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 />
1996 –97 - Donated money to Polio Plus campaign for children in Ghana Donated nearly $12,000 to<br />
various organizations throughout the Chicago land area as well as the Rotary Vocational Scholarship<br />
Fund. Sent $750 to a New Delhi school for tables and benches, with district and RI matching dollars the<br />
total will be $6,000 for the school. Volunteered at the Schaumburg Park Foundation Pig Out event.<br />
Worked with the Barrington Noon Rotary Club to help them with their international service project.<br />
Our $1,000 contribution will assist in gathering and shipping supplies to under-developed countries.<br />
Worked on the Christmas in <strong>April</strong> project by donating $2500 and personal time.<br />
1997-98 - Club ran a fundraiser golf outing. Raised $5,000 for the Rotary Foundation (goal was $2,000).<br />
Donated $985 to two clubs in India for physics and chemistry lab equipment. After matching funds<br />
from Dist. 6440, the sponsoring clubs and the Rotary Foundation the funds raised were $8,000. Sent a<br />
student to Australia for the year. Sent $500 in gift certificates and groceries to the Welfare Services of<br />
Schaumburg during the holidays<br />
1998-99 Carol Pandak was president<br />
2000-01 Paul Hennip was president<br />
2002-03 - Tom Meyer was president. Completed our Rotary Centennial Project, assisted the<br />
Schaumburg Park District Staff in building a tool shed at the Spring Valley Farm in Schaumburg.<br />
Distributed $15,000 to local and international organizations.<br />
2004 - 05 - We contributed $20,000 to local and international organizations as well as Vocational<br />
Scholarships. We held another successful art auction. Hosted 30+ international guests during the<br />
convention. Participated in a flag ceremony at US Cellular Field. Took a fantastic trip to Washington<br />
DC to present our clubs first honorary Paul Harris <strong>Fellow</strong>ship to Mr. Eric Orsini. Volunteered and<br />
attended… the district conference and the hospitality rooms that followed. We are proud to claim this<br />
year’s <strong>Rotarians</strong> of the Year for District 6440, Paul and Judy Hennip. Held a wine tasting fundraising<br />
event. Sold citrus for a club fundraiser. Contributed close to $5000 to the Schaumburg Township Food<br />
Pantry over the course of the year and through our District Simplified Grant project. Supported an<br />
outbound student to Germany. Among the guests that visited our club … Anja, the Assistant to the<br />
Prince of Schaumburg, Germany. Coordinated fellowship events including a trip to see Flannigan’s<br />
Wake dinner theater. Initiated a Rotary Foundation Chair. We volunteered at the Schaumburg<br />
Campanelli YMCA at Healthy Kids Day.<br />
Youth Exchange Activity:<br />
1992-93 - Sponsored first outbound student to France, and hosted inbound student from Chile.<br />
1993-94 - Sponsored outbound student to France, and hosted inbound student from Australia.<br />
1998-99 - Hosted an inbound student fromGermany<br />
2000-01 - Hosted an inbound student from Finland<br />
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Rotary Club of Skokie Valley Chartered Nov. 16, 1939<br />
During the past 65 years, the club has served as the local Rotary organization representing Skokie and<br />
Lincolnwood communities and recently has been merged with the communities of Niles and Morton<br />
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