The Wilmette Rotary Installation Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, June 25 at noon at the Wilmette Golf Club. We will install our new President, Brian Bradley and the new Directors for Rotary year 2025-2026. The cost will be $30; you will get your choice of six menu items, iced tea or lemonade, cookie or brownie, tax and tip are all included. Click to RSVP for this important event.
Join us to walk in the Wilmette Memorial Day Parade tomorrow, Monday, May 26. We will gather in the North parking lot at St. Joseph's (Lake and Ridge) at 10:15am. The parade starts promptly at 10:30am. The route will be 1.2 miles to the Village Center. We will be handing out small flags to children along the route and carry a Wilmette Rotary Sign. There will be Rotary vests available for some walkers to wear during the walk. No need to sign-up, just come and enjoy the exercise and community involvement.
Trivia Night is Wednesday, June 4. Join us at our most fun fundraiser! It will take place from 5:30pm-9:00pm at the Sheridan Shore Yacht Club in Gillson Park. Pizza, salad, dessert and beverages will be provided. Invite your neighbors, friends and associates to join in the fun. Organize a team of 4 or come as a single (we will add you to a group). Cost: $50 per person. Doors open 5:30 pm; dinner at 6:00 pm; Trivia contest starts at 7:00 pm.
Purchase Raffle Tickets one for $10, five for $30 or ten for $50. Raffle winners will be drawn during the Trivia contest; winners need not be present Raffle prizes will include a gift card to a local restaurant or retailer! . Buy event and raffle tickets, and/or make a donation HERE
Proceeds support our local, international, and End Polio Now projects. Recent grant recipients include: Building Peaceful Bridges, Connections for the Homeless, Go Green Wilmette, Family Promise, Meals on Wheels, Our Place, Lawrence hall, Lemons of Love, Family Service Center, Alliance for the Great Lakes.
Volunteers are needed for setup and cleanup. Sign-up to Volunteer
At the May 21 morning Rotary meeting, Tricia Mullin, Executive Director for Meals on Wheels, Northeast Illinois gave us a very interesting presentation on this wonderful organization. Our Club provides financial support to Meals on Wheels and some of our members including Beth DeWall are volunteers! Tricia has an impressive history in working and leading a wide variety of programs related to senior citizens. She is also SHIP counselor which stands for Senior Health Insurance Program -- SHIP counselors are volunteers trained to help others navigate medicare and related health insurance programs. Founded in 1968, Meals on Wheels, NE Illinois has their operation in Evanston and more than 250 volunteers assist them with preparing and delivering 800 meals each week. Meals on Wheels prepares and provides home delivered meals as well as meals to congregate sites. She noted that not only do they provide nutritious meals at a very low cost, but they are also the social connection for many recipients.
Remember EREY. Every Rotarian should contribute what they can before the end of this Rotary year, June 30. If you can contribute $100, that equates to only 27 cents per day or $1.92 per week. Ray Z. or Terry P. will be able to tell each member how far away they are from their next Paul Harris Fellow award (PHF). Rememberpart of your contribution comes back toourClub tofund our service programs. Ray Zeiss has indicated that there are several members who are very close to becoming a Paul Harris Fellow, or adding to their PHF status, with credits from our past EREY contributions. Donations will be matched for those within $500 of reaching the next PHF.
Members : It's very easy! Click HERE for a direct link to donate.
New member Dr. Kari Cremascoli was inducted at our May 21 morning meeting. Kari currently serves as the Superintendent of Schools for District #39 in Wilmette. She began her position in 2019 after serving in Downers Grove as Superintendent for District 58. She was also a Rotarian while in Downers Grove, so we are thrilled to have her back in Rotary!
We are pleased to welcome our newest member, Alice Chow. Our board unanimously approved her membership application last week. Alice is sponsored by Debora Morris. Alice is a pharmacist and Medicare Advisor who established a consulting practice with her husband in 2016. She currently serves on the Wilmette Human Relations Commission, is a member of the International Women’s Association and is a former Wilmette Library Trustee. Alice received a BS in pharmacy from Univ. of Michigan and an MS from Northwestern in Medical Informatics. Her interests include paddleboarding, triathlons, music and dance. Her Rotary interest would be primarily community service and youth service. Alice lives in Wilmette with her husband and has two adult children.
Three charter members of the former Wilmette Harbor Rotary Club reached 35 years of Rotary service on May 22 and all were at the May 21 meeting! Congratulations to John Wertymer, Heidi Voorhees and Herb McDowell!
The Wilmette Rotary Installation Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, June 25 at noon at the Wilmette Golf Club. We will install our new President, Brian Bradley and the new Directors for Rotary year 2025-2026. The cost will be $30; you will get your choice of six menu items, iced tea or lemonade, cookie or brownie, tax and tip are all included. Click to RSVP for this important event.
District 6440’s Task Force on Mental Health Initiatives is presenting a series of speakers, “Mental Health Mondays” This is a series of speakers, every first Monday of the Month, at noon. Next One: July 7 at 12:00pm-12:30pm - Erin Tegge, AM, LSW will speak on PEER Services: Substance Use, Prevention, Treatment & Recovery. No Registration is required. Join Zoom Meeting directly.
Our own member, Sharon Weingarten, is responsible for arranging these amazing speakers every month. If you have any questions about the series or speakers, please contact Sharon: sharon@weingartens.net.
Monthly Lunch-packing on October 7, 6pm - Our monthly service project of preparing lunch bags for Connections for the Homeless is at St. Joseph's Church, Lake and Ridge, Wilmette at 6pm. Enter through the east lower entrance. A Rotary Club meeting follows immediately after the sandwiches are made. This is now a collaborative project with members joining us from the Winnetka-Northfield and Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Clubs. Sign-up
Big Book Drive - Member Maurice Sullivan is resurrecting our Big Book Drive, which was indefinitely suspended during Covid. This year we are partnering with Bernie's Book Bank to collect books from local schools and libraries. Volunteers are needed to assist Maurice in publicizing the event. We still need a few more volunteers! Contact Maurice at mauricewsullivan@aol.com
Beach Sweep (NEW DATE)- Saturday, September 20, 9:00am . We will partner with Go Green Wilmette as we did last year. We (Rotary and Go Green Wilmette) will base ourselves at the Wilmette Beach Building structure and welcome both Springman School students and the public. One of the unique features is completing the Alliance for the Great Lakes collection form and our sorting process to show what was collected. We will need volunteers; sign-up HERE
Taste of Evanston - The Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club is excited to announce the 11th Taste of Evanston, September 21 from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. on the lakeside lawn of the historic Charles Gates Dawes House. A wonderful opportunity for food lovers and civic-minded sponsors, Taste of Evanston offers delicious appetizers, entrees, desserts and drinks from our city’s most popular restaurants, breweries, and wine shops. It raises much-needed funds for two respected local non-profits (Reba Place Development and Connections for the Homeless) as well as supporting the ongoing philanthropic projects of the Lighthouse Club. Click TASTE for tickets and more information.
Northbrook Rotary’s Annual Ducky Race September 21, 2025 3:00 pm, at Village Green Park in Northbrook. Sponsor a duck and watch your ducks as they race down the river to the finish line. Join the fun on Sunday, September 21st, at 3:00 pm at Village Green Park during Shermerfest. Win cash and support the thousands of people and organizations, locally and globally, who benefit from grants, scholarships, and other support from The Rotary Club of Northbrook. Click DUCK
1 Duck - $10 Donation; Quack Pack of 3 ducks - $25 Donation; Flock of 15 ducks - $100 Donation
St. John's Good Fest - Saturday, Sept 20, 5:30pm- 10:00pm. Good music, good BBQ, good cause. Fundraiser to support Family Promise North Shore. Location: St. John's 1235 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette. Tickets $39.19 per person (kids under 10 are free). Tunes by Tributosaurus and Antler Chandelier, and BBQ from the Backyard Barbeque.
Go Green Wilmette - EV & Bike Show. September 20, 9am-1pm. Metra parking lot by the Bensidoun French Market (Wilmette). Come learn about many different electric vehicle (EV) models available from your friends and neighbors at our local EV exhibit. Check out the Rivian truck and SUV, and a variety of EVs from Hyundai, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Nissan and more. Learn more about at-home, local and road-trip charging options. This event will also display a small number of electric bikes.
Blood Drives - The Wilmette Fire Department and the Winnetka Fire Department are sponsoring several upcoming blood drives with the goal of collecting 600 units of blood that can help to save 1,800 lives. Vitalant Bloodmobiles will be at various locations. Call 877-258-4825 or visit Vitalant.org for appointment. Use Code ORD0132D November 12 - 9am-1pm; Wilmette - 1304 lake Avenue. Sept 12 - Winnetka - 428 Green Bay Rd
Japanese Art of Flower Arranging Workshop- two-day event featuring workshops and demonstrations led by Master Instructor Misei Ishikawa. The event takes place on October 4th at Wilmette Lakeview Center at Gillson Park and October 5th at Michigan Shores Club. You can register for entire event or just certain classes. To register FLOWERS
Charity Golf Event Supporting Veterans -- On September 12, Wilmette Rotary Member William Shehan's organization, No Salt Sailing, is holding a fundraiser to help veterans learn to sail and to provide Sailing Adventure Therapy to veterans. For more information, CLICK VETERAN
Acoustics on the Corner - Rotating performers will provide a fun summer vibe to downtown Wilmette every Friday and Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., June - September, on the Village Green. Visit www.wilmette.gov/SummerMusic for the performance lineup.
Wilmette Artisan Market - September 13 and 14, Wilmette Metra Station (722 Green Bay Rd.) Meet and shop 100 talented local and Midwest artisans in food, fashion, home goods, and art at this delightful outdoor market. Admission to the market is free. Visit www.NorthShoreArtisanMarket.com for more information.
TEDxWilmette - On Saturday, October 4, 2025, 1pm-3pm, an extraordinary event at the Wilmette Community Recreation Center Auditorium, featuring six inspiring speakers who will share their transformative ideas under the theme: “Actually, You Can” Tickets Here
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Welcome!
Our Motto: Service Above Self
Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m.
St. John's Church
1235 Wilmette Avenue
Wilmette, IL 60091 United States of America
We meet monthly on the 1st Tuesday at 6pm at St Joseph Church, the 2nd and 4th Wednesday at Noon at St. John's Church, Wilmette and the 3rd Wednesday at 7:30am at the Sheridan Shore Yacht Club in . Mailing address: PO Box 111, Wilmette, IL 60091
Our Place, is a safe haven for teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities where they can develop meaningful relationships, engage in productive activities, and grow through life experiences. This transforms them into contributing members of their community and makes the community stronger.
