At this week's meeting we will do our annual grocery packing for our 'Share Your Bounty campaign that provides bags of groceries to families living in transitional housing with Good News Partners.
Visiting Rotarians: Two guests from the Wilmette Club: Kurt Zollar, and Mariana Al Far
Guests: Karen Templeton Fell
Club Anniversaries: Rich Lalley 17 years, David Birkenstein 12 years
Announcements:
Celebrating Veterans Day, Greg thanked the current members of our Club who are Veterans: Rodger Morris, Peter Skalski, Sam Badger, Tony Kambich, Fred Schwimmer, and Joe Fell.
Fred Schwimmer acknowledged our member Sam Badger as a Silver Star Veteran, and he encouraged us to read an article about Sam in the current Winnetka-Kenilworth Living Magazine.
Robert Mardirossian thanked his wife M for her service in the Marines.
Moha presented Fred Schwimmer with a thank you gift from the Belvidere, IL Rotary Club for his assistance with their project in Morroco.
Speaker: Gina Gooden is the President of the League of Women Voters of Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth. She outlined the steps the League follows to advocate for political issues. Her involvement with the League started with a passion for local issues. She led a hearty discussion about the nature of how the League does not want to be seen as partisan.
John's service to Rotary and the community is something he always treasured. He will be missed by many. Thoughts and prayers for the John Thomas family.
The Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Charitable Foundation annually provides monetary grants to organizations that further Rotary’s mission to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace.
Applications are accepted each year from October through December. Grant awards are announced in March by our board. Grants range in size from $500 to $5,000, averaging between $1,000 and $2,000. Recipients are eligible for only two awards within a three year period.
Areas of Focus: Our Board is open to reviewing grant applications from any 501(c)(3) organization that has a club member sponsor. Preference will be given to organizations that meet one or more of the following criteria:
· Support people living in need in Chicagoland
· Have operating budgets under $1 million
· Request funding for programs, not general operating expenses
While these areas of focus will guide the board’s decision making, the board may award grants to organizations that meet none of this criteria but have a strong club sponsor and compelling case for support.
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).
