Rotareminder Rotary Club of Kent Nov 17, 2020
Announcements:
Join us for the Zoom Holiday Gala on Thursday, December 10.
Here are details about this upcoming fun event for all Rotarians. Watch for an e-mailed flyer this week.
- Cost is $35 a person or $45 a couple.
- Each participant living in the Kent area will have a snack and beverage box delivered to their door.
- All remaining proceeds will be split equally between the Salvation Army, Kent Social Services and our club's Foundation.
Other highlights of the evening:
- Musical entertainment
- Ugly sweater contest
- Happy bucks ($5 minimum) going towards Polio Plus
- Annual awards, including Rotarian of the Year
- 100th Year Anniversary toast by Jim Myers
- An interactive game
- Raffling off a gift basket for the winner of those who donate to the toy drive. (Drop off toys at the Habitat for Humanity of Portage County ReStore or Affiliate building through December 8.
Kent Rotary Foundation Board meeting: December 8.
Proposals due: November 30
Anne Moneypenny announced that Kent Area Chamber of Commerce has relocated to the Destination Kent offices at 201 East Erie Street downtown.
Club history: Jim Myers talked about the community garden.
Roosevelt High School Student of the Month: Alex Kwon Green
Presented by Rotarian Dennis Love, “Alex is a scholar, problem solver and scientist carrying a 4.375 GPA. He recently started “Riders for Social Justice,” a new activities club at Roosevelt High School, which focuses on inclusion and equity.”
Special guest: Linda Robertson, recently retired Director of the Read Center at KSU.
Program:
November program chair Tom Hatch introduced Abdoulaye Fall, who is working at the Read Center for International and Intercultural Education at Kent State University while he completes his doctorate. Abdoulaye assembled a group of former participants in the International Leaders in Education Program, a U.S. State Department program that brought talented high school teachers from around the world to the U.S. to improve their skills in technology and teaching. Kent State University was chosen as one of four sites for the program, which was cancelled during the first year of the Trump Administration.
Abdoulaye, who is from Senegal, introduced Dr. Amanda Johnson-Toala, who is the new director of the Read Center. Other ILEP scholars who joined us from around the world, included Arvin Lou Abbaday Onez, Philippines; Dewi Susilawati, Indonesia; and Amoni Kittoke, Uganda. Malek Alemdar, Turkey, completed an abbreviated stay earlier this year as a Fulbright Scholar. Each shared their memorable experiences in the Kent community and the knowledge they brought back to their home countries. A number of club members served as host families for the ILEP students, including Janet and David Dix and Karen and Doug Fuller. Member T.N. Bhargava and his wife Christine also helped arrange to host the ILEP students at Rotary lunches over the years.
Responder was David Dix
Submitted by Mary Beth Harper
