Subject: Holiday thought (with no pledge)
Dear Members of the Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor:
2021 is just around the corner. 2020 has been a year of serious challenges to us as individuals as well as to our club. We have met virtually for nine months and counting; key fundraising events were postponed indefinitely and worst of all, we have had very limited opportunity to meet together face-to-face. Despite these challenges our club has endured and in many ways has thrived!
As co-presidents of the club, we want to share how grateful we are for the energy, commitment and engagement of the club members. We continue to do good work with the community service projects. How great to provide 290 Chicago girls and boys a new winter coat! We launched two major initiatives with our diversity, equity and inclusion project as well as the community needs assessment in partnership with the noon club. Virtual club meeting attendance has been very high and our fall/winter fundraiser was very successful and far exceeded expectations in this difficult year.
So many of you have given so much!.
We want to thank you all for your energy, commitment and wanting to help the world.
Have a good, safe and joyous holiday season as we enter 2021. All the best to you.
Jim Pockross and Ben Ivory