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Winnetka Community House
Sep 13, 2018
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Board Meeting wit District Governor
Winnetka Community House
Oct 11, 2018
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Board Meeting
Winnetka Community House
Oct 18, 2018
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Board Meeting
Winnetka Community House
Nov 15, 2018
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
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Aug 23, 2018
Solving Climate Change with a Solution We Can All Like
Aug 30, 2018
How the New tax Laws Effect All of Us, But Do Politicians Understand Any of It?
Sep 06, 2018
What it's like to be a Rotary District Governor
Sep 13, 2018
Club Assembly
Sep 20, 2018
Lake Michigan Beach Erosion
Sep 27, 2018
Federal Judicial Confirmations
Oct 04, 2018
Chicago CRED
Oct 11, 2018
Official Visit
Oct 18, 2018
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Winnetka-Northfield
Service Above Self
We meet Thursdays at 12:15 PM
Winnetka Community House
620 Lincoln Avenue
Tyrrell Room (winter) 111A (summer)
Winnetka, IL  60093
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Speaker on August 23: Mike Zanillo

Mike Zanillo is the Illinois State Coordinator for Illinois for the Citizens Climate Lobby.  Mike is a retired Information Technology executive from prior positions with McDonalds Corporation and Motorola.  Mike was also the Chief Information Officer for WMS Gaming and Rexnord Inc..    Mike’s education includes a degree in Economics from the University of Chicago and attended graduate level business school programs with Loyola and Northern Illinois University.

Climate Change has been called ’NOT the BIGGEST challenge of OUR time, but, the BIGGEST challenge of ALL time’.

The topic of Climate Change can be confusing to many. Often, there is uncertainty of what Climate Change is, what are its effects and what can be done about it.

Do you want to know:

• How will climate change impact Illinois and the Midwest ?

• What climate solutions exist ?

• What actions can ordinary citizens take to ensure a stable climate in the future ?

Citizens Climate Lobby is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change.  Many lawmakers, economists and scientists agree there is a policy that is best first step for fighting Climate Change.   The policy has growing bi-partisan support among Democrats and Republicans.  The benefits of the policy are viewed as:

  • A non-partisan, market-based, no-regulation approach
  • Very effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 50% !
  • Friendly to the economy, grows 2.8 M jobs and $ 1.3 T in GDP
  • Fair by not placing a burden on those least able to afford it

Solving Climate Change is possible if we tell our elected officials to act now !

Recap of August 16
There were 31 members present and 3 guests: Pat Groenewold from the Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates Club; Mike Shelton’s son, Steven; and Brian Schiller was the representative from the Winnetka Community House.
Birthdays celebrated were David Birkenstein and John Thomas.  Sam Badger was congratulated on his 5th year in the Club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: On September 13th, we will have our annual Club Assembly meeting in lieu of a speaker that day.  Sign up sheets were available for volunteers to sign up for the September 15th Winnetka Farm Market duty. Instead of collecting money at the local train stations on Rotary’s World Wide Polio Day, we will be participating in the International Rotary’s World Polio Day Competition which will be giving a $500 prize to a Rotary Club for the “best project” and for the “most innovative project” which improves the quality of water and/or level of awareness of need to improve water quality in our communities.  Entries from the Clubs must be received by 12/1/2018 and the winners will be notified by 2/1/2019. Barb Tubekis’ event Make a Difference Day” is scheduled for October 27, 2018. A Rotary Club survey will be coming out to members by the end of this month. The New Trier Swing Choir will be appearing again at our meeting on 12/13/2018, thanks to Wes Baumann. August is “membership month” in Rotary and we should be bringing potential members to lunch during the month and 1000 Paul Harris points will be awarded members who are able to sponsor new members during the month. New member Rick Borjesson announced that he will be presenting a program at the Winnetka Community House on September 10th at 1:00 pm on “improving your posture for Life”.  Rick is originally from Sweden and has recently opened his Chiropractic office in Winnetka.  Dr. Rick has helped thousands of patients of all ages, including Olympic and NHL players, to  achieve better health through his core concept of “eat well, move well, think positive and sleep well” for a balanced lifestyle.
HAPPY BUCKS: ArLynn Presser donated for our Club having someone from the “Gifts for Adoptions” charity give a recent presentation and then inviting ArLynn to serve on its Board; Lee Padgett gave due to a membership decision the Club made a few years ago; Greg Nelson gave to celebrate his son and daughter in law, Bill and Jennifer Nelson, finishing two years of  missionary service at a hospital in Liberia where Bill did accounting and finance work and Jennifer supervised and trained others in the hospital’s emergency room—plus they helped build a home for widows and abused women and worked on children outreach programs; Tony gave in honor of our guest Pat Groenenwold who was administrative assistant to our International President and went to Africa with Tony on a Rotary project; Ned Meisner gave for the honor of enjoying the company of Tony and Wes Baumann on a recent visit to Naples, Florida; Rich gave for the privilege of hearing Aretha Franklin sing in person and for the musical  talents she shared with the entire world during her lifetime; Robert Mardirossian gave to thank Wes Baumann for getting the N.T. Swing Choir to return to entertain at our December meeting; Barb Tubekis gave for her being able to celebrate a recent wedding anniversary twice this month since she was married to her husband on two different days  in two different churches.
 “dig and grin”  Rich Lalley asked:  what did a buffalo say to his son leaving home for his first day of school--Bison!
SPEAKER JERRY EVANS, DTM:  Jerry is the head of the Awards Company in Schaumburg after having a 25 year career in sales and marketing.  He is an advocate for effective pubic speaking and has been very active in several Toastmasters programs.  He was selected as the Distinguished Toastmaster of the Year in 2011, which is the highest level achievable in these programs. He was accompanied by his colleague, Michelle Wang, another business consultant.
    Jerry covered his 3 keys to improve our communication ability: ACT, which stands for “Attitude determines altitude”—(we all do public speaking but about 75% don’t like to do it); “Commitment” to be “present” during your communication (it’s more than just trying to communicate, either you ”do or do not” communicate effectively); and “Training” (you have to step out of your comfort zone and continue to improve your communication skills).
   Jerry explained the joint project between Rotary and the Toastmasters Club. The theme is “Be The Inspiration”.  It is an effort to encourage all members of both groups to work for change of “self, community, and world”. Both organizations have been around for a long time (114 and 94 years, respectively, for Rotary and Toastmasters) and represent all kinds of people all over the world. Jerry will be visiting Rotary Clubs to publicize this partnership and the purpose thereof.  He said that everyone can improve their communication skills  by 1) assessing your communication skills; 2) crafting your message to inform and move your listeners; 3) delivering the message the best way possible and be sure to supplement power point presentations, which by themselves are often ineffective; and 4) keep honing your communication skills.
 
Meeting Assignments
August 23
GreeterChristina Gikas
Dig-n-GrinTony Kambich
Thought Gerry Keenan 
Sgt-at-ArmsDenny Lauer
ScribeWes Baumann
 
August 30
GreeterRich Lalley
Dig-n-GrinRobert Mardirossian
Thought Ned Meisner
Sgt-at-ArmsJoe Nash
ScribeKeith Reed
 
September 6
GreeterChuck Norton
Dig-n-GrinTom Nash
Thought Greg Nelson
Sgt-at-ArmsLee Padgitt
ScribeJohn Thomas
 
 
Record Giving to The Rotary Foundation!

Thank you to the 33 members of our club who donated a total of $11,430 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*, Heather Higgins, Tony Kambich*, Gerry Keenan, Mark Kotz, Marie Kuipers, Rich Lalley+, Denny Lauer, Bill LeskeRobert Mardirossian, Rodger Morris*, Tom Nash, Chuck Norton, Felicia O'Malley, Lee Padgitt, Brooke Peppey, 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.
  • Charity Navigator gives The Rotary Foundation its highest “Four Star” rating, giving it a score 100 out of 100.
  • The Association of Fundraising Professionals named The Rotary Foundation the World's Outstanding Foundation of 2016!
  • 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.

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Trees that Feed and Sustain Families in Haiti
 
A proposed Rotary Foundation Global Grant Project
 
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. 
 
       
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
David Birkenstein
August 19
 
John Thomas
August 21
 
Randy Reeves
August 28
 
Join Date
Brooke Peppey
August 1, 1996
22 years
 
Louise Holland
August 1, 1998
20 years
 
Peter Skalski
August 1, 1992
26 years
 
Samuel Badger
August 22, 2013
5 years