Event Photo Gallery
This gallery is dedicated to chronicling the various events the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary hosts and participates in.
Members of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary recently met at Neat Repeats Resale shop in Orland Park to hear how the store supports the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence. While there, the Rotary donated $1,050 in Costco gift cards to the Crisis Center to help it purchase food and other essentials for people seeking short-term shelter. Costco supplemented the donation by sending toys to the shelter. Pictured here are: Rotarian Jim Malec, resale shop Assistant Manager Marge Troutman, Rotarians Dave Brost, Steve Purucker and Karen Wegrzyn, Crisis Center Special Events Coordinator Janice Laging, Rotarians Wendy Bumphis and Paul Lyons, resale shop store Director Joyce Athey and Rotarian Jay Walsh.
Jim Czerwionka, the District Governor of Rotary District 6450, talks to the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club about what the service club means to him. “It allows me to have an impact on the world,” he said. “That makes me feel good.”
District governor visits Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary:
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club is working hard to make the world a better place to live by eradicating polio, alleviating poverty and supporting education around the world.
On Dec. 10, Rotary President Steve Purucker (right) presented, on behalf of the service club organization, two checks totaling $2,400 to Jim Czerwionka, the District Governor of Rotary District 6450.
One check will be used for the Rotary Foundation’s mission to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through improved health and education while the other will be used to support immunization campaigns in developing countries where polio continues to infect and paralyze children.
“I’m proud to be a part of this organization,” Steve Purucker, president of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary said before presenting the checks to Czerwionka.
The club, which has grown to include 18 professional and community leaders from Frankfort and Tinley Park, is part of a worldwide organization that participates in a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural and educational activities designed to improve the human condition locally, nationally and globally.
Locally, it awards scholarships to high school seniors each year and donates dictionaries to third-grade students in the Harvey School District. It recently raised over $1,000 for the Crisis Center of South Suburbia, which provides emergency shelter and other essential services to individuals and families victimized by domestic violence.
Rotary Club members sell poinsettias, Carson’s Community Day coupon books and program booklet ads to raise cash for its many endeavors.
“Rotary lets insignificant people do some very extraordinary things,” said Czerwionka.
“It allows me to have an impact on the world,” he added. “That makes me feel good.”
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club is working hard to make the world a better place to live by eradicating polio, alleviating poverty and supporting education around the world.
On Dec. 10, Rotary President Steve Purucker (right) presented, on behalf of the service club organization, two checks totaling $2,400 to Jim Czerwionka, the District Governor of Rotary District 6450.
One check will be used for the Rotary Foundation’s mission to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through improved health and education while the other will be used to support immunization campaigns in developing countries where polio continues to infect and paralyze children.
“I’m proud to be a part of this organization,” Steve Purucker, president of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary said before presenting the checks to Czerwionka.
The club, which has grown to include 18 professional and community leaders from Frankfort and Tinley Park, is part of a worldwide organization that participates in a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural and educational activities designed to improve the human condition locally, nationally and globally.
Locally, it awards scholarships to high school seniors each year and donates dictionaries to third-grade students in the Harvey School District. It recently raised over $1,000 for the Crisis Center of South Suburbia, which provides emergency shelter and other essential services to individuals and families victimized by domestic violence.
Rotary Club members sell poinsettias, Carson’s Community Day coupon books and program booklet ads to raise cash for its many endeavors.
“Rotary lets insignificant people do some very extraordinary things,” said Czerwionka.
“It allows me to have an impact on the world,” he added. “That makes me feel good.”
New rotarians inducted:
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary recently welcomed six new members to the club. Pictured here are: Andrew High School guidance counselor Jim Malec, Tinley Park attorney Nancy DuCharme, Andrew High School guidance counselor John Tadla, District Governor of Rotary District 6450 Jim Czerwionka, Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club President Steve Purucker, Tinley Park High School Assistant Principal Wendy Bumphis, Computer Security Consultant Erich Spengler of Frankfort and Home Helpers President Paul Lyons.
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary recently welcomed six new members to the club. Pictured here are: Andrew High School guidance counselor Jim Malec, Tinley Park attorney Nancy DuCharme, Andrew High School guidance counselor John Tadla, District Governor of Rotary District 6450 Jim Czerwionka, Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club President Steve Purucker, Tinley Park High School Assistant Principal Wendy Bumphis, Computer Security Consultant Erich Spengler of Frankfort and Home Helpers President Paul Lyons.
Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary receives Partnership of the Year award:
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club has been awarded a Partnership of the Year award for its work with Harvey School District 152.
The club, which recently donated dictionaries to every third-grader in the Harvey School District, learned last month that it had been named recipient of the Partnership of the Year award by the Career Development System (CDS), a statewide network of Education for Employment (EFE) groups.
The award comes with a $1,000 grant, which was presented to the Harvey School District during a reception on Nov. 19.
“It’s a pleasure to help Harvey Schools and to be recognized for our dictionary program,” said Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club President Steve Purucker.
Purucker submitted a grant application to the CDS earlier this year after the Rotary club donated 300 dictionaries to the Harvey School District. He was pleased to learn a month later that their efforts had earned them the 08-09 Partnership of the Year Award by the CDS. It’s the third year that the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club has doanted dictionaries to the Harvey third-graders.
“Thank you all for all you do to better prepare our children for the future,” CDS Executive Director Janice Stoettner wrote in a note to Purucker and the school district. “It is truly a pleasure to work with such outstanding and dedicated people.”
Tinley Park High School senior Tatiana Robinson (center) poses for a photo with Tinley Park High School Assistant Principal Wendy Bumphis and Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club President Steve Purucker. Robinson recently attended a three-day Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) conference in Wisconsin.
Members of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club accept more than 100 pairs of prescription eyeglasses from students at Lincoln-Way North High School.
The school’s social science classes held a collection drive for Make a Difference Day and presented them to the Rotary on Oct. 29. The glasses will be sent to Volunteers in Optometric Service to Humanity (VOSH), an organization that provides eye care to under developed countries.
Pictured here are (from left to right): Rotary member and Lincoln-Way East High School Athletic Director David Brost, Rotary member John Lachat, Lincoln-Way North High School Student Activities Coordinator Jaime Robison, Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6450 Karen Wegrzyn, Lincoln-Way North junior Mark Catania, Lincoln-Way North teacher Matt Lawerence and Rotary President Steve Purucker.
The school’s social science classes held a collection drive for Make a Difference Day and presented them to the Rotary on Oct. 29. The glasses will be sent to Volunteers in Optometric Service to Humanity (VOSH), an organization that provides eye care to under developed countries.
Pictured here are (from left to right): Rotary member and Lincoln-Way East High School Athletic Director David Brost, Rotary member John Lachat, Lincoln-Way North High School Student Activities Coordinator Jaime Robison, Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6450 Karen Wegrzyn, Lincoln-Way North junior Mark Catania, Lincoln-Way North teacher Matt Lawerence and Rotary President Steve Purucker.
Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary walks at Lincoln Way Area CROP Walk :
Approximately 20 students from the Interact Clubs of Tinley Park High School and Lincoln-Way East High School joined the Tinley-Park Frankfort Rotary Club at the Lincoln Way Area CROP Walk in Frankfort on Sunday September 27, 2009.
The Tinley-Park Frankfort Rotary Club donated $250 to the cause in there names and collected a large boxful of donated food which was dropped off at the Frankfort Township Food Pantry.
Approximately 20 students from the Interact Clubs of Tinley Park High School and Lincoln-Way East High School joined the Tinley-Park Frankfort Rotary Club at the Lincoln Way Area CROP Walk in Frankfort on Sunday September 27, 2009.
The Tinley-Park Frankfort Rotary Club donated $250 to the cause in there names and collected a large boxful of donated food which was dropped off at the Frankfort Township Food Pantry.
Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary donates dictionaries to third-graders:
Third-graders in Harvey School District 152 now have a resource tool of their own to turn to when looking up word spellings, facts about the planets or maps of the seven continents.
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club recently donated dictionaries to every third-grader in the district. The dictionaries were donated in memory of the late Sally Biernacki whose husband, Ted, has been a Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotarian for more than three decades.
The dictionaries were presented to students during a school board meeting on Sept. 21. The books are multi-faceted and include sections about weights and measurements, biographies of the U.S. presidents, facts about each state (including the state capitals, sizes, mottos, trees, birds, flowers and songs) and copies of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
“This dictionary is probably one of the most powerful tools one can have in their possession,” said District 152 Superintendent Lela Bridges. “Thank you for choosing us. For some of our youngsters, it is their first personal book.”
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club selected the Harvey school district as recipient of the dictionaries after reading about their financial challenges in a local newspaper. This is the third year it has provided dictionaries to the district’s 300 third-graders.
“It is our pleasure to do this,” said Steve Purucker, president of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club.
Third-graders in Harvey School District 152 now have a resource tool of their own to turn to when looking up word spellings, facts about the planets or maps of the seven continents.
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club recently donated dictionaries to every third-grader in the district. The dictionaries were donated in memory of the late Sally Biernacki whose husband, Ted, has been a Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotarian for more than three decades.
The dictionaries were presented to students during a school board meeting on Sept. 21. The books are multi-faceted and include sections about weights and measurements, biographies of the U.S. presidents, facts about each state (including the state capitals, sizes, mottos, trees, birds, flowers and songs) and copies of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
“This dictionary is probably one of the most powerful tools one can have in their possession,” said District 152 Superintendent Lela Bridges. “Thank you for choosing us. For some of our youngsters, it is their first personal book.”
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club selected the Harvey school district as recipient of the dictionaries after reading about their financial challenges in a local newspaper. This is the third year it has provided dictionaries to the district’s 300 third-graders.
“It is our pleasure to do this,” said Steve Purucker, president of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club.
Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary welcomes Interact Club to fold:
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club welcomed a new youth group to its fold Thursday, Oct. 1, presenting a charter certificate to the Interact Club at Lincoln-Way North High School in Frankfort.
“It is my honor to recognize the newest extension of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club,” said Karen Wegryzn, an Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6450.
The Interact Club of Lincoln-Way North High School formed last year when the school first opened. It provides youth, ages 14-18, an opportunity to work together in a world fellowship dedicated to service and international understanding.
Goals include developing constructive leadership and personal integrity; practicing thoughtfulness and helpfulness to others; creating an awareness of the importance of home and family; and building respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each individual.
“Interact is one of Rotary’s fastest growing programs,” said Wegryzn. “With clubs in over 120 countries and geographical areas, Interact is truly an international phenomenon.”
The Lincoln-Way North Interact Club has been involved in a number of community service projects since its formation last year under the guidance of Lincoln-Way North teacher Amy Madonia, the club’s sponsor. Students are currently planning a food drive and a visit to an area nursing home where they will play Bingo with the residents.
“Every Interact club project, great or small, has a lasting impact on society worldwide,” said Wegryzn.
“Thank you for your dedication and service,” added Steve Purucker, president of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club.
The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club welcomed a new youth group to its fold Thursday, Oct. 1, presenting a charter certificate to the Interact Club at Lincoln-Way North High School in Frankfort.
“It is my honor to recognize the newest extension of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club,” said Karen Wegryzn, an Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6450.
The Interact Club of Lincoln-Way North High School formed last year when the school first opened. It provides youth, ages 14-18, an opportunity to work together in a world fellowship dedicated to service and international understanding.
Goals include developing constructive leadership and personal integrity; practicing thoughtfulness and helpfulness to others; creating an awareness of the importance of home and family; and building respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each individual.
“Interact is one of Rotary’s fastest growing programs,” said Wegryzn. “With clubs in over 120 countries and geographical areas, Interact is truly an international phenomenon.”
The Lincoln-Way North Interact Club has been involved in a number of community service projects since its formation last year under the guidance of Lincoln-Way North teacher Amy Madonia, the club’s sponsor. Students are currently planning a food drive and a visit to an area nursing home where they will play Bingo with the residents.
“Every Interact club project, great or small, has a lasting impact on society worldwide,” said Wegryzn.
“Thank you for your dedication and service,” added Steve Purucker, president of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club.
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