This past week Rob was the greeter and raised the bar for future greeters by presenting everyone with a Rotary hat that was either pink or blue. Cass provided her Member Moment. Laura Kline treated us Fun'NFrolics.
Fire Inspector/Public Educator Peter Gripper was our speaker and talked about fire safety. He explained about a grant that the Village received by which all BG residents can receive free smoke detectors for the owner occupied homes. He also advised senior citizens or people with needs get a Life Alert necklace and a Knox Box for your home. It is much cheaper to have a Knox box than have the fire department break down your door to assist you! When you order a Knox Box you tell them what fire department and it gets shipped directly to fire department they come and install it above your door. A limited secure amount of keys are maintained by the fire department. He also suggested having a fire extinguisher in your kitchen, garage, and basement.
Please invite a guest or two or three to our regular lunch meeting on April 30th so we can showcase all we do. Also, please bring in your old Rotary magazines and do not rip off your name and address. Glenn has a method to conceal that info. We like to give our the RI magazines to potential members so they see the breadth of Rotary.
Our club's environmental project this spring will be on May 2 from 9-11 am at the Buffalo Grove Prairie, Lake-Cook and Hastings Road. See details below.
On Monday, April 20th our club's Firefighter of the Year Award was presented to Firefighter/Paramedic Brian Chrencik. A donation of $250 to Rotary International and $250 Leukemia & Lymphoma society will be made in Brian's name.
Join the Wheeling Club for a volunteer opportunity at BERNIE'S BOOKS on April 24th, Friday 1:00 to 3:00. Rick Rosen from Wheeling is coordinating, so please email him at Rickrosen18@sbcglobal.net. We hope to get 15 volunteers from our clubs, the more the merrier! Let him know you are able to attend. The address is 917 Northshore Drive, Lake Bluff IL 60044. Arrive 10 minutes early before shift. Please meet for lunch ahead of the event for fellowship if you can, at The Silo Restaurant, 625 Rockland Road in Lake Bluff at 11:30. Here is the link to register for Bernie's Books, since they need to know who is volunteering: https://cerv.is/0042rWRC If you want to call them, their number is 847-780-7323 be sure to mention you are with the Wheeling Rotary Group.
Juliet, Jason, Santosh and Martha would like help in planning and participating in this walk on October 24, 2026 at 10 am when Rotarians from Zones 25b & 29 will be participating in the World's Largest Polio Walk. District 6440 is encouraging us to be a part of this event with 22 other districts across 13 states and two countries to raise awareness about Polio.
The Rotary Club of Northbrook and Glenview clubs are hosting an event on Thursday May 28th (6:30 to 7:45pm) at the Glenview Public Library. Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton will be presenting State of Cook County. Contact Juliet for reservations and more information.
For your calendar - Bowlero with the Village's Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with Disabilities - October 29, 2026 (Thursday), 6:00 - 8:00
Wednesday August 5th Buffalo Grove Golf Classic. More details to come.
April 23, 2026 Greeter: Jerry Levy Pledge: Martha Weiss 4-Way Test: Jason Davis Thought of the Day: Joan Karge Ricky D. Joke: Eric Smith Member Moment: Bill Donahue Fun & Frolics: Tom Kloepfer
April 30, 2026 Greeter: Deb Smith Pledge: Dan Wolf 4-Way Test: Ilya Davydov Thought of the Day: Tara Kelly Ricky D. Joke: Miriam Campbell Member Moment: Leslie Forman Fun & Frolics: Steve Koebernick
