Recipients

We wish to thank all those people who attended last year's Oktoberfest, along with those companies and individuals who sponsored this event. If it weren’t for you, we could have not been as effective in our efforts to support our local community and their events.

The Rotary Club of Downers Grove has donated a great deal of money, along with time and efforts to support many worthwhile organizations. They range from local to international, from small to large and those who benefit from their generosity, from the young to the elderly. Below is a list of groups or organizations that received money from the Rotary Club of Downers Grove in 2008:

International

• Alliance for Smiles
• Polio Eradication
• Building of schools in Uganda

Scholarships / Education

• 6 Downers Grove Post Secondary Scholarships
• 1 Charles Dickerman Music Scholarship
• District 58 RAMS Program – Rotarians Assisting Middle School Students
• Chef Contest
• District 99
• District 99 Merit Awards
• Downers Grove H.S. Choir
• Early Act Memorial bench
• Rotary Books for Baby Program
• Piano Contest
• Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

Local

• Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
• Diveheart Foundation
• Downers Grove Library Foundation
• Indian Boundary YMCA
• Marklund Charities
• SEASPAR
• DuPage Family Shelter
• Easter Seals
• Fairview Ministries – A Vibrant Living Community
• Village of Downers Grove – Heritage Festival – Halloween Window Painting
• HGNA
• Junior Achievement