Rotarian Melinda Brown is being presented with her new Paul Harris certificate, badge and pin by President Kitty Weiner and Foundation Chair Bill Beaupre. Melinda is new to the club and has already shown her dedication to Rotary by becoming a Paul Harris Fellow. This is a truly selfless action. The club has been 100% Paul Harris since 2007. Her donations and the clubs donations to the Rotary Foundation help people all over the world live better lives helping with education, food, clean water and improved living conditions.

Rotarians Bill Beaupre and Brian Pfister present Linda Lager a check to help with the school she started just over 10 years ago. The school is Chepinitas and is located in Vera Cruz Mexico. The school give students an opportunity to be educated completely free of cost. The school also has smaller class rooms for better individualized attention for learning.

Rotary Club of Elk Grove Village is please to announce the newest Member Victoria Rudd. Victoria is the Senior Community Affairs Manager with Microsoft. Microsoft recently opened a new facility in the beautiful Tech Park located in Elk Grove Village. Victoria was recently inducted into the club at the weekly lunch by President Kitty Weiner and Rotarian Bill Beaupre.

The Rotary club of Elk Grove had their Annual Foundation Extravaganza at their recent lunch meeting.  The club has always been a strong supporter of the Rotary Foundation and since the clubs inception 55 years ago the club and its members have contributed $344,118.    The Rotary Foundation is allaying suffering, improving living conditions, and providing educational opportunities for young people around the world.  This year Amanda Bryant became the latest Paul Harris Fellow along wit Ben Grey for the second time and Shirlanne Lemm for her seventh.  The club has been 100% Paul Harris since 2007 and has continued its commitment to the foundation with every new member becoming a Paul Harris Fellow.