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Nacy will share with us first hand her experinece fighting polio.​

I was growing up on the southwest side of Chicago. In August of 1954, when I was 7, I became very ill with general malaise and flu like symptoms. Shortly after I became ill, I tried to get out of bed and I couldn’t. I was eventually taken to Contagious Diseases Hospital, where I stayed for probably a week. I was then transferred to the children’s Sarah Morris wing of Michael Reese Hospital, where I was hospitalized for two months. Then my journey to recovery began...

 

 

Profile of a Graduate, a collection of capabilities or qualities that characterize Glenbard graduates.

The Justice Debate League coaches debate teams in prisons across the nation. THey are currently working locally to get a team started at the DuPage County Jail. 

Learn more at justicedebateleague.org

Boards from 2018/19 and the board fo 2019/20 will meet at Glen Oak Country Club

• Retired U.S. Army 1st. Lt. - 1st female American soldier to lose a limb in active duty in Iraq - Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient.
• 2016 Paralympic Bronze Medalist – Triathlon
• 3-Time World Champion, 2-Time Paralympian

Suzanne has been a member of the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club since 2008 where she has served as President (2012-2013)  International Chair and Membership Chair. She has led a Vocational Training Team to Guatemala to introduce the health benefits of soy products and microenterprise skills to women in Sumpango, Sacatepequez, Guatemala.  Recently, she and her husband Mark, also a member of BBRC, participated in a Friendship Exchange to South Africa where they met our District 6440 Global Grant partners and can vouch for the great stewards they are of our funds. Suzanne received the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club’s President’s Citation for Outstanding Service and Dedication Award (2015- 2016) and the District 6440 Shining Light Award in recognition of humanitarian service (2015). She was Rotarian of the Year (2011) and during her presidency the club received the Presidential Citation. In District leadership Suzanne has been an Assistant Governor serving Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg AM and Lake Zurich clubs and is currently the district Community Services Advisory Chair. Suzanne is a member of the Paul Harris Society and both she and her husband are multiple Paul Harris Fellows. We welcome her to this next level of district leadership.