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District governor visits Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary:<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
“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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Rotary Club members sell poinsettias, Carson’s Community Day coupon books and program booklet ads to raise cash for its many endeavors. <br />
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“Rotary lets insignificant people do some very extraordinary things,” said Czerwionka.<br />
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“It allows me to have an impact on the world,” he added. “That makes me feel good.”

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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.”