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The Global Arts Festival is scheduled for June 23, 2018 and June 24, 2018. The Bartlett Rotary Club is sponsoring the Cricket Game Activity. Please try to stop by and show support for this event.

Guatemala Fundraising

The District is accepting donations for the situation in Guatemala. Please contact Mike Musson if you are interested in making a donation.

Bike Project

Chief Falese talked about getting 100 bikes to be donated to kids in need through the townships. May need volunteers to assemble the bikes. Stay tuned for more information.

Vocational Scholarships

Out of our 2 students who received $500 scholarships from our club also went on to receive a $1500 scholarship from the District. Congrats to Maria Comargo!

Installation Dinner

The installation dinner was held on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Bartlett Hills Golf Course. It was a great event and we wish Paula and her officers good luck during the next year! Also, congrats to Paula on being named Rotarian of the year. :)

Please return any Plaques given out that evening to their rightful owners.

District Grants

We will receive $925 for our matching grants. Club will give $1075, Townships will give $1000 and District Grant will be split between the 2 townships with $462.50 going to each one from the District. Main change is because matching went from 80% to 50%.

District Governor Meeting

The District Governor will be coming to our board meeting and regular meeting on August 2, 2018.

August Random Rotary/Road Clean-Up

Paula is hoping to combine the July and/or August Random Rotary with the Road Clean-Up event and stop at O’Hare’s after cleaning the roads. Stay tuned for more details.

Village of Bartlett Blood Drive

The Village of Bartlett Blood Drive is scheduled for July 28, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Village Hall.

July Board Meeting

The July Board Meeting will be held at the Village Hall on Tuesday the 10^th of July at 12 p.m.

Committee Chairs and Officers

Paula sent out an email to all of the chairs and officers confirming that they still want to serve in the same capacity during the 2018-2019 FY. Please respond to her with any changes.

501c3 Status

We are approved as of May 18^th, 2018, with January 1^st, 2018 as approved date for accepting donations.

We are required to file a return each year without fail, a failure in filing the form 990 and keeping our state annual report filing status current, can result in automatic revocation of the 501c3 Status.

Our Year for Bartlett Rotary Charities: is Jan 1 to December 31^st of each year.

Charities by Laws must be created and kept on file, there should be at least 1 annual meeting of the board.

Global Arts Festival

Mike Musson presented a sponsorship request from Arts in Bartlett, either for a $500 Cricket Sponsorship or other monetary sponsorship. The Cricket sponsorship includes a banner/name in program/ad in program and a one-year corporate membership in Arts in Bartlett. Ray Deyne made a motion that we do the $500 Cricket Sponsorship. Seconded by Valerie Salmons. Motion carried.

Thank you Zoe!!

Thank you to Zoe Shangraw our exchange student and RYLA Conference Attendee for her presentation on her experiences at the RYLA Conference and her plans for her next year in Spain.

Rotary 5000

We raised a total of $9090.16. The amount raised was slightly lower than last year, but more than most of the previous years. We sold 163 tickets. Next year we should include the meal sign up on the tickets and raise the cost of the meal to $15. 49 meals were sold and it was on the honor system. 21 Barrel of Booze tickets were sold. May the 4^th be with you was an awesome theme! Congrats to Valerie for dressing up and for everyone for another successful Rotary 5000!

Dues

Kris handed out dues notices on the 31st of May and the 7th of June. If you did not receive one-yours will be mailed to you.

4th of July Beer Tent

So far the following Rotarian's have signed up for the 4th of July Beer Tent on Saturday July 7, 2018 from 3pm to 530pm:

Matt Mittal

Preet Mittal

Laurel Engelmann

Alka Amin

Dan Amin

Bob Mueller

Tim Ridenour

Ralph Tovar

Mark Pritt

Mike Musson

Jill Krupp

Helen Telloenud

George

Donation in Honor of Dave Lund

Ralph Tovar made a motion to donate $500 to the Bartlett Parks Foundation in honor of Dave Lund. Bob Mueller seconded the motion. Motion was approved.

Thank You Nancy Coleman

Thank you very much to Nancy Coleman, Alignment Collaborative for Education Executive Director on her insightful presentation to our club on the 24th of May.

May Random Rotary

The May Random Rotary will be held on Thursday May 17, 2018 at JC's. Hope you can all make it.

Hanover Township Supervisors Award

The Bartlett Rotary Club was presented the Hanover Township Supervisor's Award at their annual award ceremony. Congrats to all of our members on such a big honor!!!!

Lion's Golf Outing

Ted made a motion to donate $100 to the Lion's Golf Outing. Seconded by Ray. Motion carried.

Chamber Golf Outing

Karolyn made a motion to donate $200 for a hole and tee sponsorship for the Bartlett Chamber Golf Outing. Ray seconded the motion. The motion was approved.

Upcoming District Wide Rotary Events

Upcoming Events/Speakers/Meetings
- July 12, 2018 Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates & Governor Installation Dinner at Belvedere, Elk Grove Village
- Rotary Road Trip, Cubs at Brewers, September 3, 10:30 Tailgate, 1:10 Game
- District Governor 2021-2022 Interviews, September 10, Northbrook Hilton

Tree Project

Matt orderd 60 saplings from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Mike and Rita handed them out at the Park District Eart Day event on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 12 p.m to 4 p.m. All were distributed.

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Rotaract clubs honored for excellent service 2018

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Final Exam

After a grueling year of preparation, two Rotarians and a Rotaractor face one last challenge before they can join the elite ShelterBox Response