Upcoming Events
Rotary Night at Ravinia
Ravinia Festival
Jul 29, 2021
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Our Annual Golf Outing
Sunset Valley Golf Course
Aug 19, 2021
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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Speakers
Jul 28, 2021 11:30 AM
2021 Grant Recipient with an Update
Aug 04, 2021 11:30 AM
2021 Grant Recipient with an Update
Aug 18, 2021 11:30 AM
Lake Michigan Update
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Articles
Pearls of the Club
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.
           - George Bernard Shaw
This Day In History
June 21, 2011 - NASA's final space shuttle mission comes to an end.

June 21, 1965 - President Eisenhower presents his "open Skies" plan.

June 21, 1899 - Ernest Hemingway is born in Oak Park, Illinois.
 
June 21 1861 - The First Battle of Bull Run begins.
Notes From the July 21st  Meeting
President Karen Dennis opened the meeting by greeting our speakers, Dr. Kristan Jones and Brigitt Dunne, guest Cokey Evans and members. We recited the Four Way Test. 
 
Service Project Volunteers are Needed!
National Night Out is almost here!
The City of Highland Park, in partnership with the Park District of Highland Park and area not-for-profit organizations, are coordinating the fourth annual National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. The event will begin at 6:00 PM on the front lawn of City Hall (1707 St. Johns Ave.) The event is free and open to the public.    Rotarians are needed to volunteer at our table to meet/greet the public. We have secured a balloon artist and face painter.  If you can volunteer, please email Ghida Neukirch at gneukirch@cityhpil.com or call 847-456-2408.  
 
Club News
 
Rotary Night at Ravinia!!  Thursday, July 29th 6 pm.
$25 per person includes lawn ticket and boxed dinner. Bring a lawn chair!
Program: CSO: Zukerman Plays and Conducts
Sign up at Wednesday's meeting when you check in or contact Mike Babian at 847-432-5570.
 
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Golf Outing - time to get your foursome lined up!
Mark your calendar for Thursday, August 19th at Sunset Valley Golf Club
the registration form and flyer are on the website - check "Downloads"
or
click on each form below. 
 
Save the Date!
Our Gala will be October 23rd at the Exmoor Country Club.
The planning committee will be meeting Tuesday, August 3rd, 5:15 at Casa de Isaac's on First St. if you wish to join us.
More details to follow...
 
Guests and Visiting Rotarians
Dr. Kristian Jones, Outreach Supervisor, Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, Speaker
Brigitt Dunne, Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, Speaker
Cokey Evans, guest of Mike Mills
 
 
 
 
50/50 Winners
1st Place:  Phil Lazarus
2nd Place:  Doris Xie
3rd Place:   Sandra Bast
 
 
Happy Dollars
Members were happy (not in any particular order) for: Phil Lazarus, Eric Ephraim, Doris Xie were so happy to be meeting in person again; Sandra Bast was also happy to be meeting in person, but she was also happy she won third place in 50/50; Joe Lolli was happy for the Milwaukee Buck's NBA Champions with their win over the Phoenix Suns; Beth Alperts was excited to have peace and quiet at home while her kids are at sleep over camp; Len Tenner was thankful that everyone last week supported him and didn't wig out when his positive result for COVID-19 turned out to be a false positive! Bill Pigati was happy; guest Cokey Evans was happy for the wonderful time she has with Mike Mills' family last week in Colorado. He was able to gather almost all of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren for a weekend at the YMCA of the Rockies in Colorado; Mike Mills was also happy for that time with family and that they spent three days driving and didn't have an accident! And finally, Rhoda Pierce was so excited to see her daughter-in-law Katie Crouch, has a new new release - "Embassy Wives" was reviewed in Sunday's New York Times!
 
 
 
The Day's Program
Our speakers, Dr. Kristian Jones and Brigitt Dunne from Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center gave us an update on their services and how our donation helps them reach the people who need help. Dr. Jones is the outreach supervisor and Brigitte works with grant applications. She will be attending law school in the fall.
 
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center (Z Center) first came to our attention from our member Ted Less, who volunteered twice a week at the center. It was originally known as LaCasa - Lake County Council Against  Sexual Assault. Their mission is "to provide a place where survivors of sexual assault and abuse can heal and mobilize the community toward action to end sexual violence".
 
They have a 24/7 call center to support survivors which took 4800 calls in 2020. They will also become their advocates from the emergency room  to the court room if needed.  The education program has reached out to some 7000 students. Their preventative outreach starts with pre-K children where they discuss touching and the feelings, to high school students with more pertinent information at each grade level.  They are also presenting information to the local colleges, CLC and Lake Forest College. They have two major locations, one in Gurnee and the other in Skokie. Although primarily serving Lake County residents, they also assist those seeking help in Northern Cook County like Skokie and Evanston.
 
Services are provided in both English and Spanish. They have begun support groups by age or by classification - for example: loved ones of survivors. Another way they have reached out to the community is through social media. They started their own podcast called "73 Seconds" - named because last year when they started this podcast, there was a sexual assault in this country every 73 seconds. Since January it has already gotten worse - now one occurs every 68 seconds. 
 
In 2020 Z Center helped 566 survivors of sexual abuse as either an advocate or counselor. The breakdown of that number is: 311 were women, 207 were children, 39 were men,  and 9 were binary. Advocates supported 199 victims in the emergency room. In Illinois, with the massive backlog of rape kits waiting for processing reported, there is now a more transparent way for survivors to track their kit's process because the ID number for such kits begin with a K. If there is no movement, an advocate can help to put pressure in the right direction.
 
Both Dr. Jones and Brigitt said the grant Zacharias received from our club helps with the cost of counseling their clients.  They do not receive any funds from insurance companies, making donations and government grants their only source of income. For more information, go to https://zcenter.org/.
 
 
AmazonSmile Donations!!!
Good news! AmazonSmile is now available in the Amazon Shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones. You can use the copy and assets below to share the news with your supporters.

AmazonSmile customers can now support Rotary Club of Highland Park- Highwood in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
  1. Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
  2. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
  3. Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app, update your app. Click here for instructions.
 
 
You can help raise money for our club by simply shopping on Amazon!
Everyday is a great day to get something special for yourself or someone you love and also give our club a boost by reminding you to shop at smile.amazon.com, and Amazon will donate to Rotary Club of Highland Park- Highwood when you shop!
 
Shop at smile.amazon.com and AmazonSmile donates to Rotary Club of Highland Park- Highwood at no cost to you!
 
 
 
Click on the link below:
#StartWithaSmile at  smile.amazon.com/ch/36-2957334 for your holiday gifts and Amazon donates to Rotary Club of Highland Park-Highwood.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Immediate Past President
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer/Finance
 
Membership Chair
 
Membership Co-Chair
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Director Community Service
 
Director Youth Service
 
Director International Service
 
Youth/Interact Liaison
 
Program/Greeter Chair
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Skip Jacobs
July 2
 
Doris Xie
July 23
 
Michael Lubelfeld
July 30
 
William L. Pigati
July 30
 
Russell Hampton
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