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

District 6440 Histories 2005
continued its support for Barrington Youth Services and Barrington Area Council on Aging. Assisted
monthly immunization program at Good Shepherd Hospital. Co-sponsored Village Green, a downtown
area improvement of vacant lots. Sponsored annual bulb planting by Primary grade school students.
Sponsored three (3) scholarships for RYLA. Had full participation of club members for Boy Scout
Cabin Pancake Breakfast. Adopt a Highway Program was sponsored. International Service - Club
hosted first exchange student since 1990, Kristina Madsen, from Denmark. Rotary Foundation
contribution of $100 per member was achieved. A program was presented on Permanent Fund Initiative
of which a Club member was on the District Committee. Paul Harris Fellowships awarded to George
Vodin, Emily Tonniges, and Krista Cherry. Club worked on WCS-Gumaca, a Philippines pre-school
program with Gumaca Philippines Rotary Club. Participated in annual clothing drive for Chicago-area
homeless. Gave weekly support of PADS, a community homeless shelter. Group Study Exchange (GSE)
hosted Thailand Group Study Exchange (GSE) team member in the spring and co-hosted dinner for
Thailand GSE team. District 6440-team leader addressed our club. The club co-sponsored financial
assistance program with our Interact Club for preschoolers in Gumaca, Philippines. Entire club through
fund-raisers sponsored St. Kitts/Nevis Medical Assistance project. Participated in St. Kitts/Nevis
Medical Assistance Matching Grant.
1998-99 - President Donn Branstrator - Club Service - Membership was 43. We became a charitable
foundation #01-034-381. The annual fundraiser was called "Chrisman in the Caribbean," held on the
ship Odyssey. We enjoyed dinner and a silent auction while cruising the Chicago lakefront. The $15,000
netted was targeted for St. Kitts, which was severely damaged in Hurricane Floyd. Some of the social
events included professional hockey game with the Nellum Youth Service Home boys as our guests. We
also hosted a birthday and Christmas party for them. We also had a canoe trip on the Nippersink River at
which John Hipsky displayed how well he could swim in a tweed sport coat. Community Service -
Village Green project - vacant lot in center of Barrington was planted with annual flowers with help
from Grove Avenue school students. We helped support the Barrington High School Interact Club in
collecting clothing for a local shelter; took part in a community garage sale, hosted the Memorial Day
pancake breakfast, took part in the Adopt a Highway cleanup program, provided judges for the Middle
School speech contest, worked with other organizations selling at the Fourth of July celebration, and
joined the Relay for Life Cancer Walk. Interact reached a new membership high of 80 Barrington High
Schoolers under the direction of Jim Otis, John Meier and Jerry Piper. International Service - Five Paul
Harris Fellows were presented. Giving to the Rotary Foundation reached a club high of $5127. We gave
$1,188 to Governor Tony Tolbert's "Bike to Toga" request. Five members hosted Argentines in the
Group Study Exchange, April 3-10. Matching Grant has been initiated to purchase a van for St. Kitts.
Early Birds in cooperation with the Noon Rotarians hosted exchange student Gabriel Espinoza of
Bolivia. Vocational Service - The students were sponsored to RYLA with the Barrington Rotary Club.
Odaly E Pozo was given the Charlotte Miller vocational scholarship of $1,000 at the BHS awards night.
Our New Generations initiative continues to grow with vigor under the direction of Early Birds John
Hipsky, Jim Otis, and John Meier. We sponsored a student to the World Affairs seminar.
1999-99 - Dave Waring was President
1999-00 - John McLean was President
2001-02 - Dan Link was president
2002-03 - President Narayan
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