Meet the man behind the scenes, the director of Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum – our very own Scott Lewandowski! Not only does he keep the ship sailing smoothly, but he's also the powerhouse driving the Annual Veterans Dinner and the Memorial Day Parade.

     Scott joined the Winnebago County team back in May 2007 to oversee the operations of Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum. Since then, he's been on a mission to make things even more awesome. From implementing fancy Museum collection management software to boosting rentals and public awareness, Scott's been on a roll.

     He's not just about numbers and software though. Scott's passion led to the creation of the Armistice-a Memorial to Peace, a project that involved moving and restoring a 123-year-old Civil War Statue! And hold onto your hats, folks! During his time at the hall, Scott managed to secure over $750,000 in grant funds! Funds that have been instrumental to the new landscaping, the increased access to the building, new exhibit cases, and so much more.

     As the topic suggests, Scott will discuss Memorial Hall and the Museum which constitutes the majority of the building and much more.  This will be a chance to learn more about our meeting place and also a chance to bring a guest or prospective member to join us in person at Memorial Hall or via Zoom.  Elise Cadigan will introduce our presenter.

 

     

 

     A group of 10 Rockford Rotarians took a bus to see our Past President Nancy Kalchbrenner, get installed as President of Rotary 1 Chicago for the 2025-26 Rotary year. 

     Club flags were exchanged and a brass gavel from our club was presented to Nancy as well.  The gavel was made by Pete Rundquist's former factory and Nancy can now have it engraved.

     According to the attendees, it was a delightful day.