No coats to donate? You can still help!! Use this link to buy through our partner "Operation Warm"
Operation Warm is a national nonprofit that manufactures brand-new, high-quality coats and shoes for children in need. We partner with compassionate individuals, community organizations, and corporations to provide emotional warmth,
confidence to socialize and succeed, and hope of a brighter future. For those who don’t have coats to donate, we are partnering with Operation Warm where new winter coats can be purchased and donated to our drive for $25.
Leaders affirm their organizations’ historic, enduring relationship
By Etelka Lehoczky
Members of Rotary International joined representatives of the United Nations on 11 December to observe a key milestone in the quest for global solidarity: The 80th anniversary of the signing of the UN charter. Leaders from both organizations reflected on and reaffirmed the principles the UN stands for.
Nearly a century of science suggests one action outweighs all others. Rotary members have a head start.
By Erin Gartner Photography by Sarah Elizabeth Larson
One of Rotary’s single most ambitious projects, to confront malaria in Zambia, has roots in a friendship.
When Rotarian Bill Feldt discusses the initiative, which grew to receive The Rotary Foundation’s first $2 million Programs of Scale award in 2021, he doesn’t mention dollars secured or accolades collected. He focuses on the doctor in Zambia who became his friend: Mwangala Muyendekwa.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. Together, we can make an impact in your community and around the world.
Our mission: The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
What impact can one donation have?
$3 is the average cost to fully protect a child against polio.
$50 can maintain water filters to help fight waterborne illness.
$200 to develop work opportunities by replacing livestock for people impacted by disasters.
Our holiday lunch meeting was beautiful (thanks Elke). The guitar playing by Chris Laughlin (thanks Sandy) was inspiring, the food was really terrific (thanks Max & Benny’s) and the best part? The guests!! Rick and Helen brought family from out of town, Ron invited local biz owners-Julie & Frank, Jim’s guest Mina is the conductor of the Northbrook Symphony! We had Nika from Two Men & a Truck and our Coat Off Your back leader, Rick who talked about the drive. These moments are illustrative of Rotarian’s in action! When folks can see the comradery of an organization it has impact. We will see you all at the Club Holiday Party at the Frums on Tuesday night!
1st and 3rd Tues of each month 12:15 to 1:30
Max and Benny's
461 Waukegan Road
Northbrook
2nd Tue of each month 5:30 to 7 PM
Acorn Grill
Heritage Oaks Country Club
3535 Dundee Road
Northbrook
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