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 />
Easter Seal tag day for the last time (now part of United Way).<br />
1987-88 - Sponsored: Softball tournament for McHenry Area Pigtail League, cookout for disadvantaged<br />
adults of Pioneer Center; donated to fund assisting handicapped citizens, Valley-Hi luncheon, Christmas<br />
gift collection for Valley-Hi, drug/alcohol substance abuse summer camp for McHenry Area Youth<br />
Commission, FISH, McHenry Beautification drive, Easter Seals, Kinship of McHenry County, PolioPlus<br />
drive, and New Guinea project for updating medical training for local anesthesiologist. Purchased<br />
computer-training equipment for Pioneer Center and film projector for Family Service and Mental<br />
Health of McHenry County.<br />
1988-89 - Furnished patient waiting room at local hospital for families of terminally ill patients, $5,000.<br />
Sponsored dinner/dance to benefit FISH, $3,430.<br />
1989-90 - Fundraising events included Annual Ham Dinner which netted $10,258.94 and Reverse Raffle<br />
$4,640. Annual projects included Pioneer Center Picnic, Valley Hi Nursing Home chicken BBQ, three<br />
McHenry High School senior scholarships $1,500 each. Other projects included donated $400 to<br />
Hurricane Hugo Relief, $1,000 Country Home Wheelchair lift, $500 Easter Seal Telethon, $1,000 House<br />
of Sparrow (homeless women), to Kinship-McHenry County, wheelchair to Russia, held benefit dinner<br />
and a tag day for FISH raising $4,962.42. Purchased three additional medical alert devices and<br />
constructed wheel chair accessible garden for Valley Hi Nursing Home.<br />
1990-91 - Fundraising events included Great McHenry Duck Race netted $10,000; Dance for FISH<br />
raised $1,328.73; Ham dinner profit $11,844.84; FISH collection day raised $1,800.29. Cooked for the<br />
Pioneer Center Picnic; held chicken cookout for the Valley Hi Retirement Home; planted a tree in<br />
Rotary Park and held second Reverse Raffle with proceeds to Rotary Foundation. Donations included:<br />
Plainfield tornado relief; Lions Club candy day appeal; FISH; USO; Home of the Sparrow; World<br />
Hunger project; Pioneer Center; VFW flag pole; and Family Services; etc.<br />
1991-92 - Fundraisers included Duck Race split $4,600 with McHenry Youth Commission and NIMC<br />
Fnd.; Ham Dinner with a profit of $9,605; Reverse Raffle raised $4,000 for scholarships; can collection<br />
for FISH netted $1,924 and President’s Walk $750. Donated to FISH, Hope of the Sparrow (new roof),<br />
McHenry Area Youth Commission, and sponsored three students to Rotary World Seminar. Held<br />
Pioneer Center Cookout, Picnic in the Park, Western Night, club golf outing, Christmas Party, and<br />
Funny Bowl.<br />
1992-93 - Fundraisers: Ham Dinner and can collection for FISH. Held Pioneer Center picnic, Valley Hi<br />
Nursing Home picnic, Picnic in the Park, McHenry/Richmond R.C. Western Night, club golf outing,<br />
Christmas party, <strong>My</strong>stery Trolley Trip to Chicago, and Funny Bowl. Donations included: Florida<br />
Hurricane Andrew and to FISH.<br />
1993-94 - Held Pioneer Center Picnic, Valley Hi Nursing Home Picnic, Career Day for local high school<br />
students, Picnic in the Park, club golf outing, Christmas party, and Funny Bowl. Fundraisers included<br />
Reverse Raffle $4,000; can collection $1,699, Ham Dinner profit of $10,540, President Walk $386.<br />
Bought shelter kit and assembled for Fort McHenry $7,000. Donations to FISH, Kinship, and Post Prom<br />
Activities.<br />
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