Please find a substitute if you are unable to fulfill your assignment; Just call or e-mail a fellow member and ask him/her to sub. Tom Evans - tom.evans527@gmail.com- who chairs the service committee, will confirm assignments. Sgt. at arms helps set up and store our stuff, please come 15 minutes early and be prepared to stay a few minutes after the meeting; Greeter greets and announces names of visiting Rotarians and guests; Thought of the Day can be spontaneous or read from a script; Dig 'n Grin can make us laugh or think seriously.
Visitor: Mary Cherveny, the Communications and Marketing manager for the Winnetka Park District, was the guest of John Thomas.
Attendance: 28 members (49%) + 1 guest.
President Eric inducted new member Tom Nash as the first new member of 2014. Tom is a mortgage loan originator who grew up in Winnetka and was sponsored by his brother Joe. There are several others new members waiting to be inducted. Kudos to David Birkenstein and his membership committee for the great job they have been doing.
John Thomas was given a “Moment to Shine.” Following a career in business that entailed a great deal of travel, John has settled down to an active life of volunteerism in his retirement. He has served on the Executive Committees of the local Council of Girl Scouts (the only male member) and the United Way Board of Winnetka/Northfield until those boards were subsumed by the larger area boards. John has also served for many years on the board for the Winnetka Youth Organization, serving several terms as chair. He has also been active in Winnetka affairs, serving as a member of the village caucus and he has been serving on the Park District Board since 2005.
Rich Lalley reminded the club that they should not wait to the last minute to sign up for a shift (or two) at our “Kids Against Hunger” food packing program on March 22. Use promo code “Service” before February 22 to save $5 on the participation fee.Register by clicking here. Liz Taylor announced that our club would be serving as celebrity bartenders on the 27th of the month at Little Ricky’s with all tips going to KAH.
The speaker this week was our own member Arthur Frank, the owner of Round Table Books, which deals antique and collectible books. Arthur showed us three very rare and very expensive books. One was the “Little Sea Torch” that had many colored illustrations of the ports in the Mediterranean. 200 copies were published in 1801 to serve as guides for the British navy. He also showed us “The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland,” which was created by using actual ferns in the printing process that produced a 3D image. The third book was one of only four copies of the English illustrated version of “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam." It is the most popular poem in the English language. Arthur had very interesting stories on how the books affect the lives of the authors. The value of the three books ranged from $16 to $19.5 K.
Thank you to everyone who made our 4th Annual Kids Against Hunger project a great success! Check out this great vide by the Sun Times:
We are so grateful to our Event Sponsors who help cover the cost of bulk food, packaging materials and transportation. Let us know if you or your company will become a sponsor.
President Eric inducted new member Tom Nash as the first new member of 2014. Tom is a mortgage loan originator who grew up in Winnetka and was sponsored by his brother Joe. There are several others new members waiting to be inducted. Kudos to David Birkenstein and his membership committee for the great job they have been doing.
The speaker this week was our own member Arthur Frank, the owner of Round Table Books, which deals antique and collectible books. Arthur showed us three very rare and very expensive books. One was the “Little Sea Torch” that had many colored illustrations of the ports in the Mediterranean. 200 copies were published in 1801 to serve as guides for the British navy. He also showed us “The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland,” which was created by using actual ferns in the printing process that produced a 3D image. The third book was one of only four copies of the English illustrated version of “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam." It is the most popular poem in the English language. Arthur had very interesting stories on how the books affect the lives of the authors. The value of the three books ranged from $16 to $19.5 K.
