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WELCOME TO ROTARY CLUB OF CHICAGO FINANCIAL DISTRICT

We meet for lunch each Thursday at 12:00 Noon
at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Boulevard, in the heart of Chicago's Financial District.

PLEASE NOTE: Business Casual Attire is required when visiting any U.L.C. facility. Men must wear a collared shirt (including turtleneck) with slacks and women must wear slacks or skirt with blouse or sweater. (NO JEANS OR ATHLETIC SHOES ARE ALLOWED)

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

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CLUB NEWS

Club Holiday Party

December 8, 2011

photos by Joel Carlsen

Morgan O'Neil of WITS

Working In The Schools

November 10, 2011

posted 11/11/11 by Susan Peterson

On November 10, David Peterson introduced Morgan O'Neil, Program Operations Specialist for Working In The Schools. WITS is a volunteer program to develop literacy and numeracy in the Chicago public elementary schools. It currently operates in 27 different schools. Morgan described programs that may be of interest to our club members. David and Susan Peterson currently volunteer on Saturdays at the Peabody Elementary School. For 20 years, WITS has helped children read with this simple equation - one adult, one child, one book at a time.

Kelly Lynch

of Provention Plus

November 3, 2011

posted 11/7/11 by Susan Peterson

On November 3, Cliff Harstad introduced Kelly Lynch, a physical therapist who founded Provention Plus. She gave a presentation entitled "Beyond Stress Management." She also guided members through various exercises to help relieve the physical stress caused by hours spent working in front of a computer.

CAPE
Chicago Arts Partnerships
in Education

October 27, 2011
posted 10/28/11 by Susan Peterson

On October 27, a presentation on CAPE was made by Amy Rasmussen, Executive Director and Scott Sikkema, Education Director. CAPE increases students' academic success, critical thinking, and creativity through research-based arts education. A total of 135 teaching artists work with 315 Chicago Public School teachers to integrate music, visual arts, drama, and dance with innovative curriculum development and team teaching. More than 5,000 K-12 students are served by this program.

David Templin, District Governor
October 13, 2011

posted 10/13/11 by Susan Peterson

Marilyn Sainsot, President of Rotary Chicago Financial District welcomes David Templin who was the speaker at a joint meeting of three Chicago Clubs, including Chicago Near South and Chicago Southeast.

As District 6450 Governor, David spoke of his experiences as a Rotary member in Oklahoma City and at Rotary One Chicago. He told of how he realized the importance of being a Rotarian during a service project in China. He managed materials for surgeons who repaired cleft palates in children. When David saw the joy of parents who no longer had a disfigured child, he understood the difference between being a Rotary member who attends meetings and being a Rotarian who serves others.

Do you have your Rotary Pin for your Car?

Did you know that you can buy Specialty Plates that denote you a Rotarian?

Did you know that when you buy a Rotary License Plate, you are contributing to the Rotary Foundation?

The License Plate shown here belongs to Rotary Club of Chicago Financial
District member John Schwandke. The letters are his Ham Radio Callsign.

During the past three years, Illinois has sent the Foundation $5,000 because of Rotarian's who wanted to display these plates on their cars.

It is easy to apply for Rotary plates - Just go here -
Select the picture on the left that represents your car type, click on it, then select specialty. Then select "Rotary International" and You will be on your way!

Continue picking letters and numbers until you get what you want.

If you have really special numbers that you want guaranteed - singles or doubles -

contact PDG Art Davis - email here or call 630-917-0000.

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