Winnetka Police Detective Walton spends a lot of time investigating identity theft/financial crimes.
Jeremy Walton has been a police officer since 2006, and he has worked for the Winnetka Police Department for the last 10 years. Formerly working as a Patrol Officer and School Resource Officer at New Trier High School, he currently serves in the investigations unit as a Detective. He is a certified Homicide Investigator, Evidence Technician, Juvenile Officer, and Field Training Officer. He has served on NIPAS EST (a regional SWAT team) and currently works as an investigator for the NORTAF Major Crimes Task Force. He also has advanced training and specializes in cyber and financial crimes.
The annual Holiday Luncheon included 31 members, two honorary members, Pat O’Day and Alan Ramsay, and five spouses, Joanne Baker, Carolyn Kambich, “M” Lavin (Mardirossian), Beth Padgitt and Betty Skalski. We also had two guests who are two relatively new executive directors - Lenna Scott of the Counseling Center of the North Shore, and Bob Thomas of the Community House.
We celebrated the 20th Club anniversary of David Grant. Barb Tubekis reminded members that we have 10 volunteers to participate in the Volunteer Center’s holiday wrapping party on Friday, December 8th at the Harley-Davidson showroom across from Costco. David Birkenstein told the audience that they might want to consider doubling up on this year’s year-end charitable contributions as with the tax reform bill being considered in Congress contributions may not be deductible next year.
This week’s Happy Buck$ contributors were especially generous. Those participating were: President Tom Nash, Ned Meisner, Rich Lalley, Robert Mardirossian, Tony Kambich and Pat O’Day,
Wes Baumann introduced the Rotary Holiday Luncheon’s annual performers, the New Trier High School Swing Choir under the direction of Nathan Landes. The group performed vocal jazz renditions of many of the season’s favorite songs. The boys were wearing black tuxedos and the girls were wearing long black dresses that added a lot of class to the luncheon. At the end Wes pointed out that most of these students take at least two, and sometimes three music classes on top of a heavy load of academic classes-English, Math, Social Studies, Science and Foreign Language.
The members of this year’s elite ensemble included:
Nearly one in five American children live in poverty. More than 400,000 in the Chicago metro area.
For these families, deciding between food, rent, heat and medicine takes priority. Many children have to go without a coat during the cold Chicago winter.
You can help to bring hope,happiness and warmth to children living in need in Chicagoland with the gift of a brand-new winter coat. Your gift will help to improve a child's self-esteem, school attendance and overall wellness.
Our Goal is to Give 500 Children Brand-New Winter Coats Give today at www.operationwarm.org/wnrotary Or send a check payable to WNRCF to Rotary Club of Winnetka-Northfield 620 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka IL 60093
We partner with schools and non-profits serving disadvantaged children, including Inner City Impact in Cicero, Holy Family Ministries school in Chicago, Hope Community Church in Chicago, Open Arms Mission in Antioch, Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook (holiday gift program), Jewish Council for Youth Services in Highwood and Family Promise Chicago North Shore.
This year, we are also partnering with the Chicago Public Library on an innovative program that gives a new coat at the libratry, bringing children into a library of the first time.
Your donation will go to Operation Warm, our partner since 2009. They provide us with brand-new, high-quality, warm winter coats for our children. Operation Warm is a GuideStar Platinum-rated nonprofit and has helped over 2 million children since 1998.
The video below was sent to us last winter as a gesture of THANKS from Holy Family Ministries.
How many children can you help keep warm this winter?
Our Rotary Club's Charitable Foundation is now accepting tax deductible donations for our Hurricane Relief Fund. Donations may be made by credit card here:
Our Foundation's Board will take direction from Rotary Leaders regarding where to direct our funds. Here is a letter received from our represntative on Rotary International's Board of Directors Robb Knuepfer:
Dear District and Zone Leaders:
As you have been reading in the news, severe rainfall has caused historic flooding along the Texas coast, including in Houston, the fourth largest city by population in the United States. Deluged towns in the region are in desperate need of aid as thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes. About 6.8 million people have been affected by the hurricane, which made landfall on 25 August.
Late last week, Presidential Aide Don Mebus and Past RI Director Greg Podd hosted a strategy conference call with governors from Districts 5930, 5840, 5890, 5910 and 6200 in Texas and Louisiana to develop a cohesive response.
A Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Donor Advised Fund (DAF) has been established by Greg Podd and President-Elect Barry Rassin through The Rotary Foundation to collect relief contributions. Don and Greg are working with leaders from the affected districts to create a process for disbursing DAF funds to their respective district foundations or local 501c3 organizations to support local relief efforts.
Updated information about contributing to the Gulf Coast DAF is available on the Rotary website. This page will continue to be updated as needed. Contribution information is also attached to this email.
ShelterBox, Rotary’s partner for disaster relief, is providing tents for use as ‘privacy tents’ to be pitched within the convention centers housing families that have been evacuated.
Please circulate the news about Rotary’s relief efforts to Rotarians in your district. Please direct inquiring Rotarians to the web story on Rotary.org for the most up-to-date information or to contact RI by writing to relief@rotary.org.
