April, 2006 My Fellow Rotarians - Rotary's Global History Fellowship

District 6440 Histories 2005
1996 – 97 - John Looby was Club President. Membership: Six new members were added to the club.
Club Services: The second annual golf tournament was held in the fall. A Bocce Ball Tournament and
dinner was held with the LF/LB Noon Club, and a club dinner honoring our exchange student was held
at the home of President Looby’s father. International Services: Twelve (12) new Paul Harris Fellows
added. The club hosted its first full term exchange student, Lis Nunes Soares. Vocational Services: Two
local high school students were selected to represent us at the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference.
Community Service: The first annual Volunteer of the Year Breakfast was held at the Forest Park
Beach. This event honored over 100 students who had volunteered at various service agencies during the
year.
1997 – 98 - Kent Street was Club President. Membership: One new member was added to the club. Club
Services: Our annual Golf Tournament with the Noon Club was held in Waukegan. A theater trip to see
Joseph took place in December. The annual Christmas Party and Changing of the Guard Picnic were
held as in the past. International Services: Five (5) new Paul Harris Fellows added. We shared an
International Exchange Student sponsorship with the Noon Club. Vocational Services: Two local
students were selected to represent us at the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference. Community Services
The first annual Economic Breakfast featuring Michael Moskow, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Chicago, was held at the Lincolnshire Marriott. Over $17,000 was raised. The first co-sponsored
Antique Auto Show was held at Deerpath Park. Over $3,000 was raised. We formed our own foundation
to better secure local donations.
1998 – 99 - Bill Sturm was Club President. Membership: Five new members were added to the club.
Club Services: The fourth annual Golf Outing between the LF/LB Noon and Breakfast Clubs was held
in Waukegan. An Exchange Student Cocktail Party was held at President Sturm’s residence. A
Membership Cookout was held at the Looby residence. The annual Christmas Party was held at the
Harrison Conference Center. The annual Changing of the Guard Picnic was held at Northcroft Park.
International Services: Four new Paul Harris Fellows added. We hosted exchange student Adriana
Saldanha from Brazil. We participated in the Rescue Dada Project through the purchase of a vehicle for
a center in Nairobi. We supplied 66 bags of clothing for hurricane stricken areas in Central America.
Vocational Services: We produced vocational tapes on local business and distributed them to the schools
and local libraries. Career Days was created in which monthly panel discussions by area professionals
are presented to Lake Forest High School. We sponsored three students for the Rotary Youth Leadership
program. Community Services: The 50 th Annual Lake Forest Antique Auto Show was co-sponsored
with the Antique Auto Show. Major fund-raiser, The Economic Breakfast, was held at Lincolnshire
Marriott. Featured speaker was Robert Dederick. Annual Volunteer Awards Breakfast for area students
was held at Lake Forest Beach. An Interact Club was formed at Lake Forest Academy. Awards The club
received a Club Achievement Award and Club Participation Award at the District Conference.
1999 – 00 - Pat Vacala was Club President. Membership: Five new members were added to the club.
The club now totals forty-nine (49) members. Club Services: The main fundraiser for the year was a
breakfast at the Lincolnshire Marriott in which Paul Vallas, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago
Public Schools, led a discussion on Education/Business Partnerships. The club grossed $24,340 from the
event. One of the social outings took us to Crabtree Farm in Lake Bluff for a guided tour of the facility
and the collection of Arts & Crafts furniture of Mr. John Bryan who has assembled for the largest single
collection in the world. The annual golf tournament, which included both the LF/LB Noon Club and our
club, was held at Bonnie Brook Golf Course. A Bocce Ball Tournament is scheduled for March 11,
2000. International Services: During the year, ten (10) new Paul Harris Fellows were added. We also
hosted our third exchange student, Ulrike Weyrauch. Vocational Services: Three local high school
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