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This  Week:   12/18  HOLIDAY BREAKFAST at Howard Silver's office conference center 3703 West Lake Ave.  That's the twin building next to the Pioneer Press located to its south.  Enter off of West Lake and drive to the rear of the property for parking. 

12/25 No meeting

1/1/15 No meeting

1/8/2015               Sandy Sullivan                   Time spent working with Vince Lombardi

1/15/2015             Kristen Bergin                    Bring It Home Glenview - keeping the Navy spirit alive

Our club will hold its 27th annual installation dinner.  This year the celebration will be held in the new party room at North Branch in Glenview.  Bill Attea will be the M.C. and there is a special guest speaker scheduled.  Please see the invitation for all of the details.  Be sure to RSVP if you have not done so already.   

The guest speaker at our club meeting was Dr. C. Luis Vasquez.  He is a retired cardiologist and member of the Rotary Club of Gurnee, Illinois. 

The Vasquez Family via the Foundation has developed a Volunteer Program that encourages people to immerse themselves in a unique way of giving back.

Luis Vasquez. MD, Mary Vasquez PhD, Roberto Vasquez PHD, Mario Vasquez MS and Ian Vasquez MS started the Foundation in 2005.

Our goal is to help meet the needs that the host community has identified as important: Heath and Education. It is you, the volunteer's personal and/or financial contribution and involvement that will generate sustainable and meaningful programs, while eliminating as much as possible the regional, national and international barriers that separate us.

The guest speaker at our weekly club meeting was Joe Rosner and he spoke about self-defense. 

Crime Safety & Self-Defense Seminar

Learn how to put habits, tactics, and hardware between yourself and a criminal and greatly reduce your odds of becoming a victim of violent crime.

Mary Jo Jean-Francois, Rotary International’s (RI) Area Focus Manager in Basic Education & Literacy, was the guest speaker at our weekly club meeting.  She spoke about her area of focus at the RI headquarters and the Rotary Foundation.  

The Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise had a working meeting at the Northfield Township Food Pantry.  We gave back to the community while helping to sort, stock, and organize at the Northfield Township Food Pantry.

The Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise annual community service recipient breakfast was held on May 8, 2014.  We had a wonderful meeting with our Community Recipients and head a bit about their respective organizations.

The speaker at our club meeting was Peggy Parfenoff.  She is the President of WorldChicago, a non-profit that hosts US Department of State and other federally sponsored visitors to Chicago.  Helping to coordinate WorldChicago's hosting
of more than 1,000 emerging world leaders in Chicago each year, Peggy actively promotes Citizen Diplomacy through speaking engagements and other outreach efforts. 

The speaker at our club meeting was Patrick S. Herendeen, Ph.D, Co-Director, Division of Plant Science and Conservation, Director of Academic Partnerships

The Chicago Botanic Garden has an active and growing research program in plant biology and conservation. Plant conservation, population biology, invasive species, restoration, and climate change are important topics in this research. In addition they also have research activities in plant diversity and evolution, and this is the focus of his research.

 

Our guest speaker was State Representative of the 17th District, Laura Fine.  

International Service led by Stella Kalfas, Community Service led by Pat Slein, Vocational Service led by Mary Bak, Club Service led by Jay Greenstein, and Membership led by Bob Wise combined with PR led by Scott Daniels. 

We will hear from: our own club members for a “Rotarian Update.”

Let's hear about what is happening in your life, your business, your rotary world.  Limit to 120 seconds per person please. 

The key to survival after a trauma is called the golden hour.  The actions of first responders and trauma staff are guided by the information they can utilize.   Delays in obtaining needed info wastes needed  time and effort  in that hour.   Two national programs have provided methods for us to communicate who we want contacted " in case of  an emergency"---  ICE and our medical information --- YELLOW DOT.  Help yourself and your family through the emergency with these programs.

http://www.yellowdotillinois.org/

Annual CORKLN lunch with members from the Glenview Chamber of Commerce, Optimist Club, Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise, Rotary Club of Glenview Luncheon, Kiwanis, Lions, Navy League and Glenview Women of Today.

The event was a great way to start celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.  We got together for a fun luncheon and met others in the community who volunteer!

Col. Michael Jeffery O. Goodes was guest speaker.

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM at Hackney's on Lake, 1514 E. Lake Ave, Glenview, IL.  60025.

Bill Durkin was the guest speaker at our club meeting.  Bill is the founder of One Positive Place, and is an inspirational speaker, teacher and coach with more than 30 years of experience. He helps patients, family members and healthcare workers excel when it comes to improving their health and well-being.
http://www.onepositiveplace.com/

“Get Motivated to Set Big Goals and Make  Time to Exceed them !”

How to find your passion and set worthwhile Goals

How to be and stay motivated

How to find the time to hit your goals

How to incorporate effective techniques that can help you everyday

Do more with less stress and more satisfaction

Ted Buckley engaged and challenged the group because he makes people think for themselves and therefore enables change in people’s behavior.

  www.tedbuckleyspeaksandcoaches.com 

RAGBRAI is an acronym for Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. It is a non-competitive bicycle ride across Iowa that draws recreational riders from across the United States and overseas. 

We had our annual fireside chats and were led by President-Elect Howard Silver. 

This is an opportunity for each member to share their thoughts about the club and to plan for the future. 

Kate Mahoney, Executive Director of Peer Services, was the guest speaker at our weekly club meeting. 
Peer Services has offices in Glenview and Evanston. The not-for-profit agency strives to eliminate substance use and the problems it causes for individuals, families, and communities through collaborative high-quality prevention and treatment services.

The topic he discussed was, "Making Sense Out of Chaos – I’ve just been appointed my mom and dad’s trustee – now what do I do?"   This presentation was about practical aspects of the duties of a trustee (child or parent), the actual legacy one leaves and how to leave it in a meaningful way.

Michael is a widely recognized attorney and CPA who has extensive experience counseling clients since 1981 in Business, Trust and Estate Planning. Among his clients and financial advisors, he has earned the reputation as a responsible, reliable and thoughtful Business, Trusts and Estates counselor. His practice has enjoyed significant growth by maintaining his philosophy of educating clients about their options on an ongoing basis and building strong relationships. He has served on the Estate Planning and Probate sections of several bar associations, has spoken on estate planning issues to various public groups, has appeared on Channel 23's financial forum, Accountability, and has written and published articles on corporate, individual and estate tax planning.  

ARI, a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation, is applying for a TRF Global Grant.  This grant enables small farmers, mostly women in developing countries, farming 1+/- acres, to earn their way out of hunger and poverty – no handouts.    ARI arranges for them to make micro-loans (collections run 98%) to buy improved seeds, fertilizer, etc. and trains them in soil management, planting, weeding, harvesting and marketing.  Because they are now growing crops that only feeds their family about 9 months a year, one child in 7 dies from malnutrition before reaching six years old.   Their zeal to accept this opportunity is unbelievable.  ARI is collaborating with Andrew Youn, Founder of One Acre Fund (www.oneacrefund.org) , who started in Kenya in 2006 with 125
farmers  and in 2013 has 130,000 farmers.  Andrew anticipates having 1million by 2020. See his website.   ARI will start in Nigeria. 
Nigeria has Africa’s largest economy, population, and the greatest concentration of small farmers with fertile soil.  We have been there for over 6 years, are just completing ELRC’s 3-H grant of which I was the original International Primary Contact, and have many Rotarian friends there.

The guest speaker will be Jim Patterson, Village President of Glenview.  He is serving his first term and previously served two terms as a Village Trustee from 2003 to 2011.  During his Board tenure, he chaired the Milwaukee Avenue Corridor Committee and served on the Glen Tax Increment Financing District (TIF) Retirement Committee. He was a member of the Illinois Department of Transportation's Willow Road Community Advisory Group. Previously, he was a member of the Glenview Plan Commission from 2000 to 2003. 

It will be a wonderful time of fellowship and celebration!  

Brad Jeffery President - CEO I Servant Movement121 will be the guest speaker at our club meeting. 

  GLOBAL POVERTY AND INJUSTICE - Transform the lives of 1,000,000 people
trapped in unfathomable poverty and injustice to become self-sustaining through
CAUSEGEAR.

Race Organization Meeting for our club's annual Chase the Bear Run. 

Our Chase the Bear co-chairs, Mary Bak, Caryl Scott, & Howard Silver will prepare the club for run.  Pat Callaghan, the race day organizer, will go over the assignments, as all of club members will help with our one fundraiser for the year. 

Maura Rogan and others from the North Shore Senior Center will speak at our club meeting. 

Everyone know someone who can benefit from North Shore Senior Center! The Center offers tremendous resources for seniors and their families in dozens of area communities, including: hundreds of enriching classes, programs, and trips; a wide range of social services (from assistance with taxes, Medicare issues, and utility bills to support with life’s transitions); a spectrum of support for individuals with memory loss and their families; and volunteer opportunities that engage individuals with the Center and area communities. Last year, North Shore Senior Center staff helped approximately 20,000 seniors and engaged more than 3,500 members in meaningful activities. The volunteer corps of 800+ individuals helped to make this all possible!

Jeff Scanlan is a professional magician known as America's Sports Magician. He is one of the only magicians in the country who combines magic with sports props and themes. For 21 years Jeff has been entertaining Fortune 500 Companies, professional sports teams, athletes and owners throughout the country. Jeff is now expanding his magic career into corporate speaking specializing on the subject of problem solving. As a magician his livelihood depends on him being able to make the impossible look possible. This requires creativity, imagination and good problem solving skills. For several years now Jeff has worked with others on improving their own skills in these three areas. He believes that problem solving, like magic, is an art form and skill that can be learned.  Jeff is going to teach you how he, as a magician, can help you become a better problem solver. 

Dan Patlak is the first full-time commissioner at the Board of Review. As a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer, he is professionally trained in property valuation, having worked as an analyst at the Board for eight years and as a local Township Assessor for five years in Wheeling Township. Patlak is also a licensed real estate broker.

This year the Board ruled on over 422,000 PINs. The Board provides an avenue for taxpayers to contest a property tax assessment made by the County Assessor that they believe is incorrect or unjust. . 

The goal of the Board is to reduce the tax burden to taxpayers when evidence requires it so as to ensure fairness and accuracy in property tax assessments for all taxpayers.

This Week: This week we will learn about the valuable North Shore Senior Center in a presentation by Maura Rogan and others. Everyone know someone who can benefit from North Shore Senior Center!  The Center offers tremendous resources for seniors and their families in dozens of area communities, including:  hundreds of enriching classes, programs, and trips; a wide range of social services (from assistance with taxes, Medicare issues, and utility bills to support with life’s transitions); a spectrum of support for individuals with memory loss and their families; and volunteer opportunities that engage individuals with the Center and area communities.  We look forward to learning more about this valuable resource. Don't miss it!

Let's keep our Vision for our Club going.  We will be breaking into our Committees this meeting.  What committee are you on?!!!

On 5/2/2013 we honored:

Boy Scout Troup 55 - Richard Baylander/Paul Horwitz

Character Counts - Mark Walther

Cub Scout Pack 559 - Jeffrey Patt

Debra Gelfand - Barbara Silver

Glenview History Center - Mary Attea

Glenview Public Library - Barbara Littlefield

Glenview Youth Baseball - Brad Shectman

Glenview Youth Services - Nancy Bloom and Amy O'Leary

Hands of Peace - Debbie Fosdick

HEAR Foundation - Lindsay Adams

Helping Hands - Tom Bryant 

Josselyn Center - Helaine Raskin

Northfield Food Pantry - Gayle Curcio

Rebuilding Together - Sharon Riley

Wesley Child Care - Craig Solomon

This Week: This week we will hear from Philip J. Siegel, the CEO/executive director of e195, which is electronically connecting schools in 195 countries. This proves to be an interesting and informative program. Don't miss it!

New members Dave Stevenson and Dave Dillon will help us get to know them a little better through their "bio's".  Yay, Dave & Dave!!

This is a follow up to the evening meeting held in January, where members brain-stormed about our Club's "Vision".  We will review the results of the brain-storming session as a kickoff to implementing more long-range planning to achieve our "Vision" for the Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise.  Jay and Wendy will introduce our Member Mentoring contest!  It's going to be a great meeting!

We will  meet at the Northfield Food Pantry.  After our regular meeting announcements, we will help sort food for those who depend on the Pantry.  Bring your enthusiasm and everything you learned in kindergarten (which one is not like the other), and contribute to this worthy cause.

John Demler, from Child's Voice will be our speaker.  The mission of Child's Voice is to empower children with hearing loss to be successful in all educational and social settings by optimizing their listening, speaking and academic skills.

This week we will hear from Mary Edsay, from Energy Impact Illinois. This is a program funded by the US Dept. of Energy and local utility companies to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the Chicagoland area. Energy Impact Illinois provides low-cost energy assessments, instant rebates on air sealing and insulation, and low-interest loans for other energy repairs.

This Week: This week we will hear from Dennis Byrne, whose byline has been appearing in newspapers for almost 40 years. Today, he is an op-ed columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a contributing columnist for the popular website, RealClearPolitics. Byrne’s by-line also appears regularly elsewhere, including the Human Events, and Political Mavens websites and in Heartland Institute publications. Don't miss it! 

Hilton Adolinama and George Palamattam from CIP will talk with us about their cultural exchange, which gives participants a great experience of American culture. CIP is a nonprofit organization that promotes international understanding through training and cross-cultural exchange. Please join us! 

From their website:  The Council of International Programs Chicago (CIP Chicago) is a non-profit international educational exchange program, committed to promoting international understanding through professional development and cross-cultural exchange.  Founded in 1960 to promote cross-cultural exchange between the U.S. and post war Germany, today CIP Chicago functions as an affiliate of CIP USA that works with the U.S. Department of State in arranging the J-1 visa exchange visitor program. Over the years CIP has brought nearly 10,000 international professionals from 147 countries to the United States for practical training. Many of these have come to Chicago.

Rotary Vision Training Meeting from 5:00PM to about 8:30PM.  We will have dinner at 5PM and the training will begin shortly thereafter.  There will not be a morning meeting on that date, as we hope everyone can attend the visioning. 

This is an opportunity for everyone in the club to provide input about our club.  The goal is to create a strategic plan document.  We will use this to set a benchmark of what the club is involved in now and for comparison next year. 

We will be lead by a team from the district including past district governor Mike Ericksen, Rich Lalley, Mike Martinez, and Rodney Adams.  

Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar Melanie Quaill, who recently returned to the Chicago area from Bogotá, Colombia after 16 months is our guest speaker. She studied in a graduate level Economics program focused on Project Evaluation (courses in microeconomics, econometrics, finance, risk analysis, and others) and worked with New Ventures, a program of the World Resources Institute that provides business development services for social and environmentally- focused companies. She will share her experience in Colombia. Please join us!

Our meeting will be a hybrid off-site Holiday Breakfast Meeting.  See your Sunrise Special Report e-mail (sent Sunday 12/16) for details.  The Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise extends HAPPY HOLIDAY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR greetings to everyone interested in Rotary.  Please join us for a meeting at the Glenview Park Golf Club beginning 1/10/2013 next year!!!

We will share insights on the actions of our club's foundation. Bob Wise (Community Service), Mary Bak (Vocational Service) and Stella Kalfas (International Service) will present goals for each area, the areas we have supported, and will seek input on activities to support this year.

According to his website: John Huston has completed major expeditions on to the North Pole, South Pole and on Greenland. He works as a motivational speaker, safety and logistics consultant, and wilderness guide. He also works part-time in commercial real estate. He has appeared on CNN, the History Channel, the BBC, National Public Radio and in Outside Magazine, Popular Mechanics, the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times.  

John sees his expeditions as values-based endeavors that push him beyond his perceived limits and challenge him to new levels of possibility.In April of 2009 John and his expedition partner, Tyler Fish, became the first and only Americans to travel “unsupported” from land to the North Pole. This 55-day, 475-mile journey has been accomplished by only 13 expeditions and has been called the “toughest expedition on the planet.” To travel unsupported
means to travel under one’s own power without resupply. An unsupported expedition embodies the ethos of preparation, simplicity, self-reliance, and accountability—themes that John highlights in his motivational lectures.In December 2011, John and Tyler published Forward: The First American Unsupported Expedition to the North Pole.

Phil Rogers, of NBC 5 News, will be our speaker on November 29th.  He will talk about the state of TV news and reflect on recent trials and the Olympic events and he will look for good questions from the audience. Please plan to join us, and bring a friend!