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Great picture of DG Jim and RI President John Kenny
"The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands"
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Rotary License Plates!
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Bradley-Bourbonnais Golf Outing
July 2009 DG Jim and Marcia with PDG Rick Thiernau
and Donna at Bradley-Bourbonnais Golf Outing
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Down on the Farm
5 Rotary clubs come together for a picnic at the Dollinger Farm
August 2, 2009
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Shelter Box Project
RC of Blue Island - Crestwood assembles a Shelter Box
Great hands-on club project!
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2009-10 Welcome Party for Youth Exchange students - August 2009
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Hinsdale Rotary Club celebrates 50 years &
Dedication of Clock Tower
DG Jim & Club President Jerry Cierniak
(l-r): PDG Art Davis, 1st Lady Marcia, RI Director
and Zone Coordinator Tom Thorfinnson, DG Jim
& PDG Sue Smallwood
Hinsdale Rotarians
PDG Sue Smallwood and Rotarian husband, Bob
1st Lady Marcia Czerwionka, RI Director and Zone
Coordinator Tom Thorfinnson and DG Jim Czerwionka
2008-09 Hinsdale President Roger Herring with
2009-10 Hinsdale-Oak Brook Sunrise President
Bob Smallwood
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Bremen Interact
September 2009: Gina Arguelles was a Rotary Exchange Student sponsored by the
OFRC to Argentina in 1996, she teaches Spanish at Bremen HS in Midlothian and
has been the Interact sponsor for the past several years. Oak Forest Rotary also
sponsors the Interact club at Bremen.
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Manteno Rotary
Members of the Manteno Rotary Club and the Manteno Presbyterian Church
volunteered to sell tickets for the carnival rides at the Will County Fair.
Volunteers on Aug. 27, 2009 are in the picture.
From left - Bob O`Loughlin (Rotary), the Rev. Chrystal Abbott (Church Pastor),
Lois Meyer (Rotary & Church), Hildath Lawrence (Church). A donation
was given to the 2 organizations based on the number of volunteers from the
organizations in appreciation for the efforts of the volunteers.
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Orland Park Rotary
Feeds over 200 kids and adults at Camp Quality!
August 3, 2009
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Rebound & Inbound
(l-r) Rebound Youth Exchange student Dennis Evashenk
at RC Chicago Financial with club president Megan Bhatia
and Oak Lawn High School Superintendent Mike
Riordan (Oak Lawn Rotary). August 2009
Dennis, Inbound Y.E. student Maria Jose Mayorga Cruz
and Chicago Financial club president Megan Bhatia.
Maria is from Ecuador - Aug 2009
Y.E. Host Parents: Rotarian Tony Madonia, wife Jennie
with Maria Jose. Tony is with the RC Chicago Financial - Aug 2009
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Some DG Official Visits
RC of Countryside, August 12, 2009
DG Jim, Club Secretary Linda Bugielski,
Club President Wayne Hultmark
RC of Aurora, August 31, 2009
DG Jim, AG Mary Daugherty, Club President Judd Lofchie
RC of Addison, September 2, 2009
DG Jim and Club President Bob Smith
RC Aurora Sunrise, September 2, 2009
Club President Ron Banaszak (middle), DG Jim
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All Aboard!
District Conference 2010 Kick-off September 10, 2009
Chris Reilly and Joe Kenny
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RC Oswego: Chukkers for Charity
September 2009
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RC Bradley-Bourbonnais September 2009
Good Shepherd Manor Fall Fest
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New Member Orientation
Public Relations Seminar
September 19, 2009
Great crowd and a lot of fun!
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Rotary Club of Lemont-Homer Glen
Charter Night September 19, 2009
Congratulations and Welcome to District 6450!
(l-r) John Schaefer, PDG Michael Slevnik and
DG Jim Czerwionka
Charter is being presented!
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RC of Aurora Dictionary Project
Aurora Rotarians surprised the 3rd Graders at the Dieterich Elementary School
with dictionaries. The kids, their teacher, and the principal were overjoyed!
The Aurora club donated a total of 2,535 dictionaries last week.
September 2009
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DG Jim`s official visits with Rotary Clubs of Darien and Lisle
September 22, 2009
DARIEN
LISLE
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Early Act Club of Forest Trail Middle School
pack 3,000 meals for Feeding Children Worldwide
September 2009
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DG Visit to RC of Lockport
September 24, 2009
DG Jim and Club President Bill Mrowczynski
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PDG Dinner September 24, 2009
PDG Chris Reilly and DG Jim Czerwionka
DGN David Templin
PDG Art Davis and DG Jim
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2009 Inbound Youth Exchange Students
Sail on Lake Michigan
Thanks to the members of the Chicago Yacht Club
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Rotarian Mark Dyer, member of the Shelter Box response team
was sent to central Niger to help with the massive flooding occurring in the area.
September 30, 2009
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DG Jim`s official visit to RC of Lansing - October 2009
Club President Ed Lugowski
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Manteno Rotary Club, October 5, 2009
2008-09 Outbound YE Student Kristine Culver gave presentation on
her year abroad.
Kristine went to Brazil; she is pictured with her father, Kevin
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Zone Institute, Minneapolis, October 2009
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Chicago Columbus Day Parade
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RYLA 2009
The District 6450 RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) program was
held the weekend of Oct 9,10,11, 2009. 83 students from District high
schools along with Rotarians, Rotaractors and Elmhurst College
LeaderShape volunteers took part in the weekend, which was a resounding
success. Friday’s activities included ice breakers, building balloon towers
and learning leadership words and concepts. Saturday and Sunday the
participants and volunteers took part in outdoor leadership and teamwork
training led by the Outdoor Wisconsin Leadership School. On Saturday
night we held the 11th annual Reality Store. This message received from
one of the participants truly sums up the weekend.
“Thank you for inviting me to your RYLA retreat. It was much more than
expected and I took a lot away from it. I think you along with all the other
leaders made it a memory for all of us that participated. I wish we could
of stayed up there longer. Everything was planned out amazingly and the
experience was great.”
Thank you to all of the clubs who send students, the weekend chaperones and
volunteers, the additional Rotarians who made the drive to Lake Geneva on
Saturday to help with the Reality Store, and a huge thank you to my RYLA
committee who are an incredible group of dedicated individuals.
Linda Yates
RYLA Chair
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The District Dictionary Project Meeting for Chicago Public Schools
Held October 17, 2009 at Moraine Valley Community College
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Plainfield Rotary
They built a float and participated in the Plainfield Homecoming Parade to increase
awareness about Rotary! Sam, you are right. Rotary Rocks!
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Rotaract Club of Chicago Southland
Charter Night October 23, 2009
DG Jim presenting the charter
(l-r) Chris Trzeciak; Vice-president, Jim Cunningham; Treasurer,
Rachel Falzone, President; Emily Brankin, Secretary
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RC Romeoville participated in Halloween parade October 24, 2009
Annual Fun-for-all Halloween Fest!
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Shelter Box Mission in Niger, West Africa
Rotarian Mark Dyer
Click on picture below to read Mark`s story!
Mark Dyer meets with Gaston Kabba of the Niamey, Niger Rotary Club. Local
Rotarians were instrumental in helping ShelterBox make contacts and move
equipment through Niger.
ShelterBox tents are set up directly on the property of flood victims, giving
them a place to live while they begin re-building their lives. ShelterBox
distributed 30 tons of aid and provided shelter for some 8,500 people
Mark Dyer, a ShelterBox Response Team member, works with a local
translator to distribute aid in the Katenga district of Agadez.
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Kankakee Rotary
 October 2009
DG Jim with Kankakee Rotarian Ernie Michaud and two Interact
students from Hersher High School, who were job shadowing for the day.
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Manteno Rotary
November 2009: Manteno Rotary inducted 2 new Rotarians
(l-r) New members Dan Usrey, Gen. Mgr. Manteno RRC, Sears Logistic
Services and Bryan Lane, Plant Mgr. Vulcan Materials
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Rotary Hill
Located in Naperville near the River Walk
The RC of Naperville partenered with another service club
and purchased 2,009 flags to honor our military, past, present, and future.
Each flag bears the name of a veteran.
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The Foundation Seminar & Tailgate Party
November 7, 2009
PDG Rick Thiernau, AKA Train Engineer
All Aboard!!!
Ambassadorial Scholars Jinna Yun and Ji Soo Jeong
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RC of Manteno inducts new Paul Harris Society Members
November 9, 2009
Club president Brian Stauffenberg inducted Manteno Rotarians
Park Hollenbeck, Tom Tayden, and Dawn Russert.
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Rotaract Club of Chicago Southland
Feeding Children Worldwide - Food Packing Project
November 14, 2009
St. Xavier University, Graham School of Business
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RC of Bradley-Bourbonnais
Helping with Northern Illinois Food Bank
November 2009
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DG Jim at Naperville South Meeting
November 2009
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DG Jim at RC of Manteno
November 2009
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DG Jim at RC Lemont-Homer Glen
November 2009
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Chicago Bulls player Bob Love with DG Jim
at CPS Dictionary Project meeting
November 18, 2009
CPS Dictionary Project Chairman Andy Horberg with Chicago Bulls Bob Love
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Manteno Rotary
Illinois Supreme Court
Justice Thomas Kilbride
Justice Kilbride (left) spoke at the Manteno Rotary Club November 24, 2009.
He was recently selected as Judge of the Year by the Illinois Chapter American
Board of Trail Advocates. One of the topics he presented was the Judicial
Education Program, which focuses on students becoming more informed
about civics and government.
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Morris Rotary: Clean Up Day at Rotary Park
November 2009
We had eight Rotary members and twenty-one students from Morris High School Interact Club.
Clean-up started at 9:00 A.M. Volunteers pulled weeds, raked leaves, fertilized the grass,
anchored the park benches and general clean-up. Everyone enjoyed pizza and pop following
the clean-up. Thanks to all who volunteered.
Rotary members included Matt Dennison, Alan Ferrari, Rich Mitchell (President), Steve Roth,
Bob Trotter, Dave Trotter, John and Betty Zappia. David Saavedra, Interact President and
Veronica Stinnette, Vice-President, lead the Interact students.
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RC of Naperville-Downtown
Bell Ringers-Chime Players
December 2009
Click here to view their YouTube video
(l-r) Club president Ron Nyberg, Club MVP and DG Jim
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RC Oak Park-River Forest
December 2009
District Bookkeeper and member of the OP - RF Rotary, Lou Fabbri
DG Jim presents club president Clarmarie Keenan with the club MVP Award!
(center) New member is installed! Welcome to Rotary!
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RC Aurora Festival Of Lights Celebration
December 2009
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RC Romeoville
decorates Rotary Christmas Tree for annual
Winter Wonderland Festival - December 2009
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RC Oak Brook
DG Visit - December 2009
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DG Jim going over his Rotary Train and how it all
works together.
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RC Manteno
Youth Exchange students - December 2009
(l-r) Inbound YE Lilly Chen and
Outbound YE Steffani Barth
2 students attended the Manteno Rotary Club meeting on 12-7-09 and provided information about being exchange students sponsored by the club.
Lilly Chen is an inbound exchange student from Taipei, Taiwan, lives with a local family and attends Manteno High School. Both Chicago Rotary Club 1 and Manteno Rotary Club support her.
Steffani Barth is a Manteno Hight School student selected to be the 2010-2011 outbound exchange student. She hopes to live with a family and attend school in Austria.
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Western Springs Holiday YE Party
December 2009
2010-11 Inbound YE students
 2010-11 Outbound YE students
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Members from Rotaract Club of Chicago Southland visits sponsor Rotary club, Blue Island-Crestwood
December 2009
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RC Homewood Christmas Project
December 2009
For almost 20 years, RC has provided gifts for the Glenwood School for Boys & Girls.
Rotarians Jim Bader and Linda Corbin
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RC Romeoville: DG Visit December 2009
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Strategic Planning Oak Brook Hills Marriott:
January 2010
The Group: Past, Present, Future: Strategizing!
DGN David Templin and PDG Chris Reilly
DG Jim Czerwionka and First Lady Marcia
PDG Art Davis and Sandy
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RC Manteno Meeting 1-11-10
(l-r) Irish O`Reilly, Linda Brown, Rev. Jack McCormick and guest speaker Michael Stanfa (Director, Center for Ethical Leaderships & Executive Development for Olivet Nazarene University
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RC Moraine Valley: Official DG visit
January 21, 2010
Club President Mark Smolenski, MVP Tommy Hensel,
and DG Jim
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Chicago Wolves Game January 24, 2010
Some of our YE students enjoying the game!
Inbound YE student Kristell Penfornis with Wolves mascot
DG Jim & Marcia
PDG Art Davis and wife, Sandy
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RC Cicero - February 9, 2010
The Cicero Rotary Club, who is celebrating their 90th anniversary and one visiting Rotarian greeted the Mayor of Montemorelos, Mexico and his wife.
The Rotary Club donated 250 dictionaries to the 3rd grade of the Montemorelos school. One of the Rotarians, Rosa Ibarra drove the books to their destination from Chicago.
The Mayor pledged to the Club to meet with the Rotary Club in his city of 72,000 and work on projects between clubs that would benefit both communities.
Many town officials of Cicero attended the meeting including Dennis Raleigh, Town Trustee, who is a Rotarian.
The event was covered by two local Hispanic newspapers.
A good success to all who participated!
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RC Wilmington - February 8, 2010
DG Visit
Club President Steve Francis presnets DG Jim with a train cake!
Interactors from Wilmington High School also attended meeting.
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RC Naperville has a traveling guest
(l-r) Naperville Mayor Pro Tem Furstenau presents Jeremy Marie with a Proclamation making him an Honorary Citizen of Naperville. Jeremy began in October 2007 on a 5-year hitchhiking tour around the world. Rotarians Joe Raoul, and Wendy and Jeff Gross opened their homes to Jeremy for 2 days each. Rotarian Sun Kwok took him for a tour of Naperville. Many of the Naperville Rotarians joined together in a dinner celebration with Jeremy. A good time was had by all.
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Rotary 105th Anniversary - February 23, 2010
Wrigley Building: End Polio Now
Ed Futa, General Secretary Rotary International, Dr. Ciro de Quadras, Sabin Vaccine Institute; Dr. James Galloway, US Assistant Surgeon General; Jesse Jackson, Governor Pat Quinn
(center): DGE Robb Knuepfer, Rotary One; Terry Bass, Chicago Lakeview Rotary
(l-r) Don Garner, Rotary One; Dr. Ciro de Quadras, DG Jim Czerwionka; Governor Pat Quinn; Michale Diamond
Governor Pat Quinn, DGD Pat Merryweather, Naperville Rotary
Dr. Ciro de Quadras; Dr. James Galloway, Governor Pat Quinn; Ed Futa
Iron Lung
Here are a few links from local news stations reporting on the event:
Channel 5:
Channel 7:
Channel 9:
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RC Aurora Sunrise
 (l-r): Dave Siegfried, Charlie Schmalz, Sue Tierney, Jack Funderburg, and Jake Shields. February 21, 2010: Rotarians supported Big Brothers
Big Sisters of southern Kane & Kendall Counties annual charity event, Bowl For Kids Sake
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