Stories

 

 

The 34th Annual Bill Pierce Memorial Golf Scramble is in the books and while we don't have the exact details yet, Chair Kevin Dewaele said it was very successful!

 

 

We had a packed course with all team slots being filled.  Our event offered of opportunities to promote your business or favorite cause.   Money raised goes to a good cause as ALL proceeds go directly to various Highland organizations.

 

 

 

 

Team Golf is looking for assistance on Friday, July 1^st.  Attached is a sign-up sheet that will be passed around at next Tuesday’s meeting.  Please review your schedule and find the best time where you can fill in a shift.  Whatever time you can give, even if it isn’t the entire shift, we appreciate it!  Also, since we are serving a meal instead of just brats, we’d like to keep costs down by having the membership donate homemade desserts.  If you are able to prepare a dessert, please plan to deliver to Terra Properties by 9 am or deliver to the Highland Country Club up until 11:00 am.  We’re thinking cookies, brownies, and rice crispy treats will go over the best, but if cake is your specialty, I’m sure there will be some golfers enjoying it.  

 

For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.

 

After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity.

What is it like taking a large team to Africa?  It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.

A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga.

Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."

 

The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio.