There will be a Rotary Club of Northbrook Board Meeting Wednesday, February 10 on zoom at 8:00 AM. Members are invited to attend to view or listen to the board updates. Committee reports are uploaded to ClubRunner and you may read those anytime. Our meeting will focus primarily on the upcoming Reverse Raffle fundraiser and how each committee can help.
As you may be aware, Toastmasters and Rotary have formed an Alliance to benefit both of our organizations. One of the benefits is the structured leadership development courses offered by Toastmasters. Rotarians are encouraged to invite Toastmasters to join in on club service projects.
There are introductory courses in the Learning Center available to all Rotarians--an introduction, four courses on preparing and delivering speeches and four on leadership.
On February 16th at 7:00 pm, we are invited to join the Mt. Prospect Toastmasters Club as they Celebrate their founder Ralph C. Smedley's 143rd birthday with a meeting focused on Leadership and featuring speakers who are both Rotarians and Toastmasters. Rotarians and Toastmasters share the values of Leadership and Service. The event is open to all, registration required at Eventbrite and click on the green "register" button.
Julia Kaufman, Distinguished Toastmaster and Rotarian, will be one of the speakers on February 16th. See her video presented at the RI Virtual Convention 2020 under Roatrians you Should Know link. In this video, Julia Kaufmann presents how she initiated a project to assist Outbound Youth Exchange students in preparing for presenting their presentations to their host clubs. Julia organized a supportive safe environment for the Outbound students to present their presentation and receive an evaluation from experienced Toastmasters.
Join Our Reverse Raffle for Fun and Community Support
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS FUNDRAISER NEEDS OUR SUPPORT
UPDATED: The Rotary Club of Northbrook will host a Neighbors Helping Neighbors [NHN] Reverse Raffle that will be live streamed from the NSYMCA on March 13, 2021 at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $50 each and must be purchased online BEFORE March 6, 2021, but winners do not have to be present to win.
GLOBAL SPONSOR:
The First Bank of Highland Park
COMMUNITY SUPPORTER:
TBD
CLUB SUPPORTER SPONSORS:
Carlos & Sandy Früm
Quick Kill Exterminating in Glenview
Sunset Foods
Northbrook Bank & Trust Company
We will be adding more sponsors soon. Sponsorships are available from $1,000 to $5,000 to support the event. Three $100 prizes will be drawn before the Grand Prize which is a 50/50 split up to $5,000!
“Our club is dedicated to building camaraderie and fellowship through service to our community. We help those in need in other regions or countries, but also locally,” says Carlos Früm, the president of the Rotary Club of Northbrook.
Community service is important and club members have participated in social distance volunteering over the past few months, and now are kicking off community fundraising after a unique year that saw events put on hold. Gayle Cursio, chair of the fundraising committee, says, “Participation in this reverse-raffle will help support a number of local non-profits and charitable groups in our neighborhoods! Our raffle will be live-streamed from the North Suburban YMCA on March 13th so everyone can take-part and virtually participate in the fun!”
Proceeds from Neighbors Helping Neighbors Reverse Raffle will support Rotary Club of Northbrook projects and grants to local non-for-profit organizations. Previous local support included grants ranging from $500 to $2,500 – totaling about $42,000 - awarded to a number of local non-profit organizations such as: The Northfield Township Food Pantry; Hunger Resource Network; Outreach/Feed 6; Cancer Wellness Center; Friendship Circle Of Illinois; North Suburban YMCA; Keshet; Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care; Northbrook Symphony Orchestra; Josselyn Center; Northbrook Historical Society; Special Gifts Theater; Total Link 2 Community; Glenbrook North High School Grad Night; Center For Enriched Living; Center On Deafness; Northbrook Community Nursery School; North Suburban Special Recreation Assoc. Foundation; Youth Services Glenview - Northbrook; Family Promise Chicago; and Gratitude Generation. Additionally, several Community Vocational Scholarships are distributed locally as well by the club.
Use the RallyUp link in this Bulletin, or on our home page to buy tickets NOW.
