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Rotarian Jack Jangelis show off his 1949 Pontiac at the Club picnic

RYLA Applications Now Being Accepted. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 6th for consideration.

Batavia Rotarians Ring the Bell & Deliver gifts/holiday meals to Shut In Seniors on December 13th. In the morning we visited many seniors with gifts and meals for those in need. We were greeted with smiles and many hugs that warmed our hearts on this chilly day. In the afternoon Rotarians raised $1,417.00 for the Salvation Army. Records were broke that day for the Salvation Army. We raised the most money ever on a single day at the Jewel Randall Rd. location. We all enjoyed fellowship with Rotarians, friends and family on this great day of "SERVICE" during the holidays - Great job Batavia Rotarians! A Great Big thank you goes out to Roland Treiber and Tom Van Cleave for chairing these annual events.

Congratulations to the Winners of the 26th Annual Corvette Raffle

Winner of the 2015 Corvette Convertible or $40,000 Ticket Number 913 - Terry Huxtable

#27 - Joy Buri - $1,500

#223 - Gerald Wall - $1,000

#800 - Hugh Raymond - $500

#539 - Allan Larson - $500

#147 - Bob Close - $500

#464 - Jim Mitchell - $500

#693 - Richard Kretz - $300

#579 - Michael Appell - $300

#733 - Jacob DeKoyer - $200

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to all who participated this year.

Fun was had by all that attended the Halloween Social at "The Tap House Grill" in St. Charles. Yes, our Club President is in the photo.

Batavia Rotary Club Donates $4,000 to Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry

The great work of Rotary continues in our community. With generous donations from our members, the community, and Rotary International we were able to give $4,000 to the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry. This money enables the Food Pantry to purchase more than $30,000 in food and supplies from the Northern Illinois Food Bank. With your support Batavia Rotary can continue to help the economically disadvantaged residents of Batavia and Batavia Township. Please consider purchasing a Corvette Raffle Ticket (see ad) and help us give back.   If you are interested in becoming a Rotarian or would like to help us in the pursuit of the betterment of our community visit www.bataviarotaryclub.org. Thank you.

Our bench has a new coat. Yes the wood is still warped and cracked. It's not perfect but neither are we. But what I do know is that it is excellent and all that we do as Rotarians is excellent! Byran and I talked and he made a great point that this bench is a billboard for us and with that said why not paint it our Rotary colors. Dan Hoefler and I then gave it the paint job on Wednesday. Thank you Byan Barus for your help and continued research for a possible new bench and location for the future.Thank you Dan Hoefler for your help painting the bench. 

BHS Interact Club/HC Storm tutoring partnership. Syndney Cavanaugh, Interact Exec Board member and Julie Alholm, HC Storm teacher will share their experiences with the partnership. 

Batavia Rotary teams up and serves another great meal at Lazuras House. Homemade meatloaf & mash potatoes, salads, drinks and extras were provided by our very own Rotarians. All provided was enjoyed and appreciated by those staying at Lazarus House. Batavia Rotary takes great pride in helping those in need and does this every 5th Tuesday throughout the year for Lazarus House.

Pictured: Community Service Chair, Richard Munson; Fundraising Chair, Tom Von Lunen; not pictured President, David Pedersen doing what they do best - helping out.

The Club approved $750.00 for to help those who need a bike. We partnered with the Batavia Bike commission and All Spoked Up to provide bikes, helmets and locks to the people who need them. We provided a check to Matt Knolls of All Biked UP, of a check for the Bike Commission to rehab bikes for needy folks.

Fun was had by all. Thank you to Jack Barshinger, Past President 2013-14 for a wonderful year leading our Club. We now have a New President - Dave Pedersen, New Board of Directors, New Rotarian of the Year - Jack Jangelis, New Paul Harris Fellows, Perfect Attendance Rotarians, and much more. We have a great Club and I am looking forward to to all of the fellowship and service this Club brings to our community. Let's work hard and continue to "Light Up" those lives around ours through Rotary. Dave.

On Saturday May 10th Rotarians; Erin Reid, Rich Munson, Bob Hubbard, Tim Wulff, David Pedersen, Tom Von Lunen and Interactor Liason Haley Nickolaou and 14 Interactors joined together for road clean up on Mainstreet from Deerpath to Nelson Lake Road. Even though we were picking garbage, a good time was had by all as we did our part for Community Service beautification of Batavia. Afterwards, Rotarian Rich Munson hosted the group for refreshments. Thank you to Rich and all Rotarians and Interactors for making this event succesful. I am sure we will do it again in the fall so keep those gloves handy.

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The drawing for a Free Corvette Raffle tickets from the first 250 tickets sold was held on Tuesday August 26th at our regular weekly meeting. The winner of the free Corvette Raffle Ticket was Gary Paplow of Ravena, NY.

A conversation about why it is important to provide avenues of joy for our youth was presented by Jim and Jan from the Royal Kids Camp organization. The need to provide a place for kids to experience good lasting memories for their childhood keeps the volunteers and participants coming back year after year. President Jack presented Jim and Jan a check for $1,500 for continued support in changing the lives for our youth.

John Heath has recently retired from Batavia High School after 22 years as Director of Bands. John Heath has helped shape the lives of our Batavia youth for many years. Through the years his guidance in group dynamics and orchestration has put smiles on many faces young and old and continues on in our community.  

Mr. Heath has received numerous honors including: 2014 Illinois Music Education Association Distinguished Service Award, 2009 “Mr. Holland’s Opus” Award sponsored by the Bob Rogers Travel Company, 2004 Kane County, Illinois Regional Superintendents Award for Teaching Excellence, Illinois State Board of Education “Those Who Excel” Teaching Award, Candidate Illinois Teacher of the Year, eight time recipient of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1998 Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award sponsored by the Quinlan and Fabish Music Company, and recognition in Who’s Who in America. And much more.

In a leadership capacity, Mr. Heath is a Past President of the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA), and currently serves on the Board of the Fox Valley Orchestra.  He has also served on the University of Illinois School of Music National Advisory Board.

Rotarians attended the District Conference and experience first hand great fellowship, service and networking. Attendance to this event helps as we move forward as Rotarians and make the decisions we do to help make this world a wonderful place. Many thanks to Jack Jangelis for Co-Chairing the event. Jack rounded up a group us to help with the Seargent at Arms duties. Those in attendance were: Jack Jangelis, Jack Barshinger, Tom Van Cleave, Tom Von Lunen, Bob Hubbard, George Sheetz, Dave Pedersen, Tim Wulff.

I am pleased to report that the Rotary Club of Batavia team (Dan Hoefler, Avery Scheetz, George H. Scheetz) finished in a two-way tie for 7th place with 39 points (out of 50). A total of 31 teams participated in this year’s Trivia Bee.

Avery, as the team’s alternate member, filled in for Dick Larson, who arrived just after the Trivia Bee started. By the rules of the Trivia Bee, he could not trade places without Avery without disqualifying the team. Nonetheless, Dick stayed for the whole event and seemed to enjoy himself—and even won a desk set in the silent auction.

The tie, ironically, was with the Rotary Club of Geneva.

The overall winner was the Duukes and Duuchesses (Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva). Note the pair of U’s in each word; the team called itself the ooh-oohs.

There were a total of four Rotary clubs in this year’s Trivia Bee, listed here in order of finish:—

7 (tie) (39 points)—Rotary Club of Batavia (no team name)

7 (tie) (39 points)—Rotary Club of Geneva (no team name)

13 (tie) (31 points)—Rotary Club of St. Charles (no team name)

13 (tie) (31 points)—Rotary Club of St. Charles Breakfast (Counts and Countess)

Lori Hewitt presented the facts to the Batavia Rotary Club March 25th. CASA Kane County recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) for children in court due to abuse, neglect or private guardianship.  

Holly Deitchman, President Elect Nominee: Holly came back from PETs with great ideas about making our meetings and the Batavia Rotary Club more fun. Participation and having fun yet still getting our business done is a high priority.

David Pedersen, President Elect: Also attended PETs. At our first meeting after PETs Dave presented President Jack Barshinger and Holly Rotary pins representing our Rotary theme for 2014-15 "Light Up Rotary". Let us not forget that "We are a membership organization that does great service". Service is what we do best and it takes a team of Rotarians to make a difference. We always need to be addressing our membership by keeping engaged and constantly growing our relationships and emotional connections to Rotary. Let's continue to Engage Roatary, Change lives and Light Up our Community through Rotary. 

AID Telethon Team - March 15th, Holly Deitchman 

March 15th our team of Batavia Rotarians took places at the phones seeking pledges for A.I.D.

Not pictured Bob Hubbard.

March 4 Presentation will be presented by: Suicide Prevention Services

Frank Blazek (Past Skokie Rotarian and often visiting Rotarian to our Batavia Club) presented Batavia RSVP, Inc. (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) an organization established to help the senior citizens in our community. Batavia Rotary Club President Dr. Jack Barshinger presented Frank with a check in the amount of $1,000 to go towards helping seniors to live independently in their homes as long as possible and to maintain as high a quality of life as long as possible.

RSVP providers service for: Medication Assistance Program, Meal Delivery, Transportation, Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors, Lock Boxes. 

Jay Curtis of the Fox Valley Christian Center provided a brief overview of the programs offered through his organization. He accepted our check for $1,50 and thanked the Batavia Rotary for sponsoring three scholarships for underprivileged youths to attend a 5-day Residential Camp Program (M-F). In Kane county, there are more than 60,000 people living below the federal poverty level. This camp affords children and teens of all socioeconomic backgrounds the opportunity to develop critical leadership skills in a secure and supportive environment.

Stacey Peterson, Adult Services Manager at the Batavia Library provided a presentation on Genealogy and Family History. The most important message – “Talk to your family!”. After that, “Be prepared to ruin some shoes walking around through cemeteries”. Stacey shared wonderful photos that she was able to collect from family members. She also included a photo of the shoes she ruined while trudging through cemeteries!

The Batavia Library has several resources to assist you in your own search – including a subscription to Ancestry.com. That particular resource is only available to card holders located within the walls of the library. If you prefer to start your search from home, you can have access to HeritageQuest remotely with you BLP card.

Ri President-elect Gary C.K. Huang chose Light Up Rotary as his theme for 2014-15, Huang was inspired by the teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucious who said: "It is better to light a single candle, than to sit and curse the darkness."

"There are so many problems in the world, so many people who need help. Many people say, 'There's nothing I can do.' So they sit there doing nothing. Meanwhile everything stays dark," Huang told the 537 district governors and their spouses and partners who are attending the 2014 International Assembly in San Diego, CA.

Coach Lou of Batavia Aurora North Aurora (BANA) football came to thank us for our $1000 contribution, one of many our club was able to give recently after our successful Corvette raffle. Our previous $1000 contribution provided two full and 5 partial BANA scholarships. Like president Dave Pedersen said, "That's what we do here - we change lives."

Dennis Piron, Jr., coach of the Batavia football team, presented to us the many and varied aspects of the football program at BHS. It's a lot more than just winning state this year.

Gordon Flesch Company - Kevin Kedzior & William J. Flesch

Bill Flesch of the Gordon Flesch company described the history and current business of the company founded by his dad and now run by three brothers...

The Batavia Rotary Club was proud to ring the bell outside Jewel to help raise money for the Salvation Army.

The Batavia Rotary Club would like to report that we delivered about 60 gifts and meals to the seniors and frail members of the community through senior services. No accidents (of note) from the delivery teams: Dick Larson, Dave & Karen Pedersen, Tom VanCleave, Deb Reiter, Rich and George Munson, Bob Hubbard. Remember that if you know any locals (that fit into this category) that are would Like Christmas Cheer this time of the year next year, let us know, we'd like to serve them. Thanks to the gift buyers: Lauren Egan,Tim Wulff, Holly Deitchman, Tom VonLunen, Dan Hoeffler, Rick Pumo, Dave Pedersen, Tom Lalonde, Dick Larson, Tom VanCleave, Christine Voight, Rich Munson. 

Rich's son, George, enters addresses into his GPS getting ready to make deliveries.

Rotary Christmas Colors.

Spouses and family members joined Batavia Rotarians for the annual Christmas dinner on December 11, 2013. 

Traci Eggleston - Day One Network

No morning meeting December 10. 
Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec 11th at 6:30p, Enticing Cuisine

Mayor’s Breakfast at Lincoln Inn

Batavia Rotary Club presents a check for $2,500.00 to the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry. The funds go towards the purchase of food to stock the shelves during the Holiday Season. The food is purchased from the Illinois food Bank. Pictured from left to right: Bruce Hartmen, Treasurer; Rich Munson, Community Service Chair; Linda Dahms, Batavia Food Pantry, Leo Heska, Rotarian; Jack Barshinger, President; , Not in picture David Pedersen, Pres. Elect.

Vette / $40K - Ticket Number 115 - Ann Richards, Curt Barrett, Tassie Brautigam, Burt Andrews, Rob Gephart, A.J. Voth, Peter Smith - Group Ticket Purchase from
St. Charles Breakfast Rotary.
$1,500 - 133 - Ron Link
$1,000 - 945 - Elbert Parks
$500 - 179 - Mike Schultz
$500 - 1 - Tom LaLonde
$500 - 350 - F Shellie Reed
$500 - 69 - Bobbie & Bert
$300 - 315 - John Casale
$300 - 356 - Aaron Bartz
$200 - 554 - Wm J Mateas

To view photos from this event follow the link.

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Vette / $40K - 115 - St. Charles AM Rotary
$1,500 - 133 - Ron Link$
$1,000 - 945 - Elbert Parks
$500 - 179 - Mike Schultz
$500 - 1 - Tom LaLonde
$500 - 350 - F Shellie Reed
$500 - 69 - Bobbie & Bert
$300 - 315 - John Casale
$300 - 356 - Aaron Bartz
$200 - 554 - Wm J Mateas

Classification Talks

Tim Ninowski - Watch Dogs

Dr. Wayne Polek - The History of Medicine in the Fox Valley

Club Business Meeting 

Ex-district governor Pam Kerr visited us and told us the latest about the digital X-Ray project.

Tue, Nov 12: Tri-City Rotary Meeting, Riverside Receptions in Geneva 

Caroline Olinger talks about life in the armed forces

“Celebrating Arts and Ideas” - Sarah Russe, Aurora University

District Governor Elect - Ellen Young

Next year’s district governor, Ellen Young, was delighted to speak to our club about End Polio Now.

District Governor Nominee - Rodney Adams

Community Foundation of Fox Valley

Gerard Dempsey - Batavia Enterprises

Gerard Dempsey Visited our club and told the history of Batavia Enterprises, a family firm founded by Gerry's dad and now run by Gerry and his son.

Induction of newest members Deb Reiter and Brad Newkirk with their sponsors and District Governor Sarah Oliver

District Governor - Sarah Oliver

Leo Heska - Snooping

Mike Selep - FVRSA - Lose the Training Wheels

Member Mike Selep and guest Heather Richardson presented the results of their 3rd annual "Lose The Training Wheels" program.

Carla Hill - Batavia Depot Museum

Dora Phillips - Waubonsee Community College

Congressman Randy Hultgren

After showing his support for Rotary and Rotarians, Congressman Randy Hultgren gave the club a brief overview of his background. Hultgren grew up in the happenin’ burb of Wheaton, where his family owned a funeral home right downtown.

Chris Neitzel - Beyond Bartman, Curses & Goats: 104 Reasons It’s Been 104 Years

Chris Neitzel is a full-time teacher at Oswego High School and clearly a baseball buff. His book Beyond Bartman, Curses & Goats: 104 Reasons why it’s been 104 Years, is fun and interesting catalog on how the Cubs franchise has been a consistent manufacturer of woe.

The State of the State

State Senator Jim Oberweis gave the club a first hand insight on the innerworkings of Springfield. When he first got downstate, there were a number of things that surprised him. First of all, he was amazed 

Tuesday, July 30, 2013,

Meeting at Riverwoods Christian Center 

Tucked away in a little hamlet a ways north of Saint Charlesoff of Route 25, the Riverwoods Christian Center feels isolated in a world of its own. It is a sprawling, yet welcoming, 85-acre campus nestled on the Fox River, and it is simply an awe inspiring display of nature.

Wilderness Camping In Michigan’s UP

Board Meeting is July 12 at Panera Bread

As Rotary International calls its year to a close, the Batavia Rotary Club celebrated by honoring its members and inducting some new ones too. The board members and a few lucky Rotarians received a savvy new Rotary Hat, and a few other members received some high honors. 

Kyle Witt - Classification Talk

Jan Gibson, Batavia Main - Street House Walk

Saturday’s banquet brought together scores of Rotarians past and present, spouses, special guests, and Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke. The atmosphere was warm and fun as the guests enjoyed good food, cocktails, live music, and partaking in a few songs as well.

Fox Valley Food for Health

Randy Hamann - Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity

Enrin Janca - Interact Club

Erin Janca introduced the club to Mary Kate Rosenfelder, an extremely ambitious and talented Batavia Interact student and senior at Batavia High. 

Make A Wish Foundation

We had a great time marching in the 2013 Batavia Loyalty Day Parade. It has been many years since we participated and hope to make something we do every year. It's a great way to show support for our community.

The Batavia Rotary Club sponsored a program with the BPS Reading Teachers Foundation at the Batavia apartments. Batavia Rotary provided books for 20 families and the Teachers Foundation provided the horsepower. The teachers provided insight on how to engage a reading program at home for their children. Thank you Christine Scheffert, Elaine Modene and Crystal Anderson.

Robust and cheerful was the atmosphere of the morning as the four Rotary Clubs of the Tri-Cities converged upon the beautiful upstairs of the newly renovated Riverside Receptions. Spring had finally 

Holly Alcala - Anderson Animal Shelter

Linda Sonner - Batavia Community Garden

Linda Sonner, Volunteer Coordinator for the Batavia Community Garden, spoke about their wonderful initiative. The garden, located at Main and Water, raises food for the Batavia Food Pantry and local soup kitchens.

Susan Stark - Batavia Fireworks

Batavia Alderman Susan Stark spoke candidly to the club about the troubling financial situation of the Batavia Fireworks, a 50-plus year tradition. 

Christine Potthoff - Humanitarian Service Project

Christine Potthoff, volunteer for Humanitarian Service Project, gave a fantastic presentation in front of the club. 

Britta McKenna - Batavia Riverwalk Boardwalk Renovation

Britta McKenna gave an enthusiastic preview of what’s to come for beautiful downtown Batavia. In the first week of June, the Batavia Parks Foundation will begin the renovation of the Riverwalk boardwalk. 

Randy Deicke - Life Saving Techniques

Club Member and Batavia Fire Chief Randy Deicke presented the latest in lifesaving; AEDs, CPR,
and the Heimlich maneuver. These techniques work and save lives. Training's available at the fire stations on
Wednesday nights and you don't have to be 18 years old. Contact Randy or the Fire Department.

Bob Hubbard - Living Well Cancer Center

 442 Williamsburg Ave in Geneva

Donna Bauer and Liz Eakins - Lazarus House

Mary Kate Rosenfelder and Erin Reid - Batavia Interact

Due to severe weather conditions, our scheduled program with Erin Reid and Mary Kate Rosenfelder speaking on behalf of Batavia Interact was postponed.

“The Future Of Technology” - Tony Iglese

Tony Inglese, CIO of the Batavia School District, presented the current state of educational technology in Batavia schools. 

Batavia Rotary Club presents a donation of $1,000 to BANA.

Batavia Rotary Club President, Bryan Barus (left) presents Lou Auriemma, coach and head of Batavia, Aurora, North Aurora youth football, (right) with a donation of $1,000.

TRI-CITIES ROTARY MEETING AT RIVERSIDE RECEPTIONS IN GENEVA!

TUE, FEB 19, 6:50 A.M. 

BANA Football

LOU AURIEMMA, coach and head of Batavia, Aurora, North Aurora youth football, spoke on the work of their group. They have over 60 players on four teams with a combined record last year of 34-2. Two teams went undefeated and two won their league championship. Their first concern is for physical safety while playing football; the second is to enable any kid who wants to to play football.

Pat Browne - Batavia High School Field Study

Chris Lauzen - Kane County Board Chair

Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club will be hosting it's 11th Annual Wine & Chocolate Experience January 27, 2013.

The event will take place from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Aurora Country Club. 

For information regarding tickets and other event details click here.

Clayton Mahamad - Boys II Men Fraternity 

Chief Judge Judy Brawka

Lea Minalga - Hearts for Hope

Tue, Jan 2 – New Year’s Day – No Meeting

Tue, Dec 25 – Christmas Day – No Meeting

Jack Barshinger - Accessing Rotary Online, 7:15 a.m.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 

FRIDAY, DEC. 14, 7:00 A.M.

THE HOLMSTAD’S BISTRO

HOLIDAY PARTY
Riverview Banquets
1117 N. Washington
6:00 p.m.

Just a reminder that we will be at the food pantry this Monday morning at 7:40
Also, please continue to think of any ways we can help our community.  People need our help, and it is imperative that we improve the lives of others.

On Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 Bryan Barus, President of the Rotary Club of Batavia; Ed Ritter, Mayor of Carpentersville & honorary member of Rotary Club of Carpentersville, along with Brian Borkowicz, President of the Rotary Club of Elgin, presented a check for $4250.00 to CASA Kane County. 

Join us ringing the bell for Salvation Army. We will be at Jewel on Randall Road from noon to 4:00 p.m.

Gifts will be collected at our Annual Christmas Party Dec 11th. Members will also be needed to help deliver gifts and holiday meals to participating seniors on Dec. 15th, 9:30 a.m. meeting at Aurora Senior Services, 900 N. Lake St.

The Batavia Access Committee seeks the support of the community in its Annual Toy Drive, which benefits Batavia children ages 1 month to 16 years old. 

Britta McKenna

Dick Larson - Rotary Foundation Update

Vette / $40K 353 Thad Daniels

$1,500 484 Rotary Club of West Chicago

$1,000 892 Keith Petranek

$500 686 Kenneth Avard

$500 624 Mark Coffman

$500 405 Richard Kretz

$500 643 Stephen Prucher

$500 59 Susan Barshinger

$500 655 Mark Renner

$200 273 Courtney Schmidt

Friday, Nov 16 – Board of Directors Meeting

Sheriff’s Dept. - K-9 Demonstration

Sheriff Pat Perez - Sheriff’s Dept. Update

Alex Redenius - Organ Donation

Tri-Cities Rotary Hosted by Batavia At Riverview Banquets 7:00 A.M.

Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 a.m. at the Holmstad

Farewell Picnic for Davi Haddad

Tri-Cities Meeting at Geneva Riverside Receptions
Incoming GSE team will be our program

Molly Link – American Cancer Society

Tri-Cities Rotary Meeting
Hotel Baker, St. Charles - 7:00 A.M.

Doug Moorehead - President of Earl Energy

NEWS FLASH!! – Rotarians met the $200 million End Pollio Now challenge grant six months early, and in recognition the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated another $50 million to the cause.

FEBRUARY IS WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH

Rotary Board member Dave Pedersen, Treasure Molly Schrader, and Club President Tim Wulff presented Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry director Linda Dahms-Firth with a check for $3,391.00.  

 Sheriff's Classic Car Show 

Corvette + tent + tickets + Rotarians = Corvette Raffle Ticket Sales and a great time!

Beautiful Day, Thanks Pat!

 Annual Tri-Cities Golf and Dinner

September 21, 2011 

 Rotary Youth Exchange needs two more host families (12/15/11 – 4/15/12, and 4/165/12 – 8/15/12) Contact Holly Deitchman if you’re available. 

George Scheetz, Jack Jangeles and Dick Larson presented Darlene Marcusson with the Batavia Rotary Club’s first annual Vocational Service Award in recognition of her contribution to the welfare of the community over the years of her work at Lazarus House. The Rotary Club of Batavia established a new Vocational Service Award to recognize the importance of high ethical standards and public values to honor an individual who exemplifies such traits. Vocational Service is the banner by which Rotarians “recognize the worthiness of all useful occupations” and demonstrate a commitment to “high ethical standards in all businesses and professions.” 

Dick Larson announced that $1000 has been donated in Darlene Marcusson’s name to the Paul Harris Foundation, and that she has been designated a Paul Harris Fellow.