Welcome to our club web site. I'm Robin Karpan, Club President for the 2022-23 Rotary year. Our club was created on January 1, 2021 when the former Wood River and East Alton clubs merged to become the Riverbend East Rotary club. Feel free to browse our newsletters, photo albums and other content you may find of interest. The club also sponsors a Facebook page. You may link to those sites below and to the right. Our club is located on the Illinois side of the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. When you are in the area, please feel free to attend one of our meetings.
Member Birthdays:
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Michael KellyAugust 1
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Randy NelsonAugust 12
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Sherry TiteAugust 22
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Tom StalcupAugust 25
Spouse/Partner Birthdays:
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Julie PearsonAugust 27
Anniversaries:
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Rod CroxfordVirginia CroxfordAugust 10
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John PearsonJulie PearsonAugust 13
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George TylerBonnie TylerAugust 17
Join Date:
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Alana YountAugust 1, 201111 years
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Rodney DurrAugust 15, 20193 years
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Virgil MooreAugust 30, 200715 years
We meet In Person
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
JULIA'S BANQUET CENTER
101 Eastgate Shopping Center
East Alton, IL 62024
United States of America
East Alton, IL 62024
United States of America
Our Mailing address:
POB 56
East Alton,IL 62024-0056
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2022 East Alton Race Of Fun
Berkshire HillSep 10, 2022
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Scholarship students Jack and Marlo accepted their scholarship checks from club foundation Treasurer Mark Vaughn.
Lewis & Clark Habitat for Humanity Affiliate board member Val Harris joined us to talk about the local Habitat group that serves Madison, St. Clair and Bond counties. For more information link here https://www.lchabitat.org
Illinois state representative (district 111) Amy Elik talks about recent legislation.
Members of the Curtain's Up Theater Company were on hand to tell us about their troupe and to promote the upcoming presentation of School of Rock on August 12-14. Details can be found here http://curtainsuptheater.com
Rotarian John Pearson preps the members for their sesquipedalian quiz.
East Alton Farmers Market Coordinator Woody Peterson was on hand to talk about the market. It's held every Tuesday at the Eastgate Plaza Center from 3-7PM.
Rotarian Randy Nelson is presented with his Paul Harris Fellowship award by fellow Rotarian Joe Silkwood.
Outgoing club president Lindsey Herron presents member Leonard Berg his PHF+7 award.
Riverbend East Rotary club Secretary Lori Palmer presents a $500 donation to East Alton Parks & Rec Director Robin Carlton. The donation will be used for the annual Back to School Giveaway program sponsored by the park district.
Brother Jorge Sanches OMV spent a few minutes talking about his current assignment at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton,IL.
Ashley Lockwood, a representative of the Audubon Center in West Alton, MO., was on hand to tell us about all the good things happening at the center.
Jessica Levan was guesting with her father Scott when she was drafted to talk about her new job in Wyoming.
Army Corps of Engineers representative Jasen Brown joins us to talk about the Piasa & Eagles Nest Restoration Project.
Wood River (IL) Public Library Director Lindsey Herron told us about the summer reading program at the library. The library will also be celebrating its centennial this summer with a variety of events.
KSDK Channel 5 and PREMION Sales Manager Aaron Hooks made a presentation about media advertising in todays multi-channel video environment.
Raging Rivers WaterPark representative Jessie Hayes joined us to talk about the great park additions that will debut this season.
The Backstoppers Inc. representatives, Larry Gardner and Dan Hannon, joined us to talk about all the great things the organization does to support the families of first responders who are injured or killed while on duty.
AmareNFP founder and Executive President Ty Bechel told us about the organization and shared the great news about the recent expansion of their service territory.
Alton Symphony Orchestra President Jessica Podding joined us to share some highlights from their 75th anniversary year. More information is available on their web site http://www.altonsymphonyorchestra.org/
Mustache March 4PD board member Tina Bennet shared information about the organization and the good work it does supporting 15 area law enforcement agencies. More information can be found via this link http://www.mustachemarch4rd.com
Socks for Tots founder Rosetta Brown Brown was on hand to talk about the program and accept 485 pairs of socks donated by club members. making the presentation to Brown were members Lori Palmer and Lindsey Herron.
Lori Pelan joined us remotely to talk about what the SCORE program offers to small businesses via training and mentoring.
Arian Burnside and Charmian Aaron joined us to talk about Aria's new Eastgate Plaza business Aria's Cookies and Confections slated to open in May.
Alton River Dragons baseball club General Manager Dallas Martz was on hand to give us the scoop on the upcoming Prospect League baseball season. Play ball!
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Leonard Berg
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Rod Croxford
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Rodney Durr
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Allen Hale
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Jean Kainz
Donna Karpan
Michael Kelly
Brad Lavite
Scott Levan
George Moore
Virgil Moore
Tommie Myers
Randy Nelson
Lori Palmer
John Pearson
Erin Phillips
Brad Pulaski
Bill Pyatt
Wendell Ross
Joe Silkwood
Mark Speciale
Henry Studnicki
George Tyler
Mark Vaughn
Alana Yount