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Can you help? We're having our book giveaway for needy children again this Thursday. Join us at 5:00 p.m. to give away books at the Lake Zurich Food Pantry, St. Vincent de Paul Community Center, 135 S. Buesching Rd., Lake Zurich. We'll be done before 6:15.

Please volunteer for a slot this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CABAB2AA31-book Use the link to volunteer for December and January, too. Or you can just stop by and say hi and see the good we're doing. We encourage you to do that, especially if you have never been to the Food Pantry before.

And if you or your friends have good used kids' books or cookbooks, send an email to nancyshepherdson@hotmail.com and we'll arrange to get them.

A Dinner Tonight: Meet Bill, our District Governor

Come join us tonight for a casual DINNER from the Hungry Mule and a chat about the accomplishments of our Club. Our District Governor, Bill Kmiecik, will join us tonight at 6:30 pm at the Ela Library, 275 Mohawk Dr., Meeting Room B, Lake Zurich. We're also honored that Bill will preside over the installation of our newest shared membership group from Inland Bank. We hope you'll join us to share ideas and learn about how our District plans to help us be even more successful. This meeting is hybrid and we can share the link with anyone who needs it. Please send your request for the link to nancyshepherdson@hotmail.com.

LZ Rotary Meeting: Ending Polio

At our next meeting on Monday October 17 at 6:30 pm, District End Polio chair Glenn Garlick will share with us the progress and setbacks of Rotary's End Polio effort that is "this close" to eradicating polio worldwide. We'll also be distributing the new t-shirts to members! And talking about all the exciting service projects going on including books for the needy on Thursday and roadside cleanup on Sunday October 23rd.

The meeting will be hybrid. The meeting in person will be at the Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk, Lake Zurich. If you need the zoom link, please tell us at lzrotary@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

Monday Meeting: College Financial Aid

Heidi King, of College Inside Track, will speak about the significant changes disrupting the college admissions process, with an emphasis on tips and strategies to help families reduce the cost and overall debt load. She also helps students pick the right college.

The public in invited to join us at this important meeting for parents, grandparents and friends of college-bound students. Join us Monday night September 19th at 6:30 p.m. at the Ela Library, 275 Mohawk, Lake Zurich. This meeting is hybrid. Members needing a zoom link will be sent it on Monday. Non-members should RSVP at lzrotary@gmail.com. to get the Zoom link.

Members can get more Oktoberfest raffle ticket at the meeting and turn in tickets. We'll have more details about the games we'll have the weekend of October 1 and 2 at Buffalo Creek Brewery! We'll also have updates on several important community service projects and talking about new members.

Hope to see you there!

Reminder: Social event Monday -- Rain Location also included

Join us for a Lake Zurich Rotary social event tonight at 6:15 pm (note time!) at the Sunset Pavilion at Breezewald Park, 125 N. Old Rand Rd., Lake Zurich. We'll mix and mingle and swear in our newest member, Ali Finn.

Good food and drink are available for purchase and the forecast calls for great weather to enjoy the sunset. We'll celebrate the end of summer and get to know each other better. Join us! Spouses and significant others are invited, too. (No formal meeting.)

If it's raining, we'll meet at Bobbers, 710 N. Old Rand Road, Lake Zurich

See you somewhere, rain or shine!

Monday Meeting: Meet our Scholarship Winners

You'll want to attend tonight's (June 6)Lake Zurich Rotary meeting. Our scholarship winners, Grace Trumbull and Sasha Razin, will be introducing themselves to us personally to tell us about their community service projects and their plans for the future. The scholarship committee selected these talented students to receive our support and it's always inspiring to hear from them as they move on to higher education.

In addition, Subbarao's nephews, who also attended RYLA will join us via Zoom. We awarded them a full scholarship to RYLA on merit as well.

The meeting will be hybrid: in-person at Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts, 215 S. Rand Road, LZ and on Zoom. We'll also have some discussion of our own projects, including the beer tent at the Farmers' Market. Hope to see you there!

(If you are not a member and need the Zoom link, please call 847-340-0262.)

TONIGHT"S MEETING ZOOM only`: Hear from RYLA Kids!

Tonight, on ZOOM only, at the Lake Zurich Rotary meeting, we'll hear from some of the students who attended RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) in Wisconsin, sponsored by our club. They'll tell us how much they learned and how it changed their lives. (They really loved it.) Please attend and welcome them. We'll also talk about some other things coming up for our Club.

The Zoom link will be sent to you in a separate email this afternoon. After what happened earlier this year (Zoom bomber), we don't want to post it on line!

Hope to see you there to give the RYLA kids a big Lake Zurich Rotary welcome.

POSTPONED! Roadside Cleanup, this Sunday!

Roadside Cleanup, Sunday May 15 1 pm. Make plans to join us Sunday for our Lake Zurich Rotary roadside cleanup. We're going to clean up our portion of road (Ela between Rt. 22 and Cuba). We'll bring the vests, bags and pickers -- you bring your enthusiasm and wear sturdy shoes and gloves. Meet at the southwest corner of Ela and Rt. 22 in the Jewel parking lot. Kids 10 or older are welcome, if accompanied by an adult. Hope to see you there! RSVP: lzrotary@gmail.com.

Monday Meeting: scholarship recipient

Remember we have a meeting Monday. Yes, already.
Our next Rotary meeting is Monday May 2 at 6:30 p.m. Hybrid at Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts, 215 S. Rand Rd. LZ and online via zoom. Our speaker will be Harman Kaur, who applied for a Rotary Vocational Scholarship through our district. She has a very moving story to tell. Hope to see you there! Please send email to LZRotary@gmail.com if you need the zoom link.

Stories from "A Safe Place" : Come hear about this important work

TONIGHT at 6:30 pm, Damaris Lorta, the Chief Development Officer for A Safe Place, will tell us about the great work they are doing to help survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking.

A Safe Place provides a surprisingly broad variety of services and Damaris will let us know the ways in which we can help. Services include: a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, individual and group therapy, art therapy, affordable transitional and permanent housing, scattered site housing, mentoring for adolescent boys, education for teens on healthy relationships, community and professional education, and intervention services for abusers to learn accountability for their choices and actions.

Please join us at 6:30 tonight at Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts, 215 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich. We will also talk about other projects coming for Lake Zurich Rotary including book giveaway and roadside cleanup. Plus we'll have a fun raffle and trivia contest!

Rotarian of the Week: John Casper

John Casper, a 27-year member of Lake Zurich Rotary, has been president of our club and is currently our End Polio Now chair. John recently retired from Casper True Value and closed the business after a three-generation, 56-year run in Lake Zurich, supplying both hardware and advice. In January, he was honored by the Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce for the business's 50 years of membership.

John has been known for his utter devotion to customer service and love of golf, as well as for being one of the luckiest guys around. And not just because he seems to win every raffle he enters. He credits his wife, Brenda, and family for a lot of his success in life.

St. Patrick's Party, TONIGHT, 6:30 p.m.
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This Monday! LZ Rotary St. Patrick's Day Party

We'll be wearin' the green at our St. Paddy's Day party tonight. There will be good conversation, some awards, entertainment, food, beverages, and a special Irish-themed trivia contest.

We'll bring in some food, but please bring a dish to pass, if you can.

And bring your spouse or significant other (or a date)! This lively social gathering will take place in person at our usual wonderful meeting site: Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts, 215 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich. Come and get to know your fellow Rotary Club members better.

Erin Go Braugh! Which means: Let's Have Some Fun!

Monday Evening Meeting -- March 7, 6:30 p.m.

Hybrid Meeting: Please join us for our hybrid Lake Zurich Rotary meeting this Monday March 7 at 6:30 p.m. We'll discuss how we'll be working together to move our Club. Plus a special initiative to help the Ukrainian people. Please attend in person at Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts, 215 S. Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, or on Zoom.

If you want to attend by Zoom, request the link at lzrotary@gmail.com.

Volunteers Needed: Farmers Market Booth

SELL ROTARY BEER/PROMOTE ROTARY/HAVE FUN at the Lake Zurich Farmers Market

Each Friday from now until September 10, the LZ Rotary Club will sell beer, wine, and water at the Farmers Market at Paulus Park. The proceeds benefit our charities and scholarships.

Members and others can sign up for shifts from 3-5 and 5-7 p.m. We also need people specifically to help set up at 2:15 every Friday.

Sign up at this link for all the shifts you want.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CABAB2AA31-farmers

Look at your calendars now for the dates that work for you.

THANK YOU!!

Kid Power in India -- Join us-- and the girls!

On Monday August 23 (tomorrow) at 7:30 p.m., we will hear from the girls at the school in India that we are planning to support, called Kid Power India. The director of the school will speak to us and then introduce the girls at the school who talk to us and present a little entertainment. We'll start our meeting at 7:30 p.m. this time only to accommodate the time difference to India.

So please join us -- via Zoom only this time -- on August 23rd at 7:30 p.m.

Rotary Club of Lake Zurich is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Kick off the New Rotary Year!

Welcome to Rotary Lake Zurich 2021-22 year. As we launch into summer, hope you and yours are doing well. We would like to initiate our first connect on Monday, July 19 from 6.30 - 7.30 PM CST. This meeting will be hybrid with in person and via Zoom. Here is the details of the location and zoom.

Location : Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts studio which is located at 215 S Old Rand Road (It's north of Rt. 22 behind Dairy Queen and next door to Tacos El Norte.) Masks will be required while not eating. Thank you Kera and Ted for extending your facility :-) Please RSVP to lzrotary@gmail.com if you are planning to join us in person.

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Rotary Club of Lake Zurich is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Time: Jun 28, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Agenda:

1. Future meetings ; Date/Time, Location, Frequency and for both clubs

2. Installation of new member, Appaji Valavala

3. July 24th Installation

4. Date/Time for Rotary Lake Zurich Strategy Meeting

Peace and Best Wishes,

Sam & Subbarao

Check Presentation to Ancient Oaks Foundation

We are pleased to present Ancient Oaks with a $5000 check that we were able to raise with a Multi-Club District Grant. We have raised the money and have earmarked it for the Kuechmann Kove Nature Playscape Project. For more information or to make a donation please click on the link below:

https://www.ancientoaksfoundation.org/nature_playscape/

Thank you to Rotary Club of Long Grove/Kildeer/Hawthorn Woods and Rotary Club of North Chicago for joining us with our fundraising efforts!! We couldn't have done it without them! All 3 Rotary Clubs will be involved with the planning and building the Discovery Lab.

Shown from left to right: Sarah Knight-President of Rotary Club Long Grove/Kildeer/Hawthorn Woods, Petra Croneigh - President of Rotary Club Lake Zurich, Judi Thode - President of Ancient Oaks Foundation and Angela Walker - President of Rotary Club of North Chicago.

Kueschman Kove is happening!

Update on Ancient Oaks Kueschmann Kove - Our grant was approved and now we just have to wait for approval from Lake Zurich for construction to begin. We'll keep you posted on volunteer opportunities because a hands-on component is required for our grant to be successfully completed!

Electronics Recycling a great success!

Did I say WOW??!! WOW!! We had an amazing turnout for our Electronics Recycle Event! THANK YOU JOHN CASPER for letting us use your location for the event!! I know it was a bit overwhelming but you did a great job with snaking the cars in your parking lot.

We had close to 200 cars and took in over 4 TONS of electronics...the most they have collected yet!! We had to close early because the trucks were full. They will be doing home pick-ups for almost 40 names that we took and that will still be added to our event. We are going to look at running another event in February but at a different location. Information will be coming out soon and we will hopefully have more members come out and volunteer.

Thank you to Barbara, Bob, John Casper, John Croneigh, Dale, Doug, Nancy and Petra for coming out! Actually it really wasn't that cold out, sun was shining and no wind!!

UPDATE: The home pick-ups that Blue Star is doing this week for people who arrived after the truck was full have added about 2 tons to the haul. A great showing for Lake Zurich! Stay tuned -- another event will be scheduled soon.

Special Olympics, Sunday May 6 -- Volunteers Needed!

Posted on May 03, 2018

This Friday: Business meeting. Come hear how we spread good in the world.

This Sunday: We run the Special Olympics Baseball Throw/Tennis Ball Throw!

On Sunday, May 6, the Rotary Club of Lake Zurich will be sponsoring the Tennis Ball/Softball Throw for the Special Olympics Area 13 Spring Games.

Where:

Lake Zurich High School, 300 Church St., Lake Zurich

When: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

What's Needed: Volunteers for a Heart-Warming Job!

The Lake Zurich Rotary Club, Interact, and Cognizant will be supplying all the volunteers to run that event.

You are welcome to join us at 8:30 a.m. at the field east of the stadium. Please contact lzrotary@gmail.com to volunteer. Volunteers will guide the athletes to their competition areas, measure throws and retrieve balls. Youth ages 14 and above, as well as adults, may volunteer.

Athletes compete in divisions by gender and ability levels. To compete in the Special Olympics Illinois Area Spring Games, athletes must train for eight weeks. Athletes who win a gold medal at these Area games qualify to compete in the Special Olympics Illinois State Summer Games to be held in June.

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Rotarians of the Week: Kera Radke and Ted Huelsman

Kera & Ted are the proud owners of LZFMA (Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts) and they teach martial arts in the Lake Zurich Community. Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts was voted the “New Business of the Year” by the Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce on January 22nd, 2022.

The studio was recognized for its community impact through volunteer opportunities and generous donations. Some of the these contributions include: hosting several blood drives throughout the year, hosting a gigantic free family day event for anyone in the community, a school supply drive, collecting food for a local food bank, made several donations to Toys for Tots, offers programs that regularly donate to the American Cancer Society, served food to the hungry at the St. Francis charity dinner, and raised money for Operation Warm coat distribution for the needy.

Kera & Ted have trained and worked together in martial arts for many years now. They both decided to pursue their dream job as martial artists and school owners. Their martial arts programs are super friendly, student focused, safe, and they are family school! The studio has been in business for over 3 years and continues to grow. Most importantly they have created a positive culture of supporting each other. Kera and Ted always jump at the opportunity to do good! They continue to serve personally, as a business, and as part of the Rotary Club in the community.

Rotarian of the Week: George Young

George Young | Chief Information Security Officer

George Young has over 30 years of experience in secure computing and is responsible for networking and cybersecurity at CB Technologies, Inc. In addition, he is currently Co-Chairman of the Security Privacy & Trust in IoT Center of Excellence. Before joining CB Technologies Inc. in 2014, George held key positions within IBM, as well as startup organizations that went on to become extremely successful public companies.

George dedicates a significant amount of his time in supporting charitable organizations such as the Shriners, Scottish Rite and Rotary International. Having recently joined the Rotary, he says that he can see the impact that our Rotary Club provides, whether it’s donating books to children at the local food pantry or sponsoring the education of girls who to live in the slums of India, as well as providing assistance to a local domestic violence organization that provides shelter, advocacy, counseling and education for families in crisis. He holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University in Communication Systems. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor teaching Operating Systems, Information Technology and Cybersecurity at the University level.

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Using district resource networks

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