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February 25 | Community House Matz Hall
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Meeting Notes February 9
Patti led today’s meeting. She wished Pat O’Day Happy Birthday at his home in California, and congratulated Tom Nash on his 9th anniversary in Rotary.
 
Announcements:  
  • Please consider donating to Reba Place (story in this bulletin).
  • Our Rotary District 6440 is suggesting that Rotarians support Shelterbox if you want to help victims of the earthquake in Turkey.Our Club has a pledge to pledge to Shelterbox to support Don Crost’s Little Blue Truck trip from Florida to Evanston.
  • Heidi reminded us that Kids Against Hunger is on Saturday, 2/25 in Matz Hall at the WCH. She thanked her committee members for the great job organizing this year.There will be a total of 256 volunteers working shifts that Saturday:1st shift starts at 8:30 am; 2nd shift 11:00am; third shift at 2:00pm.
Happy Bucks:
  • Barb compliments the lunch from Little Honeycomb, which will be providing the lunch at each meeting in February.
Dig N Grin:   Bill Leske proved his skill as a lexophile with classics like:
1. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
2. Police were called to a day care, where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
3. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all right now.
4. The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference.
 
Speaker:  Jennifer Bishop Jenkins grew up very close to the Winnetka Community House.  Her family lived just blocks away, and Jennifer’s mother, Joyce Bishop, was the Facilities Manager for the WCH for 20 years, and worked with Tony Kambich.  Their family experienced tragedy when Jenifer’s sister, Nancy Bishop Langert, along with her husband Richard and their unborn child, were murdered in Winnetka, Illinois in 1990.  Jennifer has been active in many groups which advocate for the issues involved such events.  She was the Director of the Illinois chapter of Marcy’s Law (requiring victim notification), and has a national profile on behalf of other issues.  Jennifer also has a national profile in the dog grooming industry, and she is the owner of Love Fur Dogs in Hubbard Woods.
Reba House
Evanston Lighthouse invites you to join us in supporting individuals who have moved from homelessness to stable housing at Reba Place Development Corp., a developer of Affordable Housing in Evanston and a beneficiary of our club’s Taste of Evanston Fundraiser. 
 
Often, newly housed individuals arrive with minimal belongings – lacking essentials such as bedding, towels, and kitchen utensils.
 
An Amazon Gift List has been developed and ordering is very simple.  Just click on this link to go to the Reba Place Amazon Gift List.  Click on the listing for your preferred gift item, check out and your purchase will be shipped directly to the Reba Place administrator who will give the item(s) to the resident.  Reba Place is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
 
Items include:   
$20 – $50 range: towel sets, bathmats, shower curtain, pillows, dinnerware sets. 
$50 - $100 range: bedding (comforter, sheets), mattresses, mattress frames and cookware.
 
If you have any questions about the ordering process, contact Bruce Baumberger at gov.bruce@gmail.com
 
Please share this opportunity with your club members.  And, thank you for joining us in supporting those experiencing homelessness and our advocacy in support of increased Affordable Housing.
 
Ann Weatherhead
Housing Committee Chair
Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club
Meeting Assignments
February 16
Greeter & Sgt.Lee Padgitt
Thought Chuck Norton
Dig-n-GrinSylwia Pacyk
ScribeDavid Grant
 
February 23
Greeter & Sgt.Bob Sanfilippo
Thought Fred Schwimmer
Dig-n-GrinHeidi Sibert
ScribeKeith Reed
 
March 2
Greeter & Sgt.Liz Taylor
Thought Amy Skalinder
Dig-n-GrinPeter Skalski
ScribeDavid Grant
 
If you are unable to fulfill your assignment, please find a substitute.
 
 
Speakers
Feb 16, 2023
Feb 23, 2023
C24/7 Father's Arms Ministries
Mar 02, 2023
Moral Injury, Moral Distress, Moral Decision Making
Mar 09, 2023
Retired Chicago Alderman, 11th District
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Upcoming Events
Kids Against Hunger
Community House, Matz Hall
Feb 25, 2023
 
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Bulletin Editor
David Grant
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Patrick (Pat) O'Day
February 12
 
Jeanne Beckman
February 23
 
Felicia O'Malley
February 24
 
Join Date
Thomas Nash
February 13, 2014
9 years
 
Rick Boerjesson
February 22, 2018
5 years