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Myers’ Musings – October 19, 2021

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At long last we are at 100th Anniversary Celebration Week!  The committee has been working for TWO YEARS getting ready for this, and I’m sure they, more than anyone, are anxious to get the party rolling!  Please be sure to express your gratitude to those who have worked so hard to make this event a reality.
 
On October 29th, our club will be participating in the Family Friendly Halloween Trick or Treating in downtown Kent.  We will be at the gazebo from 5 to 7.  We had several people volunteer to help pass out treats during those hours, but we need loads of treats to pass out.  A number of you volunteered to bring treats or donate money with which to buy treats, but we will need more.  Let me or Curt Stumpf know if you can donate treats. Thanks!
 
Plan on our Kent Rotary Holiday Party on Friday, December 3rd.  Based on the show of hands at our meeting on Tuesday, this club is ready to get back to normal when it comes to ringing in the holidays.  Details will be forthcoming.
 
We need more members to help with the audio/visual aspect of our meetings.  The committee of about six has dwindled to two or three.  If we are going to be able to have hybrid meetings, which have been wonderful, we need more assistance.  The more people we have helping, the less the burden is on any one member.  Thank you!
 
See you Tuesday.  Let’s Serve to Change Lives!
 
With gratitude,
 
Kathy
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Topic: Alfonso Hinojosa – Controller at MetalTek International.
 
 
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Rotareminder    for October 12, 2021
President Kathy Myers welcomed those attending in-person as well as the Zoom attendees.
 
David Dix led us in the singing of God Bless America which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.  
 
Today’s Invocation was presented by Roger Sidoti.
 
David Dix played piano while the group sang along to the song Piano Man.
 
There were no visiting Rotarians.
 
Guests
  • President Kathy Myers introduced Bill Russel from Coleman Health Services.  
  • Asad Khan was joined by his wife, Beth Khan.  
  • Tom Hatch welcomed Bengt George from Kent Historical Society.
  • Jeff Roeger introduced Kevin Medina, a student from NEOMED and future pharmacist.  
  • Amanda Senn introduced David Patterson, who will be joining the club soon
Announcements
  • President Kathy Myers shared that lunch discussions are continuing. Stay tuned. Also, watch for an email to come out shortly for any dues that are overdue.
  • There is a volunteer opportunity for club members coming up on October 20th at 3 PM. Contact Anita Herington if you would like to help plant milkweed to support the environment.
  • Today is the cut off day for 100th anniversary reservations. See Carol Crimi today if you still need to make a reservation to attend the event.
  • The club is participating in Main Street Kent’s Family friendly Halloween on October 29th from 5-7 PM. Volunteers are needed to help pass out treats at this event. Donations of treats are also needed, or you can donate money to help buy treats.
  • Amanda Senn shared that there is no happy hour scheduled for November due to the holiday. She is considering doing a holiday social in December. Bell Tower Brewing will be opening on October 21st and the club may hold an event there in the near future. Kathy Myers asked for a show of hands for those interested in attending a holiday party.
  • Randy Smith announced that even though reservations to the 100th Anniversary event end today, donations are still being accepted toward the Rotary Foundation endowment. The club would like to see 100% participation from members. The committee will meet immediately after today’s meeting.
Birthdays
Jeff Roeger announced the October birthdays. Those celebrating a birthday were asked to share their most meaningful service to others.  Laing Kennedy won the drawing for a free lunch. David Dix played Happy Birthday to You.  
 
100th Anniversary Moment
Jim Myers shared that he received a note recently from Past President Charlie Zumkehr. In it, he suggested that he’d like to hear more history moments from the 1960s – 1980s and included a generous donation in recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the club. Jim Myers noted that a third Rotary history book needs to written to cover the years after 1984. His moment today highlighted the club’s first auction in 1970 which raised $825. 
 
Speaker
This week’s program continued the theme of Immigrants in Leadership. Asad Khan introduced today’s speaker, Atoosa Alavi. Atoosa is an intellectual property attorney and entrepreneur. She is currently the Chief Cousel for AlphaMicron in Kent and owns the start-up company Immobileyes, Inc. Her presentation was titled Iran: Then and Now.
 
Atoosa was born and raised in Mashad, Iran. Mashad is a holy city and a pilgrimage destination. Her parents still reside in Iran, but she says she is unable to visit them at this time as she feels it would be unsafe. After high school, she moved to England to attend school and spent 15 years there where she studied to be a dentist and oral surgeon. She eventually moved to the United States where she earned her JD from Case Western Reserve University.
 
Atoosa shared a slide show featuring the geography, history, tourism, and religion of Iran, noting that a common misconception is that the entire country is a desert filled with camels. While they do have some deserts they also have green, mountainous areas too. The country has a rich history dating back to the Persian Empire, which has influenced the architecture and gardens of Iran today. The capital city, Tehran, saw 6 million tourists in 2017.
 
She shared images of her family and growing up in Iran prior to the Revolution in 1978-1979, which she says was similar to the US at that time. She also shared facts about the nation’s capital and the country’s wealth obtained through the oil and petroleum industry. She acknowledged that women in Iran are in a different position than some of their neighboring countries with 60% enrolled in university. They are required to wear a hijab now which came about after the revolution.  
 
A Q&A session followed her presentation during which she indicated that she misses the warmth of the people of Iran most when she thinks of her home country. When asked what she likes best about living in America she says that it is the unique feeling (considered arrogance by other countries) Americans have knowing that they can do anything or become anything and that they have a path to do so. She is thankful that she sees this in her own children.
 
Today’s responder was Chris Martin.
 
Next Week’s Program will be Alfonso Hinojosa, a Controller at MetalTek International.
 
Kathy Myers led a reciting of the 4 Way Test before the meeting was adjourned.
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
Stacey Richardson
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Kent Rotary History Moment for Oct. 12, 2021 Meeting
 
My history moment today is going to jump ahead in time considerably. Why?  Well due to a nice note I received from past president Charlie Zumkehr  now in Key Largo, FL, along with a very generous donation to our 100th anniversary book project.  He questioned why I hadn’t covered the period of time from the 60s to the 80s. When I started this in June of 2020, I started with the first book of our history representing the first 25 years. I am now in the second book of our history 1945 to 1984. Since it appears that with our 100th anniversary being celebrated on the 25th of this month, I will not have time enough to finish even our second book. For that reason and Charlie‘s request I’ll skip to the 60s and 80s with apologies to the following presidencies of Dick Donaghy, Leland Keller, Bob Dix, George Bowman, Vic Yahner and Bob Green, ending the fifties.
 
The 50th anniversary of the founding of the Kent Rotary club was held November 5, 1970 at Silver Lake Country Club, President  Al Smith presiding. Author James Michener, writer of many historical novels, was the speaker.  He was wrapping up his work in Kent on a book about the city and the University especially since the events of May 4th of that year, 1970. Bob Dix, current President of the Board of Trustees at Kent State made the statement: Kent State is the hottest news game in the United States. Kent is the focal point of the nation. Unfortunately Kent’s newsworthiness centered around the May 4th shootings.

A significant event occurred at a meeting in March of that year. There  was a need to raise $325 to make a gift to Amigos de las Americas. A decision was made to have an auction of some fine things that had already been donated. Guests were urged to be invited. I was program chairman that day and learned that Ron Roskens, Vice President of KSU had been an auctioneer. That first auction raised $812.50. For instance a Honda motorcycle sold for $125,  a piece of pie for five dollars and so began the  many years of our Rotary auctions.

After several years of successful auctions raising nearly $100,000. the Kent Rotary Foundation was formed during the Presidency of Glenn Saltzman.  The first board of trustees, consisted of members, Glenn Saltzman, Jim Schubert, Tom Myers, John Flynn, and Charles Zumkehr.  It continues to this day and is in the midst of expanding!

That’s history, that’s still making its mark for our club and serving our community.

Jim Myers
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Other events members would like you to consider
Rachel Kerns asks that you Save the Date for Habitat's seasonal celebration including live auction, silent auction and more at 6:00PM on November 13, 2021.
 
 
Kathy Myers would like members to consider attending the Rotary International annual meeting in Houston next spring.
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Registration is open and hotel rooms are filling up! Now is the time to reserve your spot to attend this incredible gathering of the world's Rotarians this time next year. Learn more about it here.
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