Beyond the O'Hare Rotary Club

Rotary is not just about the O'Hare Rotary Club. Attached is the link for District 6450's newsletter.

district 6450 newsletter

October 12, 2006 Chicago O'Hare Rotary Club

The October 12, 2006 speaker for the Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare will be Nancy Pendergrass of the Cathedral Shelter. Please remember that lunch begins at 12:00PM and is held at the Great Escape on Irving Park in Schiller Park, IL.

This is some information on the Cathedral Shelter. www.cathedralshelter.org

"Restoring hope and dignity has been at the heart of Cathedral Shelter of Chicago's mission since the agency was founded in 1915. As a storefront mission to the poor of the Near West Side, Cathedral Shelter—a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago—offered food and hope to the homeless and hungry. Five years later, Canon David Gibson reached out to those suffering from addiction.
Drawing on state-of-the-art recovery theory, Cathedral Shelter constantly seeks new ways to reach out in compassion. In 1953, Cathedral Shelter established itself as a pioneer in addiction treatment when it opened Higgins House, the state's first residential treatment facility for men in recovery and among the first in the nation.
Building on its reputation as a compassionate and effective social innovator, Cathedral Shelter opened Cressey House in 1998, a supportive housing program for individuals and single parents in recovery. The 27-apartment facility is among only a handful of programs in the Midwest that allow homeless women and men to live with their children while continuing addiction treatment. Not only do these men and women remain in recovery, they are supported by literacy, life skills and employment programs that enable them to take the next step toward independence. Located under one roof, the agency's counseling, educational, job preparation and emergency services provide the emotional and spiritual support to help people move beyond poverty and addiction."
"Our Mission is to minister with love and compassion among and with the most vulnerable of our community - particularly those who suffer from addiction - through crisis intervention, addiction recovery, community assistance and life skills development."

October 5, 2005 speaker will be Mr. Phil Landers

Mr. Phil Landers will be speaking to the Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare www.rotarychicagoohare.org on October 5 about purchasing new cars. He will teach us the Top Ten Tricks that New Car Dealers Use. His website is www.nomorehaggling.com .

Our President Glenn Spachman will not be at the meeting so Robert Hann our President Elect will be leading the meeting.

O'Hare Safety Expo and the Rotary Club of O'Hare

The Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare will be out in force at the O'Hare Safety Expo on October 4, 2006 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. We will have a booth at the expo in order to pass out information on our scholarships and membership. Scholarship information can be downloaded at the website www.rotarychicagoohare.org. It should be a great chance to promote our fantastic scholarships for children of employees at O'Hare. I hope we can recruit some new members as well!

Rotary Foundation - 9/28

Assistant Governor Dave Woodcock spoke to the Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare regarding the benefits of donating to the Rotary Foundation. Dave did a wonderful job!

Rotary encourages its members to donate $100 per year into the foundation. The donations are then kept on hand for 3 years before they can be distributed. Fifty percent of the money goes back to the local level and fifty percent goes to help the world fund.

Projects that have gotten funding include Polio Plus, humanitarian services, and Rotary Centers for International Studies which promotes peace.