Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Member Reflections	Sep 08, 2026	Remembrance for the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Please be prepared to briefly share where you were when you learned of the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Lea Pinsky	Sep 15, 2026	Encountering art on the Evanston Streets One of the things that makes Evanston special is the street art. A key catalyst in this area is Lea Pinsky and her organization Art Encounters. Come learn/see more! Hosted by Sarah Kaiser.
District Govenor Rick Reigner	Sep 22, 2026	State of the District Hosted by Jean Saunders.
Bryant Wallace	Sep 29, 2026	HOLD for AI program
Rick Rosen	Oct 06, 2026	Early Childhood Literacy Will Save a Child from Later Years of Poverty and Crime District Literacy Chair Rick Rosen will present a compelling argument for how literacy is an important element of Rotary's economic development. Hosted by Jackie Mack.
Community Service Committee	Oct 13, 2026	RI Theme of the Month: Community Economic Development
Jason Kaiser	Oct 20, 2026	Education and Literacy: Howard & Evanston Community Center In honor of Rotary International's Education and Literacy month, our own Jason Kaiser and his team will give us an overview of Howard & Evanston Community Center's services and community impact.
Club Assembly	Oct 27, 2026	Hosted by President Jean Saunders
Dave Turner	Nov 03, 2026	Rotary Foundation
Bernard Rocca	Nov 10, 2026	Developing Young Leaders at Camp We'll be receiving an update from Camp Echo's Bernard Rocca about how their programming develops young leaders. Hosted by Kristin Brown.
Panel Discussion	Nov 17, 2026	Transition Series: Retirement Marv Edlestein, Myra Janus
ZOOM ONLY: Club Mixer	Nov 24, 2026	How Much Do You Know about Rotary? Join us online for a new Club tradition (if you do it more than once, that's a tradition, right?). With it being Thanksgiving week when many people (including the facilitator) travel, we'll be all online for this one!
Panel Discussion	Dec 01, 2026	Transition Series: Downsizing Join us for an interactive discussion on relocations and down-sizing with Susan Lauren, Christine Kohls, Linda Brennan, and Jackie Mack!

One of the things that makes Evanston special is the street art. A key catalyst in this area is Lea Pinsky and her organization Art Encounters. Come learn/see more! Hosted by Sarah Kaiser.