Last Regular Meeting: Dr. Gayle Byck, from InTune Health Advocates shared suggestions about how to make a hospital stay more successful. Some of her suggestions included keeping detailed notes on medications, treatments, and doctor visits and she also encouraged patients to ask questions about things they did not fully understand.
May 17th-20th: District 6440 Conference in Sheboygan, WI.
May 24th-Rotary Grants Banquet at Youth Services of Glenvew/Northbrook located at 3080 W. Lake Avenue in Glenview beginning at 6:00 pm.
June 16th: Rotary Installation Dinner, Saturday June 16th at Sunset Ridge Country Club beginning at 6:00 pm.
July 4th: Pancake Breakfast & Parade.
July 10th: Rubber Ducky Race at Village Green. There will be NO noon meeting on July 10th.
October 26th: Rotary 800
From the Community Service Committee
Volunteer opportunities:
Northbrook Public Library: Ushers for film and music programs.
Special Gifts Theatre: Concession and ticket sales for performances on May 20th.
North Suburban Special Recreation Association: Register runners for 5K fun run on May 18th.
Blood Drive at Sunset Foods on Saturday May 26th between 8:30am - 12:00pm, co-sponsored with the Northbrook Women’s Club. Your blood donation is needed now more than ever. Please schedule your appointment to donate at www.lifesource.org and use group code NV32, or call 877.543.3768. You can also contact Dave Masters and he will register you. Walk-ins without appointments are always welcome. In addition to blood donors, we need 1-2 Rotarians to be at a table outside the store to solicit shoppers as they enter. This job is from 9:00am -12:00pm
GBN Grad Night Committee: Help decorate GBN for Grad Night on June 1st or 2nd.
If you’re interested in any of these projects, please contactDave Masters.
address them are the keys to keeping people motivated. My club is in the midst of another listening tour that I hope results in more good projects that will, in turn, ease members into becoming more engaged. In my experience, if you praise regularly, nudge often, and make sure your group’s values are clear, people who volunteer for you will be grateful to you – even if they’re not sure why.
Always think about how to make it easier to participate, such as by breaking up large assignments into smaller tasks. It also helps, if you make the volunteer assignment as attractive as possible, for example by pairing it with an opportunity to promote the volunteer’s business or to involve family in something fun. As an example, are advertisements for military service. Today’s ads, rather than telling you that Uncle Sam wants you, “dwell much more on adventure and excitement.”
On May 4, 1988 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Rotary clubs may not exclude women from membership on the basis of gender. Rotary issued a policy statement that any Rotary club in the United States can admit qualified women into membership.
The Rotary Club of Marin Sunrise, California (formerly Larkspur Landing), is chartered on May 28. It becomes the first club after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to have women as charter members. Sylvia Whitlock, of the Rotary Club of Duarte, California, becomes the first female Rotary club president.
If you asked a Rotarian if he or she belonged to Rotary International, the individual probably would look
puzzled and answer, "Of course I'm a member of Rotary International" But in this instance, the confident
Rotarian would be technically wrong. No Rotarian can be a member of Rotary International!
The explanation of this apparent contradiction is simple. The constitutional documents of RI state that
membership in Rotary International is limited to Rotary clubs. Over 29,000 Rotary clubs belong to the
organization we call Rotary International. A Rotary club is composed of persons with the appropriate qualifications of good character and reputation, a business or professional classification, and who serve in an executive or managerial capacity. The Rotarian belongs to a club - the club belongs to Rotary International. This technical distinction is not obvious or even known to most Rotarians and seldom does it create any problems or complications. It does explain, however, why the Rotary International Board of Directors places expectations upon and extends privileges to Rotary clubs, rather than to individual Rotarians. If someone asks if you belong to Rotary International, your most accurate answer would be, "No, I belong to a Rotary club." But it is doubtful anyone would understand the difference, or, in fact, would really care.
Most Rotarians have never attended a Rotary district conference. They have, not experienced one of the most enjoyable and rewarding privileges of Rotary membership. A district conference is for all club members and their spouses, not just for club officers and committee members. The purpose of a district conference is for fellowship, good fun, inspirational speakers and discussion of matters that make one's Rotary membership more meaningful. Every person who attends a district conference finds that being a Rotarian becomes even more rewarding because of the new experiences, insights and acquaintances developed at the conference. Those who attend a conference enjoy going back, year after year. Everyone of Rotary's more than 525 districts has a conference annually These meetings are considered so important that the Rotary International president selects a knowledgeable Rotarian as his personal representative to attend and address each conference. The program always includes several outstanding entertainment features, interesting discussions and inspirational programs. One of the added benefits of attending a district conference is the opportunity to become better acquainted with members of one's own club in an informal setting. Lasting friendships grow from the fellowship hour at the district conference.
District 6440 District Conference is May 17-20th.
Mark Your Calendar!
This year's District Conference will be held at the Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center in Sheboygan Wisconsin, May 17th-20th. Registration is open! Visit https://rotary6440conference.weebly.com/to secure your spot.
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