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Join March 15, 2022 meeting

Kathy Myers is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
 
Topic:  Rotarian Laing Kennedy - Prognosticates on the NCAA men’s & women’s basketball tournament
 
 
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Myers’ Musings, Mar. 15, 2022

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Last week we had a couple of very special things happen. One was our club’s 4-Way Speech Contest.  All three of our speakers were excellent and brought topics of concern to our attention by way of our 4-Way Test to them.  Congrats to the winner, Elizabeth “Liz” Cline!

The other special event was all our guests from the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.  We had 18 (or so) guests from various countries in Europe and Western Asia.  One in particular, Mila Sokolova, from Ukraine. As you may know, her husband and 5-year old daughter have had to flee their home in southeastern Ukraine for a little more safety in western Ukraine.  When David Dix played the video of the Ukraine National Anthem for our second song, she asked Dave Myers, who was seated next to her, if she could sing.  Dave said it was a powerful, unforgettable moment.  Since Mila cannot return to her country, she is staying with relatives in south Florida.  Both she and her husband are without jobs now, due to the Russian invasion.  If you are interested in learning how you can contribute to their well-being, please check with Tom Hatch or me.

 

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!)  Details will be coming soon.  Please plan to be there for as much as you can be!
 
March Madness is HERE!  Don’t forget that you can join the Kent Rotary March Madness Bracket Buster for either the Men’s or Women’s Tournaments for $10.  You can pick as many brackets as you’d like.  All of the funds go to our club’s literacy projects. This Tuesday, Laing Kennedy will give his annual March Madness Prognostications.  It’s always fun to hear… even if you’re not a basketball fan.  Speaking of Laing Kennedy… when you see him, please congratulate him on being selected for the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame Class of 2022! 
 
Remember, we can pay for our lunches and other Kent Rotary costs (like the March Madness brackets) 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 are no extra charges for you or the club, so it’s a way of making everyone’s life a little easier.
I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!
 
With gratitude,
 
Kathy
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Rotareminder for March 8, 2022
Meeting opening:
President Kathy Myers called the meeting to order.  She announced that the Rotarians in the audio booth today are Mark Pennell, Bill Nome, and Adam Alderson.  Rachel Kerns is responsible for photos.  The opening song is “My Country ‘tis of Thee,” played by David Dix.  Kathy Myers led us in the pledge of allegiance.  Todd Kamenash gave the invocation.  We then watched a video of the national anthem of Ukraine.
 
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Visiting Rotarian – Olivia Pilon
 
Tom Hatch introduced a delegation of Fulbright scholars currently attending the Teaching Excellence and Achievement program at Kent State University.  They are as follows:
Irina Grudeva, Bulgaria
Daniel Simeonov, Bulgaria
Vladimira Teneva, Bulgaria
Anna Vasjutina, Estonia
Edina Finta, Hungary
Aigul Yeleussiz, Kazakhstan
Giedre Akramiene, Lithuania
Merita Redjepi, North Macedonia
Katerina Susinova, North Macedonia
Adina Ionescu, Romania
Natalija Budinski, Serbia
Nada Filipovich, Serbia
Gulnoz Aknazarbekova, Tajikistan
Laylo Rahimova, Tajikistan
Merve Gok Saik, Turkey
Muhammed Salih Tasdemir, Turkey
Liudmyla Sokolova, Ukraine
Shavkat Kholdoshovisch Geldieiv, Uzbekistan
 
Other visitors included Emily McKeen, daughter of David McKeen, Gail Pavlika, Pam Harr, and the mother and brother of Jacob Jividen, one of the speech contestants from Kent Roosevelt.
 
Birthdays:
Jeff Roeger announced the Rotarian March birthdays.  The Rotarians are Bill Russell, Dave Myers, Dennis Love, Rachel Kerns, Debbie Krutz, Randy Smith, David Patterson, George Joseph.  No one present or on-line won the drawing.  Brad Ehrhart is celebrating a 10 year anniversary with Rotary.
 
Announcements:
President Kathy announced the May 6th auction for the club.  The auction committee will be meeting weekly.  We need additional volunteers for the A/V work of virtual meetings.  The District Conference is April 22-23, 2022.  We need to have a good number of attendees to support our District Governor.  Todd Kamenash noted that next week is the last week for bracket busters.  Funds support our literacy work.  Carol Crimi told us that the Foundation will meet on April 12th to consider proposals for funding.  The deadline for proposals is March 31stDave Myers asked for additional financial support for the blanket project.  A basket was passed around for donations.
 
Program:  Four Way Speech contest
Brian Bialik introduced Pam Harr from Kent Roosevelt High School.  She serves as the academic advisor for the speech contestants.  Pam then introduced the three contestants as follows: Elizabeth “Liz” Cline, Jacob “Jake” Jividen, and Maren Seaholts.
Liz Cline gave her speech on inclusivity for transgender people.  Jake Jividen said his speech was inspired by his mother and brother Michael.  He talked about the anti-vax movement and the needless deaths that occur due to not taking advantage of vaccines.  Maren Seaholts told us about migraines and how costly  this condition can be in terms of suffering and other negative consequences.
Rotary judges for the speeches were Nancy Whitehead, Carol Crimi, Mark Pennell.
Will Underwood told us about the District Speech Contest that will be held on April 9th here in Kent.  We still need additional volunteers to serve as judges.
Brian Bialik thanked the contestants for their inspiring speeches.  After the judges deliberated, Elizabeth Cline was selected as the winner.  She will represent Kent Rotary at the District contest.  All contestants received checks from Rotary.
 
Response:
David McKeen thanked the students for their speeches and indicated that it is difficult to select a winner.
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
Sue Hetrick
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Information about the Rotary Bracketbuster fundraiser
2022 Rotary Bracketbuster!
  • $10 per bracket can be paid by cash, check, or Venmo (type “bracket” in memo line)
  • NCAA Women’s & Men’s basketball brackets!
  • 100% of proceeds go the Rotary Literacy program
  • Sign up at the meeting in person, or email Todd Kamenash at tkamenas@kent.edu

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Speakers
Mar 15, 2022 12:45 PM
Prognosticates on the NCAA men’s & women’s basketball tournament
Prognosticates on the NCAA men’s & women’s basketball tournament
Mar 22, 2022 12:45 PM
will plan an inclusive, interactive program to jog our membership’s wit and memory
Mar 29, 2022 12:45 PM
KSU Executive Director and University Architect, discuses updates to KSU’s facilities planning
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Mar 17, 2022
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Apr 05, 2022
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March 4
 
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March 19
 
Dennis Love
March 20
 
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March 21
 
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March 21
 
Randy Smith
March 24
 
David Patterson
March 29
 
George Joseph
March 30
 
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