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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise
This site is arranged around Rotary's Four Avenues of Service; Community Service, Vocational Service, International Service, and Club Service. |
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7/18/2008, Kate Nolan and Terrence Sykes provided a program on the
Ronald McDonald House Charities.
This organization provides three main services. First, the Ronald McDonald House provides a place for families to stay while their children are being hospitalized. Second, the Care Mobile brings medical services are underserved areas in the city. Third, the education scholarships help students fulfill their educational dreams. For more information and volunteer opportunties, see www.rmhccni.org. |
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Past District Governor presented Dawn Newman with a District award for the 3rd best membership growth in the district. |
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For additional installation pictures, click here. |
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On 6/20/08, Rotarian Keith Druek entertains the club during his last official meeting as Sergeant-at-Arms. Thanks Keith! |
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Chris Kerstin, Sunrise Rotarian and Chair of Club Service, provided a
program on "What Is Club Service?"
Club service is what makes the club work and includes items like our breakfast meetings, newsletter, website, social events, volunteers, and more. |
| Congratulations to our newest Paul Harris Fellows! Denise Falcone, Ed Chapman, Sean Sebold and Dale Yamauchi received their certificates on June 6th. Paul Harris Fellows are individuals who have contributed over $1000.00 to the Rotary International Foundation. For more information, click here. |
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On 6/13/08, Ron Czalbowski gave a program on the Safe Wheels / Safe Return Partnership program. The purpose of the program is to create a school/business/community partnership for the purpose of promoting safe driving habits to students enrolled in drivers education classes and to help them make smart choices when they are confronted with dangerous situations involving motor vehicles. |
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.JPG) Pursuit of Life Awards Recipients The 2007-08 Rotary Clubs of Naperville are pleased to present 27
scholarship awards! |
| Congratulations to our newest Sunrise Rotarian. On 5/23/08, Steve Pratapas was inducted into membership. |
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Mark Rice, Board member co-chairing our club's Community Service,
provided a program on the club's community service projects.
He and his committee provided an overview of the Coat Drive, Holiday Gift Program, P.A.D.S. Homeless Shelter, School Backpack program, Loaves & Fishes, Clean Sweep, and our Educational Grants. Rotary has 4 avenues of services and Community Service is one of them. For more information, click here. |
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On 5/15/08, Sister
Florence Muia (right), President and Founder of Upendo Village in
Nairasha, Kenya Africa gave the club an update on Upendo Village, where
our Rotary Club has been supporting clean water projects. Working hand-in-hand with the Wheaton Franciscans, Sister Muia was instrumental in developing Upendo Village, a grass roots endeavor that offers specialized treatment and counseling services for AIDS-infected women and children in Naivasha, Kenya. For more information on Upendo Village, see: http://www.upendovillage.org/ |
| On the right is a photo of Dr. John H. Shindler, Director of International Programs at North Central College.
North Central College has made a firm commitment to
ensuring that students, faculty, staff and the Naperville community
develop knowledge and appreciation of cultural differences in both
domestic and international settings. For students, an education at
this institution includes a global dimension gained through
proficiency-based language learning, course work, internships,
person-to-person contacts, study abroad, and travel. |
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Ruth Hennessey, a student at North Central College from Northern Ireland spoke to the club about the Business Education Initiative at NCC and how this program has affected her. |
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Front, left to right: Joan Ellman,
Silvia Di Tommaso, Luana Notardonato, Steve Odden. |
For archived information of past programs, click here.
Our Events include: Our Community Service Projects include: |
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Our Vocational Service Projects include:
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Click on the navigation bar at the top of each web page to view details on our club activities. If you have any questions, you can click "Club Info".
The funds that we raise go back to the community through scholarships, grants, and local charities.
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Last Update: 07/19/2008
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Chartered
in 1991, the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise currently has over 100
members. We meet each Friday morning at 7:00 AM at the Naperville
Country Club. For more club information,
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