April meetings begin with Lunch-packing on Tuesday, April 7 at St. Joseph Church.  Club meetings follow with a Noon Meeting on Wednesday, April 8, a Morning Meeting at 7:30am on Wednesday, April 15, a Noon Meeting on Wednesday, April 22 and Happy Hour on Wednesday, April 29 at 6pm.   All April club meetings are at the Sheridan Shore Yacht Club.   Beginning in May the Noon Meetings will be at St. John's Church and continue through October.

 

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We hosted District Governor Marlene Frisbie at our November 12 meeting.  She spoke of her personal journey to becoming a Rotarian vs being a member which occurred when her Woodstock Rotary Club spearheaded a community wide effort to deliver 1100 holiday meals and gifts to people living below the poverty line.  As District Governor for District 6440 (which includes 1870 members in 61 clubs) she spoke of the Rotary Action Plan located on the District 6440 website.  The Action Plan includes increasing our impact, expanding our reach to grow and diversify our membership, enhance our member engagement by looking at unique skills our members may have and by increasing our ability to adapt as we did when Covid occurred.  She suggested a three year horizon for projects. One of her personal goals is to increase awareness of cervical cancer which is 100% preventable with the HPV vaccine.  She noted that men are also impacted by HPV which is connected to throat and oral cancer.

                     

New Member! We are thrilled to welcome our new member Valerie Hector; she is sponsored by Debora Morris. She came to one of our lunch-packing events and followed up with an interest in joining our club. Valerie was an independent jewelry designer for 36 years; she designed unique jewelry, especially beaded pieces.  She is also a scholar, researcher and author regarding beadwork history.  In 2024, she decided to become a Digital Media Designer and Ecommerce Entrepreneur where she uses AI apps to create innovative digital content patterns that can be transferred to other media and products for the dog world. Valerie graduated from Loyola University, and did graduate work at the University of Chicago. Her interests include dogs, working out, healthy cooking and film.

                  

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We received late notice that Joe Goldstein passed on November 8.  We missed his services on November 12, but Joe will be remembered for many years to come. Friends of his donated to our Holiday Fundraiser in memory of Joe, and that is how we found out. Joe Goldstein was a pillar of our club for many years, and beloved by many of us.  This remarkable man joined in 1990 and was a very active member, especially with innovative service projects, creative marketing for our fundraisers, and always participated in club events and projects. His obituary can seen at: Joe G  

Our Holiday Party at The Lawn restaurant at the Wilmette Golf Club last Wednesday, was well attended and enjoyed by many members and their guests. The New Trier Swing Choir performed for us and they were amazing as in past years.  It was a great way to enter into a positive holiday spirit!

 

                          

Monthly Lunch-packing on April 7,  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

 

Connections for the Homeless/Hilda's Place - Volunteers needed to sort clothing and other donations.  Monday, March 30, 1458 Chicago Ave. Evanston.  4:30pm-6:00pm  Sign-up

 

New Trier Township Food Pantry -- The following items are needed at the New Trier Township Food Pantry:  pancake mix and flour, spices and condiments, SPAM/canned tuna in oil, beef ravioli, and shampoo and conditioner.  They currently have a surplus of other items.

Dine Local During North Shore Restaurant Month.  March is the perfect time to dine local and discover (or rediscover) the amazing restaurants right here in Wilmette. As part of North Shore Restaurant Month (March 1–31), several of our local favorites are offering special promotions and menus throughout the month. Be sure to support these participating Wilmette restaurants and enjoy their Restaurant Month specials!   View full details and additional offers here.