Events

Family Literacy Nights are hosted with District 21 schools to welcome students and their families to ITPLD. Families engage in a variety of activities: signing up for library cards, listening to Storytimes led by teachers from their school, participating in STEAM activities, making crafts, and completing a scavenger hunt. Thanks to generous sponsorship from the Buffalo Grove Rotary and the ITPLD Foundation, students select a free book to take home. These books include titles in English as well as other languages, reflecting the needs of the English Language Learner population at each school.  Rotarians are needed to help staff the book giveaway table and possibly other tasks for the evening.

Family Literacy Nights are hosted with District 21 schools to welcome students and their families to ITPLD. Families engage in a variety of activities: signing up for library cards, listening to Storytimes led by teachers from their school, participating in STEAM activities, making crafts, and completing a scavenger hunt. Thanks to generous sponsorship from the Buffalo Grove Rotary and the ITPLD Foundation, students select a free book to take home. These books include titles in English as well as other languages, reflecting the needs of the English Language Learner population at each school.  Rotarians are needed to help staff the book giveaway table and possibly other tasks for the evening.

Join us for Bowling with Buddies, a fun-filled evening for residents with special needs to enjoy bowling, food, and friendship! This annual event, hosted by the Rotary Club of Buffalo Grove in partnership with the Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with Disabilities and Lucky Strike (formerly Bowlero), provides free bowling and dinner for all participants. Parents and chaperones are invited to join for a $10 dinner donation.

This year’s event will take place on Thursday, October 29, from 6–8 p.m. at Lucky Strike (350 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove). With a Halloween theme and costumes encouraged, it’s sure to be an unforgettable night of community, laughter, and inclusion.

Still finding your footing in Rotary? Come grab a bite, ask questions, and get to know the club a little better.

We'll talk through:

• What Rotary's really about
• What our club is working on right now
• Easy ways to jump in - no experience required
• What's ahead this year, Golf Outing, Duck Race, BG Days events like bingo and the marching in the parade, The Worlds Largest Polio Walk, Bowling with Buddies, Holiday Food Baskets and on and on and on!

Dinner is on us. No pressure, no formality. Just a chance to connect with fellow members and figure out where you'd like to plug in.

Hope to see you there!

Join us for the annual Rotary Holiday Food Boxes project! Together with Wheeling Rotary, Buffalo Grove Fire Department, Kildeer Police, District 21, and Garden Fresh, we pack and distribute holiday food boxes to local families in need.

This year we will be at the BGHS Football Stadium garage and entrance.

• Tue, Nov 17: Food delivery, loading and unloading (approx. 4:00 to 5:00 PM, time TBD)
• Wed, Nov 18: Food box packing, BGHS Cafeteria, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
• Thu, Nov 19: Food box pick up, report 5:30 PM, pick up 6:00 to 8:00 PM
• Sat, Nov 21: Food box pick up, report 8:30 AM, pick up 9:00 to 11:00 AM

Please sign up for a shift on the volunteer signup list. Questions? Contact Shawn Collins.