Taking action for over 100 years
By Susan QuinnSunday, July 7, 2024
The Rotary Club of Oak Park - River Forest is a member of Rotary International, one of the first humanitarian organizations, and is a part of over 34,000 Rotary Clubs in more than 200 counties and geographical areas with 1.2 million members worldwide. Our club's membership includes men and women who are leaders in the fields of business, education, non-profit organizations, government, and many other vocations who enjoy doing good in the world. The Oak Park - River Forest club was established in 1920 and we have about 60 current members who meet regularly for fellowship. Our club has a strong history of fundraising in support of both our local communities and the work of other Rotarians around the world. We distribute $25,000 annually in community grants to local non-profit organizations and $8,000 annually to global Rotary projects.
We are currently completing a $100,000 Rotary Global Grant project (with funding from Rotary International and clubs across the globe) to build a digital lab and provide conflict resolution programming at Kidz Express afterschool program center in the Austin community. In addition, we have an Interact Club for students in 7th-12th grade, sponsor incoming and outgoing high school exchange students, Rotary Global Grant Scholars for graduate students and Rotary Peace Fellowships.
We meet at Cucina Paradiso for a 12 p.m. lunch on the first three Wednesdays of the month. Please contact us if you would like to be our guest.
WE CONNECT PEOPLE
Rotary unites more than a million people
Through Rotary clubs, people from all continents and cultures come together to exchange ideas, and form friendships and professional connections while making a difference in their backyards and around the world.
WE TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES
We take action locally and globally
Each day, our members pour their passion, integrity, and intelligence into completing projects that have a lasting impact. We persevere until we deliver real, lasting solutions.
WE SOLVE PROBLEMS
No challenge is too big for us
For more than 110 years, we’ve bridged cultures and connected continents to champion peace, fight illiteracy and poverty, promote clean water and sanitation, and fight disease.
Together, we see a world
where people unite and take action
to create lasting
change across the globe,
in our communities, and in ourselves.