The Rotary Club of Chicago-O'Hare
meets weekly at 12:00 noon
The Great Escape
in Schiller Park IL
*****On Thursday, September 26, 2019, the Rotary Club ofChicago O'Hare will not have a speaker but will have a Club Meeting reviewing the latest Club Board concerns, projects, and opportunities to participate The Club Board will meet at 11:00 AM followed by our regular meeting at 12:00 noon where you can look forward to enjoying the camaraderie of friends, Happy Bucks stories, updates on volunteer opportunities, and the new start of our new 50/50 Raffle. Hope to see you there.
*****On Saturday, October 19ththe Leyden School District #212 will have their annual “Make A Difference” Day to be held at East Leyden High School on 3400 Rose St, Franklin Park IL. Our Club has been asked to help supply volunteers and a couple of projects. Our first donated project from our Airline Surplus Project will be the assembling of amenity kits for the 1000 Homeless Veterans that will attend the Veteran Stand Down in the Humboldt Armory in Humboldt Park IL on Friday, November 15th. The second project will be for students to assemble 500 First Aid Kits for the disadvantaged college bound students at the Jesse White Annual Trunk Party in July 2020. Frank and Leyden staff will be picking up all of the parts at Grand facility for these two projects after the meeting this Thursday. If you are available on Saturday, October 19th, please consider joining the fun at East Leyden High School. Let Frank Holthouse is you can help. fholthouse@leyden212.org
*****District 6450 has installed our 2019-2020 Governor debi Rossat the beautiful Midlothian Country Club on June 23rd. Governor debi will be visiting and sharing her vision to our Club and Club Board this fall on Thursday, October 24th. Please plan to attend this special event.
*****On Thursday, October 24, Rotary will be celebrating World Polio Day. Poliomyelitis (polio) is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. The poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under five. Polio is incurable, but completely vaccine-preventable.
In 1985, Rotary launched its
PolioPlusprogram, the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication through the mass vaccination of children. Rotary has contributed more than $1.7 billion and countless volunteer hours to immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. In addition, Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by donor governments to contribute more than $7.2 billion to the effort.
Today, there are only two countries that have never stopped transmission of the wild poliovirus: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Just 37 polio cases were confirmed worldwide in 2016, which is a reduction of more than 99.9 percent since the 1980s, when the world saw about 1,000 cases per day.
*****On November 14 & 15, 2019, the
Hines VA Hospital Veteran Stand Down will be held at Humboldt Park Armory, 1551 North Kedzie Ave., Chicago IL. Each year our Club has gathered
men's winter coats for these homeless vets. The sizes should be from Large – XXXL. No leather or ladies’ coats will be accepted. Check out your closets or any resale shops in your neighborhood
. Starting Thursday, October 10th at our Club meeting we will collect donations of coats or money to purchase coats. Any questions? Pat Ranttila
patranttila@gmail.com Please plan to volunteer on the set-up day (14th) and the distribution day (15th) for the Veteran Stand Down. Times and more details to follow.
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t,
you’re right. Henry Ford
Opportunities for you to participate:
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October
11-14
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RYLA 2019
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
Holiday Home Camp
Williams Bay, WI
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Rotarians recognize that today's young people will become tomorrow's leaders. This is a 4-day leadership camp for high school students focusing on leadership skills, personal development, and team-building.
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Our Club sponsors several students from the Leyden High Schools.
Check with Dave Woodcock for more information if you would like to volunteer
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10/19/19
Saturday
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“Make A Difference” Day
School District 212
East Leyden High School
8:00 AM – 12:00
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Our donations to Leyden are the materials from the Airline Surplus Project from which East/West Interact students will pack into 1000 Amenity Kits for the homeless veterans to pick up at the Veteran Stand Down in Humboldt Park in November.
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. If you are available on Saturday, October 19th,
Frank Holthouse has asked for help at Leyden. Let him know if you will be available.
fholthouse@leyden212.org
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10/24/19
Thursday
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District 6450 Governor visit
debi Ross
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For our Club Board and our regular meeting, Governor debi will share her vision for Rotary during her one-year term.
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Special menu at the Great Escape!! Please plan to attend.
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10/26/19
Saturday
8:15 AM –
1:00 PM
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Fall Training
Rotary Dist. 6450
Moraine Valley Community College
9000 W. College Parkway, Bld. M
Palos Hills IL
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District 6450 Training opportunity for all of the officers & Board members of our Club to define job descriptions and responsibilities. All members interested in growing in leadership, knowledge and opportunity in Rotary should attend.
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Free to attend
but registration is required
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11/06/19
Wednesday
11:15 – 3:00
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Leyden High School &
Chamber by O'Hare
2019 Career Fair
and Business Expo
East Leyden
Field house
3400 Rose Street
Franklin Park IL
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Event intended to promote local businesses and job possibilities. We give out popcorn while telling students about Rotary & service, Interact, and scholarship possibilities.
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Larry Fritz will coordinate this. If you can volunteer, please email him:
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11/14/19
Thursday
6:00 PM –
8:30 PM
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Rotary International Foundation
District 6450
Celebration
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Dinner & Celebration
$50 per person
Silver Lake
Country Club
Orland Park IL
RSVP
www.rotary6450.org
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Our Club members are invited to celebrate our achievement of 100% of our members are Paul Harris Fellows. EREY
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11/14-15/2019
Thursday
Set-up
9-12
Friday -
Coat
Hand-out
2 shifts
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Veteran StandDown
Hines VA Hospital
Humboldt Park Armory
1551 North Kedzie
Chicago IL
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Rotary District 6450's contribution is a coat for each veteran. Please donate any men's coats that you no longer want or need. Most needed sizes are XL – XXXL. Hats and scarves can be donated also.
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Sign up on the District website to volunteer for either day:
www.rotary6450.org
Help is needed!
Jack and Pat Ranttila
will be collecting money and coats.
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12/05/19
Thursday
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Annual
Rotary Club of Chicago O’Hare
Christmas Party
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Details to follow. No Club meeting will be held on this Thursday.
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Save the date!!
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12/07/19
Saturday
8:30 – 12:00 noon
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One Rotary Summit
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos IL
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This free opportunity for all Rotarians to learn why and how Rotary is changing lives in our communities and around the world. Participate in focused discussions about the great opportunities and benefits of being a Rotarian.
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Register for free:
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12/22/18
Sunday
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Christmas Carol
Goodman Theater
170 N. Dearborn
6:30 PM
$76.50 pp
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Annual social opportunity to attend the best theater production of Dickens Christmas Carolever!!
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Dave Woodcock has purchased tickets so we can sit in a block together.
RSVP Dave Woodcock to purchase tickets NOW!
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04/24-26
2020
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Big Bodacious Celebration
Annual District 6450 Celebration
Hyatt Lodge
Oak Brook, IL
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Plan to attend this year’s conference with lots of fun and learning included. Your fees will be partially reimbursed by our Club.
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Register now:
Rotary6450.club express.com
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Never regret a day in your life.
Good days give you happiness,
Bad days give you experience,
Worst days give you lessons,
And best days give you memories.
