Asad Khan introduced his daughter Sarah Khan.

Asad Khan introduced the parents of today's Student of the Month along with Kathy Scott, the Assistant Principal from Stanton Middle School. 

               

Asad Khan mentioned the District's 4-Way Speech Contest coming up on April 22 at Springfield High School. 

 

Chas Madonio announced that he will be sharing his book Bars, Bands, and Rock 'n Roll: the Golden Era in Kent, Ohio at Kent Free Library this Thursday at 7 PM.  Copies will be available to purchase. 

 

Stacey Richardson reminded everyone that the annual auction is coming soon. Please consider sponsoring the event, and or donating items to be auctioned. Forms for both are at the back table. Flyers on the tables include a QR code to buy tickets online. The event is Friday, May 5 at 6 PM. 

 

PDG Larry Lohman shared details about the upcoming Rotary District Conference on April 28 and 29 in Cleveland. Sessions will be held both Friday and Saturday and a focus of many sessions this year will be mental health. 

 

PDG Larry Lohman is also looking for someone to host a KSU student for three weeks after her KSU housing ends but before her job at Akron Public Schools is over for the school year. If you have a room and would be willing to host, see Larry. 

 

Brad Ehrhart has a service opportunity this month. He is looking for volunteers to help serve a meal for the Lord's Lunch at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kent on April 22. Time is from 10 AM to 1 PM and you will be serving spaghetti and meatballs. A sign-up list will be passed. 

 

Will Underwood is a volunteer at this year's District 6630 4 Way Speech Contest and invited other Kent Rotarians to attend at Springfield High School on April 22. 

 

Asad Khan collected happy bucks today from Tom Myers, Nelson Burns, Roberta O'Keefe, Larry Lohman, and Asad Khan. 

 

Filling in for Principal Anthony Horton, Kathy Scott introduced this month's Stanton Middle School Student of the Month, Lilly Karpinecz. Lilly was joined by her parents. 

 

Nithya Venkataraman, this month's program chair, introduced Don Davis. Don is the Director of Business Development and Technical Services at Kent Displays/Boogie Board. Don joined us on Zoom today from his home in South Carolina. Don's presentation today is titled Be Flexible. 

 

In addition to Don's tremendous work achievements at Kent Displays, Nithya pointed out that Don is quite the foodie, friend, networker, and traveler. Don admitted to also being a woodworker and proud grandfather. 

 

As a child, Don was always interested in machines, including big trucks. Don earned degrees in physics from Thiel College and Oklahoma State University and started his career at McDowell Douglas where he worked with lasers. That job was followed by a variety of positions at the Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent Displays, Hana Technologies, and Avery Dennison before he returned to Kent Displays for a second round. 

 

At Kent Displays, he is a remote employee working to develop teams and business opportunities. He also enjoys mentoring others and networking. He shared information about the manufacturing lines at Kent Displays including the roll to roll operation and roll to part operation used to create Boogie Boards. His current position includes looking for ways to grow Kent Display's business by exploring other things they can make in addition to Boogie Boards. This was spurred by Kent Displays manufacturing face shields for front line workers during the COVID 19 pandemic.  Don also works on obtaining new customers for whom Kent Displays can provide manufacturing. Don is excited to focus on automation and clean initiatives within the manufacturing industry going forward. 

 

In his free time, Don enjoys sharing experiences with his grandchildren, smoking meat, and traveling abroad, noting recent trips to Finland and Aruba.  

 

Today’s responder to the program was Randy Smith who is also a proud grandfather and a woodworker. 

 

We finished the meeting by reciting the 4-way test.