Welcome New Member - Dr. Michael KarnerNew Member: Please welcome Dr. Michael Karner to the Rotary Club of Antioch.   Dr. Karner- Mike- is resident of Antioch, serves as Lake County Regional Superintendent of Schools. Mike also serves on the boards of SEDOL, Tech Campus, and Mothers Trust. He is a volunteer football coach at Antioch High School. |
Raise your paddlesGet your paddles ready. We are ready for you tonight. 5pm doors open for dinner. 7pm Live Auction starts. Stop by and buy tickets at the door $35/each for opportunity to walk away with $500 cash or one of the over 100 items you can bid on.     Can't make it? Donations can be accepted online.  |
Rotary legacy to support vaccinesRotary is ensuring children grow up save from preventable diseases. Learn more in this 30 second clip... Want to learn more, contact us rotaryclubantioch@gmail.com |
Summer Fun Fundraiser Thank youThe streets were packed in Antioch during the July 4th parade. Here are a few pictures as the floats gathered before the fun started.   Pictured are also Short-term Summer Rotary Youth Exchange match between the US (far right) and Germany (center). Thanks to those that contributed to the fundraiser.  Hope to see you again next year! |
Wizards Weekend Rotary RaffleWe brewed up a spell for Harry Potter Goblet Set Raffle at the Antioch Chamber of Commerce WIZARDS WEEKEND on June 15th. RAFFLE WINNER WAS NUMBER 086    |
Club giving Holiday Baskets to familiesWhen the weather starts to get cold, and the holiday season is upon us, the Rotary Club of Antioch realize not all are able to provide a traditional holiday meal to their families. About 75 "baskets" of groceries were filled and delivered for Thanksgiving. This will be repeated for Christmas and help during the winter school break.  ROTARIANS: Put your woolies on and join us of the deliveries on Sunday December 17th 9am (behind Piggly Wiggly). Rotary friends welcome to participate in this giving. |
Auction Fundraiser Thank you You did it again! Proceeds from our local community support, donations, dinner guests, and auction bidders went towards the Antioch Rotary Scholarship, Inc. These funds fuel students continuing education at universities or in the trades. CONSIDER BECOMING A ROTARIAN. We are looking for new members to help with community programs - please consider joining us for a meeting to learn more.
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Annual Dinner & Auction Preparations underwayOur Annual fundraiser is now a few weeks away. October 7th Pork Chop Dinner & Auction tickets are on sale now from a local Rotarian or online. Checkout some of the auction items you can bid on or learn more about the event at.https://antiochrotary.org/SitePage/2023-dinner-and-auction Donate &/or STOP BY FOR INPERSON TICKET PURCHASE.  Rotarians will also be in our communities requesting donations to auction off at the event. {Rotarians - see emails and files on this topic. Google form: https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000002353/en-ca/files/homepage/2023-auction-donation-collection-form/2023-Auction-Donation-Collection-form.v3.pdf or contact Rebecca Dunleavy.
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Thanks for 4 July Fundraiser
Donations have allowed the Antioch Rotary Scholarship to provide over 2 million dollars to High School graduates from Antioch and Lakes Community High Schools. Proceeds from July 4th fundraiser rubber-duckie races 50/50 raffle, dunk tank, and face painting go toward projects in Antioch and local community.
Look for future posts about the annual dinner and auction the first Saturday in October. |
Antioch Final Four Fundraiser April 1 Get in the game! Join us on April 1st for the NCAA Men's basketball final four at Rivalry Alehouse in Antioch IL. The fun starts at 5pm.
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Another year Rotary spreading cheer Last week, the Rotary Club of Antioch Illinois delivered food baskets to over 75 families in need within the local area. The baskets were filled with enough groceries for several meals plus the makings for a traditional Christmas Dinner. |
District 117 NEW Field House Tour The Rotary Club of Antioch (with masks down for a quick picture) toured the facility for an up close view. Check out some pictures from the tour. |
THANK YOU - PIG ROAST .  THANK YOU for coming out to the Rotary Club of Antioch drive-thru pig roast at Williams Park. We served about 430 meals. Your support on this fundraiser is greatly appreciated and we hope you enjoyed your meals. |
MEMBER ROTATIANS: Antioch Auction Item Donation Form2021 Antioch Auction Donation Form is live. Click this link to post your information. https://forms.gle/aL7E2V3pEJWDFVYy5 Instructions to complete the Google form is under Download Files. Or contact Rebecca Dunleavy on data entry questions.
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Relief Through Leadership
The Antioch Rotary Club's program Relief Through Leadership has again helped refurnish and repurpose chrome-books and distribute them to those who need such
 technology. It began as a program to provide some relief to Puerto Rico in help recovering from the hurricanes of 2017, is now able to help by donating chrome-books to the Rotary Club of Elmhurst in Rotary District 6440 who distributed them to local organizations to new owners in need of such technology. For complete story click "Read More" |
Career Panel Discussion
The Rotary Club of Antioch is collaborating with Antioch and Lakes High Schools (D117), the Early Childhood Community Coalition, and Lake County Tech Campus to host a Career Panel Discussion via Zoom on January 27th at 4:00 pm. It will feature information for those interested in the Child Care and Early Childhood Education fields. Representatives who work in home-based centers and educators from from High School District #117, Lake County Tech Campus, and College of Lake County will discuss paths to enter these careers. For a full agenda and how to participate click "Read More"
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2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship
The 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship application is now available, and we need your help finding the next cohort of global peace and development leaders. The Rotary Peace Fellowship is designed for leaders with work experience in peace and development. Our fellows are committed to community and international service and the pursuit of peace. Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and 80 for certificate studies at premier universities. Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops the capacity of peace and development professionals or practitioners to become experienced and effective catalysts for peace.
If you have a possible candidate for this fellowship click read more for further information. Deadline for applications to be submitted to the club for approval is May 31, 2020. |
Thanks to everyone that supported the Rotary Club of Antioch during the Independence Day parade and afternoon fundraiser.
