Tracy Williams, from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics talked about food waste in America and how it impacts the hunger epidemic and our environment.  

Coat Off Your Back: We are getting ready to start our annual Coat Off Your Back collection.  Mike Hales has collection barrels available, if you would like one for your business, please contact Mike.

 

Rotary Youth Exchange:  We are looking for three host families for the 2017-2018 year.  If you would be interested in being a host family, contact President Larry Hewitt.

 

Nominating Committee: If you would be interested in serving on the nominating committee for 2017-18 board, contact President Larry Hewitt.

 

Volunteer Opportunities NSYMCA Spooktacular, October 23rd: Volunteers are needed to help out at the Spooktacular Haunted YMCA.  Duties include but are not limited to: parking attendant, registration desk, inflatable attendant, food prep help, pumpkin decorating, can food drive collection and haunted hallways actors and actresses. If you can spare an hour or two to help at this Spooktacular event, contact the NSYMCA at 847-272-7250.

 

Operation Santa Claus:  Gary Moriello will have sign up sheets at the next meeting.  He is anticipating having wish lists for over 1,000 children.

 

From the earliest days of Rotary, members have referred to each other on a first-name basis.  Since personal acquaintanceship and friendship are cornerstones of Rotary, it was natural that many clubs adopted the practice of setting aside formal titles in conversations among members.  Individuals who normally would be addressed as Doctor, Professor, Mister, the Honorable or Sir are regularly called Joe, Bill, Charley or Jerry by other Rotarians.  The characteristic Rotary club name badge fosters the first-name custom.  In a few areas, such as Europe, club members use a more formal style in addressing fellow members.  In other parts of the world, mainly in Asian countries, the practice is to assign each new Rotarian a humorous nickname which relates to some personal characteristic or which is descriptive of the member's business or profession.  Members might carry nicknames like "Muscles," "Foghorn" or "Smiles" as commentaries on their physical features. The nicknames are frequently a source of good-natured fun and fellowship.  But whether a Rotarian is addressed by a given first name or nickname, the spirit of personal friendship is the initial step which opens doors to all other opportunities for service.