ONE and HBO present: "Mary and Martha"
An epic journey of self-discovery as two mothers forge a unique bond after traumatic events in Africa bring them together.
FREE MOVIE NIGHT
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 6PM
DePaul CDM THEATRE, 14 East Jackson, Lower Level

For more info: http://act.one.org/event/generalevent_attend/10591

View the trailer here: http://youtu.be/ael7CD7n1oE

Our volunteer event with the Night Ministry was a success! On Monday, February 25th we had a sandwich-making party and then had a great experience distributing them along with soup, chips, snacks, and hot chocolate the next day. It was snowy, slushy and cold but that didn't dampen our spirits! Check out the photos from the event.

We volunteered with Common Pantry on March 27th and had a great time! We distributed groceries to clients from 6-8pm. Some of us volunteers were veterans and for others it was their first time and everyone did really great! Nick was running to gather everything from frozen meat to boxes to diapers. Jane, Eric and Mark were pros at packing the canned and boxed goods. John was on duty at the refrigerator and helped people use their shopping points wisely. Lauren helped to ensure a smooth operation by assisting clients and bridging the gap between client registration and the grocery prep. Check out our photos.

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February 23rd is Rotary's 108th Anniversary! The best birthday present you could give Rotary would be to make a donation in any amount to the Annual Programs Fund! This fund helps support projects locally and globally - and you can help! Click this link to contribute: www.rotary.org/contribute.

For more exciting Rotary birthday news, click here. Also, check out this slideshow.

Our Matching Grant 78155 to provide kitchen equipment to the Tepehua Community Center in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico is going so well! The grant was paid at the end of January and the equipment has been purchased. Please check out the Tepehua Community Center Facebook page for photos. You will see how they expanded the kitchen to make room for all of this wonderful, new, industrial-grade equipment.

This equipment will do wonders to increase their efficiency in preparing meals to serve those in need in the community. This volunteer-run community center does absolutely amazing things including running a medical clinic, dental clinic, sewing classes, English classes, activities for kids, a resale shop, and of course the weekly meals (comida).

Thank you all for supporting our club's participation in this project!

Our international project for this year is helping to provide kitchen equipment for the Tepehua Community Center in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico (Matching Grant 78155). They have a Facebook page (click here) and it would be great if you could "Like" them to help support this wonderful place that is helping to transform an impoverished community.

Our grant is nearly ready for payment. The folks at the community center are busy with the construction work to expand the kitchen. You can see photos of the work on their Facebook page. Once the construction work is complete, this grant will be paid. If you have any questions, please contact Lauren.

Add your photo to The World's Biggest Commercial that is being put together by Rotary! This commercial brings people together through Rotary to let the world know just how close we are to eradicating polio.   

Visit the webside and add your photo! http://thisclose.endpolio.org/en

Check out our club's video! Our District received a Rotary PR grant to do various PR initiatives. This is the result of one of them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WreiGCLbm4c

At our meeting on December 5th, we voted on our new board members. Congratulations to our 2013-2014 board of directors! Thank you to everyone who stepped up to take on these very important positions.

We also voted to approve the revisions of our club's bi-laws. The revised copy will be available soon.

2013-2014 Board of Directors

• President: John Hannes 
• Vice President: Beverly Millison
• President-elect: ...
• Immediate past president: Rachel Greenhoe
• Secretary: Jim Damato
• Treasurer: Mark Knight
• Directors: Sondra Rosin, Kyle Capone, Terry McMahon
• Twilight club liaison: Nick Fairman

United Airlines is once again giving away 10 million miles to its charity miles partners as part of a year-end gift. Charities receive a portion of the miles based on the percentage of the overall vote they receive through 25 December. Your vote could help Rotary win a greater share of miles.

• Vote for Rotary 

Rotary produced a seven-minute segment preceding Neil Young, himself a polio survivor. Emmy-award winning actress Archie Panjabi, a celebrity participant in Rotary’s “This Close” public service campaign; Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, daughter of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and the country’s goodwill ambassador for polio eradication; Canadian Rotarian and polio-survivor Ramesh Ferris; and RI General Secretary John Hewko stirred up the crowd to help eradicate the disease.

“The long road bringing us to Central Park tonight began in the 1970s, when Rotary – an international humanitarian organization of business and professional leaders -- began vaccinating the world’s children against polio,” Hewko said. “Since then, Rotary and our partners -- UNICEF, WHO, the CDC, and the Gates Foundation -- have immunized more than 2 billion children, pushing polio out of almost every country on earth.”

The Global Festival, which organizers are calling the largest syndicated charity concert in online and broadcast television history, was timed to create awareness around the UN General Assembly in New York. At a high-level side event on polio eradication 27 September, Rotary announced a new funding commitment of US$75 million over three years to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Rotary has already contributed nearly $1.2 billion to the GPEI since the beginning of the campaign.
Click here to read the full article on Rotary's website.

On World Polio Day, 24 October, you can help make history by lending your voice to spread the word. How?

Be part of the World’s Biggest Commercial to support polio eradication - the world’s biggest public health initiative – by adding a photo of yourself alongside  Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bill Gates, Jackie Chan, Amanda Peet and other world figures and celebrities participating in Rotary's "This Close" campaign.  Check out the prelaunch video to see how it works.  On 24 October, go to www.endpolionow.org, to be included in the constantly expanding commercial.

Rotary has also created a page on the social media service Thunderclap, which enables supporters to sign up to share a single message through their social media accounts. The message will go out at a designated date and time to amplify the voice of our cause.   Visit our page on Thunderclap to add your voice.

Daniel W. Bednarz

Daniel W. Bednarz, 71; beloved 30 year partner of Terrence McMahon; loving cousin; friend of Bill Wilson and faithful friend to many.   Preceded in death by his parents, the late Walter and Helene Bednarz and step-mother Ann Bednarz. 

In lieu of flowers, donations to Night Ministry, 4711 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, would be greatly appreciated. 

On Sunday, April 15^th the Rotary Club of Chicago Lakeview gathered at 3160 Piano & Cabaret for an evening of food, drink and song.  The event raised nearly $10,000 in support of the club’s service projects for the upcoming year.  Guests enjoyed entertainment by Scott Gryder (www.thescottgryder.com) with Nick Sula on piano.  A special thanks to the event’s sponsors, William Blair, Terry McMahon and Don Staley. 

Rotary International has succeeded in meeting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s US$200 million match in funding for polio eradication, raising more than $202.6 million as of 17 January.

“We’ll celebrate this milestone, but it doesn’t mean that we’ll stop raising money or spreading the word about polio eradication,” Rotary Foundation Trustee John F. Germ told Rotary leaders at the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA. “We can’t stop until our entire world is certified as polio-free.” 

The fundraising milestone was reached in response to $355 million in challenge grants awarded to The Rotary Foundation by the Gates Foundation. All funds have been earmarked to support polio immunization activities in affected countries where the vaccine-preventable disease continues to paralyze children. 

“In recognition of Rotary’s great work, and to inspire Rotarians in the future, the [Gates] foundation is committing an additional $50 million to extend our partnership,” said Jeff Raikes, chief executive officer of the Gates Foundation. “Rotary started the global fight against polio, and continues to set the tone for private fundraising, grassroots engagement, and maintaining polio at the top of the agenda with key policymakers.” Raikes also addressed Rotary leaders at the International Assembly. 

The new $50 million grant from the Gates Foundation is not a challenge grant.