WEEKLY MEETING NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

At our weekly meeting on February 20, 2015, Past President Dan Matthews continued with his 100 year celebration game of knowledge based on the history from Canton Rotary's Past Presidents.  His "contestants" were Ben Seeley, Rebecca Marchino and Bruce Hale.  Each participant answered a question pertaining to this week's story in the Rotogram regarding the 100 years of Canton Rotary.  Each participant won a $10.00 gift certificate to Kozmo's Grille. Dan thanked Rotarian Rick Taylor for the generous donation of gift certificates to be used as prizes.

 

Dean Wallace then took to the podium to give an update on the Pancake Breakfast.  He stated members could pick up their pancake tickets at a Friday meeting or they could contact the Rotary office to make arrangements to receive them.  Dean also stated that sign-up sheets were available for members to sign up to volunteer for our biggest fundraiser of the year.

 

President Elect Paul White then reminded members about the "Save the Date" on April 11, 2015, for the Rotary Club of Canton's 100 Year Celebration being held at the beautifully restored Historic Onesto in downtown Canton.  Further details to follow at a later date.

 

Shawn Dougherty gave the members information on the paperwork located at each lunch table, including a letter explaining details of the Health Screen & Wellness Fair which will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at McKinley Sr. High School.  Attached to this letter were five flyers pertaining to the preventative health screening options available that day from 6:30 AM - 11:30 AM.  He asked each member to distribute these flyers at their church, doctor or dentist office, pharmacy, or other places where older community members might see them. This will help spread the word on this project to our target audience.

 

Vice President Craig Young provided information regarding the new format for nominating the next Rotarian of the Year.  Nomination forms were provided to each member attending the meeting and a ballot container was made available.  Please click here to proceed to the Nominating form if you are unable to attend a Friday meeting.  Nominating forms must be submitted no later than March 27, 2015.  The new "Rotarian of the Year" will be recognized at the 100 Year Celebration on April 11, 2015.

 

Club Secretary Amanda Tietze welcomed the following guests to our meeting: Dianne Clary and Andy Harms.

 

The "Happy Bucks" news was then provided by the following Rotarians: Dave Beule said the Canton Brewing Company's Speak Easy is now open; Denny Fulmer was happy he was getting on a plane and heading to Florida the next day; Rick Taylor was happy it was only 30 degrees in Florida since Denny was getting on a plane to head there; Dan Matthews was thrilled that Dave Beule's new business was open because he personally nominated Dave as the next sponsor for his trivia game; and Shawn Dougherty was beyond happy that his daughter had been accepted to all four Law schools to which she had applied.

 

The following Rotarians will receive a makeup for attending the Executive Board meeting held on February 17, 2015: President Tom Clevenger, President Elect Paul White, Vice President Craig Young, Secretary Amanda Tietze and Treasurer Dave Schrade.

 

The following Officers and Trustees will receive a makeup for attending the Board meeting held on February 17, 2015: Tom Clevenger, Paul White, Craig Young, Amanda Tietze, Dave Schrade, Tim Furbay, Robert Matthews, Jim Blake, Mark Rojek, Nick Perini, Suzette Matthews, Dean Wallace, Ryan Parkinson, Dave Ewing and Rick Sherer.

 

The following Rotarians turned in a makeup at Friday's meeting: Charles Smith (Naples Florida) and Bob Pattison (4 from Cocoa Beach, Florida).