Visiting Rotarians: Two guests from the Wilmette Club: Kurt Zollar, and Mariana Al Far
Guests: Karen Templeton Fell
Club Anniversaries: Rich Lalley 17 years, David Birkenstein 12 years
Announcements:
- Celebrating Veterans Day, Greg thanked the current members of our Club who are Veterans: Rodger Morris, Peter Skalski, Sam Badger, Tony Kambich, Fred Schwimmer, and Joe Fell.
- Fred Schwimmer acknowledged our member Sam Badger as a Silver Star Veteran, and he encouraged us to read an article about Sam in the current Winnetka-Kenilworth Living Magazine.
- Robert Mardirossian thanked his wife M for her service in the Marines.
- The Wilmette noon club is fundraising for their annual Holiday Drive for the Homeless. You can donate on their website: Home Page | The Rotary Club of Wilmette (clubrunner.ca)
- Moha presented Fred Schwimmer with a thank you gift from the Belvidere, IL Rotary Club for his assistance with their project in Morroco.
Speaker: Gina Gooden is the President of the League of Women Voters of Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth. She outlined the steps the League follows to advocate for political issues. Her involvement with the League started with a passion for local issues. She led a hearty discussion about the nature of how the League does not want to be seen as partisan.