Rotary Day of Wellness and Service
We want to make our District Conference a shared experience, despite the fact it will be mostly virtual. To get us out, active and together, we are encouraging every Club, by itself or working with other Clubs, to plan either a wellness or a service event for Saturday, May 22nd. (Activities can also be scheduled for the following day, Sunday, May 23.)
Let's do something for us (wellness) or for others (service) in a safe, socially-distant manner. Rotaractors, Interactors, family members and other non-Rotarians can be invited to join. The goal is to have hundreds of our Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, and friends of Rotary active on service and wellness events at the same time. During the District Conference, we will share your photos and video clips of the many activities that take place that weekend.
Each Club should designate someone to take photos and videos of your project. Once they have captured the event, please upload/download your pictures and videos to this Dropbox folder:
Dropbox for Photos and Videos
We will put together a special video of the district wide event for the District Conference.
Please provide DG Chuck with the details of your event (time, place, description, contact person).
Here are the Day of Wellness & Service projects planned by our Clubs:
Aurora - May 22 - 9:00 am - "Coffee & Yoga" - Yoga in the Park at Lincoln Park in Aurora
Bradley-Bourbonnais / Rotary 609 - May 22 - "Paddle or Pedal" - kayak or bike ride
Brookfield-Riverside - May 22 - Fill the Fridge event
Chicago Citywide Service - May 22 - Hike & Cleanup - Northerly Island, Chicago
Chicago Heights / Park Forest - "Stroll & Roll" - benefiting New Star Service
Chicago Lakeview - May 22 - "Rise & Stride" benefiting Rise Against Hunger - Donate
Chicago Near South - May 22 - 2:00 pm - Outdoor Pilates class - Ping Tom Park, Chicago
Chicago Little Village - June 5 - 5K Race For Peace (Carrera Por La Paz) - 8:00 am - La Villita Park, Chicago
Chicago Rotaract - May 27 - 6:30 pm - Membership Appreciation Event, Oz Park, Chicago
Chicago Southeast - May 22 - Volunteering at food pantry - Windsor Park Lutheran Church
Chicago Southeast - May 23 - Delivering medicine and shoes and hosting a movie night for the village of Kerr Lien in The Gambia
Darien & Downers Grove - May 22 - 9:00 am - Walk & cleanup & yoga - McCollum Park, Downers Grove
District 6450 - May 22 - 2:00 pm - Relax, Renew and Re-Energize! - virtual relaxation techniques with Pam Brockman - Relax With Rotary Zoom Link - passcode: Rotary6450
Elmhurst - Gardening with residents of Greencastle Home, Elmhurst
Hinsdale - May 15 - 10:00 am - Bikes for Military Kids - Community House, Elmhurst
Kankakee - May 22 - 9:00 am - Club member walk in Kankakee
LaGrange - May 22 - 9:00 am - LaGrange Centennial Park cleanup and pollinator planting
Naperville - 5/16 to 5/23 - "Week of Wellness & Service" - several service projects, blood drive (5/23)
Naperville After Dark - 5/22 - 9:00 am - Bike Ride for Polio, Fredenhagen Park, Naperville
Naperville Downtown - 5/22 - Operation Pollination planting
Oak Forest - 5/23 - Community Garden speaker - local naturalist
Oak Lawn Healthcare - 5/23 - Ronald McDonald House (Oak Lawn) - planting of pollinator plants
Oak Park / River Forest - 5/22 - Walk and Cleanup with Interact Club - Fullerton Woods (River Grove, IL) - 9:00 am - noon; box lunch follows. Register in advance - bookgramma@gmail.com
Orland Park - Walk & Cleanup - Orland Grasslands - 8:00 am - noon
Paul Harris Memorial - 5/22 - cleanup
Paul & Jean Harris Home - 5/23 - cleanup of grounds - Comely Bank
Romeoville - 5/22 - 8:00 am - cleanup of O'Hara Woods Preserve with Interact Club
Rotary/One (Chicago) - 5/23 - kayak river/lake cleanup
Rotary 609 - 5/22 - 8:00 am - Yoga in the Park - Manteno Park, Manteno
Woodridge - 5/23 - 10:00 am - Outdoor yoga class - the Pavilion at Woodridge Park District Athletic Recreation Center