Weekly eBulletin - January 26, 2016 (Jan 26, 2016)

JANUARY 26, 2016 LUNCHEON MEETING

Posted by Al Anile

Join us this coming Tuesday at McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center North Ring Road Skokie, IL 60076

Luncheon features:

Fresh Garden Salad - Chicken Marsala with Mash Potato and Green Beans - Chefs Choice Dessert Family Style

Alternative Selections:

French Fries, Chicken Caesar Salad with parmesan cheese & garlic croutons, Pasta Primavera. Vegetarian Option Available Upon Request

Make sure you let the server know as soon as you come in. If you know you are going to be late, have a fellow Rotarian order for you.

Fun & Frolic:

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Program Speakers:

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Prospective Members:

Prospective members are invited to attend their first two meetings at the Rotary Club of Skokie Valley free of charge. Advance reservations are not required.

Lunch is $18 for members, visitors and guests. Meetings begin at 12:15 PM & end at 1:30 PM every Tuesday.

Alternative Meals:

A limited number of alternative meals are available. If you prefer to have an alternative meal, please pick up a card at the check-in table & display it at your table setting or if you're in late, ask a fellow Rotarian to order for you. This will allow the staff to put your selection in as soon as possible:

Vegetarian Pasta Primavera - Green Card

Cheeseburger - Red Card

Chicken Caesar Salad - Orange Card

Guest Speaker Andy Ullman- January 19, 2016

Posted by Al Anile

Guest Speaker Andy Ullman, Rotary Club Member of the Des Planes Club.

Andy Ullman did a presentation of their club RefugeeOne project.

The basic purpose of the project is to sponsor an incoming refugee family and help them to get on a positive path to becoming happy and productive citizens of the US. I started this effort by volunteering as a mentor for some refugees from Congo, and hope to do more to help additional refugees.

The Des Plaines Rotary Club has committed $1,500 to this effort, the Wheeling Club has donated $500, and I have committed an additional $500 personally. They also have some furniture collected and have access to most of the other goods which will be required to set up an apartment. Their goal is to get a couple of additional clubs in their District involved, both financially and as helpers/mentors to the family which we will sponsor. They are hoping to have everything together to sponsor an arriving family sometime in February.