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

District 6440 Histories 2005
bathroom at an orphanage; donation to Latin American Medical Providers (LAMP); and donations to
tsunami relief.
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
International: The club has been involved with many outstanding projects over the years. They include:
sending 7 tons of books to the “Books for Bahamas Program;” 500 relief packages to Vietnamese
orphans; donations to Guatemala and Mexico City earthquake relief and Italian flood relief; “Books to
Jamaica;” medical equipment to Bahamas; the Irish Children’s Fund; Save Your Sight visual testing
program; and a joint project with the Long Grove Club for toilets in India. The Akha Women’s Project
purchased land and equipment to provide housing so students could attend high school and avoid
prostitution in Thailand – total funding for this multi-year project was $23,000. Additional projects
include the funding for senior citizens to visit the museum at the International Center on Deafness and
the Arts (ICODA) to gain an understanding of hearing loss and functioning; multi-year support for Latin
American Medical Providers (LAMP) to purchase antibiotics and anti-fungal medications to be used
during the yearly medical mission in Guatemala; donations for mattresses for orphans in Moldova; and
water wells in Ecuador for pure water in schools.
Youth Exchange Activity: Sent and hosted three students for three-week Belgium Youth Exchange,
hosted student from South America, sponsored student to Australia, and sponsored and funded students
in the Amigos program. Hosted 15 Belgian students for one week, hosted 20 Foreign Exchange students
and a short term Brazilian student, and hosted a 1991 Great Lakes final farewell overnight and final
party. Group Study Exchange: Two of our members have led GSE Teams – to the Netherlands and to
Argentina.
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Rotary Club of Northbrook Early Risers Chartered June 10, 1993
1993-94 – Collected $635, twenty-five bags of clothes, and three cases of food for Illinois flood victims.
With Northbrook Rotary (noon) collected $1,800 and many donations of clothing for the Christian
Industrial League. Collected in excess of 700 books for the Northbrook Public Library. With noon club
collected $586 and multiple bags of groceries for the Northfield Food Pantry. Sent a grant of $500 to
Northbrook Fourth of July Committee. Sent a grant of $250 to Glenbrook North Grad Night. Collected
used wheel chairs and sent them to a club in Cipolletti, Argentina in August 1994. Raised over $5,000
through an art auction for day care scholarships.
Hosted Mary Ann Keenan and a Group Study Exchange from New Zealand. Sponsored Glenbrook
North student to the RYLA seminar in Valley Forge, PA. One club member was chosen to lead a GSE
team to Argentina. It was a memorable team as it was the first team where all members spoke Spanish.
The Argentineans talked about how “respectful” it was for Americans to arrive speaking their language.
The club charitable contributions focused on children, especially the young children of Northbrook.
Contributions were made to: Northbrook YMCA/Kids Korner Childcare Center, Northbrook Park
District/Adventure Campus day care, Northbrook District 28 Kid Care program, Northbrook
Community Nursery scholarships, Northbrook Little Ones scholarships, Northbrook Countryside
Montessori scholarships, and International Center for Deafness.
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