Special Edition (Oct 21, 2026)

Pearls of the Club

The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.

- Albert Schweitzer

Announcements

Mark Your Calendar!

End Polio Now Walk

Meet us this Saturday, October 24th at 10 am at Port Clinton (near Walker Brothers)

we'll walk to Central and McGovern.

November Social - Game Night!

There's nothing like a game of Family Feud to prep you for the Thanksgiving holiday!

Thursday, November 19th 5:30p

Day of Giving!

Sorters and Packers needed!

December 3rd and 4th

(Dec 5th delivery)

Annual Holiday Party!

Thursday, December 3rd at 5:30p

at Dale and Karla Mugler's

More details to come.

Shop N Drop!!!!

Guests and Visiting Rotarians

9/22 Guest Speaker - Dr, Monica Schroeder

D112 Board Members Meliisa Itkin,

Jenny Butler, Art Kessler, Bennett Lasko,

Lisa Hirsh, and Lori Fink

Club Guests, Carole Lazarus & Karla Mugler,

Steve and Linda Lager

10/20 Guest Speaker - Dr. Chala Holland

D113 Board member, Rick Heineman

Club Guests, Carole Lazarus

Happy Dollars

On September, 22nd

Doris Xie, Phil Lazarus. Len Tenner, Eric Ephtrain and Neil Dahlmann were happy to welcome our Guest Speaker, Dr. Monica Schroeder and D112 board members, Melissa Itkin, Jenny Butler, Art Kessler, Bennett Lasko, and Lisa Hirsch along with guests, Steve and Linda Lager, Karla Mugler and Carole Lazarus.

You don't have to wait until meeting day to share your happiness! Click on the yellow box below, donate your happy dollars and then email Mary Beth at hphwrotary@gmail.com and tell her what you're happy about!

The Day's Program

Kenzie MacKillop has spent 11 years with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). He shared with the club the beginnings of the Feed My Starving Childrenl. Her are the bulletin points from his presentation:

•Christian 501(c)3 non-profit devoted to seeing all children fed in Body and Spirit

•5 scientifically-formulated meal formulas, primary meals are: children/adults, weaning infants, anti-diarrheal

•Over 5 billion meals provided since 1987, strong in-country parternships mean 99.7% arrive safely

•Volunteers fund and pack meals, 88% of all donations go directly to the feeding program

In FY 25/26

•FEEDING KIDS: 382 million meals provided around the globe

•FEEDING SPIRITS: 1.2 million unique volunteers at 8 permanent sites and MobilePacks around the country

•EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES: FMSC Marketplace supports 14,959 livelihoods, Community-Led Programs in Philippines, Uganda, and Haiti

Pack with us:www.fmsc.org/volunteer

Donate:

•FMSC is a recipient of Charity Navigator’s top rating for 20 years

•88% of donations go to feeding program

Shop Our Online Marketplace
www.Fmscmarketplace.org

This and That

Our 2026 Interact Seniors Night

AmazonSmile Donations!!!

Good news! AmazonSmile is now available in the Amazon Shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones. You can use the copy and assets below to share the news with your supporters.

AmazonSmile customers can now support Rotary Club of Highland Park- Highwood in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.

Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process

If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app, update your app. Click here for instructions.

You can help raise money for our club by simply shopping on Amazon!

Everyday is a great day to get something special for yourself or someone you love and also give our club a boost by reminding you to shop at smile.amazon.com, and Amazon will donate to Rotary Club of Highland Park- Highwood when you shop!

Shop at smile.amazon.com and AmazonSmile donates to Rotary Club of Highland Park- Highwood at no cost to you!

Click on the link below:

#StartWithaSmile at smile.amazon.com/ch/36-2957334 for your holiday gifts and Amazon donates to Rotary Club of Highland Park-Highwood.