Just in time for Earth Day (and Earth Month)!

 

Highland Park, IL (July 30, 2019) –  The Rotary Club of Highland Park/Highwood generously provided grant funds to seven local nonprofit organizations to help advance their mission.    Representatives from Family Service of Lake County, Fenix Family Health, Highland Park Community Nursery and Day Care, HP Strings, Blessings in a Backpack, North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic and Tri-Con were recognized for their contributions and service to the community and issued grant funds at the Rotary Club meeting on Monday, July 29, 2019.  

“On behalf of the Rotary Club, it is our pleasure and honor to be able to support a number of organizations who are doing incredible, worthwhile work to support residents in and around the Highland Park and Highwood area,” stated Jon Levey, Rotary Club Treasurer and Grant Committee Chair. “These organizations provide much needed support in the areas of child care, health services, domestic violence, immigration, housing and arts/culture.”

The Rotary Club is a service organization that consists of men and women who are united by the motto of “Service Above Self”.   Rotarians carry out community service projects, raise funds to provide three scholarships programs, provide grant funds to nonprofits, and the Club sponsors the Highland Park High School Rotary Interact Club which consists of approximately 100 service-minded young adults working to enhance the quality of life and human dignity in the world.