Rotary Club of Chicago Heights-Park Forest

Rotary Club of Chicago Heights-Park Forest Established on March 1, 1922.

We visited Bloom Township High School District 206 and presented them with their Rotary plaque!Bloom High School Princip...
05/21/2026

We visited Bloom Township High School District 206 and presented them with their Rotary plaque!

Bloom High School Principal Dr. Jerry Lee Anderson gave us a tour of the historic building showing us the blend of modern and new

Bloom High School is celebrated as an exceptional Art Deco masterpiece. Built during the Great Depression.

They say if you are from Bloom you couldn’t be prouder and you no doubt would be proud of how Bloom High School looks today!

We visited Respond Now and presented them with their Rotary plaque!Executive Director Carl Wolf gave us a tour of the ne...
05/21/2026

We visited Respond Now and presented them with their Rotary plaque!

Executive Director Carl Wolf gave us a tour of the newly remodeled facility

Respond Now connects those in need with health, hunger, and housing services in the Chicago Southland.

For more information on Respond Now please check out their website - https://respondnow.org

Diamond Ross, lead coordinator within the Cook County Department of Public Health under President Toni Preckwinkle’s adm...
05/19/2026

Diamond Ross, lead coordinator within the Cook County Department of Public Health under President Toni Preckwinkle’s administration, spoke at our meeting on May 7

Congratulations to Bloom Trail High School Students of the Month Syre Hibbler (April) and Zoe Mensing (May)!
05/19/2026

Congratulations to Bloom Trail High School Students of the Month Syre Hibbler (April) and Zoe Mensing (May)!

Congratulations to Marian Catholic High School Students of the Month Marisela Soto (April) and Vanessa Soto (May)!
05/19/2026

Congratulations to Marian Catholic High School Students of the Month Marisela Soto (April) and Vanessa Soto (May)!

Congratulations to Mary Dankowski and Terri Winfree for receiving Paul Harris Fellow pins!The Paul Harris Fellow pin is ...
05/12/2026

Congratulations to Mary Dankowski and Terri Winfree for receiving Paul Harris Fellow pins!

The Paul Harris Fellow pin is a prestigious Rotary International recognition awarded to individuals who contribute, or have $1,000 contributed in their name, to The Rotary Foundation.

Terri received a two blue stones (or sapphires) signifying a "+2" level recognition from The Rotary Foundation. This represents a total cumulative contribution of $3,000, with one blue stone added for each additional $1,000 donation beyond the initial $1,000 required for the first Paul Harris Fellow!

Mary received a red stone (or ruby) signifying a "+7’’ level recognition from The Rotary Foundation. This represents a total cumulative contribution of $7,000!

Congratulations to Bloom Township High School’s Student of the Month for April Sophomore Keben Briceno!Keben is a quiet ...
05/11/2026

Congratulations to Bloom Township High School’s Student of the Month for April Sophomore Keben Briceno!

Keben is a quiet leader, great student and engages with other students.

Keben is currently enrolled in the Chicago Heights Police Explorer Program with hopes of a career in law enforcement.

Congratulations to Bloom Township High School’s Student of the Month for May Sophomore Kimberly Cruz!

Kimberly is active in NJROTC as a member of the Color Guard, Physical Training (PT) and Academic Teams. She volunteers to assist with the NJROTC Recycling Program and is a Bloom Student Ambassador.

Our beloved Jim Williams turned 101 on April 18! Jim said it has been a joy to be a member of our Rotary Club and Rotar...
04/28/2026

Our beloved Jim Williams turned 101 on April 18!

Jim said it has been a joy to be a member of our Rotary Club and Rotary International both spanning over 50 years!

Jim added ‘it has been nothing but good vibrations.’

Though Jim has slowed down physically, his support has not waned!

We were thrilled to have award-winning sportswriter, author and educator Fred Mitchell speak at our meeting on April 16!...
04/28/2026

We were thrilled to have award-winning sportswriter, author and educator Fred Mitchell speak at our meeting on April 16!

Fred’s career with the Chicago Tribune spanned over 41 years. His remarkable body of work includes 12 books.

Fred continues to inspire future communicators as an adjunct professor of journalism at DePaul University.

He also maintains local roots, having once played semi-pro football with the Chicago Heights Broncos—a connection that made his visit especially meaningful for our club.

We visited our Rotarians from ACCESS Family Health Society and presented them with their Rotary plaque that will proudly...
04/22/2026

We visited our Rotarians from ACCESS Family Health Society and presented them with their Rotary plaque that will proudly be displayed in their lobby!

In 1996, our Club partnered with with St. James Hospital and the Homewood and Matteson clubs to open “The Family Health Society”, a volunteer health clinic serving uninsured and underinsured patients, the working poor.

Rotarian Dr. Jasu Patel was the first physician volunteer and Sister Marlene Shapley the first nurse. Marylin Turner served as the Executive Director.

Today, after merging with ACCESS Community Health Network in 2001, the health center serves more than 25,000 patients per year on Lincoln Highway. This initiative has developed a healthier community!

We visited BMO Harris Bank in Chicago Heights on March 19 and presented our BMO Rotarians with their plaque that represe...
03/29/2026

We visited BMO Harris Bank in Chicago Heights on March 19 and presented our BMO Rotarians with their plaque that represents their partnership with our Rotary Club!

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Matteson, IL
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