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

District 6440 Histories 2005
We donated $500 to Bartlett Little League, over $1,500 to the Bartlett Library, Easter Seals donation to
their telethon, a donation to United Way and $250 to Muscular Dystrophy. We sponsored two youth
leaders through District 6440. We participated in an international project by giving $1250 to a blindness
project in India. We purchased library kits for the Bartlett Library that are given to children who sign up
for a library card.
Donations were made to the Bartlett Little League, United Way, the Young Readers at the Bartlett
Library, and the Bartlett Parks Foundation. We sponsored a hole at the Carol Stream Rotary’s golf
outing. We gave money to the Bartlett Little League, the Bartlett High School choir, and a donation was
made to Evan’s Hope Foundation in memory of the daughter of one of our club members. We made a
donation to the Carol Stream Rotary Club for their international project. We donated money to the
Bartlett High School choir, to the Bartlett High School girls basketball team, the American Liver
Foundation, Bartlett Little League, and Points of Light. We sponsored a sign for the Bartlett Little
League. We started a project to place a water fountain in the new Town Center in Bartlett. For
international service we gave $2100 toward polio eradication and $500 for a food program in St. Martin.
This being the 25 th anniversary of our club, we are encouraging all members to become Paul Harris
Fellows. We will also recognize our anniversary at our fundraiser. We donated money to the Bartlett
High School choir, to Lake Zurich for their fundraiser, to Living Lord church for the Crop Walk, to the
Salvation Army, MYM, the Bartlett Little League, and the Bartlett Learning Center. We donated money
so that a student could attend the Young Leaders Conference. We sent $2000 to the Katrina Disaster
Relief and sponsored a hole at the Carol Stream golf outing. We joined Carol Stream Rotary for an
international project.
Every year we have a joint meeting with the Bartlett Chamber of Commerce. We are members of the
Chamber. We conduct our fundraiser every spring, which allows us to help many people. Every year we
have an Honors Day luncheon where we invite students from three high schools who have maintained
straight A’s since beginning high school. Their parents are also invited. We honor the students by giving
each a certificate. We have participated in the Adopt-A-Mile program by cleaning litter up in an area of
Bartlett each year. Once a year we have our meeting at Bartlett High School in their foods and nutrition
lab. The students prepare lunch for us, and we make a donation to the lab.
Youth Exchange Activities:
1982 - Hosted a student from Finland, and sponsored a student to Norway and a student
to the Philippines.
1983 - Hosted a student from Philippines, and sponsored a student to Germany.
1984 - Hosted a student from France, and sponsored a student to South Africa and a student to Belgium.
1985 - Hosted a student from Sweden, and sponsored a student to Germany and a student
to Denmark.
1986 - Hosted a student from Bolivia, and sponsored a student to Brazil and one to
Denmark.
1987 - Hosted a student from Denmark, and sponsored a student to Sweden and one to
Brazil.
1988 - Hosted a student from Australia and one from India. Sponsored a student to
Australia, one to Belgium, and one to Germany.
Page 127 of 283