WEEKLY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted by Rick Taylor on Mar 28, 2017
 
 
At our weekly meeting on March 24, 2017, President Elect Amanda Tietze presided in place of a traveling President Craig Young. Amanda welcomed the 58 members and 12 guests to the meeting.
 
Amanda asked the members to keep Past President Karen Brenneman and her family in their thoughts and prayers. Karen's mother recently passed away.
 
Rotarian Lynn Hamilton gave the Invocation.
 
Secretary Suzette Matthews welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Chylece Head and Kevin Heraghty (guests of Bruce Hale); Dan McMasters (guest of Mark Rojek); Mike Paxos (guest of Amanda Tietze); Matthew Franta (guest of Tim Franta); Rayna Phelps, Malcolm Brown (Character Champions), Maxwell Brown, Matt Phelps and David Kleim (guests of the the Character Champs); Heather Reda (Commissioners Office) and PDG Larry Warren.
 
The "Happy Bucks" news was then provided by the following: 
  • PP Rick Taylor - in recognition of the participation of Ernie Schott and Taggart's and Kennedy's BBQ in the recent Celebrity Cuisine event for Community harvest, and to encourage all Rotarians to mark this worthwhile event on their March, 2018 calendar;
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  • Mark Clendenin - in recognition of the opportunity presented by the recently announced rebate of Workers Comp premiums for Rotarians who receive them to donate to the Canton Rotary Charitable Fund;
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  • PDG Larry Warren - in recognition of the District Conference at the Avalon Inn and Resort in Warren, Ohio, on Friday, April 7th and Saturday, April 8th, and to encourage all Canton Rotarians to attend;
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  • PP Virginia Neutzling - in celebration of the recent event which featured celebrity cooks recreating Jim Hillibish's recipes, and Ernie Schott's delicious ham and scalloped potatoes that he cooked there;
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  • Shawn Dougherty - in recognition of the Vintage Jackson Wine event on April 21st, that helps support good efforts in the community by the Rotary Club of Jackson, like Pegasus Farm and others. (See article above for details about a Canton Rotary Fellowship event to attend this fundraiser.)
Rotarian Mike Brown then introduced the outstanding McKinley Sr. High School Character Champ winners for the month of March - Rayna Phelps and Malcolm Brown (*see story above);
 
Vice President Michelle Mullaly informed the members about the "Rotarian of the Year Award" and the Nomination Forms which were on each table. She asked that individuals keep their nominations private and turn their forms into Lauri or Barb (*please see story above for details and the link to the Nomination Form);
 
 
President Elect Amanda Tietze then introduced the speakers for the meeting - Stark County Commissioner Richard Regula and Stark County Sheriff George Maier.
 
Next week's speaker will be Anita Davis from Breitenbach Winery.  This meeting will be held in the BALLROOM at Meyer's Lake Ballroom.
 
President Elect Amanda concluded the meeting by reminding the members of the following:
  • We will be in the Ballroom at Meyer's Lake Ballroom for next week's meeting
  • The District Conference will be held on April 7-8 at the Avalon Inn in Warren. Please go online to register for this event;
  • We are still in need of donations for the gift basket being auctioned off at the District Conference. Our basket is called "A Night in Canton". Donation deadline is March 31st.
The following will receive a makeup for attending the Executive Board meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - President Craig Young, President Elect Amanda Tietze, Vice President Michelle Mullaly, Secretary Suzette Matthews, Treasurer Tom Clevenger. Also in attendance was Rotarian and upcoming 2017-2018 Vice President Mark Rojek.
 
The following will receive a makeup for attending the Board meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - President Craig Young, President Elect Amanda Tietze, Vice President Michelle Mullaly, Secretary Suzette Matthews, Sergeant-at-Arms Robert Matthews. The following Trustees will receive a makeup: Nick Perini, Dean Wallace, Steve Fettman, Mark Clendenin, Drew Pelger, Don Peterson, Assistant Parliamentarian Dave Ewing and Past President Paul White. Rotarian Mark Rojek will also receive a makeup for attending this Board meeting.
 
The following Rotarians turned in a makeup during Friday's meeting: Jerry Ortman (Plain); Bob Matthews (Venice-Sunrise FL).