By Tim Dempsey

 

Stand in President Howard Jaffe rang the bell, Tom Gore gave the pledge, Ron Lapins led us in a Zoom prayer and Dennis Kratohwil led us in song.

 

-Jim Curtis worked on the Colon Cancer 5k. His wife was a participant and raised $500.

 

-Tucker Olson and wife Cheryl celebrated 44 years of wedded bliss.

 

-Tom Gore attended a Lady Gaga concert at Wrigley Field with his family along with 45,000 of their closest friends.

 

. We will have an evening event at the Joyful Gourmet.

 

-There is no morning meeting on August 31Contact Jon Robb by next Wednesday if you want to attend.

 

-The Fall Fundraiser website will be up by the end of the month. The event will be October 29 at the Civic Center. Details to follow.

 

-Bob Zamor and yours truly have birthdays in August.

 

-Brad Gutzler was recognized for his work on the Communications Committee.

 

-Checks for our work on the election have gone out. If you participated, you should bring a

check for the foundation.

 

Patricia Bleck entertained us with a quiz about Facebook.

 

Today’s program was Dr. Scott Mitchell from Samara Care. They are an organization committed to affordable mental health services. The funds they raise in Lake County stay in Lake County. They celebrated their 50^th anniversary in June. The group was started by 5 churches in Naperville and have locations throughout Cook County and the collar counties. They split their services between in person and virtual 50/50. They serve people from 2 to 90 and are one of the largest not for profits in the area. They work with 2900 clients each year.

 

The group values spirituality and works with all faiths. They have 27 therapists and 3 psychologists and offer full-service counseling. 68% of clients are female and they treat autism, depression and PTSD for example. Their budget for 2022 is $4 million and $5 million for 2023. They have allotted $550,000 for low-income subsidies. They are big on outcomes and feel there is a need for reduced cost mental health care. They have a free mental health screener on their website that is completely confidential. Dr. Mitchell believes that Covid made symptoms worse.

 

-Daily: $27 won by Steve Risley.

-Progressive: $746 (28 cards). Howard Jaffe drew the 7 of spades. Rollover!

 

-Greeter & Prayer: Dennis Kratohwil.

 

-Fun & Frolics & Bingo: Dennis Kratohwil.

 

“The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times” Zig Ziglar