The Rotaract Club of Northwestern University

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Evanston Lighthouse, District 6440

Wednesday, December 08, 2021

1. Co-Presidents
a. Thanksgiving Holiday Charity Party benefiting the Rotaract Club of Chicago
i. Sat, Nov 20, 7:30-midnight
ii. 63 E Lake St. Chicago, IL
iii. 25$ donation, RSVP required, cocktail acquire
b. Amanda from Teach for America
i. Provides training to be a teacher for 2 years in underprivileged area
ii. Shortage of good teachers
iii. You get paid full salary by the school

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 iv. The application is very competitive (10%)
c. Harold Bauer
i. Visit from a Rotarian (International Service Chair)
ii. Be very specific on what the money is spent on
iii. Can Rotary members go on the trip?
1. We’ll let you know, very difficult with a huge group
iv. We put some money toward the trip, but not all
d. Golf Road Cleanup
i. Part of Adopt a Highway
ii. We need a means of transportation
iii. Coffee and donuts
iv. McCormick and Golf
e. New Orleans
i. If enough people go, then we can drive down the price a lot
ii. Buy tickets by December 15th
iii. May 20/21
f. Future for Faso
i. We could make this a club project
ii. We have a lot of people in this project
g. Final Meeting during Reading Week
2. International Service Chair
a. Taste of Peru Dinner
i. December 2, leave the campus at 6
ii. If you are interested in dinner, let us know

3. Co-Community Service Chairs

a. Salvation Army gift wrapping dates
i. Sign up for 2 hour slot
ii. At Barnes and Nobles
iii. Nov 20-24
b. Sign up for the weekly volunteering next year cause you know your schedule now
c. Campus Kitchens
i. Every Sunday, 2:45pm ~ 3:45pm
d. Start planning Michigan State later

4. Professional Development Chair

a. Terracycle: boxes in dorms
i. Collecting candy wrappers and stuff
b. Garbage

5. Co-International Liaisons
a. Send out applications
i. Due the first week of December
ii. Know who’s going by New Year’s
b. Modular homes
c. Peru trip March 21-25 (Spring break!)
 d. We work with Pisco Sin Fronteras
i. Waiting to hear back about some stuff

6. Fundraising Chair
a. 670$ total from concessions
b. Basketball games
i. Smaller and less profitable
c. Bdubs – we’re going to get the check
d. Better World Books
i. Send departments emails again
ii. We need to get 200 people to do the Facebook event
iii. Get boxes in every dorm
e. Send out letters to people and Rotary Clubs
i. Give Kimmy your address (campus and home) so that she can send out letters
and get money

7. Treasurer
a. Checks made out to Northwestern University

8. Secretary

9. Webmaster