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2025-2026 President's Message
2025-2026 President's Message

Cosmo Club of Rockford
President’s Address 2025–2026

Dear Fellow Cosmos and Friends,

On behalf of the Cosmo Club of Rockford and our Board of Directors, I’d like to personally welcome you to the 2025–2026 Club year.

This is an especially exciting year for our organization. We’ve turned an important page in our history — reaffirming our mission and rededicating ourselves to exclusively serving the greater Rockford community. Our focus is simple and sincere: to make a lasting impact right here at home.

For those new to our Club, our mission is to promote a thriving community by supporting families and children in need. We do this through community engagement, charitable initiatives, and fellowship, guided by our core values of service, integrity, compassion, and collaboration.

Our Club season runs from September through May, and throughout the year we host a variety of events — from fundraisers and social gatherings to our weekly luncheons, where we have the privilege of hearing directly from leaders across the region.

Some of our cornerstone events include the Cosmo Charity Golf Classic Play Day, our Holiday Poinsettia Drive, and our always popular March Madness Celebration. Each of these events helps us raise funds, build relationships, and expand our reach within the community.

All the good we accomplish as Cosmos is really a reflection of what makes our Club so special — we have fun doing it. Service and fun don’t always overlap, but for us, they go hand in hand. This Club fosters genuine friendships and camaraderie, creating a group that’s active, engaged, and ready to step up whenever our community calls.

We’re proud to be a group of people who believe in providing local support to local challenges, taking an active role in strengthening the place we all call home.

If you’re interested in becoming a Rockford Cosmo, I invite you to reach out to me or any of our members. You’ll find that joining this Club means joining a community of friends who are united by purpose and driven by heart.

Thank you for your continued support of the Cosmo Club of Rockford — together, we’re making a difference.  It's a great day to be a Cosmo!

Warm regards,
Paul Sutkay
President, Cosmo Club of Rockford

2025-2026 Cosmo Board of Directors
Paul Sutkay, President
Greg Lundquist, President-Elect
Christopher Graceffa, Vice President of Membership
Matt Aukes, Secretary
Jason Vandiver, Treasurer
Dayton Smith, Accountant
John Johnson, Immediate Past President
Larry Lazzerini, Charities Board President
Mark Tichgelaar, Sargent at Arms
Erik Jacobs, Judge Advocate
 
Members at Large
Jake Dykstra
Tom Grimes
Marc Severson
 
 
 
2025 Grant Recipients
2025 Grant Recipients
 Amount Funded
Crusader Community Health
$10,000.00
GiGi's Playhouse Rockford
$3,500.00
Friends of Rockford Police K9 Unit                                                                                           
$3,500.00
The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford
$3,500.00
Mosaic in Rockford
$3,400.00
Goldie B. Floberg Center
$3,000.00
Rock Valley College Foundation
$2,500.00
Walter Lawson Children's Home
$2,500.00
Rockford Rescue Mission$2,500.00
Barbara Olson Center of Hope
$2,500.00
Rock House Kids
$2,500.00
Greg Lindmark Foundation
$2,500.00
Rosie's Birthday Club
$2,000.00
The Haven Network
$2,000.00
Nik's Wish
$2,000.00
Family Peace Center
$2,000.00
Northern Illinois Hospice Foundation
$1,880.00
RAMP
$1,800.00
Rockford Barbell
$1,500.00
Camp Rock Forward
$1,000.00
SecondFirst Church
$1,000.00
Stateline Youth for Christ
$1,000.00
Winnebago County CASA
$1,000.00
BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center
$2,500.00
Total Funded:
$60,080.00
2024 Grant Recipients
2024 Grant Recipients
 Amount Funded
Crusader Community Health
$10,500.00
Northwest Community Center
$1,800.00
Rock River Food Pantry
$3,000.00
Bravehearts
$3,500.00
Pregnancy Care Center
$3,000.00
Rock House Kids
$4,225.00
Friends of RFD Police K-9
$1,000.00
Rockford Habitat for Humanity
$3,000.00
Barbara Olson Center of Hope
$2,225.00
Camp Rock Forward
$1,380.00
ADA
$2,500.00
Goldie Floberg
$3,000.00
Camp Winnebago
$2,115.00
Jr. League
$2,500.00
RVC Foundation
$2,500.00
Walter Lawson Children's Home
$2,500.00
Oscar Mike Foundation 
$4,000.00
Rockford Rescue Mission
$2,000.00
Rockford Bar Bell
$1,200.00
Shelter Care Ministries
$3,000.00
RAMP
$1,500.00
Boy Scouts - Blackhawk
$4,372.00
Rosie's Birthday Club
$2,500.00
Mission Ministry - Haiti
$2,500.00
Winnebago County CASA
$1,500.00
Rock River Valley Blood Ctr
$2,500.00
CFNIL Endowment
$11,771.00
Total Funded:
$86,771.00
 
2023 Grant Recipients
2023 Grant Recipients
 Amount Funded
Crusader Community Health
$10,000.00
Northwest Community Center
$4,000.00
RRVFP
$3,500.00
Bravehearts
$3,500.00
Pregnancy Care Center
$3,000.00
Rock House Kids
$3,000.00
Family Peace Center
$3,000.00
Rockford Habitat for Humanity
$3,000.00
Barbara Olson Center of Hope
$2,675.00
Nik's Wish
$2,500.00
ADA
$2,500.00
Goldie Floberg
$2,500.00
Midway Village Museum
$2,500.00
Jr. League
$2,500.00
RVC Foundation
$2,200.00
Walter Lawson
$2,000.00
Remedies Renewing Lives
$2,000.00
Rockford Rescue Mission
$2,000.00
Rockford Promise
$2,000.00
Shelter Care Ministries
$1,989.00
RAMP
$1,500.00
Tommy Corral Memorial
$1,500.00
17th Judicial Court
$1,500.00
Youth Services Network
$1,200.00
Northern Illinois Hospice
$1,000.00
Northern IL Food Bank
$1,000.00
CFNIL Endowment
$19,226.00
Total Funded:
$87,290.00
 
2022 Grant Recipients
Grant Recipients
 Amount Funded
Blackhawk Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
$2,500.00
BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center
$3,100.00
Crusader Community Health Foundation
$10,000.00
GiGi's Playhouse Rockford
$1,529.00
K Cancer Baseball NFP
$2,000.00
Midway Village Museum
$2,500.00
Nik's Wish, The Nikolas Ritschel Foundation
$1,200.00
Northern Illinois Food Bank
$5,000.00
Regional Access & Mobilization Project - RAMP
$1,500.00
Rock House Kids
$3,965.00
Rock River Valley Pantry
$3,000.00
Rock Valley College Foundation
$2,200.00
Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity
$2,000.00
Rockford Barbell
$2,000.00
Rockford Rescue Mission
$2,000.00
Shelter Care
$1,658.00
Sounds Of Good News ~ YES Club
$1,500.00
The 17th Circuit Therapy Dog Volunteers, Inc.
$1,500.00
The Haven Network
$2,000.00
The Junior League of Rockford
$5,000.00
The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford
$2,500.00
Walter Lawson Children's Home
$2,000.00
YMCA of Rock River Valley
$2,328.00
Total Funded:
$62,980.00
 
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The Rockford Cosmopolitan Club is committed to finding a cure for diabetes, supporting our region through annual grants, growing our endowment with the CFNIL for the long term while promoting through social and fundraising events. 
 
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