District 6440 Governor Elect, Richard (Rick) Rivkin, made a surprise visit to the McHenry Rotary Club, Thursday, March 17th, noon at the VFW Lodge of McHenry.  He is shown here giving a brief up-date on the District at the invitation of President, Tony Huemann.  Rick joined the Rotary Club of Northbrook in 1999 and has served there as Club President (2009-2010), International Service Chair, and Webmaster.   
   Rick is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (B.S.Economics) and Northwestern University (MBA).  Professionally Rick is President and CEO of Saf-T-Gard International, a 4th generation family business based in Northbrook.  He is a Rotary Foundation Major Donor and  a member of both the Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society of Rotary Foundation.  Rick's wife, Helen, is also a Paul Harris Fellow.  
   Rick will assume the mantle as District Governor of District 6440, in which our club is located, July 1st, 2016.