Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Lyle Staab, Past District Governor	Mar 25, 2025	"Believe there is good in the world" PDG Lyle Staab, the District 6440 TRF Chair, will give us an update on the Rotary Foundation and its impact.
Special session on March 31st	Apr 01, 2025	In lieu of our regular meeting, the Club will be conducting a "visioning" session.
Patti Capouch	Apr 08, 2025	"Empowering Lives: Housing, Employment & Support for those Living with Mental Illness" The Executive Director of Impact Behavioral Health Partners, Patti Capouch, will provide an overview of Impact’s work in empowering individuals living with mental illness. She’ll share how the organization delivers individualized support through housing, employment services, and clinical care, enabling participants to achieve greater independence and stability. She’ll share success stories and the critical role of permanent supportive housing.
Brittany Wright	Apr 15, 2025	"Evanston Chamber of Commerce - Reinvisioned" The Executive Director of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, Brittany Wright, will give us an update on the Evanston Chamber's focus and activities to serve more businesses, better.
Kluivert Anyang	Apr 22, 2025	"A life of service: Reflection on myself and community work” One of the ELRC's newer members, will will get to learn more about Kluivert and about a service project that is close to home for him.
Chief Schenita Stewart	Apr 29, 2025	"Update on Policing in Evanston" To honor National Sexual Assault and Prevention Month, Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart will address the Club.
Steven Fischer	May 06, 2025	"Cartoon Storytelling" “Cartoon Storytelling” is a way for students (of all ages) to use cartooning skills so that they can create stories that help them deal with personal experiences – sometimes traumatic ones. In 2023, Steven Fischer received his second Fulbright Specialist grant to present the class at the University of Tokyo in Japan. (His first came in 2014 where he presented Cartoon Storytelling at The University of Debrecen in Hungary.) The 2023 grant was supplemented by support from the University of Tokyo, which first offered Cartoon Storytelling in 2021, producing two volumes of original cartoons titled Tokyo Cartoon, and Tokyo Cartoon Volume II. Fischer’s 2023 Fulbright award supports the creation of the third volume, which was completed between October and November.
Chris Joyce and Marv Edlestein	May 13, 2025	RYLA Update In observance of Rotary International's theme of "youth service" in May, we will be joined by the RYLA students from ETHS at today's meeting.
Zbig Skiba	May 20, 2025	"Will climate tech save the planet?" Club member Zbig will give a fun and informative overview of where we’re at with various energy and climate technologies. Most people are aware of only the most obvious solutions to the climate emergency, such as solar power and electric cars. Zbig will provide an overview of less-known technologies, emerging tech, tech that’s a waste of money, and tech that should be avoided.
Linda Gerber	May 27, 2025	Asian-Pacific Heritage Month Details forthcoming.
Wen Huang	Jun 03, 2025	"Making Rotary headlines" Wen Huang, Editor-in-Chief of The Rotarian magazine, will give us an update and explain how clubs are featured. Linda Gerber is his host.
Special Club Meeting: 5-9 PM (no morning meeting)	Jun 10, 2025	"Looking back and going forward" Club President Jose Lopez will install the new officers for the 2025-26 Rotary year, after reflections about his time in office. We will meet at One Rotary Center on the 18th Floor.