I am board certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine.
I practice as a primary care physician in Lincolnwood, working for Northshore since October 2017. Prior to that, I was in private practice since 2004 in Hoffman Estates, IL. I reside there with my wife and twin boys currently.
I have a degree in biomedical engineering as an undergrad, afterwards I completed my medical education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and went to residency at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital.
I enjoy teaching patients about prevention and healthy lifestyle, giving alternatives to medication where possible.
I see families of all ages in my practice.
I am currently training in integrative medicine under the guidance of Dr. Leslie Mendoza-Temple and the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
I have a certificate in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Institute of plant-based nutrition.
There were 30 members present, including Jeff Wahl representing the Community House. No guests attended. Thought for the Day was given by Denny Lauer about the importance of being “calm”. Tom Nash presided at his last meeting as our President—his term officially ends July 1. Congratulations to Tom for a very successful year of leading our Rotary Club!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Julie Tye and ArLynn Presser are celebrating their 2nd and 19th years of Rotary membership. Peter Skalski was awarded a Paul Harris pin for his financial support of Rotary. Tom asked for volunteers to sign up to participate in the Rotary’s July 4th parade “march”, which is in the process of being planned. After a show of hands, it was decided to have our July 5th meeting as planned. Mark Kotz is recovering from his recent health problems, but has indicated that he will be retiring from the Club. We will miss not only Mark’s enthusiasm and his presence at our meetings, but his list of “thoughts for the day” and “dig and grins” which he used to fill in frequently for those who missed their meeting “assignments”. Tom announced that due to increased rental fees from the WCH, our dues will be increased from $255 to $270 per quarter (includes lunch) effective July 1st. He also mentioned that there may be a slight increase in our dues to the International Rotary.
HAPPY BUCKS: Dr. John Stone made a very nice donation in announcing that he was retiring from the dental profession. He has been a Rotarian for about 40 years and intends to come back to visit but will eventually retire from the Club. He reported that the rehabbing of his knee is coming along fine and that the toughest thing about this decision is missing the day to day contact with his patients. ArLynn Presser contributed because it appears that the screenplay written about her life may result in a movie within the next couple years. Wes contributed in honor of Eric Birkenstein playing piano before the start of the meeting and recalled how Kal Novak used to play piano before every meeting when he was a Rotarian. Ned Meisner contributed for having experienced an auto accident while visiting his mother in Rhode Island with no one being seriously hurt and for his safe 1000 mile motorcycle ride to visit his Mother.
SPEAKER RICHARD LAIBLE: Richard is an alum of the Second City improv theater and started its corporate program where companies train their managers to better communicate with their colleagues, to feel more comfortable talking “on their feet”, and to learn the technique of effective improvisation. His talk was entitled “Self IMPROVment” which emphasis the importance of “being in the moment, paying attention and agreement” to help people make both their work and home life happier and more productive. Richard started at an early age performing in magic shows and then transformed into a standup comedian. He participated in Second City shows and trained most of those participants who went on to become professional comedians. He emphasized that everyone is expected to “improvise” during their daily life, even if only in casual conversations with the people they have contact with. You need to be a good listener to others in your conversations and be interested in what they have to say rather than be thinking about what you want to say when there’s a pause in the conversation. Other important things to do during conversations is to have eye contact with the others, smile, nod and ask questions about what the others are saying. Richard paired us up for a “mirror” exercise where we had to follow the exact motions of our partner. This required us to pay full attention to the physical movements of others—which is the same thing we should do when we are having verbal conversations with others. At his direction, we all closed our eyes and remained silent for 60 seconds to listen to sounds and our own thoughts without the distraction of outside things in our everyday life. Richard does this every morning to prepare for his day and is in the process of getting into mediation to help him “focus within myself”. Richard gave everyone his email address of Richard@richardlaible.com and invited them to comment on his presentation since he is in the process of developing for other groups this presentation on “self-improvement”. He also announced that he has arranged for a professional standup comic to appear at the Book Stall in Winnetka to help show people the art and importance of improvisation. The evening shows will start July 17th and thereafter be the first Tuesday evening of every month. The charge is $20, which includes a $5 coupon to the book store and a free cocktail. You should call or look for the start times so you can arrive early since the seating area is limited and so far the turnout has been considerable.
Richard's Powerpoint Presentation "Self IMPROVment": Can be found on our website in the left hand column 'Downloads.'
Thank you to the 31 members of our club who donated a total of $11,030 to The Rotary Foundation's Annual Program Fund in the 2017-18 Rotary Year, exceeding our goal of $10,000 and setting a record level of giving!
Please thank these 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*, Gerry Keenan, Mark Kotz, Marie Kuipers,Rich Lalley+, Bill Leske, Robert Mardirossian, Rodger Morris*, Tom Nash, Chuck Norton, Felicia O'Malley, Lee Padgitt, Brooke Peepey, Keith Reed, Randy Reeves, Bob Sanfilippo, Fred Schwimmer+, Heidi Sibert, Peter Skalski, John Thomas,Barb Tubekis, 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.
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 $11,030 in the 2017-18 Rotary Year, reaching our goal of $10,000!
Please thank these 31 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*, Gerry Keenan, Mark Kotz, Marie Kuipers,Rich Lalley+, Bill Leske, Robert Mardirossian, Rodger Morris*, Tom Nash, Chuck Norton, Felicia O'Malley, Lee Padgitt, Brooke Peepey, Keith Reed, Randy Reeves, Bob Sanfilippo, Fred Schwimmer+, Heidi Sibert, Peter Skalski, John Thomas,Barb Tubekis, 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.