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Girls Empowerment
Fifty women and girls networked, learned, and gained inspiration at Evanston Lighthouse
Rotary's "Empowered Women Empower Women" event at Koi Fine Asian Cuisine and Lounge on March 31, 2022. The sold-out event included a cross-section of local activists who enjoyed the conversation, delicious food, new connections, and fun! The evening celebrated Lighthouse Rotary's Empowering Girls project, strengthening the club's commitment to protect and empower girls and increasing equity by ensuring access to resources that improve their lives. Marking the culmination of Women's History Month, the project included a motivating social media campaign, a commemorative video, and the project's new website. |
2022 Community Service Grant Opportunity!The Community Service Committee of the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club is happy to announce its 2022 Grants Process! Each year the CSC accepts letters of intent from non-profit organizations serving Evanston residents for specific programs in the amount of $1000 to $3000. This year, the CSC seeks to support
INFORMATION REQUESTED IN THE LETTER OF INTENT A brief description of your non-profit organization including the organization’s Mission Statement, its length of existence and its Employer Identification Number (EIN).
Date – Letters of Intent are due to Committee chair Stephen Goranson at goranson.stephen@gmail.com on or before February 11, 2022. On February 25, 2022 applicants will be notified as to whether or not they have been accepted into the grant process. For those who are accepted, a member of the committee will contact them to schedule a site visit or Zoom interview to take place before March 11, 2022 In early April, organizations will be notified as to whether they are to be awarded a grant and if so, the amount. The checks will be sent out shortly after that. A Rotary meeting announcing the grants will take place in May and representatives from a few organizations will be asked to make brief presentations. Applicants will not have to fill out a formal application. The Letter of Intent should give basic information about the project and all other information will be collected during the site visit or Zoom interview. Thank you for your interest in the Lighthouse Rotary Community Service Grants. Please contact Stephen Goranson if you have any questions. goranson.stephen@gmail.com |
Holiday Gift Giving 2020It’s a strange, new holiday season – but the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club is here to help with your holiday gift-giving! We are offering high quality wreaths and floral products, fresh oranges and grapefruit from Florida, new-crop pecans from Alabama, delicious spiral cut hams, a spice gift set and other tasty treats! It’s possible to order through a Rotarian, or directly from our Shopify website (evanstonrotaryholiday.org) – and delivery will be contactless! Proceeds from the sale support Rotary’s work, locally and globally. Please reach out if you have questions: info@evanstonrotaryholiday.org |
Holiday Gift-Giving 2020
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2019 Community Service Grant
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Taste of EvanstonEnjoy a culinary tour of more than 40 of Evanston’s most exciting restaurants, breweries, and wine shops on the terrace of the magnificent Charles Gates Dawes House, home of the Evanston History Center, on Sunday, July 8, from 4-7 pm. Enjoy live music and other entertainment. Proceeds benefit Connections for the Homeless and Reba Place Development Corporation as well as local and international philanthropic projects of the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club. Get your tickets now at tasteofevanston.org! |
Pathways to PeaceRotary International and Harris Public Policy are proud to present the final event in a three part series of discussions focusing on peace and conflict. Join us for "Sustaining the Peace" and hear from the next generation of peace builders who are working for communities around the world to ensure that today's challenges-from a record migrant population to increasing unrest with global institutions of governance-do not reverse the hard-won gains of the last century. Rotary Peace fellows and the first cohort of scholars from UChicago's Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflict will share their stories. This presentation will take place at Rotary International on April 10, 2018 from 6:00-7:30 PM. A reception will follow. |
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Kea and Kristin are both riding in Miles to End Polio this yearClick to support their efforts: |
2017 Community Service Grant Applications Now Available |
'Take a Bite Out of Hunger' Promotes Food Security in Our Community |
2016 Holiday Sale is Under WayOur largest fundraiser, the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club 2016 Holiday Sale has begun!
We have a wonderful array of products -- poinsettias, wreaths and other holiday greenery, fresh pecans, gourmet hams, 'just off the tree' citrus and trail mix. Any Rotarian can help you with your order! Products are delivered to you at no charge... in plenty of time for the holidays.
Please consider supporting our sale which funds our charitable work, locally and abroad. If you don’t know one of our Rotarians, please email us at holiday@evlrc.net and a club member will contact you to help you place an order.
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Koi honors ELRC Foundation as its Charity of the Month ("Table 23")Koi Restaurant (624 Davis) recently presented the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Foundation with a $600 check, representing the proceeds of its "Table 23" program. As the restaurant's selected charity during the month of September, the ELRC Foundation earned a percentage of dining sales by Rotarians and also received some outright customer donations. Thanks for supporting our charitable efforts in Evanston and around the world.
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Taste the Best of Evanston “Taste of Evanston” Takes a Bite Out of Hunger
Sunday, June 12, Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club’s 2nd annual “Taste of Evanston: Take a Bite Out of Hunger” targeted two area hunger relief organizations as the principal beneficiaries of it’s fundraising effort: Hillside Food Pantry which provides nutritious meals to 500 food insecure families each week and Hunger Resource Network which connects surplus food from farmers markets and grocery stores to food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club’s other local and international philanthropic programs were also supported by the event’s proceeds of over $32,000.
The crowd of over 200 supporters was entertained by R&B band Suite Mollie and magician A.J. Sacco. The fundraiser was also a zero waste event, with Evanston’s Collective Resource, Inc. collecting all food scraps as well as biodegradable plates, cups and flatware and transporting them to a commercial composting site.
Held at the garden plaza of Rotary International in Evanston, the fundraiser featured both well known and new Evanston restaurants including Bistro Bordeaux, Bluestone, Creperie Saint Germain, DB3 Donuts, Farmhouse, Foodstuffs, Hearth, Hecky’s Barbeque, Kabul House, Kingston Grill, Koi, LYFE Kitchen, Mount Everest, Olive Mountain, Peckish Pig, Temperance Beer Company, Union Pizza, /Union Squared, Vinic Wine Company and YoFresh Yogurt Café.
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Community grant awardsYear-end grants to ten local projects and organizations totaling $14,100 were presented at our club meeting on 7 June 2011. After reciving their checks, grant recipients briefly described their projects. In the photo above, are the grant recipients, Community Service Chair Steve Goranson (far left), and club president Karena Bierman (far right). Grant Awards List on Community Projects page. |
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