Ken Green announced the Community Service meeting is on March 8 at Ann and John Searles’ home to discuss grants we will be making.
Helen Oloroso tells us the Fellowship Dinner is March 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Prairie Moon Restaurant in Evanston. Eleven people are coming, and more are welcome.
Steve Goranson mentioned the monthly Board meeting is at his home next Monday at 7 p.m.
Marv Edelstein says he attended a friend’s fundraiser dinner for the Homewood Rotary Club. His friend is now in the hospital. He would like our members to sign a get well card for her, which we did.
Brad Weiss told us that this Saturday the Winnetka Community House is having a “Pack The Meals” event for Nicaragua. For the 6th year, we will pack 100,000 highly nutritious Kids Against Hunger meals for hungry children in Nicaragua. Two-hour shifts begin at 8:30, 11:00 and 2:00.
Marv Edelstein spoke about RYLA and the “Power of One.” We now can send 15 high school students to RYLA. He was at a PETS Conference, and they talked about the Power of One. Years ago, he said, a woman from California named Sylvia Whitlock joined a Rotary club in Duarte, Calif., and was the first woman who did so. The Club was shut down. The Club started one of their own. The Rotary Club admitted women as members in violation of the RI Constitution and Standard Rotary Club Constitution. Because of this violation, the club's membership in Rotary International was terminated in March 1978. (The club was reinstated in September 1986.)
He also said that Polio Plus was started at a Club in the Philippines. This club started the idea of eradication of polio. Currently, 2 billion children have been inoculated against polio, thanks to Rotary's help worldwide.
The “Power of One” concept can be used by RYLA to do good things, Marv said. The La Crosse , Wisc., club stimulated the community to help kids from Nicaragua. Five high school students got together for the fight against hunger. They wanted to help their community with a local food drive for one day – called “I Feed.” People brought food and 30,212 food items were packed – which was equivalent to 13 tons of food.
Marv says RYLA lets young people know what we do, and they take ideas and turn them into realities (just as the La Crosse Club did).
We need to remember three words – Leaders, Exchange, and Action.
On May 20, Rotary International is holding a Youth Services Day. La Crosse students will be at RI to share their achievements. Please let us know if you are acquainted with any principals or teachers in Evanston, because we would like to invite them to the Day.
Mike Meddinger and Marv are paying for two additional students to attend RYLA. Please bring contributions next week if you would like to help us.
Andre Wallace, one of our RYLA students from last year, spoke to us about his experiences. He loves the team building he learned at RYLA, and the group members who became his friends. He thanked us for supporting him, and is looking forward to his brother coming next year, and becoming a RYLA member.
Brad Weiss told us he learned at PETS that 90 pallets of food were donated by AMVETs, and thanked them. He thanked Bruce Baumberger for the tremendous amount of work he does, and for his outstanding leadership.
He told us that the case with Sylvia Whitlock, which Marv mentioned, went to the United States Supreme Court to be decided. Justice Sandra Day O’Conner was sitting on the Court and recused herself as her husband was a Rotary member.
Brad also mentioned he teaches dentistry here and in Florida. He loves teaching facilitation. He talked at PETS about our club, how active we are, and our district is. He also told them about our fundraiser, and how proud he is of our club.
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