Dr. William “Bill” Mohlenbrock ’61 recently published a book titled “The Handbook of Healthcare Value – How Self-Insured Employers and Employees Can Contain US Healthcare Costs”. It provides a great overview of how our current healthcare costs have grown so drastically and provides some innovative ideas for how they can be controlled. As a healthcare consumer, I found Bill’s book very interesting and helpful for understanding the motivations that are driving different players and hopeful that there are ways that things can get better. If you are an executive with a self-insured company, a hospital administrator or staff member or a physician you’ll find this particularly valuable – https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Healthcare-Value-Self-Insured-Employers-ebook/dp/B07JKF1NC4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548879827&sr=8-1&keywords=the+handbook+of+healthcare+value

Tom Schreiber ’82 asked me to share the following… great work Tom!!

Hi Dane,

I’m with a non-profit out of Barrington called Rahab’s Daughters that rescues girls and women out of sex trafficking (forced prostitution, forced dancing in strip clubs). They set up a new chapter in the Super Bowl city each year – 43 women and kids were rescued in Minneapolis before last year’s Super Bowl. Longer term, we provide shelter and services to help the women integrate back into society. I’ll be in Atlanta starting Jan 25 helping with the operation. 

To me, the shocking thing is 11 kids were rescued last year. They had been living in cars and dangerous places.

The big need we have is providing housing for the women after the rescue. We have a Safe House set up for the first few days, but safe accommodations are needed for several weeks for 40-50 people. I’m trying to raise $10,000 so we can strike a deal with Atlanta area extended-stay hotels. As of today we’re about halfway there including a couple large verbal commitments. Could you spread the word to our ATO network? Several of the brothers already stepped up. And any amount helps. 

Thanks!

Tom Schreiber ’82
https://www.gofundme.com/tom039s-campaign-for-rahab039s-daughters

RSVP today for event to support Alderman Tom Tunney ’77 on February 19 (note that this is a change from our original schedule due to the cold weather in Chicago) at Sidebar Grille (221 N. Lasalle), 4:30-7:30pm – https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d2/default.aspx?wid=153930

Here’s a link to more information

November 1, 2018

Dear Gamma Zeta Alumni Brethren:

One of the projects needing my attention, as the new House Corporation President for our Gamma Zeta Chapter, was to review and update our corporate Articles of Incorporation and corresponding Bylaws.

Enter the 4th Annual 2018 “Last Tau Standing” NFL Survivor Pool today!!

• Test your NFL picking skills against Gamma Zetas of all ages and around the world.
• Make a $100 donation (we’re splitting the pot 50/50 between winner and Feed My Starving Children).
• Take a chance of winning a great pot (Past winner’s shares have been over $3,000!! and we think this will be even bigger!!)
• Get your name on a very cool trophy which will be displayed forever in the chapter house that you can show off to your children and grandchildren in the years to come!!
• Most importantly earn bragging rights over Gamma Zeta brothers young and old!

Here are the rules.

1. Make a $100 Donation for each entry by completing the form below.  You may submit multiple entries.  Just be sure to donate $100 for each entry.
2. You’ll receive a confirmation email with instructions to register and enter your team with our pool manager runyourpool.com.

You can join the pool and enter picks up until the Week 1 pick deadline on Sunday, September 9th at 1:00pm ET.

Pick Settings

• Entry deadline: Sunday, September 9th at 1:00pm ET. – pool starts in week 1 and goes through the regular season – 17 weeks… for those who are still standing!
• You may enter multiple teams but must make a $100 donation for each team.
• You pick one team to win each week.  If they lose, you are eliminated (note: no Mulligans this year!)
• You must get your pick in by the weekly deadline – before the first game each Sunday.
• Early games must be picked before they start.
• All picks will be hidden until the game has begun (for early games) or the until the first game on Sunday.
• Any NFL team may be picked only once during the regular season.
• Ties are handled as a Win.
• When you don’t enter a pick on time, Runyourpool will Automatically assign the biggest available favorite as your pick for the week.
• Last Tau Standing is the winner of the pot!

Pot

• Split 50/50 between Feed My Starving Children and winner.

Make your donation by clicking on the “Add” button (Note: after clicking Add, you can choose how many teams you’d like to enter), completing the form below and then click on the “Donate” button.

Jack Butzow ’20 accepts Gamma Zeta’s 22nd True Merit Cup at ATO National Congress last weekend.

Congrats to the big winner of the Tau/Gamma Phi Madness NCAA BBall Tourney Bracket Challenge – Feed My Starving Children, who will receive a nice donation of $3,065 from our participants. Thanks to all who played and donated!! Congrats to our other winners:

1st – Quinn Carlson
2nd – Matt Menna
3rd – Joe Patrevito