Last week's meeting
Our Speakers; Hal Sprague and Emily Hammermeister - Trajectory Energy Partners
Topic: Solar Energy Programs
Hal and Emily provided a educational overview of the the solar energy programs available in Illinois. Their contact information is available for those interested.
This week's meeting
We will have our monthly club forum with updates from our international, community service and DEI committees.
Other News:
- Club members distributed the special club financial support recently raised by the club. A number of the awards supported district match opportunities. Special thanks to the fundraising committee including Jim Pockross, Jim Waite and Jim Bowman who led the effort and Corinne McClintic and George Pearce for distributing the funds.
- Due to recent unwelcome ZOOM bombers on club meetings, we are now using the ZOOM waiting room feature. For each meeting you will now be asked to wait for the host to accept you into the meeting. Please be patient and be sure to ask if you have any questions.
- Beth DeWall and Jack Close remind us that we can pay our Rotary dues via links on our webpage. Super easy!
- Go to Club website https://portal.
clubrunner.ca/2415 - Member login
- Find Membership Dues - right side of the Home page under Club Links
- This link goes to the page with the dues options listed.
- Please note that there is a small service fee that PayPal charges and that is included on the PayPal payment page.
- Important news from the district:
- Go to Club website https://portal.
- COVID VACCINATION TASK FORCE We’re working to promote and assist vaccination in our five counties. If you have information or ideas you’d like to share, send it to vaccination@rotary6440.org.COVID VACCINATION INFORMATION SPEAKERS SERIES D6440 will host a number of terrific speakers who will educate us on the vaccines and vaccination. All are welcome; we encourage Clubs to invite their community partners. The events will be both on Zoom and streamed on Facebook Live.
- Dr. Jim Keller, Chief Medical Officer at Lutheran General, at noon on February 22nd.
- We will hear from both Rafael Malpica, Community Outreach Coordinator with Advocate Aurora, and a Spanish-speaking physician, at a later date.
COVID VACCINATION VOLUNTEERING
- Here are a few opportunities you can share right now with your membership. More are on their way.
- Advocate Health Care needs volunteers at Vaccine Clinics across Illinois. If you’re willing to be a greeter or to help with registration, sanitation, and supplies, click here for more information and apply here. All volunteers serving onsite for these clinics will be offered the COVID vaccine.
- Those in Kane County can volunteer through the Medical Reserve Corps. See here for more details, and click here to download the attachments mentioned in the email.
- Those in Lake County can volunteer to assist at the mass vaccination site at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. Click here for more information.