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The Satellite Club's service project on August 24th was a successful night! The club volunteered at The Center On Deafness serving pizza and salad to the adults, served by the center.
From their website: For more than 40 years our programs have provided educational, residential, vocational, mental health, and community outreach for Deaf/Hard of Hearing adults with developmental delay and/or mental illness. We are one of the few organizations in the country who provide services to this population.
Starting in 2023, The Center On Deafness is now the Centerview Therapeutic Center (a division of the Center On Deafness)! We offer day programming for both hearing and deaf individuals in the Chicagoland area and suburbs.
Our mission is to serve all adults with mental illness or developmental disabilities. We are one of a few organizations in the country that serves the deaf and hard of hearing population who have additional disabilities. Since it's inception, the Center has had as its purpose, the treatment and rehabilitation of clients who may return to the community or be integrated into the community with assistance. Residential services for adults are located in the community, residing in apartments, townhouses and/or homes to create a less restrictive and more normal environment. Experienced staff, trained in the area of deafness and fluent in the use of sign language, provide treatment, life skills training, and vocational and social skills training to clients. Certified and licensed social workers and/or counselors, nurse, vocational and educational staff are part of the team that provides service to our clients.
After dinner a fun night of bingo was played!
Nothing sweeter than celebrating Ron Bernardi at our dinner meeting lats week.
Thanks Sandy for these sweet desserts! Can you find them at Sunset? I don't know - but you can find Ron there!
Ron Bernardi - the man with a plan!
He said it best: Service Above Self is what keeps him going strong! So try it!!
August is Rotary's Membership and New Club Development Month
Monday August 21, 2023
Distribution: All Active & Honorary Members, Council of Governors, District Admin
Good morning, Rotarians!
As the summer draws to an end and vacations for students and adults end, the time has come for Rotary Clubs to get into high gear. Your district leaders are busy planning the annual Fall training event, club visits, membership events and other activities that help make Rotary a great organization. By this time your club should have some service projects planned and perhaps scheduled some meeting speakers who will help motivate your club to be all it can be.
On a personal note, I have been thinking a lot about how much I enjoyed visiting clubs last year, learning what your clubs were doing and seeing the amount of enthusiasm that all our members possessed. I was talking to DG Mary this week and she shared that she is really enjoying and really impressed by the same. Because our clubs work so independently and we as a district work hard at not getting in the way, many of our district leaders are not always aware of all our clubs do. I encourage all of you reading this to visit a different club this week and see who they are and what they do. You might want to invite one of your clubs' non-readers of the 411 to go along .
Catch the fever of Rotary!
Yours in Rotary Service,
PDG Bill
Important Information:
Update your Club officers for 2023-24, and please include phone numbers and email addresses. Finalize your goals and plans to Create Hope in the World, because without 2023-24 Goals in My Rotary, your club cannot participate in District and Global grants. Also, please review your club webpage and social media with the new 2023-24 theme logos
Planning a summer or fall event? RILEE-Rotary Iron Lung Education Exhibit, is a collaborative project between Rotary Districts 6440, 6420 and 6450, to bring polio education to our communities. For a nominal sum you can reserve RILEE for your club events and you can reserve up to a year ahead of time. Bring our Polio Story to your summer event! To learn more about RILEE, click here, and to reserve RILEE for your club event, click Reserve RILEE
After a long pause due to Covid, our District has restarted Rotary Youth Exchange. We have kicked off our program with two inbound students, one outbound student, and one short-term summer exchange. While the numbers are far smaller than what we have done in the past, it is a start. But now is the time start the rebuilding process within your clubs. Please review the email sent out this week by District Youth Exchange Chair Rebecca Dunleavy.
Speaking of Youth Exchange - Does your club stay in touch with former exchange students? We'd like to plan some type of reunion event with those who are still in our area. Please email Marlene Frisbie, gov.marlene@rotary6440.org, with any information.
Please post your club events such as service projects and fundraisers to the District 6440 Calendar, so the word gets out! (Let us know if you need help posting)
Here is the Leadership calendar for 2023-24, with all scheduled committee meetings. These can also be found on the District calendar. There will be quarterly meetings for Club leaders to share ideas and projects. Zoom in if you can!
> We are putting together a group of D6440 Rotarians who love RI conventions! If you have been to a convention or think you might be interested in attending, please let me know. The group will help with promoting the Singapore Convention which is May 25-29, 2024. By the way, registration for the 2024 Singapore Convention can be found here, discount pricing is available.
August is membership month: Our District membership chair is Angela Walker, and she and her team have lots of ideas to bring in new members and engage your current members. Please invite her to a club or board meeting, and here's a link to some ideas: https://www.rotary.org/en/membership-makeover-invigorate-your-club
Also regarding membership, all Club Membership Chairs are invited to attend join District Membership Chair, Angela Walker, on the first Monday of every month, “Morning Joe" at 8:30am and "Evening Happy Hour" evening at 5:30pm, via Zoom for anyone that wants to talk about Membership. Contact Angela for the Zoom link.
Polio Plus Society Glenn Garlick recently emailed about our District’s slow response to the Polio Plus Society. To be a member of the society, you need to pledge $100 a year until Wild Polio is eradicated, which should occur in 4 to 6 years. Please check the District website for more information and to enroll. Glenn also is available to come to your club meeting to update you on the status of Polio eradication and the Polio Plus Society. Please contact Glenn at gtgarlick@yahoo.com to schedule a visit.
District Leadership Academy (DLA) is Back Interested in learning more about Rotary? Want to prepare for a leadership role in your Club or with the District? Enrollment is open for this year's District Leadership Academy. Each month starting in September, we'll focus on a different topic, including membership, public image, and organization. Graduates will be recognized at May's district conference. There is no cost to enroll, except for an investment of 8-10 hours per month - and the more that enroll from your club, the less work for each of you. See the district homepage for more detail. Questions? Contact DLA Dean PDG Lyle Staab or any DLA alumnus.
Looking for our next District Governor! Applications are now being accepted for District 6440 Governor 2026-27. The position of District Governor is a very rewarding position. The District 6440 Club runner page has all of the information and prerequisites. Perhaps you have thought about applying before and are still undecided. If that is the case, I encourage you to talk to a current member of the Governor line or any Past District Governor. And if you think you might want to get a feel for the leadership committees and possibly join, just reach out to one of the Committee Chairs or a current member of the Governor line.
We have openings for duck sales at the following venues. If you are able to attend any of these venues, please sign up for them in Sign Up Genius or ask Denis.
Open Dates:
STARBUCKS AT LAKE-COOK AND WAUKEGAN: 9/13. The shifts are 9 to 10:30 and 10:30 to 12.
WATERWORKS: 9/9. The shifts are 9 to 10:30 and 10:30 to 12.
Bring friends, family, co-workers to sell with you!! So far twenty-one plus Rotarians have either attended a venue or are scheduled to attend a venue.
Join us for the "Toasting the Women of Northbrook Rotary" Hosted By Helen Rivkin
Please join us for wine and appetizers on Wednesday, September 6 from 5pm-7pm.
Wine is supplied but you are asked to bring a sharing appetizer for 8 people.
The Northfield Township Food Pantry was founded over 50 years ago to assist Township residents struggling with food insecurity.
In April 2003, the Food Pantry became a 501c3 organization and an agency of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Today, hundreds of Township families are eligible to visit the Food Pantry to receive perishable and non-perishable food items and grocery store cards.
No tax dollars are used to supply the Northfield Township Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is sustained entirely by residents, civic organizations, schools, businesses, and the faith community who generously donate food items, grocery store cards, and cash. Sign up for a volunteer shift today!
If you are a new volunteer, please call (847) 724-8300 and ask for Kevin or Julie, or email pantry@northfieldtownship.com.
Another way to “volunteer” ?
Bring food items to the first lunch meeting of any month.
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