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Mar 16, 2019
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Feb 07, 2019
Cannabis in Illinois
Feb 14, 2019
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Feb 21, 2019
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Feb 28, 2019
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Winnetka-Northfield
Service Above Self
We meet Thursdays at 12:15 PM
Winnetka Community House
620 Lincoln Avenue
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Winnetka, IL  60093
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Speaker on Feb 7: Joseph Friedman

Joseph Friedman R.Ph MBA is the founding member and principal at Professional Dispensaries of Illinois, (PDI) Medical LLC, a unique medical cannabis dispensary owned and operated by healthcare professionals (Pharmacists and Nurses) and cannabis experts.  Friedman was Director of Marketing and Business Development at Mark Drugs LLC, a specialty compounding pharmacy in Illinois.

Friedman made history in the fall of 2016 by being the first medical cannabis dispensary in the country to have 4th year pharmacy students do a clinical rotation in a medical cannabis dispensary.   He has a pharmacy degree from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, and a MBA from Illinois’ Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.  

He was Director of Pharmacy at Topco Associates LLC, and was Senior Director of Pharmacy Marketing at the Nash Company in Minneapolis.

Friedman has become a content expert in the scientific, legal, social, political, and financial challenges facing U.S. entrants to the burgeoning medical marijuana industry. He has contributed to several published articles in the Chicago Tribune, Pharmacy Practice News, Crain’s Chicago Business, TheStreet.com, The Daily Herald and the UIC College of Pharmacy newsletter.  In the December 2013 issue of Drug Topics, Friedman wrote an article entitled, “Should You Establish a Medical Marijuana Dispensary?”  This article has been syndicated in healthcare trade journals across the country.  In April 2014, Friedman presented at the NASP (National Association of Specialty Pharmacy) EXPO on the topic, “Specialty Pharmacists role in the legalization, distribution & therapy management of medical marijuana.

Friedman works tirelessly to advocate for pharmacists’ involvement in our nation’s medical cannabis industry, and has been a public speaker on the topic of medical cannabis and pharmacist involvement at pharmacy conventions across the nation.

 

Meeting recap January 31
23 brave and hardy souls joined us for the coldest Rotary Meeting of the year.
 
The Rotary Club welcomed the following guests:  Jackie Haffenberg a friend of Louise Holland; Mary Birkenstein, David Birkenstein’s better half; Jim Corboy, a friend of Liz Taylor; and Rick Penrod, Heather Higgin’s son-in-law and former teacher at New Trier.
Announcements: Jean Wright is still in Sarasota, but feeling much better in 70 degree weather.  She loves phone calls at 847-217-1906 and promises not to gloat about the weather.  Her address is Brookdale Palmer Ranch, 5111 Palmer Ranch Parkway, Sarasota, FL  34238. Louise Holland reminded everyone that March 10 is Winnetka’s 150th anniversary.  There will be a celebration at the Winnetka Community House at 2:00PM featuring WTTW personality and Chicagoland sightseeing guru Geoffry Baer.  Children are welcome and encouraged to come.
 
March 15 is packing day for Kids Against Hunger.  Rich Lalley is hoping for a great turnout of Rotary Members.
April 1 is the 50th Anniversary of the Winnetka Youth Organization (WYO) at the Sheridan Shore Yacht Club.
 
Happy Bucks:  Patti Van Cleave was glad to have been in the hospital and even happier to be out.  John Thomas is enthusiastic about the WYO’s 50th anniversary. 
Dig and Grin:  David Birkenstein shared Winston Churchill’s dry wit with us and then introduced our speaker.
Our speaker: was Roberta Rubin who was recently inducted into the Glencoe Hall of Fame and the former owner of the Book Stall.  Roberta sold the Book Stall on July 1, 2013 and almost immediately became the chief cheerleader for the American Writers Museum located at 180 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago.  She was joined by the Director of Development, Linda Dunlavy.
 
The American Writer’s Museum is a recent (2017) addition to the Chicago Museum scene.  It was voted in 2018 the best new museum in the US.  It features many interactive displays sure to attract the attention of the children including a display of old fashioned manual typewriters that you can try if you want to remember your college days again (if you are over 60).  There is a Wall/Timeline of fame presenting 100 writers (all deceased) who have made a difference in America.  Writers include not only writers of prose but also song writers, poets, children’s authors and other creative story tellers.  The museum regularly hosts traveling exhibits.  “Frederick Douglass the Agitator” is now in the Roberta Rubin Writer’s Room and “Bob Dylan: Electric” is in the Meijer Gallery.  Other special features in the 11,000 square foot Museum are the Waterfall Room, the Chicago Room, recordings of famous writers reading from their creations and lots and lots of inspiration for young writers.  
   
 
Kids Against Hunger 2019
Meeting Assignments
February 7
GreeterRebecca Wolf
Dig-n-GrinCarl Yudell
Thought Wes Baumann
Sgt-at-ArmsRick Borjesson 
ScribeJohn Thomas
 
February 14
GreeterDavid Birkenstein
Dig-n-GrinEric Birkenstein
Thought Laura Cunningham
Sgt-at-ArmsTerry Dason
ScribeKeith Reed
 
February 21
GreeterJoe Fell
Dig-n-GrinRich Lalley
Thought Christina Gikas
Sgt-at-ArmsGerry Keenan 
ScribePatti Van Cleave
 
 
 
 
 
Trees that Feed and Sustain Families in Haiti
 
A proposed Rotary Foundation Global Grant Project
 
We are pleased to announce our formal agreement with the Rotary Club of Les Cayes, District 7020, Haiti, to partner on a Global Grant project that will bring sustainable jobs and locally grown protein rich food to the Jeremie region of Haiti. 
 
We are looking to raise approximately $20,000 for this project, which when matched $2.50 to $1 by The Rotary Foundation, will provide $70,000 in funding for this project. Rotary Clubs interested in participating should email info@wnrotary.org. 
 
Areas of Focus
¨ Economic & Community Development
¨ Maternal & Child Health
¨ Bonus: Positive Environmental Impact
 
Project Objectives
¨ Restore and expand breadfruit production in Jeremie region of Haiti that was devastated by Hurricane Matthew
¨ Create a local, solar-powered breadfruit processing facility
¨ Provide vocational training to farmers, facility workers
¨ Develop the domestic and export market for breadfruit products
 
Planned Activities
¨ Propagate and grow 5,000 breadfruit saplings
¨ Provide ready-to-produce tress to small holder farmers and coop orchards
¨ Fund processing equipment for new facility (building funded by cooperating NGO)
¨ Provide packaged breadfruit breakfast meals to local schools
¨ Provide vocational training to farmers and workers
 
Expected Outcomes
¨ Produce 2.5 - 5 million lbs. of breadfruit annually
¨ Economic impact on region- $470,000 - $900,000 annually
¨ Good jobs and businesses for local population in poorest region of Haiti
¨ Provide nutritious meals to school children
¨ Develop an export industry for Haiti
 
Contribute to this project with the button below. Donations will be matched 2.5 to 1 by The Rotary Foundation. 
 
       
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Patrick (Pat) O'Day
February 12
 
Bob Thomas
February 18
 
Jeanne Beckman
February 23
 
Join Date
Thomas Nash
February 13, 2014
5 years
 
Eric Birkenstein
February 18, 2010
9 years
 
Carl Yudell
February 19, 2015
4 years
 
Rick Boerjesson
February 22, 2018
1 year