Club Information
Service Above Self
River Cities

Friends Working for the Future

We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m.
Trezero Kitchen + Tap
302 W Northwest Hwy
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
United States of America
Phone:
(847) 264-4644
Email:
erich@heldagency.com
Lunch meetings are held the first, second & third Tuesdays of each month at Trezeros. CLUB MAILING ADDRESS IS PO BOX 292, MOUNT PROSPECT, IL 60056
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Celebrate Community: Service Day Sept 11
Community service will take center stage the week of Sept. 8- 14 as local area Kiwanis, Lions, Optimist and Rotary clubs address cleaning the train station parking lots in Des Plaines during the service organizations’ fourth annual Celebrate Community initiative. 
 
On Wed Sept 11 at 530pm meet at the Des Plaines Library front entrance (1501 Ellinwood) and wear your Rotary tee shirt and join other volunteers to clean the train station parking lot. The event ends at 730pm and the volunteers may meet at AT7 Bar and Grill for a drink and fellowship! Please RSVP to Sharon Lynch sharonlynch@atproperties.com
 
Leadership from the service organizations Kiwanis International, Lions International, Optimist International, and Rotary International have encouraged their clubs and youth programs around the world to work together on projects during one week as part of a joint initiative dubbed Celebrate Community – #CelebrateCommunity. 
 
 
Pizza, Pitchers & Puzzles 2024
Join us on Thursday, August 29, 2024 as we hold the 2nd Annual Pizzas, Pitchers & Puzzles club fundraiser.  Thank you to our sponsors: Aaron Buehler (Pizza) and School Supts (Puzzles)!
 
The event is being held at the Rob Roy Golf Course banquet room and starts at 6 pm with some social chatty time and welcome. The pizzas and pitchers will be served AND puzzles opened promptly at 6:15 pm. The event officially ends at 8:15 pm but everyone is welcome to hang around and continue to socialize....or finish their puzzle...or pizza...or pitcher.. the bar will still be open.
 
YOUR team of FOUR will race to finish an 18" XL single topping (other than cheese) pizza, two pitchers of beer and/or soda and 300-piece puzzle. Prizes will be awarded.
Registration is $200 for each team of 4 puzzlers.
 
Where else can you have so much fun with pizza and puzzles for so little?
Registration is super easy using the PayPal Link below.  You do not need to have a PayPal account to purchase.
After receiving payment, you will receive a confirmation email and/or call. We will need to get a Team Name and Topping Choice before the event.
 
Lastly, if you are interested in Sponsoring the event and taking advantage of any marketing, please contact Daniela Krivak at Krivakd@maryvilleacademy.org for details.
We are looking for a PUZZLE, PIZZA and a PITCHER SPONSOR.
Each sponsorship is $250.
Proceeds of this event fund educational scholarships and humanitarian projects in our communities and around the world.

Online Registration for this event is closed. 
If you have questions concerning the Pizzas, Pitchers & Puzzles event, or would still like to inquire about registering, contact Bret Fahnstrom at Bfahnstrom@rtpd.org.
Participants must be 21 years of age or older.
 
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Higher Education Scholarships
scholarship
 
The Rotary Club of River Cities has two $1500 scholarships to award to graduating seniors pursuing post-secondary education who are residents of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect or Prospect Heights. The award will be extended for an additional year as long as the student is enrolled full time and maintains a "B" average; total award potential is $3000. The scholarship will be awarded to the students who have best demonstrated Rotary key values of Service Above Self, Leadership, and Community Service.
 
applications are due April 5 2024
 
For additional questions or to submit an application you may contact Dan Berg via email at berg.daniel.t@gmail.com.
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)
RYLA scholarship
 
We still have 3 scholarships available for RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) EXPENSE-PAID, three-day camp at Camp Edwards in East Troy Wisconsin for high school kids emphasizing leadership skills, team building, personal development, and citizenship: March 7-10 or April 4-7
 
 
For additional questions or to submit an application you may contact Dan Berg via email at berg.daniel.t@gmail.com
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President
Erich Held
President Elect
Daniela Krivak
Secretary
Christina Ferraro
Treasurer
Alex Todd
Director at Large
Marty Daiga
Director at Large
Su Reynders
Administration Chair: meetings, fellowships
Andrew Ullman
Virtual Meeting Coordinator
Andrew Ullman
Grants Committee Chair
Marty Daiga
Membership Chair
John Eilering
Public Image Coordinator
Christina Ferraro
Community Service Projects Chair
Sharon Lynch
International Service Chair
Andrew Ullman
Fundraising Chair
Bret Fahnstrom
Youth Chair: RYLA, scholarships, exchange
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