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Last Week's Meeting
Last week we had our Business Meeting.  Also, Past President Aaron presented club member and Buffalo Grove Fire Department Battalion Chief Shawn Collins with an eagle trophy as part of our Rotary Club's Firefighter of the Year Award for his work to train fellow firefighters and for his involvement in several community organizations.
District Conference is April 27-30 at Lincolnshire Marriott
Please consider attending some or part of the District 6440 Conference that will be held April 27-30 at the Lincolnshire Marriott. 
 
President Dane will be circulating a sign-up sheet at our meetings for those who want to attend:
Friday, April 28th - 12Noon – 3PM Paul Harris Foundation & Awards Luncheon - John Huston Speaker. 
The club will pay for all members who attend this luncheon.
 
Our Club's Community Grants
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.
Our Club offers Academic Scholarships

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.

District Vocational Scholarships

ROTARY DISTRICT 6440
2017 VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Our district offers 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. Each club is allowed to submit two applicants. 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.

 

Duty Roster

March 9:

Greeter:  Ryan Risinger
Pledge:   Deb Smith
4-Way Test: Neil Zweiban
Thought for the Day:  Dane Bragg
Foundation Fact:  Leslie Forman
Member Moment:  Steve Koebernick
Fun and Frolics:  Shannon O'Connor

March 16:

Greeter: Brett Robinson
Pledge: Eric Smith
4-Way Test:  Cathy Splett

Thought for the Day:  Josh Brand
Foundation Fact:  Dennis Gilbert
Member Moment:  Larry Kushner
Fun and Frolics:  Pete Panayiotou

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

MARCH BIRTHDAYS:
Deb Smith - March 24

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES:
Rob Seitz - 11 years - March 9, 2006
Deb Smith - 19 years - March 12, 1998
Andy Spetter - 3 years - March 20, 2014
Joshua Brand - 2 years - March 26, 2015
Brian Hicks - 2 years - March 26, 2015
Deenie Pomilia - 5 years - March 29, 2012