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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.

Park Ridge Road Rally

Posted by Steve Hunst

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

2021 Memorial Day Parade

Posted by Steve Hunst

Members of the Park Ridge Rotary Club attended the Park Ridge Memorial Day Parade.

Random Acts of Kindness

Random Acts of Kindness were performed throughout the city.

20210127 Raymond Hendee Award

Christina Dazzo is the recipient of the $1,000 2020-21 Raymond Hendee Award.

20210117 Sunday Supper

The Park Ridge Rotary Club served over 85 nutritionally challenged clients at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church on Sunday January 17^th.

20201219 Salvation Army Bell Ringing

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge rings the bell for the Salvation Army at the Park Ridge Jewel raising almost $700.

20201221 Christmas Card Delivery

The Park Ridge Rotary Club delivers Christmas Cards to the Summit and the Park Ridge Care Center.

20201212 Citrus Sale

The Park Ridge Rotary Club held their annual Citrus Sale on December 12^th. Proceeds from the sale fund the Scholarship program.

Little Libraries

Park Ridge Rotarians create personal libraries in their front lawns that the public can use.

20201024 Bernie’s Book Drive

Posted by Steve Hunst

The Park Ridge Rotary Club helped collect over 12,500 books for children.

20201206 Sunday Supper

The Park Ridge Rotary Club served over 85 nutritionally challenged clients at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church on Sunday December 6^th.

20201118 Avenues Pizza & Bingo

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge sponsored a Zoom Pizza & Bingo event with “Avenues to Independence.”

20201114 Maine Township Food Pantry

The Park Ridge Rotary Club collected food for the Maine Township Food Pantry.

20201024 Polio Fund Raiser

The Park Ridge Rotary Club raised $1,600 from the Polio Fund Raiser.

20200120 Digital literacy

On 1/20/20, Rotarians Dan Davidson, Roger Crawford and John McNabola assisted Maine East Interact volunteers in a Digital literacy event hosted by the Center of Concern and the Summit of Uptown. Students are tentatively planning a follow up event at the Park Ridge Public Library on February 17, 2020.

20200112 Sunday Supper

The Park Ridge Rotary Club served over 70 nutritionally challenged clients at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church on Sunday January 12^th.

20191211 Holiday Party

Posted by Steve Hunst on Dec 14, 2019

The Maine East Choral Group performed at the Park Ridge Rotary Holiday Party.

201912 Sunday Supper

Posted by Steve Hunst on Dec 09, 2019

The Park Ridge Rotary Club served over 75 nutritionally challenged clients at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church on Sunday December 8^th.

Home Page News

ME Rotary Interact 2014-2015 Kick-Off Meeting

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

Maine East High School and Rotary Club of Park Ridge IL

Aug 17, 2011 by Raymond Oschger

Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune Newspaper

Rotary Provides X-ray System for Children of Guatemala City

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.

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!

For Flag Orders click HERE

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!

European Rotaract clubs organize to help Ukrainian refugees

Across Europe, Rotaract members are using digital tools to share information and coordinate to help people who have been affected by the war in Ukraine

Rotary members honored as Champions of Girls’ Empowerment

Six Rotary members were honored in March as People of Action: Champions of Girls’ Empowerment during Rotary Day with UNICEF in New York City. This distinction recognizes the honorees’ commitment to improving girls’ access to education, health, and sanitation and hygiene resources, as well as their work to create environments where girls can flourish.

Staff Corner: John Hewko

Learn more about the general secretary and CEO of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation, John Hewko.

Rotary Statement on the War against Ukraine

Rotary supports UN General Assembly resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian military forces from Ukraine.

World Immunization Week: Vaccines keep communities healthy

Our progress in the fight against polio shows why vaccination is important

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