President Cynthia Plouche led the Club in the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the singing of "America the Beautiful" and the "Four Way Test".
August 31st is the fifth Monday of the month. Bingo will be the order of the day. Cards will be $5.00 each. There will be a Board Meeting following Bingo that day.
There will be NO MEETING on Monday September 7th (Labor day)orSeptember 14th (Rosh Hashanah).
Len Tenner announced that the Club received a grant of $3,750 to assist in our program of distributing food to high school students over the weekend.
Burt Schmarak, for the help of his wife; Ghida Neukirch in honor of our speaker, Namrita Narula; Mike Babian in honor of our speaker and for Cynthia Plouche's help; Yesim Sonmez to welcome back Burt and to congratulate Miko Muratso for entering high school; and Len Tenner to welcome back Burt and in honor of the speaker.
Namrita Narula, a fourteen year old sophomore at Highland Park High School, spoke to the Club about her project, Seeds of Knowledge. She created the program to help children enjoy cultivating and eating fresh, nutritious food.
The mission of the project is to educate students about the importance of nutrition and to provide them with a unique and engaging gardening experience. The goals are to increase access to and consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits, to provide children with kid-friendly tools and the information they need in order to make healthful food choices, to engage participants in hands-on-gardening so as to develop a connection to the earth and their food, and to empower students with the knowledge to make healthful choices.
Namrita described how she works with Highland Park Community Nursery School and Day Care Center, Moraine Township Food Pantry Garden and the North Suburban Special Recreation Association. The Park District of Highland Park has also loaned a community garden plot to Seeds of Knowledge.
A very special thanks to Larry Block for help with this week's bulletin!
