June BIRTHDAYS !
June 1 David Weiner
June 14 Ron Crawford
June 18 Bill Hoff
June 25 Neil Scheufler
June 29 Chris McClure
June 30 Nick Pecora
Birthday Chair - Kristine Niemann (June)
Greetings from the
Rotary Club of Arlington Heights!
Service Above Self
We meet Thursdays at 12:15 PM
Coopers Hawk
Coopers Hawk
798 West Algonquin Road
Corner Golf Road & Algonquin Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
United States
Corner Golf Road & Algonquin Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
United States
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- Do you know a Rotarian, (or non-Rotarian) who you would like to recognize at this year’s Installation Dinner? Time is running out to submit your recommendation. President Jim Thomson is accepting forms until next Tuesday’s Board meeting. Click here to download a form.
- THERE WILL BE NO MEETING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 14. Instead new officers and directors will be sworn in at the Installation Dinner on Saturday, June 16. Registration for the Installation Dinner closes at noon on Friday, June 8. If you’re reading this after June 8, please note there will be no accommodations for late registrations or walk-ins.
- Mary Kendall is looking for volunteers to teach financial literacy to elementary students on June 26 from 9am- 12pm. She will provide training for the volunteers. If you’re interested in volunteering or learning more, please contact Mary.
- The Elk Grove Rotary Fest is next week. They can use volunteers as well as guests.
Don Arnold’s life journey has taken him from a degree in journalism, to a career in plumbing product design, to rural Kenya where he worked on installing biosand water filters in a rural community and most recently to the Nairobi slum of Mukuru. Most importantly has been the journey from success to significance.
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It was while he was travelling through Nairobi en route to the village that his eyes were opened to the need for clean water for the millions of people living in Kenya’s urban slums. While there are many organizations working to bring clean water to Africans, the majority are focused in rural areas. In urban settings the needs are similar, but met in a different way.
The speakers at our May 31, 2018 Rotary lunch were Mike Kerley of Road Home, the Care Center for Veterans and their Families at Rush University Medical Center, and Danny C., a veteran and participant in Road Home programs. Mike is the Road Home outreach manager and described how service members have been impacted by the invisible wounds of war. Since 9/11, over 2 million service members have been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 850,000 of those deployed have been deployed at least twice; 31% of those deployed suffer from PTSD or a similar war-induced mental health issue. As many as 20 veterans per day commit suicide, and between 2005-2009 an active duty service member committed suicide every 36 hours. The goal of Road Home is to provide the necessary care to service members and their families to heal the invisible wounds of war and reduce these statistics. One of the major programs of Road Home is the intensive outpatient program (IOP), which is a three-week in patient program that includes a holistic approach (including yoga and nutrition), individual therapy, and group therapy. The final week of IOP involves the participation of family members that will have the biggest impact on the participant’s healthy recovery.
Danny C. delivered an emotional message about Road Home that left us all speechless. He spoke of his combat experiences in Afghanistan and how those experiences have resulted in significant post dramatic stress disorder for him. In short, Danny’s life and relationships were destroyed as a result of his experiences in Afghanistan, and he has found that only Road Home allowed him to be able to start to recover. In Danny’s words, Road Home “saved his life.” Especially helpful to Danny was the education he received at Road Home about his symptoms from people who really cared, and even the fact that the Road Home chaplain is ex-special forces. Rotary members can help Road Home by completing IOP participant welcome bags (we stuffed 100 bags after lunch), volunteering for IOP outings, donating funds to host dinners at the IOP guest house, and donating tickets to area sporting and cultural events. For more information, see https://roadhomeprogram.org/
May BIRTHDAYS !
May 1 Jon Ridler
May 10 Matt Staley
May 18 David Jaffee
May 23 Betsy Kmiecik
May 24 Rich Morton
May 26 Trey Higgins
May 26 Kari Koebernick
May 27 Lynn Jensen
May 27 David Tafur
May 29 Bob Arnold
May 30 David Schultz
Birthday Chair - James Feddor (May)
- Thank you, Wendy Davis: members signed thanks/acknowledgement cards for veterans, and will be inserted into Welcome Bags to vets who participate in the “Road Home” program at Rush Hospital, administered by fellow Rotarian Will Beiersdorf.
- EG Rotary Event reminder: The Elk Grove Rotary Fest will take place June 13th- June 18th.
- Conversation and driving for some visitors from India, please contact Linda Borton. Planned itinerary (see “more” for description). .
- Mark the Date for President-Elect Jon Ridler’s induction dinner, June 14 ! There won’t be a noon meeting.
- Kerry Pearson asked for school supplies and suit cases so that the Prospect High Rotary Interact Club can send needed items to Africa and make them available to low income kids in our own area. Contact Kerry for more info.
- Brian Meyer found a meaningful experience in Mock Interviews at South Jr. High, noting he used the occasion to let students know of the High School Rotary Interact clubs and the good work they do. Other Rotarians participate in the “interview” too and have said it’s a very meaningful break from our busy business days. Thanks, Brian for your involvement
- Bob (Larsen) Paddock was happy to have celebrated Norwegian Constitution Day, and for the several Lisagor Awards won by the Daily Herald staff for journalistic excellence.
- Jon Ridler was both happy and resigned for the upcoming college life of his daughter.
- For changes for our meetings and membership procedures, see 5/17 Board Meeting Notes in story below.
- Fine Master of Happiness (and good posture), Dr. Joe Musolino, entertained us and garnered fees for charity via today’s Rotary Quiz. To see if you know the answers, read "more".
President Jim reported that our club had a large contingent participate at the Dist. Conference in Sheboygan, that the event was well worth attending. Highlights included a speaker from a south side Chicago Rotary club who has doubled membership in two years. Key is inviting business leaders you know to attend a Rotary meeting, especially one at which we have an especially interesting speaker. Another interesting presenter was the son of U-2 captured pilot Gary Powers; the movie Bridge of Spies was about his father’s return. A third topic was polio eradication – a traveling “iron lung” display is available to Rotary clubs to remind the public of what polio meant years ago. There was also an exemplary young woman who raise $90,000 as part of a polio fund-raising bike ride. Next year’s district conference will be close to home in Schaumburg.
Ernest R. Blomquist III, well-known, well-regarded long-time attorney provided a “Conversation with a Criminal Lawyer”. He reminded and educated us about the constitutional provisions which form the basis of our court and legal proceedings. These provisions affect us as citizens…and help explain some of the legal proceedings and maneuvers we read about in the press, see in movies, TV shows, and including some especially significant events happening Thursday and this week in Washington, D.C. To read more, click “more”. Ernie has represented the Village for many years as village prosecutor, has lectured, taught, and written about the law. He represented the village before the Supreme Court in a precedent setting case in the 1970s, one which affects President Trump’s travel ban (see Daily Herald article by clicking here). For more from the presentation, and to find out more about Ernie, click "more".
- The Elk Grove Rotary Fest will take place June 13th- June 18th.
- Board Updates
- The Club and our Foundation are in good shape financially. The Club is essentially at budget for the year. The Foundation, in spite of starting the year with a budgeted deficit is now projected to increase its reserves by a significant amount.
- Each year the Club is eligible to apply for District Designated Funds (“DDF”)to support a club based project. For the past few years we have applied and used our DDF to fund the George and Marion Harris Book Scholarships. Next year, we will be taking a different direction and will apply our DDF funds to support the Wheeling Township and Harper College food pantries.
- In keeping with Rotary’s focus as a non-denominational service organization that is welcoming to people of all faiths, the Board has decided to replace the weekly invocation with 10 seconds of silence for individual prayer and reflection.
- Volunteers are needed for the Memorial Day Parade to help pass out water at the beginning of the parade and afterward at the ceremony at Memorial Park. Anyone who is interested should contact Jon Ridler.
- Jon Ridler, our incoming President, discussed some new things that will be coming up next year as he starts his term:
- The Installation Dinner will be June 16th at Big Shots. Invitations will be going out soon.
- The Club will be piloting a new membership level, where members will only pay for the meals at the meetings they attend at the time of the meeting. Members wishing to continue to pay dues under the current method will still be able to.
- In order to encourage more club fellowship, the first Thursday of each month will be an afterhours social event instead of the regular Thursday meeting.
From left: President Jim Thomson, Mike Clements (sponsor), John Corbett
Jennifer Mallo, Jon Ridler (sponsor)
Our special guests this week were Olivia Hepke, Allie Ontenda, and Amy Albert, Interact participants from Rolling Meadows High School along with their advisors Linda Thorson and Eileen Herbster. Olivia, Allie, and Amy presented a brief overview of everything that they have done this year to provide service, and raise funds for their “signature project” scholarships for girls at Ak’Tenamit. They started the year with a purple pinkie fundraiser for polio and they never stopped. They packed Thanksgiving food boxes with our club, and then assisted at the Santa Run.
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lonsky, vice president and foundation chair presented Ron Crawford with a Paul Harris + 8 pin in recognition of his generous support of the Rotary Foundation. In making the presentation, Mary noted the many contributions that Ron has made to Rotary in addition to his financial support. He has served as Club President, been a key volunteer organizer of the Santa Run since its inception, and restored and donated over 1000 bicycles. Along with his wife Diane, Ron has also led and participated in over 10 service trips to Ak’Tenamit, Guatemala.
lonsky, vice president and foundation chair presented Ron Crawford with a Paul Harris + 8 pin in recognition of his generous support of the Rotary Foundation. In making the presentation, Mary noted the many contributions that Ron has made to Rotary in addition to his financial support. He has served as Club President, been a key volunteer organizer of the Santa Run since its inception, and restored and donated over 1000 bicycles. Along with his wife Diane, Ron has also led and participated in over 10 service trips to Ak’Tenamit, Guatemala. 
wrote, Those who attended Mayor Tom Hayes' Arlington Heights' annual State of the Village address Thursday got a real-world example of what officials describe as a healthy local business climate, wrote Chris Placek of the Daily Herald Our meeting was held as part of a combined gathering with the Chamber of Commerce in the Metropolis ballroom, downtown Arlington. To read the rest of the story, click here.
There’s a neighborhood garden in Arlington Heights, Illinois that is growing more than just fresh produce. It’s bringing together residents of different socioeconomic backgrounds and cultivating a sense of community.It was great to see how the garden was able to transcend the financial divide that was there,” says Jake Chung, who helped spearhead the project. Chung is the assistant superintendent for personnel and planning in Arlington Heights and a University of Iowa College of Education alumnus (BA ‘96).
The community garden – which sits on a once-empty school district-owned lot – is between two distinct neighborhoods. One is filled with shiny row houses while the other is an older run-down apartment complex where a man’s torso and legs were once found in a dumpster.
- In recognition of the Kentucky Derby, our Fine “Handicapper”, Joe Musolino, quizzed us for Charity…and Rotary won! Thanks, Joe, and to our fellow Rota
rians who contributed. - Remember – sign up via the website for the State of the Village address at our joint meeting with the Chamber of Commerce at Metropolis. And there’s a challenge for Rotarian Runners – if you can beat Mayor Hayes’ time in the Salute 5-10 K Run, he’ll match your entry fee/contribution, as will Picket Fence Realty.
- And now that we Rotarians will be informed and in shape, we’ll be able to relax, learn, socialize and enjoy at the Rotary District Conference, Blue Harbor Resort, Sheboygan, 5/17-20 (click here for more details and sign up) !
…helps Ak’Tenamit, Guatemala and Rotarians! Dr. Chris Wood and Dave Zuehlke described Rotary efforts at the boarding school, and the worthwhile out
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students are mostly indigenous boys and girls who not only receive an education, but also practical, and vocational experience to help them and their communities be self-sufficient. Interestingly, the efforts these days are often based on Mayan concept of group effort. The projects and efforts there are setting an example for other areas in Guatemala and for other parts of South America. 
comes there. Sstudents are mostly indigenous boys and girls who not only receive an education, but also practical, and vocational experience to help them and their communities be self-sufficient. Interestingly, the efforts these days are often based on Mayan concept of group effort. The projects and efforts there are setting an example for other areas in Guatemala and for other parts of South America. Rotarian activities have included help and training in construction, education, and medical treatment. Paired with this effort is some touring and a deeper understanding of the area culture. The Buffalo Grove Rotary Club has been doing projects there for approximately 10 years. Other clubs as well as ours have participated in District service trips too. Q & A after the trip’s slide presentation informed us that the Rotary efforts and projects have been refined over the years and have gotten more productive. Ask Dave how this unexpectedly expanded his “bucket list”, Chris about the medical treatments and supplies given there, Ron Crawford about the river trip to the cite and how the programs have developed over the years, and ask any of them about vampire bats!
Congratulations and Thanks go to the several club Rotarians who have participated in the Guatemala work! To see Thursday's wonderful PowerPoint presentation, look on this website. To find out more about Ak' Tenamit, click here.
Rotary Iron Lung Education Equipment: RILEE
Rotary’s commitment to ending polio is nearly 40 years old. Since its first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979, Rotary (along with partners) has reduced polio cases by 99.9% worldwide. But the fight isn’t over, and Rotary is constantly seeking new ways to communicate its End Polio Now message to youth and engage their passionate participation in eradication.
- May 10, Mayor Tom Hayes will be addressing our club with his annual "State of the Village" address. This special meeting will be held at the Metropolis.
- Thank you to Kris Niemann who volunteered to be the birthday chair for June and Joe Musolino who volunteered to line up our June programs.
- Calling all volunteers. The first organizing meeting for this year's Duffer Outing will be held on May 10 at 11 am at the Metropolis. Brian Meyer will be cochairing the committee with Nanette Sowa from SLSF again this year, and is looking for members to help with planning this great event
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erhaps like me, you have wondered from time to time, why there is no Interact Club at Hersey High School. Today’s presentation answered that question. It is not because students at Hersey do not care about serving others, but rather because they have been actively engaging in service for 50 years through their S.O.S. (Service Over Self) Club. What they are doing is very impressive!
erhaps like me, you have wondered from time to time, why there is no Interact Club at Hersey High School. Today’s presentation answered that question. It is not because students at Hersey do not care about serving others, but rather because they have been actively engaging in service for 50 years through their S.O.S. (Service Over Self) Club. What they are doing is very impressive!The Club is “directed” by students in the senior class who are hand selected to be in a special SOS leadership class. Our speakers, Emma Karmen and P.J. Quinn, were two students from this year’s class. They provided examples of some of the 50 different service projects that will be organized and sponsored by SOS this year.
On April 12, 2018, the speakers at our Rotary lunch were Nicole Espinoza and David Robb of the Social Services Division of the Village of Arlington Heights. Nicole is the Social Services Coordinator, and David is the Disability Services Coordinator. The Social Services Division recently shifted its focus to a holistic or wellness approach that doesn’t look only at the specific need or event that prompted an individual to seek assistance, but rather evaluates all of the potential needs of the individual and utilizes connections with many partners in the community to provide services to individuals of all ages and demographics. The holistic approach includes a mental health assessment, which is initiated for all individuals who contact the division. The division also now provides referrals to and a payment subsidy for outside counseling services for individuals who need specialized treatment. The division also is actively involved in crisis intervention with the Village police and fire departments when mental health issues are involved, and training of police and fire professionals to deal with mental health issues. Division services also include an emergency assistance fund to provide temporary or short term hardship funds, the holiday assistance program, and other programs. In his role as Disability Services Coordinator, David Robb is actively involved in assuring that the facilities, programs and services offered in the Village are accessible to the disabled. He also counsels with local businesses to make their own businesses more accessible on a voluntary basis, as well as investigating complaints regarding lack of accessibility.
Our club regularly contributes to and participates in Social Services Division programs such as the Thanksgiving baskets, gift cards, holiday giving program, and the immunization clinic.
Proposal for Membership 4-12-18
Shared Membership:
Jennifer Mallo
Executive Director of Waverly Inn
Associate member of Waverly Inn
Full Membership:
John Corbett
Attorney
Sponsor: Mike Clement
Thursday’s program was an example of two important aspects of Rotary – the development of a project to address needs of the most needy, and a life broadened through involvement in Rotary. Our speaker, Rich Lalley, described a plan to plant, harvest and process breadfruit in one of the poorest areas of Haiti, the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. 
The effort would entail sustainable local jobs, self-sufficiency, much needed food, and a source of commercial income for the area. He encouraged our club’s participation. For more information, click "Read more". Also, at “…more” you’ll find a brief description of Rich’s background and Rotary life. He joined Rotary, has been a significant help in the field of communications, and found his current job through Rotary. His current career and skills have developed by using the opportunities provided through Rotary service. And for club announcements, shared happiness and our quiz, see "...more" too.
One of the great things about Rotary is the opportunity to grow, as well as enjoying doing some good in the world. Thursday's meeting gave two members to come to bat, Dave Weiner (left) subbing for Pres. Jim Thomson, and Bob Paddock, an owner of the Daily Herald, subbing as the program, speaking about the changes in news organizations these days. Both were pretty much performing spur-of-the-moment...and most all of the club stayed through the meeting ! Both Bob and Dave enjoyed the experience and appreciated it.Maybe most of the meeting's success was actually due to members sharing their Happy Fines, as always in support of our charitable efforts. For club announcements, deadline for Vocational Scholoarships (4/6), New/(and current) Member event at Eddies (4/4), Happiness announcements from members, and our "Major League" Fine Master's quiz, click More. Announcements included the reminder about upcoming conference and fellowship at the wisconsin resort, one of our newer member being expecting, heartfelt appreciation for the help from one member to another, and upcoming opportunities for service.
Our Speaker...guess who this Rotarian was – Attended Arlington High School, didn’t play baseball but was a gymnast. He says “was” because at his age he’s not as agile as back then. Occasionally he has inky fingers, though he’s just as likely to have eye and hand strain from being a “digital guy” these days.
Our substitute and spur-of-the-moment speaker was Bob Paddock, Jr. speaking about the challenges of local journalism and the newspaper business these days. He told of the transitions, creative efforts, and diversification which the Daily Herald Media Group has accomplished to endeavor to continue to produce good local journalism. If you're willing supply a cup of coffee, Bob will be glad to talk about what he calls "the exciting world of journalism these days".
- On April 14, the three northern Illinois Rotary districts will be co-sponsoring Empower Leaders - a morning of leadership, mentorship, and scholarship. Distinguished speakers from three different spheres - charity, business, and government - will share their thoughts on leadership to mentors and their proteges. The target audience is high school seniors, college students and young professionals. It will be held at Oakton Community Coll ege from 9am - 12pm. For more information and to register go to http://www.empowerleadersbyrotary.com.
- This year's District Conference will have some great speakers and provide an opportunity to share fellowship with Rotarians throughout our District. For anyone that attends, the Club will provide $100 to offset the cost of registration. For more information and to register go to https://rotary6440conference.weebly.com.
- For any Rotarians looking for some local hands-on community service activities, Jim Thomson's church has an upcoming community clean-up, painting event. To find out more contact Jim.
