BULLETIN – February 26, 2025
By Tim Dempsey
President Jon Robb opened the meeting and called on Tucker Olson to give the Pledge. Greeter Sheb Karasu led us in prayer. No song volunteers.
BRAGS:
-Tom Zengler told us about a Mother’s Trust pop up prom dress donation location on March 8th and 9th. Volunteers are needed. Details next week.
-Bill Taranowski just returned from a 4-day weekend in the Canary Islands.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-With 10 days to go, we have sold 432 tickets. Every 100 tickets equal $10k for our charities. We have 106 auction items in the silent auction. Preview items on the website. We have 150 items with consignments. The bidding opens 3/1 and will close on 3/9. We are behind on raffle tickets. Buy raffle tickets! Ticket can be picked up Fridays at Mickey Finn’s from 3:30 to 7pm.
FUN & FROLICS:
-Polly Grover was to do Fun &Frolics and didn’t come to the meeting. A wheel is in her future. Jon Robb did an impromptu quiz on steaming programs.
PROGRAM:
Today’s program was Mark Wilson and Brett Roding from the Tool Bank of Lake County. They thanked us for our support. Their motto is “Caring through Sharing”. Their program was recently featured on WGN television. They are a volunteer organization with 1800 tools that are lent out for a week at a time. Users are asked to join the Tool Bank for $50 per year. The tools have been donated and are repaired before they go out. You can borrow up to 7 tools each week.
They conduct programs that advise do it yourselfers on projects. The tools are donated by the community. They currently have 9 volunteers who repair tools and conduct their programs. They have aided programs such as: the Pinewood Derby, Butterfly Garden, special needs visits, and a compost giveaway. They are located at 309 N Seymore in Mundelein. They are open Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 7 pm and on Saturday 12:30 to 3pm. The Saturday hours also are for the sale of tools that are not needed.
RAFFLE:
-Daily: $29 was won by Rich Schoeneman.
-Progressive: $467 (37 cards). Bill Rickert on Zoom drew the 3 of Clubs. ROLLOVER!
Next Week:
-Greeter & Prayer: Howard Jaffe.
-Fun & Frolics: Brad Gutzler.
-Program: Bret Weiss with Kenyan Children.
FOUR WAY TEST:
-Bob Zamor led us in the Four Way Test.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
“I have a tip that can take five strokes off anyone’s golf game. It’s called an eraser.” - Arnold Palmer
