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Barrington Rotary

Service Above Self

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Thursdays at 7:00 a.m.
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info@barringtonrotary.org
Barrington, IL 60010
United States of America
1st/3rd/5th Thursdays meetings at 7AM 1000 Hart Rd Ste 300 2nd Thursday meet at 12PM Ciao Baby, 232 E Main Street, Barrington 4th week of month will be various service projects Please contact info@barringtonrotary.org for additional info
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If you would like to attend one of our upcoming zoom or in person meetings please e-mail us at info@barringtonrotary.org with your request.  We will send you a current list of meeting times, dates, upcoming Guest Speakers and a Zoom link/Hybrid  with instructions
 
                                 
          CO Presidents Kris Young & Todd Sholeen
  
BARRINGTON ROTARY CLUB (BRC) LOCAL/ INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
YEAR 2023-2024 
 
August 29th - September 5th
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OUR ANNUAL 50/50 FUNDRAISER THIS YEAR IS
 
 
Take a chance to win up to $25K in the Barrington Rotary Club Shake, Raffle and Roll 50/50 Raffle kicking off on August 29, 2024 and running through October 26, 7PM until the raffle winner is selected.  There will only be 400 tickets sold to increase the odds, and the Rotary proceeds support local scholarships and other needs identified in the Barrington community.
Raffle tickets are $125 each and an additional $75 pays for entry into the ticket pull and celebration event which offers a 50s themed evening complete with DJ, dancing, games, prizes, light fare, cash bar and the announcement of the raffle winner.
Mark your calendar for October 26, 5-9PM at the Moretti’s in Hoffman Estates, 2475 Higgins Road.
 
Follow the link below for the website to purchase raffle tickets, event tickets and/or to donate to our efforts.
 
You can also use the QR code attached to this message.
 
The raffle and event promises there will be a “A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On”
 
 
GUEST ON AUGUST 29TH WERE
 
Kathy Zander- Founder of My Child’s Life Matters
 
Michael Wood - Director of Business Development, Banyan Treatment Centers
 
Karen Dalton Lange – Prior Lake Barrington Village Executive; Flint Creek
Partnership Member
 
Michael Madden – Potential BRC Member
 
Abe Ryder – Potential BRC Member
 
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
 
Co- President Todd Sholeen and Kris Young offered the following:
 
BRC member Jennifer Asante will be presenting CPR/ NARCAN training at the Barrington Area Library on September 4 at 9:30AM.  This session is sponsored by the BADC at a reduced cost of $50.
September 11 will be the First Responder luncheon at the Public Services facility on Northwest Highway.
District Governor, Thor Davidson, will be joining the September 12 BRC luncheon at Ciao Baby.
Art in the Barn and the BRC commitment to help with parking direction will take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29.
More information will be forthcoming regarding the creation of a BRC team to participate in an October 13 Crop Walk.
 
These activities and the opportunity to register are all in the CR Events app.
 
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CLUB MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
Nargis Awatramani indicated that the musical performance and festivities for seniors at the Alden facility was much appreciated.  Approximately 30residents were present and 8 of our Club members.  Steve Nathan, the guitarist, had selected music that would be familiar to the senior audience.
 
Suzanne Gibson announced there would be an opportunity to travel to Guatemala for under $2K to see the graduation ceremony for the first class of 14 lab technicians coming from the facility that Rotary had supported.  Volunteer opportunities and community outreach activities would also be planned.  This area is the site of our first mechanical cow installation.  The timeline would be January 11-18, 2025.
 
Lew Parks has forwarded the updated documentation that will be required for all expenditures needing checks.  The dollar amounts need to be linked to line item definitions in the new budget which will allow the Club to more readily track expenses.  These forms are also posted in CR under Club Documents.
 
Carol Hannagan asked everyone to check out the CR event for the September 8 LBS Beach Party.  Registering for the event and separately to help set up/ tear down the arrangements can be accessed as you scroll down on the event listing.  Additional Fun and Fellowship events will be posted toward the end of the year going into 2025.
 
GUEST SPEAKERS
 
 
Fentanyl.  Kathy lost her son to Fentanyl prompting her to found the non-profit My Child’s Life Matters.
 
Fentanyl is cheaper to manufacture than many other street drugs, and is used to cut the cost of producing pills, cocaine, powders, etc.  A pencil point amount ingested of Fentanyl can be lethal.
 
Imported mostly from China, the drug can promise an increased high from whatever it is mixed with, but the results can be deadly. The USA is the prime market for these drugs as there is generally more access to cash to buy them.  Approximately 300+ people die each day from fentanyl related causes.
 
Kathy’s and Michael’s messages are meant to educate young people and alert adults and parents about the availability of drugs, the impacts, the sub-culture and communications that exist outside of the realm of main stream America.  As with other “diseases” the content and impact Fentanyl is evolving and mutating over time.
 
Kathy and Michael have also reached out to schools, First Responder groups in Chicago and northern Illinois to educate, collaborate and anticipate problems where they might be unnoticed.  They have been especially active in DuPage County.
 
When prescribed meds are not available or considered too expensive, individuals can be drawn to street drugs or cross-border mimics of medicines.
 
Funds in general are not sufficient to address the existing issues and facilities for counseling and treatment are scarce.
Both speakers stressed the importance of public education on this topic and networking across communities and the nation to collaborate on messaging and methods.  Hand out materials were provided to the BRC members and referrals/ sharing the message were encouraged.
 
 
 
BRC VOLUNTEERS HELP OUT AT  
 
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN
 
THE FMSC MISSION IS:
 
As a Christian nonprofit organization, Feed My Starving Children is called to feed God’s starving children hungry in body and spirit.
 
You will hear us say this again and again: “We want to reach everyone, until ALL are fed.” We truly mean this. This means reaching the hard-to-reach people and places, the “least of these.” They will be found, and they will be fed.
With God’s help we will work together with organizations and ministries across the globe to end global hunger.
 
Pictures of Barrington Rotary Club Volunteers
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                        
                                                               
 
     Go To http://www.fmsc.org
                                                           
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ROTARY SPREEDING THE MAGIC
© 2024 Alden Estates of Barrington, All rights reserved
1420 South Barrington Road, Barrington IL 60010
 
 
 
 
 WITH MUSIC
 
Guitarist Steve Nathan performed for 25+ Senior Alden Residents on August 22. Arrangements  for the event were made by Nargis and Manohar Awatramani and supported by other BRCers Pat Boquist, Steve Hollis, Jackie McGrath, and Krista Evans.
 
  
THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT HELPED
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REBUILDING EXCHANGE
 
Our first presentation via Zoom was made by Aina Guttierez and Sarah Fisher of the Rebuilding Exchange.  Our Club has supported the efforts of the Rebuilding Exchange in the past, and we were again reminded of the significant and expansive work that they do.
 
The Rebuilding Exchange has headquarters in Evanston and a second location in Bucktown.  As a non-profit they value all the resources and people that are associated with commercial businesses.  The plan is to:
 
Reuse/ resell construction materials, repairing them as needed
Reduce landfill waste
Gainfully employ human resources in the associated trades
 
Their clients can include businesses, home owners or artists.  Lollapalooza is a primary recovery agent for their materials with all deconstruction done in an environmentally friendly way.
 
Donations are accepted and sales of refurbished materials are made in person or online.  Workshops are held for customers outlining how to reuse materials and/ or repair them.  There is a 20 week minimum wage workforce training program whose graduates are prepared for entry into the main stream.  In 2022 a pre-apprenticeship program was established to migrate graduates into union wage jobs.  A wood shop already exists for students and expansion plans include a metal shop as well.
 
The Rebuilding Exchange is anticipating further expansion and will be a partner and resource involved in the reconstruction of Northwestern’s Ryan Field, the O'Hare Terminal 3 expansion and the CTA projects.  The organization is very proud of their first EPA Grant.
 
Monies donated to the non-profit go to covering student application fees, materials, transportation subsidies, meals, etc.  Volunteers are always welcome to help organize materials in the warehouses as well as “spread the word” about the work the Rebuilding Exchange is doing.
 
 
 
 
Podcasts have soared in popularity in the last decade in part because they provide opportunities for unfiltered connection and community-building. The global audience for podcasts is expected to reach 504 million listeners this year, almost double what it was in 2019, and the “Rotary Voices” podcast is part of this remarkable growth. Since its debut in May 2022, Rotary Voices has reached 250,000 listens and features interviews with thought leaders, Rotary news updates, and “read-alouds” from Rotary magazine. The podcast is a great way to engage others in Rotary and raise awareness and understanding of what we do. We encourage you to listen wherever you get your podcasts and to share episodes with colleagues, friends, and Rotary participants.
 
BRAG BUCKS/ HAPPY DOLLARS:
 
Our international Taiwanese Rotary guest Susie Huang presented the BRC with $100 as Happy Dollars for our long friendship.  As she shared, “…it was good to see her friends!”
 
Lisa Decatorsmith thanked the speakers for their informative session.
 
Terry Cullum wanted to congratulate Mike Madden for his second Club visit.
 
RAFFLE:
 
There were 6 marbles remaining in the bag and $653 in the kitty.  Our guest Mike Madden won the $10.  
Jack Caldwell did NOT win the jackpot!
 
NEXT MEETING:
 
Our next BRC Breakfast Meeting will take place on September 5 at 1000 Hart Road, Suite 300, at 7AM.  Julia Lee and her husband Young Lee will become the newest members of our Club!
 
Goings-On / Stories
ART IN THE BARN 
 
The Art in the Barn is an annual fundraising event sponsored by the Volunteer Auxiliary of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital. It brings some 160 artists to sell their works and has generated over $70,000 in proceeds annually.  The funds help support many important hospital initiatives and programs, including healthcare scholarships and patient care support. 
 
This year the event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, from 10AM until 5PM. 
We are looking for volunteers to help direct attendees to designated parking areas on the hospital grounds. 
 
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Friend of the BRC
 
I'm in the Vienna airport getting ready for my flight back home. I found the perfect place for my remaining euros 
 
Karen Daulton Lange
 
Great Idea Karen!!!!!
 
 
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Next week is a Breakfast Meeting on August 29, 1000 Hart Road, Suite 300, Barrington, IL at 7AM.
 
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