Posted by Rick Taylor on Jul 15, 2019
The Rotary Club of Canton was well represented at the 6650 District Awards Banquet held on Thursday, July 11, 2019. In attendance were: Michelle Mullaly, Mark Rojek, Drew Pelger, Theresa Blocher, PDG/PP Bob Pattison, PP Amanda Tietze, PP Jack Barkan, and Frank Fleischer.
 
 
During the banquet, awards were presented to Clubs with winning project submissions and new incoming 2019-2020 Club Presidents were sworn in by District Governor Dan Morgan (pictured above).
 
 
The Rotary Club of Canton's "Health Screen & Wellness Fair", submitted by Mark Rojek, received the Roland Luhman Award for 'Best Community Project'. Accepting the award for the Club was President Michelle Mullaly.
 
The Health Screen & Wellness Fair was started by Rotarian Bob Matthews in 2014 to help address the health needs of our community. Bob arranged a partnership with Mercy Medical Center and the result was a health screening event that could provide low-cost blood testing and wellness services to those in our community who might have limited access to health insurance or are under-insured. Many individuals who attend this event would not be able afford these services without this event. All test results from these screenings can be forwarded to attendees' individual physicians for follow-up care.
 
It takes many Canton Rotarians volunteers to make this event successful. In addition to marketing and promotional efforts prior to the event, there are on-site volunteers that assist the day of the event itself. The total volunteer hours from the last Health Screen event in April, 2019, totaled 130.5 hours. Congratulations to Chairman Bob Matthews and his committee for helping the Rotary Club of Canton receive this prestigious award!
 
Finally, Canton Rotary received a certificate from The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International and Rotary District #6650 for it's financial support of Rotary's Polio Eradication campaign, having raised at least $1,000 toward Polio Plus. Thank you to all members who contributed toward this effort!