to our club! |
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Jan 11, 2018 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Jan 11, 2018 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
DESCRIPTION This is the annual Cosmopolitan Club winter tradition that everyone is talking about... This "stag" event includes:
SCHEDULE The shooting starts at 5:00PM, and the chili will be served at 6:30PM. No shooting or gambling is necessary if that is not your thing. Instead, you can simply attend and enjoy the comradery.
COST This is a great new member event! Bring a guest to enjoy the chili, hot dogs, snacks, deserts, adult beverages, games, and more! There is no cost for prospective members to attend. Current member pricing is as follows to help us cover our costs to hold this event:
Use the RSVP hyperlink to register your attendance for this event! The event fee will be charged to your Cosmo account automatically. Trapshooting is available for those who are interested. Bring your own 12 gauge, or borrow a member's shotgun. The cost of birds is $5/round. The cost of shells is $8/box. (CASH) You can also bring your own shells.
Party Bus Transportation The Kepotah Sportsman Club is not around the corner if you live in Rockford, and Ryan Meseck and Frank Tarara wanted to offer our club members a way to get to and from the event without worry, especially if you plan on drinking after you shoot. Therefore, they have reserved a mini party bus for our club.
The party bus is limited to 30 spots only and the cost is $30 per person. PREPAYMENT is required!
This is much cheaper than an Uber ride and you get to have fun with your Cosmo buddies!
The bus will leave at 4:30PM from the parking lot of Jax Pub, and will return around 9:30ish.
Click here to reserve your spot on the bus.
REGISTER TO BRING CHILI FOR THE CONTEST Have a Good Chili Recipe? We need some good chefs to whip up a batch of chili and to enter the annual chili contest for this event. We have awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place! $100/$75/$50 gift cards at a retail store TBA. Click Here to register to bring chili for this contest.
GOLDEN RULE This is a fun-filled event that we all enjoy! However, safety is essential. If you have a drink, then you are DONE shooting for the evening. ........................................ DIRECTIONS Kepotah Sportsman Club Take Highway 251 north to Rockton Road. Go West on Rockton Road, which will turn into Shirland Road as you leave Rockton heading towards Shirland. About ONE MILE out of Shirland, the road will take a 90 degree turn, north (right). Go approximately 100 YARDS to Winslow Road on the LEFT. Turn left and the Kepotah Club will be on the right side approximately 100 yards on the right. |
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Jan 18, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Our own Cosmo board member, Paul Sutkay, was able to arrange a special presentation from the Rockford Robotics Club to come and speak to our membership. One of the mentors that leads the group, Christina Magee, will be conducting the presentation along with a few of her students. Please make an effort to attend this lunch to provide Cosmo support for this presentation! |
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Jan 25, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you curious about the hype pertaining to organic foods? Here is your chance to receive an education directly from the words of an organic farmer. In fact, Mark Doudlah is not just any organic farmer. He is an industry authority that has helped countless other farmers across the country convert from traditional farming to organic farming. For this presentation, Mark is traveling 90 minutes from Evansville, WI just to present to us. Please make an effort to attend this luncheon, as healthier eating is part of our mission as we work to fight diabetes. |
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Feb 01, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you curious about the status of mental health treatment in the Rockford area? If so, then attend this presentation by Dr. Anne Fridh, administrator of the Rosecrance Ware Center. The Rosecrance Ware Center provides evidence-based services in a friendly environment. Their board-certified psychiatrists, counselors and social workers provide assessments and offer the highest quality of care for mental health and substance use disorders. |
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Feb 08, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
We are honored to have Major General John Borling (USAF, Ret) available to speak to our club again this year. He spoke to us a few years back, and we had a packed house! As a native Chicagoan (south side White Sox guy), Major General John Borling's military career spanned 37 years. A highly decorated officer, his many awards include: The Silver Star, Two Distinguished Flying Crosses, Three Bronze Stars with V for Valor and Two Purple Hearts. He was an F-15 Eagle fighter pilot and commander of the famed “Hat in the Ring” squadron. He was an Air Division commander at Minot AFB, ND and Head of Operations for Strategic Air Command (SAC) in Omaha. In that position, he directed SAC’s support of hostilities in the first Gulf War and Panama and was charged with execution responsibilities for the nation’s nuclear war plan. Click Here to view his full bio. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience, as this lunch may fill up and we could be forced to limit registration. |
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Feb 15, 2018 5:30 PM
COSMO HAPPY HOUR - DART TOURNAMENT & EARLY BIRD MARCH MADNESS DRAWING!
JAX PUB SPORTS BAR & GRILL
Thursday February 15th
5:30 p.m. - ??
4160 N. PERRYVILLE ROAD, LOVES PARK
$15.00 pp includes 2 Drink Tickets and Appetizers $5.00 to enter our Cosmo round robin dart tournament! PROSPECTIVE GUESTS WELCOMED!
Have you purchased your March Madness ticket yet? If not, CLICK HERE and buy online today and be entered into our early bird drawing. Or, complete the registration form and send payment to Brian Lindsay. Each paid ticket purchased by 2/15/18 6:30 p.m. (night of event) will be entered into a drawing for an automatic bid (free ticket!) into the 2019 event. For Cosmo Members only and each ticket you sponsor and sell will also qualify as an entry.
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Feb 16, 2018 1:30 PM - 11:30 PM
For over 4 years, the Rockford Cosmopolitan Club has been able to use our not-for-profit license to host quarterly poker events in coordination with Rockford Charitable Games Association. In a nutshell, the club splits the profits of each poker night with Rockford Charitable Games. This is a win/win for the club. and Rockford Charitable Games. On most poker nights, we average between $1,750 to $2,000 in profits to the club. In order for us to earn those profits, we need 3 shifts of volunteers for 4 hours a piece with 3 people per shift. (9 total people) Our volunteers simply need to run the cashiers desk. NO gambling is required. You are NOT even required to like the game of poker. If you divide $2,000 by 9 people, that means that the club receives over $200 per volunteer that assists on each poker night. ($200/4 hours = over $50/hour per volunteer) Please volunteer for this poker event. |
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Feb 18, 2018 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Each year, our club makes arrangements to have a family night at the Rockford IceHogs game. This year is no different, except for the fact that Dr. T volunteered to be the event chairman and has donated 100 tickets to the club for the Dental Dimensions Hog Heaven Party Deck for this particular game, which has allowed us to keep the price affordable for our club members. The cost that members will be charged goes strictly to subsidize Food, Soft Drinks, Service Charge, Tax, and Additional Gratuity. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Sunday, February 18th, 2018 Doors Open at 3:00PM | Game Starts at 4:00PM Star Wars Garden Gnome Giveaway Night! Adults: $25 The cost will be billed to your club account. Attendance is limited to 100 total people. RSVP at your earliest convenience using the link for yourself and for all family members that are attending! Go Hogs! Go Cosmos! |
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Feb 22, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This luncheon collaborates with our #1 cause as a club to fight diabetes! Slam Dunk for Diabetes Basketball Day Camps are the safe and structured environment where kids with diabetes can come for free to gain confidence, have fun, and to learn that they are not alone in their fight against diabetes. Campers learn how to manage their disease through food, insulin, medication, and exercise. They also make new friends on and off the basketball court! Please use the link to RSVP for this important lunch.
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Mar 01, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Linda Niemec from Crusader has invited the Cosmos to have a destination lunch at their brand new facility on Alpine. Crusader Clinic is our #1 beneficiary. We have donated over $500,000 to them over the years that has supplied diabetic test strips, blood sugar monitors, etc. Our club has played a significant role in their ability to treat as many diabetic patients as possible. Please make an effort to attend this lunch. It is important that the Cosmos show their support by attending this one in particular. Boxed lunches from Pinnon's will be provided. Please use the link to RSVP. |
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Mar 08, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Business) offers traditional one-on-one counseling, virtual counseling for those in remote areas, and online “virtual conferences” to assist with a variety of small business owners’ needs including marketing, sales, financing, hiring, choosing a business location and more. Sherry Pritz is the Events Coordinator for this program in our region, and she has generously volunteered her time to tell our club about how they are making a difference for entrepreneurs. Please make an effort to attend! |
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Mar 15, 2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Mar 22, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Our club member, Dayton Smith, was able to arrange this special Cosmo Luncheon at Forest Hills Country Club featuring Hoo Haven, Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center. The rumor is that they are bringing a visitor(s) for us to observe. Please check your calendar and RSVP if you are available! |
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Mar 29, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
One of our newer members, Keith Kruchten, has made the arrangements for this special lunch presentation by Rockford Promise to our club. Also, please note, we will have Cosmopolitan International representation at this lunch! John Hubert, our current International president, will be in attendance, as well as Tracy Miller, our executive director, and a couple additional members. It is critical that our club brings strong attendance to this lunch! Please check your calendar and RSVP. Here is a brief overview of Rockford Promise: Rockford Promise (RP) is a location-based scholarship program. In partnership with Rock Valley College and Rockford University, RP gives full-tuition scholarships to RPS graduates so they can attend college, and never have to worry about paying for tuition. The goal of Rockford Promise is to make post-secondary education affordable and expected for students in our community. Promise programs – which guarantee funding for every public school graduate in their local community – show positive results:
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Mar 30, 2018 1:30 PM - 11:30 PM
For over 4 years, the Rockford Cosmopolitan Club has been able to use our not-for-profit license to host quarterly poker events in coordination with Rockford Charitable Games Association. In a nutshell, the club splits the profits of each poker night with Rockford Charitable Games. This is a win/win for the club. and Rockford Charitable Games. On most poker nights, we average between $1,750 to $2,000 in profits to the club. In order for us to earn those profits, we need 3 shifts of volunteers for 4 hours a piece with 3 people per shift. (9 total people) Our volunteers simply need to run the cashiers desk. NO gambling is required. You are NOT even required to like the game of poker. If you divide $2,000 by 9 people, that means that the club receives over $200 per volunteer that assists on each poker night. ($200/4 hours = over $50/hour per volunteer) Please volunteer for this poker event. |
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Apr 05, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Launched in 2014, KFACT Inc. is a grassroots 501 (c) 3 nonprofit youth development and holistic mentoring organization established to alleviate opportunity gaps among young ladies attending Rockford Public Schools. The Lady All Stars in their mentoring group experience missed opportunities due to their socioeconomic status, lack of awareness, and a disconnect between them and the services available. Often times young women in public schools are eligible for opportunities to expand their horizons, but they lack the confidence needed to reach for the stars. That is why KFACT makes them Lady All Stars. They encourage them to reach higher, dream bigger, and realize they are worthy of the opportunities before them. Please check your calendar and RSVP for this lunch, which is our 3rd to last lunch of the season. |
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Apr 12, 2018 5:30 PM
COSMO HAPPY HOUR & NEW MEMBER EVENT!
PRAIRIE STREET BREWHOUSE
Thursday April 12th 5:30 p.m. - ?? 200 Prairie Street, Rockford
$15.00 pp for members and guests Prospective Members are Free! Includes 2 Drink Tickets and Appetizers
COSMO BAGS TEAM - TOURNAMENT!! - $10.00 per team ($5.00 pp) registers you into a two-man team bags game and tournament. Single elimination and winner takes all! Form your own team or be paired up with another Cosmo Brother at night of the event. When you register for the event, enter your partner's name in the Comments section. Come out for a little Cosmo Camaraderie, get to know our new and prospective members, and enjoy a social night of fun, food and cocktails. This is our LAST new member event of the season – bring a prospective member and introduce them to our club!
NO LUNCHEON THIS DATE! |
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Apr 19, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jeffrey J. Kaney, Sr., is the founder and CEO of the Kaney Group, LLC. The Kaney Group is a collection of inter-related companies, which include commercial Real Estate (Kaney Aviation Properties, LLC), Aerospace Engineering (Kaney Aerospace, Inc.), Precision Manufacturing (Ardekin Precision, LLC. and Kaney Aerospace Repair Station, LLC.) Aerospace and Medical Products (BVR Technologies) and Capital Funding (Kaney Capital, LLC.). The Kaney Group has holdings in 8 states and offices in Rockford IL, Dayton OH and Seattle WA. Prior to forming the Kaney Group, Mr. Kaney’s background included being a military veteran; he served as a USAF pilot for 10 years including combat in Desert Storm, attaining the rank of Captain. He also served as a pilot for a major international airline. He has volunteered his time to speak to our club. Please check your calendar and use the link to RSVP for this luncheon. |
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Apr 26, 2018 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Rockford Cosmopolitan Club Annual Charities Awards Dinner Thursday, April 26, 2018
5:30 p.m. - Cocktails 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dinner & Presentation Forest Hills Country Club 5135 Forest Hills Road Rockford, IL 61114
Please join us for a very special evening as we announce the 2017-2018 Rockford Cosmopolitan Club Grant recipients as well as the winner of the prestigious Charles G. Uram Lifetime Service Award!
Each and every year, the money that is raised by the Cosmopolitan Club of Rockford through annual fundraising events is dispersed to select charities during an awards dinner. Last year, the Rockford Cosmopolitan Club granted nearly $70,000 to 23 deserving local charities! Our charities board is responsible for selecting those candidates and the amount of funding that they receive.
Cosmos and their guests - $30/person (to be billed to your Cosmo statement) Includes dinner, dessert, and water/tea/coffee. There will also be a cash bar.
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Apr 26, 2018 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Apr 27, 2018 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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May 03, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Hey Everyone, The speaker for Thursday has been changed. Unfortunately, Dr. Kovler let us know that he will be unable to attend our last lunch of the season. However, one of our most loyal members, John Beck, is Events and Recreation Projects Manager for the Rockford Park District. The Rockford Park District has lots of updates to share with the community, hence they are going to headline our lunch this Thursday. Please check your calendar and RSVP. Let's all show support for the Rockford Park District. Thank you, John LiCausi, |
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May 10, 2018 5:30 PM
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May 20, 2018 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Cosmo Soup Kitchen Event Sunday – May 20, 2018 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church 320 S. 5th Street, Rockford, IL 61104
Each year, our 50-50 raffle funds are used to support two cookouts and to sponsor a Food Bank Truck filled with 9,000 lbs. of food – all of which is to feed the hungry on three different occasions. On Sunday May 20th, we will have our first burger cookout for 2018, which includes cooking and serving 200 burgers, along with a side of slaw, chips and desert!
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
Let’s show up in full force with smiles on and helping hands! Wear your favorite baseball cap to satisfy the health department. Enjoy a feel good event and have some fun for one of Chuck Uram’s favorite charity events! Family and friends welcome!
15 volunteers are needed for this event.
Contact Event Chair Sam Furman at 847.400.7439 with any questions. Please use the website to RSVP yourself and anyone else willing to help make this event successful. Make it a great day to be a Cosmo and volunteer today!
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