Club Partners with Dist. 117 to Renovate Special Needs Classroom

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...

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Rotary Conducts Service Project at Eisenhower School

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,...

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“Squeal at the Wheel” Halloween Event

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...

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Jacksonville Rotary Club Announces Two Scholarship Competitions

The Jacksonville Rotary Club is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted through March 24, 2017, for two scholarship programs. According to Scholarship Committee Chair Steve Holt, “The Club offers two categories of scholarships for local students, Senior Scholarships and the Staff Sergeant Matthew Weikert Memorial Scholarship.” To be...

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Local Groups Collaborate to Send Care Packages to Active Military

The Jacksonville Rotary Club, Illinois College Rotaract Club and Jacksonville Interact Club recently joined with the Franklin Waverly Military Support Group and the Waverly Girl Scout Troop to send Holiday Care Packages to 83 U.S. military personnel stationed in the Middle East. The Franklin Waverly Military Support Group conducts activities...

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