Rotaryminder for June 17, 2025
Posted by Mary Beth Harper
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Interested in helping at Kent Heritage Fest—especially the afternoon slots? Contact Amanda Senn.
Larry Lohman announced that the District awards event will be held on July 2 in Stow. Register for the $25 night on the district website.
Dominique Bollenbacher announced that tours of the new City Hall will be available during Heritage Fest. A new “Yard of the Month” contest is starting in Kent. Nominate someone in your neighborhood! See the city’s website for details.
Matt Carter, club treasurer, announced that lunch prices are increasing to $15 on July 8. Dues have been increased to $240.
Jackie Smigal announced a fundraiser benefiting Open Arms Adoptions. The prize is two tickets to the Ohio State-Penn State football game on Saturday, November 1, plus some other fun extras. See Jackie for tickets, $20 each or six for $100.
Steve Dennis and his committee thanked the Club for its 100 percent participation in Every Rotarian, Every Year campaign. Every club member contributed.
BOARD MEMBER AND PRESIDENTIAL INDUCTION:
Out-going President Rachel Kerns encouraged members to celebrate the successes of the last year by viewing a PowerPoint of photos of club events. She updated the group on accomplishments this year, including adding new members, compiling a list of board member duties, emailing the bulletins earlier in the week and expanding the music selections.
Rachel thanked a number of members who helped with specific events, including Rebekah Wright Kulis, Holiday party; Dominique Bollenbacher and Nithya Venkataraman, chairing the auction committee and handling Facebook and social media; and Foundation Chair Nancy Whitehead and the Foundation Board. She called special attention to the Methodist Church, the lunch workers and volunteers.
Bill Childers handled the induction ceremony, as he was the advocate for our new president, Amanda Senn.
Amanda, the seventh woman president in the Club’s 105 years, is a Roosevelt High School graduate and Ohio State alum. She and her husband David have two children and live in Kent. Amanda joined the Rotary Club of Kent in 2017.
In her remarks, Amanda praised Rachel as “An outstanding leader, who led with integrity, compassion and purpose.” Amanda vowed “to carry forward the momentum” in her term.
Board members were inducted as part of the ceremony. See the list in the left column.
RESPONDER: Todd Kamenash
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