Last week ten members of the Wheeling Club joined us for our meeting and it was great talking with them. Pete did an unusual FunNFrolics where people purchased red hard-boiled eggs to crack up against someone else's hard boiled egg. The person whose egg did not crack was the winner, and this continued until all eggs had been challenged. Rob was the winner! Martha requested a solo happy birthday song from Stephen, and it was just as painful as our group sing. We heard from Assistant State’s Attorney Kyle Doyle, coordinator Jenifer Couty and an investigator who all work with the Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force. This task force is directed by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s office and is a collaboration between prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, and victim service providers. It is funded by the Department of Justice grant to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office and victim services organization A Safe Place. It works in partnership with the Lake County Coalition Against Human Trafficking to connect investigators, prosecutors, victim service providers, and the community in a joint mission to end trafficking in Lake County. Thank you to our speakers and all they do.
Thanks to all our members who helped out at the Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with Disabilities Buffalo Groove spring dance. More photos to come! A fun time was had by all!
Lisa has arranged for us to read to kindergartners at Kilmer School on Friday, April 17 from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Please go to Clubrunner to sign up if you can volunteer!
Let's represent our club on Monday, April 20th at 7 pm at Village Hall when our club's Firefighter of the Year Award will be presented. It's always great to see our members there celebrating this award.
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.
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.
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.
April 16, 2026 Greeter: Lisa Siwek Pledge: Hetal Wallace 4-Way Test: Shawn Collins Thought of the Day: Tyler Grace Ricky D. Joke: Steve Balinski Member Moment: Dennis Depcik Fun & Frolics: Laura Kline
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
