President Cynthia Plouché opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of "God Bless America".
The "White Elephant" auction will be conducted NEXT MONDAY 11/30, so all are encouraged to bring an item or two from home to be auctioned off during the meeting.
Len Tenner reminded everyone that donations to the Rotary Foundation will be matched to help achieve Paul Harris status, such that $500 will earn that instead of the usual $1,000.
Our Club will participate in the dinner at St. James church on January 7th. Other Community Service projects include Martin Luther King Day on January 18th, and an Interact project on February 20th. Details for all of these events will come later.
Not ONE but TWO Club members highlighted in the current issue of "60035". Diana Sotelo was interviewed for a piece on businesswomen in Highland Park and Barbara Lansing has a wonderful two page article on lighting solutions under "Contractor's Corner". Please check out our outstanding members as they share about their businesses.
Midwest Youth Artists will be presenting their Holiday Concert, A Magical, Musical North Shore Family Holiday Show on Sunday December 20th. There will be two shows at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. at the Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia Festival. It is FREE and open to the public. You can get more information 847-946-9898 or www.MYA.org.
AN IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS ACCORDINGLY: ALL JANUARY MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAYS!
