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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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RI President nominee 2022-23 Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history. |
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. |
Donation from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up to $450 million to support the global polio eradication effort. Click on "Read More" for the full Story
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District 6440 Youth Confrence
 Registration is open for the 2019 District 6440 Youth Conference at Forest View Education Center in Arlington Heights on Saturday, November 23rd! We'll begin at 8AM with Registration and a Showcase of project ideas and information tables. The program starts at 9AM. Six speakers who are determined to Be The Inspiration and Make A Difference will Connect The World. You'll learn why you should consider applying for a Rotary Youth Exchange and for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. And you'll brainstorm, share ideas, and network with other attendees. If you're an Interact Club member / Advisor / Liaison, a RYLA alumni, a Youth Exchange Inbound or Rebound, or any teen in District 6440 involved in Service Above Self - this is for you. And any adults interested in D6440 Youth Programs are welcome to attend. To register for the conference CLICK HERE
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Rotary Connects the World
RI President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney’s theme for 2019-20, Rotary Connects the World, asks Rotarians to strengthen the many ways that Rotary Connects the World, building the connections that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous people to unite and take meaningful action through Rotary service. Click on read more to see PE Mark's full message.
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BE THE INSPIRATION
President Barry Rassin's theme for the 2018-2019 Rotary year is BE THE INSPIRATION. Click on the read more to see his message for this year.
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Update from Tanzania.....
This month in Tanzania the honorary plaque to former Antioch Member Bob Diess was mounted on the wall of the Kilimahewa Educational Centre. This plaque was purchased to recognize the amazing work Bob did to help secure a Rotary International Global Grant for the Kilimahewa Educational Centre. This grant funded various educational opportunities for vulnerable teens in Tanzania to learn skills such as a computers skills, agro-business skills, and entrepreneurial skills. The global grant led to a strong partnership with Rotary and the development of an Interact club within Kilimahewa. 28 students helped from the 1st Interact club in memory of Bob and the amazing work he did to help the school. These pictures show the plaque mounted on the wall at Kilimahewa. The new Interact advisers attending a Rotary meeting to accept the plaque committing to start a Interact club. And the first Interact meeting with Rotary members present sharing goals and ideas for the future. .jpg) .jpg)  |
Mark Your Calendar: Monthly Food Pantry Volunteering
Mark your calendar the first Thursday of every month for volunteering at the Open Arms Mission Food Pantry, 4:30 pm. -6:30 pm.
Even if you are unable to volunteer that afternoon - remember to bring a roll of toilet paper to the morning meeting as your contribution. |
