About Rotary

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary was founded in 1905 in Chicago Illinois and there are now clubs in more than 32,000 clubs worldwide with over 1.2 million members.

Rotary club membership represents a cross-section of the community's business and professional men and women. The world's Rotary clubs meet weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds.

The main objective of Rotary is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians develop community service projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They also support programs for youth, educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and career development. The Rotary motto is Service Above Self.

Whatever Rotarians do through Rotary, they do as volunteers.  Rotary Clubs meet weekly for fellowship and interesting and informative programs dealing with topics of local and global importance.  Membership is by invitation and reflects a wide cross-section of community representation.  Rotarians are always welcome at any Rotary Club worldwide.

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is a not-for-profit corporation that promotes world understanding through international humanitarian service programs and educational and cultural exchanges. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and others who share its vision of a better world. Since 1947, the Foundation has awarded more than US$1.1 billion in humanitarian and educational grants, which are initiated and administered by local Rotary clubs and districts.

The Rotary Club of Northbrook Illinois
Chartered March 12, 1965

Directors and Officers for 2008-2009

  • President - James Kucienski
  • President-Elect - Richard Rivkin
  • Secretary - Michael Ciesla
  • Treasurer - Mort Wax
  • Sergeant-at-Arms - Mike Sullivan
  • Director - Club Service - Ed Gordon
  • Director - Community Service - Nancy Medin
  • Director - International Service - Wayne Berzon
  • Director - Vocational Service - Sandra Früm
  • Director - Public Relations - Judith Hughes
  • Director - Rotary Foundation - James Rohrabaugh
  • Director - Membership - Chad Raymond
  • Immediate Past President - Sheldon Hyman
     
  • Fun & Frolic - Ron Bernardi and Jim Mazzetti
  • Programs - Dick Hochschild
  • Rotary 800 - Vera Mayer
  • Music - Irwin Smith
  • Youth Exchange - Vera Mayer
  • Interact - Larry Lechner
  • RYLA - Mike Riggle
  • Newscope Editor - Ron Dahlquist

Rotary International and Rotary District 6440

  • Rotary International President - Dong Kurn Lee
  • District 6440 Governor - Pamela S. Kerr