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Barrington Breakfast

Service Above Self

We meet In Person & Online
Thursdays at 7:00 AM
Due to COVID-19 protocols, meetings will be held virtually until further notice.
Email us at info@barringtonbreakfastrotary.org
Barrington, IL 60010
United States of America
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(224) 406-0598
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If you would like to attend one of our upcoming zoom meetings please e-mail us at info@barringtonbreakfastrotary.org with you request.  We will send you a current list of meeting times, dates, upcoming Guest Speakers and a Zoom link with instructions.
 
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU ATTEND!
 

CLUB PRESIDENT 

Maria Peterson
January 14-21, 2021
 
 
President Announcements:
 
Our Meeting Guests were:
 
Bonita Martin - From the Maple Grove MN Rotary Club
Katherine Buggenhagen - From Chicago
Ken Walczak, our guest speaker from the Adler Planetarium, and ambassador for International Dark Skies.
 
Our Guest Speaker on January 21th will be:  BBRC Club Member Todd Sholeen
Trustee Todd Sholeen and his family have lived in the Village of Barrington since 1992.  He and his wife Heather have two children, Philip and Bonnie, who are both graduates of Barrington CUSD 220.  He is a member of the Illinois Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) where he is serving on the Partners’ Forum.  Todd is also a member of the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO) and is currently serving on the Cash Management Debt Service Committee.   
 
 
Other President Announcements
 
Jack Caldwell and Lew Parks will be next year’s co-presidents of our wonderful club! Thank you, gentlemen, for rising to the task!
 
Pat Boquist is organizing a Trivia Night.
 
Suzie Whipple:  Membership meeting on Monday, Jan 25.
 
Terry Cullum: On Thursday, Feb 18th,  Jack’s daughter, Monica Irwin, will do a Cooking for Kids presentation. Wear red! It has inspired Terry to put together a BBRC cookbook. SENT TERRY YOUR RECIPIES!
 
Susan Lenz: volunteers are always welcome for Barrington Area Conservation work days!

January 28, 7-8:30 PM  there will be an intimate discussion on race, let by Jenkins Davis, with a panel of white and black participants in an educational, insightful event. Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89736665188?pwd=UTZQSkdhL21ISDM1dUlxYUl3d1pTZz09
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goings-On / Stories
SPOTLIGHT MEMBER STEPHEN LI
SPOTLIGHT MEMBER STEPHEN LI
Why did you join Rotary?
As I have always admired the Rotary International’s outstanding service projects, it was an honor to become a member in 1997.
 
 

What experiences / projects / events have you most enjoyed and/or gained the most from your participation?

There have been many memorable events since. One of them was the first Kite- Fly organized by Donn Branstrator. The whole club participated in constructing improvised kites using garbage bags. Another special memory was hosting the Japanese Rotary members who came for the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Convention in Chicago. We hosted Mr. & Mrs. Hitoshi Iwabuchi, parents of Akiko Iwabuchi, one of our club’s foreign exchange students, and their convention contingents for dinner at our house. They were all most gracious and generous guests. They were amazed to discover our “enormous storage space” (the basement).
 
 

What three things do you enjoy doing in your "free" time?

Architecture has always fascinated me. This has been a lifelong passion for me. Soccer, tennis and sky are my favorite sports. And, when the pandemic abates, I look forward to meeting friends and family again.
 
 
 
VIRTUAL TRIVA NIGHT
Hi Everyone!
The Clubs Fun & Fellowship Committee has put together an AWESOME 
VIRTUAL TRIVIA NIGHT PARTY on Jan 22nd from 7:00 to 8:30 PM 
so please RSVP club member Pat Boquist or  Jenkins Davis ASAP and let them know you
would like to join your fellow members in a true member bonding experience! 
 
If I can do it you can do it and I'm terrible at Triva. 
 
PS: I do enjoy seeing all of your smiling faces so please attend both for my sake and for 
the sake of humanity! 
 
Jack & Karen Caldwell
 
 
GUEST SPKER KEN WALCZAK JAN 14
GUEST SPKER KEN WALCZAK JAN 14
Ken Walczak gave a tremendous presentation regarding light pollution. While many people think about air and water pollution, light pollution is often overlooked, but it has ecological, psychological, physical, economic and perhaps even spiritual impact.
 
ECOLOGICAL: 60% of birds migrate at night, and are thrown off course by lights. Sea turtle babies hatch at night and scurry towards the brightest light – which should be the ocean, but is often an artificial source.
 
PSYCHOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL: Humans evolved with a circadian rhythm, with rods and cones in our eyes that are impacted by light. There’s a 3rd receptor also that is most sensitive to blue light (artificial). Too much blue light leads to obesity, sleep deprivation, depression, cancer and other illnesses.
 
ECONOMIC: Chicago’s “wasted light” is equivalent to the entire cost of lighting Berlin, a city of similar size. It costs about $20,000/hr for municipal street lights in cities
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SAFETY: Our eyes adjust to the dark, and also to light. In highly lit areas, we can’t see into the shadows.  Study of lighting alleys showed an increase in crime. We need light in more intentional ways:
 
  1. Only WATT is needed (intensity)
  2. Only WHERE it’s needed (directional/shielded)
  3. Only WHEN it’s needed (use timers/motion detectors)
  4. Only WARM is needed (yellow, not blue light) 
PSYCHOLOGICAL/SPIRITUAL: Only half of the USA can see the Milky Way. What are we missing of our cosmic connection? A trip to the Indiana Dunes, or Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve.
To find out how Barrington can become a Dark Sky Community (like Hawthorne Woods) check out IDA.org, or www.darksky.org, or email ken.walczak@gmail.com
 
 
DIVERSITY & EQUITY INCLUSION
 
   
Jenkins Davis Committee Chairman
 
 
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!
 
 
 
In addition to our above planned event we continue the following:
 
As an ongoing feature of our new Diversity & Equity Inclusion Committee, we will be making source suggestions on a semi regular basis. 
 
We hope you have a chance to check out a few of our selections.
 
WE HAVE JUST ADDED SOME ADDITION INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK THE READ MORE BUTTON!!!
 
BOOKS
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Divided by Faith by Michael Emerson
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community by Martin Luther King Jr.
A Colony in a Nation by Chris Hayes
Slavery by Another Name by Douglas A. Blackmon
How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Family Properties by Beryl Satter
 
PLEASE CLICK ON THE READ MORE BUTTON TO VIEW A LIST OF:
Childrens Book's as well as Movies, POD Casts & Video's, Articles & Social Media Source Information
 
Thank you for your interest!
Jenkins Davis - Chair the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
 
 
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WEEK 28 FOUNDATION MINUTE
 
WEEK 28 FOUNDATION MINUTE – WHAT IS YOUR VOCATION?
 
As we continue in this Vocational Service Month, it seems appropriate to reflect on exactly what “Vocation” means. According to Collins’ dictionary, “if you have a vocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job, or to fulfill a particular role in life, especially one that involves helping other people.” Or elsewhere, an occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.
 
Rotary was founded to bring several friends together, each from different lines of work. But all with a common goal – to share friendship, and pool their talents and resources for good in their community. Rotarians try to share their talents and unique perspectives with others in their community, leading their clubs in community and global humanitarian service, and inspiring other leaders to support their initiatives. Rotarians are respected leaders, known for helping others, who provide opportunities to other potential members through mentorship, networking and scholarships.
 
Are you leading by example in your community, in your Rotary service, and in your own family? We are called by our vocations to set a good example for others, to teach, and to inspire our friends, families and neighbors to follow our example.
 
 
 
 
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Speakers
Upcoming Speakers
Rotarian Todd Sholeen
Jan 21, 2021 7:00 AM
Shared Qualities/Classification
Jenkins Davis Committee Chairman
Jan 28, 2021 7:00 PM
An Intimate Conversation about Equity & Inclusion
John A. Nanni Intenor@yahoo.com
Feb 04, 2021
Polio
Past Speakers
Ken Walczak
Jan 14, 2021 7:00 AM
Adler Planetarium and Far Horizons that provides Student Mentoring
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  • VIRTUAL TRIVA NIGHT
    ZOOM ON LINE
    Jan 22, 2021
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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