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
