WEEKLY MEETING NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

  At our weekly meeting on November 13, 2015, President Paul White asked members to keep Canton Rotarian Jim Lockshin in their prayers.  He informed the members that Jim has improved and is more mobile and talking more.  Jim and his wife, Shirley, will be leaving for Florida on Saturday.

 

Club Secretary Michelle Mullaly welcomed our guests to the meeting:  Steve Toohey (R -Canton South); Joyce Carr, Susan White and Jerry Haber (R -Austintown).

 

President Paul announced the nominees for the Board of Trustees and Officers of the Club with their term beginning July 2016:  TRUSTEES - Bruce Hale, Dean Gogolewski, Drew Pelger and Don Peterson.  OFFICERS - Craig Young-President; Amanda Tietze-President Elect; Michelle Mullaly-Vice President; Tom Clevenger-Treasurer; Suzette Matthews-Secretary; Bob Matthews-Sergeant-at-Arms.  A Motion was made that nominations be closed and a unanimous ballot was cast and approved.

 

Drew Pelger made an announcement informing members who shop on Amazon to instead go to the website Smile.Amazon.com to make purchases because the Canton Rotary Charitable Fund is now a Charity you may choose and 0.5% of your purchase will go directly to the Canton Rotary Charitable Fund.  If you have any questions, Drew suggested you contact him at (330) 834-0003 and he would be glad to help.

 

PDG Dave Ewing then took to the podium to present a Paul Harris Fellow to Joyce Carr, wife of fellow Rotarian Bob Carr, as well as a Paul Harris Fellow to Club President Paul White.  Bob Carr received a PHF+1 pin. 

 

The "Happy Bucks" was then presented by the following Rotarians:  Chris Burt was very happy to announce the birth of his new grandchild, Silis Benjamin Burt who weighed in at 11 pounds 23 ounces; Bob Pattison was very happy about the Nebraska win over Michigan State; and Bob Matthews was very pleased with how well the Health Screen and Wellness Fair went.  He thanked everyone who helped publicize the event and for those who volunteered.

 

The following Rotarians will receive a makeup for contributing to the Thanksgiving Basket Food Donation on November 13th: Dan Matthews, Suzette Matthews, Jan Baker, Larry Pitts, Rick Huetter and Pete Taflan.

 

The following Rotarians will receive a makeup for helping make phone calls for the Health Fair:  Sharon Sirpilla, Lucia Cirese, Julia Dick, Tena Wilson, Virginia Neutzling and Judy Lorigan.

 

The following Rotarians turned in a makeup:  Lynn Hamilton (North Canton); Suzette Matthews (Perry) and Dan Matthews (Perry).