The Rotary Club of Chicago -O'Hare
meets weekly at 12:00 noon
The Great Escape in Schiller Park IL
*****On Thursday, May 24, 2018, the Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare will welcome Jesse Hallock speaking about “From Jungle to Jungle.” His life and learning journey will be shared with true stories of danger, adventure, failure, and success from the Amazon Jungle in Peru to the Concrete Jungle in Chicago. Our Club Board of Directors will meet at 11:00 AM at the Great Escape. Please join us for lunch at The Great Escape at noon on Thursday.
*****Important Request!! Now is the time to start donating raffle and silent auction items for the Jack Frawley Memorial Golf Outing – Chicago O'Hare Rotary on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington IL. This fundraiser is our biggest and best for scholarships for Leyden High Schools. Our Club expects every member to donate time, raffle items and support for this event. Mike Plichta, Chair of the event, would like you to email him with your donation information and bring any items to Pat Ranttila at our Club meetings. michael.plichta@prospectair.com Larry Fritz will handle the Manna Scrip cards if you choose to buy those for your donation. Check with Larry for his next ordering. Thank you for your efforts to make this our best!!
*****Melissa Bulovatz, our member from Leyden Township, has invited everyone in the Club that is available after the meeting on Thursday to help plant flowers at a little park managed by the Township. The Township will supply the flowers and the equipment, so show up and help make this summer a little more beautiful for the residents!!! Questions? Check with Melissa: mbukovatz@leydentownship.com
Life is about using the whole box of crayons!
*****Another great Rotary District 6450 Conference was held this past week-end! Our Club was represented by Mike Sullivan, Fred Otto, Jack Ranttila, Sylvia Jewgieniew, Dave Woodcock, and Pat Ranttila. Conference highlights included amazing & inspiring talks by Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago; Pat Sullivan, former basketball coach of University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL; Mark Balla, World Sanitation Advocate; and Brenda Myers-Powell, co-founder of The Dreamcatcher Foundation, Human Trafficking in Chicago. Thanks to Mike Sullivan for an excellent and updated PowerPoint summary of our Club's projects for Club Pride Night at the Conference.
*****Welcome, Nick Walny, our newest member, who is the Village Planner of Franklin Park! We are so happy to welcome you to Rotary International and to our Club that is “Making A Difference” within the community & schools, in the Chicagoland area, and around the world!
Opportunities for you to participate:
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06/02/18
Saturday
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Presidential Peace Building Through Education and Literacy
Conference 2018
Rotary Zones 28 - 29
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 S South Shore Dr
Chicago, IL 60649
8:00 AM until 5:00 PM
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Conference will feature international, national and local speakers to help Rotarians find new ways to advance peace through their service, to learn from experts and to strengthen our abilities to build peace.
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Register now!!
Admission cost.
www.rotarydistrict6450.org
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06/07/18
Thursday
Sign up now!!
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The Jack Frawley Memorial Golf Outing
Chicago-O'Hare Rotary
Makray Memorial Golf Club
1010 S. Northwest Hwy.
Barrington IL 60010
847-381-6500
7:30 Registration & Driving Range
9:00 Shotgun Start
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Opportunities for Club to support this major fund-raising event:
*Purchase separate or foursome to golf
*Donate to scholarship fund
*Company Name Hole Signage
*Open Bar Sponsorship
*Box Lunch Sponsorship
*Lunch only
*Gather raffle & silent auction items
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Mike Plichta, Chair
More info to follow.
Questions:
Mike Plictha
847-980-8668
Jack Ranttila
630-306-4219 cell
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06/23-27
2018
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Rotary International Convention
Toronto / Canada
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Convenient Toronto will be the site of the 2018 RI Convention where you will experience many renown speakers, learning opportunities, enjoying Toronto, meeting Rotarians from all over the world and visiting the Friendship House which houses exhibits, projects and ideas.
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Visit and register at:
www.riconvention.org
Partial reimbursement from our Club
Sign up now for housing:
www.rotarydistrict6450.org
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08/26/18
Sunday
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Schiller Park Auto Show
Schiller Park
Metra Line
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Our Club pops popcorn, talks to people about Rotary and takes donations for Polio Plus.Volunteers needed for a fun afternoon.
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Save the Date:
Larry Fritz, Chair
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When you see something beautiful in someone,
TELL THEM.
It may take a second for you to say it,
but for them, it could last a lifetime.
