The meeting was called to order by both Co-chairs Barb and Patti. There were 17 participants including guests Ron Bernardi and Matt Butler. Matt and Michael Goldenberg are approved to become members at the next meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Liz Taylor is celebrating a birthday; and Robert Mardirossian added together his 28 years as a Rotarian and his 69th birthday to get to 97, which he then rounded up to a $100 contribution to Rotary. It was announced that Amy Skalinder’s father recently passed away. Patti and Bob Baker are going to clean out the Rotary closest at the WCH in case anyone wants to help them. Rich mentioned that the Operation Warm Benefit is only 3 weeks and so far 65 tickets have been sold but he is hoping that can be doubled—there’s lots of great silent/live auction items including dinner at Sophie’s, Bears tickets and a bicycle. Sylwia, Patti and Robert reminded everyone of the Glencoe Garden Club Project which is the first Thursday in October—it includes lunch and takes about 1 ½ hours but bring your own boots and no loafers!!
HAPPY BUCKS; Patti gave since the Northwestern’s upcoming football game against Miami of Ohio is scheduled for 6:30 pm which is after most fans have had their “happy hour”!! Barb was happy to have finally finished preparing her mother-in-law’s home for sale; Tony gave for his grandson getting married—but also mentioned experiencing the “best and worse of times” when he had to attend the funeral of a very close friend and associate.
DIG N GRIN: Fred presented some ”Zen Sarcasm”—Be modest and be proud of it; if everything is coming your way, you must be in the wrong lane; and everyone has photographic memory, it’s just that some of us don’t have the film.
GUEST SPEAKER SYLWIA PACYK, CLUB MEMBER AND ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGER OF NORTHVIEW BANK & TRUST IN NORTHFIELD:
At the start of her presentation Sylwia passed out a 24 page FDIC PARTICIPANT GUIDE entitled “Protecting Your Identity and Other Assets.” Sylwia also prepared a summary for use by our Rotary members in protecting their identities and other assets; the summary is divided & copied into the next two Bulletin stories this week.
The members engaged in a very informative discussion after Sylwia’s presentation, after which Barb adjourned the meeting with the recitation of the Rotary 4 Way Test.
Being aware of risks to your assets prepares you to take steps to reduce those risks.
Be careful with personal information. Do not share your passwords with friends and family. Pay attention to the email where is it coming from and do not open attachment from someone you do not know. Use on line banking for paperless statements. Make sure to keep your check book and credit card information away from family members or people who come to your house. Do not press text messages from your credit company, always call to verify it first.
Ways criminals can steal your identity:
Phishing- trick you in to giving personal information, often through email
Vishing- phishing by phone
Smishing- phishing by text message
Spear phishing – targeted phishing to groups that have something in common. Emails are send from companies that people trust and they are from criminals who are trying to get personal information
Pharming – fake websites that appear legitimate
Skimming – stealing credit card or debit card numbers by using special device they hide in ATM or point of sale machines.
Social media scamming- when criminals trick people into giving them personal information on the social media sites. Do not share anything on Facebook like DOB, where you live, vacation you are on, pet names.
You can also place seven year extended fraud report on your credit reporting agencies Equifax, TransUnion, Experian.
You can also place freeze on credit report on website ftc.gov
Call real estate company before sending wire that came to your email. Always double verify wires because when they go out it is hard to get them back.
Fraud is rising with post office checks. There were instances that checks were washed and maker name was changed to cash those checks for a higher amount. Customer accounts were compromised and money was stolen.
Positive pay is great for businesses to get protected from fraud.
A team of local citizens is throwing a benefit party to support the Operation Warm program of the Rotary Club of Winnetka-Northfield. This will be the fourth time in five years for this fun event that brings warmth, confidence and hope to Chicago area children living in need with the gift of a brand new winter coat.
The party will be held at Valley Lo Club in Glenview on Friday October 14 and features the soulful music of Gerald McClendon- “The Soulkeeper.” A buffet dinner will be served with a cash bar. A silent and live auction will enable attendees to acquire great items while supporting this important cause.
“Our club has partnered with Operation Warm since 2009 to bring new coats to thousands of Chicago area children,” said Barb Tubekis, Co-President of the club. “We are so grateful for the support of the community, especially the team of volunteers who plan this annual party that allows us to serve more children.”
“When I told my friends about our Rotary Club’s annual Operation Warm project, they immediately wanted to help.” Said Joe Nash. “They especially liked that many of these coats are given to children at neighborhood libraries, thereby connecting families with the great resources they offer.”
Tickets to the party may be purchased at http://tinyurl.com/OWBenefit2022. Donations may also be made. $20 provides a high-quality, brand-new coat to Chicago are child living in need.
Event sponsors include the New Trier Rotary Clubs- Glencoe, Wilmette, Wilmette Harbor, Winnetka-Northfield; Joe Nash of @Properties, VJ Killian Co, North Shore Community Bank, One80o, Sunset Foods, Mitch Kielser, Chuck Norton & Carole Barthel, Fred & Ellie Schwimmer, Nora Costello and the Kemper Educational & Charitable Foundation.
The Event Committee: Victoria Adams, Ron Bernardi, Laura Chaveriat, Mary Cooper, Nora Costello, Enza Fragassi, Melinda Harmon, Muffy Hostetler, Amelia Katz, Mike Kelly, Mitch Kielser, Rich Lalley, Joe Nash, Kelly Nash, Jackie Satherlie, JR Scassellati, and Wendy Sorrentino.
1. Call to Action! The New Trier Township food pantry needs our support. The pantry is low on essential items that support Township residents and workers. We will be collecting non perishable food items and hygiene supplies at each Thursday meeting. Donations can also be dropped off at the Community House every other day of the week. This service project will run through the end of September. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever that we support and uplift one another.
2. Additional items that we will be collecting at each Thursday meeting are pop tabs from aluminum cans and bread clips. The pop tabs will be donated to Ronald Mcdonald House for recycling and they go towards offsetting the costs of helping children and their families.
The bread clips will be donated to 'Scarcely Resourced' who will be recycling them in partnership with 'Danielle Cares for Chairs'. A few thousand of these bread clips will purchase a wheelchair for a child in need. The bread tags are also now being utilized by a prosthetic clinic to strengthen the molding process of making a prosthesis.
For those of you who wish to support our fellow Rotarian Sam Badger in his time of loss, please consider making memorial gifts in Nancy's honor (Nancy Mack Badger) to either of these organizations:
• The Mesulam Center c/o Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E. Superior Street, 9th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611or at feinberg.northwestern.edu/giving or by calling 312-503-8933. The Mesulam Center offers world-renowned dementia and Alzheimers disease research and care on Northwestern's downtown Chicago campus.
• The Winnetka Northfield Rotary Charitable Foundation for its incredible impactful work globally, as you know.
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