Our Holiday Fundraiser is nearly over and your participation is needed. Go to www.rotarygifts.com today! Order gift items, buy Raffle tickets, or just donate to contribute to the humanitarian and philanthropic projects your club supports.
Don't forget to contact your friends, relatives, business contacts, etc. to let them know about this great opportunity for charitable giving before yearend.
Important Deadlines:
Saturday, December 2 - Jim Bowman will be at Panera in Wilmette from 9:00am to 10:00am. All outstanding checks and paper orders must be given to Jim at this time.
Wednesday, December 13 - Last chance to buy Raffle Tickets, which will be offered at the Holiday Party at Valley Lo
The gift items this year include wines, chocolates, cheese, smoked salmon, olive oils, and more. Members are expected to purchase, sell, or donate to this fundraiser. Emails have been sent to members to explain the specifics of the Holiday Fundraiser. Questions should be directed to Jim Pockross mpockross@comcast.net
Hands-On Service Sub-Committee: John Held has agreed to help form a sub-committee that will focus on finding hands-on service opportunities for our members who want to be more involved and work directly with organizations and clients. Please reach out to John if that is something you want to become more involved with. johnjheld@gmail.com
Diaper Distribution: Had some follow up from Tina Kalil from Bundled Blessings, a diaper bank on the north shore. If anyone is interested in volunteering with them to load and unload diapers or coordinate a diaper drive for Wilmette, contact her at here
Building Peaceful Bridges: If anyone wants to volunteer to help build a team or assist a refugee family with the folks from Building Peaceful Bridges, please let me know and I will put you in contact with Lori or visit their website here
At the Community Service meeting last week, we discussed many upcoming projects and groups and voted to allocate part of our combined budgets to the following projects:
Project Warm Coat Drive for St. Thomas of Canterbury
Lunches for Connections for the Homeless
Building Peaceful Bridges
Meals on Wheels Northshore
Family Promise, Chicago Northshore
Our Place
We are going to be working on getting sponsorships from local businesses and groups to reduce our budget for Lunches for Connections for the Homeless to free up funds for other projects.
he Bi-Monthly Blood Drive, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wilmette Blood Drive Committee Co-Chairs, Frank Candioto and Nick Dallas, will take place at (or about) Noon, on Friday, November 3rd, 2023, at the Vitalant Blood Donation Center at 2436 Main Street (South Side of the Street, 1 Block East of the North Shore Channel), Evanston ((877) 258-4825) .
Although walk-ins are taken, it is usually best to secure, in advance, a Vitalant Donor ID Card. After donating we will reconvene at Dengeo's, 3301 Main Street, Skokie, for lunch - Nick will buy lunch for any donor who shows up (except Frank).
Why waste money on expensive plasmapheresis procedures, like Danica Patrick, when you can essentially gain the same benefit with a little free bloodletting and save three lives in the process?
At this moment, we are about 1 sleeping bag and 1 pack of blankets shy of our goal of 100 of each for our donations to the Fraternite Notre Dame Sisters for their un-homed clients in the city. Most have been delivered to them already. Thanks for all of your generous donations. We still have some money in our budget so we will be ordering warm hats, gloves, socks and scarves to send to the Sisters to distribute as needed.
This project provides sleeping bags and blankets for the 100 homeless people living in a tent city under Chicago's expressway. These people have been adopted by the Fraternite Notre Dame Sisters who run the bakery in Wilmette and have their Mother Home in Chicago. They have worked in Chicago's poorest neighborhoods for many years helping the homeless to survive. We annually coordinate with them to provide what they tell us are the needs of these homeless individuals.
Thanks to everyone who has bought so far. Final items can be purchased today, Sunday, HERE with direct shipment to Fraternite Notre Dame.
Rotarian, Irene Owe from the Rotary Club of Sapele Gateway, Nigeria, visited our club last week. Irene told us about some of the challenges her club has addressed, especially in fighting covid and polio. Irene is currently Club President. We were pleased to welcome her to our meeting. Her daughter who lives in Evanston joined as well.
We were notified by Susan Hammersley, daughter of long-time member Marsh Hammersley, that Marsh passed away on October 27. The obituary will be published in the Chicago Tribune and on legacy.com. Marsh had been a member of our Club from 1986 to 2022. He is best remembered for his dedication to Rotary and to his family. Sympathy cards may be sent to Susan Hammersley1346 West Belmont, Unit 3, Chicago, IL 60657
TRF Earthquake Response Fund - The Rotary Foundation Trustees established a new Morocco Earthquake Response Fund in September 2023 to support immediate relief efforts for people affected by the devastating earthquakes. Contributions will be accepted until 31 December 2023. To contribute online, click
ShelterBox is on the ground in Morocco - Teams are assessing the severe damage to villages and providing temporary shelter and supplies. If you wish to donate you can do so online at www.ShelterBoxUSA.org or mail gifts to: ShelterBox USA P.O. Box 103299 Pasadena, CA 91189-3299.
The Rotary Club of Winnetka-Northfield is currently raising funds for an NGO in Timoullit, Morocco, which is the birth home of Winnetka-Northfield Rotarian, Moha Bouacha. Donations to the earthquake victims in this area may be made to the Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Charitable Foundation online here.
Maui Relief - Rotary District 5000, Hawaii, has established a Maui Fire Relief Fund through their Foundation. The Hawaii Rotary District Foundation is a registered 501c3. The Maui Fire Relief Fund aims to provide immediate assistance and long-term recovery support to the people of Maui, as they navigate the path to rebuilding their lives and communities. effectively. You may find all the details at https://rotaryd5000.org/ if you would like to contribute. ShelterBox USA is not responding with direct support to Maui, however they have announced a $50,000 donation to the Rotary District 5000 Fire Relief Fund.
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Wilmette Golf Club
3900 Fairway Drive
Wilmette, IL 60091 United States of America
We have three groups: two meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7:30am at the Sheridan Shores Yacht Club and at Noon at Wilmette Golf Club. The other group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 7pm. Mailing address is: PO Box 111, Wilmette, IL 60091
The Chicago Furniture Bank is a non-profit organization that aims to provide furniture to families and individuals in need. They collect gently used furniture from donors and distribute it to those who are transitioning out of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or facing other challenging situations.
Sarah Murphy founded and manages Toesnwater. Their mission is to make it easy for YOU and your community to be Lake Guardians. We exist to empower and inspire everyday people to live in harmony with lake nature through practical tools, resources, programs, and lake-loving goods.
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Rotarian, Irene Owe from the Rotary Club of Sapele Gateway, Nigeria, visited our club last week. Irene told us about some of the challenges her club has addressed, especially in fighting covid and polio. Irene is currently Club President. We were pleased to welcome her to our meeting. Her daughter who lives in Evanston joined as well.
