Rotary Club of Chicago Presidential Installation, June 14th, Union League Club of Chicago.
Help out D6450 with the “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” bed building, June 18th in Tinley Park.
Pollinator Resolution signing, June 20th, with Rotary Districts 6450 and 6440 and three National Heritage Areas.
Romeoville Rotary clothes/household textile drive is underway until June 22nd, Romeoville Rotary clothes/household textile drive is underway!
District 6450 Installation of New Governor, Ade Onayemi, June 22nd!!
Want your Club to become a ShelterBox Hero? Learn how you can achieve this before June 30th.
Sox, Sox, Sox!!!July 22nd, 7:10 pm Rotary International D6450 Family Fun Day.
Help out D6450 with the “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” bed building, June 18th in Tinley Park
District 6450 Installation of New Governor, Ade Onayemi, June 22nd!!
Want your Club to become a ShelterBox Hero? Learn how you can achieve this before June 30th.
Reminder: We Need a New D6450 Interact Chairman! Outgoing D6450 Interact Chairman, and Incoming Governor Elect, Ade Onayemi, is seeking a Rotarian to take on the responsibility for the D6450 Interact Chairmanship. Your job will be to oversee the D6450 Interact program, ensure that Rotary International has current club and adviser contact information, as well as planning activities and leadership training events for D6450 Interact members. The term is three years at the discretion of the District Governor. Interested? Contact DGE Ade Onayemi at arcabo@live.com.
Reminder: Naperville Rotary Leading Computer Donation Drive The Rotary Club of Naperville is leading a collaboration with Comp-U-Dopt to collect used computers to be refurbished and distributed to families in the Chicago area that don’t have computers in their homes.
Naperville Rotary invites all District 6450 clubs to join in this collaboration. We are working with Comp-U-Dopt to collect used computers and any type of computer equipment, except for printers.
The flyer below further describes the opportunity. Please contact Bill Johnson at bjohnson@napervillerotary.com or (630) 660-3489 if you have computer equipment to donate, or if you have questions.
Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) June 4th-8th Join the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) June 4th-8th for a virtual EXPO presentation
Not going to the Rotary International in Houston? No problem! Join ESRAG for a virtual 20 “room” RI exhibition including presentations on Climate Change, Plastic Solutions, Plant Rich Diet, Food Waste, Lunch Out of Landfills, Cleaner Cook Stoves, Pollinators, and more.
Reminder: Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RAGAS) Houston RI Break Out, June 6th Session Breakout: Monday, June 6th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location: George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB), Room 372
Interested in hearing the latest from the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery? Check out the RI breakout session that will be held at the Rotary International Convention in Houston on June 6th, 2:00 - 3:00 pm. For more information go to: https://tinyurl.com/2mw7xaf2.
D6450 Governor Nominee Conor Gee, June 6th, Rotary International Convention Join D6450 Governor Nominee Conor Gee on June 6th, at the Rotary International Convention in Houston, TX for a Discussion of “Families, Career, and Rotary: A Winning Combination”.
Conor will be part of the panel which will be held in Room 371 at the George R. Brown Convention Center 1:00 pm CDT.
Rotary Club of Chicago Presidential Installation, June 14th, Union League Club of Chicago Join ROTARY/One, the Rotary Club of Chicago, for the Installation of 119th President, Timo Rehbock, on June 14th, at 11:30 am at the Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL. Featured speaker at the event will be a video address by Jennifer Jones, Rotary International President, 2022-23.
Reminder: D6450 Volunteer Opportunity - June 18th, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Members of D6450 will undertake a “bed building” project in Tinley Park with the “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” organization on June 18th. No experience is needed for you to help out with the construction of beds. These beds are designed for 3-17 year olds who may be victims of fire, flooding, domestic abuse, or financial struggles.
“Bedlessness” is not a real word; but it is a real problem.
For more information, call Michelle Balog, (815) 744-7737 or email her at mbalog@numarkcu.org.
Joint Pollinator Resolution, June 20th Standby for more information on a Joint Pollinator Resolution, driven by RI’s Operation Pollination, on June 20th between Rotary Districts 6450 & 6440 & several National Heritage Areas.
According to RI’s national “Operation Pollination” coordinator, Chris Stein, a joint Pollinator Resolution between Rotary Districts 6450 and 6440, and incorporating three national Heritage Area efforts, including the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Area, the proposed Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area, and the proposed Calumet National Heritage Area is in the works for a signing on June 20th. Details are to be announced shortly.
Romeoville Rotary Clothes/Household Textile Drive Romeoville Rotary clothes/household textile drive is underway until June 22nd! Bring your items to 334 Independence Blvd, Romeoville, Il. For more information contact Michelle Smith at Romeovillerotary@gmail.com.
Installation of Rotary International District 6450 Governor, Ade Onayemi, June 22nd Join your fellow District 6450 Rotarians at the Installation of our new District 6450 Governor, Ade Onayemi, on June 22nd at the Abbington Distinctive Banquets, 3 South 002 IL Route 53, in Glen Ellyn, IL.
Reminder: ShelterBox HERO Want your Club to become a ShelterBox HERO? Here’s how you can achieve that — A ShelterBox HERO is any Rotary Club that has committed to making an impact in worldwide disaster response by giving $1,000, $3,000, or $5,000 to that effort within the Rotary year.
Currently, in Rotary International Zone 29, our District 6450 is ranked #2 of the 16 districts in our Zone. So far, during this Rotary Year, D6450 has committed $22,360 to worldwide Shelter Box Disaster Relief. Can your Club help push D6450 into first place in Zone 29? If so, you must act before June 30th, 2022. Check out how you can accomplish that here: https://tinyurl.com/2tsbwx5h.
For more info, contact Bill Tobin at (916) 616-6973.
Reminder: Rotary Family Fun Day at the White Sox, July 22nd The Annual Rotary Family Fun Day at White Sox Park is back, Friday, July 22nd! The Sox will take on the Cleveland Guardians. The game starts at 7:10 pm. Gates open at 5:45 pm.
Game Tickets: $35
Patio Party: 2 hours all you can eat & drink, $50
Prepaid Parking: $25 (game day parking: $27)
We Need a New D6450 Interact Chairman! Outgoing D6450 Interact Chairman, and Incoming Governor Elect, Ade Onayemi, is seeking a Rotarian to take on the responsibility for the D6450 Interact Chairmanship. Your job will be to oversee the D6450 Interact program, ensure that Rotary International has current club and adviser contact information, as well as planning activities and leadership training events for D6450 Interact members. The term is three years at the discretion of the District Governor. Interested? Contact DGE Ade Onayemi at arcabo@live.com.
Rotary Family Fun Day at the White Sox, July 22nd The Annual Rotary Family Fun Day at White Sox Park is back, Friday, July 22nd! The Sox will take on the Cleveland Guardians. The game starts at 7:10 pm. Gates open at 5:45 pm.
Reminder: Naperville Rotary Leading Computer Donation Drive The Rotary Club of Naperville is leading a collaboration with Comp-U-Dopt to collect used computers to be refurbished and distributed to families in the Chicago area that don’t have computers in their homes. Naperville Rotary invites all District 6450 clubs to join in this collaboration. We are working with Comp-U-Dopt to collect used computers and any type of computer equipment, except for printers.
Please contact Bill Johnson at bjohnson@napervillerotary.com or (630) 660-3489 if you have computer equipment to donate, or if you have questions.
Reminder: Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RAGAS) Houston RI Break Out, June 6th Session Breakout: Monday, June 6th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location: George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB), Room 372
Interested in hearing the latest from the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery? Check out the RI breakout session that will be held at the Rotary International Convention in Houston on June 6th, 2:00 - 3:00 pm. For more information go to: https://tinyurl.com/2mw7xaf2.
D6450 Volunteer Opportunity: June 18th, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm District 6450 will engage in a “bed building” project with the Sleep in Heavenly Peace organization on June 18th. No experience is needed for you to help out with the construction of beds. These beds are designed for 3-17 year olds who may be victims of fire, flooding, domestic abuse, or financial struggles.
“Bedlessness” is not a real word; but it is a real problem.
For more information, call Michelle Balog, (815) 744-7737 or email her at mbalog@numarkcu.org.
Join Us for the Installation of our new D6450 Governor — Ade Onayemi, June 22nd! Join your fellow District 6450 Rotarians at the Installation of our new District 6450 Governor, Ade Onayemi, on June 22nd at the Abbington Distinctive Banquets, 3 South 002 IL Route 53, in Glen Ellyn, IL.
As the baton is passed, we celebrate our District’s success under DG Jane Hopkins’s leadership and pledge our support to incoming DG Ade Onayemi as his year of leadership begins.
Reminder: ShelterBox HERO Want your Club to become a ShelterBox HERO? Here’s how you can achieve that— A ShelterBox HERO is any Rotary Club that has committed to making an impact in worldwide disaster response by giving $1,000, $3,000, or $5,000 to that effort within the Rotary year.
Currently, in Rotary International Zone 29, our District 6450 is ranked #2 of the 16 districts in our Zone. So far, during this Rotary Year, D6450 has committed $22,360 to worldwide Shelter Box Disaster Relief. Can your Club help push D6450 into first place in Zone 29? If so, you must act before June 30th, 2022. Check out how you can accomplish that here: https://tinyurl.com/2tsbwx5h.
For more info, contact Bill Tobin at (916) 616-6973.
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