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We meet Thursdays at 7:00 AM
The Garlands

1000 Garlands Ln.
Performing Arts Center
Barrington, IL 60010
United States

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Hello Rotarians,

July is upon us and a new year of OPPORTUNITIES IN ROTARY. My appreciation to all of our outgoing board and committee chair members for a year of dedicated work and service to our community and world. ; and also my appreciation to all the new board members and committee chairs for your pledge of support for my year and to and for our club.

RECENT PAST

Thanks to Mary Holcomb for her ongoing service with the food pantry and all those who have participated

Thanks to Pat Hogan and all the club members who volunteered for this weekends festivities at the Brat Tent and to Steve Hollis for setting up and storing kids games and easels.

Thanks to RI for a great international convention in Toronto and to Suzanne and the district for a breakfast with our sister Taiwanese district members and several Guatemalans Sur club members

Our club was also a participant in a RFE breakout presentation and a certificate of appreciation was presented to us by AIrCon.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JULY 4th- be at the high school at 8:30 to assemble. Detailed information has been sent to you by Suzanne. Dress festive and bring candy. This is a great way to support your club including bringing recognition and visibility to our clubs 30th anniversary. The parade ends at the train station parking lot so plan you own parking accordingly.

July 5th- no club meeting

July 6th Uncorked Barrington

July 7th Barrington Brew Fest

July 12th- presentation regarding Rotary and our club and goals by

Mark S. Gibson

Wednesday evening concerts in the Park

Aug 18th- Air and Water Show in Chicago- limited space

available with Kris Young

September 23rd

luncheon & musical program by the local chapter of the Lyric Opera

This will be a new partnering to increase the visibility for both of our organizations and an OPPORTUNITY to network with a new group of individuals in our community. Further information and ticket purchasing through our club will be clarified later this month.

Thank you all for your service over self.

Respectfully yours in Rotary. Mark S. Gibson

International Conference

Rotary International Convention News

Several members of the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club recently attended the Rotary International Convention held in Toronto, Canada. At the conference we had an opportunity to spend time with our Friendship Exchange club from Dadu, Tiawan who awarded our home District 6440 with the above Certificate of Appreciation for our donation towards their after-school counseling for underprivileged students program. We also attended a breakfast meeting that was hosted by 6440 to meet our 3481 Sister District leaders from Taipei, Taiwan. The attendance also included several leaders from Guatemala Sur club.

Officers Installation Dinner

Story by Louis Yee

Laura and I attended the BBRC Installation of Incoming President Mark Gibson and the New Governing Board by our Incoming District 6440 Governor Julie Clark. Our club also recognized the tremendous accomplishments of our President Kris Young. She gave awards to the individuals who did an outstanding job in different areas. I was totally caught by surprised when she mentioned my name as the Outstanding Program Director of the Year.

I am so honored to serve with these talented and amazing BBRC Rotarians. What a memorable evening!

Your new Board of Directors and BBRC Club Officers for 2018-2019

From L-R - Board Members - Jack Caldwell, Monique Juengel, Mary Holcomb, Susie Whipple, Steve Hollis, 2016-17 Club President Kris Young, Board Member Dan Naranjo, New BBRC President for 2018-19 Mark S. Gibson, Club Secretary Pat Hogan, Club Treasurer Joe Connelly & Board Member Joe Dorociak.

BBRC Year End Summary of Activities

Barrington Breakfast Rotary Clubs Year End Summary of Activities

Maria Coons Honored

Maria H. Coons

Chief of Staff, VP - Institutional Planning and Strategic Alliances

Harper College

Maria is the past president of the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club 2016-2017

During her 30-year career at Harper College, Maria H. Coons has served in many capacities. She was appointed to her current role in 2016, to lead workforce and economic development initiatives, and oversee strategic partnerships in high-growth areas, support small business development and adult learning strategies. Since then, she's procured more than $25 million in workforce grants for Harper, created a fast-track program that allows part-time adult students to complete a degree in two years, led the creation of a 10-year campus master plan to prioritize $200 million in capital improvements, and spearheaded a long list of special projects. As a member of the executive council and president's cabinet, she's formulated and implemented policies and operational strategies to ensure that the school's priorities are met. Away from work, she's a past president of the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club, a member of the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chicago Metra Citizen's Advisory Board. She serves on the board of the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers and is a school ambassador for Jane Addams Elementary School in Palatine.

Guatemala Volcano Relief Fund

Guatemala Volcano Relief Fund

District 6440 has set up the following link to receive donations for the Guatemala Volcano Relief.

Please check the last item on the list to indicate the recipient of your donations for this cause.

Thanks!

https://rotary6440.org/page/donate-to-our-charitable-fund

Some recent images

WASH in Schools Grant

WASH in Schools (WinS) Challenge Grant awarded jointly to

Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club and Club Rotario Guatemala Sur

Posted by Narayan Murarka, Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club, D-6440 Jorge Aufranc, Francisco Viau, Club Rotario Guatemala Sur, D-4250 on Feb 03, 2018

Great news!!! The Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club has been awarded a new type of Rotary Foundation competitive challenge grant. The Rotary Foundation has awarded $552,500 to the team of Club Rotario Guatemala Sur, Rotary Club of Antigua and Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club for a grant addressing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, WASH* in Schools (WinS).
*WASH - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

The competition was held between all Rotary clubs within five countries: Belize, Guatemala, India, Kenya and Honduras in two phases. During phase I, 46 clubs applied and 13 of them moved to the next phase. In phase II, 13 clubs applied, and four clubs were awarded grants. We are privileged to be one of the four winners.

The grant integrates two Areas of Focus: Water and Sanitation, Basic Education and Literacy. Rotary International has issued a global challenge to improve education quality and access – particularly for girls – by working with communities to provide improved WASH services, teacher training, and curriculum enhancement. It is important to leverage off from water and sanitation related efforts and connect them with health, hygiene and education. Further details are available at this link:

https://my.rotary.org/en/wash-schools-target-challenge

The project outcome will transform and positively impact lives for children!!!

Specific goals are:

clean filtered water and WASH stations for 16,000 - 20,000 children in about 48 schools in Sacatepéquez Department in Guatemala
access to gender segregated sanitary facilities with flush toilets and septic at each school
facilities for girls designed particularly to respond to their needs during the menstrual cycle
effective hygiene educational program to encourage habit formation and to promote behavioral changes
a menstrual hygiene management program focused on the biology of the menstruation cycle and safe practices
extensive training for menstrual hygiene – goal is to have girls stay in school

Total Project Funding - $552,500

Thanks to The Rotary Foundation who contributed $425,000 (77%) of project funding.

We are grateful to our following partners who contributed the remaining funds.

Rotary Districts contributed $58,500 in District Designated Funds (DDF)

6440, 7820, 4250, 6420, 6060, 5830, 7080, 7170

These Rotary Clubs and other entities contributed $69,000 in cash

The dollar value of the award, $552,500, is the largest for a grant ever for our District 6440, and possibly for Zones 28 and 29.

The award of this grant now presents an opportunity to begin putting all our plans into action to help children, with emphasis on improving education for girls. In addition to active engagement by the host and international Rotary clubs, we have created alliances with municipal governments, school authorities and local community of the Sacatepéquez Department in Guatemala. We have a big challenge in front of us and we are up to it. Working together as a team, we will achieve our project goals.

Mardi Gras Redux 2018

Posted by Louis Yee & Jack Caldwell on May 07, 2018

MARDI GRAS REDUX 2018

Over 200 people attended the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club’s Fund Raising Event at the newly opened Avante Banquets located in Fox River Grove. Guests participated in our auction for great items like vacations to special destinations, special dinners and wine packages. Others gave donations for Rotary’s great causes. We brought in a blues band from Dalton, IL as many of our guests hit the dance floor. It was a great event as members from the BBRC Rotary and Barrington High School Interact clubs made this all happened!

We want to thank our Sponsor, Speakers, Media and all other attendees. We hope to see all of you again in 2019.

Lots of needed charitable funds were raised at the 7th annual BBRC Rendezvous Event at Avante Banquets

Lew Parks & Terry Cullum were the Chair people for our Mardi Gras Event. Thank you both for such a great job!!!!
Suzanne Gibson with her Husband the one and only Dr. Mark Gibson are major leaders of our club	Dr. Kris Young our current President with her handsome husband Dr. Mike Young

KID FEST 2018

Posted by Louis Yee & Jack Caldwell

KID FEST 2018

The weather was perfect for our Kid Fest kite flying event sponsored by, Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club & The Barrington Park District. Mid 70’s with a light breeze. So many people showed up and everyone, especially the kids had a wonderful time.

Thank you to all the organizations that help make this such a great annual get community together.

Photos by:

Louis Yee