THE LIGHT, Volume 84, No. 5, October 9, 2007 Rotary Club of Maywood Bulletin
Attendance, October 4, 2007
Anderson, Bruno, Dawson, Ervin, Hall, Huntington, Klaas, Lewis, Libka, McKinsey, Mitchell, Murphy, Smith, Williams, Wilson, G. Woll, J. Woll, Yarbrough
Guests: Angela Smith (Ervin), Trina Mahone? (Ervin)
Make-ups
G.Woll (Melrose Pk), Laabs (Melrose Pk)
Speakers
Rich VanderMolen from BFI/Waste Management stopped in and described the process of the gathering and recycling of our local trash. He explained that the bankruptcy of a vendor, contracted to install gas wells at the Hillside Landfill, was what caused the terrible situation in the air quality and that it would finally be contained in the coming months. The firm is also trying to “Go Green” with the use of 11% Bio-diesel to run their fleet. Thank you Rich for taking time out of your busy day to speak to our club.
Club Business
We are getting closer to print….If you haven’t seen Jim Mitchell with your ad for our placemats, please do so soon.
Saturday, November 3rd is the date for our Annual Auction. As a reminder, every member is responsible for $100.00 (10 tickets) in ticket sales and $100.00 in donations. Tickets were passed out, so if you did not receive yours please see Chuck Laabs. Donations can be gathered from local businesses, friends, family, co-workers, or anyone else you can think of. Items should be new, gently used, or really cool. Think…would you bid on this if you wanted it? Donations can be in the form of dinners, seminars, gift certificates, vacation spots, airline miles, theater tickets, etc.. See Gary Woll for additional Contribution Forms. Remember this is the one major event of the year. The success of this event is directly related to our charitable giving and with recent state budget cuts our local organizations will need additional support. Please get all ticket money and especially donations in by October 25th so that final details can be completed.
Just a friendly reminder that 2nd quarter membership dues are now due. Please see John Lewis if you have any questions.
Reminders
If you haven’t heard….The Governor is coming!!! Rotary District Governor Art Davis is scheduled to be here THIS THURSDAY, October 11th for the Governor's official annual visit. Board members should be there at 11:00am for a meeting with him prior to his address to the club. All others please try to make a special effort to be here on time, and for those who have forgotten that’s 12:15!!
The next board meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at the home of Chuck & Jewel Laabs here in Maywood. Please RSVP to Chuck at charles.laabs@cuchicago.edu so that they can plan accordingly.
Save the date: Thursday, October 25th. Kaboom will be in need of 100 volunteers to help build a playground at Central Park here in Maywood. Please visit their site at www.kaboom.org for more information. This project is one that President Dawson hopes all members participate in. It will be an exciting day for the children and for Maywood.
Program for Oct 11, 2007
District Governor Art Davis will pay us a visit to inspire us and remind us of what it is to be part of this great organization.
Program for October 18, 2007
Larry Rassin of Aetna Plywood will be here to give us a rundown on his business and let us know how this newer Maywood location is helping him grow.
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Program for October 25, 2007
Joe Hogan of First Suburban Bank will speak on the latest and greatest banking products he has to offer.
Program for November 1, 2007
This date will be used to finalize plans for the Auction. Please make it a point to be here.
Program for November 8, 2007
We will be inducting Marcel Davis of PLCCA as our newest member. Please come hear his story and officially welcome him into our club.
Program for November 15, 2007
Senator Karen Lightford will visit and let us know how things are going down in Springfield.
Program for November 22, 2007
No meeting. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Etcetera…
Last month was the lowest attendance percentage (63%) that I have seen in almost two years. Attendance at the regular meetings or via a make-up is a vital part of being a Rotarian. To quote from Rotary Basics,
“Attending weekly club meetings allows members to enjoy their club’s fellowship, enrich their professional and personal knowledge, and meet other business leaders in their community. Many larger communities offer clubs with different meeting times, including early morning, the lunch hour, after work, and evening.
If members miss their own club’s meeting, they’re encouraged to expand their Rotary horizons by attending make-up meetings at any Rotary club in the world — a practice that guarantees Rotarians a warm welcome in communities around the globe. Find meeting places and times in the Official Directory
or through the Club Locator at www.rotary.org. In some cases, Rotarians can make up meetings by participating in a club service project or attending a club board meeting or a Rotaract or Interact club meeting. Members can also make up online at one of several Rotary e-clubs.”
If you would like to ready more on Rotary Basics you can download it here http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/595en.pdf
AND THERE WAS LIGHT
Murphy, Editor
Bonnie Libka
