Our guest speaker today (our first hybrid meeting) was Erik Spande, President, Illinois Prairie Path.
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August 5 meeting is being held at the fair grounds
Aug 05, 2020
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
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Rotary Club of Wheaton A.M.
Come join us. You are always welcome as our guest for breakfast!
Great start to a great day the Rotary Club of Wheaton A.M. way!
We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 7:00 AM
Currently meeting via Zoom. Contact Club President for details. Physical meetings in Red Oak Room at
27W270 Mack Road
Wheaton, IL 60189
United States of America
Wheaton, IL 60189
United States of America
1. E-mail: click any of the Executives & Directors listed on the left side of this home screen
2. Mail: P.O. Box 91, Wheaton, IL 60187-0091
Today, our guest speaker was Joe Podlasek, CEO of the Trickster Cultural Center in Schaumburg, IL [https://www.tricksterculturalcenter.org/]
Today, our guest speaker was Brett Weiss from the Rotary Club of Naperville, and founder of the Weiss Scholarship Foundation.
Today, our guest speaker was Dr. Richard Jorgensen. DuPage County Coroner. 
Today, our guest speaker was Shefali Trivedi. Executive Director of Giving DuPage
Today. our guest speaker was John Rutledge, club member a
nd city councilman. He was joined by Mike Dzugan, City Manager
nd city councilman. He was joined by Mike Dzugan, City ManagerToday, our guest speaker was Kaitlyn Blaha. Kaitlyn is a student at St. Francis High School. 
Today, our guest speaker was Nancy Dorsman, Outreach Coordinator with the Humanitarian Service Project. 
Our speaker was club member, Charles Kyle, District 200 Ass't. Superintendent - Administration . His subject was the ALICE active shooter program in the District. 
Today, our guests were the student members of Show Choir under the direction of Kassie Krause. 
Today, it was our pleasure to welcome Rob Wilkinson, CEO of the Ryall YMCA
Today, our guest speakers were Andrew and Tonya Parravano, proprietors of Andrew's Garden, 131 W. Wesley St., Wheaton.
Today, our guest speaker was Jon Becker, author of The Flunked-Out Professor: Six Steps to Turn Your Big Failure Into Bigger Success.
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Today, our guest speaker was club member Katie Sivak, Director - Organizational Engagement and Community Health with the B. R. Ryall YMCA of Northwestern DuPage County. Today, our guest speaker was Matthew Larson Executive Director of the Wheaton Sanitary District. .jpg)
Today, our guest speakers from Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 were Dr. Chris Silagi, Asst. Supt,-Student Services, and club member Dr. Charlie Kyle, Asst. Supt.-Administration. 
Today, out guest speaker was Mark Doles, Interim Executive Director of the DuPage Airport Authority
Today, our guest speakers were Jen Bystry and Pamela Paulson from Bridge Communities. The mission of Bridge Communities is to transition homeless families to self-sufficiency by working with partners to provide mentoring, housing, and supportive services. Through the help of their program partners and supporters, Bridge Communities provides free transitional housing to 137 homeless DuPage County families each year.
The faces of homelessness: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?Information about Bridge can be found on their website: https://www.bridgecommunities.org/index.html
Our guest speaker today was Chad Padigo representing DuPage PADS
The solution to end homelessness is more complex than providing individuals with food and shelter. Founded in 1985, DuPagePads is the largest provider of interim and permanent housing, coupled with support services in order to help individuals work toward becoming self-sufficient. These vital support services enable the individuals PADS helps to receive case management and life coaching, employment support such as job coaching, as well as engagement with employers—effectively stopping the cycle of homelessness.
PADS greatly relies on community support, and needs volunteers at the overnight shelters, fund raising events, and at the Wheaton Service Center.
Website: https://dupagepads.org
Donka provides computer training and job readiness services to persons with physical, visual, and limited learning disabilities. To learn more, visit their website: https://donkainc.org/
Our club is proud to have been a supporter of Donka's mission since 1991. Today, Leanne Vos, Executive Director at Donka (on the left) was our guest speaker, and Kaitlyn Wild (right), club Philanthropy Chair, presented our current donation. 
Today, our guest speaker was Maryann Loncar, Sales Consultant with Pulte Homes at the Loretto Club development. This secluded, planned 48 home development is situated between the Chicago Golf Club and Seven Gable Park. Pulte offers four ranch styles and two two story styles with pricing starting in the mid-$500's.
Today, our guest speaker was Scott McKay with the DuPage County Clerk's Election Division. There is a shortage of election judges, and Scott addressed the requirements and training involved in becoming a judge. Illinois Statutes require Judges' to complete training courses and pass a written examination in each two-year appointment period. A school of instruction and training session is conducted for this purpose. Prospective judges of election will receive a handbook and a home study review test prior to the school of instruction. All Judges must attend and satisfactorily complete the course or complete the online training & testing offered before each election in order to receive extra compensation for each election served
Today, our guest speaker was Debbie Venezia from Arts DuPage. Operating under the umbrella of the DuPage Foundation, Arts DuPage serves as an arts champion, dedicated to sparking the art lover deep inside everyone. Their website: https://www.artsdupage.org/ is a one-stop directory for all things art in the county. You can search for a wide variety of local events, and find area artists & 
venues
venuesLong just a dream, today the playground was formally dedicated. Our club, together with many individuals and community organizations were pulled together by the PTA to make it a reality. 
Today, it was our pleasure to welcome back Kay McKeen as our guest speaker. Kay is the Founder and Executive Director of School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education (SCARCE). Much of her presentation deal with the issue of proper recycling: what is and is not eligible for curbside recycling.
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