February 14, 2025 (Feb. 16, 2025)

PETS Project

Midwest PETS Project

We need these items to be brought to Memorial Hall on February 20th so Paul Von Driska can take them to PETS on the 28th.

This is the service project for Midwest PETS. As a way to support Rotary's area of focus (Maternal & Child Health), we are partnering with employees of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP / their offices are adjacent to the conference hotel) to collect items for New Moms, a Chicago-area non-profit that supports new mothers and young families.

Together, the six Rotary Districts and AAP employees will bring items that the New Moms organization has recommended as most helpful for their clients

Please consider picking up a few items for this organization.

Items need to be new and unwrapped.
Our District will be contributing Gender-Neutral Children's Clothing ages 6 and under including:
- Potty training underwear
- Onesies - various sizes
- Socks
- Hair accessories
There will be a truck at the entrance of the hotel with volunteers to receive our items on Friday, February 28^th, the first day of Midwest PETS.

LET'S FILL THE TRUCK!

February 20th Program

Committee Meetings

The February 20th meeting is set aside for Committee meetings. Committee chairs will contact their members to remind them of the meeting. If you are not assigned to a specific committee, feel free to join us for lunch and sit in on a committee meeting.

Meeting Responsibilities

February 20, 2025

Greeter - Maureen Lawson

Invocator - Roger Maggio

February 27, 2025

Greeter - Richard Lunde

Invocator - Paul Logli

February 27th Program

Vocational Talk - Tom Huber

Tom Huber joined Rockford Rotary on March 28, 2024. Since he will be giving a "Vocational Talk", we won't give any more details about his life. We would encourage you to show up on the 27th and find out for yourself.

These talks are always interesting, informative, and entertaining and a chance to learn about one of our newer members.

We would encourage you to invite a guest or prospective member to join us in person at Memorial Hall or via Zoom (836 8113 5120 - no password required).

Rotary Happy Hour

Rotary Happy Hour is back at Prairie Street Brewing Company

Thursday, February 20th

5:30 PM to ???

Carpenter's Place Snacks

Carpenter's Place Snacks

We are collecting snacks for Carpenter's Place. Individual snacks such as granola bars are welcome.

There is a bin at the entrance tp Memorial Hall through February.

Thanking you ahead of time.

Future Programs

Future Programs

02/20/25 - Committee Meetings

02/27/25 - Vocational Talk

Tom Huber

03/06/25 - State of Education in District 205

Ehren Jarrett, Superintendent

Host - TBD

03/13/25 - Service Above Self Awards

Host - David Byrnes

California Wildfire Help

Rotary Help for the California Wildfires.

If you want to help out your fellow Rotarians who have been victims of the California wildfires, here are two links:

https://rotary5280.org/page/2025-wildfire-disaster-relief/

https://www.district5300.org/ca-wild-fires/

District 5280 is helping with Pacific Palisades fire and 5300 is helping with Eaton Fire victims.

You will have to copy and paste the links.

Reminder to Pay for Lunch

Reminder to Pay for Lunch

A gentle reminder that you please pay for your lunch, $150 for December, January, and February. You can pay by credit card or send a check to our treasurer, Monica Glenny. If you bring your own lunch, you can opt out by not paying the $150.00. If you have any questions, or if you only want the lunches for a specific month, please tell Bob Canfield, 815-968-7200 or canfilaw@sbcglobal.net .

Thank you!

Weekly RI Foundation Message

Each week we will be publishing a message from the Rotary International Foundation. This week's message is:

WHAT ARE DISTRICT AND GLOBAL GRANTS?

The Rotary Foundation has spent more than US$3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects around the world. Rotary members can work with communities through Foundation grants, and two key options are district and global grants.

District grants fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs in your community and communities abroad. Your district chooses what activities it will fund with these grants, such as humanitarian projects, scholarships, youth programs, or vocational training teams.

Global grants fund large, international activities with sustainable and measurable results in Rotary’s areas of focus. These can include humanitarian projects, scholarships for graduate-level study, or vocational training teams.

Learn about another kind of grant next week!

Feb 27, 2025

Tom Huber

Vocational Talk

Mar 06, 2025

Ehren Jarrett

State of Education in Rockford 2025

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Board Meetings

Mar. 18, 2025

Board Meetings

Apr. 15, 2025

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Member Birthdays

Nellie Miller

February 2

Tom Clabough

February 2

Ruth Little

February 4

Jo An Todd

February 7

Don Kinney

February 21

Tom Huber

February 24

Cynthia Drollinger

February 28

Larry Carlson

February 28

Jim Coffey

February 29

Join Date

Helen Hill

February 1, 1995

30 years

Becky Rundquist

February 5, 2015

10 years

Scott Lewandowski

February 9, 2012

13 years

Daniel Ross

February 10, 2022

3 years

John Torrence

February 14, 1991

34 years

John Goddard

February 18, 1993

32 years

Jim Coffey

February 19, 1998

27 years

Phil Dierstein

February 20, 1986

39 years

John Kleber

February 28, 1984

41 years

Meeting Greeters

February 6, 2025

Kinney, Don

February 13, 2025

Krieger, Kristin

February 20, 2025

Lawson, Maureen

February 27, 2025

Lunde, Dick

Meeting Invocators

February 6, 2025

Warren, Hannah

February 13, 2025

Kwiat-Hess, Kathy

February 20, 2025

Maggio, Roger

February 27, 2025

Logli, Paul

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