Jerry Feldott

"The Economic Rollercoaster: Sustaining Our Community in Tough Times" will be addressed by Peter Bouchard, Naperville city manager; David McGowan, president of the DuPage Community Foundation; and Jerry Feldott, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Naperville.

"The Economic Rollercoaster: Sustaining Our Community in Tough Times" will be addressed by Peter Burchard, Naperville city manager; David McGowan, president of the DuPage Community Foundation; and Jerry Feldott, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Naperville.

McGowan, with Jerry Feldott, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Naperville, and Julia Carroll, assistant city manager of Naperville, talked about the state of philanthropy during a tough economy Wednesday at the 14th annual State of the Community Dinner hosted by the League of Women Voters of Naperville.
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Feldott also said the Rotary Club used creative methods to help raise more money."And you can have fun doing it, raise the money and help change people's lives," Feldott said.

For example, he said the band at one of the Rotary's largest fund-raisers, the Oktoberfest, added a tip jar that collected roughly $8,000 for a local charity.

He said the Rotary also lowered its prices at the event, which actually attracted more people and, ultimately, more donations.

In addition, organizations should partner on various events to help each other, save resources and raise enough money to continue their missions, Feldott suggested.

During the dinner, panelists David McGowan, president of DuPage Community Foundation; Julia Carroll, assistant city manager for Naperville; and Jerry Feldott, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Naperville, addressed the challenges the economy has presented in the past few years.

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