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Weekly Update  November 22, 2020
Last Week's Meeting
 
Our club forum focused on:
  • 2020 -2021 Club Goals - Thanks to our members hard work we are doing very well in achieving our Governor's Challenge Goals. Jim Pockross is keeping us on task!
  • Community Assessment - Corinne McClintic shared the report last week and led a discussion on how we can use the information for shot and long term planning.
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee - Susan Fisher provided and update and got input from the membership.  Next meeting scheduled (see below).
  • Learned tips on sharing/posting club information on social media - Thank you Brent Hendricks whose tips will be very helpful with our Fall/Winter Fundraiser.
This Week's Meeting
 
Join us for a presentation by Linda Brennan. Phd  "Making it a Great COVID Winter"

About our speaker:

Linda’s career has spanned management and engineering positions at Philip Morris, IBM, the Quaker Oats Company, and the Coca-Cola Company; consulting in dozens of industries, and teaching leadership, management, and strategy to audiences from undergraduates to executives.

Her passion is to help others to help themselves for maximum impact.  Working with ambitious and dedicated professionals, she stresses the importance of working toward a clear vision with intentionality and accountability to provide bottom-line improvement.  Clients realize greater organizational performance and individual effectiveness as a result. 

A seasoned professional and creative problem solver, she is a widely published author. She completed her PhD from Northwestern University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and her bachelor’s from the Georgia Institute of Technology. A Six Sigma Black Belt, she earned her professional engineering license in Georgia and has been a certified Project Management Professional.  

Other News:

  • Heidi Voorhees and Beth DeWall organized support for with Wilmette Lunch Club effort to assist with purchasing sleeping bags for the homeless in Chicago.  Thus far our members has funded over 20 sleeping bags!   If you are interested in supporting, please contact Heidi or Beth.
  • Jim Pockross will host a ZOOM Thanksgiving - Giving Thanks Call on Thursday morning at 9:00 am.  All are welcome and we encourage members to invite family members to attend.  Find ZOOM Details on the web site. 
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee will next meet on December 10th at 5:00 pm.   
  • Carol Wells shared that past President/Club Member - Rob Davis - lost his mother earlier this month.  If you would like to send him a card/note it can be sent to:
    Rob Davis
    P.O. Box 169
    2917 Settlement Rd.
    Ephraim, WI  54211
Holiday Fund Raiser
One-stop Christmas/Holiday Shopping opportunity includes a selection of wines, olive oil, chocolates, salmon and notecards with illustrations of local landmarks including Wilmette Harbor and the Baha’i House of Worship by Linda Frothingham and an exciting new item: a solar inflatable lantern and phone charger! 
 
Our raffle this year includes a chance to win a week in Scottsdale or a party venue provided by the Porchlight Theater or Lettuce Entertain Gift certificates!
 
The order deadline is  Friday, December 4, 2020. Please consider an additional cash donation payable to "The Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor Foundation" to benefit those in need. Click here to order:  http://www.rotarygifts.com    Thank you!
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Ben Chung
December 2
 
George Pearce
December 7
 
Spouse Birthdays
Mary Bowman
December 6
 
Karen Wertymer
December 11
 
Join Date
John Kay
November 1, 2016
4 years
 
Jim Pockross
November 2, 2016
4 years
 
Karen Donnan
November 5, 2003
17 years
 
Tim Frenzer
November 25, 2009
11 years
 
Jim Bowman
December 21, 2010
10 years
 
Links
Rotary District 6440
Upcoming Events
Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2020
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
 
Holiday Get Together
Dec 06, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 
December Club Board Meeting
Dec 08, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
 
Club Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group Meeting
Dec 10, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 
Evanston Soup Kitchen
Dec 28, 2020
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
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Speakers
Nov 25, 2020 7:30 AM
“Making it a Great COVID Winter”
Dec 09, 2020 7:30 AM
The Role Broadcast Media Played in the 2020 Election
Jan 13, 2021 7:30 AM
Providing Peace of Mind, Celebrating Life
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