District 6440, Club Number 3139

Rotary Club of Park Ridge

PO Box 130

Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 

 

 
 
Club Executives & Directors
President
President Elect
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant at Arms
Membership Chair
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VOCATIONAL SERVICE CHAIR
Scholarships
Scholarships
COMMUNITY SERVICE CHAIR
YOUTH SERVICE CHAIR
Fellowship Chair
Bulletin Editor
International Service Chair
Rotary Foundation
Club Foundation Secretary
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Park Ridge

Service Above Self

We meet In Person & Online
Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m.
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month
Harp and Fiddle
110 Main Street
Park Ridge, IL 60068
United States of America
The Club has hybrid meetings. You can attend at Harp & Fiddle or Zoom.
Speakers
John Kilner, PhD
Dec 04, 2024 12:00 PM
Healthy Decisions, Advance Directives
Citrus Sale Pickup - 9:00 to Noon (Saturday)
Dec 07, 2024 9:00 AM
Pickup: 131 N. Dee Road, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Ringing for the Salvation Army 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Dec 14, 2024 9:00 AM
The Jewell on Busse
Matt Haider
Dec 18, 2024 12:00 PM
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Organist
Marianna Zeidler
Mar 05, 2025 12:00 PM
WASH projects
Sunday Supper at Park Ridge Presbyterian Church
Apr 20, 2025 4:45 PM
Meals will be served indoors!! Volunteers needed!!
Home Page Stories
Sunday Supper – December 1, 2024
Great guest turnout for Spaghetti and Meatballs! Good service turnout too, as well as Interact members from both Maine South and East.
October 26, Park Ridge Rotary Club raised $641 for Polio by Canning for Polio at various stores & intersections In Park Ridge.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club held a Craft Beer fundraiser at Harp & Fiddle. The event raised $6,000 for College, Teacher and Trade scholarships.
District 207 Maine Schools Superintendent, Dr. Tatiana Bonuma, spoke to us of her background and of plans for the district’s three high schools.
District Governor Thor Davidson spoke to the Park Ridge Rotary Club. He discussed volunteering and keeping the Community engaged.
Dr. Ben Collins, Superintendent of District 64, spoke about the aging school buildings and many facility challenges. Several buildings are over 100 years old but need updating for future school needs. The District is considering placing a bond referendum on the upcoming November ballot.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge collected 16 bags of clothes plus blankets which were delivered to St. Edwards.
 
 
St Edward’s is one of several churches working to provide basic needs for migrants, access to shower facilities, quality meals, and pertinent goods including clothing and housewares.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge served 75 meals to our neighbors who are food insecure.
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge Citrus Sale sold over $9,200 in product. The proceeds pay for scholarships and Good Deeds in the community.
The Park Ridge Rotary Club held a Craft Beer fundraiser at Harp & Fiddle. The event raised $5,000 for College and Trade scholarships.
On May 24, 2023 the Park Ridge Rotary Club presented 3 Ray Hendee teacher scholarships and four college scholarships to deserving members of our community. Two members of the Hendee family presented the Hendee scholarships.
Nadya Zimmerman has been awarded the Paul Harris pin for donating $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation.
 
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge held their annual Craft Beer Fund Raiser at Harp & Fiddle raising money for scholarships and funding other Good Deeds.
RILEE--the Rotary (Polio) Iron Lung Education Exhibit.
 
Those under sixty probably have never met anyone who has experienced the devastating affects of Polio.

Home Page News

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

 

 
 
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune Newspaper
 
 
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.

 
 
 
 
Get your citrus here! Our annual citrus sale is back on! https://park-ridge-rotary-charitable-foundation-holiday-store.myshopify.com/
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