Call to Order:  Past-President Jeff Harger called the meeting to order.   The Pledge of Allegiance as led by Doug Fendon, and prayer given by John Blair.  Dennis Kratohwil led in a very short version of “What Goes Up.” 

 

Guests:  Scott Adams guest of Scott Hezner, Terry McDonald guest and son of John McDonald, and Dan Lutter guest of Dave Potts.  Also, guest speaker Elizabeth Martin of 12 Oaks Foundation. 

 

Announcements: Steve Risley mentioned we have only 42 items to auction at our Winter Fundraiser.  Need 1 more per member and we’ll be OK. 

 

-Pat Schwartz advised he has tickets for the fundraiser.

 

-Jeff Harger mentioned there will be a fundraiser meeting at Tucker Olson’s house at 5:30 this evening.  Also, there will be a Board of Directors meeting at Mickey Finn’s at 5:30 next Tuesday.

 

-Peggy Freese said she is passing the hat for the monthly collection for the food pantry.

 

-Tony Collins said his son’s robotics team is #1 in the state, and #15 in the world.

 

-Dave Potts said he enjoyed golf in Palm Springs.

 

Fun and Frolics:  Rick Mittleman did a trivia on history.

 

New Member Initiation:  Doug Fendon presided over the initiation of Dan Lutter who has attended our meetings for the past several months.  Dan has lived in Libertyville for the

past 25 years¸ and he and his wife have 4 kids, all out of town.  He is a “joiner” as a member of the Masons, Scottish Rite, and Shriners.  He’s enthused about joining Rotary.  

 

Program: 

Elizabeth Martin of 12 Oaks Foundation, said the organization started in 2010 by Steve and Julie Huff after the passing of their 13 year old son Matt from cancer.  This charitable organization was initiated to help remaining siblings who suffer from the loss of their brother or sister.  They provide grants of $500 per child in Illinois and Wisconsin for medical bills or support programs.  Over $55,000 was gifted last year.  Elizabeth said people are afraid to ask for monetary help, and siblings feel guilty they are healthy.  Their mission is to support families and response to a request is normally only a week.  They offer various programs such as Hoops for Hope conducted at Grayslake HS on March 17/18.  They need about 100 volunteers to help at concessions or sign in, working in 3 hour shifts.  Another program is Matt’s Mile held at Prairie Crossing with 10K, 5K, and 1K races for children.  They are looking to get more people involved and donations to their cause Libertyville HS Poms generated $1,000 for the cause.  This program is supported by Rustoleum Corporation who provides funds and in-kind marketing.

 

Raffle:  $45 in the daily won by Tom Miller, donated to the food pantry.  With $1,200 in the progressive, Bill Taranowski missed and the pot rolls once again.

 

Closing:  Closed with the Four Way Test.                                 

 

Attendance:  21 members, 3 guests, and 1 guest speaker speaker

 

Next Week:  Rich Babjak is scheduled for Greeter and Prayer, and Larry Neal scheduled for Fun and Frolics.  The program will be Brian Meister of NICASA Behavioral Health Services on Gambling Addiction.