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First Fundraiser of Satellite Club
February 13
                             
Our new Satellite group, who are becoming known as the Wilmette Rotary After Dark Club, will be having their first fundraiser and recruiting event on Thursday, February 13 a the Bottle Shop in Wilmette.  They already expect up to 70 people to attend.  Tickets are $25 each with proceeds going to the Kids Against Hunger project.
Menu for February 12 Meeting
Mixed Green Salad with Tomato, Croutons,Shredded Carrots & Diced Green Peppers, Ranch Dressing & Red Wine Vinaigrette
 
Moroccan Chicken Breast, Multi Grain Pilaf,Butternut Squash, Grapes & Sage
   
Alternatives : Cheeseburger or Chicken Caesar Salad  
January 29 Program- Building for Peace
Rebecca Crall is Rotary International's  Area of Focus Manager for Peace building and Conflict Prevention (PCP). Her work as Area of Focus Manager centers on the strategic growth of the PCP portfolio with an emphasis on the development of the Rotary strategic partnership with the Institute for Economics and Peace. Peace is a global need if one considers that conflicts involved 70 million displaced people in 2019 when the economic cost of violence was $14.1 trillion.  This represents a 30% increase in violent conflict since the end of the Cold War. 

Recipients of Rotary Peace Fellowships ’s mission is to share a vision of sustainable peace. To achieve this goal,  Rotary partners with 7 leading universities worldwide to develop leaders for peace.  Rebecca explained that along with the Institute for Economics and Peace, Rotary has developed concepts for measuring peace into its positive and negative aspects.  Negative peace provides security and the absence or fear of violence.  Positive peace focuses on attitudes, institutions, and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies. Measurements were taken in 150 countries to identify top factors connected with high levels of peace.  The Eight Pillars of Positive Peace are:  Low levels of corruption, acceptance of the rights of others, free flow of information, a strong business environment, high levels of human capital, equitable distribution of resources, good relations with neighbors and a well functioning government. 

 
Food Drive 
Food Drive Suspended for Indefinite Time
Due to health concerns, our participation in The Caring Closet at Oakton Community College has been suspended. We are hoping to begin collecting these necessary items again soon.
New Member Application Received
We are pleased to announce that Dale Davison has applied for membership in our club. You may remember Dale from the excellent presentation she gave a few months ago on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  Her current occupation is an Executive Functioning ADHD Coach. Dale earned her Masters degree in Special Education with an emphasis in Behavior Disorders, ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia at Arizona State University.  Her internship was at the Neuropsychiatric Institute UCLA.  She taught remedial reading, was an educational specialist, and an educational diagnostician.  An entrepreneur at heart, she then went into business.   She founded and managed the full service national advertising agency, D. Gordon & Associates, Inc.  Dale enjoyed doing strategic planning, production and media advertising for 15 years. 
 
She started and coordinates the CHADD-Affiliated ADHD Support Group in Wilmette.  It's an award-winning group that provides connection, support and evidence-based information to the local community. Her coaching credentials include: BCC - Board Certified Coach: Center For Credentialing & Education; PCC - Professional Certified Coach, International Coach Federation; CMC - Certified Mentor Coach; ACAC - The Institute for the Advancement of ADHD Coaching. Dale is married and lives in Wilmette.
 
The Board will be voting on her membership application at the board meeting on February 11.
Random Acts of Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness Day February 17th. Plan now to be part of this district-wide endeavor to spread kindness throughout our area. Participation in this event is one of the optional community service components of the Public Image matching grant. The idea is for all the Rotary clubs in the entire District to be doing something as a Random Act of Kindness (RAK) on that one day.  
 
Our club will be serving dinner at Just Harvest again this year as our RAK.  Please contact Frank Candioto to coordinate carpooling to North Rogers Park. We will need about 5 volunteers to do the serving.  Other members should create some form of RAK for that week, and report to the club at a meeting or through the Spoke. There are dozens of way to show kindness above and beyond.
Member's Corner
John Held from Australia: Have now checked off my bucket list: snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef and visiting a world sanctuary rain forest while staying two days in Cairns ( pronounced “Canes”).  Raining, hot and humid but luckily no serious rainfall while here except at night. Flying home on the 12th, via Sydney to Auckland, and then direct to Chicago.
Kids Against Hunger Project!
  Next Saturday is the Day -Hope to See You There                                                   
The 2020 Kids Against Hunger food packaging event is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2020, 11am to 1pm at the Winnetka Community House, 670 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka. We are sponsoring this event again this year.  This project, which our club has participated in for several years, packages food supplements for hungry and malnourished children in Nicaragua.  It's always a fun gathering. Our Satellite Club will be there with almost 24 participants. This event is free to our members since we are sponsoring the event.
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Upcoming Speakers
May 27, 2020
New Trier's Response to COVID-19
New Trier's Response to COVID-19

Our own Rotarian, Paul Waechtler will talk about what New Trier is doing and plans to do during the upcoming fall semester, as well as what he thinks colleges might be planning to do this fall given the COVID crisis.

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Upcoming Events
Rotary Speaker Series
May 06, 2020 – Jun 08, 2020
 
Roundtable Series
May 15, 2020 – May 26, 2020
 
Rotary International Convention (Virtual)
Jun 20, 2020 – Jun 26, 2020
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Bob Taylor
May 2
 
Bob Larsen
May 3
 
John Held
May 3
 
Nick Dallas
May 7
 
Monica Uthe
May 19
 
Steve Jambor
May 20
 
Kent Meyers
May 22
 
Frank Candioto
May 25
 
Sherm Marks
May 28
 
Join Date
Bob Larsen
May 1, 1983
37 years
 
Don Olson
May 1, 1973
47 years
 
Jerry Levin
May 1, 1972
48 years
 
John Hillebrand
May 1, 1983
37 years
 
Kent Meyers
May 1, 2007
13 years
 
Steve Jambor
May 1, 2007
13 years
 
Debora Morris
May 5, 2010
10 years
 
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CLUB OFFICERS
President:    JOHN HELD
SECRETARY: Bob Taylor
TREASURERS: Kent Meyers & Roland Catenacci
FOUNDATION TREASURER: John Flanagin
 
DIRECTORS:
John Flanagin – Sherm Marks- Paul Waechtler – Terry Porter- Bob Taylor- Mariana Al Far- Nick Dallas- Yvonne Sito-Linda Strand
 
PRESIDENT, ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: Mark Maloney
GOVERNOR, DISTRICT 6440: Suzanne Gibson
ASSISTANT GOVERNOR: Rich Lalley
                                
 
Meeting Responsibilities
Meeting Assignments - May 20
 
Thought of the Day
Kilner, John
 
Fun and Frolic
Dallas, Nick
 
Meeting Assignments - May 27
 
Thought of the Day
Porter, Terry
 
Fun & Frolic
Dallas, Nick
 
Meeting Assignments- June 3
 
Thought of the Day
Alfar, Mariana
 
Fun & Frolic
Dallas, Nick
 
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