Barb led today’s meeting. We had 14 members present in person, and 6 on zoom. Our Assistant Governor, Sonja Martinez, was the only guest.
Donation Opportunities:
There are 3 ways you can donate to Rotary Humanitarian Disaster Relief projects:
- Our Kids Against Hunger event this Saturday 2/25 will be packing meals going to Syria this year, instead of Nicaragua as in years past.
- Don Crost’s Little Blue Truck trip from Florida to Evanston, which will support Shelterbox relief going to Turkey
- Operation Warm is sending clothing to Turkey/Syria.
Announcements:
- Heidi is happy that almost all of the Kids Against Hunger spots are filled for Saturday. She still needs volunteers to help set up on Friday, and to tear-down on Saturday around 4:00pm.
- Bob is back from Florida.He put on his Foundation Chair hat to tell us that this year the Foundation will match gifts to the same charities the Foundation is funding:any individual will be matched up to $250, and the matching will be capped at $1,000.
Happy Bucks:
- Amy is happy that the donation collection box in the lobby of the WCH is full, so several Rotarians volunteered to help get the goods to the New Trier Food Pantry.The box will continue to collect items thru the end of March.
- Fred has a donation in honor of Joyce Bishop, the mother of last week’s Rotary speaker.Fred knew her as the “Queen of Winnetka” when she was the facility manager of the WCH.
- Heidi called our attention to a Lester Holt news report featuring Heidi’s home town of Chilicothe, which just donated a fire engine to the Ukraine.
- Tony is happy he was one of the founding members of NSSRA.
Dig N Grin: Sylwia entertained us with a few questions like: What does a house wear? (a dress)
Speaker: NSSRA is the Norther Suburban Special Recreation Association. They are an extension of ten park districts, two cities, and one village in the northern suburbs of Chicago. They enrich the lives of people with disabilities and have been creating an environment of belonging through play since 1970, and have the distinction as the first Special Recreation Association in the country. We heard from Jessica Olaga, who works in HR. They employ 22 full-time staff and more than 400 seasonal employees in the summer.