By Tim Dempsey

 

President Tucker Olson opened the meeting, Elliot Pinsel gave the pledge and Jon Robb led us in prayer. Jeff “We ain’t singin” refused to sing. American Idol wantabe Dennis Kratohwil stepped in and gave his best rendition of “Take me out to the ball game” Don’t quit your day job!

 

Ken Chapin’s daughter Dawn came this morning and brought a cake celebrating the 50^th anniversary of Casey Landscaping, Ken’s business. Ken is recovering from a health issue and hopes to rejoin the Club shortly.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Tucker gave us a summary of the recent Board meeting:

 

-$102,000 will be given out to 43 charities at our annual dinner. The dinner will be held on May2 at White Deer Run.

 

-Our Summer fundraiser will be August 25 in downtown Libertyville. We have a new partner, Main Street Social who is very creative. We are changing the schedule to include a full 2 hour VIP portion, 2 more hours of beer and wine tasting and a 2 hour bar at the end.

 

-Tom Miller is updating the web page and needs stories. Contact Tom with any stories or photos.

 

-The Club is awarding 7 scholarships this year. The Bob Kastner -  Service above Self award, 2 Hornberger awards to Interact students and 4 vocational scholarships.

 

-The District Assembly is being held this year at Harper College later this month. The Club will send anyone who is interested.

 

-We contributed $2235 to the Food Pantry last year plus Thanksgiving and Christmas meals totaling over $5000.

 

-The Zengler Cleaners prom dress drive collected over 6000 dresses this year. Shopping days are next week.

 

-The YCC Golf Outing is June 14 at Thunder Hawk. See Tim Dempsey if interested.

 

-Q4 dues billing is out.

 

-Tucker reminded us that Rotary Foundation giving affects projects we are involved in in 3 years. The Rotary year ends on June 30. Now is a good time to contribute.

 

-Steve Risley is on an Honor Flight to Washington D.C.

 

-Tucker reported that his wife Cheryl is cancer free.

 

-Dave Ritland told us about a Northwestern auction to benefit their football program.

 

Dave Ritland entertained us with a game that required transferring milk balls from one bowl to another using only a straw.

 

Today’s program was author Mike Lauesen who wrote a book entitled “Getting off the Treadmill”. What is your treadmill? Pay attention. Do daily reflection and set goals. Are you tired at night? Is it a good tired or a bad tired? If you lived your life each day for you, that is good tired.

 

Mike learned from his parents. His dad Howard was a  lather. He took pride in his work. He did it with an artistry. He often fell asleep in his chair. That was good tired. Give back all you receive. Make a positive difference. His mom Blanch was a stay at home mom.  She read a great deal. She would put her book down to pay attention to her kids. Listen more. You should have a tool kit for life. Try meditation. Set a goal of 20 minutes a day after 6 weeks.

 

Pay attention to moments when there is a thin veil between heaven and earth. Olympian Bob Richards talks about goals: 1. Write your goals down, 2. Pay the price. It takes many hours of training to win medals, 3. Keep an attitude of gratitude, 4. Goal is not as important as getting there. Don’t forget to “Get off the Treadmill”.

 

Daily: $20 Won by Dave Potts.

 

Progressive: $50. Dave Ritland drew the queen of clubs. Rollover!

 

Greeter and Prayer: Dave Ritland

 

Fun & Frolics: Jon Robb

 

Program: Northern Illinois Food Bank

 

“Win without boasting. Lose without excuse”. Albert Payson Terhune