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 />
2002-03 – Ed Connolley was President. The club supported the special Polio Eradication Drive by<br />
achieving our goal amount.<br />
2003-04 – Matt Hill and Amy Charlesworth were Presidents. Earned the Literacy Award from District<br />
6440 for collecting books for Bookworm Angels.” Sponsored a local literacy event, “Dr. Seuss Birthday<br />
Party,” and allocated funds for the library “Bibliotheca” at the PNRC. Earned the Presidents Citation<br />
Award for meeting goals within all avenues of service. Sponsored community member Andrew Martin<br />
who received a district vocational scholarship. Added a service project due to earning a District Grant<br />
and used matching donation from Wal-Mart to purchase $2,000 of food and pantry items for Meadows<br />
Community Services. Brought in four new members.<br />
2004-05 – Mark Nannini and Dick Beals served as co-centennial President. The group made a key effort<br />
during the year to complete our Centennial Project of installing a flagpole and drinking fountain at<br />
Rotary Plaza in Rolling Meadows. Club members also helped maintain the park y planting flowers,<br />
watering them, and picking up litter. The club received a Rotary International Presidential Citation for<br />
participating in all four avenues of Rotary Service. The group sponsored two students for a trip to<br />
RYLA, and other high school students were awarded college or vocational scholarships. The annual St.<br />
Patrick’s Dinner and Auction was very successful in raising funds to support our donations to various<br />
worthy community causes. A generous donation was also made to South Asia Tsunami relief. Member<br />
participation included maintaining the park included gathering several hundred Thanksgiving food<br />
baskets, adopting a stretch of highway and ringing the Christmas bell for the Salvation Army.<br />
Youth Exchange Activity:<br />
1972-73 - Hosted Duncan Bennett from Australia.<br />
1974-75 - Hosted Marco Villar from Mexico and sponsored Dave Adams to Mexico.<br />
1976 - Hosted Meomo Villar from Mexico.<br />
1977 - Hosted Saade de Souza from Brazil.<br />
1977-78 - Sponsored Cathy Heile to Sweden.<br />
1971 - Hosted Valeria Benfica from Brazil.<br />
1983 - Hosted Juanita Fields from Australia.<br />
1986-87 - Hosted Veronique Chaurier from France.<br />
1991 - Sponsored Paul Carlino to Japan in Group Study Exchange Team. Hosted Berlin<br />
Exchange Team in October 1991.<br />
Group Study Exchange Team Members sponsored by Rolling Meadows Club:<br />
1987-88 - Dick Beals, team leader, to Germany.<br />
1989-90 - Dick Beals, team leader, to Belgium.<br />
1989-90 - Dana P. Lyons, team member, to Belgium.<br />
1990-91 - Mike Carlino, team member, to Japan.<br />
1992-93 - Heather Krupke, team member, to Sweden.<br />
1993-94 - Kristen Parrish, team member, to New Zealand.<br />
1996-97 - Richard Wright, team member, to Thailand.<br />
2003-04 - Victor Mahler, team member, to Australia.<br />
The club endorsed these Ambassadorial Scholars:<br />
1996-97 - Amy Doering, France.<br />
1999-00 - Jennifer Parrish, New Zealand.<br />
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