• White Sox Family Fun Day - Friday, August 30 (game time 7:10pm). Get your tickets for this year's Rotary Family Fun Night at the White Sox game! Registration is open, CLICK HERE.

• 2025 Rotary International Convention, Calgary, Canada Attend an informational meeting hosted by Barry McKeown and Rachel Ossyra on Tuesday, September 10 at 6pm via Zoom. Get the Zoom link from the District calendar at THIS LINK. For more information on the convention, hotels and tours from District Convention Chair Barry McKeown CLICK HERE.

• RYLA - October 11-13 Schools will be in session again soon so begin to line up your RYLA attendees. For more information and to download the application CLICK HERE

• Fall Assembly - Grants Extravaganza - Saturday, October 26. SAVE THE DATE and plan to learn about all the ways we can do good in our communities and around the world using our donations to The Rotary Foundation.

• Veterans Stand Down Day 2024 Save the Date! Set up 11/5 and distribution 11/6. Hold a coat drive in your area and collect XL and larger new or gently used coats for distribution. More information to come.

CLUB NEWS

• Oak Park-River Forest Annual Food Truck Rally - Saturday, August 24, 4-9pm. Don't miss the food trucks, entertainment, family activities, inflatables and beer & wine tent at the OPRF Rotary annual food truck rally. Check out the location and food truck line up HERE.

• Bolingbrook MiniGolf Fundraiser - August 29, 5:30pm. Bolingbrook's annual MiniGolf fundraiser is an event where friends and family come out to enjoy an evening of minigolf followed by a casual dinner. For mor information and to register, CLICK HERE.

• Rotary Club of Chicago Music Trivia Event - Sunday, September 8, 3:30pm Join Rotary/One at Beauty Bar Chicago for a music trivia, dancing and fellowship. Purchase tickets here!

• Oak Park-River Forest Golf Outing - Wednesday, September 11, noon-7:30pm. Join OPRF Rotary for their annual golf outing at Maple Meadows Golf Course. Lunch, a shotgun start, cocktails and dinner are included. REGISTER HERE!

• Channahon-Minooka Oktoberfest - Saturday, September 14. Save the Date! More information to come.

• Hinsdale Rotary Run Charity Classic - Sunday, October 6. Dust off your running (or walking) shoes and plan to participate in or volunteer at the Hinsdale Rotary Run Charity Classic. For more information and to register, go to CHARITY CLASSIC. And don't forget to check out the race raffle and bid on the prized you want AT THIS LINK.

ADDITIONAL NEWS

As ShelterBox approaches our 25th year in global disaster relief, we would like to invite you and all club members and associates in District 6450 to our “ShelterBox All-Hands Rotary Roundup”, on Wednesday August 28th at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET via Zoom.

This 30-minute session will focus on the power of our partnership with Rotary and will feature ShelterBox USA President, Kerri Murray, a member of the Rotary Club of Montecito, Ca. and ShelterBox Response Team member, Brian Glenn, from the Rotary Club of Denton-Lake Cities, Texas.

Kerri and Brian will outline how Rotarians fill integral roles throughout the disaster response process. They will focus on the collaborative efforts of ShelterBox and Rotary in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Morocco. There will also be updates on our disaster relief efforts in the Caribbean and elsewhere.
From fundraising and networking to field support, our mission relies heavily on the dedication of Rotary members from all over the world. We hope you will join us to learn about the partnership and how you can be involved.
Please share this invitation widely.

To Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkdOCppj4uGtWL8ptnOC98Q_6AoVLjZn0C
Unable to attend? Register anyway and after the event you will receive a link to the recording.