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❤️ Service to the Northbrook Community
  1. Directly support Northbrook families in need
  2. Fund local food pantry initiatives
  3. Provide scholarships to Northbrook students
  4. Support youth leadership development
  5. Partner with local schools
  6. Sponsor community improvement projects
  7. Provide grants to local nonprofits
  8. Support senior assistance programs
  9. Help fund mental health initiatives
  10. Strengthen local social services
  11. Address food insecurity
  12. Assist families during the holidays
  13. Support back-to-school drives
  14. Fund literacy programs
  15. Support veterans causes
  16. Provide emergency assistance funding
  17. Improve parks and public spaces
  18. Sponsor inclusive community events
  19. Support environmental clean-ups
  20. Invest in Northbrook’s future leaders
  21. Keep charitable dollars local
  22. Build stronger neighborhood connections
  23. Show up when the community needs help
  24. Respond quickly to urgent needs
  25. Create visible, meaningful impact
🌍 Global Humanitarian Impact
  1. Support the global fight to end polio
  2. Contribute to international disaster relief
  3. Fund clean water projects
  4. Improve maternal and child health
  5. Support global literacy programs
  6. Promote disease prevention efforts
  7. Participate in international grants
  8. Support sustainable development projects
  9. Partner with clubs worldwide
  10. Promote peacebuilding initiatives
  11. Help communities recover after crises
  12. Support medical missions
  13. Advance education globally
  14. Provide hygiene and sanitation resources
  15. Strengthen global goodwill
💙 Philanthropy & Giving Back
  1. Pool resources for greater impact
  2. Multiply your charitable giving
  3. Support transparent grantmaking
  4. Help decide where funds go
  5. See exactly how donations are used
  6. Participate in meaningful fundraising
  7. Invest in sustainable projects
  8. Strengthen nonprofit partnerships
  9. Support long-term community solutions
  10. Fund impactful annual initiatives
  11. Provide consistent community support
  12. Build a culture of generosity
  13. Empower local changemakers
  14. Leave a philanthropic legacy
  15. Be known for giving back
 
🌟 Living the Rotary Values
  1. Live “Service Above Self” locally
  2. Practice ethical leadership
  3. Promote fairness and goodwill
  4. Strengthen community trust
  5. Model civic responsibility
  6. Build bridges across differences
  7. Foster unity through service
  8. Act with integrity
  9. Support inclusive initiatives
  10. Lead by example
  11. Put community first
  12. Represent Northbrook with pride
  13. Uphold Rotary’s global reputation
  14. Be part of a 120+ year tradition of service
  15. Strengthen the Rotary legacy locally
🎓 Youth & Education
  1. Sponsor Interact youth service clubs
  2. Support local high school leadership programs
  3. Provide scholarship funding
  4. Mentor students
  5. Recognize outstanding youth citizens
  6. Fund vocational scholarships
  7. Encourage civic engagement
  8. Provide career guidance
  9. Inspire service-minded students
  10. Support youth mental health awareness
  11. Encourage ethical leadership
  12. Offer youth volunteer opportunities
  13. Invest in the next generation
  14. Celebrate academic achievement
  15. Help students see global possibilities
🤲 Hands-On Service
  1. Volunteer at community events
  2. Participate in service days
  3. Assemble care packages
  4. Help distribute food
  5. Support fundraising events
  6. Participate in park cleanups
  7. Assist at community festivals
  8. Pack holiday gifts
  9. Volunteer at nonprofit partner sites
  10. Show up physically — not just financially
  11. Serve side-by-side with neighbors
  12. Build friendships through service
  13. Take pride in visible impact
  14. Create solutions together
  15. Be active, not passive, in philanthropy
🎉 Meaningful Community Engagement
  1. Celebrate service milestones
  2. Recognize outstanding volunteers
  3. Support local celebrations
  4. Attend purpose-driven gatherings
  5. Honor first responders
  6. Support community-wide initiatives
  7. Be part of impactful events
  8. Celebrate charitable achievements
  9. Strengthen local partnerships
  10. Support interfaith and civic efforts
🙌 Personal Fulfillment Through Service
  1. Feel the impact of giving back
  2. Build lifelong friendships rooted in service
  3. Experience gratitude from those you help
  4. Grow in empathy
  5. Strengthen your sense of purpose
  6. Inspire your family through service
  7. Teach children the value of giving
  8. Make your time truly meaningful
  9. Contribute to something bigger than yourself
  10. Be proud of your community involvement
  11. Help shape a stronger, more compassionate Northbrook
Tuesday Social

Yu’s Mandarin Restaurant on February 24th

Join our club to celebrate Rotary International's 121st Anniversary
at our February social on Tuesday February 24th.
 
Please reach out to Elke to confirm BY TONIGHT (Guest count too!).
 
We will not have a private room - so Rsvp is mandatory in order to accommodate proper seating.  The owner assured Elke we'll order from the menu and we'll  have separate
checks - this means you can eat and drink what as your heart desires - totally your choice. Don't forget to tip!
 
Great opportunity to invite prospective Rotarians.  Please be so kind and considered and RSVP to me by Sunday evening.  It is greatly appreciated. 
 
Yu’s Mandarin Restaurant on 600 Milwaukee in Wheeling.
Save the Date for our Spring Fundraiser!

Playing for a Purpose....

Our Spring fundraiser will take place April 24,2026 in the ABC Room at the North Suburban YMCA from 7-9 PM.
 
The event will feature a series of games played, culminating in a raffle at 9 PM which will have one prize of $1500.
 
Tickets to the event will be $50 each and purchasers will be entitled to take part in all games, snacks, nonalcoholic drinks, game prizes and the raffle at 9 PM.
 
Each nonexempt club member shall be responsible for the sale or purchase of $150 worth of tickets or a donation to the club's special projects foundation of $150.
 
Tickets will be available and distributed later this month. Bring a guest to play - for only $15 (does not include raffle) 
 
Call Denis with any questions. 
Save the Dates...

COMING UP...

FEBRUARY
  • 23rd Rotary International Celebrates 121 Years!
  • 24th Club Social at Yu's Mandarin
MARCH
  • 6-8th  Midwest PETS
  • 10th - Noggin Builders Foundation - STEM kit packing
APRIL 
  • 24th: FUNdraisier night!
 
 
 
 
 
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Ed Nadler
February 3
 
David Masters
February 6
 
John Howard
March 7
 
Jay Glaubinger
March 8
 
Court Williams
March 16
 
Jim Kucienski
March 18
 
Mitch Portugal
March 19
 
Ken Kurtz
March 25
 
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Kyint Chwa
Laura Chwa
February 16
 
Sandra Whitmore
Daniel FitzSimmons
February 18
 
Ken Kurtz
Renee
March 27
 
Gary Moriello
Beverly Hides-Moriello
March 29
 
Join Date
John Howard
February 8, 2011
15 years
 
Mitch Portugal
February 27, 2018
8 years
 
Nancy Medin
February 28, 2006
20 years
 
Gary Moriello
March 5, 2013
13 years
 
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Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m.
Max and Benny's
461 Waukegan Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
United States of America
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1st and 3rd Tues of each month 12:15 to 1:30 Max and Benny's 461 Waukegan Road Northbrook 2nd Tue of each month 5:30 to 7 PM Acorn Grill Heritage Oaks Country Club 3535 Dundee Road Northbrook 4th Tue of each month 5:30 to 7 Social
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