The Rotary Club of Chicago -O'Hare
meets weekly at 12:00 noon
The Great Escape in Schiller Park IL
*****On Thursday, July 5, 2018, the Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare encourages all of you to attend the lunch at noon at The Great Escape. We will have no speaker but Mike Sullivan will be offering you a different look at Rotary. Come to enjoy a peaceful moment away from work with your Rotary friends!!
*****Congratulations to Mike Sullivan upon accepting the new role as President of the Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare! The new Club Board was installed last week also including: Francoise Pierre– President Elect, Kay Whitlock – Secretary, Glenn Spachman – Treasurer, Frank Holthouse, Ed Jacob, Jim Testa, Mas Ishida, Larry Fritz, Pat Ranttila, Chuck Henschel with Dave Woodcock – Foundation Chair, Sylvia Jewgieniew – Membership Chair and John Kearns – Sergeant at Arms. Sounds like a great team leading our Club! Thank you for agreeing to accept the job!
*****Rotary International is requesting that we keep track of our Rotary Volunteer Hours for 2018-2019. Each week you can just jot down your information on our attendance sheet or keep track of those hours to report in a couple of weeks. Collectively we will have an amazing number!! Thanks.
*****Our Rotary Club has donated 500 blankets, slippers, pillows with cases, First Aid Kits, pajamas, I-Pad covers and full amenity kits to the Jesse White Trunk Party. This is a traditional where supportive families and friends fill a trunk for a college-bound student with all of the essentials for a successful college experience. In this case, the larger community will show our support to 500 disadvantaged kids at the Trunk Party on (prep) Saturday, July 14th and (distribution) Sunday, July 15th. We need your help to make this happen – Saturday from 8:30 – 3:30 and Sunday 7:30 – 3:30 at the Jesse White Community Center on 412 West Chicago in downtown Chicago. Any questions? Pat Ranttila patranttila@gmail.com or 847-648-1177. We need your help!
*****Diane Carroll from My Joyful Heart will speak to our Club on Thursday, July 19th. She will give us an update on their amazing program with 760 children enrolled this year. Our Club sponsors two children for this opportunity of several gift bags per year to help them be ready for school, get a birthday gift and have lots of the basics. Her summer visit will include “A Back to School” Drive to help her amass the supplies she will be distributing. Check the list below – bring all items to the meeting on July 19th or before. Thanks for making a difference!!
You are what you do, not what you say you will do!
Opportunities for you to participate:
|
July 14 & July 15, 2017
|
Jesse White Trunk Party
Jesse White
Community Center
412 West Chicago Ave
Chicago IL
|
Trunks prepared to show support and help prepare disadvantaged students on their way to college. Volunteers are needed to pack and distribute.
Saturday: 7/14 Pack
Sunday: 7/15Distribute
|
RSVP if you can help to:
Pat Ranttila
patranttila@gmail.com
847-648-1177
|
|
07/19/17
Thursday
|
Diane Carroll
My Joyful Heart
Mokena, IL
Speaker on 07/19/18
|
School is beginning soon!! Our Club will have our annual school supply drive for My Joyful Heart's needs. Check the list below – we need your help! Please bring items to our meeting.
|
Any questions?
Barbara LaSpesa
rotaryohareclub@aol.com
|
|
08/01/17
Wednesday
|
Rotary Family Fun Night
at the White Sox Game
Guaranteed Rate Field
KC Royals vs Sox
7:10 PM
|
Baseball game where Rotarians and Veterans are honored. Join the parade to support and promote Rotary around the in-field before game.
|
Tickets to game:
Rotarian – $24
Veteran – $32
Parking - $20
We will order tickets as a Club if you would like to sit together. Consider ordering a ticket for a Veteran. Order dates to follow.
|
|
08/26/18
Sunday
|
Schiller Park Auto Show
Schiller Park
Metra Line
|
Our Club pops popcorn, talks to people about Rotary and takes donations for Polio Plus.Volunteers needed for a fun afternoon.
|
Save the Date:
Larry Fritz, Chair
|
|
My Joyful Heart provides, for over 700 disadvantaged children in several CPS schools, gift events for each sponsored child including Valentine’s Day, Easter, Summer Vacation, Back-to-School, Fall, Christmas and Birthday. Our Rotary Club and several of our members sponsor a child in this program for $420 annually. Diane Carroll, the Executive Director of My Joyful Heart will be at our July 19th Rotary meeting. Annually our Club participates in a “Back To School” Drive at the Club meeting she attends. Listed below are the items they distribute and are in need. No regular pencils or pens needed at this time.
BACKPACKS / BOOK BAGS
POCKET FOLDERS
FILLER PAPER – WIDE RULE
3-RING BINDERS
SCRIBBLE PADS
PRINTING PADS WITH LINES
COLORING BOOKS
INDEX CARDS-WHITE
MARKERS
HI-LIGHTERS
COLORED PENCILS
CRAYONS-24-48 count
WATER COLOR PAINTS
PENCIL TOP ERASERS
PENCIL SHARPENERS
GLUE STICKS
SCISSORS
PLASTIC SCHOOL BOXES
MATH FLASH CARDS
Also in their wish list:
Children’s books (no violent, occult themes)
Puzzles
Board games
Video games (no violent themes)
Gently used coats, shoes, and clothing (please, no underwear, pajamas, or socks)
Toys, dolls, cars, trucks
Baby wipes
Boys pull-ups, sizes 5 and 6
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Shampoo
Body wash
Bar soap
Deodorants
New washcloths and towels
Copy paper - white and colored
Batteries (AA, AAA, 9V)
Brown grocery bags
Gifts in-kind are eligible for tax deductions. You will receive a tax deduction form to complete at the time of your donation. MJH receives no government funding and is a 501 (c) 3 certified charitable agency.
|
|
|
This summer
Put your phone away for a few days.
Make some memories that no one knows about.
Make some memories that are just yours.
