The Rotary Club of Jacksonville recently honored 12 people for their service and volunteerism by naming them Paul Harris Fellows. Keith Bradbury, Rotarian Pete Carteaux, Guy Crumley, Rotarian April Clarke, Chris Clarke, Jimmie Duncan, Rotarian Lisa Haley, Mike Hayes, Rotarian Sarah Shellhammer, Rotarian Maddie Stevens, Rotarian Breanna VanMatre, and Rotarian...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club celebrated an important milestone that few Rotary Clubs are able to achieve. We became a 100% Paul Harris Club. That means that at least $1,000 has been donated to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in honor of each of our members. We have more than...
Jacksonville residents may notice a number of newly planted trees adorned with green ribbons in locations around the city. According to Jacksonville Rotary Club Tree Committee chair Mike Flynn, these trees have been funded by public donations to the Jacksonville Rotary Foundation, and are being planted by Rotarians and other...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club donated more than $115,000 to the local community in 2017-18. These donations resulted from Jacksonville Rotary Club’s fundraising efforts, community support, and collaboration with the Jacksonville Rotary Foundation. In her last meeting at the helm of the Jacksonville Rotary Club, President Ginny Fanning said, “Our major...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club recently donated more than $2,000 in books to students and teachers at South School in Jacksonville. At the school’s Teacher Appreciation event on May 7, Rotary President Ginny Fanning, and other Rotarians who regularly volunteer at South School, presented baskets of books to every South School...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club is undertaking a tree-planting campaign that aims to put the Elm back into the city’s historical nickname of Elm City. According to Rotarian Mike Flynn, “For years, Jacksonville was widely known as the Elm City because of our beautiful tree-lined streets and wooded parks. Over time,...
Jacksonville, IL, February 22, 2018: The Jacksonville Rotary Club recently partnered with District 117 and the Jacksonville Schools Foundation to renovate the special needs classroom at Eisenhower School, and to purchase and install new equipment to serve the students who receive instruction in the classroom. The Jacksonville Rotary Club received...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club recently honored nine people for their service and volunteerism by naming them Paul Harris Fellows. Randy Allen, Terri Benz, Dr. James Bohan, Bill Chipman (honored posthumously), Bob Chipman, Ryan Martin, Marcy Patterson, Dr. Susan Weller, and Rotarian Jan Williams received the awards. The Paul Harris Fellowship,...