During the meeting on Friday, November 17, 2017, Rotarian Mike Brown introduced the Character Champs for the month of November, Daryl Daniels and Paige Williams.
Daryl Daniels
Daryl is the President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a football captain, Vice President of the McKinley Men of Honor, and a Key Club member, to name a few of his extracurricular activities. When his mentor, school counselor Isaiah Wyatt, was asked what he sees in Daryl, he replied, "Daryl always displays character, he is trustworthy, ambitious, and a true leader among his peers." Daryl is also a hard worker, who most recently earned a 4.5 GPA (4.0 cumulative). He plans to pursue Pre-Pharmacy at Ohio University.
Paige Williams
Paige is a Senior at McKinley High School with a 4.19 grade point average. Paige has been taking advanced classes since the 10th grade, and is actively involved in Student Council and Pep Club. Paige has earned a three year letter in swimming as well as three academic letters. She is a National Honor Society member and involved in McKinley Women of Honor. Her future plans are to attend The Ohio State University to major in Sociology.
It’s that time of year when we begin our Annual Charitable Fund Drive! Beginning this Friday, I will be making a weekly plea from the podium for your participation.
The Charitable Fund is vital to our Club’s philanthropic endeavors. With this fund, we support projects such as Polio Plus, the Philomatheon Society, RYLA, Rotary Scouts, Interact and Scholarships. This year we also started the Backpack Project under the charitable fund. It is important that we continue to support projects in the community where we work, live and play.
I am not going to be focusing on the goal amount – instead I’m hoping for 100% participation. It’s not important how much you give, just that you give something. Please consider your gift with a generous spirit.
We are once again seeking individuals who would be willing to volunteer to fill the months of December, January, February, March, April, May and June as Song Leader for our weekly meetings. If you would be interested in helping out for one of these months, please contact the Rotary Office at (330) 452-2882. Thank you.
At our weekly meeting on Friday, November 17, 2017, President Amanda Tietze welcomed the 52 members and 10 guests.
Past President Jack Barkan gave the Invocation
Secretary Suzette Matthews welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Brett Haverlick (speaker); Amanda Pierce (guest of Tony Pierce); Daryl Daniels (Character Champ); Tracy Gearheart (guest of Daryl Daniels); Jimmy Bradley (guest of Mike Brown); Paige Williams (Character Champ); Beth Williams (guest of Paige Williams); Enzo Fatigati (guest of Suzette Matthews); Nour Kelly and David Kleim (McKinley High School representatives).
The "Happy News" was the provided by the following:
President Elect Michelle Mullaly - reminded and encouraged all Rotarians to participate in the Charitable Fund Drive;
- Michelle also celebrated her two sons performing in their School play at Revere High School. Her oldest son is plays the lead and her youngest son is a "bad guy"'
Paula Mastroianni - celebrated being back at the Canton Rotary meetings as a member again;
Robert Matthews - reminded everyone that the Canton Rotary Health & Wellness Fair was taking place on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Mercy Hall Auditorium from 7am-11am.
Rotarian Mike Brown then took to the podium to welcome and introduce the November Character Champs, Daryl Daniels and Paige Williams (*See story above);
November speaker chair Tim Franta introduced the speaker for the meeting, Brett Haverlick. Brett is Project Manager at Coon Restoration.
President Amanda concluded the meeting by announcing there will be NO MEETING on Friday 11/24/17, in recognition of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
The following will receive a makeup for attending the Oktoberfest committee meeting on Thursday, November 14, 2017: Kim Kroh, PP Rick Taylor, and Dave Beule.
Seventy-two years ago, the United Nations was founded "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war ... [and] to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors." Despite those worthy aspirations, and generations of investment in achieving them, the "scourge of war" is still with us: Last year, more than 102,000 people died in 49 armed conflicts around the world. Some of those conflicts were in their fifth decade or beyond. Terrorism, intolerance, and extremism; the refugee crisis; and environmental degradation are now global challenges.
Collectively, we seem further than ever from achieving the goals that were set with such ambition and optimism in 1945. Yet hope endures, as long as there are people willing to work for a more peaceful future – not only through their governments, but also beside them and beside each other. Today, Rotary is better placed than ever to have a real and lasting impact for peace: through our peace-focused programs, such as Rotary Peace Fellows, and through every area of our service. Water, sanitation, health, education, and economic development are all interrelated and part of the complex interactions that can lead to conflict – or avert it. To best leverage our service in all these areas, and to maximize their impact for peace, it is essential to understand these interactions and plan our service accordingly.
For these reasons, we have scheduled a series of six presidential peacebuilding conferences between February and June in Canada, Lebanon, the UK, Australia, Italy, and the United States. These conferences will focus not on peace but on peacebuilding: We will share ways that we can work to build peace through the service of our Rotary clubs and districts. Five of the one-day conferences will illuminate the connections between peace and another area of focus. The first conference, in Vancouver, B.C., will explore the link between peace and another sphere of great concern to us in Rotary: environmental sustainability. You can view the full schedule and register at www.rotary.org/presidential-conferences.
The goals are simple: to help Rotarians find new ways to advance peace through their service, to learn from experts, and to strengthen our abilities to build peace. It is my hope and belief that these conferences will help us move closer to a more peaceful world, through Rotary: Making a Difference.
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DUE TO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, THERE WILL BE
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We are once again seeking individuals who would be willing to volunteer to fill the months of December, January, February, March, April, May and June as Song Leader for our weekly meetings. If you would be interested in helping out for one of these months, please contact the Rotary Office at (330) 452-2882. Thank you.
Seventy-two years ago, the United Nations was founded "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war ... [and] to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors." Despite those worthy aspirations, and generations of investment in achieving them, the "scourge of war" is still with us: Last year, more than 102,000 people died in 49 armed conflicts around the world. Some of those conflicts were in their fifth decade or beyond. Terrorism, intolerance, and extremism; the refugee crisis; and environmental degradation are now global challenges.
