April, 2006 My Fellow Rotarians - Rotary's Global History Fellowship
April, 2006 My Fellow Rotarians - Rotary's Global History Fellowship
April, 2006 My Fellow Rotarians - Rotary's Global History Fellowship
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District 6440 Histories 2005<br />
Hosted foreign exchange student from Columbia, South America.<br />
1988-89 - Hosted exchange student from Mexico.<br />
1989-90 - Hosted exchange student from Finland.<br />
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Rotary Club of Evanston Chartered May 1, 1920<br />
In 1961 the Club dedicated the Rotary Club of Evanston’s International Friendship Garden where trees<br />
are dedicated to country’s that have Rotary Clubs. The Garden includes a flowering Rotary wheel,<br />
crabapple alley, and a new stone Friendship Circle commemorating the 100 th anniversary of Rotary.<br />
Bricks with names of countries, individuals, and Rotary Clubs line the base of the Friendship Circle.<br />
Coinciding with the Chicago 100 th year international convention, the Club will rededicate the<br />
International Friendship Garden.<br />
Community service includes the annual Joseph Pearson memorial Scholarship (established in 1921) at<br />
Northwestern University as well as four-year scholarships of $1,500 to Evanston Township High School<br />
students attending an Illinois university in both vocational and academic programs. The Club has an<br />
annual job shadow day.<br />
Programs of the Club’s Charitable Fund annually sponsor grants to community organization amounting<br />
to $10,000 annually. Additionally the Club strives to do a hands-on-community service project each<br />
month. The Club sponsors 1 – 3 fundraising events during the year, which provide the basis of charitable<br />
giving.<br />
<strong>Rotarians</strong> from around the world that are visiting RI headquarters are frequent guests at noon meetings<br />
giving meaning to the Club’s unofficial motto as the “Home Club”. The Club has supplied 3 district<br />
governors and an endowed Ambassadorial Scholarship (Donald Fergusson).<br />
The Club has sponsored Charter members of the Moscow, Russia Rotary Club, as well as sponsored<br />
Evanston’s Lighthouse Rotary Club. The most recent International Service projects have been a blood<br />
bank in Mexico as well as a mosquito-netting project in Uganda.<br />
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Rotary Club of Evanston-Lighthouse Chartered June 27, 1985<br />
1987-88 - Donation made to Knollwood Fire Dept. Delivered 3,000 balloons imprinted with “Smoke<br />
Detectors Save Lives - Are Yours Working?” to fire chief. Continued to support Council of Elders Pops<br />
& Moms. Donation to PolioPlus of $3,145 to date.<br />
1988-89 - 1,000 lbs. of textbooks to Indian Reservation in Tsalle, NM; Sponsored cruise to benefit<br />
Evanston Shelter for Battered Women; time and $1,600 to C.O.E. Pops & Moms; donated canned food<br />
and case to A.C.O.RN. Christmas gifts for kids to an adopted day care center; secured donations of toys,<br />
money, etc. for Evanston Salvation Army’s day-care programs and summer camp; $100 to FISH; and<br />
Sony Color TV to Salvation Army.<br />
1989-90 - 4th of July parade hot dog fundraiser nets $1,200; $600 to Evanston Salvation Army for<br />
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