Brian Thor. President | Chris Zion, Immediate Past President | Tom Grimes, At Large Board Member |
Larry Lazzerini, President Elect | Dayton Smith, Accountant | Greg Lundquist, At Large Board Member |
Matt Aukes, Secretary | Tom Graceffa, Charities Board President | Bill Redig, At Large Board Member |
John Johnson, Treasurer | Brandon Gruner, Sergeant at Arms |
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Round 2 with Dr.Karin Boode about Diabetes
Prairie Street Brewing CoMar 23, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM -
Pig Minds Event Pizza bar and beer
Pig MindsMar 30, 2023
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM -
Dee from Rock House Kids
Prairie Street Brewing CoApr 06, 2023
12:00 PM – 12:00 PM -
Dinner and Comedy Night ( Spouses Included )
Screw City TavernApr 15, 2023
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM -
Charities Award Dinner
Prairie Street Brewing CompanyApr 20, 2023
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM -
Year End Recap
Prairie Street Brewing CoApr 27, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM -
End of year Social Event
May 04, 2023
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM -
MidStates Federation Meeting
May 20, 2023
This promises to be a great year for our club, which looks like the first in several years where we will not have to deal with COVID-19 related postponements or closures. Our membership is at a new high. Cosmopolitan International appears to have a renewed desire to be relevant. Our calendar of events is filling rapidly.
We have already had two successful events this season. Our golf outing, held in August, raised a new record profit of $53,426. We have been blessed to have two members (Greg Lundquist and Matt Aukes) newly running this event alongside the previous leadership. They made a great team! Also, our annual Steak Fry recorded a high number of members and guests in attendance.
Our lunch schedule is off to a great start as well. We have good attendance and great speakers. More great lunches and social activities are getting added to the calendar regularly. If you have speaker suggestions please contact our President-Elect, Larry Lazzerini.
With all that is going well we can use your help. It appears that it is true in all kinds of organizations that most of the work is done by a small group of members. I think one of the things that makes our club successful is that we continually have new people step into leadership roles while the previous leaders are available to provide guidance and historical knowledge. If you haven’t been involved in one of our serving events, please consider getting involved. This is a great way to meet other members. We are also always interested in speaking with you if you would like to be involved in club leadership. Please consider offering your assistance.
You may have heard it asked, “What kind of day is today?” Today is a great day to be a Cosmo!
Sincerely,
Brian L. Thor
President, 2022-2023
Grant Recipients | Amount Funded |
Blackhawk Area Council, Boy Scouts of America | $2,500.00 |
BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center | $3,100.00 |
Crusader Community Health Foundation | $10,000.00 |
GiGi's Playhouse Rockford | $1,529.00 |
K Cancer Baseball NFP | $2,000.00 |
Midway Village Museum | $2,500.00 |
Nik's Wish, The Nikolas Ritschel Foundation | $1,200.00 |
Northern Illinois Food Bank | $5,000.00 |
Regional Access & Mobilization Project - RAMP | $1,500.00 |
Rock House Kids | $3,965.00 |
Rock River Valley Pantry | $3,000.00 |
Rock Valley College Foundation | $2,200.00 |
Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity | $2,000.00 |
Rockford Barbell | $2,000.00 |
Rockford Rescue Mission | $2,000.00 |
Shelter Care | $1,658.00 |
Sounds Of Good News ~ YES Club | $1,500.00 |
The 17th Circuit Therapy Dog Volunteers, Inc. | $1,500.00 |
The Haven Network | $2,000.00 |
The Junior League of Rockford | $5,000.00 |
The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford | $2,500.00 |
Walter Lawson Children's Home | $2,000.00 |
YMCA of Rock River Valley | $2,328.00 |
Total Funded: | $62,980.00 |