Rotary Club of Deerfield - Box 156 - Deerfield,
IL 60015
May 15, 2008
Club #3115 - Chartered 20
November, 1930
Don Eldredge, pilot, friend, Rotarian
Don Eldredge, a 23-year
member of the Deerfield Rotary, and a former World War II bomber pilot and
prisoner of war, passed away Monday, May 12. He will be missed by all who knew
him.
Don was inducted into the Army Air
Force on Nov. 10, 1941,
and after almost a year of training and preparation, began flying bombing
missions as copilot of a B-17 “Flying Fortress” out of a base in England.
On his second mission to bomb a German submarine base, his plane was shot down
off the coast of France.
Don became one of the first 50 U.S. Air Force officers taken prisoner by the
Third Reich, eventually incarcerated at the famous Stalag Luft III, from which the “Great Escape” took
place. He and his fellow “kriegies” as they were called survived two and a half
years before Patton’s Army liberated them from Moosburg camp on April 29, 1945.
After his discharge from the Air
Force, Don worked in the publishing industry. He joined the Rotary Club in
October 1984. Don is survived by his children Joan, Martha, Laurel, Jill
and Don. A memorial service will be held 7
p.m. Sunday, May 18 at the First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield. 824 Waukegan Road, Deerfield.
Today’s speaker is John Sullivan, Driver Training
Instructor at Deerfield
High School, who will
talk about student reactions to our drunk buster glasses and golf cart
donation. Program arranged by Barbara Struthers.
Future Programs Arranged for Us by Our Members:
May 22 − Carol Spielman, County
Board representative, presents What a
Constitutional Convention would mean for Illinois.
Program arranged by Barbara Struthers.
May 29 − Remembering When (fire safety reminder) by Ray
Larson of the Fire Protection District and Linda Anderson of the Deerfield Park
District. Program arranged by Jack Gagne.
June 5 − Jessica Cantarelli, Content Specialist for Pioneer
Press’ Neighborhood Circle
explains what it is and what she does. Program arranged by Arnie Grahl.
(Please remember to
inform Mary Pergander and the Pinion
ASAP when you have upcoming programs so we can keep everyone informed. Thanks.)
Other Important Dates to
Remember
June 7− Three Guys and a Truck. The
annual food collection event for the West
Deerfield Township food pantry. Corporate and business sponsors
are welcome
June
8 − Rotary District 6440 Day at the Lake to Eradicate Polio, 5K run/walk and family picnic
June
12 −
Deerfield Rotary Club annual picnic. Food, family and fun in the great
outdoors. George Balis will be the program for that day “All About mosquitoes.”
Rotarians come for the usual lunch price, guests $10. Bring your family.
June 20 − Club golf outing (9 holes) and
installation dinner for President Elect Chuck Frieman. Takes the place of our
weekly meeting.
June 25 −Installation Dinner for incoming
District Governor Pam Kerr at the Michigan Shores Club.
July 4 − Annual Fourth of July race. Sponsors needed. If your business wants to be a
sponsor, or if you know someone who wants to do this, let Tom Healy or Bob Franz know. Proceeds from the
race go to Family Days and other
charitable causes.
Club Service Assignments For The Next Six Weeks are
listed below:
Date Greeter Invocation Fun&Frolic Arrange
Prog.
5/15 Grahl Gagne Frieman Frieman
5/22 Gregory Healy Celik Struthers
5/29 Lomoro Joseph Johnson Gagne
6/05 Milota Morrison Pergander Grahl
6/12 Street Rbacher Revesz Picnic
6/19 Struthers Wolff Austin Healy
John and Emerald Sciaretta will be joining our club as honorary members. John and Emerald are
employed at Italian Kitchen, where John is the manager. John spent two years
at St. John’s
Military Academy
and two years at Kendall College, the very excellent Culinary Arts and Hospitality
Management school in downtown Chicago.
Emerald graduated from Lane
Tech High
school, and before starting her work at the
Italian Kitchen was a dog trainer for 4 years at “Peter & the Wolf”, a dog training facility for abused and
neglected dogs.
Stan Rundell will be honored for his long service as chair of the Emergency Services
Disaster Agency by the Deerfield village board
at the regular board meeting on 7:30
p.m. Monday, May 19.
Every Rotarian Every Year: With
all of the disasters that are occurring in the world, please consider donating
to the Rotary Foundation. Rotary clubs
in developed areas work with clubs in areas where there is need to provide aid
without the interference of governments.
Chuck Frieman’s installation dinner will be Friday, June 20. No meeting June 19. Chuck wants EVERYONE to
play golf prior to his installation, even if you’re not a golfer. Rotarians
come to the installation dinner for the price of the regular lunch; guests $30.
