President Ken opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. Ben Sloane, a prospective new member, was welcomed as a guest. Liz shared a thought for the day. Since lunch had not yet arrived, we continued on to announcements:
- Our October 30 Club meeting was previously planned to be an informal lunch at Little Honeycomb since the Community House is not available due to the Antiques+Modernism Show. However, we have a change of plans – we will meet in the conference room at Hadley (700 Elm St in Winnetka) and Hadley CEO Johnjoe Farragher will be our speaker!
- The District Conference is coming up on November 1 – all are encouraged to attend. More information and registration is available here.
- Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s harvest at the Glencoe Community Gardens as well as the happy hour event earlier this week. We hope to do more of both!
After Dig-N-Grin and Happy Bucks, our speakers from Connections for the Homeless were introduced: Ashli Wade and Julie Lanham. Connections for the Homeless provides a variety of services, from financial assistance to households facing eviction to long-term housing, food support, drop-in services, case management, and more. The sack lunches our Club packs on Tuesday evenings (along with the Wilmette Club) go to Connections for the Homeless for distribution to people who need them!
Ashli and Julie also shared that while Connections has some federal funding, they also have funding from state, local, and private sources. They also rely on individual contributions and a lot of volunteer help, and if you’re interested in finding out more, there is a great summary of “how you can help” on their website.
With excellent timing, lunch arrived just as Ashli and Julie wrapped up their presentation.