Today,March 17, 2015- Happy St. Patrick’s Day everybody! Chad Coewill introduceDale Duda who will tell us about the Northbrook Farmers' Market Association.
The invocation today will be given by Robert Kauffman.
Mark Christian told us about his childhood and how growing up with deaf parents shaped his life. Mark received a Rotary Scholarship to study to be an audiologist. Today, Mark has a practice in Deerfield. Mark and his wife Jessica have two small boys.
President Jeff shared photos of his trip to Guatemala with his wife Madonna.
Welcome: Today we welcomed Kate Hall to the club. Kate is the new executive director of the Northbrook Public Library. Kate transferred to our club from the Rotary Club of New Lenox.
Save the Date: Saturday, April 25th. Ed Gordon provided an update about plans for the club's 50th anniversary celebration. Plans for a day of service are in the works with the opportunity to participate in five different community service projects. More details to follow.
Flag Exchange:Donna Gulley presented the club with a flag from the Colombo West Club in Sri Lanka.
President Elect Jill talked about her experience at the recent P.E.T.S training. She talked about the different seminars she attended, the highlight being the final presentation by incoming Rotary International President K.R. Ravi Ravindran. Jill shared the following statement from Ravi, which made the biggest impact with her, "Will you walk in the darkness of selfishness or bask in the light of selflessness?" Jill has challenged our club to bask in the light of selflessness everyday.
Toiletries Needed: A Safe Place is in need of toiletry items. If you have an items to donate bring them to the meetings and Sharon Weingarten will get them to A Safe Place.
Our annual District Conference will take place April 10 - 12 at the Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca. District Assembly sessions for incoming club leaders will be on Saturday April 11. Registration is now open. Please note, there is no charge for attending any of the conference or assembly sessions; you will only pay for the meals for which you register. You can find the conference and assembly agenda here.
Join your fellow Rotarians for informative sessions and training, great speakers, our annual Youth Assembly, Rotary fellowship and fun!
We look up to and admire the towering figures of history who gave such great gifts to humanity. Abraham Lincoln, who gave the gift of human dignity to so many. Mother Teresa, who gave the gift of compassion to the forgotten. Mahatma Gandhi, who gave the gift of peaceful change to the oppressed. All of them gave their lives to others – and their very lives became gifts to the world. Cannot we in Rotary be, in our own way, a small gift to the world? K.R.Ravi Ravindran 2015-16 RI President.
Rotary and History
Rotarians have not only been present for major events in history—we’ve been a part of them. From the beginning, three key traits have remained strong throughout Rotary: We’re truly international. Only 16 years after being founded, Rotary had clubs on six continents. Today we’re working together from around the globe both digitally and in-person to solve some of our world’s most challenging problems. We persevere in tough times. During WWII, Rotary clubs in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Japan were forced to disband. Despite the risks, many continued to meet informally and following the war’s end, Rotary members joined together to rebuild their clubs and their countries. Our commitment to service is ongoing. We began our fight against polio in 1979 with a project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines. By 2012, only three countries remain polio-endemic—down from 125 in 1988.
Gallagher opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Finney.
'Did you see the paper?' asked Gallagher. 'They say I died!!'
'Yes, I saw it!' replied Finney. 'Where are ye callin' from?'
*************** An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding in Connecticut . The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.
He says, 'Sir, have you been drinking?'
'Just water,' says the priest.
The trooper says, 'Then why do I smell wine?'
The priest looks at the bottle and says, 'Good Lord! He's done it again!'
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Irish Scientists have discovered that birthdays are good for you…the more you have the
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