Please see President Melanie's email yesterday regarding our hybrid in-person and remote meeting on Thursday. She is asking for those attending in person to fill out their lunch order following the link she provided by Wednesday (tomorrow) noon. Also, please arrive around noon for lunch. The meeting will begin at 12:30pm. For Zoomers, the meeting will go live at 12:15pm so that you can chat on Zoom until 12:30pm. Our speaker is Nicole Woods, The Village of Buffalo Grove's Deputy Director of Community Development who will be presenting to us via Zoom.
Community Grant Committee Chair Deenie has announced that the 2021 Community Grant Application is up and running on the Rotary Website. She will be contacting the previous winners, but if you know of a local organizations operating as charitable, faith-based or not-for-profit agencies with a 501(c)3 designation, please contact them to tell them they are eligible to apply for one-time grants of up to $2,500. Projects must be initiated by the applying non-profit organization and contribute to Rotary's focus on community service, which includes projects and activities taken to improve life in the Buffalo Grove area. Applications are due by May 30, 2021. For more information, please contact Grants Committee Chair Deenie Pomilia at (847) 533-6605 or grants@bgrotary.org.
District 6440 is offering 10 vocational scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each and our club can sponsor two applicants for consideration. Click here to see the media coverage of this opportunity. Applications must be sent to the Rotary Club of Buffalo Grove by March 22, 2021. We have the information and the fillable application on our website and use this link bgrotary.org/v-scholarship to go directly to the information.
4-Way Test: Rob Seitz Thought for the Day: Denny Snyder Ricky D. Corny Joke of the Day: Dan Wolf Foundation Minute: Steven Casstevens Member Moment: Rosemary Heilemann Fun & Frolics: Glenn Meier
Our treasurer went through the process of setting up Amazon Smile for the Rotary Foundation. Here is the link if you want to check it out: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-3653525
It's a great way to support our Foundation any time you are ordering from Amazon!
