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Reflections of 9/11 from Ground Zero 20 years ago
Sep. 14, 2021
Rabbi Melman was serving as a student chaplain with the New York Fire Department (FDNY) when 9/11 changed the world. He will share some of his experiences from Ground Zero during that tumultous time and describe how it felt to stand on top of the Twin Towers. About Rabbi Melman Rabbi Aaron Melman has served Congregation Beth Shalom since 2002 and assumed the role of head rabbi in July, 2015. He feels very lucky to live in Northbrook, raise his family here, and be part of the Beth Shalom family. Rabbi Melman is married to Elisa Rotman, a social worker at Solomon Schechter Day School, and they have two children, Jordan, a sophomore at Rochelle Zell Jewish High School, and Hannah, a seventh-grader at Solomon Schechter. Rabbi Melman is originally from Toronto where he graduated from York University with a BA in Judaic Studies. He attended The Jewish Theological Seminary where he received his ordination in May, 2002. While at JTS, Rabbi Melman taught Hebrew School and Hebrew High School at Or Zarua, a Conservative synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and served as a student chaplain with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Since 2002, he has served the Northbrook Fire Department as its first and only chaplain. Rabbi Melman is involved in the community through the Northbrook Clergy Association, and serves on the Board of Directors of The Norton and Elaine Sarnoff Center for Jewish Genetics. He is a Past-President of the Chicago Region of Rabbinical Assembly and is a member of the Chicago Board of Rabbis. Rabbi Melman has also served as a guest lecturer over the past several years at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Rabbi Melman considers the United States/Israel relationship very important to American Jewry and is very involved with AIPAC, serving on its National Council. Rabbi Melman also serves on the Rabbinic Advisory Committee of Israel Bonds. Jewish camp is also very near and dear to Rabbi Melman’s heart. His children have attended Camp Ramah in Wisconsin over the past several years and he spends part of his summer there where he serves as Rabbi-in-Residence. Rabbi Melman is an avid traveler and feels fortunate to have led CBS congregants on trips to Israel and Cuba. Rabbi Melman also serves as the only Jewish Chaplain in the Illinois Army National Guard and has the rank of Captain. Additionally, he is a proud supporter of his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors and Toronto Blue Jays.
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ERISA Act and Workplace Financial Wellness Program
Sep. 28, 2021
Financial stress is rated by workers as their #1 source of stress; concerns about personal finances are five times greater than those regarding health. How non-solicitous, college-sponsored financial wellness classes help employers stay compliant and avoid potential lawsuits. Some topics/points to be covered include:
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
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Location: Hackney's on Lake
Oct. 05, 2021 6:00 p.m.
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Proactive habits for personal and professional success
Oct. 12, 2021
Howard Wallach is the 2021 winner of the Daily Herald Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. His business is A-Z Entertainment, LTD and his area of expertise is in special events, entertainment and production. In his presentation, Proactive Habits for Professional and Personal Success, he will focus on actionable tips to position yourself for achievement and accelerated performance.
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3 P's in My Life: Polio, Post Polio Syndrome, Rotary's Polio Plus
Oct. 19, 2021
John is a polio survivor (Class of 1953), paralyzed from his neck down for 6 months just prior to the Salk Vaccine major testing. He now uses a wheelchair for most of his daily mobility due to severe Post-Polio Syndrome issues. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Middletown-Odessa-Townsend; aka: MOT Rotary Club in Middletown, Delaware. John has given over 300 Polio Talks to Rotary Clubs, District Conferences & Assemblies, RYLA, Rotaract and Interact Clubs and Zone Training Seminars all over the world: "Delivering on a Promis." He has circled the globe 2 times in Zoom miles delivering his message on PolioPlus. Currently John is on: - Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force for the US Congress - Rise Against Hunger Rotary Ambassador - World’s Greatest Meal Team Member - Board member of the Polio Survivors Rotary Action Group - PSA -TRF Major Donor - Member of the Paul Harris Society -Member of Rotary Foundation Benefactor Endowment - John currently consults with Polio Survivor Support Groups around the world. John is the recipient of Rotary’s Regional Service Award for a Polio Free World
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What were we thinking?!
Nov. 30, 2021
The Daily Herald's executive editor called Melynda with a proposal: two weekly papers in Glenview and Northbrook, taking over where the recently closed 22nd Century Media papers left off. Risky at best in the current climate of print journalism. Also..... It was May 2020. Melynda will share the good/bad, easy/challenging, plus what happens when three experienced journalists work together...... (spoiler alert: hilarity ensues) ABOUT MELYNDA Mel is the editor of the Glenview and Northbrook Heralds; she has worked at the Daily Herald for 22 years, most recently as a page designer and copy editor. In her spare time, she reads, writes funny essays and argues with strangers on the internet about the Oxford comma. She and her husband, Brian (who also works at the Daily Herald) live in Arlington Heights with their cat, Alexis Something Rose. |
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Overview of the Northbrook Park District and New Places to Play
Dec. 07, 2021
Molly will join us to share the organizational structure of the agency, fun facts about the services the Park District provides, and information about the two newest places to play in Northbrook. About Molly:
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Annual Meeting - All members should try to attend
Dec. 14, 2021
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Preventing and Addressing Harassment Training
Dec. 14, 2021
In addition to our annual meeting, Betsy, President of the Arlington Heights Rotary Club, will provide harassment training. We will learn what harassment is and what is not; what we CAN safely say to someone without getting into trouble; what we should do if we observe behavior that we think might be harassment? |
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Holiday Program
Dec. 21, 2021
While unfortunately, the GBN Express Choir had to cancel, though we have good news! Christopher Laughlin has agreed to perform for us. Christopher owns a music school in Northbrook. He has toured extensively around the world. He was awarded a Fulbright Grant for study in Paris in 1984 and has won prizes in two international competitions. We are so pleased that he will be playing the guitar for us. |
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Village Manager, Northbrook
Jan. 18, 2022 5:30 p.m.
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Truth in fiction vs. nonfiction, or how I learned to get it it by making things up.
Feb. 08, 2022
Truth in fiction vs. nonfiction, or how I learned to get it it by making things up. Tom will talk about how he does research for his political thrillers and how that research is different than what he did as a journalist. Tom is the author of eleven books, four of which are novels, and the Eleanor Merrill Visiting Professor on the Future of Journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merill College of Journalism. He was a reporter for many years, at the LA Times and Newsweek, before becoming one of the founders of the Pew Research Center in Washington. I began writing novels about political intrigue in 2017. His fourth novel, and newest, The Days To Come (Nov. 2021 from Ecco HarperCollins) is about the attempts by a iconoclastic Silicon Valley entrepreneur to treat the government like a disrupted industry and start over. |
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Mental Health and the Pandemic
Feb. 15, 2022
Amy's Bio Amy became the Executive Director of Youth Services in 2013. She received her MSW from the University of Chicago-School of Social Service Administration with a specialization in school social work and her BA in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia Amy began her career as a crisis worker for four years at the Mid-Missouri Crisis Line. She then completed her graduate-level internships at the Pilsen Little Village Community Mental Health Center and New Trier High School. After receiving her MSW, Amy joined Haven Youth and Family Services in Wilmette in 2005, counseling adolescents who were struggling with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, bullying, familial stressors, and suicidal ideation. She then became the Clinical Director at Haven in 2009 and the Executive Director in 2011. At Youth Services, Amy is responsible for overseeing all clinical and administrative functions. She believes that in order to meet the growing mental health needs of today’s youth, the agency must focus on delivering its core competencies which include early intervention, intervention, and crisis response services. At the same, it is just as important to partner with other agencies and resources, ultimately casting a wider safety net in the community. |
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"If you can imagine it, you can do it" - Rotary helps open the doors
Feb. 22, 2022
Discussion: Opportunities through Rotary partnerships - locally and globally; Fellowship of Rotary Opportunities through Club, District, Zones, Rotary Action Groups, Rotary Fellowships About Pat: Pat is a Rotarian since 2002 with the Rotary Club of Naperville. She has served in many roles within Rotary at Club, District, Zone, and International levels. Currently she serves as a Rotary International Director-Elect, Rotary COVID Task Force, Board Member of WASH Rotary Action Group, and Chair of the Health Outcomes and Patient Safety Initiative of the International Rotary Fellowship of Healthcare Professionals. Pat is Executive Director of Project Patient Care and serves on many health care Boards locally, state, nationally, and internationally. She is married to Rotarian George Arges and they have 4 sons, three daughters-in-law, and 7 grandchildren. |
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Bell Flavor and Fragrances
Mar. 01, 2022
David Banks, Bell Flavor and Fragrances With over 25 years of marketing experience, Banks has held a number of leadership roles focusing on insight, market research, brand/product management and innovation. In his career, he worked for such CPG companies as Coors Brewing, Sara Lee and Meadwestvaco and was responsible for creating proprietary tools and approaches to assist with short/long term business strategies, customer targeting and sales forecasting. Banks also has over ten years of flavor and fragrance experience working for such companies as Givaudan, Mane and Kerry, where he served as its director of market research and consumer insights. Most recently, he served as Aimpoint Research’s VP of global strategy, innovation and food and beverage, where he connected consumer insights to the agriculture industry.
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"A Reporter's Journey: How I learned to tell a good story and how Title IX made it possible
Mar. 08, 2022
Melissa was a longtime sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune, where she was the first woman to be the principal beat writer on the Bulls and Bears, as well as the first woman general columnist. She is now a full-time faculty member at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Melissa is also the author of three books, the latest, "State: a Team, a Triumph, a Transformation" is the coming-of-age story of the first generation of Title IX girls and specifically her 1979 Niles West basketball team, one of the first girls state championship teams in Illinois. Join us at Rotary while Melissa takes us through a nearly 40-year career in sports journalism made possible by a law enacted 50 years ago this summer. She will talk about her Book "State," inspired by one of the first girls state basketball champions in the state of Illinois years; her years as a sportswriter in Chicago covering the Bulls and Bears, and how her life has been changed by Title IX. Bio: Melissa Isaacson has been a fixture on the Chicago sports media landscape for more than 30 years. An award-winning sports writer and author currently on the faculty of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, her most recent book "State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation," was featured in the New York Times and L.A. Times Best-of-2019 Holiday Gift Guides, in "Sports Illustrated" and on NBC's "Today Show." Isaacson was the Chicago Tribune’s first woman general sports columnist and the first woman principal beat writer to cover the Bulls and Bears, most notably the Michael Jordan–led Bulls over their six NBA titles.She was interviewed on the documentary "The Last Dance," seen this summer. Among other publications, she has been on the staffs of the Orlando Sentinel, USA Today and ESPN.com, covering every major U.S. sports championship, Grand Slam tennis tournaments and the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The author of three books, including "Transition Game: An Inside Look at Life with the Chicago Bulls" and "Sweet Lou: Lou Piniella, A Life in Baseball," her latest book "State" -- published in 2019 and out in audiobook and paperback -- chronicles Title IX's first-generation and the tale of her Niles West High School team's 1979 Illinois girls basketball state championship. It is currently included in Glenbrook North's freshman curriculum and in classrooms throughout the Chicago-area. |
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