Editor: Lewis, Tom
Date: Dec 31 2008
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Editor: John Mitchell
Date: Jan 3 2009
Rotarians and friends gather together on Christmas Eve at the open house party hosted by Willowbrook Rotary Club President Tom Jackson.
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Editor: John Mitchell
Date: Dec 23 2008
The Men of Leisure Barbershop Singers bring harmony to Willowbrook Rotary Club meeting on December 19. Music Director Bill Moring lead the 13 singers through a concert of Christmas holiday songs. Their beautiful music was much enjoyed by the Rotarians and guests gathered for this last meeting of 2008.
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Editor: John Mitchell
Date: Dec 10 2008
The Willowbrook Rotary Club enjoyed fellowship and good cheer while celebrating Christmas. The club thanks our hosts, Robin and Ed Charlesworth, for their generosity in opening their home for this Christmas Party.
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Editor: John Mitchell
Date: Dec 23 2008
Amy Armstrong accepts a donation from the Willowbrook Rotary Club continuing it's support of the NAM Rotary Learning Center. Amy teaches G.E.D.classes to adults who did not get their high school diploma. NAM offers continuing education for adults and children at the Rotary Learning Center. Willowbrook Rotary Club provided the assistance necessary to establish this learning center at NAM over 10 years ago and continues to support this essential community service.
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Editor: Lewis, Tom
Date: Dec 31 2008
Rotary announces new class of World Peace Fellows
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Editor: Wayne Roush
Date: Nov 6 2008
The Roush's and Charlesworth's visited India for ten days during an
international effort spearheaded by Rotary International to stamp out
polio.
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Editor: John Mitchell
Date: Oct 31 2008
Willowbrook Rotary Board Members Linda Honig, Jinni Kaltenbach and Phil Baker attended the Rotary Foundation Seminar on October 25. Phil Baker's notes from this seminar are below (see more).
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Editor: John Mitchell
Date: Oct 26 2008
District Governor Rhonda Kennedy makes official visit to the Willowbrook Rotary Club. Assistant Governor Rhonda Walls Kerby joins to recognize Joe Georgiana for his service to Rotary.
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Editor: Lewis, Tom
Date: Dec 1 2008
2009 RI Convention in Birmingham, England, 21-24 June
Be a part of history and celebrate the 100th Rotary convention, which will take place in Birmingham, the heart of England!
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Editor: Beth LaPenna
Date: Oct 30 2008
The Greenspoint Rotary Club hosted five venerated Tuskegee Airmen of World War II fame. They thrilled visiting Rotarians and guest with stories as clear today as they were sixty years ago. Club members attending living history included Ken D., Linda H, Beth L, Tom L, and Helen S.
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Editor: Lewis, Tom
Date: Dec 11 2008
Former Rotary Scholar Paul Volcker, who served as Federal Reserve chair from 1979 to 1987 will lead a new White House economic advisory committee for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
The President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board will provide Obama with advice and analysis on reviving the economy and stabilizing the financial markets. The panel is comprised of officials from a variety of business sectors.
Volcker, who was sponsored by RI District 7490 (New Jersey, USA), studied at the London School of Economics in 1951-52.
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Editor: Lewis, Tom
Date: Nov 28 2008
The Rotary Club of Chicago
has put 20,000 items from its archives into a new online collection.
The
online archives
feature photos, correspondence, and other writings from VIP members like Paul Harris, Chesley Perry, and Silvester Schiele; minutes of board of directors meetings dating back to 1920; a scrapbook assembled by Perry; a collection of documents about women of Rotary from 1921 to 1995; and other important records such as bylaws and early newsletters.
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