Fun Photos!

This page includes a set of miscellaneous pictures... just for fun.

DuPage Dragons Game -- July 19, 2009

Recent Meetings:


John Buckley (left) of Naper Settlement with Club President-Elect Ron Nyberg.	Jennifer Bridge of Naper Settlement

Bryan Ogg of Naper Settlement.	Bev Eigenberg receives three Paul Harris Fellow awards from Club President Jim Boyajian.


Club members Jeff Knuckles, Ed Fey and Art Littlefield welcome a guest exchange student.	Ron Nyberg welcomes new member Erlo Roth to our club.


Barb Dwyer receives a soothing massage from Pam Darling on Tax Day.	From left: Karen Helm, guest Liz Zienty, Barb Dwyer, Lynda Reilly, and Nancy Quigley are all enjoying the fellowship of our weekly meetings.

2009 Allocations Meeting


Representatives of groups receiving donations from our club pose with President Jim Boyajian (far right).	Jack Gelston, President of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra, accepts a donation from Ed Fey, chairman of the Club's allocations committee.

2009 Paul Harris Dinner

Our annual dinner was Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at David's of Jefferson Hill.

Naperville Police Chief David Dial was an honored Paul Harris recipient, along with several members of our club. Rotarian Becky Anderson arranged for our guest speaker, Gary Moore, who spoke about his book, Playing With The Enemy, a Naperville Reads selection for this year.

Christmas Carols Led by Club President Jim Boyajian

Club Members Brian Fry and Nick Ryan

engage in a quiz about Christmas Carol lyrics.

New City Manager Doug Krieger is welcomed by the Club.

Left to right: Judge Neal Cerne, Doug Krieger, Ed Fey, and Ron Nyberg

New Rotarian Ray McGury Receives his Pin!

Newest Club Member, Ray McGury (right), receives his Rotary pin from Club president, Jim Boyajian.

The Baumgartner Clan Enjoys Rotary Pub Quiz

Gary Baumgartner (right) proudly poses with his family members

at the special Quiz Night meeting held at Quigley's Irish Pub.

Rotarians at Rosebud's

Club members always enjoy each other's company at our meetings. Above, Kenn Miller makes a point at the meeting, and below, Bev Eigenberg, Jim Boyajian and Ashley Penick relax after the meeting.

Dr. Shah and Club President-Elect Ron Nyberg

Dr. Raj Shah of the Johnston R. Bowman Health Center of Rush University Medical Center was our guest speaker on August 6, 2008.

A Visitor from Down Under.

Rotarian Steve Pagram, left, is in Naperville visiting family, and has been a guest of the Rotary Club of Naperville Downtown for the last few meetings. Steve is a resident of Australia.

Rotary Plays Ball!

June 18, 2008

DuPage Dragons Baseball Game

Happy 1st Anniversary to Us!

The Rotary Club of Naperville/Downtown celebrates its first full year of official existence, and recognizes fourteen Paul Harris Fellows.


Past President Gary Baumgartner demonstrates the proper way to roll up and store our brand-new Club banners as current President Stephanie Penick looks on.	Stephanie takes a closer look at our banner.

Pat Merryweather, Vice President of the Rotary Club of Naperville, updated our club on their Upendo Village, Kenya, project.	Nicki Scott, Vice President of the Rotary Club of Naperville/Sunrise, gave an overview of her club's educational project in Tikondane, Zambia.

The featured speaker was Naperville Sunrise Rotarian Rick Quackenbush (right), who recounted his recent trip to Nigeria as part of Rotary's PolioPlus Immunization Day.	District Gov Art Davis congratulated our Club on its first year, and went on to present fourteen new Paul Harris Fellowship Awards!

District Governor Art Davis is surrounded by new Paul Harris Fellows.

On Halloween, Club members got a treat by ascending to the top of Moser Tower.

The Millennium Carillon provides spectacular views of Naperville.

(Photos courtesy of Fred McEwen.)

The tower is an impressive sight itself:

Club members and guests on the stairs to the viewing platform:

Left to right:

Kenn Miller, Nancy Quigley, Gary Baumgartner, Ron Nyberg, Patty Powers,

Brand Bobosky, Jeff Knuckles, Allie DeBoer, and Pat Benton.

An impromptu lesson on playing the carillon:

Club members and guests inspect the inner working of the bell tower:

Visiting Rotarian Sean Daley has a copy of his book signed by author/humorist Conor Cunneen.

We are always glad to have Rotarians from other clubs visit us!

Ed Fey, Bev Eigenberg, Barb Dwyer, Allie DeBoer and Ken Dvorak are all smiles after

listening to Conor Cunneen tell the Club "Why Ireland Never Invaded America,"

the subject of his business advice book. Good advice was never so humorously delivered!

From left, Club Members Nick Ryan, Brian Fry, Erin Christianson, and Gary Baumgartner

admire the medal Erin received for running his first marathon.

Brian also completed the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon this year, despite the heat.

Congrats to both!

Members of the Rotary Club of Naperville/Downtown

International Service Committee plan strategies

during a special meeting with members of the

Gear Up Foundation at Quigley's Irish Pub.

Allison DeBoer surrenders to the call of Rotary at a recent club meeting.

Club members Stephanie Penick, Allison DeBoer, Nancy Quigley, Karen Helm along with Gloria Baumgartner (Gary's wife) attended Art's Safari at the Brookfield Zoo when Art Davis was installed as District 6450 Governor.

Below is a set of photos from the first year, as the club was forming.

Program with Naperville Historian Peg Yonker.
	Joe Lichter is "assisting" Peg with a Native American song.
	Allie DeBoer watches as Peg signs a copy of her new book, Lone Feather and the Settlers.
	Rotarians line up to get their copies of Peg's book signed. Peg's husband, Norris, monitors the activity.
	Book signing in progress.
	Stephanie and Karen enjoy some conversation after the meeting.