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Meeting Notes May 6
Thought of the Day:  Eric Birkenstein is in favor of suspending patent protections for pharmaceutical companies.
 
Member Milestones:  Happy Birthday to Patti Van Cleave on May 10!
 
Announcements:
  • Chuck Norton is sending a copy of the new Club bylaws to members for their review.He will ask the Club to approve them at the May 20 meeting.
  • David Birkenstein congratulated Fred Schwimmer for becoming a Major donor to the Rotary International Foundation.
  • Rich Lalley acknowledged David Birkenstein for his contributions to the Foundation.
Happy Bucks:
  • Patti Van Cleave is happy to resume in person worship this weekend at the Congregational Church in Winnetka.
  • Rich Lalley is happy it has been 2 weeks since his second vaccination dose.He asked for a show of hands for how many members have at least one dose, and everybody raised their hands!
Dig and Grin:  Thank you Fred Schwimmer for jumping in at the last minute with some impromptu witticisms!
 
Speaker:    Robert Mardirossian led an update of the plans for our Benefit on June 4.   Three other members on this fabulous committee also shared the details of the exciting plans:
  • Marie Kuipers:  The Queen explained how the Trivia game entertainment will work. 
  • Sylwie Pacyk:Ticket prices will be $50 each for the first 3 members on a ‘team,’ and free for extra members of your team if you want to add more than 3 (a team is any group that logs into the virtual benefit on the same screen).
  • Barb Tubekis:  There is a raffle with 4 Grand Prize baskets of items.  Please buy your tickets before the event because tickets will not be available the night of June 4!
 
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE BENEFIT:
 
 
 
 
 
Warm Soles Program Featured in Tribune
Our Warm Soles cooperative District Grant program was recently featured in the Chicago Tribune. 

Suburban Rotary clubs team up to collect new shoes for children in need

Rotarians from Cook and Lake counties partnered with Operation Warm this month to provide 1,530 pairs of new shoes to area children.

The shoes were delivered to local nonprofit organizations and schools for distribution to families. The 11 participating Rotary clubs gathered Saturday morning at a Northbrook warehouse to pick and pack shoes for Operation Warm’s new Warm Soles program.

“It’s all about the kids, it’s all about taking care of the kids in the area,” said Bill Kolb of Zion, who delivered shoes to northeastern Lake County recipients.

Rotarian Gary Moriello of Northbrook helped deliver shoes to Waukegan.

“We have so much ourselves,” Moriello added, “and then to have a chance to give to somebody else who doesn’t have (new shoes) is a great idea.”

The program was funded from contributions from each participating club and a matching grant by Rotary District 6440 and The Rotary Foundation.

 

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Meeting Assignments
May 13
Thought Laura Cunningham
Dig-n-GrinTerry Dason
ScribeKeith Reed
 
May 20
Thought Tom Evans
Dig-n-GrinJoe Fell
ScribeCarl Yudell
 
May 27
Thought Rich Lalley
Dig-n-GrinTony Kambich
ScribePatti Van Cleave
 
Note:
If you are unable to fulfill your assignment, please find a substitute.
 
 
Meeting Recordings
One of the nice features of meeting virtually is that our meetings can be recorded. This of course depends on your meeting host (me) remembering to start the recording (sometimes I'm a bit late in starting it). 
 
Here are links to view our recent meetings:
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Warm Soles- New Shoes for Kids Living in Need

Our club will be providing brand new shoes to children living in need as part of the Rotary District 6440 Warm Soles project. Each pair of shoes requires $6.50 when match by a Rotary District Grant.  Our goal is to raise $1,000 to provide new shoes to 150 children. Shoes will go to NICASA North Chicago, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and Cool Learning Experience in Waukegan. 

Nearly one in five children live in need. For their families, paying for food, housing, heat and healthcare takes priority. Many children may have to go without the cold weather essentials they need to stay healthy and active. Replacing quickly out-grown shoes can be extremely difficult for low-income and below poverty families.

Make you donation today. 

Speakers
May 13, 2021
Reading Faster
May 20, 2021
Illinois Holocaust Museum
Jun 03, 2021
Shelter Box program
Jun 10, 2021
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library
Jun 17, 2021
President of the Winnetka Village Council
Jun 24, 2021
Jul 01, 2021
Our 18th District Representative
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Upcoming Events
Rotary Board Meeting
May 20, 2021
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Trivia Night Fundraiser for our Community Grants
Zoom
Jun 04, 2021
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Robert (Bob) Baker
May 3
 
Joe Fell
May 4
 
Barb Tubekis
May 5
 
William (Bill) Johnson
May 9
 
Patti Van Cleave
May 10
 
Sylwia Pacyk
May 14
 
David Grant
May 16
 
Laura Cunningham
May 16
 
Fred Schwimmer
May 18
 
Heidi Sibert
May 21
 
Rick Boerjesson
May 26
 
Bill Boyd
May 28
 
Join Date
Barb Tubekis
May 3, 2012
9 years
 
Sally Gotaas
May 12, 2016
5 years
 
Connie Berman
May 15, 2002
19 years
 
Bill Leske
May 20, 2010
11 years
 
Tom Evans
May 20, 2009
12 years
 
Laura Cunningham
May 24, 2018
3 years
 
Ned Meisner
May 28, 2012
9 years
 
Bob Sanfilippo
May 31, 2018
3 years