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Upcoming Events
Installation Dinner with New Trier Rotary Clubs
Winnetka Community House
Jun 19, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
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Speakers
Jun 13, 2019
Alan Steiner
What We Should Know about Music and interactive musical presentation
Jun 19, 2019
District Governor Elect Suzzane Gibson
Installation Dinner with New Trier Rotary Clubs
Jun 27, 2019
Carolyn Birkenstein
Spectrum, 5G and the wireless world
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Every Rotarian Every Year

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Club Information
WELCOME TO OUR CLUB! CELEBRATING 95 YEARS OF SERVICE. COME JOIN US CONNECTING FOR GOOD.
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
United States of America
Email:
info@wnrotary.org
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Stories
Speaker on June 13: Alan Steiner
Meeting Recap June 6
Posted by Carl Yudell
In Bill Leske's absence, Marie Kuipers chaired the meeting.  24 members attended today’s meeting.  Guests were Emma Kunin from Winnetka Youth Organization, Mary Bak from the Glenview Sunrise Club and Assistant District Governor, and Ron Bernardi from the Northbrook Club. 
 
Happy Birthday: greetings were due Connie Berman on June 7.  Pat O’Day celebrated his 40th anniversary as a Rotarian on June 1.
 
Announcements:
  • Marie Kuipers thanked Ron Bernardi, Laura Cunningham and all the other helpers at the spring benefit.
  • Felicia O’Malley reminded us of Eastgate Capital Advisors event at Michigan Shores that evening on “Everything you always wanted to know about Retirement**but didn’t want to ask.”
Happy Bucks:
  •   Wes Baumann gave $15, $5 for each Cardinals win over the Cubs last weekend
  •   David Birkenstein visited Keith Reed.  He is doing well and looking forward to attending meetings before the end of June.
  •   Ron Bernardi said the spring Hoedown was one of best events he has ever attended.
  •   Mary Bak said the district is here to help.  Club Runner is available and has great functionality.
  •   Tony Kambich, Barb Tubekis, Robert Mardirossian all gave thanks to Marie Kuipers, Ron Bernardi and all the other helpers for a terrific event.
Dig and Grin:  Eric Birkenstein acknowledging the upcoming Father’s Day entertained us with corny father jokes.
 
Our speaker was Ethan Holland from the Gun Crimes Strategies Unit (GCSU) of the State’s Attorney Office.   Ethan has been prosecutor for the last 20 years.  Certain people in Chicago are driving the violence in the city.  45% of the shootings are occurring in the 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 15th districts.  The GCSU was created for the prosecutors to “fish with spears instead of nets” to apprehend and put away these known violent offenders.
 
20 years ago there were large defined gangs such as the Latin Kings and the Gangster Disciples.  Now everything has splintered.  Every block seems to have its own gang warring with other gangs and within its own gang.  20 years ago, a gang war was a noted departure from standard operations.  Today there is a constant war.
 
The police in response have created Strategic Decision Support Centers.  These centers monitor both public and private cameras all over the city using both computers and personnel.  When a shot is fired in the city, the police immediate know the location and have pictures of the incident as well as possible witnesses. 
 
The police are also monitoring social media.  Surprisingly, these violent offenders like to boast on social media of their exploits.
 
The purpose of the GCSU is to gear up and prosecute all of these violent offenders using all the resources of the police, the prosecutor’s office and the State of Illinois.  They intend to be relentless and make it known on the street that they are and will be relentless.
 
Meeting Assignments
Posted by David Grant
June 13
GreeterLee Padgitt
Dig-n-GrinBrooke Peppey
Thought Keith Reed
Sgt-at-ArmsRandy Reeves
ScribeKeith Reed
 
June 19 - Wednesday Installation Dinner
GreeterBob Sanfilippo
Dig-n-GrinLiz Taylor
Thought Heidi Sibert
Sgt-at-ArmsTodd Stephens
ScribeJohn Thomas
 
June 27
GreeterPeter Skalski
Dig-n-GrinBarb Tubekis
Thought Rebecca Wolf
Sgt-at-ArmsJohn Thomas
ScribePatti Van Cleave
 
 
 
 
Every Rotarian Every Year- Support The Rotary Foundation- Club Update
Posted by Richard (Rich) Lalley on May 30, 2019

As the 2018-19 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 a bit over one month to go, our club members have donated a total of $5,616 in the 2018-19 Rotary Year, 40% of our goal this year of $10,000. 

Please thank these 18 Rotarians for already making their annual contribution, especially those in bold who are Paul Harris Fellows:

Wes Baumann, Sam Badger*+, Connie Berman, David Birkenstein*+, Rik Boerjesson, David Grant*, Heather Higgins, Tony Kambich, Rich Lalley+,  Robert Mardirossian, Rodger Morris*, Lee Padgitt, Fred Schwimmer+ , Heidi Sibert, Peter Skalski, Barb Tubekis, Patty 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 Farm to Table eco-agribusiness project in Ecuador, the water and sanitation projects we helped fund for schools in Guatemala and Kenya, and the digital x-ray/community health clinic project organized by District 6440. This year, we received over $3,500 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 or from your checking account, 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.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Connie Berman
June 7
 
Join Date
Patrick (Pat) O'Day
June 1, 1979
40 years
 
Rob Bahan
June 15, 2015
4 years
 
Keith Reed
June 20, 2013
6 years
 
Rebecca Wolf
June 20, 2013
6 years
 
William (Bill) Johnson
June 24, 1999
20 years
 
Wes Baumann
June 27, 1985
34 years
 
Kristen Jasinski
June 29, 2013
6 years