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Speakers
Feb 27, 2020
Blue Star Recycling
Mar 05, 2020
Mar 12, 2020
Crescendo for a Cause
Mar 19, 2020
The Bridge Over Troubled Water
Mar 26, 2020
Classification Speech
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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
Lou Malnatis
Mar 19, 2020 1:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Lou Malnatis
Apr 16, 2020 1:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Lou Malnatis
May 21, 2020 1:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Lou Malnatis
Jun 18, 2020 1:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Lou Malnatis
Jul 16, 2020 1:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Lou Malnatis
Aug 20, 2020 1:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Lou Malnatis
Sep 17, 2020 1:30 PM
 
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Stories
Last Week's Speaker
Last week we had a presentation from our exchange student, Veronica.  She did an excellent job informing the club about her life and family in Venezuela, how she got involved with with Rotary, and ultimately the exchange program.
 
 
Greetings from Martha
Martha did another makeup at the Thames Rotary Club and got to meet their exchange student Kiliam from Austria!

 
Upcoming Events
Golf Committee Meeting - February 27
11:15am at Lou Malnati's
 
Reading with Rotary - March 5
10:30-11:15am:  Kilmer grade school
 
Trivia Night - March 7
The Buffalo Grove Park District's Friends of the Parks Foundation will be hosting their 3rd annual Trivia Night on Saturday, March 7 at the Community Arts Center.  If interested, look for a sign up that will be circulating at an upcoming Rotary meeting.
 
Willow House Benefit of Laughter - March 7
Lake Forest  Use code BG ROTARY for $15 off   Register Here
 
Officer of the Year Presentation - March 17
Village Hall 7:30pm
 
Bridge Youth and Family Gala - April 18
See Melanie for details on this event.
 
Buffalo Grove Rotary Open House - April 23
Continental Restaurant 5-7:00pm
This is an opportunity to present the club, and all the things we do, to the local community.  President Donahue has sent a separate email with more details and will be reaching out to individuals separately.
 
Bowling Buddies - April 30
Our annual Buddy Bowling event has been confirmed for April 30, 2020.  Please mark your calendars.  Bo will have more details as we get closer to the date.
 
Teatro Zinzanni - April
$125-150 per ticket includes dinner (looking for at least 10 people for group rate) 
Thinking of sometime in April…Thurs/Fri/Sat? 
Take limo/bus down from BG. 
Tom, Denny, Stephen, Deb and Rob so far. 
Let Rob Seitz know if you are interested.
 
BG Rotary/NWRSA Golf Classic - May 20

NWSRA/Chicago Dogs Baseball Outing - June 16
 
 
Exchange Student
Veronica got to knock one of her wishes off the list.  Above you see her being swept off her feet at Medieval Times.
She would love to join our club members in activities, so please contact Denny Snyder, denny.snyder@gmail.com to arrange it. 
 
Here is a list of Veronica's desired activities,
 
See Chicago Skyscrapers / Skydeck. 
Go to a country concert.
Do winter sports.
Ride a horse.
Go to a ballet performance.
See a theater performance.
Go to a basketball game.
Go to a football game.
Go to a hockey game.
Go to a baseball game.
Play golf.
Go to Feed My Starving Children.
Go to a concert.
Walk the Magnificent Mile. 
See Chicago monuments. 
Drunk Shakespeare. 
Go to a comedy show.
The escape game.
PanIQ Room Chicago. 
Indoor Skydiving. 
Karaoke
Maggie Daley Park.
Whirlyball Chicago. 
The iO Theater 
Chicago Observation Deck.
Go to the planetarium and museums.
Go to the gateway arch.
The Branson Sawmill.
Go to a national park. 
Camping
Go to an amusement park. 
Kayaking
Water skiing
Ziplining
Ballooning
 
 
 
Amazon Smile Link for our Rotary Foundation
Our treasurer, Brian, 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!
 
 
Birthdays and Anniversaries
February Birthdays
Balinski, Steve - Feb 02
Balling, William - Feb 10
Splett, Cathy - Feb 14
O'Brien, Jing - Feb 24
 
February Anniversaries:
Meier, Glenn - 42 years - Feb 01 1978
Rylko, Michael - 35 years - Feb 01 1985
Snyder, Denny - 33 years - Feb 01 1987
Johannes, Pat - 6 years - Feb 06 2014
Balinski, Steve - 19 years - Feb 15 2001
 
 
Duty Roster
Please note that our Foundation Chair, Tom, will email the person doing the Foundation Minute with the information to be read at our meeting.
 
February 27, 2020:
Greeter: Glenn Meier
Pledge:  Martha Weiss
4-Way Test:  Brian Shepard
Thought for the Day: Dennis Snyder
Ricky D. Corny Joke of the Day: Ryan Risinger
Foundation Minute:  Cathy Splett
Member Moment:  Joshua Brand
Fun & Frolics: Tom Kloepfer
 
March 5, 2020:
Greeter: Jing O'Brien
Pledge:  Dan Wolf
4-Way Test:  Lisa Siwek
Thought for the Day: Andy Spetter
Ricky D. Corny Joke of the Day: Brett Robinson
Foundation Minute:  Dennis Snyder
Member Moment:  Miriam Campbell
Fun & Frolics: Steve Kobernick