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The Rotary Club
of Naperville

 

Chartered in 1941, the Rotary Club of Naperville 
is one of the area's oldest civic organizations. 
Thank you for visiting our website, we'd love to have you visit in person. 

  Our meetings are held Thursdays at 12:15 pm at             Meson Sabika.


Guests are Welcome
Club Mailing Address:
PO Box 2, Naperville IL 60566

UPCOMING EVENTS
 

3/27  Board Meeting, Naperville Bank&Trust 4 PM

3/28  No Regular Meeting Raise the Bar  
BAR LOUIE5:30 PM

4/4 Skin Sun Sense

Dr David Pezen, MD

4/6 International Service Summit

Benedictine University
8am-1pm



4/11 Plant with Purpose

Dave Mahar

4/17 Board Meeting

Naperville Bank&Trust, 4pm


4/18 Intl Service Update


4/25 NO Regular Meeting

RAISE the BAR, TBA


 Click here to see the full
Events Calendar
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   Nairator 
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2017 Amazon Smile



REWARDS


2018-2019 Officers

President

Randy Ems
President Elect

Rachel Ossyra
 President Nominee

Alma Jones

Past President

John Norman

Treasurer

Curt Stowers
Secretary

Kathryn Hoffman
Sergeant at Arms

John Higgins

Director Club Service

Kristin Giannini
 Dir Community Service

Brian O’Malley
Dir Vocational Service

John Wightkin
Dir International Service

Dick Galitz
 Director Youth Service
Kristin Eccles
 Public Relations Chair

Christine Bloom
Rotary Foundation Chair

Richard Tatara
Membership Chair

John Gallagher
Program Chair

Alma Jones
Website/Nairator Editor

Christine Bloom

Audit Committee Chair

Denise Gierach

Historian

John Knobloch

Hearts & Flowers

Roger Iliff

Who We Are

The Club's members represent leaders in the 
business, professional, nonprofit, educational, 
and government communities who share a 
common commitment to community service.

 


Partners in Rotary

Sister Clubs

Naperville Rotary
New Gen


Naperville Rotary
After Dark





HomeMemorial - Gene Drendel

2008 Gene Drendel


Eugene C. "Gene" Drendel, age 71, a lifelong resident of Naperville, IL, passed awayThursday, Oct. 16, 2008. He was born Nov. 30, 1936 and was a long time Rotarian.

Loving husband of Sharon M., nee Fogarty, Drendel, whom he married June 25, 1960; beloved father of Terri Drendel, Joseph(Eileen) Drendel, Douglas Drendel, Andrea (Steve) Coates and Sean (Crissy) Drendel; adored grandfather of Hunter, Serena, Ellie and Aiden Drendel, Madisen and Korey Gonzalez, Courtney, Alex and Nicole Coates; devoted son of the late Andrew and Cleo, nee Reidy, Drendel; dear brother of Ken (Jean) Drendel, Harriet (Ray) Kuhn, Grace Steininger and the late Thomas (Nancy) Drendel; fond uncle of many; loving brother-in-law of the late Ginny (the late Thomas) Drendel.


Gene served as principal of Jefferson Junior High School in Naperville from 1970-1985 and was former Associate Superintendent of Instruction for Naperville School District #203 for grades six through 12, where he remained until his retirement in 1994.

After retirement, Gene mentored many future educators at North Central College in Naperville for the next ten years, teaching an introduction to teaching course and coordinating student teacher placements.