The Rotary club of Lake in the Hills is excited to announce that our club is seeking proposals for projects and programs that help improve the quality of life for Lake in the Hills (LITH) and McHenry County residents most in need. The Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills has supported community nonprofit organizations through our signature event, Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest, and subsequent grants for the past 16 years. The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club has awarded over $250,000 in non-profit grants during that time. This year’s applications include several categories: *TEAM Support Award- 1 award for $5,000 (maximum) (Team Award is 2 NP’s working in conjunction on 1 project) IMPACT: Each category will have 2 awards for $2,500 each (maximum) Animal Rescue Impact Award – For agencies that are increasing protections for animals and are building and sustaining local capacities across the county to advance animal welfare. Seniors and/or Veterans Impact Award– For agencies that have a mission to improve the quality of life for seniors and/or veterans within our area Kids and Teens Impact Award – Agencies that that enhance the lives of the children and/or teens and empower them to become responsible, productive adults. Mental Health/Addiction Recovery Impact Award – Agencies that deliver care, counseling, addiction services and/or residential mental healthcare. *MAJOR Difference Maker Award - This is for any agency that may not fall into any of the above categories or feel their program will make a major difference in the area. Applications are available at www.lithrotary.org The Club is seeking proposals for projects and programs that help improve the quality of life for Lake in the Hills (LITH) and McHenry/Kane County residents most in need. Guidelines: Eligible applicants are organizations or projects that benefit LITH and McHenry/Kane County residents. Projects should demonstrate a need NOT supported by the organization’s ongoing operating budget. Proposals for projects/programs should request only the amount needed for the specific project/program. The request should not exceed the maximum dollar amount of each specific grant. Organizations are encouraged to apply for support of new initiatives or to increase the impact of an existing program. Multiple TEAM Award applications will be accepted if the cooperating nonprofits are different in each application. Contact Becky Welter with any questions at lithrotarygrants@gmail.com Organizations may apply for all three awards, but projects must be different. No organization will be awarded both MAJOR and IMPACT awards in the same year but may receive Team Award and one other award if two different projects. Important dates: Proposals are due no later than April 25th, 2025 at 5:00 pm Checks will be awarded at an expo event with date and time TBD. Submit application form electronically to: Becky Welter at lithrotarygrants@gmail.com Application forms will be available on the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills website, www.lithrotary.org. Any applying agency is requested volunteer at the Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest. Those agencies with 6 or more volunteers will be acknowledged on stage and have a QR code on-site for direct donations.
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Nonprofit Grants 2025
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Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills, Illinois Scholarship Application 2024-2025 2413 W. Algonquin Rd. #305 • Algonquin, IL 60102 The Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills is offering up to 8 Scholarships listed below for students to help prepare them for the future and fuel their passion toward a specific career. Candidates must also demonstrate their passion for involvement through community activities, employment and/or school activities. Our Scholarships: Tom Stock Memorial Scholarship: This $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to one high school senior who is a member in good standing with the Rotary InterAct and demonstrates academic excellence as well as a commitment to community service. Service Above Self Scholarship: This $2,500 scholarship which will be awarded to two high school senior who successfully demonstrates academic excellence as well as a commitment to community service. Making a Difference Community/Vocational Scholarship: This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to five high school seniors who, through their community involvement in work or school, have made a difference in our community. Application form is located in the document section of this page. Please submit digitally to Lithrotaryclub@gmail.com Any issues or questions, please contact Nicky Covarrubias at 312-813-5165 or lithrotaryclub@gmail.com
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2024-2025 Scholarships Now Available!!
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2025-02-20 06:00:00Z |
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Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills, Illinois Scholarship Application 2024-2025 P.O. Box 7386 • Algonquin, IL 60102 The Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills is offering up to 8 Scholarships listed below for students to help prepare them for the future and fuel their passion toward a specific career. Candidates must also demonstrate their passion for involvement through community activities, employment and/or school activities. Our Scholarships: Tom Stock Memorial Scholarship: This $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to one high school senior who is a member in good standing with the Rotary InterAct and demonstrates academic excellence as well as a commitment to community service. Service Above Self Scholarship: This $2,500 scholarship which will be awarded to two high school senior who successfully demonstrates academic excellence as well as a commitment to community service. Making a Difference Community/Vocational Scholarship: This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to five high school seniors who, through their community involvement in work or school, have made a difference in our community. Application form is located in the document section of this page. Please submit digitally to Lithrotaryclub@gmail.com Any issues or questions, please contact Nicky Covarrubias at 312-813-5165 or lithrotaryclub@gmail.com
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2024-2025 Scholarships Now Available
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Nicholas "Nicky" Covarrubias
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2025-02-19 06:00:00Z |
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The Rotary club of Lake in the Hills is excited to announce that our club is seeking proposals for projects and programs that help improve the quality of life for Lake in the Hills (LITH) and McHenry County residents most in need. The Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills has supported community nonprofit organizations through our signature event, Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest, and subsequent grants for the past 14 years. The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club has award over $190,000 in non-profit grants during that time. This year’s applications include several different categories: *TEAM Support Award- 2 awards @ $5,000 (maximum) (Team Award is 2 NP’s working in conjunction on 1 project) *IMPACT: Each category will have 2 awards for $3,000 each (maximum) - Animal Rescue Impact Award – For agencies that are increasing protections for animals and are building and sustaining local capacities across the county to advance animal welfare.
- Seniors and/or Veterans Impact Award– For agencies that have a mission to improve the quality of life for seniors and/or veterans within our area
- Kids and Teens Impact Award – Agencies that that enhance the lives of the children and/or teens and empower them to become responsible, productive adults.
- Mental Health/Addiction Recovery Impact Award – Agencies that deliver care, counseling, addiction services and/or residential mental healthcare.
*MAJOR Difference Maker Award-maximum of 2 awards @ $3,000 (maximum) each This is for any agency that may not fall into any of the above categories or feel their program will make a major difference in the area. The Club is seeking proposals for projects and programs that help improve the quality of life for Lake in the Hills (LITH) and McHenry/Kane County residents most in need. Guidelines: - Eligible applicants are organizations or projects that benefit LITH and McHenry/Kane County residents.
- Projects should demonstrate a need NOT supported by the organization’s ongoing operating budget.
- Proposals for projects/programs should request only the amount needed for the specific project/program. The request should not exceed the maximum dollar amount of each specific grant.
- Organizations are encouraged to apply for support of new initiatives or to increase the impact of an existing program.
- Multiple TEAM Award applications will be accepted if the cooperating nonprofits are different in each application. Contact Becky Welter with any questions at lithrotarygrants@gmail.com
- Organizations may apply for all three awards, but projects must be different. No organization will be awarded both MAJOR and IMPACT awards in the same year but may receive Team Award and one other award if two different projects.
Important dates: - Proposals are due no later than April 26th, 2024 at 5:00 pm
- Checks will be awarded at an expo event with date and time TBD.
Format of Proposals: - Submit application form electronically to: Becky Welter at lithrotarygrants@gmail.com
- Application forms will be available on the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills website, www.lithrotary.org.
Checks will be awarded at a Club Expo meeting along with the Algonquin/LITH Chamber of Commerce at a date TBD. Each organization receiving a grant agrees to have a representative at that meeting. Grant winners will have a table to display information about their organization and the winning project to the LITH Rotarians in an expo fashion. Each grant winning organization will be featured on the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills website with a photo and a description of the winning project/program. Any applying agency will have first opportunity to volunteer at the Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest. Those agencies with 6 or more volunteers will be acknowledge on stage and have a QR code on-site for direct donations.
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Non-Profit Grant applications now available
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2024-01-19 06:00:00Z |
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Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills, Illinois Scholarship Application 2023-2024 P.O. Box 7386 • Algonquin, IL 60102 The Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills is offering up to 8 Scholarships listed below for students to help prepare them for the future and fuel their passion toward a specific career. Candidates must also demonstrate their passion for involvement through community activities, employment and/or school activities. Our Scholarships: Tom Stock Memorial Scholarship: This $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to one high school senior who is a member in good standing with the Rotary InterAct and demonstrates academic excellence as well as a commitment to community service. Service Above Self Scholarship: This $2,500 scholarship which will be awarded to two high school senior who successfully demonstrates academic excellence as well as a commitment to community service. Making a Difference Community/Vocational Scholarship: This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to five high school seniors who, through their community involvement in work or school, have made a difference in our community. Application form is located in the document section of this page.
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2023-2024 Scholarships now available
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Nicholas "Nicky" Covarrubias
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2023-12-11 06:00:00Z |
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After many hours of making blankets by our Rotarians and Jacobs HS Interactors at today's meeting representatives from Phil's Friends were present where they gave a presentation on their organization and they were given over 70 blankets. The blankets are part of a Care Package that Phil's Friends provides to cancer patients around the country.
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Fruit of Labor!
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2016-02-24 00:00:00Z |
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On Tuesday, February 16, 2016, the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills joined forces with the Jacobs High School Interact Club to make 77 blankets. The blankets are going to be donated to Phil's Friends, an organization that assists cancer patients, including providing care packages as they are undergoing treatment. Great teamwork project for a great cause!
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Joint Project with Jacobs High School Interact Club
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2016-02-17 00:00:00Z |
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Once every quarter, instead of our regular meeting at Morettie's (our regular meeting location at 220 N. Randall Rd.), the Club tries to have a working meeting at the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Food Pantry. On October 28, 2015, Club members spent the time cleaning bins to be used for food donations as well as cleaning counters and floors. Additionally the members helped stock the shelves! 
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Food Pantry Service
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2015-11-03 00:00:00Z |
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On January 28, 2015, Phil Zielke, a 2 time cancer survivor and creator of Phil’s Friends, gave a presentation to the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills on the objectives of his organization. After a difficult and painful treatment for Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Phil’s Friends was created. The goal was to reach out to cancer patients to help them in 3 ways – deliver CARE packages, Cards of Hope and emotional support and guidance.
After the presentation, the club decided to take on a project with Phil’s Friends to help them in their support of cancer patients.
The Club purchased fabric material so that blankets, an item that goes into every CARE package, could be made. The Jacobs High School Interact Club, under the direction of their advisor, Kim Barone, then began the process of starting the assembling process for the blankets.
On Thursday, March 5, 2015, several Club members completed the assembly process, ultimately arriving at 57 blankets to be donated to Phil’s Friends.
On Saturday, March 7, 2015, a number of representatives from the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills went to the national headquarters for Phil’s Friends, located in Roselle, Illinois. There, in addition to delivering the blankets, they volunteered and worked that morning at the headquarters, putting together CARE packages for delivery to hospitals, stenciling the CARE package boxes and completing Cards of Hopes which go to each of the cancer patients.
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Service Project with Phil's Friends
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2015-03-29 00:00:00Z |
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On February 23, six representatives of the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills returned from Guatemala, after being part of Rotary District 6440 Service projects team in Guatemala. The group departed on February 14, 2015, with 4 different objectives for their service trip, taking place in and around Sumpango Guatemala.
The first objective was transforming what had been a outside water fountain into a 2 story building to be used as a computer lab and library. The second objective was fixing up a building to be used as a health center in a small village outside of Sumpango. The 3rd objective was conducting educationally based activities with children in a local school. The 4th and final objective was the distribution of 50 water filtration kits to families for the provision of clean water. The major components of all 4 objectives were complicated in the ten days the team was in Guatemala.
The team returned on February 23, 2015, which happens to be the 110th Anniversary of Rotary International, a service organization dedicated to providing public service to local and international communities.
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District 6440 Guatemalan Service Trip
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2015-03-04 00:00:00Z |
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The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club has had a busy summer! Recently, Club members awarded $12,000 in scholarships to the following students: “Service Above Self” Scholarship Recipients were Blake Jacobs and Sai Sivakumar. “Make a Difference “Community” Scholarship Recipients were Abigail Nordeen, Emma Nickoley, Alyssa Reinke and Andrew Frey. We wish all of these young adults success in their endeavors.
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$12,000 Awarded in Scholarships
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2014-07-02 00:00:00Z |
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During last month’s Community Mobile Food Pantry, over 150 families were served. This event was sponsored by the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club. Their next scheduled Community Mobile Food Pantry will be on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 600 Harvest Gate in Lake in the Hills from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend.
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Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills Helps To Support Local Families
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2014-07-01 00:00:00Z |
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The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club has committed $45,000 over three years to help with the construction of the Lake in the Hills Veterans Memorial project. The first installment of $15,000 was presented during this week’s Lake in the Hills Village Board meeting.
Presently, the village has $61,000 collected toward the project, said Village Trustee Russ Ruzanski. Trustee Ruzanski said the village is hoping to start work on the memorial at Village Hall between Labor Day and Veterans Day of this year. A formal groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Veterans' Day.
The memorial will include a brick walking path around the Village Hall and a curved wall, with five granite pieces representing different branches of military service.
It is through the success of the Club’s annual Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest that this contribution is possible. The Ribfest is the club’s sole fundraiser in which proceeds go towards community and international effots. To learn more about the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club, visit www.lithrotary.org
To contribute to the Village of Lake in the Hills Veterans Memorial Fund account, visit the Castle Bank locations in the village at 2100 W. Algonquin Road or 4520 W. Algonquin Road.
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Club Contributes To The Veterans Memorial
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2014-05-20 00:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills came together during the first quarter to envision what the club would like to accomplish in the next three years both locally and around the world. During a four hour session with three facilitators, the members discussed the Club’s future in areas such as community service, vocational service (high ethical standards), international service and the efforts of creating a stronger Club organization.
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Rotary Club Completes Visioning Session
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2014-04-01 00:00:00Z |
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Posted by Sandy Oslance on Feb 28, 2014
The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club is interested in providing support, both monetarily and hands-on, which directly impacts an organization or individual located in Lake in the Hills. To submit a request, please email a brief description of your organization, project or need along with who will benefit from your work to Dot Dustin at ddustin@dustinandcompany.com
It is through the fundraising efforts of the Rotary Ribfest and other programs that the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club is able to provide support locally and internationally to a variety of organizations.
The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club is a volunteer organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and build goodwill. Club meets weekly on Wednesday, Noon to 1:00 p.m. at Moretti’s Ristorante in Lake in the Hills. To learn more about the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills, visit www.lith.org .
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Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills Seeking Community Projects
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Sandy Oslance
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2014-03-01 00:00:00Z |
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The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club is interested in providing support, both monetarily and hands-on, which directly impacts an organization or individual located in Lake in the Hills. To submit a request, please email a brief description of your organization, project or need along with who will benefit from your work to Dot Dustin atddustin@dustinandcompany.com It is through the fundraising efforts of the Rotary Ribfest and other programs that the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club is able to provide support locally and internationally to a variety of organizations. The Lake in the Hills Rotary Club is a volunteer organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and build goodwill. Club meets weekly on Wednesday, Noon to 1:00 p.m. at Moretti’s Ristorante in Lake in the Hills. To learn more about the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills, visit www.lith.org .
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LITH Rotary Club Seeking Community Projects
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