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Elgin Craft Beer Fest & Scholarships

Rotary is always working in the community!

Elgin Breakfast Rotary member and local business owner Arturo Cruz was recently inducted as president of the Elgin Breakfast Rotary Club. He is excited to announce the Elgin Craft Beer Fest August 10th 1-5pm on the Elgin Riverfront Promenade. Come enjoy over 30 Breweries, over 50 different craft beers including one of a kind home brews, live music from Roxin Moxie, Food Trucks, Games, and more on the Fox River. Come early to taste the official event beer, Tribus. General Admission of $40 comes with a commemorative glass. VIP admission of $60 allows a one-hour early entry, access to the VIP area featuring additional beers, and assorted gourmet tasty bits. Proceeds from this event will support local non-profit organizations. Visit www.elgincraftbeerfest.com to purchase tickets.

The Club is proud to have just awarded two $1,000 college scholarships from the Michael Green Scholarship Fund. Mr. Green was a former charter member of the Elgin Breakfast Rotary. Later in life he left a successful brokerage position to return to his passion where he was a mentor to many children in the U-46 school district. Upon his death a scholarship was created for U-46 students wanting to pursue education as a career.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Elgin Breakfast Rotary, club members created the Business 25 Scholarship which provides a $1,000 annual vocational scholarship for students attending Elgin Community College. Twenty-five local business and some individuals donated to this fund including; Lauderdale Electric, Lamp Incorporated, Robert A Chapski Ltd., Biggers Chevrolet, Humbolt Corp, Otto Engineering, Elgin Public House, Alexander’s Café, Riggio Boran LTD, TBK Bank, Alright Concrete Co., Burgess Commercial Real Estate, Joe Bero Plumbing, Inc, Winters Family Practice, Mueller & Co. LLP, Two Brothers Brewing Co., John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc, Urban Innovation Solutions, Inc, ReMax – Ben Henrikson, Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Karr, Thomas and Diane Schneider, Schreiber Financial Strategies Group, Zieglers Ace Hardware, Elgin Medi Transport, and McGrath Buick.

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The club is proud to announce the 2019 Business 25 Scholarship recipient Josh Pandola, is a graduate of South Elgin School. He dreams of becoming a Physical Therapist and is attending Elgin Community College. The club wishes him well.

To learn more about the Elgin Breakfast Rotary club and the many community projects the club is involved in, visit www.elginbreakfastrotary.com or email [email protected].

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About Rotary

Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work impacts lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. For more information, visit Rotary.

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Photo Attachment; Elgin Craft Beer Fest 2018, Elgin Craft Beer Fest Entrance, Business 25 Scholarship Josh Pandola (Past Club President Alan Kirk is on the left)

Contacts: Alan Kirk (847) 815-4895 [email protected]

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