A Really Good (Arlington) Rotary Impression
Posted by RPJr
on May 28, 2015
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Induction
It was a pleasure for your "Cub Reporter" to have a guest today...because the spirit of Rotary Fellowship and Service was very much present. The experience made the visitor think it would be good to join the club.
President Linda Borton inducted former member Del Bloom into the club, with the pinning being done by his sponsor, Mary Cay Chisholm. These ceremonies are really a good reminder and good explanation of what Rotary membership is truly about.
Linda also reminded us that 7/4 is the 4th of July Parade...and you/we can be in it as part of our unit and pass out Santa Run promotional fliers. Feel free to simply show up, help out, and have a good time representing our club while promoting our major fund raiser. Save the date and listen for future announcements about details.
Fine Master
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Our Outstanding Stand-In Fine Master, Jim Bertucci, tapped the expertise of our program speaker to stump, fine and reward us appropriately for charity. Dan Schoenenbert, new Museum Director for the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, was the judge of our responses to questions about Arlington Heights history. Can you answer one of them? Do you know some of the other names Arlington Heights by which Arlington Heights has been known? Read "more" for some answers.
Our Speaker (s)
Before our Speaker Dan Schoeneberg started his presentation, Rotarian Betsy Kmiecik (a Past President of our club) described the Historical Society's fund raiser, "The First Annual Festival of the Wreaths", Friday 11/27 through Sunday, 11/29. She invited us to spread the word and create or donate a wreath for the festival. She said it's an event which other notable communities have found fun and successful. Information about sponsorships or the project can be found at the museum web page, www.ahmuseum.org or call 847-255-1225 or contact Rotarian Neil Scheufler. She encouraged all of us to feel free to "Think outside the box!" when it comes to our design.Capably following up with Chapter 2 of the history presentation was our main speaker, Dan Schoeneberg. He amiably and entertainly introduced himself and reviewed some of the history of the Museum. It's worth a trip to the museum/pop factory/distictive home(s). An interesting fact -- the property is owned by the Village, the Park District funds the programming, and the Historical Society owns the artifacts and displays.
In closing, Dan said it's his belief that history can be a personal story, and that's what history is about. Contact him or ask questions at the museum, 110 W Fremond Street (just west of the Library), 847-255-1225, dschoeneberg@ahpd.org
Dunton, of course, but also Bradley*.
* and In the spirit of historical research, some folks also say it was also known as Elk Grove.