April, 2006 My Fellow Rotarians - Rotary's Global History Fellowship

District 6440 Histories 2005
1996-97 – Margaret Semrad was president. Installed our first woman president. Contributed $5,000
toward the construction of a new medical building in Palestine. Continued with scholastic, vocational,
and World Affairs Seminar scholarships to high school students. Donated $1,000 to Barrington Youth
Services and $250 each to Barrington Giving Day and Barrington Council on Aging.
1997-98 – John Gillett was president. Contributed $2,000 to build a school classroom in Guatemala.
Awarded $5,000 in annual scholarships for college and World Affairs Seminar.
1998-99 – Ron Dockery was president. Participated in Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation food drive,
giving $1,770 to local food pantry, which earned an additional $870 from the Feinstein Foundation.
Contributed $11,600 to R.I. for various international programs, including bicycles to Africa and Togo in
conjunction with PolioPlus. Also, $3,000 to R.I., unrestricted. Sponsored four high school students to
World Affairs Seminar, $4,000 for scholastic scholarships. Donations to local charities: Home of the
Sparrow, Barrington Youth Services, New Generations, and Hospice of Northeastern Illinois. Held an
evening with fellow Rotarians and guests from Moroleon, Mexico celebrating our years of World
Community Service to Mexico with medical equipment shipments. Donations of equipment this year
exceeded $10,000, $3,000 of equipment sent to Latvia. Held a series of meetings on membership
development and retention.
1999-2000 – Lawrence Irwin was president. With R.I. matching grant, donated $38,000 to Palestine for
school furnishings. Gave $9,500 to Accion providing low cost business start-up loans, $3,900 to Paul
Harris Foundation, $2,400 to school scholarships, $2,000 to Barrington Youth Services, shipped $500
worth of seeds to Ukraine for agricultural plantings. Donated $675 to Boy Scouts, $250 to Barrington
Council on Aging, and $1,000 to Barrington Area Foundation.
2000-01 – Joe Connelly was president. Realized $30,000 from annual fundraiser. Donated $2,700 to
cost of sending G.S.E. to South Africa. Established Harold Lipofsky P.D.G. Endowment with initial
seed of $1,800. $2,700 was sent to Blantyre, Africa to Open Arms Orphanage. With 3H Grant from
R.I., $100,000 went to Guanjuanto, Mexico for medical equipment. An ambulance was shipped to
Leon, Mexico donated by Elgin Police Force. Medical supplies sent to Armenia and Georgia. $1,000
was given to orphanage in Malawi, Africa and provided containers to ship $3,000 of medical supplies to
Zambia and $5,000 to Boy Scouts in Moroleon, Mexico. Continued with high school scholarship of
$6,000. Held a special meeting in January 2000 to welcome the new millennium by reflecting on the
first forty years of the club. Available past presidents spoke of the activities during their year in office.
The meeting was taped, and is used in the indoctrination of new members.
2001-02 – Joe Connelly was president. In partnership with Barrington Park District, donated $25,000 to
construction of a wheelchair accessible playground. Assumed administration of the Gift of Heart
program from Long Grove Club. This program brings Eastern European children to the USA for
medical/surgical treatment. Continued with high school scholarships of $5,900, $400 for senior citizens
Thanksgiving luncheon, and $2,000 to Barrington Youth Services. Gave $500 to Eagle Scout project for
high school beautification. Various international projected totaled $2,500.
2002-03 – Gary Personette was president. Donated to local charities: $2,000 to Barrington Youth
Services, $1,000 to Barrington Community Foundation, $1,000 to Gift of Heart, $2,000 to Hospice of
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