JODI MARIANO, PRINCIPAL URBAN DESIGNER, TESKA ASSOCIATES
Teska Associates is a community planning and landscape architecture firm based in Evanston, immediately across the street from Rotary International. Jodi is a registered landscape architect and leads the firm’s urban design practice, including designs for streetscapes, parks and plazas. Jodi is currently working with the Village of Winnetka to lead the Village’s Downtown Streetscape and Signage Master Plan.
DAVID SCHOON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE OF WINNETKA
Since July 2017, David Schoon has been the Community Development Director for the Village of Winnetka. Prior to coming to Winnetka, David was the Assistant Director for Development and Planning Services for the Village of Northbrook. And before that David worked on planning and economic development issues for the City of Iowa City. David was born and raised in Iowa where he completed his formal education at the University of Iowa with a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning and an MBA degree.
The meeting was attended by 32 members and no guests. Rick Borjesson gave the “thought of the day” about the importance of being grateful. David Birkenstein led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bob Baker read off a list of our charitable grantees who have written thank you notes to the Club, among which were A Just Harvest, De La Gente, Hadley School, Josselyn Center, Right to be Free, and Samaritan Counseling Center. Tom announced that Connie Berman had a birthday but no one sang because she was absent. Tom reminded members that we are encouraging all members to give $100 before our year end to help defray operation expenses and that Rich will gladly receive such donations. Dick Tussing wanted us to remember that Mather High School in Chicago is having its annual fund raiser on June 15 and that members will be receiving an email announcement regarding this event. Greg Nelson reminded members that the Winnetka Farmers’ Market will be starting next Saturday. There was a notice on the tables from Felicia O’Malley that she and others from the Eastgate Capital Advisors group were having an Open House from 5-7 pm on June 16 at their office at 560 Green Bay Road for those who want to stop in for “hearty apps and drinks” during the Winnetka Music Festival.
HAPPY BUCKS: Rich Lalley contributed in recognition of the Rotary Peace Conference which he attended recently at the South Shore Cultural Center and he confirmed that there were 39 Rotarians among those creating the United Nations and 49 Rotarians who created UNESCO. Robert Mardirossian gave because, although he didn’t see the unlikely grand slam home by Jason Heyward, he missed it only because he was “grooving” at a concert of Paul Simon at the United Center. Bob Baker filled in with the “dig and grin” noting the importance of people “lending a hand” to those in need.
SPEAKER NAN GREENOUGH: Nan’s very impressive bio was in last week’s Rotary meeting notice, and her speech centered on the preservation of important buildings and sites all the way from Mt. Vernon to Crow Island. She explained that the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the federal government’s official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property, but local governments also have some control over how the property can be treated, improved, changed etc . The NRHP is administered by the National Park Service, an agency within the US Department of the Interior which also administers the National Historic Landmarks, National Historic Sites, National Historical Parks, National Memorials and National Monuments. Three Winnetka structures that are part of the NRHP are the Winnetka Community House, Crow Island School and the log cabin in Crow Island woods. Nan showed pictures of how Mt. Vernon and Monticello both fell into disrepair after those Presidents died, primarily because their descendants couldn’t afford the cost of maintaining the properties. That is when private citizens, many of them women’s groups, started the expensive projects of rehabbing and preserving these homes. Monticello was sold off by Jefferson’s relatives after his death and was used as a barn during the Civil War. Jefferson Monroe Levy bought the property in 1881 and actually lived there while it was rehabbed and then eventually sold it to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Williamsburg, Virginia is another village where private money (mostly from Dr. Goodwin, an Episcopalian minister, and J.D. Rockefeller) was used to rehab and preserve about 85% of the original buildings. Nan described many of these structures and districts as “physical touchstones to the ideas and beliefs” of our early political and community leaders.
As the 2017-18 Rotary Year nears its conclusion, please join the millions of beneficiaries of projects funded by The Rotary Foundation in thanking our members who have honored their commitment of Every Rotarian, Every Year, contribute to The Rotary Foundation's Annual Programs Fund.
With three weeks to go, our club members have donated a total of $10,030 in the 2017-18 Rotary Year, reaching our goal of $10,000!
Please thank these 23 Rotarians for making their annual contribution, especially those in bold who are Paul Harris Fellows:
Sam Badger*+, Wes Baumann, Jean Beckman, Mary Lou Bilder Gold, David Birkenstein*+, Laura Cunningham, Joe Fell, David Grant*, Tony Kambich*, Mark Kotz, Marie Kuipers,Rich Lalley+, Robert Mardirossian, Rodger Morris*, Chuck Norton, Felicia O'Malley, Lee Padgitt, Brooke Peepey, Fred Schwimmer+, Peter Skalski, John Thomas, and Patti Van Cleave, Carl Yudell. * signifies a Major Donor+ signifies Paul Harris Society ($1,000 per year)
There are many reasons to give to the The Rotary Foundation:
Contributions support humanitarian and educational projects initiated and run by Rotary Clubs and Districts in six areas of focus- Disease prevention and treatment, maternal & child health, education & literacy, water and sanitation, economic & community development and peace & conflict resolution. Learn more by reviewing the Foundation’s annual report.
Contributions come back to support projects of our club's projects, like our coats for kids, Kids Against Hunger and International grants projects like our breadfruit tree project in Haiti, the water and sanitation project we helped fund for school in Guatemala, and the digital x-ray/community health clinic project organized by District 6440. This year, we received nearly $4,000 for our Kids Against Hunger project! But we must give to receive.
Giving to The Rotary Foundation is an easy way for you to participate in Rotary’s service work beyond our club, providing you a personal connection to this great organization and the good it does throughout the world.
It’s easy to give. You can donate with a check or credit card at lunch; you can send a check to “WNRCF” (mark TRF in the memo line) to our club at 620 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka; you can donate via PayPal by clicking here, or you can donate directly to The Rotary Foundation at www.rotary.org or by calling 866-976-8279. One very convenient way to give is by making a recurring monthly gift on your credit card, which you can set up on Rotary’s website.
If you have not already supported The Rotary Foundation this year, please do so now.
If you have any questions about The Rotary Foundation or how to give, contact Rich Lalley.
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.
Areas of Focus