Area high schools have nominated their service-oriented seniors for this special event. And two seniors will win the coveted Burdette Anderson Scholarship of $4,000 each. Please attend and help honor students for their service to our community.

 

 

     We will enjoy a delicious lunch buffet catered by the University Club of Rockford. Many Rotarians like to donate $25 or more so that the students, parents, and principals can be our guests. Thank you very much.

     You may give your donations to Treasurer Monica Glenny, President Paul VonDriska, Lunch Committee Pete and Becky Rundquist or Scholarship Chair Helen Hill. If you write a check, please make it to the Rockford Rotary Charitable Association.

 

 

     Please feel free to sit at any table and get to know these impressive students. See you there!

Committee Meetings

 

     The April 23rd meeting is set aside for Committee Meetings.  Committee chairs will contact their members to remind them of the meeting.  If you are not assigned to a specific committee, feel free to join us for lunch and sit in on a committee meeting.

 

     Conor Brown, CEO of the NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors, talked about the current state of the real estate market and the fact that the average age of first-time home buyers is over 40.  He also shared that this is a sellers market because there are less than 400 homes for sale and for an area like Rockford it should be over 1,000.

 

President Paul presents Conor Brown with the coveted Rotary mug.

 

 

     The Rockford Rotary Academy students are scheduled to attend Camp Winnebago in April.  One of the highlights is do the High Ropes Course.  The students will be at the camp from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM each day.  We would encourage ur members to try to attend at least part of pone of these dates and encourage the students as they overcome any fear of heights that they have.

 

     April 14 - Eisenhower

     April 15 - RESA

     April 16 - Flinn

     April 20 - West

     April 21 - Marshall

     April 22- Lincoln

 

 

     Our April Social will be held at Chavez Restaurant at 5494 E. State Street from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.  We will be celebrating Isa's (our exchange student) 17th birthday.  Isa loves the food at Chavez which is why we are going back there again.  We would encourage our members to bring guests and help us celebrate with Isa 

     Our 2025-26 goal for the Rotary International Foundation Annual Fund is $13,000.  So far, members have contributed $9,070.  In addition, members have contributed an additional $4,131 to the other six funds including Polio Plus.

     Our other goal is to have 100% participation.  To date, 33 members have contributed to the Foundation out of our total membership of 84 which is 39.2%.

     Congratulations and thank you to the following members who have contributed to this year's campaign.

 

 

 

 

     Rockford Rotary will be helping out at the Northern Illinois Food Bank at the following time:

 

      

     If you have any questions contact Mary Maxted - marymaxted1@gmail.com or 815-985-5538

Rotary Lunches 

 

     We will continue to serve lunches for $12 each week.  We currently are having food from the Sandwich Shop, but we will alternate each month between Beef-A-Roo and the Sandwich Shop.  Monica will be more than happy to take your money for lunch. 

 

Jim Coffey, Secretary