Palatine Rotary Announces 2012 Charity Allocations

The Rotary Club of Palatine presented just under $40,000 in charitable donations to 23 area organizations on at Falcon Park Recreation Center.

Executive Directors and Presidents of each organization were on hand to receive the checks. Also present were members of the Rotary Club of Palatine and dozens of volunteers that helped make the Oktoberfest 2011 event a success.

Monies to be distributed were raised during the 2011 Oktoberfest celebration held the weekend of September 16th in downtown Palatine, a pres release stated.

“We had a fantastic Oktoberfest in 2011, made even more tremendous with the amount of money raised,” stated the chairman of the allocations committee, Oliver Girke in a press release. “It’s a great feeling to be part of an organization that can give back so much, especially when so many have had to cut back on donations,” continued Girke. The 2011 donation is the largest allocation amount raised and given out by the Rotary Club of Palatine in a single year.

Organizations receiving allocations this year included Boy Scouts of America, Clearbrook, Countryside School, Journeys from PADS to Hope, Little Sisters of the Poor, Northwest Community Hospital, NWSRA (Special Leisure Service Foundation), Palatine Opportunity Center, Palatine Police Department, Palatine Township Senior Center, Palatine/Inverness Arts Council, PHD, Special Olympics (District 15 Blue Jays), Crime Stoppers, District 15 Foundation, District 211 Foundation, Little City Foundation, Northeast Palatine Summer camp, Palatine Swim Team, Palatine Township Senior Center, Rainbow Hospice, Ray Mills Fund, Sons of the American Legion, WINGS and The Bridge Youth & Family Services.  Checks ranged from $500 to $3,500 per organization.

President Jim McLin invites interested men and women of the Palatine community to learn more about Rotary. “Those interested in joining our dynamic service organization are welcome to come and learn more about the good work that Rotary does both in our community and around the globe,” stated McLin. Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. The Rotary Club of Palatine represents a cross-section of the community's business and professional men and women.

Information submitted by Rotary Club of Palatine.