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Board Meeting with District Governor
Winnetka Community House
Oct 10, 2019
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
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Nov 16, 2019
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
 
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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
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Speaker on 10/10: Rotary District Governor Suzanne Gibson
Suzanne Gibson has been a member of the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club since 2008.   She has served as President (2012-2013),  International Chair, and Membership Chair.  In 2015 she led a Vocational Training Team to Sumpango, Guatemala.  She served as Assistant Governor to Lake Zurich, Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg A.M.
 
Suzanne received the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club’s President’s Citation for Outstanding Service and Dedication Award (2015- 2016) and the District 6440 Shining Light Award in recognition of humanitarian service (2015). She was Rotarian of the Year (2011) and during her presidency the club received the Presidential Citation.
 
Suzanne  participated in the January 2017 NID in Melegoan, India, Friendship Exchange to South Africa in 2017 and Friendship Exchange to Taiwan in 2018.  At the International Convention in Toronto in 2018 Suzanne and Mark were panelists in the presentation: Fun & Value in Friendship Exchange.
 
Suzanne is a member of the Paul Harris Society and she and Mark are Major Donors.
 
Professionally Suzanne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.         
 
Suzanne enjoys traveling the seven continents, running, walking, golfing, bicycling, reading, genealogy research, and membership in two Toastmasters Clubs.           
 
Suzanne and Mark have been married since 1968 and have made Barrington their home since 1984. They are parents of three children and have two granddaughters.
 
Meeting Recap October 4
President Marie presided and there were 24 members present.  Guests were Assistant Governor Mary Bak, Ann Latinovich (portrait artist with her studio in WCH) and Ron Bernardi.  Rich Lalley gave the thought of the day which was “that the joy of giving lasts longer then the joy of getting”.  Marie then recognized Rich’s contribution to Rotary by awarding him a Paul Harris pin with three rubies which signifies that he has given more the $9000 to Rotary.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Marie referred to a nice thank you note to our Club from the Glencoe Community Garden group for our participation in its recent work project; she reminded us that our District Governor, Suzanne Gibson, will be speaking at our Club meeting October 10 and be attending our Board meeting at 10:30 before the Club meeting; October 19 is a half day District Training session at Harper College for those who want to learn more about Rotary; Robert Mardirossian was celebrating both his 25th Rotary anniversary and his birthday, along with birthday celebrations by Liz Taylor and Brooke Peppey—they were all serenaded with the birthday song; Marie mentioned our October 4th benefit for Operation Warm at the Kenilworth Club starting around 6:30 complete with auction items (Ron Bernardi is our guest auctioneer), a polka band at the beginning before the Pop band is brought on to finish up the night, a catered BBQ dinner from Stormy’s, and we are expecting well over 100 persons to attend;  Rich announced that our Club has the opportunity for good publicity and possibly appearing on WGN by being bell ringers with the Salvation Army during the upcoming holiday out at the Woodfield Mall; Bill Leske said that we will be doing our usual collections at the local train stations on World Polio Day on October 24; Rich mentioned that our Rotary District Conference in Schaumberg next April 24-25 has  a  lineup of super speakers that would be informative for any of us who could attend.
 
HAPPY BUCKS:  Rich contributed for all the hard work Joe Nash and others have done on the Oct. 4th benefit at the Kenilworth Club; Connie Berman contributed because she was recently able to pick up her granddaughter from her first day in kindergarten.
 
DIG N GRIN: Heather Higgins told us about some things that happen when you are working at the local thrift shop including how customers misinterpret the simple concept of 50% off, how some people want to return goods purchased, and one customer who was trying to tell Heather where the Higgins Jewelry store use to be located in Winnetka—and Heather finally exclaimed to him that she knew where it was because she “was Heather Higgins”!
 
SPEAKER DEDE KERN, MANAGER OF NEW TRIER EXTENSION: DeDe gave an energetic and informative presentation on the New Trier Extension which is independent from the school and is celebrating 80 years in existence, one of the oldest  programs of its kind on the North Shore.  DeDe has been with the Extension for 5 years, but before that she was with the Winnetka Park District for 19 years and the Northfield Park District for 2 years. She described the purpose of the Extension as a premier community education program that provides lifelong learning opportunities for adults and youths of the community.  It offers programs mainly during the evening hours and primarily at New Trier West facilities, but it also uses other locations such as New Trier East, Am Yisrael Synagogue, Dammrich Rowing Center in Skokie, Northfield Park District, North Shore United Methodist Church in Glencoe, the Music Institute in Northfield and the Wilmette Community Recreation Center.  It does not receive taxpayer money but gets its revenues mostly from student fees, which range from $35 to $110 per subject.  For the Fall session, the Extension has over 4000 students enrolled, 67 instructors and 514 different subjects.  Examples of classes are Healthy Living, Art, Bridge, Mah Jongg, Culinary, Dance, Financial Planning, Fitness, Languages, Music, Rowing, Technology and Writing.
 
75% of the registration is done online which can be done by going to ntx203.net, download the PDF version of the catalog for the term desired, and click the red “register button” beneath each course desired.  People from outside the New Trier District and Township are welcomed to attend these courses on the same basis as residents.
 
After a short Q & A session, the meeting was adjourned at its usual time.
 
Meeting Assignments
October 10
GreeterChuck Norton
Dig-n-GrinGreg Nelson
Thought Joe Nash
Sgt-at-ArmsTom Nash
ScribePatti Van Cleave
 
October 17
GreeterFelicia O'Malley
Dig-n-GrinLee Padgitt
Thought Keith Reed
Sgt-at-ArmsBrooke Peppey
ScribeJohn Thomas
 
October 24
GreeterBob Sanfilippo
Dig-n-GrinFred Schwimmer
Thought Heidi Sibert
Sgt-at-ArmsPeter Skalski
ScribeCarl Yudell
Please find a substitute if you are unable to fulfill your assignment. Sgt-at-arms helps set up and store our stuff, please come 15 minutes early and be prepared to stay a few minutes after the meeting; Greeter greets and announces names of visiting Rotarians and guests; Thought of the Day can be spontaneous or read from a script; Dig 'n Grin can make us laugh or think seriously.
 
 
New Application Form for 2019-2020 WNRC Charitable fund grants is now available.
The Club Foundation Board has approved new guidelines to apply for grants, and a 'Grant Request Form' which can be found on our Club Website at https://wnrotary.org   Look in the lower left hand column under the heading 'Download Files' or find the 'Grant Request Form' by link here:
 
 
The deadline to apply for the 2019-2020 grants is November 30, 2019. Recipients are eligible for only two awards within a three-year period. Our recipients will be restricted to organizations that are (1) located in the Metro Chicago area; (2) have an annual expense budget of $1 million or less; and (3) have a specific project or program that is the subject of the request that must fall within the area of funding determined for the year. This year our area of funding will focus on providing services to or for children’s education and/or health; Awards will be made in March, 2020.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Brooke Peppey
October 4
 
Join Date
Denise Dubravec
October 1, 2013
6 years
 
Robert (Bob) Baker
October 1, 1987
32 years
 
Joe Nash
October 4, 2012
7 years
 
Felicia O'Malley
October 5, 2017
2 years
 
Crystal LeRoy
October 11, 2018
1 year
 
Greg Nelson
October 20, 2016
3 years