Last week Chris Stilling, the Community Development Director for the Village of Buffalo Grove, reviewed the Lake Cook Corridor Market Study. Thank you Chris for this important information about the Village's future development.
The DRAFT Lake Cook Corridor Market Study and Plan is Now Available! Public Comment Period Runs to April 6 The Draft Lake Cook Corridor Market Study and Plan is now in the Public Comment Period, which runs to April 6, 2018. View the Draft Plan, see the Lake Cook Video, and learn more about how to participate in the Public Comment Period by visiting the website atwww.vbg.org/LCC. The website also contains more information about the project and links to sign up for the project’s mailing list. The website is routinely updated to announce public engagement activities, project updates, and other related news. For specific questions and comments – please contact Principal Planner, Nicole Woods at (847)-459-5539 or nwoods@vbg.org.
Our club welcomed our Police and Firefighter of the Year recipients at last week's meeting. Congratulations to Firefighter of the Year winner, Firefighter/Paramedic Bill Navarro, and co-winners of the Policemen of the Year award, Officers Brian Hansen and Shannon McMillon. To honor these recipients, $250 will be donated to the Rotary International Foundation for each awardee by our club. In addition, our club will make a $250 donation to our foundation for the Thanksgiving food drive in honor of Firefighter Navarro, and both Officer Hansen and Officer McMillon selected Special Olympics of Illinois for our club's $250 donation in honor of each of them.
Pictured left to right: Buffalo Grove Rotary President Ryan Risinger, Officer Brian Hansen, Firefighter/ Paramedic Bill Navarro, Buffalo Grove Village Manager (and Immediate Past President of the Buffalo Grove Rotary Club) Dane Bragg, Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Casstevens and Officer Shannon McMillon.
This is what our club and other Rotarians, families and friends accomplished over the past week at Ak’ Tenamit in Guatemala: -Bath house trusses completed, roof to be installed by the kids next week and they will have a dedicated area to bathe and do laundry -concrete steps were created leading to the bath /laundry facility -24 posters framed and installed through the school to hopefully raise awareness and raise funds by the 100’s of cruise ship tourists that visit the school every week -dental boat was repainted and a waiting room was created with a magazine rack and all.... Amanda Olson-Schmidt I could have used your help:). Magazine rack came complete with People Magazine and golf digest -the dentist saw several kids that needed fillings, a root canal and a couple that needed teeth pulled -support beams were installed on the girls deck to reinforce the roof as the termites were destroying the existing supports -poppy foot field was upgraded to include a smoother surface, soccer and basketball. -donated kayaks were all numbered and painted with the school name...in hopes of raising funds for the school from tourists -English was taught to several 100’s of amazing kids that want to soak in every word -the eye doctor saw several kids and provided a handful of sunglasses to kids in need. In addition he has identified several kids that desperately need glasses -which will be delivered to the school in the next several weeks -a seedling building was completed in hopes of being able to grow more nutritional foods for the kids They had an amazing week! Thanks to all who went, especially thanks to Dan Wolf and Stephen Legge for their leadership!
A Rotary Friendship Exchange team of 6 couples from Rotary District 3060 (west-central India) will visit our area June 1-14, 2018, just prior to the Rotary International Convention in Toronto. We are collaborating with Northern Illinois Rotary districts 6420 and 6450 for this Friendship Exchange. The team is hosted by 6440 from June 10 until their departure June 14. We need 6 host families for this period. The main responsibility is providing housing, meals when they are at home (breakfast, dinner if not with the group) and usually making sure they get to and from the designated pick up spot for the activities for each day. Anyone interested in being a host family should contact PDG Rick Rivkin, 847-909-9072, Gov.Rick@Rotary6440.org
Thanks,
Rick Richard A. Rivkin Rotary Zone 28 Assistant Rotary Coordinator 2017-2018 District 6440 District Governor 2016-2017 E-mail: Gov.Rick@rotary6440.org
Our club is offering scholarships in the one-time amount of up to $2,000 to students who are pursing a four-year degree. Grants require acceptance into a Bachelor Degree college program. APPLICANTS MUST BE A CURRENT STUDENT OR PRIOR GRADUATE AT EITHER BUFFALO GROVE HIGH SCHOOL OR ADLAI E. STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL. Please refer students to the information and forms on our website.
Join us on Labor Day, September 3rd for the 2018 District 6440 Rotary Road Trip to Miller Park, and honor our patient Veteran friends from Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and other regional VA Medical Centers. The game features the Chicago Cubs at the Milwaukee Brewers! We step off our event with a classic Wisconsin tailgate party hosted by Saz's Catering - including all the necessary fixins and live entertainment with Mellencougar! Purchasing your tickets before March 31st will save you a large chunk of cash! We encourage your club or group to consider bringing a bus, or even combine with other groups if practical. Bus parking is available. Proceeds from our event will benefit the One World Medical Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization that provides support for research and treatment for Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury and Moral Injury among our Military Veteran community.
Kevin Stevens Rotary International District 6440 Veteran Affairs Liaison www.rotaryroadtrip.com
The Rotary Club of North Chicago www.northchicagorotary.org https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubOfNorthChicago
District 6440 has announced that the 2018-19 Vocational Scholarship Application and Information forms are available. 15 Scholarships will be awarded in May and paid in July during 2017-18 Rotary Year. All applications are due by April 6th. District Interviews will be conducted the first or second weekend in May. Awards will be announced within the week following the interviews and the funds will be available to the award winners starting July 1 2018. The 6440 district website is not currently updated with the application, but please contact Martha if you have an interested candidate. Martha will be sending the information and applications to both BG High School and Stevenson High School and will assist in the interviews, etc. Last year our candidate was chosen!
The Outreach Committee has a big event at Bowlero in Buffalo Grove for people with disabilities that Shawn and Bo are planning. We would appreciate as much member participation as possible for April 19th, from 6:00 to 8:00. There will be a signup sheet at our meetings that Lisa will be distributing.
You can follow Michelle (Jing's daughter and our outbound exchange student) during her exchange in Brazil. Click here for her blog!! https://iminbrazilexchange.wordpress.com/author/moobrien/
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