1) Call to order, and thanks to Carol Wells for presiding over last week's meeting
2) Thought & Pledge Sarah Oliver
3) Four Way Test - In all the things you think, say or do:
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concern?
4) Special Thanks to:
Set up Gil Gilbert
Treasurer John Bowman
Attendance Mike Bailey
Greeter Henry Hufnagel
Thought & Pledge Sarah Oliver
Shenanigans Carol Wells
Today's weekly collection will go to sponsor Veterans at the Cubs Vs Brewer's Game.
5) The following Week's Duty Roster for April 26th is:
Presiding over the meeting Carol Wells
Set up Gil Gilbert
Treasurer John Bowman
Attendance Joan O'Neill
Greeter Keith Dronen
Thought & Pledge Greg Michel
Shenanigans Tim Frenzer
6) Birthdays:
Susan Segal - April 18th
7) Club Anniversaries:
Greg Michel - 10 years
Chris Cole - 1 year
8) New Member Induction/Paul Harris Awards:
We would like to have everyone vote on next year's Foundation Board. And to thank the current board members that are rolling off this year - Maureen Barry and John Wertymer 9) Announcements a) District Conference is on April 28 - 30th at the Marriotte Lincolnshire Resort. b) Community Grant Applications are on our website and the deadline is May 5th. If anyone has any questions, please contact Herb. c) Update on the Refugee Project - The communities will meeting soon with a target date in July to receive a Refugee Family. For more information or to get involved, please contact Chris Cole. d) Vocational Scholarship Program (Chris Simcox) - Our Club's deadline is May 5th. Remember that our District offers Vocational Scholarships too and the deadline for applying is April 7th. Let Sue know if you need more information. e) We are working on the plans for the Rotary Garden in partnership with the Ouilmette Foundation is being planned. The new Rotary Garden has been designed the same designer that did the Chicago Botanic Gardens and will be located in front of our current Pasek Garden. f) Soup Kitchen - May 1st and June 5th - Tom Ryan will be passing out a sign up sheet for the May 1st Soup Kitchen. g) The Wednesday May 3rd evening event will be at Backyard BBQ's new location (behind Millen's Hardware) from 6 to approximately 7 h) On May 7th the author of Mischling, Affinity Kona, will be at the Wilmette Public Library for the annual community-wide reading and discussion program "One Book, Everybody Reads. For more information, please see - http://www.wilmette.lib.il.us/readers/onebook i) Rotary International Conference in Atlanta June 11 - 14 - please let me know if anyone would like more details. j) The Installation Dinner and Golf Outing will be held on Tuesday, June 27th at Wilmette Golf Course.
k) George Pearce is organizing a group - Join us on Saturday July 29th for the 2017 District 6440 Rotary Road Trip to Miller Park, and honor our Veteran friends from Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. The game features the defending World Champion Chicago Cubs at the Milwaukee Brewers! SPECIAL COLLECTION TODAY - TO SPONSOR VETERANS TO ATTEND THE CUBS/BREWERS GAME. l) "1) Sarah informed the group of Jean Irwin Hatfield telling her story about how one Rotary beneficiary can overcome obstacles with support from The Rotary Foundation and then go on to give back to the world through Rotary. She has spoken to Rotarians and teachers of the deaf about what she learned as an Ambassadorial Scholar at more than 425 conferences in 32 states and 4 countries. The program is entitled " "Taking Language from the Rich and Giving it to the Poor: Lessons Learned in Nottingham"", Monday, May 1 from 2-3pm in the 3rd Floor Auditorium (One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201). m) George asked for help for Jim Pockross as the new Program Chair n) Carol mentioned that John Glasgow recently had knee surgery and asked people to reach out to him o) John Kessler was back and mentioned he had visited a Rotary Club in AZ that again asked members to bring a friend to meetings in order to increase the chance of new members. 10) Shenanigan Carol Wells 11) Speaker Mushtag Merchant -
Mushtaq Merchant is educated in US with MS from the University of Missouri and MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. He is married to Sandra since 1975 and a resident of Barrington area since 1980. He is the owner of a Computer Software business in Arlington Heights. Though he is not ordained to teach Islamic studies, he has been practicing Islam since childhood. He has presented discussions on Islam at Catholic High School, Churches and various interfaith meetings including The Garlands of Barrington and Community Church of Barrington.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30AM. | 