Co-President Moha chaired the meeting.

 

Guests: Mary Birkenstein is David’s guest.  Patti brought Christina Coda.  Heidi brought two associates from James Martin Associates: Sarah Weber and Mary Kate Solymossy.Robyn Gabel’s Chief of Staff, Diane Goldrin, accompanied her to the meeting.

 

Announcements:  

June 25 is the installation of new Club officers and board members.

July 17 is the Club fundraiser at Valley Lo.

 

Today’s Speaker:   Robyn Gabel has represented the people of the 18th house district since 2010.  In 2023, Rep. Gabel was appointed Majority Leader by Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.  Robyn serves as the Chair of the Rules committee, Co-Chair of the Medicaid Working Group and is on the Budget Negotiating Team.  Nationally, she is a member of the Great Lakes Legislative Caucus of the Council of State Government and served as the Chair from 2020-2022.  Before joining the legislature, Rep. Gabel was the Executive Director of EverThrive from 1988 to 2010, a non-profit that advocates for increased health care resources for women, children, and families. She has a BA from Beloit College, an MSPH from the University of Illinois Chicago – School of Public Health and an MJ in Health Law from Loyola University Chicago.

 

Robyn shared a list of Federal cutbacks to the State of Illinois.  Despite the cutbacks, next year’s state budget will increase 4% from $53 billion to $55 billion.  Legislators have still not addressed plans for transportation and energy challenges in the budget.

Here is the log-in info for today's Rotary meeting. Meeting starts at 12:15, with people beginning to gather around noon.

 

The Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Club is collaborating with the Wilmette and Evanston Lighthouse clubs to prepare bagged lunches for Connections for the Homeless once a month, on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00PM. Location is St. Joseph's church at Lake and Ridge in Wilmette. 

 

We ask club members to sign up here: 

 

We look forward to your participation in this hands-on project to help the clients of Connections. 

 

Questions? Contact Patti. 

The project funds new equipment and training for the cooperative's participants. Training will encompass technical use of the equipment, entrepreneurial skills, business planning and management, sales and marketing planning, and financial management. The program's vision is to create a self-sustaining long term business enterprise for the participating women in Timoulilt. 

 

Overall program budget is $100,000. The club is seeking cash and District Designated Funds (DDF) support from Rotary Clubs and Districts.  

 

For more information, contact Club Co-President Moha Bouacha at m_bouacha@yahoo.com. Cash contributions may be made online by clicking here. 

 

 

 

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