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...
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, Rotaract, and Interact Clubs are collaborating with the Jacksonville School District to improve educational services for K-6 children on the autism spectrum.Today Rotary members and Eisenhower School educators cleaned equipment and painted two classrooms. The school district will install new carpeting next week. Then, in early January,...
The patio project at the Morgan County Fairgrounds is continuing the come together beautifully. Greg Bergschneider has been assembling the decorative central wheel design with the engraved sponsor bricks. See the progress in the pics below!
The City of Jacksonville has recognized Rotary International’s historic progress toward a polio-free world by proclaiming October 24 “World Polio Day in Jacksonville.” In issuing the proclamation on Friday, Mayor Andy Ezard commended the Jacksonville Rotary Club and the Sunrise Rotary Club for their fundraising efforts on behalf of Rotary...
The Rotary Centennial Patio Project at the Morgan County Fairgrounds continues to make excellent progress. See photos below of the project as of Oct 17, 2017.
Area children are invited to join the Jacksonville Rotary Club and the Sunrise Rotary Club for free “haunted” Ferris Wheel rides and trick or treating at the Big Eli Ferris Wheel in Community Park on Halloween night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Rides are free for kids and chaperones. Children...
The Rotary Centennial project, which includes the installation of an entertainment patio at the Morgan County Fairgrounds, is continuing to take shape! The project is a result of the Jacksonville Rotary Club wishing to celeberate their 100th Anniversary by giving back a substantial project to benefit the area community. Interested...
The Patio Project at the Morgan County Fairgrounds is making great progress! The hardscape and drainage systems are beginning to take shape, with hopes that the project will be complete in the next few months. Keep watching the space for progress of this fun project!
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,...