Rotary Club looking for people who like to help others

Posted December 20, 2012 1:23 pm

Submitted by St. Charles Noon Rotary Club

The 51 members of the St. Charles Noon Rotary Club are people of action for their community and the greater world needs.

For example, this club has assisted in the building of a library and school in a rural area of Guatemala. It also has sent emergency aid to Haiti, and financially supported local nonprofits with more than $29,000 in the past 5 years. It also has contributed funds to Rotary International’s goal of worldwide eradication of polio.

In addition, the club has provided more than $64,264 in local scholarships over the past 5 years. Rotary members are local business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

The St. Charles Noon Rotary Club meets at 12:10 p.m. Thursdays at The Office Dining and Spirits, 201 E. Main St., second floor in St. Charles. For information about the St. Charles Noon Club, contact Dustin Hawkins at (630) 584-2255. For information, visit www.rotarystc.org.

To contact the Breakfast Rotary Club, contact John Knewitz at (331) 228-4911 or visit www.stcbreakfastrotary.org.

St. Charles Arcada Theater marquee showcases the Noon Rotary Clubs major fundraiser An Evening of Chicago Bluegrass which generated $33,000 for local scholarships and local nonprofit charitable giving. Courtesy of St. Charles Noon Rotary Club

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