Robert Gessner was born in Massillon, Ohio in 1954. Robert has worked for MCTV from 1979 to the present, where he is currently president of the family operated broadband service company. MCTV broadband systems in Stark and Wayne counties serve 47,000 customers. In 1976, Rbert received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
Robert's activities include: Chairman – American Cable Association, Pittsburgh, PA; Board Member/Past President of the Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association, Columbus, Ohio; Board Member – Health Foundation of Greater Massillon; Chairman – Stark Development Board, Canton, Ohio; Trustee – Massillon Development Foundation; Co-Chair – Massillon Museum Capital Campaign.
Robert’s past activities include: Chairman/Board Member – National Cable Television Cooperative, Lenexa, KS; Board Member/Past Chairman – Spring Hill Historic Home, Inc.; Board Member- FirstMerit Bank; Community Board President – Massillon City Schools Board of Education; President & Trustee – Members of the Museum, Inc., Massillon, Ohio; Vice Chair – Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce, Massillon, Ohio; Member – Ohio Education Technology Equity Commission, Columbus, Ohio; Co-Chairman – Citizens’ Advisory Committee for Massillon City Schools; Trustee – Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Stark County, Canton, Ohio; Public Relations Committee – United Way of Western Stark County; Trustee and Treasurer – YMCA/YWCA, Massillon, Ohio; Trustee – Massillon Club Co., Massillon, Ohio; Member – United Way of Western Stark County Budget Committee.
Robert is married to his wife, Nancy, and they have two daughters, Suzanne and Katherine. They also have two grandchildren, Martha and Ruth.
Your Board of Trustees is very pleased to invite you to an upcoming “OPEN HOUSE” for our new office location! The Rotary office is now located in the Courtyard Centre Building, 116 Cleveland Avenue N.W., Suite 307. When you exit the elevator you will want to turn right, go to the end of the hall and then turn left. This will take you directly into the new office space.
The Open House will take placeTHISThursday, December 8, 2016 from 4 pm - 7 pm. We will have appetizers and beverages for everyone’s enjoyment. We hope to see you there!
Rotarians, it is once again the "giving time" of year when we remember the exceptional service the staff of Meyer's Lake Ballroom/Mr. Mike's Catering has provided to us throughout the year. We will begin taking donations for these fine individuals on Friday, December 9th.
Any monetary amount is appreciated! Just look for the "tip" containers which will be located on the attendance table to make your donation.
Canton Rotary Charitable Fund - Rotary Scout Program
Rotary International has been a partner with the boy & girl Scouts serving young people since their inception. As Rotary spread around the world, its support of Scouting also spread. In 1916, Rotarians in Edinburgh, Scotland, joined by 100 local Scouts, organized a special Christmas party for children whose fathers were serving in World War I. In 1922, the Rotary Club of Manila, Philippines, established a local Scout council. Rotary Clubs from Australia to Brunei built huts for Girl Scout groups.
The principles and goals of Rotary and Scouting are closely allied. Character-building; service to country, to others, and to self; teaching leadership skills; and becoming aware of the world around us–these are all incorporated into the programs and activities of each organization. The values expressed in Rotary International’s Motto and the Four Way Test greatly parallel those articulated in the Scout Oath, Law, Motto, and Slogan.
Rotarians have long served as role models, demonstrating leadership, character, and the value of selfless service to the community. Rotary founder Paul P. Harris was himself a recipient of Scouting's prestigious Silver Buffalo award in 1934. His and others' efforts represent to a high degree the slogan "Every Rotarian an Example to Youth."
One of the first interactions between Rotary and Scouting were in helping provide camps. Many early camps were called Camp Rotary and many such camps still exist. Rotary clubs also chartered or otherwise supported Scout groups. Today, Rotarians remain among the foremost sponsors of Scouting and Guiding, seeing it, like Rotary, as an excellent way to serve others. Rotary clubs in the United States charter over 1,400 Scouting units (Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout Troops, and Venturing crews) serving about 45,000 Scouts.
The Canton Rotary is honored to help support and foster the Canton City Schools Scout program. These scouts put so much effort and heart into the various scouting activities and trips, they truly look forward to their time of learning with Rotarians and Scout leaders from Buckeye Council. The Canton Rotary has provided funding for students to attend various field trips that center around Scout learning, holiday parties, and bussing to and from these events. The past two years, Rotary has also given Canton Rotary Scout sweatshirts to the students in the program, and don't forget our annual Scout meeting where all the Rotary Scouts and teachers join us for our weekly Rotary meeting. The Scouts share with us principles learned throughout the year. This is one of my favorite meetings of the year!
The Canton Rotary Scout program is the longest running program our Rotary Club has supported. As a wife of an Eagle Scout, and mother of a soon to be Eagle Scout, I see firsthand the importance the principles of Boy Scouts brings into young people’s lives. For our club to bring this program to children that are faced with tremendous life and physical challenges, we are giving them so much more than fun activities. We are giving them skills they will use the rest of their lives.
Rotary Scouts is just one of the many local programs the Rotary Charitable Fund helps to support. To date, we have received $3,830 which is 19% of our $20,000 goal. I am so grateful to those of you who have already contributed to the Charitable Fund. Today is #GivingTuesday, let's not forget the Canton Rotary Charitable Fund as you donate to your favorite charitable causes today.
The Rotary Club of Canton is a very special organization with many outstanding members who go above and beyond whenever called upon. Without the support of many of your efforts on Saturday, November 12, 2016, for our Health Screen & Wellness Fair held at Mercy Medical could not have been possible! Here is a list of volunteers who not only deserve a very big "THANK YOU" but they will also receive a makeup for their efforts:
Paul White: Repository Advertising and Health Matters Radio Program
Rebecca Marchino: Public Service Radio Spots
Mark Clendenin: E-mail programs
Dave Ewing: Social Media
Sharon Sirpilla : Managed the calls to the previous event participant file, assisted by: Tena Wilson
Nick Perini
Mike Garcar
Kim Kroh
Tony Pierce: Road Sign Placement Drew Pelger: Road Sign Placement Ryan Parkinson: Road Sign Placement
Co-Chair Mark Rojek: Payment Desk Rob Roland: Payment Desk
Tim Shetzler: Event Day Staff Dave Ewing: Event Day Staff Fritz Spring: Event Day Staff Shawn Dougherty:Event Day Staff Jack Barkan: Event Day Staff
Special thanks to all Rotarians who placed flyers and our outstanding office support staff, Barb and Lauri. Mark your calendar for our next Health Screen & Wellness event which will take place on April 29, 2017.
I joined Rotary as an engineer. There are almost as many classifications in the profession of engineering as there are in Rotary, but I happen to be a mechanical engineer. A mechanical engineer calculates the heating and cooling loads for a new building, makes sure the right lights are in the right places, and plans the plumbing so your hot water pipe doesn’t end in a drinking fountain.
Mechanical engineers don’t stand out in a crowd, and they don’t call attention to themselves with what they do. You probably haven’t thought much about the engineers who designed the buildings you use, the car you drive, or the traffic patterns you follow. But every time you get in an elevator, turn the key in your ignition, or cross the street when the light says go, you are entrusting your life to an engineer somewhere whom you’ve never met. You trust that your elevator will open at the floor you want it to. You trust that your car will start and stop as it should. You trust that the traffic light is going to turn red before the walk light goes on. Every day, you put your life in the hands of people whose names you do not know and whom you might never meet. You might not think about them at all – but they touch your lives every day.
I could draw the same parallel to any number of other vocations – ordinary occupations with the same kind of life-changing impact. In so many ways – some of which we see and some we don’t – our vocations allow us to help other people live better, safer, and healthier lives.
Just like the work we do in Rotary.
Through our vocations and in our clubs, in our communities, and across continents, we are touching the lives of people we don’t know and might never meet. And in every part of the world, every single day, whether they know it or not, people are living better, safer, and healthier lives because of the work of Rotary.
The people we help might not have met a single Rotarian. They might not even know that Rotary exists. But they are drinking clean water from a bore well that Rotary dug. They’re learning to read with books that Rotary gave them. They’re living lives that are better, happier, and healthier – because of Rotary Serving Humanity.
Robert Gessner was born in Massillon, Ohio in 1954. Robert has worked for MCTV from 1979 to the present, where he is currently president of the family operated broadband service company. MCTV broadband systems in Stark and Wayne counties serve 47,000 customers. In 1976, Rbert received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
Rotarians, it is once again the "giving time" of year when we remember the exceptional service the staff of Meyer's Lake Ballroom/Mr. Mike's Catering has provided to us throughout the year. We will begin taking donations for these fine individuals on Friday, December 9th.
The Rotary Club of Canton is a very special organization with many outstanding members who go above and beyond whenever called upon. Without the support of many of your efforts on Saturday, November 12, 2016, for our Health Screen & Wellness Fair held at Mercy Medical could not have been possible! Here is a list of volunteers who not only deserve a very big "THANK YOU" but they will also receive a makeup for their efforts:.jpg)
I joined Rotary as an engineer. There are almost as many classifications in the profession of engineering as there are in Rotary, but I happen to be a mechanical engineer. A mechanical engineer calculates the heating and cooling loads for a new building, makes sure the right lights are in the right places, and plans the plumbing so your hot water pipe doesn’t end in a drinking fountain.