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Speakers
Jun 18, 2026
Guatemala Trip
Jun 25, 2026
Cancer Wellness
Jul 02, 2026
Business Meeting
Jul 09, 2026
No Meeting
Jul 16, 2026
Evanston Lighthouse Rotary - Hearing clinic Dominican Republic
Jul 23, 2026
Scholarship Presentation
Jul 30, 2026
Classification Speech
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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
Jun. 18, 2026
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2026 Installation Dinner
Jul. 09, 2026 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (UTC-05:00)
Duck Race Sales Volunteer Event
Aug. 15, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Duck Race Sales Volunteer Event
Aug. 16, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Duck Race Sales at the BG Farmers Market
Aug. 23, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Stories
This Week's Meeting
This week will be presented by Shannon and Santosh the “ Guatemala trip”.
 
Join us on Zoom if you cannot attend the meeting this week.
 
Meeting ID: 897 8977 2824
Passcode: 986149
 
Last Week's Meeting
Last week was our monthly business meeting. Hetal was our greeter, Laura gave her member moment, and Joan requested the men sing to her for her birthday!
Steve K. a group sign for his. We had volunteers at the BG farmers market showing the Rotary Iron lung. They collected almost $200 dollars in donations for polio.
 

Captain Duck told us the Duck Race is ready to go. The website for purchases is up and Bill D. has tickets to sell. We have site sales at Sunset and at the Farmers market.
Next years budgets were approved at the Business meeting.
Sign up for the installation dinner and/or golfing.
Additional pictures from the Fireside.
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Buffalo Grove Golf Outing 8-5-26
Dennis has requested that we have 100% participation in the golf outing. Auction prizes, golfers, sponsorships, etc. or he will be talking to his “FRIENDS “. 


 
World's Largest Polio Walk Oct. 24 - we need a committee
Juliet, Jason, Santosh and Martha would like help in planning and participating in this walk on October 24, 2026 at 10 am when Rotarians from Zones 25b & 29 will be participating in the World's Largest Polio Walk.  District 6440 is encouraging us to be a part of this event with 22 other districts across 13 states and two countries to raise awareness about Polio.
 
Scan the QR code above or go to
 
Contact Juliet or Martha to be a part of this great cause!
Guatemala 2027
Stephen and Dan are excited to announce the dates for the next Ak’ Tenamit project:  The trip will be Saturday, February 20 through Tuesday, March 2, 2027.  
Buffalo Grove Rotarians (and family members) will have priority until May 31, 2026.  After that, space will be filled on a first-come first-served basis.  
BG Rotarians making their first trip to Ak’ Tenamit are eligible for a club subsidy of up to $1500.  Please contact Stephen or Dan to reserve your spot!
 
Upcoming Events
 
For your calendar - Bowlero with the Village's Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with Disabilities - October 29, 2026 (Thursday), 6:00 - 8:00
 
District 21 Benefit Golf Outing June 17th Chevy Chase. 10:30 Check In 12:00 Tee off  5:00 Dinner 
Weekly Donations
Bring in hygiene products for BGHS Comfort Closet.
 
We are also collecting items for Greener-good.org.
Check their web site for items needed.
Glue Stick, broken jewelry including costume, dice, game pieces, charms, glue sticks, felt and much much more.
 
 
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Club Runner App
1. Provides easy access to find member information MEMBER LIST.
2. Find members within our district Member Search.
3. To donate to RI select MY TRF Recognition - shows your Paul Harris level. Select Donate to Foundation tab to contribute.
     Need to sign into Rotary International to continue.
4. My Profile is where you can update your information, picture, address, phone #s, etc.
Concerts 2026
Concerts 2026   BG - Buffalo Grove  WH - Wheeling
 
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Birthdays and Service Anniversaries
June Birthdays
Joan Karge                                June 11
Chris Altieri                               June 12
Steve Koebernick                      June 15
Stephen Legge                          June 18
Ilya Davydov                              June 24
 
June Service Anniversaries
Jason Davis                     5 years    June 3, 2021
Santosh Shanmugam     4 years     June 3, 2022
Shannon O’Connor        10 years   June 9, 2016
Brian Budds                      2 years    June 20, 2024
Shawn Collins                11 years      June 30, 2015
 
 
Duty Roster
June 18, 2026
Greeter:   Dan Wolf
Pledge:  Jason Davis
4-Way Test:  Joan Karge
Thought of the Day:  Jerry Levy
Ricky D. Joke:  Bill Donahue
Member Moment: Tom Kloepfer
Fun & Frolics: Arzu Ozcan
 
June 25, 2026
Greeter:   Martha Weiss
Pledge:  Ilya Davydov
4-Way Test:  Tara Kelly
Thought of the Day:  Glenn Meier
Ricky D. Joke:  Leslie Forman
Member Moment: Steve Koebernick
Fun & Frolics: Pete Panayiotou