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The Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare Welcomes You
Chicago-O'Hare

Our Rotary Club Chartered January 8, 1973

We meet In Person & Online
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
The Great Escape
In person and Zoom
9540 Irving Park Road
Schiller Park, IL 60176
United States of America
Phone:
(773) 491-8270
Email:
rotaryohareclub@gmail.com
www.greatescaperestaurant.com/
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WINTER COAT PROGRAM
Chicago - O’Hare Rotary Club will provide funding to My Joyful Heart to purchase winter coats for children in their winter coat program. You can help at any donation level through our Paypal Account.
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Our president Fred Otto thanking Dr. George Palamattam
On Thursday, 11 November - remembering Armistice Day - our club heard a very interesting presentation by Dr George Palamattam, Executive Director of the Council of International Programs USA (CIPUSA) which is a nonprofit organization that promotes international understanding through professional development and cross-cultural exchange.   Picture shows our president Fred Otto thanking Dr Palamattam for his presentation. 
President Fred Otto thanks Dr. Sheehan
On October 28, 2021 , Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH, a Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine presented on preventing injuries to children
She is the Medical Director of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Injury Prevention and Research Center and the violence prevention collaborative, Strengthening Chicago’s Youth (SCY).
Her presentation has been distributed to all club members.
The photo shows our president Fred Otto thanking Dr Sheehan for her presentation.
President Fred Otto thanks Matt Larsen
Matt Larsen, Executive Director of the Illinois Spina Bifida Association spoke to our members about children born with Spina Bifida and how they help their families.  There are 900 cases in Illinois.  www.i-sba.org
 
 
Rotary District Governor visits our club
 
Our club is in Rotary District 6450.  Our current District Governor Jane Hopkins visited our club today along with Kathy Rak, Assistant Governor Coordinator and Ade' Onayemi who will become district governor next year.  Jane gave us an update on what the district is promoting charity-wise and other relative concerns to Rotary.  Our club president, Fred Otto, along with our Rotary members gave them a warm welcome.
 
 
President Fred Otto thanks speaker Mary Sullivan
 
Our speaker today was Mary Sullivan,Director of Operations & Development at the Jackson Chance Foundation.  Jackson Chance Foundation partners with hospitals to provide complimentary parking passes to every family with a baby in the NICU. They ensure that the financial burden of parking does not stand in the way of any parent being with their child.  www.jacksonchance.org
 
President Fred Otto thanks speaker Jake Seid
Our speaker today was Jake Seid, President of the American Planning Association - Illinois Chapter who explained to our members what is zoning, the history of owning, how zoning reform works today and how to be a zoning reform advocate and influence policy.
Speaker was Mayor of Schiller Park
Nick Caiafa was elected mayor of Schiller Park in 2017.  His current term expires May 2025.  His presentation to our Rotary Club gave us a very insightful view of what is happening in Schiller Park covering infrastructure and attracting businesses to the village.  Our Past President, Sylvia Jewgieniew thanked him for an excellent presentation.
Annual Rotary Golf Outing
 
What a beautiful day for our annual golf outing fundraiser.  We raffled off some great gifts and had fabulous items for our silent auction.  Former member Chuck Henschel drove in from his home state in Washington and traded his new club Rotary banner with ours.  Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this day a huge success.
Mark Ailes, Speaker
 
Our presenter today was Mark Ailes, a retired High School Science Teacher. He was a finalist for Illinois Teacher of the year as well as Science Olympiad, Tennis and Track Coach. His teaching career has been entirely in Illinois at both a small rural high school and a large suburban high school. 
In his presentation, Mark tells the personal story of how he became a committed climate advocate working toward a fast, effective, and fair solution to climate change. Our President-Elect, Fred Otto, presented Mark with a little gift.
Our club reached a milestone
 
Congratulations to our club for all of our members contributing to the Paul Harris Foundation for the years 2019-2020.
Our guest speakers from Bolivia
Rotary Disrtict Governor-Elect Livio Zozzoli and his wife Silvia Zerda from Bolivia gave a power point presentation on their role in donating medical equipment to several hospitals in Bolivia.  Our member Sylvia Jewgienew, originally from Bolivia, was the translator.  President Jim Testa exchanged our Rotary Club Flag with theirs.
We welcomed Diane Carroll & Erin Burns
Our club has been sponsoring kids in the Joyful Heart Program for many years.  Executive Director Diane Carroll and Erin Burns, Director of Operations, gave us an update on the 1,000 kids they served and the creative way they serviced these kids through the pandemic.
 
Installation of new board 2021-2022
Incoming President Jim Testa thanks outgoing President Sylvia Jewgieniew.  Board member and past president Fred Otto officiated the ceremony welcoming the new board.
Leyden West Speakers
 
West Leyden Principal Patricia Makishima and Brian Mahoney, ED.d, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Special Education advised our members on their Department of Special Education Services.  Our President Sylvia Jewgienew thanked them for their very informative presentation.
 
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Levi Browde

Levi Browde serves as the Executive Director with the New
York-based Falun Dafa Information Center – an
organization dedicated to ending the human rights
abuses against people who practice Falun Gong in China.

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Zoom Speaker Susy Schultz
Susy Schultz, Executive Director of the Museum of Boardcast Communications gave our members a terrific presentation on Broadcast, Politics and News Literacy.
 
 

 

 

Zoom Speaker G Grant Dixon III

G. Grant Dixon III is a Rotarian and personal injury attorney.   He discussed 5 Things You Need to Know Before a Car Crash and why you need to be prepared and what to do now so you can be ready. 

 

Zoom Speaker Andrew Hart, The Night Ministry
Andrew has been with The Night Ministry for four years now, starting as an intern and working his way up to become the current Volunteering Coordinator. His work includes overseeing day to day volunteer program needs, volunteer recruitment, training, and onboarding. In addition, he coordinates program meal needs, ensuring clients are properly fed through community meal groups. The Night Ministry seeks to compassionately provide housing, health care, outreach, and social services to adults and youth who struggle with housing instability, poverty, and loneliness. Founded 45 years ago they have grown to provide life saving services across the Chicago community.
 
 
 

 

Zoom Presenter Dr. Jeanine Ntihirageza
Dr. Jeanine Ntihirageza,  Professor, Department of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Director, Center for Genocide and Human Rights Research in Africa and the Diaspora. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Fred Otto
President Elect
Robert Hann
Treasurer
Glenn Spachman
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Sylvia Jewgieniew
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Sylvia Jewgieniew
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David Woodcock
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Your opportunity to donate to Happy Bucks (just how happy are YOU!) which supports a worldwide effort to eliminate polio, or any of the many programs supported by the Rotary Club of Chicago - O'Hare, such as My Joyful Heart, Mercy Housing Lakefront, and scholarships for students in the Leyden high schools
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Speakers
Mark Daboul
Dec 02, 2021
Update on Medicare
HOLIDAY PARTY
Dec 09, 2021
The Spachman's House
No speaker
Dec 16, 2021
Room is not available
Cengiz Karatas
Dec 23, 2021
Future Institute
Bobby Thomas
Jan 13, 2022
YMCA Camp Duncan and Camp Independence
Felix Matlock
Feb 24, 2022
Update on Mercy Housing
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