Last Regular Meeting- Chad Coe introduced Harvey Mysel, a two time recipient of live donor kidney transplants. With over 100,000 people waiting for kidneys for 5-10 years or more Harvey explained the growing need for living donors and he has set up the Living Kidney foundation to try to identify potential donors.

 

 

 

 

 

Club Billing: 1st quarter invoices have been distributed.  If you have any questions or have not received your invoice, please contact Dan Sideman.

 

Monthly Board Meeting:  The monthly board meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 29th  at 1121 Lake Cook Road in Deerfield beginning at 4:00 pm.  Following the board meeting, starting at 5:45 pm, there will be a 4th of July debrief.  All are welcome to attend. 

 

 

Family Fun Day at US Cellular Field: Tuesday, August 4th.  Visit the District website or click here for more details.

 

 

 

Literacy at Home- Even in the United States, with its considerable resources, there are 36 million adults who can’t read better than the average third-grader, according to the international non-profit ProLiteracy. In Detroit, Michigan, a widely cited 2003 survey conducted by the National Institute for Literacy found that almost half of residents over age 16 were functionally illiterate -- unable to use reading, speaking, writing, and computer skills in everyday life. A grant from The Rotary Foundation brought a team of literacy experts from Australia to Detroit, to share their expertise with those who are training the tutors. The grant helped launch a weekly program on local television to raise awareness and broaden corporate and community support. Through the efforts of the volunteer tutors, more than 500 adults raised their reading levels by three grades, according to testing by the Michigan Adult Education Reporting System.

 

Until 1989, the Constitution and By-laws of Rotary International stated that Rotary club membership was for males only. In 1978 the Rotary Club of Duarte, California, invited three women to become members. The R.I. board withdrew the charter of that club for violation of the R.I. Constitution. The club brought suit against R.I. claiming a violation of a state civil rights law which prevents discrimination of any form in business establishments or public accommodations. The appeals court and the California Supreme Court supported the Duarte position that Rotary could not remove the club's charter merely for inducting women into the club. The United States Supreme Court upheld the California court indicating that Rotary clubs do have a "business purpose" and is in some ways public-type organizations. This action there- fore allowed women to become Rotarians in any jurisdiction having similar "public accommodation" statutes. The R.l. constitutional change was made at the 1989 Council on Legislation, with a vote to eliminate the "male only" provision for all of Rotary.