RILEE--the Rotary (Polio) Iron Lung Education Exhibit.
Those under sixty probably have never met anyone who has experienced the devastating affects of Polio.
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Rotary Club of Park Ridge
PO Box 130
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
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Fellowship Event 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Nov 09, 2022 5:30 PM
Mel's Craft Barbeque - 24 Main Street Park Ridge, IL
Rotarians handed out flower seeds at the Farmer Market to brighten your day.
A group of D6440 Rotarians annually goes to Guatemala to help a couple communities. This year they built 200 feet of covered clothes lines, 40 bunk bed, 80 clothes lockers, 20 classroom rolling whiteboards and other infrastructure for a school.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge awarded 5 Make a Difference Scholarships.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge awarded scholarships to two District 64 elementary teachers to enhances their knowledge.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club awarded four Rotary Youth Leadership Academy scholarships.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge raised funds for Ukraine and local charities.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge Citrus Sale sold $8800 of product to be used for College Scholarships.
For the month of December, the Rotary Club of Park Ridge Rotary is donating food to the Maine Township Food Panty.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club distributed treats at the Park Ridge Park District Trunk or Treat Halloween event.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club held a Craft Beer fundraiser at Harp and Fiddle raising over $6,000 to support various Social Service Organizations in the Park Ridge area.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club held an in town road rally where each team had to find interesting icons of Park Ridge; take a picture of the site; and report back in 60 minutes. Shown is a wolf tree sculpture
Members of the Park Ridge Rotary Club attended the Park Ridge Memorial Day Parade.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club served over 85 nutritionally challenged clients at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church on Sunday January 17th.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge rings the bell for the Salvation Army at the Park Ridge Jewel raising almost $700.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club delivers Christmas Cards to the Summit and the Park Ridge Care Center.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club held their annual Citrus Sale on December 12th. Proceeds from the sale fund the Scholarship program.
Park Ridge Rotarians create personal libraries in their front lawns that the public can use.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club helped collect over 12,500 books for children.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club served over 85 nutritionally challenged clients at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church on Sunday December 6th.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge sponsored a Zoom Pizza & Bingo event with “Avenues to Independence.”
Home Page News
Sep 12, 2014
by Steve Hunst
The new Maine East Rotary Interact Executive Officers planned, promoted, and hosted the most successful Interact event in our short history. Over 300 interested students attended the 2014-2015 Rotary Interact Kick-off meeting in our school cafeteria. Big thanks to John VandenBrink for being at the meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNlrfRwGEW0&feature=youtu.be
Aug 17, 2011
by Raymond Oschger
Jan 26, 2011
by Marta Hoover
Rotary Provides X-ray System for Street Children of Guatemala City.
Two-thirds of the world’s population does not have access to basic X-ray services? That is a huge problem since sixty percent of all medical diagnoses require X-ray analysis.
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Our annual Craft Beer and Wine night is back!
Wednesday, October 12th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Come, invite and meet your friends and raise a glass for a good cause!
Tickets are $50 and available HERE.
The Park Ridge Rotary Charitable Foundation has high quality, nylon, 3' x 5' American Flags for sale. Fly a new American flag on Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day or any day of the year. We invite you to click the link below which will connect you to our Shopify store where you can purchase a flag and support our high school scholarship program.
We will deliver your flag free of charge, if you live in Park Ridge, Niles, Des Plaines or Norridge. You can pick-up the flag your self, if you prefer. We also offer shipping in the USA for $7.95/flag. A perfect gift for your friends and family!
Make a contribution to the Rotary Club of Park Ridge Charitable Foundation. Your contributions help support local students by supporting various scholarships the Rotary Club of Park Ridge Foundation gives out.
Click HERE to donate!
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Harp & Fiddle Craft Beer Fundraiser
Harp & FiddleOct 12, 2022
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
A new weapon against polio
A modified vaccine offers hope that eradication is closer than ever.
Mobile clinic delivers free healthcare for Wisconsin’s underserved communities
Rotary clubs in District 6250 (Wisconsin and Minnesota, USA) have donated a mobile clinic to St. Clare Health Mission, a community organization in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that provides primary and specialty health care services at no cost for those without access to insurance.
Rotary President Jennifer Jones announces US$150 million pledge toward polio eradication
Rotary President Jennifer Jones appeared on the stage at the star-studded Global Citizen Festival to announce an additional US$150 million pledge toward that end.
Re-emergence of polio underscores the need for eradication
The detection of poliovirus, and even cases of polio, in places where it hasn’t been found for years has demonstrated once again that eradicating a human disease isn’t easy, especially in the final stages.In recent months, an unvaccinated man in the United States was paralyzed. In the
Rotary members in Poland provide a safe home for Ukrainian refugees
In March, shortly after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, refugees began arriving at a home in Wojciechów, a town about 20 miles from the city of Lublin in eastern Poland.
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