The Rotary Club of Skokie Valle is holding all meetings, including membership meetings, virtually. Committee meetings may meet via teleconference or video conference. We are following the guidance/directions of Rotary International, and all in-person meetings are cancelled until further notice.
Skokie Valley Club is following COVID 19 directions and guidelines given by Illinois Governor Pritzker and the Center for Desease Control (CDC).
JOIN US THIS COMING TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 2020 FOR OUR WEEKLY VIRTUAL MEETING VIA ZOOM. MEETING RUNS FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 1:00 P.M.
AN INVITATION MEETING ID NUMBER & PASSWORD WILL BE SENT TO ALL CLUB MEMBERS VIA EMAIL. VISITING ROTARIANS WHO WANT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT JOHN JEKOT AT JOHN@GMPD.ORG TO RECEIVE YOUR ZOOM INVITATION LINK.
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OPEN YOUR MEETING INVITATION EMAIL.
COPY OR JOT DOWN THE PASSWORD.
CLICK ON THE “JOIN ZOOM MEETING” WEB LINK.
PASTE OR WRITE THE PASSWORD, AND CLICK ON "CONTINUE".
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The Skokie Library is a Skokie Valley Rotary Club's grant recipient.
Amy oversees the Skokie Library's programs for children and families. She serves on the board of the Association for Library Service to Children and is always eager to talk about kids' books, Jane Austen, and space opera.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the library building is temporarily closed, but there are many ways that you can still use the library from home and if you need a library card, it can be email it to you.
RENOVATION 2020
Learn more about our exciting plans to update our interior spaces.
Your library card opens up our rich collections, programming, and resources. Any Skokie resident can apply for a card. We also have options for businesses and those of you living in other suburbs.
Eugene Griffin from Skokie Community Foundation was the guest speaker (Picture Not Available)
The Skokie Community Foundation is a Skokie Valley Rotary Club's grant recipient. Gene thanked the club for our support and said the funds are being used for a two-day Health Care Summit.
In 2010, several Skokie residents established the Skokie Community Fund with the intent of building a permanent endowment to fund projects for the benefit of those who live and work in Skokie. In June 2014, the Fund announced its inaugural grant cycle which sought collaborative proposals from local agencies. The Fund required that each grant application be jointly submitted by at least two organizations — at least one being a 501(c)(3) — and that the grant benefit residents of Skokie. That year the Fund awarded $25,000 in grants to five grantee pairs, each of whom received $5000.
Each calendar year since, the Fund and then its 2017 successor the Skokie Community Foundation, have awarded $25,000 to grantee partners. Projects have ranged from social services and education to the arts, services for youth and seniors and health and wellness.
In a few short years, Foundation grants and programming have already improved lives all over Skokie. "We want to do even more!" Said Mr. Griffin "Our goal is to seek out and partner with donors and community builders who share our vision so that we can further grow the endowment, a community resource that will benefit Skokie now and one hundred years from now. Growing the endowment will allow the Foundation to continue to award meaningful grants with increasingly greater positive impact for Skokie. As of February 2020, the Foundation’s endowment stood at $350,000."
I am so honored to serve as your president this year. We have important work ahead of us at Rotary, and we are going to have a lot of fun as we do it.
Last year, we launched our five-year Action Plan to build a stronger future for Rotary. We are working to increase our impact, expand our reach, enhance participant engagement, and increase our ability to adapt. The last several months have shown that we — as Rotarians and Rotaractors — can realize these goals as we forge a new path for the future.
Without question, COVID-19 has posed new and previously unimaginable challenges for Rotary. But within every challenge is perhaps an even greater opportunity. And while I could not have known what lay ahead when I selected my theme for the year, Rotary Opens Opportunities has even greater relevance as we begin our new Rotary year.
I am incredibly inspired by how our members have adapted and responded to COVID-19. This global pandemic has made it difficult for many of our clubs to operate as usual, but we persevered, and over the past few months, I’ve enjoyed connecting with my fellow Rotarians and Rotaractors in a new way: by visiting hundreds of clubs from my home. It’s been fun to attend so many meetings virtually. If you haven’t already, I encourage your club to try an online meeting or add an online component, like hosting a guest speaker from a Rotary or Rotaract club located in a different part of the world.
As we build a stronger future for our organization, it’s good that we are reaching out to new people and introducing them to Rotary. It’s important that our clubs reflect the communities we serve. More diverse voices in our clubs and in our leadership will help Rotary stay in touch with a changing world.
So let’s find every opportunity to show we value each and every member. Let’s seize this moment to build on what we’ve learned, to embrace our new reality, to welcome new faces, and to find additional ways to shine. This is how we will have a continuing impact on the world. And if you need assistance along the way, Rotary offers many resources that can help you reach your goals.
Rotary means different things in different parts of the world, but we are all united by our core values and by The Four-Way Test. Rotary may change, but our values remain constant.
I look forward to hearing about how you’re finding new opportunities to engage and make an impact in your club and community. Rotary Opens Opportunities, both for the people we serve and for ourselves.
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