Our next meeting is a Noon Meeting on October 28 at St. John's. Starting in November, all club meetings (Morning and Noon) will be held at the Wilmette Harbor Club.November begins with Lunch-Packing on November 3, 6pm at St. Joseph Church. Club meetings are November 11 at Noon, November 18 at 7:30am and November 25 at Noon
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Our most fun fundraising event, Trivia Night, was again a wonderful evening and a successful fundraiser! All members are invited to an in-person meeting to discuss what we did right and how to improve the event. We will meet on July 20 at 11am at 1616 Sheridan Rd, Wilmette. All feedback is welcome. Let Debora Morris know if you will be attending debora@pftl.net .
We were very pleased that our current Short-term Exchange student from New Trier Shanta Paul, her mother, Swathi and exchange student Carlota Garcia-Ines Cordero from Spain joined our lunch meeting. Carlota recently arrived to her exchange home with Shanta's family and is very excited to be in the US. Shanta will travel to Spain to live with Carlota's family later this summer.
Scott Berman, co-owner/operator of Superdawg drive-ins presented a fascinating and entertaining history of his family's business which was started by his parents in 1948. Currently they have two locations, one in Chicago and one in Wheeling. Scott explained today's operation including how to peel 5000 potatoes every day, and keep them fresh, create greaseless fries, cook all-beef hotdogs, and prepare a variety of sandwiches, ice cream treats and more. He described how his entire family has been involved in the operation at some point. Our members were impressed with Scott's description of his products and his quality control, those who have never been to his drive-ins will be going soon.
Last chance to donate this Rotary Year to The Rotary Foundation (TRF). It would be great if every member is able to contribute $100 this Rotary year. If you can contribute $100, that equates to only 27 cents per day or $1.92 per week. But any contribution is welcomed. 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 tohelpfund 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.
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On June 18, the Wilmette Fire Department made it two wins in a row with a narrow 2-1 result over the Wilmette Police Department to win the President's Cup, while outside the lines, community members enjoyed vendors, games and more in support of Burn Camp and Special Olympics, the two beneficiaries of the event. Associate Rotary member Brian Lambel, Fire Chief, was happy for the win.
Monday, July 6, 2026, from Noon–12:30 PM, the Rotary District 6440 Mental Health Task Force Speaker Series will present "PTSD & Moral Injury", featuring veteran advocate Philip "Chappy" Ferrer and trauma expert John P. Bair, Ph.D. This important discussion will explore the differences between PTSD and Moral Injury, the impact of trauma, and approaches to healing and recovery. Mark your calendar now and watch for complete program details and registration information next week. ZOOM link
Big Book Drive started October 1 and will run until November 13 at all Wilmette public and private elementary schools and Loyola Academy, Regina DominicanHS, and New Trier HS.Start saving books for our Big Book Drive. We will partner again with Bernie's Book Bank to collect books for under-resourced schools in Chicago, kindergarten through high school. Contact Maurice Sullivan for more information mauricewsullivan@aol.com
Monthly Lunch-packing on November 3, 6pm - The 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 LUNCHES November is Wilmette's month.
Go Green Wilmette/Wilmette Park District - Beach Clean Ups - Join Go Green Wilmette for a beach clean-up! April through October at Gillson Beach, Gate 3 (Gillson Beach House during the off-season dates), 9am-11am.Bring reusable gloves (not single-use plastic) and a bucket or container. Click Information
TEDxWilmette Salon - Burning Questions: What Are Yours? Join a panel of three TEDxWilmette speakers to discuss the most burning questions on their minds right now. What are your burning questions?Sunday, November 8.1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Baker Demonstration School, 201 Sheridan Road, Wilmette.Purchase tickets ($20 each)
Convito Cafe & market - Thirsty Thursdays, now through November 19, after 5pm in the cafe, $2-5$ off wine and cocktails. https://www.convitocafeandmarket.com/
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Our Motto: Service Above Self
Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m.
St. John's Lutheran Church
1235 Wilmette Ave
Wilmette, IL 60091 United States of America
Dick Farkas, Political Science professaro at DePaul University, has presented to us many times. He always has interesting topics. Dick will talk about where sand comes from and its importance to our lives.
Sheridan Shore Yacht Club