President Eric Ephraim welcomed members, and our visiting Rotarians, Kalpana and Jai Jaishankar of the Bombay-Powai Club. We recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the Four-Way Test.
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The Evanston Lighthouse Club is sponsoring an event in honor of Women's History Month: On March 30th, Cherie Animashaun, founder of Her Rising Initiative and the Club's Empowering Girls Ambassador is leading a program, 'Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Story, Tickets are available by clicking here. . Felicité and Veronica Clements will be attending, and hope the Club's women members will too.
President-Elect Paul Clements, invited by the Evanston Lighthouse PE, joined him and other Club PEs for an inspiring meeting with RI President Jennifer Jones!
You don't have to wait until meeting day to share your happiness! Click on the yellow box below, donate your happy dollars and then email Mary Beth at hphwrotary@gmail.com and tell her what you're happy about!
This week, members were happy for: Eric Ephraim is happy to welcome our international guests and to have spent time with both sons who were home for spring break. Neil Dahlmann was happy to return from Florida where he and Mary spent the past two weeks. The devastation from Ian is still very visible and will take many years to rebuild. Bill Pigati was happy to share a bad joke with members. Mary Beth was happy that Paul and Felicité Clements came to her poetry reading on the 11th, and to welcome our guests. Intrigued by our Happy Dollars, Kalpana shared their happiness to be here and be with their children and grandchildren.
Note: If I didn't list your Happy Dollars from this week, please let me know and I will add it next time -mb
Our scheduled speaker had to cancel at the last minute, but it provided time for us to get to know our visitors.
Kalpana and her husband Jai are here in Highland Park to see their daughter's family which includes a six-month old grandson they got to meet and hold for the first time. They also are getting time to spend with their 4-year old granddaughter. Their son, who works for United lives in Chicago. Kalpana, who is President of the Bombay-Powai Club, will need to leave soon to make sure their Club's projects are completed before July 1st.
We shared what projects and programs each Club has going. In their country, corporations are required to set aside 10% of their profits for community non-profits. Their projects run from getting bunkbeds and bicycles for impoverished students in their area and food and transportation for migrant workers who traveled hundreds of kilometers by foot to find jobs during the lockdown and were turned away. Clean water, farming, and sanitation is villages is another top project of their club.
We missed those of you who couldn't make it - we hope to see you soon!
February service: Working with Love2Learn on site , supporting the growing Shop N Drop program, hosting a food drive for Shop n Drop, controlled burn at Open lands.
During our weekly meeting some of the service we are doing as a full club:
The Interact students did a service to benefit the residents of Lake Forest Place Memory Care Center. They created posters that contained elements that will allow the residents to recall memories of their lives.
Made Valentine cards for all Love2Learn kids and Brad and Ida delivered to the homes.
The club is also involved with Make -a-wish creating birthday cards and games for kids celebrating their wish.
A representative from the VA Hospital is coming to our meeting to share about the work and value of the VA Hospital and the important value it adds to the medical support for our veterans
March Activities include working with City of Highwood on a park clean up, March 18 9-12, Preserve in HP, March 16 3:30-5pm
April is packed with service events : Calendar below
Exciting news we have 4 Interact kids committed to RYLA in April.
Senior Night is confirmed for APRIL 26th at HPHS, all Rotary members are welcomed to celebrate a year of service and our seniors.
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