Palatine Rotary Club installs board, honors members
The Rotary Club of Palatine held its 49th Installation Dinner Monday, June 25, at Lamplighter Inn Tavern & Grille.
Liz Noe of ElizEvents Inc. was installed as 2012-13 president by Carlos Frum, district governor of Distinct 6440.
New to the board this year are Dan Anderson of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Jamie Suszek of Genex Services and Hank Sobotka of Palatine Bank & Trust.
Outgoing president, James McLin of McLin Tours & Travel presented special recognition awards to Rotary members and contributing members of the community for their outstanding work on behalf of Rotary and nonprofit organizations in Palatine. A number of the awards handed out were presented for the first-time and were named after founding Rotarians and outstanding members who continue to lead by example.
Recipients of the awards included:
Deputy Chief Alan Stoeckel of the Palatine Police Department, who was awarded the “Rolley Batemen Rotarian of the Year Award,” in honor of his tireless commitment to “Service Above Self”; Oliver Girke, a local consultant was awarded the “Chuck Oswald Volunteer of the Year Award,”for setting an example as a dedicated volunteer at and for Rotary within the community; Jaime Suszek of Genex Services, who received the “Bill Buchta Rising Star of the Year Award”; and Cindy Stoeckel was presented the “Bill and Pat Heise Friend of Rotary Award,” honoring a member of the community that is not a Rotarian, who gives time and energy to Rotary projects thoughout the year.
In addition to the individual awards the following businesses also received recognition from the club:
The Onion Pub & Brewery Foundation and the Kainz family were awarded the “Dick Kolze Sponsor of the Year Award.” This award recognizes the generosity of the Kainz family as a key sponsor of the Palatine Rotary Club’s annual Oktoberfest through both time and donations; Kerry Lavelle and members of Lavelle Law Ltd., accepted the “Al Knox Corporate Ethics Award,” presented to a Palatine corporation that displays and promotes high ethical standards; and Palatine Bank & Trust was awarded the “Bob Brickman Corporation of the Year Award” in recognition of the many contributions of resources and manpower they have provided to Rotary on behalf of the Palatine community.
In his closing remarks, McLin highlighted the past year by saying “I am proud of the accomplishments of our club and the success of our fourth annual Oktoberfest held last September. Through our members’ hard work the Rotary Club of Palatine donated over $60,600 to various nonprofits locally and international. Of that amount more than $50,800 was donated to local Palatine based charities. In addition, funds raised helped to fund water projects in Central America, literacy projects in India, Rotary International’s Polio Plus campaign and added to the general Rotary International Foundation.”
The Rotary Club of Palatine meets 7:15 a.m. every Tuesday, at the Red Apple Restaurant at. For information visit www.palatinerotary.com.
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.
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