Written by Patrick Hart

 

President Richard Schoeneman opened this week’s meeting with a pledge and a prayer, before songmeister Dennis Kratohwil nostalgically recalled his attendance at the Woodstock Music Festival in his youth, and asked us to imitate the style for singing the Star Spangled, which he recalled hearing Jimi Hendrix perform on that great historic occasion.  I am not sure we totally succeeded in duplicating the sound of the great Mr. Hendrix, but at least everyone seemed to knows the words, which we cannot always claim to be the case when we perform our musical renditions.

 

 

Tony Collins bragged about hearing the Tchaikovsky Spectacular,  performed by the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia. 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

With the October 2 and October 9 dates for the North Shore Wine Festival at Main Street Social fast approaching please keep in mind that there will only be 125 tickets available for each date, and everyone is advised not to wait to buy yours.  Tickets are $150.00 per person or $200.00 per couple, which includes a $75.00 credit toward purchasing wines. Doug Fendon also asked for any help he could get in selling sponsorships for the event.

 

September 29 will be a fifth Wednesday, and in lieu of a morning meeting, we will be holding a packing event at Feed My Starving Children that evening, followed by a social gathering.

 

Please join in wishing Dennis Kratohwil, Robert Zamor, and Tim Dempsey happy birthdays this week and hoping that they all age with dignity.

 

President Richard Schoeneman had to step in at the last minute to perform Fun & Frolics, when the designated Master of Ceremonies failed to make it, and with this limitation in mind I think we would all agree he did a splendid job. He presented a quiz on what statutes are on display at the Cubs and White Sox ball parks, and Howard Jaffe graciously sat out for the first few minutes of the competition to give other players a chance.

 

This week for our program we recognized several charitable organizations, which the Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club is donating funds to.  Tom Zengeler presided over the presentation and the following organizations had representatives present:

 

LIBERTYVILLE SENIOR COUNCIL, represented by Bob Killackey. The Council tries to unite all senior groups in the Libertyville Township. They sponsor some activities, one of the most popular being line dancing.  They also publish a newsletter for seniors and sponsor the Libertyville Senior Hall of Fame.

 

LAKE COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER,  represented by Sara Quinn. The advocacy center works closely with the Lake County States Attorney and attempts to provide a safe environment for child victims of abuse.  

 

FREE SPIRITS,  represented by Dawn Sandau.  Free Spirits helps support Special Olympics programs for disabled individuals.

 

AMERICAN LEGION POST 329,  represented by Rick Navarro and Bruce Matsunaga. Post 329 has been around since 1919, which was the same year that Congress chartered the American Legion.

 

AGELESS AVIATION DREAMS,  represented by Ron Lapins.  This organizations takes veterans up for rides in small planes.  Ron’s father was a World War II pilot in the South Pacific, and Ron could not say enough about how much one of these excursions had meant to his father.

 

YOUTH AND FAMILY COUNSELING,  represented by Mike Bates.  Youth and Family Counseling provides low cost therapy for the uninsured and the underinsured.

 

MISERICORDIA,  represented by Richard Babjak.  Misericordia provides residential facilities for mentally challenged adults.  They currently serve 650 residents, but demand for this service vastly exceeds supply, and they have a waiting list of 250.

 

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS represented by Jennifer Yonan. Youth Conservation Corps works with the Lake County Forest Preserve, and they employ youth to perform conservation projects in Lake County.  Part of the organizations mission is also to help at risks youths, and in addition to providing jobs for these individuals,  they aid them in other ways, such as helping them earn GED credits and teaching them construction skills.

 

This week Larry Neal attempted to win the progressive pot of $887.00 with 24 cards left, but to everyone’s sorrow he drew the seven of clubs and once again the pot rolled over. Hopefully, this will inspire everyone to buy even more tickets next week.  Meanwhile one of our guests representing the American Legion landed the weekly prize of $32.00.

 

Greeter and Prayer:  Bill Rickert

 

Fun and Frolics and Bingo:  Tom Stanczyk  

 

Tom Stanczyk will be unable to make bingo next week.  If anyone can take this assignment in his place, please let Pat Hart know.

 

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”  Mother Teresa