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Start your day the A.M. Rotary way! You are always welcome to join us for breakfast and/or participate in one of our community service projects.

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1. E-mail: click any of the Executives & Directors listed on the right side of this home screen

2. Mail: P.O. Box 91, Wheaton, IL 60187-0091

Our Club was chartered November 16, 1990, and we currently have two dozen friendly, active members. Our Club is all about fellowship in community service, and members are expected to be involved beyond attending our weekly meetings.

Our club in action:

Philanthropy: In addition to supporting community service not-for-profit organizations, including those listed in the Community Links, we award collegiate and vocational scholarships to graduates of the Wheaton high schools.
Fundrasing: Our philanthropy is funded by our annual Poinsettia Sale and contributions by club members.
Community Service: See Upcoming Events on this page

Meetings: Our Wednesday morning meetings are an hour's duration and typically feature a guest speaker addressing matters of community interest. See the schedule of upcoming speakers on the right side of this Home Page. Guests are always welcome!

For additional information, please contact any member of the Club Leadership listed on this Home Page simply by clicking one of the names.

Wheaton Memorials

10/14/26

Today, our guest speaker was Lisajoy Jenkins, manager of Wheaton Memorials. Located at 404 S. Main Street, Wheaton Memorials is one of the many Illinois and Wisconsin operated by the Peter Troost Monument Company: https://www.troost.com/

Primarily known for cemetary markers, monuments, and mausoleums their services include public works projects including veterans memorials, commemorative plaques, stone signs, statuary, granite benches, engraved boulders. In addition to discussing types of cemetary markers, the presentation addressed issues of materials, need for proper foundations, ongoing care for for markers and monumnents, and the significant differences among cemetaries regarding what is allowed and maintenance.

World's Largest Polio Walk

Wheaton Police Dept. use of License Plate Readers and Drones

10/7/26

Today, our guest speaker was PJ Youker, Chief of Police. Much of the presentation and discussion focused on the legitimate use of, and control of the ALPRs (Automated License Plate Readers).

COD Cares Volunteer Organization

9/9/26

Today our guest speaker was Joan DiPiero, Community Engagement Coordinator/College of DuPage Community Engagement Department.

COD's Community Engagement Department honors the College's reciprocal relationship with the community, offering a variety of mutually beneficial partnership programs to expand awareness of the contributions of College of DuPage students, faculty and staff to the community. The Community Engagement Department oversees multiple programs and initiatives designed to engage with and enlighten the public regarding College of DuPage, including community and corporate partnerships and the COD Cares service project initiative.

COD Cares Volunteer Organization actively supported its neighbors, collaborating with local businesses and nonprofits while fostering a culture of service among College employees, students and community members. Community service takes many forms, from doing yard work for seniors and tutoring children to distributing groceries and fostering rescue animals. Visit https://cod.edu/gateways/community-engagement/cod-cares/community-support-opportunities.html

Opportunities include:

Animal Rescue Foundation (A.R.F.)
DuPage Pads
DuPage Senior Citizens Council
Giving DuPage
Humanitarian Service Project
Loaves and Fishes
People's Resource Center
The Fuel Pantry: The Fuel Pantry provides free food and personal care items to all currently enrolled (full or part time) COD students, staff, and faculty with a self-identified need. The Fuel Pantry accepts non-perishable foods and toiletries year-round. The most in-demand items are always changing, so please visit https://fuelpantrycollegeofdupage.company.site/ for the most accurate list. Convenient donation bins are at multiple places around campus, including the E.E. Gibson Dining Hall (SRC Door #7) and just outside the pantry (SRC Door #1). In addition, tax deductible cash donations can be made through the COD Foundation at https://foundation.cod.edu/donate/. Volunteering: The Fuel Pantry welcomes the community, as well as COD students, faculty, and staff to volunteer! Please email them at CODFuelPantry@gmail.com to let us know how you’re interested in helping!

Growing & Sustaining Our Clubs

9/2/26 Today it was our pleasure to have fellow Rotarian Curt Barrett as our guest speaker. Curt is the former city manager of the Village of Winfield and a member of the St. Charles-Geneva Rotary Club. Additionally, and for purposes of today's presentation he is the Membership Coordinator for Rotary District 6440, and is responsible for assisting Clubs within the District to develop effective statagies to attract new members and engage/renew existing members.

The key: people don't join clubs… they join experiences. Those experiences include lively, informative & friendly meetings, engaging community service opportunities, and attractive social opportunities.

Theosophical Society - 100 years in Wheaton

8/19/26

Today, our guest speaker was Janek Kerschner, Archivist with the Theosophocal Society in America (TSA). What, you may ask, is an archivist? An archivist is a professional who collects, organizes, and manages historical records, documents, and digital files. However, the subject of her presentation was the upcoming August 29 Open House celebrating the 100th anniversary of TSA in Wheaton. Schedule:

11am-5pm: tours of the grounds and the Olcott building
1pm-4pm: history lectures
11am-5pm: exhibits, light refreshments

What is the TSA? The Theosophical Society in America is a section of the worldwide Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875, with its international headquarters at Adyar, Chennai (Madras), India. The American Section has its national center in Wheaton, Illinois, on a beautiful forty-acre estate called Olcott in honor of the Society’s co-founder and first president, Colonel Henry Steel Olcott.

TSA:

Has a Vision of wholeness that inspires a fellowship united in study, meditation, and service.
Has a Mission of encouraging open-minded inquiry into world religions, philosophy, science, and the arts in order to understand the wisdom of the ages, respect the unity of all life, and help people explore spiritual self-transformation.
Has an Ethic holding that our every action, feeling, and thought affect all other beings and that each of us is capable of and responsible for contributing to the benefit of the whole.