Bass Fisherpeople! Registration is now open for the first bass tournament of the season on Lake Jacksonville, taking place on Sunday, April 23, 2017. The tournament is sponsored by the Jacksonville Rotary Club.  It is the 18th annual event, and proceeds from the tournament will benefit Jacksonville-area charities. Event organizer...

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...

The Jacksonville High School Interact Club, led by Club President Abby Mitchell, has raised $2,800 to sponsor a school scholarship for Ellen Mandidzora, an 18-year old high school student in Zimbabwe. Mitchell said, “We sold Yuda Bands, which are ‘fair trade’ bracelets made in Guatemala from hand crafted leather and...

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...

Jacksonville, IL, October 30, 2016: Dr. Keith R. Lape, a member of the Jacksonville Rotary Club, was recently awarded the Rotary International Foundation Distinguished Service Award. In presenting the award, Rotary District 6460’s District Governor, Tony Williams said, “I can’t imagine anyone more deserving of this prestigious award than Keith....

On October 18, the Jacksonville Rotary Club and Jacksonville Interact Club participated with the Franklin Waverly Military Support Group and a Franklin Girl Scout troop in the first of two sessions in which we are preparing holiday boxes for 83 active service members. The boxes include a tiny holiday tree,...

The Jacksonville Rotary Club recently honored eight members of the Jacksonville community for their volunteerism by naming them Paul Harris Fellows. The Paul Harris Fellowship, named for the founder of Rotary, is an honor established by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in 1957 to honor individuals who, though not...

Club Director Lynne Sheaff presented Truesdell with a $400 donation in support of the Chautauqua. The Chautauqua is presented annually by the Morgan County Historical Society over Labor Day weekend.

At its May 6 meeting, the Jacksonville Rotary Club recognized the accomplishments of four area students by providing them with college scholarships. Madison Nelson was awarded a $2,000 scholarship. Her community service and leadership includes volunteering at Passavant Hospital, organizing an annual blood drive, and assisting in District 117’s autism...