The Rotary Club of Waukegan has a long, colorful history and diverse membership committed to...

Community Service Projects
-- Veterans Memorial Park
-- Tree and flower plantings around the city
-- Feed the hungry at First United Methodist Church
-- Clothing drives
-- Bike path clean-up
-- Salvation Army bell ringing
-- Oakdale and Carman Buckner School programs
-- Celebrity reading project

International Service Projects
-- Youth exchanges sponsoring over 20 youth from around the world to spend a year in our community and send local youth to a year abroad
-- Polio Plus Campaign participating with clubs across the globe to eradicate Polio
-- Medical equipment for Mexico providing used hospital beds, equipment and supplies to outpost hospitals
-- Well projects to provide clean water in third world countries
-- Helping to build an orphanage to support tsunami victims

Vocational Services
-- Job Shadow Day for youth to observe various vocations

Club Services for fun and fellowship
-- Annual swim and picnic
-- Theatre outings
-- Supper outings
-- Vehicle scavenger hunts
-- Holiday parties

So where's the money going from this raffle?
-- American Cancer Society
-- Big Brothers & Big Sisters
-- Boys & Girls Club
-- Boy scouts of America
-- Carmen Buckner Elementary School
-- Family Literacy of Lake County
--Girl Scouts
-- Heifer International
-- Honor Flight Chicago
-- Interfaith Chaplaincy Services
-- Jack Benny Performance Center
-- Nothing But Nets
-- Oakdale Elementary School
-- PADS
-- Polio Plus
-- Salvation Army
-- Save-A-Pet
-- Shelter box
-- Waukegan Animal Shelter
-- Waukegan Public Library ELC
-- Waukegan Fire Emergency Response
-- Waukegan Historical Society
-- Waukegan Parks & Recreation
-- Waukegan Police AED Initiative
-- Waukegan Symphony and Chorus