Our meeting last Tuesday was fabulous. In addition to the ever popular prognostications on March Madness by our very own Laing Kennedy, Todd Kamenash showed us his approach to choosing the Final Four. The best part of the meeting was the induction of our newest member, Brian Grubich! Welcome Brian!
Going back to March Madness, according to Todd, our club raised about $750 for our club’s literacy projects thanks to everyone generously supporting the bracket busters. I don’t know about you, but I’m a little afraid to see how my teams are doing. Since I don’t keep up with college basketball (with a few exceptions, like the KSU Flashes), I relied heavily on Laing’s recommendations, then I added a little heart for those teams I have a connection to. I finished off my choices using Todd’s darts. It really doesn’t matter how I do, I, like many others, are just pleased to support our club.
Speaking of generously supporting our club’s projects, the Rotary Club of Kent raised $430 for the Blanket Project. That project will supply blankets to kids in foster care in Portage County. Thanks to all of you, 43 kids will receive blankets of their own.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! April 22 and 23 is the District Meeting. It will be at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls. Since our very own Larry Lohman is District Governor, we want to show every other club in the district how AWESOME we are! (They know Larry is awesome, but we need to make sure they know the rest of the club is just as awesome!) I should have registration details on Tuesday. While the entire event will be worthwhile, I encourage each Rotarian to attend the dinner Saturday evening. That will be Larry’s big night to shine, plus we are hosting a hospitality suite after the dinner.
Remember, we can pay for our lunches and other Kent Rotary costs via Venmo. If you don’t have the app on your phone, take a few minutes to go to www.venmo.com. You can learn more about it and download the app. There is a small fee the club is charged when you pay by Venmo. It equates to an extra 25 cents for lunch. If you appreciate the convenience, as I do, please pay a little extra each week or once a month to cover that extra fee. As far as many of us are concerned, it’s worth it.
I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!
With gratitude,
Kathy