Speakers

Kara Teeple, CEO and Moira Tuffy Vice President of Development from the Lawrence Hall organization will be presenting.  Come and learn more about Lawrence Hall’s current initiatives and the impact they are having.  Guests are most welcome.

What is Lawrence Hall? - Lawrence Hall has been around since 1865. With its rich history primarily focused on child welfare, the agency knew that it had to expand its reach given the importance of working also with families and communities. In 2015 the agency opened offices in South Shore for Youth and Community Wellness and Greater Grand Crossing for Foster Care Services.

The agency has grown to serving 1500 youth and families annually through its (7) core programs;

• Residential Treatment,
• Therapeutic Day School
• Foster Care
• Workforce Development
• Community Wellness
• Transitional and Independent Living and Creative Therapies

Come learn more about Lawrence Hall’s current initiatives and the impact they are having.

Dick Farkas is a prolfessor of Political Science at DePaul University. He has over fifty years of experience teaching about Russia and Ukraine. He also currently teaches a course about cyber-crime and cyberwarfare, which he will be presenting to our club. Mr, Farkas has expertise in so many areas, it was hard to choose only one.  Perhaps we can have him return another time as well.

Location: Wilmette Golf Club

 

ICNA Relief USA is a multicultural human development and community building organization. The purpose of the organization is to address the basic human and social service needs of the undeserved communities with in the United States, through its local chapters. As a vision and value-led organization, ICNA Relief operates under the principle that all people are created equal and when given the tools, will thrive and bring about change in their own lives and the lives of their communities. ICNA Relief’s mission is to promote justice through creating opportunities with young people and families to lead healthy and productive lives.

ICNA Relief USA is a multicultural human development and community building organization. The purpose of the organization is to address the basic human and social service needs of the undeserved communities with in the United States, through its local chapters. As a vision and value-led organization, ICNA Relief operates under the principle that all people are created equal and when given the tools, will thrive and bring about change in their own lives and the lives of their communities. ICNA Relief’s mission is to promote justice through creating opportunities with young people and families to lead healthy and productive lives.

Location: Wilmette Golf Club

Member John Kilner has developed a resource for assisting people to make medical decsions.  He will demonstrate this interactive method during the presentation.

Location: Wilmette Harbor Club

Member John Kilner has developed a resource for assisting people to make medical decsions.  He will demonstrate this interactive method during the presentation.

Location: Wilmette Golf Club

Dick Farkas is a prolfessor of Political Science at DePaul University. He has over fifty years of experience teaching about Russia and Ukraine. He also currently teaches a course about cyber-crime and cyberwarfare, which he will be presenting to our club. Mr, Farkas has expertise in so many areas, it was hard to choose only one.  Perhaps we can have him return another time as well.

Location: Wilmette Harbor Club

Community Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.™) is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization with a mission to serve the communities of Chicago's North Shore by fostering and supporting healthy, positive relationships between people and companion animals. C.A.R.E. rehomes companion pets (mostly cats and dogs)  into safe, healthy, lifelong homes; serves as an educational and counseling resource; and works to reduce pet overpopulation

Lexy Gore joined C.A.R.E. as a volunteer receptionist in 2021. She is now Chair of the Community Outreach committee. In addition to C.A.R.E., She has extensive experience working in international affairs, both in the non-profit and academic sectors. She enjoys yoga, walking outside, travel and time with loved ones.

Holly Stevens (President) has been volunteering with C.A.R.E. since 2021. She is a Kennel Captain and is on the Fundraising and Events Committee. She has three dogs, including one C.A.R.E. dog that happened to be the first dog she walked as a volunteer. Holly has over 25 years of experience in fundraising and management, primarily with nonprofit organizations.

Under her fundraising leadership for recent work with an international association management firm in Chicago, she helped nonprofit clients strengthen their major gifts program and expand corporate support. As Development Director for the Southeast Region of Canine Companions for Independence, a national organization that provides highly-trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities, she created fundraising strategies that increased fundraising revenue annually by 6%-8%; transformed a Carnegie Library building into an active community cultural center; and served as an arts consultant to performing arts centers in Australia, including the internationally known Sydney Opera House. 

In the last year, ChatGPT has become a household name and an inescapable topic of conversation. While so many people have heard about ChatGPT, there’s a sizable population who’ve only dabbled in it and want to learn more, and those who haven’t but are curious to become first time users. If you fall into these categories, then this presentation is for you!  Whether you are new to AI or looking to deepen your understanding, you’ll walk away with more knowledge and greater insights!

Location: Wilmette Harbor Club

With 15 years of experience in the personal training industry, Rodrigo Velarde will be revealing essential fitness training techniques to set you up for success in your later years of life. You will learn the most important factor correlated to independent living, how to fight off muscle and bone atrophy (muscular and bone degeneration), how to maintain or even improve cardiovascular fitness, how to improve flexibility and mobility, and how to improve recovery. Although these topics can be quite complex, they will be broken down and presented in simple to follow steps.

Location: Wilmette Golf Club

Location: Wilmette Harbor Club

Location : Wilmette Golf Club