1. RI President Tanaka takes part in Bud Billiken parade
11 August
RI President Sakuji Tanaka, right, attaches a Peace Through Service pin to Illinois Gov. Pat
Quinn at a breakfast for dignitaries before the start of the parade. Alyce Henson/Rotary
Images

2. RI President Sakuji Tanaka rides with Okamura Yoshifumi, Consul General of Japan at
Chicago, and Patricia Merryweather, governor of District 6450 (in front seat), during the
parade. Alyce Henson/Rotary Images

3. A child blows bubbles at the Bud Billiken Parade. The parade marks the return of children
to school following summer break. Alyce Henson/Rotary Images

4. Rotarians and Rotaractors from District 6450 ride and walk alongside the district's
float, along with a poetry youth group. Alyce Henson/Rotary Images

5. RI President Sakuji Tanaka makes the peace sign to spectators on the parade route. Alyce
Henson/Rotary Images

6. Kids watch the parade go by. Alyce Henson/Rotary Images

7. RI President Sakuji Tanaka celebrates with District Governor Patricia Merryweather and
others on the float at the end of the parade. Alyce Henson/Rotary Images

8. Rotarians and Rotaractors pose for a picture with the float at the end of the parade. Alyce
Henson/Rotary Images