Rotopep for May 19, 2016
Rotopep Vol. 96 No. 40
Rotary Club of Evanston
May 19, 2016
No Regular Meeting. All hands on deck for PizzaFest on May 17th and 18th!!
Meeting of May 12, 2016
Inspiration offered by Dick Peach
Visiting Rotarians: PDG Doug Vincent and his wife, Dr. Grace Vincent from Woodstock-Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
Guests of Rotarians: Dennis Green (GAB Radio) and Donald Hey (Wetlands Research)
Announcements:
Pizza Fest next Tuesday (delivery) and Wednesday (Serving). Please get your money in.
Building Together goes on today, Friday and Saturday. Still could use more volunteers
21st of May is Rotary Garden cleanup. It is make up date. Begin at 8:00
Rotarian of the Week: Tracy Tebear works at RI for Joe Brownlee. Originally from U.P. of Michigan.
College degree is in Computer science field, worked a number of years at the U. of Michigan and is still a huge fan. Tracy loves to travel – has been in over 60 countries and heads next to Montreal and Quebec City.
Sgt-at-Arms
Pam Rosenbusch quizzed us on US Presidential trivia. Orchids: G. Bowen for nephew being fifth family member to attend U. of Michigan; Paul Larson for contributions of Bernadette Burke to our club including poster for Pizza Fest; Doug Vincent for work of RI staff; Diane Krier for her new granddaughter; Gene Servillo for Michelle as new board member of the Evanston Foundation.
Club Assembly
Joe Brownlee as president elect led the club proposed plans for the club next year. (He prefaced his presentation with the news that he will be resigning from RI in June and joining a food bank nonprofit in the Loop.
The plans are too extensive to list in detail in this document, so we will list points that were made:
Continue to increase membership (currently at 49, plan calls for 55 by June of 2017)
Evaluate possibility of evening satellite club
Start new Interact Club in D65/Beacon Academy
Continue with Public Image/Reputation
Build on Heads up Evanston
Partner with YWCA in Race against Hate
Peacefest in Garden
More collaboration with Lighthouse Club
Reach out to schools, City , Community, NCO’s
Engage with Business Community
Create Rotary Shopping day
Engage Leadership Evanston
Faith community orgs.
Local events
Expand Hands on Service
Streamline club committee structure
Continue meeting using "invite" process