THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY IN LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS, WILL BE THE VENUE FOR A PRESENTATION ON “THE SITUATION IN THE UKRAINE” PRESENTED BY JOHN HEWKO OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL.  THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 4:00 PM ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 AT 175 E.  ILLINOIS ROAD IN LAKE FOREST.
 
John Hewko is the General Secretary of Rotary International.  Before joining Rotary, he was vice president of operations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a US government international development agency.  An attorney, John was a partner with the law firm Baker & McKenzie, working in Moscow, Kyiv and Prague and specializing in international corporate transactions in emerging markets. In 1991-92, he assisted the Ukrainian Parliament in drafting the initial laws on foreign investment, anti-competition and corporations. John is a trustee of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine.                                                               
 
Rotary International is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional and community leaders who provide humanitarian service and build goodwill and peace. There are 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographic areas. Rotary’s primary corporate goal is the global eradication of polio. Rotary clubs also develop projects worldwide, that focus on basic education and literacy, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, economic and community development and peace and conflict resolution.