President-Elect Debra Campbell opened the meeting and welcomed everyone in the absence of current President Ken Drummet. For our thought for the day, Moha Bouacha asked everyone to observe a moment of silence to remember Fred Schwimmer, who passed away last weekend.
Patti reminded everyone that June 2 is our next date to pack lunches for Connections for the Homeless. It’s a lot of fun with great camaraderie, and we’d love to see some new faces this time around!
Visiting Rotarian Don Crost from the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary and past president of this club was here to share information on a raffle – they are raffling a car this year! The raffle is limited to 100 people, and the ticket is $1,000 for a chance to win a Volkswagen Tiguan or $30,000. All are invited to participate – information is on their website.
Happy bucks were shared by Liz Taylor, Robert Mardirossian, and Debra Campbell.
Today’s speakers were “Rotarians Behind the Badge” Bill Leske and Moha Bouacha.
Bill shared memories from his youth, family life, interests, and career – noting that his banking career started as a teller at age 17. He also shared how he came to join Rotary and stories about his Rotary experience over the years.
Moha shared his family background and stories about his youth in Morocco, how he came to the United States, and the experiences he’s had through his career and travels, along with how he came to join Rotary!
Many thanks to both Bill and Moha for sharing their stories!
The meeting concluded with our usual recitation of the Four-Way Test.