Rotary Club donates trees to Hawthorn Woods
The Rotary Club of Long Grove, Kildeer and Hawthorn Woods recently donated and helped to plant 150 tree saplings in Hawthorn Woods. This project was part of a larger Rotary District 6440 goal to plant trees throughout the Chicago area.
The club purchased 50 white oak, 50 red oak and 50 dogwood tree saplings from The Arbor Day Foundation. The trees were planted at the 11.5 acre Brierwoods Preserve near the Acorn Acres subdivision east of Route 12.
Last fall, Hawthorn Woods established a monarch butterfly garden at the preserve. The park has several benches and overlook areas where residents may sit and enjoy all the beauty the preserve has to offer.
Rotary Clubs have a long tradition of supporting environmental projects across the world and in local communities. The project was initiated and organized by Rotary Club member and President Jim Dopler.
Other club members who volunteered to plant the trees included: Lyle and Ann-Marie Staab of Hawthorn Woods, George Dorner of Kildeer, Robert Mintz of Long Grove and Adam Keppel of Crystal Lake.
The club worked closely with Brian Sullivan, director of Parks and Recreation, Hawthorn Woods and the Hawthorn Woods Public Works department.
Additional information about the Village of Hawthorn Woods is available at www.vhw.org.
Additional information about the Rotary Club of Long Grove, Kildeer, and Hawthorn Woods is available at www.rclg.org. The club meets Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Joanie's Pizzeria of Long Grove. Prospective members are always welcome to attend.
Some of the recent volunteer projects the Rotary Club is involved with includes: hosting and serving the Community Dinner at Emmaus House in Lake Zurich; supporting Lake County Haven in Libertyville; sponsoring one mile of highway for the Adopt-A-Highway program on Route 83 in Long Grove; providing turkeys and helping to serve the Thanksgiving Community dinner at St. Mathews Lutheran Church in Hawthorn Woods; providing groceries for St. Mary's Food Bank in Buffalo Grove; purchase and distribution of winter coats as part of "Operation Warm"; contributions to Shelter Box, an international organization providing global disaster relief supplies; installation of Little Free Libraries in Lake Zurich and Hawthorn Woods; making donations to eradicate polio worldwide; and co-sponsoring an annual dental mission to Central and South America to provide free dental care to those in need.