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Service Above Self

We meet Thursdays at 12:15 PM
We meeting with Zoom during the health crisis

620 Lincoln Avenue
Winnetka, IL 60093
United States of America

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Queen Marie is Selling Her Eggs for Good!

Our esteemed Rotary Club President, "Queen Marie", is selling her eggs for good!

Not those eggs. Fresh eggs from her chickens.

Proceeds will support the Rotary Club of Winnetka-Northfield's COVID-19 Community Support programs. We will be purchasing meals from local businesses and sending them to health care providers, first responders and/or local nonprofits serving people in need.

Marie will arrange for delivery of 6 fresh, organic eggs for a $20 or more tax deductible donation.

Note, you can make a donation without taking delivery of eggs. Just let Marie know you do not need her eggs.

Make your donation here!

March 27 Board Meeting Minutes

The club's board met via Zoom on Friday March 27 to discuss club operations and activities during the COVID-19 emergency. Click Read more to review the agreements and next steps.

Zoom Meeting March 26

Posted by Marie Kuipers

The Zoom meetings and cocktail hour have been immensely fun and a great comfort to those who've attended. Please join us at 12:15 CST this Thursday.

Details on how to join our meeting:
Here is a link to join the Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/539868880

Or, If you are calling in, use this phone number: (312) 626-6799 US (Chicago)

Or, If you have already downloaded the Zoom App, enter Meeting ID # 539-868-880 (Press pound when asked for your user ID).

Note, it is best if attendees join via a computer or smartphone with the Zoom app and use computer audio, not phone. Call Rich if you need help getting the app on your computer or phone.

I hope you are continuing to stay safe and healthy. As always, if you should need anything at all, please feel free to call on me or your fellow Rotarians to help. That's what we're here for. Our weekly meetings are a significant part of our lives, and maintaining that connection is essential for our sanity during this crisis. As we continue to work through some technical glitches and our own human learning curve, I hope you will stick with us.

In the meantime, please enjoy this amazing collaboration by musicians all across the world. Many thanks to Ser Robert the Delusional for sharing it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GU1qQ1zQ&feature=youtu.be

See you tomorrow!

Marie

Virtual Meeting March 19

Posted by Marie Kuipers

Our humble club will be catapulted into the space age this Thursday (and all subsequent Thursdays) until further notice. Yay! This stuff can be intimidating, but I have full confidence that you all will CRUSH it! Here's how it will go:

Thursday at around 12:15, you will click on this link using your laptop, smartphone, or tablet: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/645672790

This will take you to our meeting "room." You will see my ugly mug staring back at you - apologies in advance! There will be small boxes, or windows, where your face and/or name will appear. There will be buttons you can click on to start video (this will add your ugly mug to the party!) and also audio, which will activate your microphone. Typical meeting etiquette is that you keep your video ON, but your audio OFF until you are speaking. This cuts down on lots and lots of background cacophony.

Rich tells me there is a way to "raise your hand" so that your host (I) will know you'd like to say something. I'll look into that one, as that is not a feature I've used in my online classes.

I am planning to be "in the room" at around 12, so if you'd like to come in early, we can play around with buttons and settings and get you comfortable using the platform before the meeting starts.

Your homework: Please come to the meeting armed with at least one suggestion for how to help each other and/or the community at large while we're on lockdown. You can blame this on Wes, who had a couple wonderful ideas that I will let him share with you all on Thursday.

If you have any questions or concerns in the meantime, please don't be shy. I can create a short meeting for anyone who would like to "practice" before Thursday.

Please shoot me an email if you're planning to attend, so I know a rough number to expect. This first week will probably be mostly devoted to getting comfortable with your settings, so we'll all muddle through together. Can't wait to see you all!

Queen Marie

Got Questions about Rotary or our club? We've got answers.

Posted by Richard (Rich) Lalley on Mar 11, 2013

Are you thinking about joining our club, but have some questions? Or have you recently joined and want to know more about how things work? Check our our new FAQs:

Still have questions? Send them to info@wnrotary.org and we'll send you an answer and update our FAQs.

Doing Good in the World

Posted by Richard (Rich) Lalley on Feb 10, 2013

Last year, our club helped fund a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant program supporting a Rotary Club sponsored prosthesis clinic in Bolivia. Our club's funds were matched with funds from The Rotary Foundation; $2.50 for each $1 we contributed. Take a look at the impact this program has had on one gentleman!

Our club was able to participate in the matching grant program because our members contribute each year the the Annual Programs Fund of The Rotary Foundation. You can make a contribution via PayPal by clicking here.