Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare 2007 Scholarship

ROTARY CLUB OF CHICAGO-O’HARE

2007 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Two scholarships will be awarded for the 2007-2008 school year to students who live or work in the service area of the Rotary Club of Chicago-O’Hare. Each scholarship is in the amount of $3000.00. Students attending a junior college are eligible for half the scholarship amount. A scholarship may be used for tuition only and will be paid directly to the school attended by a scholarship winner. All other expenses will be the responsibility of the scholarship winner.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must live or work in the service area

of the Rotary Club of Chicago-O’Hare or have a parent or guardian who works full-time in the Club’s service area. The Club’s service area is O’Hare Airport, Schiller Park, Rosemont, and a portion of northwest Chicago. All applicants must graduate in 2007 and enter an accredited college or university no later than the fall of 2007.

BASIS FOR SELECTION

The scholarships will be awarded to students who, in the opinion of the Scholarship Committee, best fulfill the following criteria:

1) Show the greatest promise for continued success.

2) Require financial assistance to continue their education.

3) Display traits that reflect the ideals of Rotary:

a) Truthfulness

b) Fairness to all.

c) Promotion of goodwill and better friendship.

d) Working toward the benefit of all.

The deadline for applications and supporting documents is April 6, 2007. Students attending East Leyden High School should submit applications to the Counseling Office; all others should be mailed to:

Scholarship Committee

Rotary Club of Chicago-O’Hare

P.O. Box 2117

Schiller Park, IL 60176

The Scholarship Committee will contact finalists for a personal interview. To download an application, click here!

March 22 Speaker

Daniel M. Myers"Winston Churchill's Life: An Executive Success Story"

The life of Winston Churchill personifies the principles of executive success as spelled out by Peter Drucker. This talk illuminates the life of this great man and illustrates the principles of executive success.

Feeding the Children Worldwide

On March 8, the Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare worked with Feeding the Children Worldwide and packed over 2100 meals that will be shipped to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The members of the club packed the different ingredients including rice, soy, vitamins, and dehydrated vegetables into packets. The packets were then sealed the packets and we boxed the packets within 40 minutes.

Club member Eldon Tracy is the Executive Director of Feeding the Children Worldwide, www.feedingchildrenworldwide.com Feeding the Children focuses on providing nutritious meals and humanitarian aid to children and their families around the world. The club has supported Eldon's efforts for the previous five years.

As always, there was fun, laughter and hardwork as the club worked together. This is a great project and we look forward to working with Eldon and Feeding the Children Worldwide in the future.