Last week we welcomed a new member to our club, Yash Maroli, a recent resident of Buffalo Grove who is happy to become part of Rotary.  We are very glad to have you as a member!

 

Dennis Depcik announced that he would be giving his Foundation Fact, like so many of club members do, reading from his "smart" phone.

   

 

Lisa Siwek, a newer club member, gave her classification speech using Fun and Frolics style of trivia questions.  Very entertaining and informative Lisa!  Welcome again to our club!

 

Please see the homepage of our website for information about the community grants that our club is offering.  There is a link to the application in the story.  Also, the Community Grants Chair, Deenie, will be sending out an individual email to each member with the application attached.  This is a great opportunity for us to support our local agencies that do so much for our community.

Scholarship grants in the one-time amount of $1,000 each will be awarded to support educational programs preparing students for careers with a four-year degree. Grants require acceptance into a Bachelor Degree college program.

APPLICANTS MUST BE A CURRENT STUDENT OR PRIOR GRADUATE AT EITHER BUFFALO GROVE HIGH SCHOOL OR ADLAI E. STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL.

The information is also on the home page of our website, along with a link to the application.

ROTARY DISTRICT 6440
2017 VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

OBJECTIVE - To provide educational opportunities for men and women in District 6440 who are preparing for careers that require LESS THAN A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE (Associate Degree, Diploma or Certificate) in order to enter into those careers and become successful and productive.  Approximately 11 scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each will be awarded to full-time students enrolled in a vocational degree or certificate program at an accredited school. This award will be used for tuition only, NOT for fees, books, tools, supplies, food, travel or personal expense. Each club is allowed to submit two applicants. 5 of the 11 scholarships will be awarded to students attending non-profit educational institutions (Community Colleges) and the other 6 will have no such limitations.

The duration of the scholarship will be one year. Students must claim funds for the fall, spring or summer semester(s) in the year they won. Students are to submit enrollment notification and tuition bill immediately after registration. All funds from the scholarship will be paid directly to the institution in which they attend only.  Applications must be sent to the Rotary District 6440 Vocational Scholarship Committee, Courtney Olson, 220 W. Coventry Pl Mount Prospect IL 60056 OR email to courtneyrotary@gmail.com by by April 7th. Interview and selection results will be made available to the sponsoring club vocational chair and published on the District website.

If you know of anyone who would be interested in this opportunity, please tell them to click on the link on the homepage story on our website about the scholarship to obtain the application.

 

"This is a celebration of Rotary Foundation’s Centennial – one hundred years of doing good. The kind acts honor our legacy; it is what the Rotary Foundation is all about," said Rotary District 6440 Governor Nominee Designate Suzanne Gibson, one of the organizers of the event. "We want people to know about all the good Rotary Foundation has done and continues to do."

If you participated and took selfies, please post photos of your kind acts on your personal and club Facebook pages with #District6440KindAct.  Here are a few that were posted in our Facebook page.

Alex, our exchange student from Poland, has given us his wish list for the year that he is with us:

- Sears tower
- Shed aquarium
- Museum of Chicago

 

He's already been to a Bulls game!!