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THE ROTARY CLUB OF EVANSTONCOME JOIN US!
Rotary is a worldwide network of inspired
individuals who translate their passions into relevantsocial causes to change lives in communities. We
believe in service, integrity, leadership, diversity andhaving fun!
The Rotary Club of Evanston consists of actionoriented local business and professional leaders whotake an active role in our community while greatly
enriching their personal and professional lives.
Together we act – combining our passion andresources to address pressing issues, both inEvanston and globally.
For nearly 100 years, the Rotary Club of Evanston
has served as our city’s “gathering place for leaders.”

Membership benefits•

Connection and networking
with Evanston leaders.

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Weekly luncheon programs,with presentations frombusiness experts, educators,entrepreneurs and others.

•Hands-on local service
projects.

•Opportunities to participate ininternational service
programs and to travel
globally.

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THE ROTARY STORY

Our motto is ‘Service above Self’The Rotary Club of Evanston is one of
our community’s most active handson volunteer organizations. Each year
we provide help ranging fromdelivering food to the sick andhomebound to refurbishing homes
for those in need. We also organize
beach clean-ups and othercommunity improvement projects,
and we provide manpower to help
other local not-for-profit initiatives.
Globally, we send volunteers to assist
with projects such as building schools
or digging water wells. We havecompleted projects recently in
Uganda and Guatemala.

Funding Worthy Causes
The Rotary Club of Evanston maintains its own
charitable fund, a 501c3 organization, which provides
monetary grants directly to local charitableorganizations.
During its years of service to the community, theCharitable Fund has raised and distributed many
thousands of dollars in Evanston. For many years wehave also provided major vocational and academic
scholarship assistance for graduates of Evanston
Township High School.

2Club Meeting Information
Weekly: Every Thursday, at noon.
Place: Rotary International headquarters,
1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL .
Our meetings feature interesting speakers
and presentations. We end our meetings
promptly at 1:15 p.m.

Membership Duties
There are some things that we ask every
member to do.

ABOUT CLUB ACTIVITIESAs one of Evanston’s leading charitable and service
organizations, The Rotary Club of Evanston has
provided countless hours of volunteer service andsignificant monetary support for a variety of local
causes since it was founded in 1920. For more than
90 years, the club has divided its service to thecommunity between hands-on, volunteer projects,
and fund raising to help organizations and causes.
It has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for
not‐for‐profit organizations, helping Evanston
cope with pressing issues ranging from illiteracy toHIV/AIDS to homelessness and poverty.

1.

Get involved and have fun!
Volunteer for a service project,sign up for a committee, attend anafter-hours networking event… theopportunities are endless.

2.

Be engaged in the club. We ask
that you participate in our weekly
meetings or volunteer activities.
There are many ways to becomeinvolved.

3.

Pay dues. Members are assesseda yearly membership fee. Theremany options and levels, making
membership affordable for anyone
interested in joining.

The club’s philosophy is to provide generalassistance wherever it is needed -- thus it has
provided volunteers for everything from building
homes for low‐income families to cleaning up
Evanston’s beaches to delivering hot meals to theneedy.

4.

Contribute to The RotaryFoundation and our club’s
Charitable Fund. Contributions
to both funds are totally voluntary
and are not required but any levelof contribution is welcomed.

Over its history, the club has supported a wide
variety of causes – both international and domestic– all with the end goal of improving communities
and building peace.

5.

Tell your friends! Rotary
succeeds when the community
knows who we are and what weare trying to accomplish.

Our club is very flexible in working to meetthe unique needs of each member. If you
have questions about these duties, just ask!

We have served internationally recently by:• Providing construction in Guatemala.
• Building water wells, building economies
and fighting disease in Africa.
• Providing disaster relief in Haiti andPakistan.
• Supporting The Rotary Foundation throughannual contributions.
• Helping end polio by contributing toRotary’s global effort to immunize children.
We serve locallyContinued on next page
Serving meals to the needy in Evanston
through Campus Kitchens – our volunteers deliver3
meals once a week!
Providing books to the District 202 day care

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We have served locally by:• Serving meals to the needy in Evanston
and helping out at food pantries.
• Donating books, assisting with literacy
campaigns and helping needy children.
• Distributing thousands of dollars annuallyin community grants to Evanston
charitable organizations.
• Providing thousands annually inscholarships to local high school students.
• Funding a scholarship at Northwestern
University annually.
• Planting and maintaining the International
Friendship Garden -- part of Evanston’s
23-acre Ladd Arboretum.

•Hosting special events to raise awareness ofissues in Evanston, including our “HeadsUp, Evanston” networking luncheon andspecial programs during our weekly
meetings.

We promote relationship-building by:• Convening a fun and entertaining weekly
luncheon meeting, which includes informal
networking with fellow members.
• Hosting Tuesday Toasters, a once-a-month
reception for networking.
• Planning occasional social gatherings andhosting two great annual fundraising events
open to the public each year.

Interested in joining? Here’s how the process works
The strength of every club is membership – we need more hands to do more work and we are always
looking for more community-oriented individuals to join us.
Membership is open to qualified adult business and professional leaders.
Rotary club membership is by invitation only, so please talk to the friend or sponsor who introduced
you to Rotary (or the current club president if you found us on your own!) To qualify formembership, you should:• Be a person of good character and good business, professional and/or community reputation
who lives or works in the Evanston area.
• Have a demonstrated interest in community leadership and be in a position of leadershipprofessionally.
If you decide you want to pursue membership in the club, you’ll need to take a few steps:• Come to a couple of our weekly meetings, social events and/or service projects.
• Confirm with a club member, who will become your sponsor, that you are interested injoining and discuss the responsibilities of membership.
• Your sponsor will submit your name to the club president in writing, by completing amembership proposal form.
• The club president will review your proposal and confirm your eligibility to join.
• The club board will consider your application and, if approved, you will be elected formembership.
• Your sponsor will let you know the outcome and if elected as a member, you will be formallyinducted and asked to pay dues.
For more information about the Rotary Club of Evanston, please send an email torcevanston@gmail.com.