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• Registrars
• Refreshment and water handlers
• Help with setup and take-down
• Race marshals
• Timekeepers

• Help with setup and take-down of our booth
• Help promote race and register participants

• Help fill "goodie bags"

• Go to our eventbrite page to donate on behalf of a participant 
• Visit the Children's Advocacy Center page

We collected over 100 coats and warm clothes for Lake County PADS. Thanks to the Deerfield Public Library, Sachs Center, Patty Turner Senior Center, and Deerfield High School for again providing drop off locations! We teamed up with the Northbrook Rotary Club to collect the gently-used winter coats and clothing for people in need in the Chicago area, which were picked up and consolidated in the warehouse the week of Thanksgiving. You can find out more at the Northbrook Rotary Club website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To help children have access to books, the Huatulco Rotary club, in conjunction with the Deerfield Rotary Club, plan to create a learning center in the U2 sector of Huatulco, Mexico.

On 19 August, we visited NICASA to deliver school supplies for children and put on a picnic for the families. Every year we sponsor children whose parents are struggling with addictions and trying to get back on their feet with the help of NICASA. We fill backpacks of school supplies for the kids, provide a picnic, and generally love on the children.Contact us if you would like to join us or help.

During the month of August, join Rotary’s global celebration of membership. Downloading the graphic above from RI’s facebook page and use it as your Facebook profile, or post a photo of your club in action on Facebook, Twitter, Vine, or Instagram using the hashtag #WeAreRotary to be included in a hashtag gallery showing how Rotary makes a positive impact in the world. 

Come wine and dine with us at the Italian Kitchen in Deerfield at 6:30 pm. Monday, April 28, for a night of fine dining and wine tasting.

Italian Kitchen Chef John Sciaretta has pulled out all the stops with his culinary skills to dream up an outstanding menu for the evening, which will include appetizers, salad, entrée, and sides. Sommelier B. Pierre Asti of Sunset Foods has selected a perfect pairing of wines to accompany the menu, for your sampling pleasure and consumption. Wines will also be available for purchase.

Cost is $45 a person. Reservations are required as seating is limited to 40 persons. RSVP to Janice Becker, President of the Deerfield Rotary Club, at jbecker@deerfieldbank.com or by phone 847-418-2846. Download the poster.

 

2014-15 RI theme announced

The Deerfield High School Choraliers will perform for our annual holiday meeting 5 December. Photo by Ed Collins.

 
Please join us in welcoming Michael Lubelfeld (center), Superintendent of Schools for Deerfield Elementary District 109

Deerfield club member Ryan Twose meets Renata Laxova during the unveiling of the Rotarian Peace Hall of Fame

It was almost 75 years ago, but Renata Laxova remembers the night her mother put her on the kindertransport train to England with 100 other children with heartbreaking clarity.

Come join us for a tour of Deerfield's new state of the art wastewater treatment plant, immediately before our regular noon lunch meeting next week. If your a guest, please call Barbara Struthers to let her know you are coming and for details.

On 20 August, we delivered backpacks full of school supplies for 14 children of families at Nicasa, a non-profit, behavioral health organization providing prevention, education, early intervention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals, families, and communities in Lake County and the surrounding area.

We were pleased to have State Treasurer Dan Rutherford as our speaker August 1.

We've launched a Facebook page. Join us at www.facebook.com/deerfieldrotaryclub and like us.

July began with a bang, not only because of the Fourth of July fireworks which followed our 47th annual road race, but also because we welcomed in our new slate of officers. 

Dorothy Collins receives a proclamation from Mayor Harriet Rosenthal making 24 October World Polio Day in Deerfield.

A big thank you to all the hearty souls who braved the elements at Farmer's Market and Community Service Day. It was cold and windy but still a success.

Past District Governor Bill Ferreira (at left), presents the Rotary Foundation's Major Donor Award to Barry Clark, newly-instaled Treasurer of the Deerfield Rotary Club, with wife Lorraine looking on.

The club installation dinner will be 22 June at the Forge club.

We are pleased to present to you the New Old Pinion!

RI President Kalyan Banerjee met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul 2 April, marking the first time an RI president has visited the country. Banerjee presented a medal to Karzai in recognition of Karzai’s support for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, in which Rotary is a spearheading partner.

The International H2O Collaboration, an alliance between Rotary International and USAID, is a centerpiece of Rotary’s emphasis on water and sanitation issues. Launched in 2009, the alliance works to implement long-term, sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in the developing world. The first phase of the partnership has focused on three countries: Ghana, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic.

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar Erik Blome works on a bronze caste. Photo by Alyce Henson/Rotary Images

As an Ambassadorial Scholar, Erik Blome, a 1984 graduate of Deerfield High School, spent a year learning to cast bronze at the Royal College of Art in London. He returned to his hometown of Chicago and landed a commission to cast a bust for a city library.

Barry Gray and his son Jeffrey took part in an Ak’ Tenamit service project along with 18 other volunteers from District 6440 in January

Rotary joins Park District at Chamber After Hours.Deerfield Rotarians and other attendees of the DBR Chamber After Hours mingled with Park District leaders, staff, and other members of the local business community.

Look for the Don't Text & Drive banners at the corner of Deerfield Road and Waukegan Road.  The Rotary Club in partners with Deerfield High School, The DBR Chamber of Commerce and the Deerfield Police Department have sponsored this campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of texting while driving.

Thousands of accidents, serious injuries as well as documented deaths have been directly related to drivers texting while behind the wheel.  We want all to stay alive!   Don't text and drive! 

Deerfield Rotarians have raised over $1,000 to provide a shelter box for Japanese victims devastated by the recent tsunami.  Many thanks to our generous members for allowing the club to be of service.

The Deerfield Rotary Club hosted its 47th annual 10K race on 4 July. The weather was perfect!!