Barrington Rotary Club

Serving Community Needs Locally and Around the World!

LOCAL - MAJOR INITIATVES

• Lightning detection systems installed at playing fields in Barrington
• Defibrillators in Barrington Schools
• Sponsorship of Barrington Memorial Park
• Sponsorship of handicap-accessible Tree House at Citizen's Park
• Sponsorship of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) with Barrington Police and Fire Depts.
• Major Contributor to Barrington Splashpad

LOCAL — YOUTHS AND FAMILIES

• Barrington Giving Day
• Barrington KidFest and Kite Fly
• Illinois Fatherhood Initiative
• Rotary Interact Club at Barrington High School
• At Risk Kids Program at Barrington Middle School
• Rotary Scholarships for college and vocational training
• Barrington Street Fest and Dance
• Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA)
• Harper College Promise Scholarship Program
• Sunny Hill School tutoring
• Sunny Hill School enrichment programs & materials
• Children's Home and Aid in Carpentersville
• Rotary Reads to Barrington elementary schools

LOCAL - COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Summer Employment Transition Program (SET)
• Cuba and Barrington Township Food Pantries
• Art in the Barn at Good Shepherd Hospital
• Highway Clean-Up Route 14
• Micro-Loan Program for Business Start-Ups
• Meals-on-Wheels
• Barrington Area Council on Aging (BACOA)
• Music and Memory Program
• Barrington Brew Fest and Uncorked
• Rahab's Daughters, Advocacy in Stopping Human Trafficking
• “Stop the Bleed Campaign”
• HomeTeam Handyman Service
• Community Pickup & Drop-off Collections for BlueStar (Ethical) Recycling

INTERNATIONAL

• Polio Eradication World Wide
• Guatemala
  • Clean water filters for homes & Sanitation education
  • Installation of a water well/pump at a school in Sumpango
  • Multiple installations of a "mechanical cow" to provide soy milk to children
  • Micro - enterprises for women in Guatemala
  • Computer and Learning Center in Guatemala City for families living in the city garbage dump
  • Home building projects and medical care projects in Guatemala City garbage dump community
  • Meal Packing for Ukraine