Co-Treasurer Shannon O'Connor joined us in person - it was great to see her again! Erika Strojinc presented a fun Cubs-Sox Trivia for Fun and Frolics, and we enjoyed some Rotary fellowship.
From Past President Brian: Please join us at our regular meeting on October 15, 2026 for the presentation of this year's Bill Reid Award. Our award recipient will be joining us that day and it will be a surprise.
Our early Literacy Nights are back! Club members recently visited Indian Trails Library for one of the first ones of the new school year. This is a rewarding experience to help give out books our club is donating to children who are very appreciative. There are two more events, October 26 and 27 at the library, so please sign up!
Our club committee of Martha, Juliet and Cass are meeting with members of the Arlington Heights Club (the lead club), and the Palatine, Wheeling and River Cities Clubs to plan our 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. This will be a fun comunity walk at Lake Arlington to raise awareness of Rotary's End Polio Now campaign and to fundraise for it. Have you and your guests signed up yet?
Stephen and Dan are excited to announce the dates for the next Ak’ Tenamit project: The trip will be Saturday, February 20 through Tuesday, March 2, 2027.
BG Rotarians making their first trip to Ak’ Tenamit are eligible for a club subsidy of up to $1500. Please contact Stephen or Dan to reserve your spot - only three spots remain as of last week!
Thank you to those club members who continue to contribute to the Buffalo Grove High School Comfort Closet. This is a discreet service at the high school to assist those students who do not experience the privilege of all they need for personal hygiene and care at home due to circumstances. Please keep us in mind for your donations of these new, unused items you may have at home. Such items are: toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, lotion, feminine products, deodorant, etc. Also, your cash donations to Deenie on their behalf are so appreciated and make a difference in their life. Items are purchased at GiveNKind for pennies on the dollar. Please bring donations to our Rotary meetings and Deenie will collect them.
October 15, 2026 Greeter: Steve Koebernick Pledge: Pete Panayiotou 4-Way Test: Santosh Shanmugam Thought of the Day: Ilya Davydov Ricky D. Joke: Gia Miller Member Moment: Deb Smith Fun & Frolics: Dan Wolf
October 22, 2026 Greeter: Miriam Campbell Pledge: Park Dist. Corp 4-Way Test: Brian Shepard Thought of the Day: Diane Sawyer Ricky D. Joke: Dan Schimmel Member Moment: None - Dist. Gov. Visit Fun & Frolics: None - Dist. Gov. Visit
October 29, 2026 Greeter: Jerry Levy Pledge: Deenie Pomilia 4-Way Test: Lisa Siwek Thought of the Day: Hetal Wallace Ricky D. Joke: Rob Seitz Member Moment: Martha Weiss Fun & Frolics: Steve Balinski