Last week Mike gave his Member Moment, Deb Smith did a Fun 'N Frolics on Illinois history and Jeff and Martha brought guests from Kenya, James and Abby. James is a Rotarian in his country and he brought us a carved elephant statute and President Jason exchanged club banners with him. Since they are elected officials, Tim gave them a tour of Village Hall after the meeting which they enjoyed. We sang our traditional happy birthday song at Dennis' request. We then heard the classification speech of Tyler Grace, our assistant village manager. Thanks Tyler for letting us get to know you better!
We recently inducted a new member to our club, Ryann Uden, who is the Deputy Director at the Indian Trails Library. Brian was her sponsor, as one of the library's corporate members. Welcome Ryann!
Our club members were selling duck tickets on Sunday at both the Farmers Market and at the First Annual Community Services and Wellness Fair, both held at Mike Rylko Park. Thanks so much for your time!
Our club committee of Martha, Juliet and Cass are meeting with members of the Arlington Heights Club (the lead club), and the Palatine and River Cities Clubs to plan our 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. This will be a fun comunity walk at Lake Arlington to raise awareness of Rotary's End Polio Now campaign and to fundraise for it.
The Buffalo Grove Fire Department (BGFD) proudly participates in the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance’s “Be Alarmed!” program, offering free smoke detector installations to all residents of the Village of Buffalo Grove. As part of this statewide initiative, BGFD installs 10-year sealed lithium battery smoke alarms, designed to provide long‑term, tamper-resistant protection in the home.
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!
Green Fair - Sunday, September 20 - Mike Rylko Community Park, near the farmers market, 7:30 am to noon
Martha will be doing signups for shifts for these events. Thank you for helping out!
For your calendar - Bowlero with the Village's Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with Disabilities - October 29, 2026 (Thursday), 6:00 - 8:00
For your calendar - Omni - Hey Nonny - Trivia Night Tuesday November 3rd .
Sign-up lists are now open for our Duck Race site sales and all Buffalo Grove Days volunteer opportunities! Please take a look and sign up for a shift, or two, or three! We need lots of hands to make this a success.
**Duck Race Site Sales (ahead of BG Days)**
Buffalo Grove Farmers Market: Sunday, Aug 23 & Sunday, Aug 30
Every shift helps! Whether it's an hour or a whole day, we appreciate you pitching in. Thanks in advance for supporting the club and making this year's Duck Race and Buffalo Grove Days a great one!
Thank you to those club members who continue to contribute to the Buffalo Grove High School Comfort Closet. This is a discreet service at the high school to assist those students who do not experience the privilege of all they need for personal hygiene and care at home due to circumstances. Please keep us in mind for your donations of these new, unused items you may have at home. Such items are: toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, lotion, feminine products, deodorant, etc. Also, your cash donations to Deenie on their behalf are so appreciated and make a difference in their life. Items are purchased at GiveNKind for pennies on the dollar. Here is a photo of their pick up from Deenie’s home last week. Please bring donations to our Rotary meetings and Deenie will collect them.
Greeter: Joan Karge Pledge: Jerry Levy 4-Way Test: Deenie Pomilia Thought of the Day: Lisa Siwek Ricky D. Joke: Tara Kelly Member Moment: Rob Seitz Fun & Frolics: Denny Snyder
September 3, 2026
Greeter: Bill Donahue Pledge: Tom Kloepfer 4-Way Test: Arzu Ozcan Thought of the Day: Rob Seitz Ricky D. Joke: Glenn Meier Member Moment: Police Corp. Fun & Frolics: Tim Kirsininkas
September 10, 2026
Greeter: Diane Sawyer Pledge: Steve Koebernick 4-Way Test: Pete Panayiotou Thought of the Day: Santosh Shanmugam Ricky D. Joke: Jing O’Brien Member Moment: Sita Prakasan Fun & Frolics: Mike Rylko
September 17, 2026
Greeter: Tyler Grace Pledge: Stephen Legge 4-Way Test: Park District Corp. Thought of the Day: Brian Shepard Ricky D. Joke: Shannon O’Connor Member Moment: Dan Schimmel Fun & Frolics: Nanette Sowa
September 24, 2026
Greeter: Tara Kelly Pledge: Glenn Meier 4-Way Test: Police Corp. Thought of the Day: Dennis Depcik Ricky D. Joke: Pete Panayiotou Member Moment: Santosh Shanmugam Fun & Frolics: Laura Kline
