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September First Friday on September First!
Kingston Lanes
Sep 01, 2023
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Rotary Public Image Committee
Sofie's Whiskey and Wine
Sep 20, 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
 
Rotary Public Image Committee
Sofie's Whiskey and Wine
Oct 18, 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
 
Rotary Public Image Committee
Sofie's Whiskey and Wine
Nov 15, 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
 
Rotary Public Image Committee
Sofie's Whiskey and Wine
Dec 20, 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
 
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Speakers
Sep 01, 2023
Club Business
Sep 08, 2023
Mexican Independence Day
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News
Area Make-ups
 
Wednesday
Rotary Club of Crystal Lake Dawnbreakers, 6:30AM @ Country Inn & Suites, 600 Tracy Trail, Crystal Lake, IL

Rotary Club of Algonquin, 7:30AM @ Port Edward Restaurant, 20 W Algonquin Rd, Algonquin, IL
Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills, Second Wednesday of the month 12:00PM @ Boulder Country Club, 350 Boulder Dr, Lake in the Hills, IL

Thursday
Rotary Club of McHenry, 12:00PM @ Buddyz Pizza, 1138 N Green St, McHenry, IL
Rotary Club of Cary-Grove, 7:30AM @ Cary Park District, 255 Briargate Rd, Cary, IL
Rotary Club of Huntley, 7:30AM 1st &  3rd Thursdays @ Village Inn Family Restaurant, 11713 E. Main St., Huntley, IL
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Make-Up Online

Rotary eClub One
How To Complete A Make-Up

1

Read a variety of current articles in our Programs section and/or choose articles from our Archived Programs list and/or information from our Avenues of Service pages. You will be required to answer questions.  There is space on the makeup request form for up to three articles to be reviewed, however you will need to read more than three to meet your 30 minute visit obligation.

2

At the end of your 30 minute visit click on Make-up Request Form from the drop-down menu at top of page OR the bottom of each make-up program.

3

Read Makeup Request Form carefully, and follow instructions. A Make-Up Form will appear once you press the SUBMIT button (one time only) and an email copy will be sent to the email address you provided.

PRINT YOUR MAKE-UP FORM

Once your make-up appears, if you know the email address, you can also click on File, Send and email a copy to your club secretary.


Here is the link:  http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/
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2023 – 2024 Officers
President - Breanne Pfrank Wicker
President-Elect - Laura Cullotta
Treasurer - Roscoe Stelford
Secretary - Joe McDonough
Immediate Past President - Dave Byrnes

Directors
Garrett Anderson (Club Service)
Joe Starzynski (Youth Exchange Officer)
Jackie Speciale (Community Service)
Phil McKown (International Service)
Peter Knapp (Vocational Service)
 
 
                                                                               
Date
Greeter
Writer
Sept 1 2023
Scott B. John B.
Sept 8, 2023 Lynn F. Natalie Z.
Sept 15, 2023 Denise G. P.  Luke L.
Remember, as Greeter this week, you need to arrive at the Country Club early to register visiting Rotarians, and guests (collect guest lunch fee of $18.00).  You also provide the pre-meal prayer, check attendance, announce guests and visiting Rotarians, manage the marble drawing and provide "Fun & Frolics."  If you are unable to fulfill your greeter obligation, please contact the next person in the greeter rotation to take your place.
 
Stories
Singapore Swing
I'm just catching up to this month's Rotary magazine which is about the 2024 International Convention hosted in Singapore. The header at the bottom was "Singapore Swing" which I read as Singapore Sling. I have heard of the Singapore Sling, but didn't know anything about it. I skimmed the article but did not see any reference to a Singapore Sling, so I turned to the internet, which is never wrong, to pursue a rabbit hole Google search on the Singapore Sling and then the Raffles Hotel. I view this as helpful research to support our future District Governor. 
 
The drink was developed sometime before 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon a bartender at the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel. Although it is said, no published recipe is the same. The current recipe is pulled from notes left at the time and the memories of the bartenders. In the 1980s in the US, the cocktail made with fresh ingredients was replaced by prefab drink mixes and slushy drinks. The Singapore Sling was originally called a gin sling, and there are variations of it including the Chinatown Sling and the Straits Sling.

According to Liquour.com the recipe for a Singapore Sling is:

  • 3/4 ounce gin

  • 1/4 ounce Benedictine

  • 1/4 ounce Grand Marnier

  • 1/4 ounce Heering cherry liqueur

  • 1 ounce pineapple juice

  • 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed

  • 1 dash Angostura bitters

  • Club soda, chilled, to top

  • Garnish: orange slice

  • Garnish: cherry

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The Raffles Hotel
To continue my helpful research for Marlene, I looked on the Rotary website to see if the Raffles Hotel was one of the official convention hotels. Unfortunately the website kept spinning so I moved on, going straight to the hotel's website for information. The Raffles Hotel began as a private beach house in the 1830's and become the Hotel in the 1880's. It recently underwent an extensive renovation.
 
It does have rooms available during the convention. There are two options - with a one way limo ride or with an included breakfast. They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day so I went with that. For just 1,787.29 SGD ($1,322.69 US) per night, Marlene and Hugh can stay at the Raffles during the convention. Now, that may seem a little pricey, but if they book for two night minimum, they get - 
 
– Daily sumptuous breakfast for two at Tiffin Room
– Complimentary S$50 Raffles Boutique credit once per stay
– Complimentary S$200 Food & Beverage credit once per stay
– Refreshing Singapore Sling as welcome drink
– Enlightening History tour with our Resident Historian
– Enjoy 15% off at Raffles Spa, Raffles Boutique, and Floral Boutique by Raffles
– Enjoy a complimentary 60-minute usage of the thermal facilities at Raffles Spa and join our weekly wellness activities, developed to achieve a healthy and purposeful life.
 
If they want to bring Will, Emmy and Sam, the Raffles offers a "personalized range of amenities, day-time activities and bedtime stories specially curated for them."
 
And they can always hit The Long Bar after a full day of conventioning. 
 
 
 
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First Friday!!
Kick off the holiday weekend (for those of you who are retired - its Labor Day Weekend, so don't go to the mailbox on Monday and your trash pickup is pushed back a day.) with a some fellowship and fun at our monthly First Friday. As always bring friends, family and perhaps even a prospective Rotarian.
 
This month we gather at Kingston Lanes - the weather is looking good - so plan to be outside. And let's see if Scott can make us a Singapore Sling or two. We can put them on Marlene's tab in honor of her upcoming trip and my exhaustive research.
"Service Above Self"
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