Rotary Bulletin March 27 (Mar. 19, 2025)

Meeting Notes March 20

Posted by Patti Van Cleave

President Rich called the meeting to order at 12:17pm.

Thought: Tony shared a thought of gratitude for awaking each day.

Rich led us in the Pledge.

Guest: Carole Barthel, wife of Chuck Norton

Announcements:

--There will be a meeting at RI in Evanston on April 4 about the Strategic Planning process. All are welcome.

--District 6440 meeting on April 5 at Harper College.

--Our Moroccan GG is getting closer to our fundraising goal of $100K. We still need DDF funds and some cash. Patti volunteered to bring a cake to celebrate when we reach our goal.

--Barb shared that Ellie Schwimmer told her that Fred LOVES phone calls. Please call!

--Barb also shared that our service project with Wilmette and Evanston Lighthouse Rotary is on April 1 at 6:00PM at St. Joe’s church, corner of Ridge and Lake. We will be packing meals for Connections for the Homeless.

Happy Bucks

--Bob was happy that on St. Patrick’s Day, the Tubekises brought them a full Irish meal.

--Tony was happy that he and Carolyn are going to St. Maarten next week.

DigNGrin:

--Bob shared some funny quotes.

Program:

Chamber Director and Club member Terry Dason updated us on all that is going on in Winnetka, Northfield and Glencoe.

President Rich adjourned the meeting at 1:30.

Support The Rotary Foundation!

At the March 6 meeting, Rich Lalley presented an overview of the work of our two foundations- the Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Foundation (WNRCF) and The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International. You can review that presentation here.

The club's board has set a goal of achieving 100% participation in supporting TRF this Rotary Year. To reach this goal, every active member needs to donate a minimum of $25 to The Rotary Foundation. You can do this online by clicking here.

We also aspire to be a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club. For member who are not yet a Paul Harris Fellow, once your donation level reaches $250 and you have made a contribution this year, our club will celebrate you with a Paul Harris Fellow Award.

We appreciate all of our members who have contributed generously to The Rotary Foundation and to our club's WNRCF foundation. Thank you!

Paul Harris Fellows

Bob Baker, Wes Baumann, David Birkenstein*, Moha Boucha, Debra Campbell, Ken Drummet, Tom Evans, David Grant*, Tony Kambich*, Marie Kuipers, Rich Lalley, Bill Leske, Robert Mardirossian, Ned Meisner, Chuck Norton, Lee Padgitt, ArLynn Presser, Fred Schwimmer*, Heidi Sibert, Peter Skalski, Liz Taylor, Barb Tubekis, Patti Van Cleave.

Bold indicates donation made this Rotary Year. * indicates Major Donor.

Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Club Creating a Women's Clothing Cooperative in Morocco

The Rotary Club of Winnetka-Northfield is teaming up with The Rotary Foundation and the Rotary Club of Rabat in the capital city of Morocco to establish a women's clothing cooperative in the village of Tomoulilt. This will be a project funded in part with a Rotary Foundation Global Grant (GG#2571461).

The program's objectives are to:

Create a revenue-generating cooperative run by stakeholders of village women/girls;
Empower women to run and manage a long-term sustainable and profitable business operation.

The project funds new equipment and training for the cooperative's participants. Training will encompass technical use of the equipment, entrepreneurial skills, business planning and management, sales and marketing planning, and financial management. The program's vision is to create a self-sustaining long term business enterprise for the participating women in Timoulilt.

Overall program budget is $100,000. The club is seeking cash and District Designated Funds (DDF) support from Rotary Clubs and Districts.

For more information, contact Club Co-President Moha Bouacha at m_bouacha@yahoo.com. Cash contributions may be made online by clicking here.

Meeting Assignments

Posted by David Grant

March 27

Greeter	Chuck Norton
Thought & Sgt.	Robert Mardirossian
Dig-n-Grin	Bill Leske
Scribe	Amy Skalinder

April 3

Greeter	Liz Taylor
Thought & Sgt.	Heidi Sibert
Dig-n-Grin	Lee Padgitt
Scribe	David Grant

April 10

Greeter	Thomas Applegate
Thought & Sgt.	Michael Ambrose
Dig-n-Grin	Barb Tubekis
Scribe	Patti Van Cleave

If you are unable to fulfill your assignment, please find a substitute.

Rotary Mental Health Initiatives

The District 6440 Task Force on Mental Health Initiatives is proud to announce a series of monthly speakers on mental health topics.

ALL presentations will be made on ZOOM, a different topic on the first Monday of each month from 12:00 - 12:30.

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ROTARIANS AND NON-ROTARIANS, and there is no charge.

We have changed the reservation process-no advance reservation needed. Here's the new information:

https://rotary6440.org/sitepage/mental-health-task-force/calendar-monthly-speakers

Upcoming speakers are listed below:

3/3/25 - Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook

4/7/25 - John Kilner, PhD will speak on peace of mind by creating Advance Directives. "Access to Medical Decision Making"

5/5/25 - Tish Rudnicki, MSW, Executive Director of North Shore Senior Center. "Issues of Aging"

6/2/25 - Erin Tegge, LCSW, PEER Services. "Substance Use, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery"