Thanks very much to Sarah Howdeschell, Erica Anderson and Emily Mohr for updating us on the activities of the Interact Club. The Interact students have been busy lately, having completed the collection of backpacks & school supplies for underprivileged children, 300 pairs of socks for the homeless, food for the Food Pantry, running a 5K to fund raiser against Lime Disease, volunteering for the Main Street Fest and helping to move books for the Fox River Grove Library.
Yesterday they raised money for cancer by doing pink hair strips. They are selling "Pink Out" T-shirts for tomorrow's football game and all Rotarians present at this morning's meeting purchased one. They are also involved in a "B3" project training which will allow them to make presentations at the grade schools about "Being Safe, Being Kind and Being Smart" on the internet. It is always a pleasure to hear from our Interact students and the wonderful things they are doing.
Harry is being interviewed for a job as a railroad signalman. "What would you do if two trains were approaching each other on the same line?" asks the interviewer. "I'd switch the points in the signal box," replies Harry. "And what if the signal switch was broken?" asks the interviewer. "I'd use the manual lever," replies Harry. "And what if that didn't work?" asks the interviewer. "I'd use the emergency phone to call the next signal box," says Harry. "And what if there was no answer?" asks the interviewer. "I'd call my uncle and tell him to come over," replies Harry. "What good would that do?" asks the interviewer. "None," replies Harry. "But he's never seen a train crash."
The 2018 Youth Assembly, will be held on Saturday, November 10th at Forest View Education Center in Arlington Heights. The program is planned by Interact students and will include their Advisors, Rotarians, and guest speakers. Cary-Grove Alum, Tiffany Au will be one of the guest speakers.
The Board has approved the promotion of a Paul Harris Match Program to members in good standing of the Rotary Club of Cary-Grove:
Any member that has not yet achieved their first Paul Harris Fellow may make a cash donation up to $500, and the club will match two-to-one towards his/her first Paul Harris Fellow.
Any member who is already a Paul Harris Fellow may make a cash donation up to $500, and the club will match one-to-one towards his/her next Paul Harris level.
Any member who is already a Paul Harris Fellow may make a cash donation up to $500, and the club will match one-to-one towards making another Non-Rotarian a Paul Harris Fellow.
The program will run from 7/1/18 thru 12/13/18. Checks should be made payable to “The Cary-Grove Rotary Charitable Fund” and delivered to Linda Trexler along with the printed name of the individual, address and relationship to the Rotarian requesting the match (e.g. Spouse, Son/Daughter, Grandchild, Friend, etc.). Please contact Linda Trexler, Foundation Chair (847-462-1087) if you interested in taking advantage of this program.
Application materials now are available for the District Leadership Academy Class of 2019. We invite all club members to enroll in this outstanding online educational program and commit to graduating with this next class. Click the link below to learn more about this program.
Our guest speaker at last week's meeting was Brett Weiss of the Weiss scholarship Foundation. Brett is a member of the Rotary Club of Naperville. Since 2009, Brett has traveled six times to Kenya in pursuit of following his dream for combating poverty in the village of Dago. Most of his efforts have been directed toward improving the education level of the children that live there. Dago is a tiny community of 3,000 people with an average family income of less than $2 per day. In Kenyan, the average education is only four years. Only 20% of the children actually go to High School.
To combat this, Brett established The Weiss Scholarship Foundation in 2011. The goal of this foundation is to have a positive impact on all of the youth members in Dago and the Kenya area. By providing a guaranteed source of income for students to continue their education through High School, Brett's hope is that the economic & health conditions of the area will improve. Since the Foundation was started, 42 full four year scholarships have be issued. Eleven students have graduated from High School and four have gone on to University.
A full sponsorship for four years of High School is approximately $3,500. To learn more about The Weiss Scholarship Foundation and how you can help support it, visit their site at https://weissscholarshipfoundation.org.
As mentioned at today's meeting by Sue, Tiffany Au has developed a website "The Greatest Wedding Ever Donated". Tiffany is a graduate of Cary-Grove High School and is a past recipient of the Decker Scholarship awarded by the Rotary Club of Cary-Grove. Her website highlights her upcoming wedding to Caleb Remington and talks about the work they are doing together to raise funds and awareness for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis. Visit her site http://www.thegwed.com to learn more about their efforts and to learn how you can contribute toward this wonderful cause.
Need a makeup but find it difficult to get to another club? If so, consider using Rotary's Web-based Rotary eClub One. Click on the link and go to the "Makeups" tab to get started. Doing makeups could be easier. Let us know how you like it.
Rotarian Action Groups are autonomous groups of Rotarians, family members, program participants and alumni who are experts in a particular field, such as micro-credit or water and sanitation. More information about these groups and their purpose can be found on RI's website.
Rotary Fellowships are independent groups of Rotarians, family members, program participants and alumni who share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends from around the world. Again, more detailed information is available at this link to RI's website.
If you haven't all ready done so, take the time to click on the two links above and see if there may be a group that fits with your interests. It's a great way to make new friends and to share common interests with Rotarians from around the world.
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