A team of Rotarians worked at our table in the Kids Zone at the Block Party. Organized by George Pearce, members from all our groups were there to give prizes to kids who spun our roulette wheel. We had so many kids come by, we ran out of prizes about halfway through and had to quickly buy more to last until 4pm. In additon, several potential members stopped by to talk about what our Rotary Club is all about. Frank Cheswick, Brian Bradley and George Pearce were amazing with helping the kids to spin the wheel and choose prizes. Mariana Alfar's enthusiasm encouraged several people to stop by to talk about membership possibilitites. It was great fun and gave our Club some good exposure to the community.
Last Wednesday was Happy Hour at the Wilmette Harbor Club. Frank Cheswick supplied some fabulous sandwiches, and salads. About 35 members from all our groups attended. We were delighted to learn that Frank Hussey's birthday was that day. His wife surprised him with a cake (which also became dessert for everyone). A good time was had by all.
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
Non-Profit Activity Fair - September 28, 6pm-8pm. The Women's Club of Wilmette is sponsoring a Non-profit Activity Fair for local organizations to set up a table and let visitors know about good work. Mariana and Debora were there last year and believe it is a good opportunity to publicize our Club. 2-3 volunteers are needed. Contact Debora Morris debora@pftl.net to volunteer.
End Polio Now Fundraising - On October 21, our club will be setting up tables at Grand Foods in Winnetka and Jewel in Wilmette, to collect donations for the End Polio Now campiagn. Volunteers are needed for one hour shifts- 10am to 1pm. Contact Frank Hussey, hussey.frank@gmail.com to volunteer.
The Rotary Club of Evanston Lighthouse is once again having their annual fundraiser, The Taste of Evanston on September 17 from 3pm-6pm. Location is the Dawes House lawn, 225 Greenwood, Evanston. The event features tasty bites of delectable appetizers, entrees, and desserts from Evanston's most popular restaurants, along with selections from local breweries and wine shops, all to raise funds to support the end of homelessness and access to affordable housing. Tickets are $85 per person (and well worth it). You can purchase tickets HERE
Today, the work of empowering voters and defending democracy is more critical than ever. Join the LWV Wilmette for a screening of No Time to Fail, a feature-length documentary that chronicles the work of Rhode Island election administrators in 2020. The screening takes place on Monday, September 11, at the Wilmette Public Library at 1:00 pm. You can also find out how to become an election judge in Cook County and talk to an experienced election judge about the process. This event is free and open to everyone.
From DG Mary Bak - September is Rotary's Basic Education and Literacy Month, meaning that clubs should consider a special focus on Education and Literacy. Did you know that more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate? That's 17% of the world's population; the number in Illinois is roughly 20% with low literacy. There are so many opportunities to address literacy: mentoring students, reading to students, creating little libraries, book drives, Rotary scholarships-Global Grant scholarships (Jim Bradley of the Wheeling Club) and Club Sponsored Scholarships.
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Our Motto:
Service Above Self
Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
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
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