This week's meeting will be in person at Sweet Basil Café (located at 5203 Old Orchard Road – Skokie) from noon-1:30. This will be CASH PREFERRED lunch and the cost is $19.00 per person (includes tax, tip and $1 towards guest(s) lunch).
A LUNCH COUNT IS NEEDED!!!! PLEASE RESPOND BACK WITH A "YES" OR "NO REGARDING YOUR ATTENDANCE TO THIS MEETING.
If you are unable to join us in person, watch live as the meeting will be streamed on ZOOM at:
Rotary Club of Skokie Valley Hybrid Weekly Meeting
Time: Aug 2, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 826 9684 7790
Passcode: 712048
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Speaker: Amy Brennan
Executive Director
Illinois Family Caregiver Coalition
Ms. Brennan currently serves as the Executive Director of the newly created Illinois Family Caregiver Coalition – a statewide network of caregivers, state agencies and advocacy organizations focused on supporting family caregivers throughout the state of Illinois. This coalition was created by the Illinois Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and funded by the Retirement Research Foundation on Aging and the Illinois Department on Aging.
Previously, she worked in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill and later in the communications office at one of the largest healthcare associations in the country. She spent 8 years working in Washington DC for a variety of media consulting firms and with journalist Elizabeth Drew as a research assistant where she assisted Ms. Drew writing a book covering the Clinton White House and the Gingrich Congress.
A native of the Chicagoland area, Amy returned to Illinois where she worked in and around Illinois State Government the past 22 years. She served as a Legislative Aide for the Speaker of the House. Next, she was hired by the Governor's office as Legislative Director for the Illinois Department of Human Services. Amy then created a small lobbying/consulting business, advocating for a variety of organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Illinois, Loyola University’s Child Law Center, Citizens Utility Board and the Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics. She was then hired in the Chicago office of JP Morgan Chase as a Vice President, managing State & Local Government Affairs and covering 7 Midwest states.
Most recently, Amy served in the Pritzker administration for the State of Illinois, heading up the legislative offices at the Department on Aging and at the Department of Veterans' Affairs. For the past 5 years, Amy has also worked as a real estate broker in Evanston for @properties, assisting clients moving in and out of the greater Evanston/ North Shore/ North side of Chicago area.
Ms. Brennan earned her undergraduate degree at Marquette University in Milwaukee and later a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Polio Update: Four new Wild Polio cases reported this week.(7/29)
Pakistan 1, Afghanistan 0, Mozambique 3
Message from Jon Lavin
Club President
We are working on a plan for our lunches going forward. A special thanks go out to Al Rigoni and Barbara Meyer for their search for the right location, and to John Jekot for handling the communications and the cash at our luncheons.
Sweet Basil has offered a temporary home for Skokie Valley Rotary this summer and we will be there on Tuesdays, August 2nd and August 9th. On the 2nd, we have Amy Brennan, Statewide Director of the Illinois Coalition for Family Caregivers and on the 9th, a presentation on the meaning, history, and importance of our Skokie Bash Pancake Breakfast.
For the end of August, we confirmed a delightful room at Bar Louie in the Touhy Avenue Holiday Inn. We will be there on Tuesday, August 16 and 22nd with a choice of Cheeseburgers, Chicken Club, or Caesar-type Salad entrees (better descriptions will be forthcoming) at a slightly increased price of $20.
As we enter September, we will not meet on Tuesday, September 6th (the day after Labor Day), and will have two dates at the Evanston Country Club on Dempster - Tuesdays, September 13 and 20th at a cost of $25 for a choice of a Country Club Burger or special dinner salad. The Country Club closes in October. We may be trying other restaurant locations until we find a home. RSVPs are crucial for our lunches as special arrangements for staffing are necessary at any of the locations we will frequent.
We know that the essence of our Club participation is in the friendships, informative programs, and interactions at our meetings. Diane did an admirable job of bridging the Pandemic period with Zoom meetings and chats, and now we are back together in person or, if you need to, by zoom. Please join us.
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