12/27/2006	4:44PM	Happy Holidays! No meeting. Rotarians will share time with family and friends during the week between Christmas and New Year's.
12/20/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Comedy Shrine 22 E. Chicago Ave (Upstairs at River Square Plaza at Chicago and Washington St. - click for map) Rotary District 6450 Governor Sue Smallwood will present an overview of her experiences in Rotary to our provisional club on this special date during the holiday season. Since the 2006-07 Rotary year began in July, our district governor has been making the rounds to all the Rotary Clubs in the district. This meeting would be a good one to invite a guest who might want to know more about Rotary and how it all connects---and especially at this level of commitment. Bring your questions, too. "I look forward to meeting your 19 charter members," said Sue Smallwood when she confirmed the date.
12/13/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Comedy Shrine 22 E. Chicago Ave (Upstairs at River Square Plaza at Chicago and Washington St. - click for map) Club Assembly & Workshop to elect officers for our Charter Club which will serve until June 30, 2007. We also will put the slate together for the next Rotary year which commences on July 1, 2007 and runs to June 30, 2008. For the current list of club officers and directors, click here.
12/6/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Quigley's Irish Pub 43 E. Jefferson Ave., Naperville (Click for map) Rotarians Kevin & Sala Sanders are visiting from Fiji Islands and will provide some insights into their culture.
11/29/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Quigley's Irish Pub 43 E. Jefferson Ave., Naperville (Click for map) This week we will hear about the important work accomplished by Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a nonprofit organization based in Naperville.
11/22/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Comedy Shrine 22 E. Chicago Ave (Upstairs at River Square Plaza at Chicago and Washington St. - click for map) Preview of Hometown Holidays, the Electric Light "Friends of Little Friends" Parade, the Grand Illumination and Santa's Arrival in Downtown Naperville on Nov. 24. Jack Ryan, Executive Director for Little Friends, also will be on hand to bring us up to date about the organization, the services it provides and how it benefits from Hometown Holidays.
11/15/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Naperville City Hall 400 S Eagle St, Naperville (Click for map) Walter Johnson, Vice President of Resource Development at the Heritage YMCA will present updates to us about the Y, its upcoming Prayer Breakfast and the Strong Kids Campaign. He'll also talk about the impact of the Community Resource Center, an important initiative that provides a place for kids after school. Immediately following Rotary on Nov. 15, we can had over to the Pre-Emption House at Naper Settlement for the 35-cent Club. Three of Naperville Heritage Society's past presidents Rotarian Tom Bursh, Peg Yonker, and Rotarian Pat Benton will be serving drinks and sharing stories as celebrity bartenders until 7 p.m.
11/8/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Comedy Shrine Upstairs at River Square 22 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville Club Assembly to discuss the Four Avenues of Service, Membership and other business.
11/1/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Our program this week will feature a little history on two counts. First up, Peg Yonker will give up a brief overview of her new book, Lone Feather and the Settlers, A History of Naperville, Illinois, finished just in time to wrap up Naperville's 175th anniversary year. The progressive narrative depicts three Naperville woman that Peg has chosen to portray in first-person interpretations she presents for the Naperville Heritage Society Speakers Bureau. Then Art Muehlhausen will provide some history about Rotary to bring longtime and new members up to speed as we move forward with our charter. Rotary International has produced several enlightening videos and Art will select one for us.
10/25/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Jean Hansen from Rotary District 6450 will be our guest. Jean will present some new ideas about initiatives in the district regarding vocational service, one of Rotary's Four Avenues of Service. Mary Ann Bobosky of Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise will also be on hand to update us with local vocational opportunities.
10/18/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville This week we'll get to know Attorney Neal Cerne, new to Rotary/Downtown. Neal will tell us how he's been running from ball games at Washington Jr. High School to make it just in time for our weekly meetings.
10/11/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Patti Powers and Pat Benton will share the podium this week as we get to know two first-time Rotarians. Patti, the provisional club's sergeant-at-arms, is a travel agent who already has "made up" a missed meeting during an international trip to Croatia. Pat, the provisional club treasurer, is a native Napervillian, who is bringing his banking insights to volunteer service. Pat recently accepted an award for his parents who were inducted into the Hall of Honor at Naper Settlement in recognition of his family's dedication to the Naperville Heritage Society. Here's hoping he'll share some fish stories about his favorite memories as we get to know him!
10/4/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Mike Litow, founder and director of The Education Center, will be our guest speaker. Since 1979, The Education Center of Developmental Resources has been among the nonprofit agencies in Naperville working to empower children who are dealing with a broad spectrum of problems. Ed Channell, President of the Rotary Club of Naperville, directed this program to us.
9/27/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Dr. Barry Rabin, MD, Medical Director and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry at Linden Oaks at Edward Hospital, will present an enlightening talk about "Flourishing as You Get Older." This presentation, interwoven with helpful hints and humor, will enrich your life, no matter how old you are.
9/20/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Our featured program this week will be getting to know Stephanie Penick. Stephanie is the club's President-Elect. Due to professional schedule conflict, architect Pete Crawford's presentation scheduled for this date is postponed. As a past president in 2003-04 of the Rotary Club of Naperville, Pete has served as vice-president, president-elect on the Rotary Club Board of Directors, providing him with a wide range of leadership experience. Pete also served as construction manager for the Riverwalk during its expansion from Washington St. to Hillside Road when the Rotary Plaza was designed and built adjacent the Washington Street Bridge.
9/13/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville This week, we'll get to know two of our members, Nancy Quigley and Gary Baumgartner. First up, our featured program will be getting to know the owner of Quigley's Irish Pub. Nancy was co-chairman of the 2006 West Suburban Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade, to name one charitable cause. She's also an active volunteer with Naperville's emergency services. Nancy is a first-time Rotarian and our provisional club secretary. Gary, a founding member of the Rotary Club of Naperville/Sunrise in 1991, will enlighten us about his Naperville heritage and passions for community service from the Jaycees to the YMCA to Rotary. No doubt we can count on a little financial advising information as well. A past-president of the Rotary/Sunrise, Gary is also the provisional club president.
9/6/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville This week our featured program will be getting to know child advocate Karen Helm. Karen is a first-time Rotarian.
8/30/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville This week our featured program will be getting to know local attorney Ron Nyberg. Ron previously was a member of the Rotary Club of Naperville.
8/23/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Our featured program will be getting to know Bev Eigenberg, founder and director of Creative Nursery School where every day she opens doors to children who learn "Childhood is a journey...not a race." Bev is a first-time Rotarian.
8/16/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Rescheduled from a few weeks ago, we'll get to know financial advisor Erin Christianson at today's Rotary meeting. See 7/19/2006 for the description.
8/9/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville This week at Rotary, our featured program will be getting to know local attorney Chuck Corrigan, a new Rotarian with many years of service in the Naperville Jaycees. Chuck's also served as Chairman of the West Suburban Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade and it's no surprise that Ireland is his favorite vacation spot!
8/2/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville
7/26/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Our featured program will be getting to know Susan Strunk, Deputy Director, of the Naperville Public Library. Susan will talk about why she loves libraries and the NPL in particular.
7/19/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Our featured program will be getting to know Erin Christianson, who is listed among the youngest members of the Rotary Club of Barrington as he awaits being a charter member of the Provisional/Rotary Club of Naperville/Downtown. An exciting moment for Erin last month was when his young cousin who takes photos of exotic cars and their owners appeared in June on the Jay Leno Show!
7/12/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Our featured program will be getting to know Rotarian Ed Fey. Ed will dazzle us with an educational presentation about fine quality diamonds. He'll likely provide information about various diamond cuts, clarity, color, carat weight, certificates--- and answer whatever questions we ask.
7/5/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Our featured program will be getting to know Marcelo Martins, Vice-President of the Provisional Rotary Club of Naperville/Downtown. Originally from Brazil, Marcelo is a third-generation Rotarian. He'll present his insights regarding Rotary Youth Exchange and a little about his family and international business travels that take him to Rotary make-ups all over the world.
6/28/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Our featured program will be getting to know Rotarian Jeff Korhan. When club members filled out the member profiles, we discovered Jeff is a professional speaker when he's not designing landscape. So we've asked Jeff to inspire us with his natural insights which are sure to include lifestyle balance topics such as meditation, corporate wellness and Feng Shui and Vastu.
6/21/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bistrot Margot 216 S. Washington Street, Naperville Please remember, we will be meeting at Bistrot Margot beginning June 21. Our program will feature Sister Florence and Sister Beatrice who will update us on Rotary projects, including a water well for clean drinking water, in Upendo Village, Kenya, Africa. Upendo Village is a project designed to respond at the local level to the needs of women and their children living with HIV/AIDS.
6/14/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Mary Ensor of Hesed House will give us an update and overview about the center for ministries in Aurora providing services to poor and homeless persons. We'll also learn how it links to Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS®), another agency equipped to assist homeless individuals and families with all aspects of their lives.
6/7/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Naperville Police Chief David Dial will present a talk on public safety. In March, Chief Dial received his Master of Arts in Homeland Security and Defense, distinguished as the first graduate of the course from the State of Illinois. Please bring your questions!
5/31/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Rotarian Scott Przybyla, who is member of the "Rotary Club of Naperville New Member Committee," will give our provisional club an overview of the 12:15 club's new fundraiser, "Rotary Presents Connie Payton, Another Avenue of Service," slated for Aug. 22 at Pfeiffer Hall. Scott will describe the process, how this idea has progressed, and provide information about sponsorships.
5/24/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Rotarian Pat Merryweather, one of two International Service Directors for the Rotary Club of Naperville, will be our guest speaker. Pat's enlightening presentation will acquaint us with the grant process and how several successful projects were funded with the help of matching grants. Partnering with the Rotary Club of Naperville and Rotary Sunrise on international initiatives and working in cooperation with District 6450 and Rotary International will help our provisional club make the biggest difference around the world. Currently, the local Rotary International Service Committees are looking to fund water projects, HIV/Aids screening and prevention, solar ovens, orphanages and more. Bring your questions!
5/17/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Naperville historian Steve Hyett will present local lore along with his vintage 100-year-old-plus postcard collection and inspired narration. During this 175th Anniversary celebration of Naperville, Steve's entertaining program is sure to enlighten all Rotarians and guests about this community.
5/10/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Naperville native David Eigenberg, an actor who is performing this month on the Chicago stage and who is seen nightly as Steve in reruns in Sex in the City, will be our speaker. David will provide some of the highlights of growing up in Naperville, the rewards of a good education and much more. He'll probably have a few choice anecdotes about growing up in a creative household with a loving mother who believes "childhood should be a journey...not a race."
5/3/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Rotary Club Assembly, focused on taking care of Rotary business, updating progress and defining Four Avenues of Service with interests.
4/26/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Party of 10, an a capella jazz group from Naperville North High School will entertain prior to their trip to NYC's Lincoln Center. Also, a program about Rotary Youth Exchange is planned featuring words and wisdom by Rick Quackenbush from Rotary District 6450. Refreshments served. Make-ups for Rotarians are $35.
4/19/06	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Club Assembly to tie up some loose ends as we move toward our charter. Possible guest speaker from Rotary District 6450. Refreshments served. Make-ups for Rotarians are $35.
4/12/06	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sullivan's Steakhouse 244 South Main Street, Naperville Rotarian Scott Mitchell, Executive Director of Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center, will present a special program on how services such as those provided by Samaritan Interfaith enhance the quality of life in a #1-rated community. Refreshments served. Make-ups for Rotarians are $35.
4/5/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Municipal Center - Lower Level The Make-A-Wish Foundation in Chicago presents its connections to Naperville. This is our final meeting in the lower level of the Naperville Municipal Center. Last no frills meeting with free make-ups.
3/29/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Municipal Center - Lower Level
3/22/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Municipal Center - Lower Level Speaker: Naperville Fire Department, Assistant Chief Richard Mikel
3/15/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Municipal Center Lunch Room Speaker: Mayor George Pradel
3/8/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Municipal Center - Lower Level
3/1/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Municipal Center - Lower Level Speaker: Stephanie Penick, "History of Rotary in Naperville"
2/22/2006	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Municipal Center - Lower Level Speaker: Dr. Hal Wilde, President of North Central College
2/15/2006	4:45PM	Club Meeting: Municipal Center until about 5:00PM....then a "Road Trip" to the Naper Settlement where Stephanie Penick & Mary Ann Junkroski will be the "Celebrity" Bartenders for "The 35 cent Club"!!!

Date	Time	Description
12/30/09		No Meeting: Happy Holidays
12/23/09		No Meeting: Happy Holidays
12/16/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Christmas Carols!
12/9/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Erlo Roth will introduce his guest speaker, Joe Mahr, whose topic is Diamond Heist.
12/2/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Club Assembly Rotary District 6450 Governor Jim Czerwionka will visit and address our Club. (Board Meeting to follow immediately afterwards.)
11/25/09	4:44PM	No Meeting - Happy Thanksgiving!
11/18/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: TBD (Neal Cerne)
11/11/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Art Littlefield will introduce his guest speaker, Ben Neiberger.
11/4/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Club Assembly We will have two speakers from the City of Naperville, who will tell us about (1) the City's budget challenges for the upcoming year, and (2) a grant program for energy audits for age 55-plus homeowners in homes built before 1980. The grant program has an application deadline of Nov. 30, 2009. More info here: http://www.naperville.il.us/energyaudits.aspx (Board Meeting to follow immediately afterwards.)
10/28/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Barb Dwyer has invited Amy Webber of Community Career Center to be our speaker.
10/21/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Neal Cerne will introduce Justice Ann Jorgenson as our speaker. Justice Jorgenson currently sits on the Appellate Court which reviews decisions of the Trial Courts in Northern Illinois, including DuPage County, where she previously served as a trial judge herself. She will be speaking about the workings of the Appellate Court.
10/14/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Erlo Roth invited Chuck Masur, a Canadian physician working with Erlo's company, to speak to the Club about his experience with the Canadian health care system. Dr. Masur gave a very informative overview of how the Canadian and U.S. systems evolved over time to where they are today, and explained some of the key differences between them.
10/7/09	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Club Assembly
9/30/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Kenn Miller invited Kirsten Strand, Director of Community 4:12, to speak on the East Aurora school program (where Karen Helm volunteers) and the East Aurora Gift Mart, where residents can buy toys and gifts for their families at $2 each, which will be held at Bardwell & Brady Elementary Schools.
9/23/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Dr. Shiban Ganju, a guest of Ed Fey, gave the group an insightful and thought-provoking presentation on health care delivery issues, with an international perspective.
9/16/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Rich Janor invited John Schmitt, President/CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce to be our featured speaker. John gave our group an overview of new Chamber initiatives and an update on the direction of the Chamber.
9/9/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Nick Ryan presented Mike Vickery, the Director for the Institute for Community. Mike spoke about "The Relational Baseball Diamond: Acceptance, Affirmation, Accountability, and Community."
9/2/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Club Assembly - Grant presentations
8/26/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Our guest, Varsha Pancholi, talked about the IDS (India Development Service) Save-A-Mother program. The program aims to minimize suffering and death associated with pregnancy and child birth. IDS works in partnership with local NGOs in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Many other regions in India and rest of the world are in a similar situation where this program can be replicated. Presented by Tony Chirico.
8/19/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Brian Fry invited Kelly Masterson of Heartland Blood Centers to be our speaker.
8/12/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Patti Powers introduced Glessna Coisson, an organizer of the Naperville Independent Film Festival, to preview the 2nd Annual Naperville Independent Film Festival that's coming to the Holiday Inn Select and a theatre near you beginning September 19.
8/5/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Club Assembly
7/29/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Pub Quiz!
7/22/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: NEW Location - Hugo's Frog Bar Restaurant Program: Stephanie Penick presented our speaker, Rick Hitchcock, Chairman of the Naperville Riverwalk Commission, who gave us an update on the Riverwalk improvements and master plan.
7/15/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Kenn Miller introduced Herman White, Ph.D., a scientist from Fermi Lab. Dr. White is also vice chair on board of trustees of North Central College. Dr. White highlighted the current activities at Fermi Lab and the historical impact of the facility on the Fox Valley community.
7/8/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Stephanie Penick presented our speaker, Sister Jeanne of St. Patrick's Residence in Naperville.
7/1/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Club Assembly
6/24/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Kenn Miller introduced Chief Mark Puknaitis of the Naperville Fire Department.
6/17/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Installation of 2009-10 officers & directors. Special Guest Speaker: Sister Florence Muia, the foundress of Upendo Village in Naivasha, Kenya, a project supported by many Rotary clubs, including ours. http://www.upendovillage.org/
6/10/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: John Buckley, Bryan Ogg and Jennifer Bridge of Naper Settlement gave a presentation on the archeological dig at Joe Naper's property. Presented by Ron Nyberg. More photos here.
6/3/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Club Assembly -- Approval of Allocations, Membership Proposal
6/3/2009	3:30PM	Board Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Review of Allocations
5/27/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Patti Powers arranged for Tim Penick to talk about wines and his experiences in the hospitality business that are leading to his becoming a Sommelier. Penick has served at a number of upscale restaurants including Charlie Trotters, Moto and N9ne Steakhouse in Chicago. He currently is on the wine and service staff at SugarToad at CityGate. A tasty presentation!
5/20/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Tony Chirico presented Deb Carr of NCO, who told us about NCO's youth and transitional housing and other services for young people with real needs.
5/13/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Ray McGury presented Brad Wilson, Director of Recreation of the Naperville Park District, as our guest speaker. Special: Stephanie Penick led Club members in an instrumental version of "It's A Grand Old Flag"
5/6/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Club Assembly -- Quiz Night Fun!
4/29/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Our guests were students from Waubonsie High School who undertook a business management project benefiting The Wish Upon A Star Foundation. The students showed how they organized, planned, and executed their business plan to raise funds for the charity. Thanks to Rotarian Jason Altenbern, Community Relations Coordinator Indian Prairie School District 204, for offering the program to our club.
4/22/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Bev Eigenberg arranged for Monika Pandya from Almost Home Kids, formerly CoACH Care Center to introduce us to the specialized healthcare services including massage therapy available for medically fragile children in a unique home-like facility right here in Naperville. www.almosthomekids.org Monika (left) with Ron Nyberg and Bev Eigenberg
4/15/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Pam Darling treated club members to a massage for stress relief on Tax Day. Nancy Quigley won the draw for a free massage.
4/8/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Pastor Mark Borgetti, from Our Savior's Lutheran Church, talked about the Celebration Clinic which is a free medical and personal care clinic for local families in financial need sponsored by the Church. Presented by Barb Dwyer.
4/1/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Club Assembly (Strategic planning meeting)
3/25/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Nancy Quigley introduced Naperville Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Dave Szablewski, who told us many of the ways that Naperville plans for and prepares for natural (and unnatural) disasters.
3/18/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Barb Dwyer presented our speaker, Karen Kuchar of DuPage Family Shelter Service.
3/11/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Club member (and DuPage County judge) Neal Cerne presented his colleague, Judge Dan Guerin, who spoke about recent changes in Illinois DUI laws, as well as trends he sees sitting in traffic court.
3/4/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Club Assembly -- Grant recipients were on hand to accept there donations, and to tell us about their programs.
2/25/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: John Yost, speaking about wind power. Presented by Pat Benton
2/18/2009	6:00PM Note: Special time!	Club Meeting: Annual Paul Harris Dinner Location - David's Restaurant Guest Speaker -- Author Gary Moore, the featured author of Naperville Reads 2009. Paul Harris Awards were presented. See more photos on our photo page.
2/11/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Ray McGury introduced Dave Wentz of the Naperville Exchange Club, who presented the Healing Fields project being planned for Veterans' Day 2009.
2/4/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Club Assembly
1/28/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Karen Jarzick, prevention coordinator for NCO, was our guest speaker. Presented by Tony Chirico.
1/21/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant A Pub Quiz for members and guests.
1/14/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Dave VanVoorne, Director of Public Works for the City of Naperville. Dave talked about what DPW does, the new City facility for DPW, and answered questions from the group.
1/7/2009	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant Program: Club Assembly -- Allocations approved
1/7/2009	3:30PM	Board Meeting: Location - David's Restaurant

12/31/2008		NO MEETING -- New Year's Eve
12/24/2008		NO MEETING -- Christmas Eve
12/17/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Guest Katie Corrigan described her adventures in Western Australia researching dolphins and chasing rays and turtles.
12/10/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Christmas Carolers from North Central College.
12/3/2008		Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Doug Krieger, newly-appointed City Manager, and formerly the Finance Director, for the City of Naperville, spoke to our Club about the City's budget process and challenges facing the City during this budget cycle.
11/26/2008		NO MEETING -- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
11/19/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Kenn Miller welcomed our guest speaker, Betty Grogan of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care. VITAS is a growing family of hospices providing the highest quality human services, products and case management to terminally ill and other appropriate patients and their families.
11/12/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Ron Nyberg invited Eldon Hatch, a long-time resident of Naperville and a some-time portrayer of Joe Naper, who gave his perspectives on Naperville history, and anecdotes about the Sesquicentennial Celebration.
11/5/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Club Assembly. "Giving Day" -- Representatives from many of the groups that our Club supported with grants this year were present to briefly describe their activities and explain how our grants are helping.
10/29/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Nancy Quigley introduced Soraya McLaughlin of the Naperville Fire Department who educated us about fire prevention and safety.
10/22/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Tony Chirico invited NCO Youth and Family Services Counseling Coordinators Angela Michalak and Kari Lata to give a brief review of their work with NCO. Also attending was Ron Hume, NCO's Executive Director. Scholarship recipients from Waubonsee Community College were present to introduce themselves, and thank the Club for the scholarships awarded.
10/15/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Darlene Senger, a member of the Naperville City Council and a candidate for Illinois state representative, gave us an update on the Canadian National Railroad's proposed acquisition of the EJ&E Railroad, which runs along the western perimeter of the City. CN projects rail traffic to increase from 15.7 to 42.3 trains per day on the rail segment that runs along Naperville’s western boundary. Judy Ellertson from Rotary Sunrise also let us know about the upcoming Mystery Night Event, sponsored by her club.
10/8/2008	6:00 - 7:00PM (Special Time & Place!)	Club Meeting: Location - Quigley's Irish Pub, Naperville A special "Quiz Night at Quigley's." A good turnout of Rotarians and guests enjoyed a bit of trivia and the hospitality of Quigley's Irish Pub. Perhaps it will become a semi-annual event! In a close competition, the winning team was "The Rotary Ringers," followed by "Side of Frys," Barb's Boys," "The Garden Plots," and "The PG's." A trophy for the winning team is on order.
10/1/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Club Assembly. Membership, and how to increase it, was discussed.
9/24/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Club member Pat Benton and guest Rotarian Barb Knuckles introduced Namgyel Dorji, a North Central College student from Bhutan, and a recipient of an international scholarship. Namgyel related his remarkable story of growing up in a very rural area, moving to the capital city with his aunt and uncle, his education and training as a monk, and his travel to the United States to further his education, and to prepare for a career of working with children in his native country.
9/17/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Two Rotary scholarship recipients from the College of DuPage were present and thanked the Club. One student is planning to be an educator, and the other a nurse. A representative of COD also thanked the Club for the scholarships the Club awarded to students at COD. Rotarian (and Judge) Neal Cerne then gave us a bit of insight into his duties as a Judge, and profiled the types of cases he is seeing in his first assignment, Traffic Court.
9/10/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Nick Ryan introduced Kirsten Strand, director of on Community 4:12. Community 4:12 brings compassion, social justice, and community development ministries to under-resourced communities in Aurora and Joliet. Keep track of Community 4:12's efforts in East Aurora.
9/10/2008	6:00PM	Board Meeting: Location - Rosebud Focus on membership issues, that will be discussed at the next Club Assembly.
9/3/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Speaker: Marijo Rozycki Marijo spoke about her work with "Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos," or Little Brothers & Sisters Orphanage, in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and other countries in which she has worked. For more information, visit www.nph.org
8/27/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Steve Pagram, a visiting Rotarian from Australia, filled in as our speaker, and gave a wonderful account of his backpacking trip across China and Russia. Thank you, Steve!
8/20/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Location - Rosebud Club Assembly. Updates from each of our club committees. Our first meeting at Rosebud!
8/13/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Tessa's Restaurant Barb Dwyer arranged for professional animal trainer Bill Hoffman, and his special guest, Mindy the white-faced, ring-tailed Capuchin monkey, to entertain us! Bill told of his career as a trainer and organ grinder! Mindy was very cute, and kindly posed for photos with her many admirers, including Barb, below.
8/13/2008	6:00PM	Board Meeting: Tessa's Restaurant Monthly Board of Directors meeting.
8/6/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bev Eigenberg introduced Dr. Raj Shah of the Johnston R. Bowman Health Center of Rush University Medical Center, who gave a very informative talk on the topic of Alzheimer's and related memory diseases.
7/30/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Club Member Karen Helm arranged a wine tasting through Tessa's Restaurant. Club members learned a lot about varietals and wine selection.
7/23/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Tessa's Restaurant District Governor Michael Slevnik (below left) visited the Club to talk about his plans for District 6450 for the 2008-09 year.
7/16/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bev Frier and board members from Omnia Performing Arts presented their concept plan for a performing arts center, parking garage, and related development along Fifth Avenue near the train station.
7/9/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Stephanie Penick introduced a man of many talents, Naperville City Carillonneur Tim Sleep, who presented "Bells, Bells, Bells, Another Jewel In The Naperville Crown." Sleep is a member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.
7/2/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Club Assembly

6/25/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: We celebrated the end of our first full year, and District Governor Art Davis spoke at the Installation of our Officers for the new Rotary year.
6/18/2008	SPECIAL TIME & PLACE! 7:00 PM	Club Meeting: Benedictine University, Lisle, IL DUPAGE DRAGONS BASEBALL GAME! A great time was had by all! For photos of the event, visit our fun photos page.
6/11/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Edward A. Susmilch, Principal of Technology Center of DuPage, was our featured speaker. TCD, located in Addison, offers Career Acceleration Programs available to high school juniors and seniors in the DuPage County area. Students receive practical, hands-on training in one of today's 20 fastest growing careers. Careers such as television production, graphic communications, electronics, automotive technology, and health care are among the offered course studies.
6/4/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Club Assembly Club President Stephanie Penick's Last Club Assembly! The Club approved approximately $12,000 for Community Service Grant allocations. Past District Governor Chris Reilly told us about the Rotary Foundation and “Why Rotary and the Rotary Foundation need a Rotary Club of Naperville / Downtown.”
5/28/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: DuPage County Board members Mike Connelly and Jim Healy provided an overview about how county government works.
5/21/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bea Peterson gave a wonderful presentation on Feed My Starving Children, a hands-on organization that gives families a chance to pack nutritious meals made up of rice, soy, vitamins and dehydrated vegetables, partnering with relief organizations worldwide to distribute these meals to starving children. Construction is now complete at Feed My Starving Children's Chicagoland site, located at 555 Exchange Court in Aurora, IL. Volunteers can sign up to help online through the website.
5/14/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Neal Cerne introduced DuPage County Recorder of Deeds Fred Bucholz. Also, Sister Florence visited from Upendo Village and updated us about the happenings in Kenya.
5/7/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Club Assembly Part II Steve Hyett's Naperville Vintage Postcard Review. Sunrise Rotarian Steve Odden also introduced us to the Rotary Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team from Italy.
4/30/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Our own Barb Dwyer, our newest member with longtime Rotary experience, provided her "Getting to Know You" talk.
4/23/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Dr. Joe Marek from the Midwest Heart Foundation presented a very informative program, "Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults / Why Does It Happen and What Can Be Done?" For more info, visit www.midwestheart.com.
4/16/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Dr. Joy Ross and talented singers from WVHS Warriors Reaching Out (Mosaic Choir Ensemble) performed for our group. Fantastic! Also, Liz Zienty and NCHS Interact students told us about their projects. These two groups were the first that benefited from our RCN Downtown Matching Grants.
4/11/2008	7:45AM	Board Meeting Harris Bank Naperville
4/9/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Roger Hopkins, President and CEO of Choose DuPage, (20-year member of the Rotary Club of Sycamore!) talked about the current state of economic development in DuPage County, and the plans of Choose DuPage to help improve conditions for development in the county.
4/2/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Club Assembly - Time to regroup / answer questions about grants / inspire and think Spring!
3/26/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Sunrise Rotarian Nicki Scott introduced Elke Kroeger-Radcliffe, who told us her story of creating the Tikondane project in Zambia, Africa. Since arriving in Katete, a small town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, over 13 years ago, Elke has provided a loving attitude and positive outlook to all she encounters. Elke updated us with a presentation about the Rotary Sunrise Water and Education Project that includes the School Building Project in Tikondane. Our club has contributed to Sunrise's first matching RI grant.
3/19/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Club Assembly Ron Nyberg introduced the owner of the DuPage Dragons, a member of the Central Illinois Collegiate League sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. The collegiate baseball team finds its home at Benedictine University's 108-acre campus in Lisle to provide college students the opportunity to play amateur ball in the summer with wooden bats in a maximum 50-game schedule.
3/12/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Kent Demuth, a member of the Rotary Club of Naperville, shared his experiences and insights as a volunteer in Bangladesh on behalf of Rotary International's Polio Plus initiative. In December 2007, Kent traveled throughout the South Asian country with Rotarians and volunteers to help immunize children, part of RI's fight to eradicate polio that began in 1988.
3/5/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Maxine Appenbrink, owner of Naperville's first full-sized field indoor sports complex, Players Indoor Sports Center, told us about her plans to open in late March.
2/27/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Lynda Reilly of the RCN/Downtown Scholarship Committee introduced officials from two local junior colleges who helped us establish our RCN/Downtown Scholarship grant program. Our guests were Stacy Rungaitis and Mike Trench from the College of DuPage as well as Katharine Richards and Becky Judd from Waubonsee Community College. They gave us wonderful feedback as to the positive impact that our scholarships will make.
2/20/2008	5:55 PM	Club Meeting: Paul Harris Dinner The Rotary Club of Naperville/Downtown celebrated its 1st Anniversary! District Gov Art Davis presented fourteen new Paul Harris Fellowship Awards! The featured speakers was Naperville Sunrise Rotarian Rick Quackenbush, who recounted his recent trip to Nigeria as part of Rotary's PolioPlus Immunization Day. Also speaking were Pat Merryweather, Vice President of the Rotary Club of Naperville, who updated the club on the Upendo Village, Kenya, project, and Nicki Scott, Vice President of the Rotary Club of Naperville/Sunrise, who gave an overview of her club's educational project in Tikondane, Zambia. Pictures from the evening can be found here.
2/13/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Jim Boyajian led the club during our second Strategic Planning Meeting, reviewing our goals from last year, and measuring our performance against those goals. We also talked about plans for the coming year.
2/6/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Club Member and owner of the Comedy Shrine, Dave Sinker, gave us a few lessons about improv comedy. Some of us are pretty funny!
1/30/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Bill Forssander of CODA Consulting Group, Ltd., presented an enlightening program titled "The New Workforce: Unprecedented Challenges and Opportunities."
1/23/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Susan Greenberg from the Naperville Library told us about the events planned for the Naperville READS program this year.
1/16/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Lynda Reilly introduced Suzanne Garvin of The Dream Foundation, a group that grants final wishes to terminally ill adults. A very moving presentation. www.dreamfoundation.org Also, the Interact Club at Naperville Central High School visited to tell us about their club, and their fundraising effort of collecting old cell phones, inkjet print cartridges, DVD movies/portable players, digital/DVR cameras, video/MP3 players. If you have upgraded recently and still have any of these items, please let Liz Zienty know, and someone will pick them up from you.
1/9/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Jack Shindler of North Central College spoke about NCC's annual International Festival slated for Feb. 10 in Merner Fieldhouse. Jack is a professor of English and the Director of International Programs at NCC.
1/2/2008	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Club Assembly

12/26/2007	4:44PM	No Meeting -- Merry Christmas!
12/12/2007	4:44PM	Club member Gary Pradel informed us about a film festival he is helping to plan that will take place in 2008. He is pictured below (on the right) with his fellow members of the Naperville Independent Film Festival board. For information, visit: www.naperfilm.com
12/19/2007	4:44PM	'Tis the season for holiday music! We were treated to a wonderful performance from four talented vocalists from North Central College. Thank you!
12/5/2007	4:44PM	Club Assembly - Donations considered Board Meeting
11/28/2007	4:44PM	Randy Wolf, the owner of Lexus of Naperville and Toyota of Naperville, spoke eloquently and touchingly about his latest project, "Turning Point." Turning Point will be an all-inclusive community that will accommodate children and young adults with autism. Randy has been deeply involved with the Cure Autism Now program.
11/21/2007	No Meeting - Happy Thanksgiving!
11/14/2007	4:44PM	David McGowen, the President of the DuPage Community Foundation, gave an informative talk about philanthropy, discussing who gives and who receives in the United States annually.
11/7/2007	4:44PM	Club Assembly Board Meeting
10/31/2007	4:44PM	Field Trip! The Club met at the Naperville Millennium Carillon and ascended Moser Tower to take in the view, on the last day the Tower was open for the season. For photos, please visit the Fun Photos page.
10/24/2007	4:44PM	Vicky Joseph, the founder of Families Helping Families, updated our Club on recent events and future plans for her group. Families Helping Families provides apartments and volunteer mentors to homeless families in DuPage County while they are working to reclaim their lives through education. It is a grass-roots organization started locally in 1994.
10/17/2007	4:44PM	Our guest speaker was Conor Cunneen (Consultant, Author, Speaker, Humorist). (Shown below on the right.) Conor gave an overview of the points made in his business book, "Why Hasn't Ireland Invaded America?" Club members listened as Conor presented three key business lessons in an engaging and entertaining manner. Lessons learned -- Have a clear and compelling vision for your business; Go to the source and learn; and, Create a brand experience. Conor has the ability to combine business and corporate substance with an impish sense of humor, presented in a lyrical brogue. www.irishmanspeaks.com
10/10/2007	4:44PM	Attorney Dick Bales, one of the world's experts on real estate title issues, gave a fascinating talk about the Great Chicago Fire that started on Oct. 8, 1871. Did Mrs. O'Leary's cow really start it? Dick Bales wrote a book in answer to that question. The process of writing the book was nearly as interesting as the Great Fire itself.
10/3/2007	4:44PM	Club Assembly Sai Padma Murthy, an advocate for the disabled in rural India, visited the Club and discussed her activities helping the poor, disadvantaged, and otherwise challenged people in her home community in India. She was presented by Dr. Prakash Tata, a member of the Rotary Club of Naperville (Noon), shown together here at the Oktoberfest tent.
9/26/2007	4:44PM	Dr. Alan Leis, Superintendent of School District 203, presented options the District is considered for resolving space, obsolescence, and other problems faced by Naperville Central High School and several elementary and middle schools in the District. Dr. Leis and members of his staff are seeking community input regarding the facilities options. Known as Touch the Future, the initiative involves community meetings scheduled in all 21 schools and with community organizations.
9/19/2007	4:44PM	The Naperville Police Department presented a program on Identity Theft. One important piece of advice is to not mail checks or important documents from your home mailbox. Take all important documents to the Post Office. The flag up on a mailbox sends a message to vandals. Also, remember to shred all financial information that is thrown away.
9/12/2007	4:44PM	Ron Hume, Executive Director of NCO Youth and Family Services, introduced Rotary members to NCO's programs. www.ncoyouth.org.
9/5/2007	4:44PM	Club Assembly Board Meeting
8/29/2007	4:44PM	Joe Cantafio, patriot, Chicago music legend, and one of the first performers at Ribfest at Rotary Hill, shared stories about his travels at home and abroad in support of our troops, as well as his recent association with the Gear Up Foundation. Joe is pictured with Rotary Exchange student Mariana from Londrina, Brazil.
8/22/2007	4:44PM	Jerry Feldott and Bill Garlough discussed the workings of the Rotary Foundation and the District 6450 Foundation, and how our club can apply for and use funds from those foundations for our projects.
8/15/2007	4:44PM	District 6450 Governor Art Davis visited our club to share his vision of Rotary, and his ideas on what our club can do in the coming year.
8/8/2007	4:44PM	Mary Grace Powers, daughter of club member Patti Powers, will share her experiences working as in intern at Ronald McDonald House in Chicago this year.
8/1/2007	4:44PM	Club Assembly Board Meeting
7/25/2007	4:44PM	Club member Dave Sinker, professional funny man, told us about his life growing up and his experiences in Second City and Hollywood. “Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Comics!”
7/18/2007	4:44PM	Our speaker was Beth Palmer, Executive Director, of Shelter Box USA. To check it out, please visit www.shelterboxusa.org.
7/11/2007	4:44PM	President Stephanie will provide Rotary in Naperville history notes with some goals for the year.
7/4/2007	No Meeting - Happy Independence Day!
6/27/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Tessa's 16 W. Jefferson, Naperville, IL
6/20/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL
6/13/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL Mary Voiland, Community Social Services Director from the City of Naperville, presented an overview of her responsibilities.
6/6/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL
5/30/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL
5/23/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL North Central College President Hal Wilde and Rick Spencer, vice president of institutional advancement, updated our club about the Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center as well as other NCC theater venues that are being built about a block from downtown. Going up at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Ellsworth, the 57,000 sq. ft. facility designed by the internationally acclaimed Chicago architectural firm of Loebl, Schlossman and Hackl, Inc., has been planned and sited to support the needs of both the College and the Naperville community. And more exciting theater space is planned throughout the campus. FYI: President Wilde made history with our new Rotary Club as our first official guest speaker back on Feb. 22, 2006!
5/16/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL Rick Hitchcock, Chairman of the Riverwalk Commission, was our guest speaker. During his presentation Hitchcock, who has been involved with the Riverwalk since its inception in 1981, updated our members about plans to rehabilitate and enhance the community's favorite gathering place in downtown Naperville. For information or to review renderings of the proposed plans, visit www.napervilleriverwalk.com.
5/9/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL
5/2/2007	4:44PM	No regular meeting this week. Special Club Assembly / Orientation New Member Induction Ceremony Naperville Municipal Center Lunch Room 400 S. Eagle Street Board Meeting will follow at 6PM
4/25/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL Michael Kett provided an entertaining presentation titled “Using Your Intuitive Edge to Succeed in Business.” The Naperville resident who calls himself a "mystery entertainer" is the author of "The Ultimate Corporate Event Planning Workbook."
4/18/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL Rotarian Erin Christianson lead the membership in Pitch your Passion, an exercise to focus on creating the club's identity for the Avenue of Community Service.
4/11/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL Jared Canfield, a Naperville home-schooled junior, presented his patriotic speech about the Constitution which advanced him to the final round of 70th Annual American Legion Oratorical Contest. Since December, Jared has been competing with high school students advance to state champion and a chance to be the recipient of an $18,000 college scholarship at the national event. We heard his speech just before the final round with 49 other state champions in Indiana-Purdue University Conference Center in Indianapolis.
4/4/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL Club Assembly - the Four Avenues of Service.
3/28/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL Steve Luckman, Director of The Carpenter's Place
3/21/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL Ron Czalbowski, a new member of the Rotary Club of Naperville, presented "Safe Wheels of America." The award-winning project which has received national acclaim was first organized ten years ago to promote school/business/community partnerships that will urge safe driving habits to students enrolled in drivers education classes.
3/14/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL KidsMatter Executive Director Idalynn Wenhold presented an overview of the group's Job Fair. KidsMatter is a local nonprofit organization that partners with youth, parents, businesses, social service agencies, youth serving organizations, schools and faith communities to support the development of caring, competent and responsible young people.
3/7/2007	4:44PM	No Rotary Meeting This Week In lieu of a Rotary meeting, the club members held a Strategic Planning Meeting.
2/28/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL
2/21/2007 (No regular meeting)	Rotary Club of Naperville/Downtown Charter Night 6:30PM, Wed., Feb. 21 Reception & Dinner $75/Cash Bar Riva Naperville, 2020 Calamos Ct. By Reservation. For complete information, click here
2/14/2007	4:40PM	Club Meeting: Catch Thirty Five 35 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL The Four Avenues of Service.
2/7/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Hugo's Frog Bar 55 S Main St # 127, Naperville, IL Janet Derrick, Co-President of Naperville Cares, was our featured speaker. The mission of Naperville CARES is to provide resources to people within the Naperville community who need assistance to avoid homelessness and to attain self-sufficiency. For more information, visit www.napervillecares.org.
1/31/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Hugo's Frog Bar 55 S Main St # 127, Naperville, IL Our featured speaker was CASA Advocate Pam Curtain. Since 1993, Court Appointed Special Advocates have represented the best interests of abused or neglected children in court proceedings. For more information, visit www.dupagecasa.org.
1/24/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Hugo's Frog Bar 55 S Main St # 127, Naperville, IL Allan Poole from the City of Naperville discussed IMEA and electrical power.
1/17/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Hugo's Frog Bar 55 S Main St # 127, Naperville, IL This week Rotarians "Get to Know" new Rotarian Kenn Miller.
1/10/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Hugo's Frog Bar 55 S Main St # 127, Naperville, IL Club Assembly
1/3/2007	4:44PM	Club Meeting: Hugo's Frog Bar 55 S Main St # 127, Naperville, IL Club Assembly Board meeting following the club assembly

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