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State of the Village - at Rotary Tuesday 

Village President Kathryn Ciesla delivers the 2025 Annual State of Village Address on Tuesday, February 4th at our Rotary Lunch Meeting.
 
This special event brings together Village leadership, to give our Rotary community an overview of challenges, accomplishments, and goals for the coming year.
 
A Q&A period will be included. 
 
Here's a MESSAGE FROM HELEN:
 
The following are the most recent requests from the Northfield Township Food Pantry. Let's make sure that our friends and neighbors have food on their tables Looking forward to seeing you this Tuesday, February 4th
 
Yours in Rotary Service
Helen 
 
Ramen
Boxed Cereal
Juice (100% juice preferred)
Pancake mix
 

 

 
 
Documentary Film - End Polio

THE SHOT FELT ‘ROUND THE WORLD on FEBRUARY 5TH

Northbrook Public Library 
 
 
 
The Shot Felt ‘Round the World Documentary Film screening is in partnership with Rotary Club of Northbrook.  Polio, a virus that affected mainly children during the summer months, gripped the nation with fear and left many in a dreaded “iron lung.”  By examining how the nation pulled together to overcome polio, this documentary is a powerful reminder of what we can achieve when we work together.   
 
This 2010 documentary, directed by Tjardus Greidanus and produced by Steeltown Entertainment Project, chronicles the development of the polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk.
 
Producer's description: The images and memories are still familiar to those of a certain age - children in braces or iron lungs; the terrifying fear that washed over America each summer - a fear that out of nowhere a seemingly healthy child would catch polio and be crippled or killed. A fear so great that children were forbidden to play at pools, playgrounds and movie theaters. And, then, a medical miracle occurred, and with it, a medical superstar was made, Dr. Jonas Salk, whose name became synonymous with a vaccine that he initially requested not be named after him. Less widely known are the events that took place from 1949-1955, a six-year period that changed the medical community and the country forever; how a beloved, polio-afflicted President inspired a nation to send their dimes to the unlikely place of the University of Pittsburgh, and how there, an entire community pulled together to conquer the most feared disease of the 20th century.
 
This film will be shown at the Northbrook Public Library auditorium
Wednesday - February 5, 2025
7:00 PM
 
(The doors open at 6:30 PM)
 
Sign up to reserve a seat for this showing at the Northbrook Public Library's 225 seat auditorium by going to the Northbrook Public Library Website and hitting the events tab. 
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Bingo Night!!

Bingo Night Fundraiser!!

Join us on Friday, April 4 for our Bingo Night and Raffle Drawing
at the North Suburban YMCA!
 
Each ticket entitles the holder eligibility for the $1500 raffle prize, a bingo card, usable for all games and complimentary drinks and snacks. Tickets may be purchased at the event. Guests, other than ticket purchasers, will be charged $15 and receive all of the preceding except eligibility for the $1500 raffle prize.
 
Online tickets may be purchased by anyone through Rally Up at the below link.
 
Rotarians who sell paper tickets should give the stubs with payment to Debbie Madeley, or if not available, to Denis Pollina.
Online ticket sales end April 2nd. Please put your name on the stubs you turn in, Rotarians!
 
Up & Coming...

COMING UP...

 
FEBRUARY
  • 3rd Member Survey
  • 4th The State of the Village at Rotary Lunch Meeting
  • 5th Movie & Talk: The Shot Felt "Round the World, Library 7 PM
  • 8th District Visioning - Elgin, ILL
  • 28th -First day -The Midwest PETS  
MARCH
  • 1st -Last day of The Midwest PETS  
APRIL 
  • 2nd - Bingo Ticket sales END
  • 4th -Bingo at NSYMCA
  • 5th - District Spring Training
JUNE 2025
  • 21-25 CALGARY - Save-the-Dates
 
 
 
 
 
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