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Speaker this Thursday: Amanda Friedman

Amanda Friedman is a docent at the Illinois Holocaust Museum. She will update us on doings at that unique operation located in Skokie at the intersection of Golf Road and I94.  Check out their website at this link:

https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/

 

Meeting Notes May 13
The meeting was called to order by Chair Norton at 12:15 PM.  There were 18 members present.  Laura Cunningham gave the “thought of the day” that sometimes we don’t appreciate what we have at our disposal until it’s no longer available—like toilet paper!
 
We had plenty of birthdays and anniversaries  to celebrate—Bill Johnson, Patti Van Cleave, Sylwia Pacyk, David Grant and Laura Cunningham all had birthdays and Fred Schwimmer announced that his birthday was coming up next week but requested that there be no singing in his absence! Connie Berman has been in our Club 19 years and Sally Gotaas has been an honorary member for 5 years.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Barb said that someone had donated a bottle of wine for our June 4th benefit but did not leave a name on it—everyone was reminded that it was important to leave their names with their donated items.  Robert reported that Schaefer’s Liquor has donated a bottle of Winston Churchill’s favorite wine; that Club members were forming teams  to help with the Benefit’s auctions and trivia events; and that he would give $10 for each person who signed up for a team during this meeting—Marie and Rich so volunteered.  Barb and Bob Baker have already signed up for the dog walkers’ team!  Rich  announced that we have 6 weeks to make our donations to the Rotary International Foundation; that there were no worldwide polio cases during the past year; and if two more years  pass without a worldwide case  Rotary can end its polio program.
 
HAPPY BUCKS: Barb announced that her daughter’s surgery was successful and that she has returned to her home. Laura Cunningham was happy because of an “on line favor” that Marie had done for her. And Robert was happy in anticipation of receiving phone calls from John Thomas and Fred Schwimmer having something to do with the upcoming benefit!
 
DIG N GRIN: David Birkenstein tried to confess to the sin of playing April Fool’s Day jokes on  his past and present spouses, Merrily and Mary.  He confessed that for one day of each year he was untruthful, mean spirited, deceptive and not charming in the least bit. But after listening  to his 10 minute heart felt confession, there was no one in the room who actually believed a word  he said or that he could  ever be anyone other than the good hearted, charming and thoughtful  gentleman we have all known during his 90 years of life.  Any attempt by David to appeal this determination will undoubtedly be denied!!
 
SPEAKER HOWARD BERG:  Howard is a motivational speaker on the subject of speed reading and increased reading comprehension.  He is currently President of his Rotary Club in Texas and resides in Florida.  He served in the military, has authored books on the speed reading topic, and grew up in  Brooklyn where the “safest place for a child” was in the local library!
He has read thousands of books and has discovered  that the more you practice reading fast and comprehending what you read, the better you get at this activity, just like any sport. He believes that most people can easily get to the point of reading and comprehending 200 words a minute.  The same technique can be used to increase math skills as well, which is important in today’s educational environment where only 38% of high school graduates can do fractions.
He has developed ways of improving people’s memories by concentrating on objects rather than numbers. He gave as an example how much easier it is to remember a telephone number or zip code by replacing numbers 1 through 5 with objects such as a pole, a pair of shoes, a tricycle, a car or a glove.
Howard has made a career out of giving speed reading programs to various organizations, Rotary clubs, student groups, high school and college faculty meetings.  He cited many cases of helping young students achieve excellent grades and advanced college degrees at young ages by not only studying hard, but by learning how to read and comprehend at fast speeds.
Howard’s presentation was recorded so you can review his comments.
There being no further business, Chair Norton closed the meeting with the Rotary 4-Way Test.
Warm Soles Program Featured in Tribune
Our Warm Soles cooperative District Grant program was recently featured in the Chicago Tribune. 

Suburban Rotary clubs team up to collect new shoes for children in need

Rotarians from Cook and Lake counties partnered with Operation Warm this month to provide 1,530 pairs of new shoes to area children.

The shoes were delivered to local nonprofit organizations and schools for distribution to families. The 11 participating Rotary clubs gathered Saturday morning at a Northbrook warehouse to pick and pack shoes for Operation Warm’s new Warm Soles program.

“It’s all about the kids, it’s all about taking care of the kids in the area,” said Bill Kolb of Zion, who delivered shoes to northeastern Lake County recipients.

Rotarian Gary Moriello of Northbrook helped deliver shoes to Waukegan.

“We have so much ourselves,” Moriello added, “and then to have a chance to give to somebody else who doesn’t have (new shoes) is a great idea.”

The program was funded from contributions from each participating club and a matching grant by Rotary District 6440 and The Rotary Foundation.

 

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Meeting Assignments
May 20
Thought Tom Evans
Dig-n-GrinJoe Fell
ScribeCarl Yudell
 
May 27
Thought Rich Lalley
Dig-n-GrinTony Kambich
ScribePatti Van Cleave
 
June 3
Thought Greg Nelson
Dig-n-GrinRobert Mardirossian
ScribeKeith Reed
 
 
 
Note:
If you are unable to fulfill your assignment, please find a substitute.
 
 
Meeting Recordings
One of the nice features of meeting virtually is that our meetings can be recorded. This of course depends on your meeting host (me) remembering to start the recording (sometimes I'm a bit late in starting it). 
 
Here are links to view our recent meetings:
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Warm Soles- New Shoes for Kids Living in Need

Our club will be providing brand new shoes to children living in need as part of the Rotary District 6440 Warm Soles project. Each pair of shoes requires $6.50 when match by a Rotary District Grant.  Our goal is to raise $1,000 to provide new shoes to 150 children. Shoes will go to NICASA North Chicago, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and Cool Learning Experience in Waukegan. 

Nearly one in five children live in need. For their families, paying for food, housing, heat and healthcare takes priority. Many children may have to go without the cold weather essentials they need to stay healthy and active. Replacing quickly out-grown shoes can be extremely difficult for low-income and below poverty families.

Make you donation today. 

Speakers
May 20, 2021
Illinois Holocaust Museum
May 27, 2021
Our Place
Jun 03, 2021
Shelter Box program
Jun 10, 2021
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library
Jun 17, 2021
President of the Winnetka Village Council
Jun 24, 2021
Jul 01, 2021
Our 18th District Representative
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Upcoming Events
Rotary Board Meeting
May 20, 2021
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Trivia Night Fundraiser for our Community Grants
Zoom
Jun 04, 2021
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Robert (Bob) Baker
May 3
 
Joe Fell
May 4
 
Barb Tubekis
May 5
 
William (Bill) Johnson
May 9
 
Patti Van Cleave
May 10
 
Sylwia Pacyk
May 14
 
David Grant
May 16
 
Laura Cunningham
May 16
 
Fred Schwimmer
May 18
 
Heidi Sibert
May 21
 
Rick Boerjesson
May 26
 
Bill Boyd
May 28
 
Join Date
Barb Tubekis
May 3, 2012
9 years
 
Sally Gotaas
May 12, 2016
5 years
 
Connie Berman
May 15, 2002
19 years
 
Bill Leske
May 20, 2010
11 years
 
Tom Evans
May 20, 2009
12 years
 
Laura Cunningham
May 24, 2018
3 years
 
Ned Meisner
May 28, 2012
9 years
 
Bob Sanfilippo
May 31, 2018
3 years