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
Public Image
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
Dark
Jul 02, 2025
Dark
Dan Davidson
Jul 10, 2025 6:00 PM
Installation of New Board and Officers at Prospect Park
Pablo Rodriguez from SaveTree
Jul 16, 2025 12:00 PM
It is a presentation from an arborist company in Evanston, SaveAtree.
Jim Whittington
Aug 06, 2025 12:00 PM
Lifeway Mobility - Accessibility
Social 18 Greek Kitchen - 24 Main St, Park Ridge
Aug 13, 2025 6:00 PM
Fellowship
Alice & Roger Crawford and Carol Benz
Aug 20, 2025 12:00 PM
RI International Convention Update
Sunday Supper at Park Ridge Presbyterian Church
Nov 30, 2025 3:30 PM
Meals will be served indoors!! Volunteers needed!!
Home Page Stories
Pastor Bob Campbell was an inspiration addressing PEACE and CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
BOB CAMPBELL sent out a challenge- WHAT can what our club do?
Our meetings this year have been so insightful and motivating.
A Rotarian group created a website MedicalDecisions.Info to help individuals create their medical directives.
 
No personal information is stored on the website.
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.

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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Italian selected as next Rotary International President

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