The Club just relocated to Country Club and I hope and think that they have a permanent new home.
CHICKEN, you all know how I like chicken [not], well I must say this was the best chicken that I have
had so far. Grilled tender and juicy, not over cooked at all. Rice and corn along with apple pie ala mode.
Early act is a signature project with this Club along with the 4 way test competition and Polio Plus just to
name a few.
President Terri is working very hard on the Foundation program this year and I am sure that there will be
a banner year in Park Forest.
Friday, November 2, 2007
WESTMONT 10/30/07
Cucina Roma on the East side of Westmont is a really good Italian restaurant.
I ordered off the menu and got a pretty darn good chopped salad.
This Club meetingstarts at noon and don't stand in front of the door
at 1 PM. In and out in an hour, they start the meeting and order then take a break
when lunch is served and the meeting [program] is restarted.
We welcomed PDG Irv Kaplan. Fun, service and fellowship is the thrust of the Club.
Operation Safe wheels will be coming soon.
I ordered off the menu and got a pretty darn good chopped salad.
This Club meetingstarts at noon and don't stand in front of the door
at 1 PM. In and out in an hour, they start the meeting and order then take a break
when lunch is served and the meeting [program] is restarted.
We welcomed PDG Irv Kaplan. Fun, service and fellowship is the thrust of the Club.
Operation Safe wheels will be coming soon.
HINSDALE 10/26/07
The Oaks Hotel is the location for this Club, The owner is a Rotarian and provides a very good buffet.
There was CHICKEN and Fish, salad and some great pumpkin and apple pie for desert.
We welcomed PDG Sue Smallwood, a member of the Hinsdale Club.
The Club has everything together and continues to work on membership and many other projects.
A few weeks ago they completed a very successful run walk race that netted them $65,000.
There was CHICKEN and Fish, salad and some great pumpkin and apple pie for desert.
We welcomed PDG Sue Smallwood, a member of the Hinsdale Club.
The Club has everything together and continues to work on membership and many other projects.
A few weeks ago they completed a very successful run walk race that netted them $65,000.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
ORLAND PARK 10/25/07
Well this CHICKEN Kiev was pretty tasty I must say. Chicken??? Did I say good?
Soup, rice and ice cream completed the menu. [not in that order]
The meeting place was the beautiful Silver Lake Country Club.
As I have said before inducting a new member is a special honor for a District Governor and I had that honor today and the
good news continues next week when they bring in the School District Superintendent.
Orland Park has produced a Governor and now an Assistant Governor. The Club has good leadership and is looking at several new projects. Grant application will be forth coming. The Club funded a restoration of an antique barn, build ramps for disabled vets, support for the Blackfeet Indians, safe wheels project and early act just to name a few.
A strong Club with a membership goal of 71, they have 40 PHF and are a 100% sustaining Club.
Soup, rice and ice cream completed the menu. [not in that order]
The meeting place was the beautiful Silver Lake Country Club.
As I have said before inducting a new member is a special honor for a District Governor and I had that honor today and the
good news continues next week when they bring in the School District Superintendent.
Orland Park has produced a Governor and now an Assistant Governor. The Club has good leadership and is looking at several new projects. Grant application will be forth coming. The Club funded a restoration of an antique barn, build ramps for disabled vets, support for the Blackfeet Indians, safe wheels project and early act just to name a few.
A strong Club with a membership goal of 71, they have 40 PHF and are a 100% sustaining Club.
CONFERENCE 08 October 24,07
California Dream'n
The kick off to the District Conference [May 2,3 & 4, 08] in Sheboygan Wisconsin was the theme for the night.
The new Islamorada Fish House that is attached to the Bass Pro Shop in Bolingbrook was the venue.
As with the Installation at the Zoo, we owned the restaurant and bar for the night.
The meal was a really great 12oz rib eye cooked to order or a fabulous Talapia fish with a shrimp topping. [NO CHICKEN].
Social time in the lounge from 6 to 7, dinner 7 to 8 and a great presentation put on by the committee.
The Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center will follow the same idea as the other major events, we will own the Blue Harbor
for those days in May. Rotary will be the only guests.
A new Hotel, all suite, all no smoking, great food, day and evening child care for kids and grand kids, wonderful water park,
a to die for SPA, new programs and new presentations, new members program and much more. Electronic game room,
and a craft shop attached to the hugh indoor water park will thrill and entertain the youngsters as well as the "oldsters".
All registered adults will be given a high quality Conference sport shirt compliments of Harris Bank, for free, mens and women's sizes are available and are on the order form. REGISTER TODAY ON LINE AT rotary6450.org
========REMEMBER THE $100.00 DISCOUNT AND DATED BILLING GOES AWAY ON NOVEMBER 16th============
The kick off to the District Conference [May 2,3 & 4, 08] in Sheboygan Wisconsin was the theme for the night.
The new Islamorada Fish House that is attached to the Bass Pro Shop in Bolingbrook was the venue.
As with the Installation at the Zoo, we owned the restaurant and bar for the night.
The meal was a really great 12oz rib eye cooked to order or a fabulous Talapia fish with a shrimp topping. [NO CHICKEN].
Social time in the lounge from 6 to 7, dinner 7 to 8 and a great presentation put on by the committee.
The Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center will follow the same idea as the other major events, we will own the Blue Harbor
for those days in May. Rotary will be the only guests.
A new Hotel, all suite, all no smoking, great food, day and evening child care for kids and grand kids, wonderful water park,
a to die for SPA, new programs and new presentations, new members program and much more. Electronic game room,
and a craft shop attached to the hugh indoor water park will thrill and entertain the youngsters as well as the "oldsters".
All registered adults will be given a high quality Conference sport shirt compliments of Harris Bank, for free, mens and women's sizes are available and are on the order form. REGISTER TODAY ON LINE AT rotary6450.org
========REMEMBER THE $100.00 DISCOUNT AND DATED BILLING GOES AWAY ON NOVEMBER 16th============
OAKFOREST and MORRIS 10/23/07
The Rotary cruiser traveled to Oak Forest
Lunch was a menu choice and I chose a wonderful Cobb Salad. Their was chicken on the menu, the meeting place is in the beautiful Midlothian Country Club. A private dining room upstairs was perfect.
This Club seems to have it together, good leadership and an active board. Projects and fund raisers in place.
Members also work at the District level
MORRIS
Back to Naperville to pick up Sandy and head toward Morris, traffic was very heavy and it took forever to get there.
We were there on time, I love evening meetings, there is no rush to get back to work.
The meeting place is at the Morris Country Club in a private meeting room.
The meal was one of the best so far.
Double pork chops with cheese potatoes and the most delicious hot rolls not to mention a hot apple cobbler for desert.
The meeting got off to a little bit of a late start, lots of fellowship. Challenged by membership issues as a lot of clubs are.
They are working on a membership increase, the big fund raiser is just around the corner.
Evening meetings allow for a cocktail and fellowship afterward, no one needs to rush back to work. What a great idea.
Lunch was a menu choice and I chose a wonderful Cobb Salad. Their was chicken on the menu, the meeting place is in the beautiful Midlothian Country Club. A private dining room upstairs was perfect.
This Club seems to have it together, good leadership and an active board. Projects and fund raisers in place.
Members also work at the District level
MORRIS
Back to Naperville to pick up Sandy and head toward Morris, traffic was very heavy and it took forever to get there.
We were there on time, I love evening meetings, there is no rush to get back to work.
The meeting place is at the Morris Country Club in a private meeting room.
The meal was one of the best so far.
Double pork chops with cheese potatoes and the most delicious hot rolls not to mention a hot apple cobbler for desert.
The meeting got off to a little bit of a late start, lots of fellowship. Challenged by membership issues as a lot of clubs are.
They are working on a membership increase, the big fund raiser is just around the corner.
Evening meetings allow for a cocktail and fellowship afterward, no one needs to rush back to work. What a great idea.
NASCAR 10/21/07
At times we all visit auctions that our fellow Clubs have, this was a gift for me from Sandy.
Here is the story.
We attended the Darien raffle fund raiser, one of the loud auction items was a "Richard Petty NASCAR Experience"
As a NASCAR fan I thought that it would be cool to do this, however Sandy said don't you dare bid on that [we had bid on
a few things at the silent auction] so I didn't [it would keep piece in the family]. What I didn't know was that she was
bidding on it and I didn't even know it [she was sitting next to me] and she was the high bid.
We made a reservation for October 21st at the Joliet Speedway for 11AM.
We arrived early to the sound of 750 horsepower engines in the air, the excitement was building, we signed in and looked
for a bathroom [found] everything was better now. We watched as people took "ride arounds" this is where a person can ride
around the track for 3 laps with a professional driver at 165 MPH WOW!
I would be a DRIVER however.
The training is interesting and needed. They show you a film and explain that you can't "burn rubber". After that you and 9
other would be drivers hop in a Chevy van to tour the track. The tour includes such information as to when to accelerate
and when to slow, all marked by large orange rubber cones. The second time around in the van they explain the meaning
of the signal flags along with your pit speed and shift points [yes they are 4 speed stick shifts].
After putting on a fire safety suit and getting fitted for a helmut we were ready to wait around a little more.
There were the final instructions that were needed and then it was my turn.
Getting in the car was the first challenge [there are no doors you know] right leg thru the window and on the floor grab the roll bar and swing your left leg in, slide your butt towards the windshield and slip into the seat.
Next is the 5 point seat belt [I haven't had one of these on since I was racing sports cars many years ago] 5 point you say?
One over each shoulder one from each side for your legs and one up the center to keep you from sliding under the
steering wheel. There is also the HANS device [Head restraint system] it helps you keep your head on in a crash as well as
up when driving, the "G" force on turns is terrific you can't hold your head up. I start the engine, 750 HP throb under the hood just waiting to go, we have to wait for traffic to clear and then we are motioned to go. My instructor is in the car in front of me and I am in a bright metallic blue car that is Kurt Bush's #2 I accelerate up to 4,000 RPM and shift to 2nd 4,000 again and into 3rd out on to the track as we approach turn two we continue to accelerate to 7,000 RPM about 120 MPH, shift to 4th pedal to the metal, follow that car stay two to three car lengths behind at 140MPH=8 laps of the most fun you can imagine, slow to 110 then back to 140, I have a new respect for NASCAR drivers, they must have massive upper body strength. I drove 8 laps about 12 miles and the professional driver races for 500 miles,
I can't imagine the strain on the body.
This was the experience of a lifetime===I hope she gets it again!!!
Go ahead try it!!
Here is the story.
We attended the Darien raffle fund raiser, one of the loud auction items was a "Richard Petty NASCAR Experience"
As a NASCAR fan I thought that it would be cool to do this, however Sandy said don't you dare bid on that [we had bid on
a few things at the silent auction] so I didn't [it would keep piece in the family]. What I didn't know was that she was
bidding on it and I didn't even know it [she was sitting next to me] and she was the high bid.
We made a reservation for October 21st at the Joliet Speedway for 11AM.
We arrived early to the sound of 750 horsepower engines in the air, the excitement was building, we signed in and looked
for a bathroom [found] everything was better now. We watched as people took "ride arounds" this is where a person can ride
around the track for 3 laps with a professional driver at 165 MPH WOW!
I would be a DRIVER however.
The training is interesting and needed. They show you a film and explain that you can't "burn rubber". After that you and 9
other would be drivers hop in a Chevy van to tour the track. The tour includes such information as to when to accelerate
and when to slow, all marked by large orange rubber cones. The second time around in the van they explain the meaning
of the signal flags along with your pit speed and shift points [yes they are 4 speed stick shifts].
After putting on a fire safety suit and getting fitted for a helmut we were ready to wait around a little more.
There were the final instructions that were needed and then it was my turn.
Getting in the car was the first challenge [there are no doors you know] right leg thru the window and on the floor grab the roll bar and swing your left leg in, slide your butt towards the windshield and slip into the seat.
Next is the 5 point seat belt [I haven't had one of these on since I was racing sports cars many years ago] 5 point you say?
One over each shoulder one from each side for your legs and one up the center to keep you from sliding under the
steering wheel. There is also the HANS device [Head restraint system] it helps you keep your head on in a crash as well as
up when driving, the "G" force on turns is terrific you can't hold your head up. I start the engine, 750 HP throb under the hood just waiting to go, we have to wait for traffic to clear and then we are motioned to go. My instructor is in the car in front of me and I am in a bright metallic blue car that is Kurt Bush's #2 I accelerate up to 4,000 RPM and shift to 2nd 4,000 again and into 3rd out on to the track as we approach turn two we continue to accelerate to 7,000 RPM about 120 MPH, shift to 4th pedal to the metal, follow that car stay two to three car lengths behind at 140MPH=8 laps of the most fun you can imagine, slow to 110 then back to 140, I have a new respect for NASCAR drivers, they must have massive upper body strength. I drove 8 laps about 12 miles and the professional driver races for 500 miles,
I can't imagine the strain on the body.
This was the experience of a lifetime===I hope she gets it again!!!
Go ahead try it!!
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