Subject: Community Service Meeting – Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club

Date: January 6, 2009

Location: 9028 Forestview RoadEvanston, IL60203

Attendance:

Neil Gambow, Steve Carlson, Kate Collinson, Mary Johns, Don Gwinn, Steve Goranson,John Wold , Ann Searles, John Searles

Guest: Carl Romm, Eagle Scout candidate fromBS Troop #3 in Evanston

Discussion:

  1. Updated the status of our District Simplified Grant for distributing used computers to needy families. Lisa Nigrohas identified a new project that will meet the objectives of the original grant which can not be completed as approved. John Searles is sending an Interim Report to Charlotte Ogorek to update District 6440 on the project status, requesting approval of a July 1 completion date for the grant.John Wold volunteered to work on the development and implementation of the new project.
  2. The committee reviewed and commented on Neil Gambow’s revisions to the “Request for Funding” application. After changes, a draft will be e-mailed to the committee members for final comments with a target of having a final draft ready for approval at the next committee meeting.
  3. A time line for the grant awarding process was presented and discussed. We are planning to make the Community Service Grants at the June 2nd club meeting.
  4. The GrantInterest Forms for club members will be distributed on January 20th.
  5. The publicity sub-committee chair is not yet identified.
  6. Don Gwinn will head up the Rebuilding Together activities with Bill Vernon. Steve Goranson asked to be involved with the planning.

Action:

  1. Voted $300 for the Boy Scout, Carl Romm, for funding forhis Eagle Scout project of building storage boxes for the Evanston Ecology Center’s ‘Access To Fishing” program and for tools used in the community garden program. A report and presentation will be expected.

Next Meeting:

The next meeting will be Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 5:00pm at the Searles’ home, 9028 Forestview Road.

John Searles, Community Service Committee Chair

1-10-09