Thanks to all the grant recipients that joined us in August this year to receive grants and to speak about the difference they are making in our local community! We were all inspired by their stories of local people who've been helped, and our Club is proud to support their meaningful work.
The total grants given by Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club to local charitable organizations in August 2023 was $115,500. In addition, we awarded $10,000 in local scholarships and $3,000 in international aid.
Interested in being more involved in your community? Learn about Rotary! Call Club Membership Chair Doug Fendon at 513-289-3244.
Interested in being more involved in your community? Learn about Rotary! Call Club Membership Chair Doug Fendon at 513-289-3244.
The following charities were at our August 16th meeting and received grants:
Beacon Place – Shailushi Ritchie
BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding & Educational Center – Meggan Hill-McQueeney
GiGi's Playhouse, Inc. – Alyse Mastrodonato
GiveNKind – Emily Petway & Jerry Michalski
GLASA - Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association – Mak Nong
Habitat for Humanity – Nick Nalley & Jeremy McFadden
Honor Flight Chicago - Doug Meffley
Lake County Center for Independent Living
Mundelein Tool Library – Pete Duffy
SamaraCare Counseling – Dr. Scott Mitchell
Special Gifts Theatre – Elise Larsen & Elise Steffe
Sue’s Pantry – Sue Gandhi
The Super Jake Foundation – Sue Widman
Willow House – Dave Scheffler
Youth Conservation Corps – Jennifer Yonan
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The following charities were at our August 9th meeting and received grants:
Free Spirits
Libertyville Township Food Pantry
MTF / Mothers Trust Foundation
(pictured below with Club President Rich Babjak left)
The following charities were at our August 2nd meeting and received grants:
American Legion Post 329 – Rick Navarro
Art Impact Project – Vicki Marasco
Adler Arts Center – Amy Williams
Lake County Children's Advocacy Center – Carrie Wings
Community High School District 128 LHS Best Buddies Club – John Taylor
Reading Power Inc – Cathy McFarland
Sedol Foundation – Ann Subry
Senior Council of Libertyville – Suren Kanani and Rich Manahan
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Rich Babjak, Elliot Pinsel
Another successful Rotary year for Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club celebrated with food, fun and fellowship!
Past President Elliot Pinsel passed the gavel to our new club President Rich Babjak and, as tradition dictates, Rich returned the favor by giving Elliot the boot! 
We are so appreciative of Elliot's and the Board's past leadership and look forward to the new year!
We are so appreciative of Elliot's and the Board's past leadership and look forward to the new year!Our sincere thanks and congratulations to Howard Jaffe, Rotarian of the Year, for his outstanding service and commitment to the club!
Big thanks to Tom Zengeler and his family for generously hosting us (again) at their lovely home! 
We are pleased to announce results from our recent The Second City fundraiser. Net proceeds of more than $117,000 resulted from the fundraiser and will be distributed to local charities!
We are so grateful for the support of our club members and community, and we look forward to supporting the mission of many wonderful local organizations!
Our club's sincere thanks go to the Event Committee for their leadership:
Committee Chair - Howard Jaffe
Jon Robb - Partner Restaurants
Steve Risley - Silent Auction
Tom Miller - Tickets and Raffle
Patricia Bleck - Communications
Many thanks to the numerous attendees, volunteers, and sponsors who participated and donated to our fall fundraiser event! It was a resounding success. OVER $30,000 WAS RAISED for the benefit of local charities! A special shoutout and thank you goes out to Main Street Social for all their hard work and support that went into the event.
If you weren't able to join us for the evening, but would still like to contribute to the fundraising effort, please consider making a donation to support our charitable work. Thank you!
Thanks to all participants for your help in making our 2022 Electronics Recycling Collection Event a terrific success! 9250 lbs of electronics were recycled.
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