Kris Anderson of Casey's Safe Haven Horse Rescue presented to the club at its Sept. 19 club meeting about this local charity. With club president Chris Reiss. Chris Reiss was also winner of our Ace of Spades 50 50 drawing. Congrats to Chris!
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Steak Fry Dinner -- Golf Outing- Tri City Rotary
Sep 27, 2017
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Literacy Community Service - Tri City Rotary
Barnes and NobleSep 30, 2017
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District 6440 Rotary - Fall Training Day
Harper CollegeOct 21, 2017
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District Governor Board Meeting 2017- Don Brewer
Oct 30, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM -
Rotary Knuckle fall clean up
State Street between 1st and 2nd StreetsNov 04, 2017
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM -
Youth Assembly - RYLA, Youth Exchange
Harper CollegeNov 04, 2017
8:30 AM – 2:00 PM -
Community service night - Herbies Friends Dinner
Nov 06, 2017
Aug 06, 2013
by David Nelson
Geneva Rotary is a service club of business owners, executives and community leaders. The club has weekly breakfast meetings with guest speakers and opportunities for networking. There are also many club social events each year. Geneva Rotary service projects include: Holiday Party for disabled adults; community service projects and Rotary service trip to Guatemala. Geneva Rotary provides scholarships to local students for college or technical school; supports Rotary Youth Leadership Award camp for high school students and sponsors Rotary Youth exchange students. In addition Geneva Rotary also helps support many local charities and non profit groups with grants. Potential new members are always welcome at Geneva Rotary, learn more at www.genevarotary.org
WE MEET TUESDAYS 7 AM RIVERSIDE RECEPTIONS GENEVA
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Geneva Rotary a service club for business owners, executives, professionals and community leaders
Making Our Community and Our World a Better Place
We meet Tuesdays at 7:00 AM
Riverside Receptions
Riverside Receptions
35 North River Lane
Courtyard entrance
Geneva, IL 60134
United States
Courtyard entrance
Geneva, IL 60134
United States
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Brian Borkowicz spoke to Geneva Rotary at its September 5 2017 meeting. He presented on his trip with family this past summer to France including visit to Lille, Normandy, Paris and Bruges Belgium. They were hosted by Igor Honore and his family - Igor was past inbound Rotary youth exchange student in Geneva. St Charles Breakfast Rotary president elect David Pietryla visited Geneva Rotary at its August 29 meeting to promote the annual Book Fair event at Barnes and Noble to be held September 30 2017. Shoppers can help support Geneva, Batavia and St Charles Rotary clubs for donations of books and supplies to local organizations promoting youth literacy. Donations for the literacy event also welcome. 
Gary Baum lead instructor for the Fire Science program at Kane County's Fox Valley Career Center talked to Geneva Rotary at its August 29 2017 meeting. This school serves high school students from 7 schools in Kane County including Geneva. Gary discussed the program and its importance for training tomorrow's fire fighters. He encouraged referrals of interested students to the Fox Valley Career Center. 
Geneva Rotarian George Saloman talked to club at its August 22, 2017 meeting about his automotive consulting business. George provides services to car dealers and others in the automotive business. He has been involved with automotive industry most of his life. George and his family live in Geneva . He is also involved with the local community including Boy Scout leadership and City of Geneva committee as well. photo with club president Chris Reiss and Kathy Melone
Geneva Rotary welcomes 2017-2018 Youth Exchange student Lara Clow from GermanyThank you to our host families for 2017-2018
photo with Arun Mani and Don Cummings
Lynn O'Shea executive director and Chuck Miles board member presented to Geneva Rotary at its August 15, 2017 meeting. They made a presentation about Association for Individual Development 'AID' which serves clients in dozens of communities in the west and northwest suburbs. AID serves persons with physical and mental disabilities including residences, personal care, vocational services, victim services and more. AID is presently in a capital campaign and is seeking support of the community- groups and individuals
. photo Loy Williams, Chuck Miles, Lynn O'Shea, Chip Barber l to r
. photo Loy Williams, Chuck Miles, Lynn O'Shea, Chip Barber l to rJulia Drendel of North Aurora is our Rotary outbound youth exchange student this school year. She will be in Hungary for 2017-2018. photo - Mark Allen Geneva Rotary, Julia Drendel and her father Kevin Drendel
Club president Chris Reiss 2017-2018 will need club members for various roles this Rotary year. Club directors to help with club goals, decide on charitable contributions, provide leadership for fundraising -- 4 meetings per year; Swedish Days Committee; Scholarship committee; RYLA committee; Rotary Foundation (must attend one district meeting on grant process ); Annual Benefit Dinner (work with chair Kathy Melone); Membership ( check with local businesses, not for profits, government, etc.- help grow our club); AID Holiday party (work with chair Gordy Hard); Social Committee (plan social events thru the year); Youth Exchange (assist chair Brian Borkowicz, assist with our exchange student and host families); Public relations, website, facebook page (assist chair Dave Nelson). More information on any of these or to sign up -- contact 
Chris Reiss or one of the club chairs. Please try to take on one or more club service role for 2017- 2018.
Chris Reiss or one of the club chairs. Please try to take on one or more club service role for 2017- 2018. 
Geneva Rotary welcomed our five 2017 club scholarship award winners at the club's July 25, 2017 meeting. Family and friends of the award winners also attended. Scholarship committee chair Mike Deagle introduced the students who each told the club about their future educational plans. Our scholarships also honor the late Stan Esping a long time Geneva Rotarian. Photo of award winners l to r Alycia Hostman, Karolina Hrehorowicz, Nicole Kohorst, Delaney Shanahan, Morgan Donohue and Mike Deagle.Mike Albrow talked to Geneva Rotary at its July 18, 2017 meeting about Fermilab - 'particles', neutrinos and other scientific research and accomplishments. He also discussed the history, architecture, natural resources and recreation opportunities at the lab. His program was lively and well received by the club. Mike is a recently retired Fermilab physicist and is a Naperville Sunrise Rotary club member. In his academic and professional career he has worked in England, Switzerland and Sweden as well as 25 years at Fermilab. photo Mike Albrow and Kyle Hempel l to r 
Mike Deagle led the meeting and club discussed last month's Swedish Days and Geneva Rotary food booth there. The food booth was a great success in 2017 due to great efforts by club volunteers, friends, family members and Geneva Gymnastics. Thank you to all our customers, supporters and volunteers.
Our Geneva Rotary food booth profits for 2017 exceeded $17,000. All profits benefit Geneva Rotary club scholarships, AID holiday party for disabled adults, service projects, youth exchange, RYLA leadership camp for high school students and more. PHOTO Chip Barber, Merritt Walker and Mike Deagle l to r at July 11 2017 meeting
Geneva Rotary Installation Dinner June 28, 2017 at Mani home. Chris Reiss l. club president 2017-2018 is inducted by 2016-2017 club president Arun Mani r.
Swedish Days 2017 June 20 to June 25 -- visit the Geneva Rotary food booth at 3rd and Campbell - support Geneva Rotary club scholarships, RYLA leadership camp for high school students, annual holiday party for disabled adults and more -- thank you to our customers and to all our wonderful volunteers
Geneva Chambers Facebook page and vote for the Geneva Rotary Bike entry (winner wins $500 in Geneva Gift cards)
Vote for Geneva Rotary at the Geneva Chamber of Commerce Facebook page !
Rui Faccin from Brazil visited Geneva Rotary at its June 13 meeting. Rui is a club president and also an Assistant District Governor serving clubs in Brazil and also a club in Argentina. His daughter Vitoria Faccin also visited - she is a former Rotary Youth Exchange student and will be in masters degree program at Iowa State in the fall. The Faccins are hosted this week by the Allen family - Mark Allen of Geneva Rotary club.Please visit our Geneva Rotary food booth during Geneva's Swedish Days Festival June 20 to June 25 2017. Buy a brat, hot dog or pulled pork, sweet corn, drinks and more. All proceeds support Geneva Rotary scholarships, RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership camp, AID Holiday party for disabled adults, grants to local charities, youth exchange and community and international service projects.
Geneva Rotary club members and friends thank you for your service as volunteers at our booth during the festival.
Please note that the club will not hold any regular meetings on June 20, June 27 and July 4
Geneva Rotary sponsored 5 students for Rotary Youth Leadership Award camps held in March and April 2017. RYLA camp attendees related their experiences at the camp at the club's June 6, 2017 meeting. All found the camp to be very rewarding and fun. Our 2017 RYLA camp students were Morgan Donohue, Jackson Dietrich, Ben Melone, Fionnuala Cottrell and Brigid McCarthy. Thank you also to Geneva Rotary and our supporters for financial support for this program. Geneva Rotarians Don Cummings and Brian Borkowicz received Paul Harris Fellow recognition at the club's May 30 2017 meeting. Paul Harris Fellows support the Rotary Foundation with significant financial contributions. The Foundation supports Peace scholars, polio eradication efforts, local and international service projects and much more. photos with club president Arun Mani
Geneva Rotary Community service-- Rotarians prepared and served dinner for Herbies Friends-- a family bereavement support group with Fox Valley Hands of Hope-- thank you volunteers
Jasmine is a local high school student taking part in a service trip this summer to Ghana Africa. Her group will be constructing a sanitation facility and will also learn about the culture and see sights in Ghana. She did a presentation for the club at our May 23 2017 meeting. Best wishes to Jasmine on her trip.
Kitty Weiner is our Assistant District Governor ( ADG) (district 6440) for 2017-2018 Rotary year . Geneva Rotary thanks Paul Keenon for his many years of service as 'ADG' for our club. Kitty is a member of Elk Grove Village Rotary club. 
Geneva Rotarians Joe McMahon and Paula Krapf helped with community service work May 20 - planting and weeding our Rotary knuckles on State Street. Special thanks to them for working on a rainy Saturday morning.
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Katie Mann was inducted into Geneva Rotary at its May 16 2017 meeting by club president Arun Mani. Katie is a banker with Inland Bank and Trust Co. in Geneva. https://www.inlandbank.com/photo - Katie Mann and Michele Kinzler
Michelle Meyer of Mutual Ground presented to Geneva Rotary at its May 16 2017 meeting. Mutual Ground works to end the cycle of domestic and sexual violence. It serves Geneva, Aurora and other communities in the Fox Valley. Geneva Rotary is long time supporter of Mutual Ground and its vital work. Our club's Kathy Melone is executive for fundraising and development for Mutual Ground. Visit for more information mutualground.org 
meeting cancelled
Sep 26, 2017
no meeting this week - we have Tri City steak fry and golf outing this week
Tri City Rotary at Riverside Receptions
Oct 10, 2017
St Charles club to host _ speaker Steve Andersson
Tri City Rotary - Batavia club to host
Feb 13, 2018
location to be announced - program to be announced
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