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Batavia Illinois Rotary Club We, the members of the Batavia Rotary Club, are united in pursuit of the betterment of our community and our world for current and future generations.

We’re heading to the Batavia Farmers Market tomorrow! 💙💛Stop by and say hello to the Rotary Club of Batavia on Saturday ...
10/09/2026

We’re heading to the Batavia Farmers Market tomorrow! 💙💛

Stop by and say hello to the Rotary Club of Batavia on Saturday from 8 AM to Noon!

Ever wondered what Rotary is all about? Why our members joined? Or how you might get involved?

We’d love to meet you, share a few stories, and show you how ordinary people working together can make an extraordinary difference in our community.

• Feeling lucky? Purchase a ticket for our annual Car Raffle for a chance to win $50,000 CASH or a $50,000 voucher toward a Hyundai vehicle of your choice!

• Here’s something we’re especially proud of: Through our fundraising efforts, we’ve given back more than $1.3 MILLION to support our community! Every raffle ticket helps us continue making a difference right here at home.

• Bringing the kids? Have them spin our prize wheel for a FREE prize!

Whether you’re curious about Rotary, interested in giving back, or just enjoying a morning at the market, we’d love to connect.

Batavia Farmers Market
Saturday, October 10
8 AM – Noon

Come for the market. Stay for a conversation. Discover what we can accomplish together!

Think you’ve got what it takes for Trivia Night?This Saturday, the Rotary Club of Batavia is bringing together friends, ...
10/05/2026

Think you’ve got what it takes for Trivia Night?

This Saturday, the Rotary Club of Batavia is bringing together friends, food, friendly competition — and a whole lot of fun — for our Trivia Night supporting End Polio Now!

• Saturday, October 10
• 6:00–9:00 PM
• Enticing Cuisine, Batavia

Gather your team, test your knowledge, enjoy some great food, and compete for bragging rights — all while supporting Rotary’s work to help finish the fight against polio.

We’ll also have some terrific raffle prizes waiting for you!

This is our last push — so if you’ve been thinking about coming, now’s the time.

🎟️ Get your tickets today! (registration link is in the comments!

Come for the trivia. Stay for the fun. Help us make an impact.

A night of trivia. A part in changing history.At the recent Rotary Zones Institute in Cancun, Mike McGovern shared this ...
09/23/2026

A night of trivia. A part in changing history.

At the recent Rotary Zones Institute in Cancun, Mike McGovern shared this remarkable image and the story behind it. Decades ago, Rotary began its fight against polio in the Philippines. The child pictured receiving the vaccine was among the first children reached through that effort. Today, that child is a grown man (pictured on the right)—a powerful reminder of what happens when Rotarians decide that something seemingly impossible is worth doing.

Since then, Rotary and its partners have helped immunize billions of children. But as Mike reminded us, the work isn’t finished. Ending polio takes all of us—clubs, Rotarians, communities, and people willing to support the effort.

That’s why the Rotary Club of Batavia Trivia Night on October 10 is about more than a fun evening together. Proceeds will support End Polio Now and Rotary’s continuing commitment to a polio-free world.

Come test your knowledge, gather your team, have some fun—and help us get one step closer to making polio only a memory.

¡ October 10 | Enticing Cuisine
¡ 6-9 PM
¡ Link to purchase you tickets is in the comments

Because when a community comes together, even a trivia night can help change a life.

Your $100 raffle ticket could win you $1,000 TOMORROW!The clock is ticking! The Rotary Club of Batavia's first Early Bi...
09/21/2026

Your $100 raffle ticket could win you $1,000 TOMORROW!

The clock is ticking! The Rotary Club of Batavia's first Early Bird drawing is tomorrow, September 22, and you could be the lucky winner of $1,000!

Here's the exciting part: Even if you win the $1,000 Early Bird prize, your ticket stays in the drawing for our Grand Prize in November!

Purchase your $100 raffle ticket by 8:00 AM tomorrow to be eligible for the first Early Bird drawing. Don't miss your first chance to win while supporting the Rotary Club of Batavia and the work we do in our community.

👉 Get your ticket today: See comments for the link to purchase your ticket!

🇺🇸 Your Vote. Your Voice.Today is National Voter Registration Day, making the timing of this morning’s Rotary program es...
09/15/2026

🇺🇸 Your Vote. Your Voice.

Today is National Voter Registration Day, making the timing of this morning’s Rotary program especially meaningful.

We were pleased to welcome Patty Lackman of the League of Women Voters Central Kane County, who shared how the League works year-round to strengthen voter education, registration, and participation. Patty reminded us that the League is nonpartisan—it does not support or oppose candidates or political parties—and focuses on helping people become informed and engaged voters.

One resource Patty highlighted was VOTE411.org, the League of Women Voters’ nonpartisan voter information resource. Beginning September 24, local voters can enter their address to view their ballot, see which candidates are running in their districts, and review candidates’ responses to League questionnaires—all in one place.

Patty headed directly from our meeting to Oswego East High School, where the League expected to register more than 100 students during lunch as part of National Voter Registration Day. What a fitting example of civic engagement in action.

Whatever your political perspective, today is a good day to make sure you're ready to participate: check your voter registration, learn who and what will be on your ballot, become informed, and make your voice heard.

Thank you, Patty, for sharing your passion for civic participation with the Rotary Club of Batavia and for the work you and the League of Women Voters do throughout our communities.

Service Above Self includes being an informed and engaged member of our community.

Come meet the Rotary Club of Batavia this Wednesday! 💙💛We’re excited to be the Non-Profit Spotlight at the Batavia Chamb...
09/14/2026

Come meet the Rotary Club of Batavia this Wednesday! 💙💛

We’re excited to be the Non-Profit Spotlight at the Batavia Chamber of Commerce’s Networking It! New Member Showcase.

¡ Wednesday, September 16
· 4:30–6:00 PM
¡ Sturdy Shelter Brewing, 10 Shumway Ave., Batavia
¡ Complimentary event | Cash bar

Come make some new connections and learn more about what the Rotary Club of Batavia is doing in our community and beyond.

And while you’re there, ask us about two more ways to get involved (link with details for how to support these two opportunities is in the comments):

1. Trivia Night for PolioPlus — Join us Saturday, October 10 at Enticing Cuisine in Batavia. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available, with proceeds supporting Rotary’s efforts to end polio.

2. Rotary Charity Raffle — Enter for your chance to win the Grand Prize of $50,000 CASH or a voucher toward the purchase of a Hyundai vehicle.

Whether you come to network, learn more about Rotary, buy a raffle ticket, join us for Trivia Night—or all four—we’d love to connect with you! Great people. Stronger connections. Brighter communities.

Twenty-five years later, the memories remain. At this week’s Rotary Club of Batavia meeting, our members spent time shar...
09/11/2026

Twenty-five years later, the memories remain. At this week’s Rotary Club of Batavia meeting, our members spent time sharing their personal memories of September 11, 2001.

A guest of one of our members remembered working just blocks from the World Trade Center—the smoke, the loss of phone service, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, and strangers offering water to people trying to make their way home.

Another remembered being in Bahrain and witnessing very different reactions to what was happening in America.

We heard about a mother desperately trying to reach Boston for a memorial service for her son, a flight crew member lost that day. We also heard the remarkable story of a man who overslept, missed his flight from Newark, and thought his day was ruined—until he learned that the flight he missed had gone down in Pennsylvania.

Members shared memories of loved ones in New York, first responders, uncertainty, fear, and the countless ways people reached out to help complete strangers.

These weren't stories from a history book. They were memories carried for 25 years by people sitting together around our Rotary tables. As a new generation grows up without firsthand memories of September 11, sharing these stories matters.

Today, we remember the lives lost, the families forever changed, the courage of first responders, and the extraordinary acts of kindness that emerged from an unimaginable day.

One member also reminded us of something worth carrying forward: the remarkable unity our country experienced in the days that followed.

May we never forget—and may remembrance inspire us to choose compassion, service, and care for one another.

Play Trivia. Have Fun. Help End Polio.The Rotary Club of Batavia’s 5th Annual Trivia Night is coming October 10—and ther...
09/08/2026

Play Trivia. Have Fun. Help End Polio.

The Rotary Club of Batavia’s 5th Annual Trivia Night is coming October 10—and there are two great ways to be part of it!

🎟️ BUY TICKETS
Gather a team of 4–8 and join us for trivia, heavy appetizers, a drink ticket, friendly competition, and cash prizes. Tickets are $60 per person.

🤝 SPONSOR THE EVENT
Local businesses and community partners can also support Trivia Night as an event sponsor. Your sponsorship helps us increase the impact of one of our club’s major fundraisers, with sponsor recognition featured at the event.

Proceeds benefit Rotary’s PolioPlus Foundation, and monetary donations will be matched 2-to-1 by the Gates Foundation—turning every $1 raised into $3 toward the effort to end polio.

· October 10 | 6–9 PM
¡ Enticing Cuisine, Batavia

Ready to play? Get your tickets at BataviaRotaryClub.org.
Interested in sponsoring? Contact Greg Pierce at [email protected] or 630-391-2655.

THE WAIT IS OVER — TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!The 38th Annual Batavia Rotary Charity Raffle is officially underway, and wit...
09/01/2026

THE WAIT IS OVER — TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!

The 38th Annual Batavia Rotary Charity Raffle is officially underway, and with only 1,200 tickets available, you don't want to wait too long to get yours.

One $100 ticket gives you multiple chances to win:

🐦 September 22 — $1,000 Early Bird Drawing
And yes—the winner stays in the Grand Prize Drawing!

🐦 October 21 — $2,000 Early Bird Drawing
That winner stays in, too!

🏆 November 21 — $50,000 GRAND PRIZE
Plus three $1,000 Runner-Up prizes.

And every ticket does more than give you a chance to win.

Proceeds from the raffle help the Rotary Club of Batavia support local nonprofits addressing mental health, food insecurity, housing and other critical community needs—as well as scholarships for students pursuing Career and Technical Education.

Your ticket could change your life. Your support helps change lives in our community.

¡ Tickets: $100 each
¡ Only 1,200 will be sold
¡ Purchase yours at BataviaRotaryCharities.com

A special thank you to Gerald Hyundai of North Aurora for partnering with us again this year.Get your ticket. Take your chance. Make an impact.

Stories of Impact: When Your Gifts Become ServiceWhat happens when the work you’re good at becomes a way to change someo...
08/25/2026

Stories of Impact: When Your Gifts Become Service

What happens when the work you’re good at becomes a way to change someone else’s life?

Last week, the Rotary Club of Batavia welcomed Dr. Tracy Williams, whose remarkable career as a low-vision specialist has included more than 40,000 patient visits, work with thousands of students, and decades of service helping people with vision loss discover what is still possible.

His career has also taken him places his younger self could hardly have imagined—including serving as an eye doctor for the Chicago White Sox and Bulls. But perhaps the most powerful part of his message had little to do with professional accomplishments.

“Everybody has a gift.”

For Dr. Williams, the real impact comes from using those gifts to help others. His philosophy is simple: people should never be defined by vision loss. With the right tools, technology, coaching, and encouragement, possibilities can reopen.

Rotary is built on that same idea—that our talents, professions, connections, and experiences can become instruments of service.

Dr. Williams also shared that Rotary runs deep in his family. His father was a devoted Rotarian and district governor who traveled to Africa to help distribute polio vaccines—another reminder of what can happen when people decide to put service into action.

Thank you, Dr. Williams, for sharing your story and reminding us that impact often begins by asking how the gifts we already have might serve someone else.

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