Rotary met in person at the Community House today. Donna provided a great box lunch starting at 12:15.
Lee Padgitt provided the Thought of the Day.
President Chuck Norton chaired the meeting commencing at 12:18
Connie Berman had a birthday on June 7th
Visiting Guests: Asst. District Governor: Tamiye Meehan; our new Head W-N Librarian, Monica Dombrowski, and Cam Johnson, the Community House’s new director for Advancement.
Announcements:
Robert Mardirossian thanked everyone for their help and contributions to the Friday June 4 Fund Raiser for the Foundation. We raised $12,000 which was matched by an equal and generous contribution by Fred Schwimmer for a total of $24,000. Robert was touched by everyone’s generosity. Special thanks to Marie Kuipers as co-chair and Sylvia as the winner of the Live Auction trip to the Orlando Marriott given by John Thomas.
Queen Marie (with an appropriate crown) did not have a chance to thank all the Board Members in person for their help last year. She provided medals and knighted Barb Tubekis, David Birkenstein, Peter Skalski, Brooke Peppey, Eric Birkenstein, Rich Lalley, Bill Lesky, John Thomas, Rober Mardirossian, Laura Cunningham and Heidi Silbert.
Queen Marie also granted Paul Harris awards to both Chuck Norton and Fred Schwimmer.
John Thomas next introduced the new Executive Director of the Winnetka-Northfield Library, Monica Dombrowski. Monica brought us up-to-date on all the activities at the Library.
Take Aways:
As of Friday, both branches are now open regular hours.
The library is ramping up its programs starting with Story Time for Children
Monica took over in the middle of the Pandemic coming from Sycamore, Illinois
The Northfield Branch has been reorganized and refreshed
During August-October 2021, the 1950’s windows in the Winnetka Library will be replaced.
This summer there are Summer Reading Challenges (with prizes) for both children and adults.In order to be eligible for the prizes, you need to read (or listen to a book on tape/CD) for 20 minutes /day for 40 of the 60 days of summer.
The parking lot at the Winnetka Library will be improved this summer
Among the presentations, you will find (a) The World of Chocolate Tasting (including free chocolate) June 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm; (b) Growing and Using Corn June 17, 2021 at 7:00 pm; (c) Meet Benjamin Franklin June 28, 2021 at 7:00 pm
The Library is part of the Caucus Survey.Please complete the Survey.The Winnetka-Northfield Library is your library and we want to make it more relevant to you.We can only do that if we know what you want
As the 2020-21 Rotary Year concludes, 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 SHARE Fund.
These gifts support the local and international work of Rotary Clubs and Districts through District and Global Grants. A significant portion of these gifts support projects of our club like our local COVID-19 relief efforts, Kids Against Hunger, and our Ecuador "Farm to Table" Global Grant.
Please thank these 14 Rotarians for already making their annual contribution, especially those in bold who are Paul Harris Fellows:
Bob Baker, Wes Baumann, David Birkenstein*+, Laura Cunningham, Joe Fell, David Grant*, Heather Higgins, Tony Kambich, Rich Lalley*+, Robert Mardirossian, Lee Padgitt, Brooke Peppey,Fred Schwimmer*+, and Patty Van Cleave. * 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 COVID-19 Response efforts, coats for kids, Kids Against Hunger and International grants projects like our Farm to Table eco-agribusiness project in Ecuador, the water and sanitation projects we helped fund for schools in Guatemala and Kenya, and the digital x-ray/community health clinic project organized by District 6440. This year, we received $3,600, and next year we will can receive $3,672. 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 send a check to “WNRCF” (mark TRF in the memo line) to our club, c/o Bob Baker at Killian Plumbing at 933 Green Bay Rd, Winnetka 60093; 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 or from your checking account, 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.
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).