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Jan 25, 2021 11:30 AM
Feb 01, 2021 11:30 AM
Feb 08, 2021
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Pearls of the Club
We cannot put off living until we are ready.
- Jose Ortega y Gasset
Notes From the January 11th Meeting
President Dale Mugler opened the meeting by greeting members and our guest speaker, Carolyn Hersch. We recited the Four Way Test. 
 
 
Service Opportunities on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday January 18, 2021. We will be collecting donations and put together personal care items like toothpaste, etc., "I Care" Packets for PADS (Providing Advocacy Dignity and Shelter). If you have donations, you can notify Ghida or bring them to the HPCC on Monday, January 18, 2021 between NOON to 2 PM. The donated items will them be driven up to PADS of Lake County in Waukegan. Only one more driver is needed.  Please contact Ghida Neukirch at 847-926-1003 or Dale Mugler at dalemugler@gmail.com.
 
PADS Wish List 
hand sanitizer
latex gloves
toilet paper
cleaning supplies
men's and women's sweatshirts and sweatpants (new, please)
travel size spray bottles
microwave safe single serve food containers
bottled water
chips/pretzels/snacks
grocery store gift cards
fast food gift cards
 
 
Guests and Visiting Rotarians
Carolyn Hersch, CHP Business Development Manager,  Speaker
The Day's Program
Our Speaker, Carolyn Hersch, has been the Business Development Manager for Highland Park for 15 years. She is an advocate in all areas of business development in the City. Today, Carolyn focused on the City's response to the the businesses during this pandemic. 
 
After conducting a study of the impact of COVID-19 on business, Carolyn and her team assessed the immediate challenges and needs to help them reopen. First, they notified businesses of state and local Executive Orders and any updates and guidelines. Next they encouraged property owners to offer rent relief assistance. Designated reserved parking spaces were created for convenient curbside service to help increase sales. Also, the team provided reopening preparedness assistance to businesses with PPE, resources for cleaning products and best practices for a safe reopening.
 
Outdoor expansion was going to be critical for many of the restaurants and other businesses, so the city established a no fee temporary permit application and then expedited the more than 50 applications within 24 - 48 hours. They also worked with businesses for creative and collaborative ideas to adapt their site plans (tents, igloos, heaters and fire pits).
 
In the Ravinia District, Carolyn and her team helped facilitate socially distanced activities and events on Roger Williams Avenue. For Downtown HP, they created a marketplace - think of it like HP's own Amazon. Other assistance to market local business they created a website, used social media and digital kiosks. You may recall seeing and partaking in: #BYOBlanket, Shop the Block and At Your Service, Business of the Week and National Food and Drink Holidays.
 
Carolyn also established a Financial Assistance for Retailers and Restaurants (FARR) Grant .It has total budget is $25,000 designed to help offset expenses related to creating safe and comfortable environments during the pandemic. They are 50/50 matching grants that provided $5,000 for retailers and $10,000 for restaurants. To be eligible, the primary operation must be retail sale of goods and merchandise and has a net worth of less than $2M and showing less than average of $200,000 in profit per year for two consecutive years after taxes. These businesses must be located in commercial property within CHP. If a business receiving this money move out of the city, there is a claw back provision. FARR Grant eligible(from August 15, 2020 - December 31, 2021) expenses include: sanitizers and dispensers, cleaning equipment, barriers, air purification/filtration systems, tents and outdoor furniture, signage, touchless features and marketing.
 
Other business development activities include the attraction of 53 new businesses and 40 corporate employees to the Ravinia District. The City has begun the first phase of streetscape furniture installation. The City has also amended zoning codes like eliminating Pedestrian Oriented Shopping Overlay restriction requiring retail business in ground floor spaces; allow additional business uses in the Central Business District (CBD) and allowing residential development in certain location within the CBD. Other projects in the hopper, include a comprehensive plan for the Crossroads Subarea, and Briergate cleanup of invasive species.
 
New developments are Albion at Highland Park (1850  Green Bay Road) and Albion at Renaissance Place (1849 Green Bay Road) which are both 5 story multi-family projects; Oakwood Residences at Mulberry Place is a 5 story, 20 unit multi-family project; Atria Senior Housing at Central and Deerfield will a three story assisted living and memory care facility. Ravinia Crossing at 555 Roger Williams is a 4 story, 30 unit residential mixed use project with ground floor commercial space.
 
Post-pandemic, Carolyn plans on an overhaul of the Business District Development Strategic Plan by assessing the business landscape and its strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
 
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This and That
Our 2020 Golf Outing Sponsors - Thank you SO much!
 
180 Engineering
Aligned Modern Health
Benjamin Moore
Berardi Family
Castino Financial
Tom Dee
Divinci Painters
Eric Ephraim
First Bank of Highland Park
Galaxie Professional Cleaning Services
Mike Gamson
David Grinnell
Home Court Advantage
Joel Hirsch
Idelwood Electric Supply
JC Licht Paint Stores
John Johnson
Phil Lazarus
Kevin McDonough
Miha Bodytec
Dale Mugler
Paul Mugler
Paul Munk
Brian Romes
Sunset Foods
Len Tenner
Doris Xie
 
 
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.
  1. Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
  2. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
  3. 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rotary Foundation
 
Director Community Service
 
Director International Service
 
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Fellowship Chair
 
Virtual Meeting Coordinator
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Henry Kohn
January 7
 
Len Tenner
January 16
 
Rick Nelson
January 29
 
Russell Hampton
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