Rotary Club of Palatine announces charity allocations
The Rotary Club of Palatine presented over $26,000 in charitable donations to 14 area organizations on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the American Legion Hall at 122 West Palatine Road in Palatine.
Monies distributed were raised during the 2009 Oktoberfest celebration held the weekend of Sept. 18, in downtown Palatine.
"We had a great Oktoberfest in 2009, made even more tremendous with the amount of money raised," stated chairman of the allocations committee, Al Stoeckel. "It's a great feeling to be part of an organization that can give back so much, especially when so many have had to cut back on donations," continued Stoeckel.
The 2009 donation is the single largest allocation amount raised and given out by the Rotary Club of Palatine in a single year.
Organizations receiving allocations this year included Boy Scouts of America, Clearbrook, Countryside School, Journeys from PADS to Hope, Little Sisters of the Poor, Northwest Community Hospital, NWSRA (Special Leisure Service Foundation), Palatine Opportunity Center, Palatine Police Department, Palatine Township Senior Center, Palatine/Inverness Arts Council, PHD, Special Olympics (District 15 Blue Jays), and The Bridge Youth & Family Services. Checks ranged from $500 to $3,500 per organization.
Executive directors and presidents of each organization were on hand to receive the checks. Also present were members of the Rotary Club of Palatine and dozens of volunteers that helped make the Oktoberfest 2009 event a success.
Past president and Oktoberfest 2009 co-chair, Greg Bruning, invites interested men and women of the Palatine community to learn more about Rotary.
"Those interested in joining our dynamic service organization are welcome to come and learn more about the good work that Rotary does both in our community and around the globe," stated Bruning.
Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. The Rotary Club of Palatine represents a cross-section of the community's business and professional men and women. The main objective of Rotary is service - in the community, in the workplace and throughout the world. Rotarians develop community service projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy and violence. They also support programs for youth, including leadership and educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals and vocational and career development. The Rotary motto is Service Above Self.
The Palatine Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. at The Red Apple, 2121 Plum Grove Road in Palatine. For more information visit PalatineRotary.com.
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