Rotary Club of Kent Wins $125,000 Grant for Kent Safety Town
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Proclamations for Rotarians who passed away since Covid restrictions disrupted our meeting schedule
Seven longtime members of the club were honored with Proclamations, which are available on our Club website. Each Proclamation was written by a committee of Rotarians who were close friends. |
Kent Rotarian Jim Myers-A fixture in our community Congratulations to Rotarian of the Year Jim Myers for this wonderful piece from The Portager. Jim has been a fixture in our community for a long time and we’re so fortunate and grateful that he continues to serve Rotary and our club. Here is Jim’s article. |
Our club is incredibly proud of our member Larry Lohman! |
Leadership Portage County Speaks to Kent Rotary Club |
Laing Kennedy prognosticates on the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament March Madness is back. Before sharing his tips on tournament betting strategy, Kennedy had some thoughts to share on matters of collegiate athletics policy. Kennedy commented that one of the hot issues is the new ability to compensate players for using their name and likeness in advertising. Kennedy is concerned about how this wealth and popularity can affect teams. Transfer portals are another concern; turnover is becoming quite high, affecting team cohesion. Kennedy said wellness coaches are essential to support the health and well-being of student athletes, a positive addition to sports departments. He also said social media networks present a challenge for college teams. When social media first emerged, Kennedy instituted a rule: “No student athlete at Kent State can be on social media.” The rule lasted about a week — it violated freedom of speech. He also cautioned parents and athletes against sports camps that claim to guarantee D1 athletic scholarships. And finally, he said that the NCAA has a long way to go in creating equality in women’s sports.Kennedy offered tips about filling out March Madness brackets: 1) Usually #1 and #2 seed teams win games. 2) Don’t pick your underdog to win the tournament, but you can give them a shot at the Final Four. 3) Don’t pick a team seeded #8 or greater to win it all, unless it’s Kent State. 4) If you pick all favorites to win the first round, you’ll likely do well. Todd Kamanesh offered his alternative approach to picking teams: Bill Childers throwing darts. “You can listen to Laing … or you can take it from the fingertips of Bill Childers.” |
Kent Rotary History Moment for March 8, 2022 Never underestimate the importance of our weekly programs or the speakers who give of their time to address us! President James Engleman, 1928 to 1938 was retiring and it was time to select his successor. Keep in mind that having been established in 1910, it was 1925 before Kent Normal won its first Football game. And during 1932, our team not only failed to win a game, it never even scored a point all season. Later our football head coach was Joe Begala, who became a legend later as our successful wrestling coach and coach of our golf team to its first Ohio Conference Championship in Golf that included two of our former members, Bill Gressard and Don Ulrich. But I digressed, back to Engleman's replacement. |
Hafiz Haq speaks to Kent Ohio Rotary Assad Khan introduced November 30 2021 speaker – Hafiz Haq, an independent entrepreneur from the United Kingdom. He is presenting via Zoom and will be providing remarks regarding his 52 year professional journey…. Mr. Haq has amassed a remarkable professional record across the past 52 years – from manufacturing and logistics to a business development consultancy. An engineer by education, Hafiz’s professional journey has taken him all across the world, providing invaluable experiences that have helped shape and expand his knowledge of the inner workings of business. He attributes his success to a subscribed set of themes that have served as guiding principles: Self-development and competitiveness – This comes from within. An individual must make a whole-hearted indivisible commitment to the idea or notion of success. Ambition and Passion - Cited an example from a former mentor who gave him an impossible task. What he learned from this experience was that it was not good enough to be good…one must strive to be different. Managing people - What was key here is the importance of catching people when they achieved success and to reinforce the same. People need to know their contributions are valued – cultivating ideas from them will help boost your relationship to develop a chemistry necessary for successful collaborations. Learning from Cultural aspects – Helps develop / foster better understanding; needs/desires; behaviors and work ethic. In closing, Hafiz shared with the audience what occupies his time today – an organization called Transformation Beyond Imagination. It was founded out of the need to pay the lessons of success forward. The program is geared towards individuals and provides professional scholarships to those who lack financial resources to receive the proper educational opportunities to improve oneself. Today’s responder to the program was Tom Larkin. |
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Sri Peruvemba - Spoke to Kent Rotary on November 16, 2021 Sri Peruvemba is CEO of Marketer International Inc., a marketing services firm specializing in the global high-tech industry. Sri’s Zoom appearance was arranged by Program Chair Asad Khan, as part of his “Immigrant Success Stories” month.Peruvemba was previously Chief Marketing Officer for E Ink Holdings, where he played a major role in transforming the startup to a $1 plus billion global ePaper company. With over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, Peruvemba has been an influential advocate in the advancement of electronic hardware technologies. He is an acknowledged expert on sensors, electronic displays, haptics, touch screens, electronic materials and related technologies; and consults, writes and presents on those subjects globally. He is a personal mentor to 35 people and involved in a number of activities, including a cricket club he started in Silicon Valley. Sri told stories about his academics in India and journey to the U.S., where he took his first job at Pizza Hut to help pay the bills while studying for an MBA. He was frustrated with the slow pace of business in India and thrilled with his quick promotions in America. He shared stories of his “lessons learned” and positive attitude and work ethic with the group, including a breathing exercise and gratitude habit. He says the key to success is to have people who believe in you—and to be a person who believes in others. |
Kent Rotary 100th Anniversary
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VIDEO PRESENTATIONS Mr. Knaack, who resides in Germany, was unable to attend our celebration and sent this video in his stead. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a longstanding relationship with Rotary International’s initiative to end polio. Richard Wiland, Kent Rotary President in 1949 – 50 raised $100,000 to end polio and the club has made a substantial contribution to this effort in recent years as well. For this reason, the 100th Anniversary Planning Committee selected this video to be shown during the celebration of the Club’s 100 year history. |
Sheila Garg, PhD, emeritus professor of Physics at the College of Wooster On October 26, Asad Khan, continuing his theme of “Immigrants in Leadership,” introduced Shila Garg, PhD, emeritus professor of Physics at the College of Wooster, who told us her life’s story of growing up in South India where she obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree and then went to England where her father had ties, completing her doctorate in studying the composition of Plastic Crystals at the University. She settled in Wooster, Ohio with her husband and was a stay at home mom for 10 years raising her two children. Opportunities to audit courses at Wooster College perked her interest and after auditing as many as 15 courses, she became enthralled with the idea of a broad liberal arts education. She took a job as an assistant in the physics laboratory and in 1987 was hired on a part-time basis to teach physics to undergraduates. Eventually she was hired full-time. A good networker, she formed a relationship with the Liquid Crystals Institute at Kent State University, where she was able to renew her studies and also provide summer research opportunities for her students at Wooster College. Her program became widely recognized and she was asked to give presentations to intercollegiate faculty and administrators who wanted similar opportunities for their own students. Her administrative talents and initiatives led to her becoming Chair of the Department and then Dean of the Faculty, a position that spread her so broadly she convinced the president of Wooster College to divide up the job and name her Provost. As Dean and then Provost, she worked to get all Wooster departments to use the same software to end silo type planning. She became active in globalizing education at Wooster College and was active in intercollegiate academic associations. She also set up short term programs for students in the sciences in Europe and Asia. Science students, she explained, are too busy to experience many of the liberal arts opportunities like this that students in the Humanities enjoy. She also led faculty short term seminars in India to benefit the Wooster College faculty. Professor Garg said that the Wooster Rotary Club became involved in efforts to restore one of the villages that was wiped out when the 2004 tsunami destroyed so much of the coastline along the Bay of Bengal. The word for village is Nagar and the village has been renamed Wooster Nagar. Professor Garg retired from administrative duties and returned to teaching before finally retiring. She continues to serve in an emeritus position that enables her to remain active in the study of Physics. As a resident of Wooster, she also volunteers with AARP to help the elderly fill out their tax returns. She mentioned that her older brother, who became an engineer, emigrated to the USA and currently resides in Brunswick, not far from Wooster. In his introduction, Asad said that Professor Garg had been his advisor when he was a student majoring in physics at Wooster College and credited her for his success in academia prior to going into business at Kent Displays. Professor Garg said that teaching students and experiencing their enthusiasm as they mastered their studies was the most rewarding part of her career, but she added that she enjoys organizing and liked being an administrator also. |
Rotareminder for October 26, 2021 Meeting opening: President-elect David Myers, filling in for President Kathy, led Club members in singing, “America the Beautiful,” and Past President Randy Smith provided the invocation. Both versus of “Home on the Range” were sung. Announcements: Habitat: Rachel Kern reminded us that Habitat Humanity has a fund-raiser at 6 p.m. November 13, “Home for the Holidays,” at NEOMED’s New Center to raise money to cover the rising costs of construction. Habitat has a home under construction. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Oct. 19, 2021 Meeting Following the year Charlie Zumkehr was President, 1979-1980, Glenn Saltzman accepted the gavel and announced the highlight of his term was the Past President Ted Rowe gift to Rotary International of $35,098 and as a result many Past Presidents received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award.Now I have Good News and Bad News! First the BAD NEWS! This will be my last History Moment for the near future! Since June of 2020 I’ve given these weekly moments some 70 times, trying to remind us of our illustrious past and encourage us to build on that heritage to even better tomorrows! |
Rotareminder for October 19, 2021 Meeting opening: David Dix played the Star Spangled Banner; Dave Myers gave the invocation, and the song was Let There Be Peace On Earth. Guests: There were no visiting Rotarians. Guests included Dale Barak, father of the Kent Theodore Roosevelt Student of the month Nicholai Barak; Asad Khan’s wife Beth; speaker Alfonso Hinojosa’s wife Erin; Jeff Roeger’s pharmacy intern from NEOMED Sukndeep Singh; David Sommers’s guest architect Ted Manfrass, and Dave Myers’s guest and soon to be member David Patterson. |
Atoosa Alavi, intellectual property attorney and entrepreneur 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. |
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
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Husein Kitabwalla, CEO-Sodexo Service Operations North America Assad Khan introduced todays’ speaker – Husein Kitabwalla, a Kenyan native, who came over to this country in response to an opportunity to attend the College of Wooster. Mr. Kitabwalla is the CEO of a global company called Sodexo…whose mission it is to conduct good business in a good way that has a powerful positive impact on the 100 million consumers it serves everyday. They create quality of life when they integrate their unique wide range of On-site, Benefits and Rewards and Personal and Home Services. They are driven by their care for its people and their quality of life is their top priority.Mr. Kitabwalla is here today to share his five core principals – notions that have guided him through life and contributed to much of his success professionally and personally. The opportunity to came to this country has had a profound effect on Mr. Kitabwalla. As others have extended kindness and opportunity to him, so too will he pay it forward. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Oct. 12, 2021 Meeting
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Rotareminder for October 5, 2021 President Kathy Myers welcomed the group. Patriotic song God Bless America was arranged by David Dix followed by a rendition of Caberet. President Kathy led the Pledge of Allegiance. The Invocation was offered by Ralph Kletzien. Brian Bialik handling Rotareminder duties. Visiting Rotarians None. Guests David Myers introduced David Patterson. |
Memorial Presentation - Glen A. Saltzman |
Kent Rotary History Moments for September 28, 2021 When colorful Ted Rowe took over the Presidency of the Kent Rotary Club in 1952–53 he promised a year of enlightening programs, a year of action and a greater commitment to the ideals of Rotary. Ted Rowe was a self made industrialist who perfected and patented rubber gaskets and fittings for industrial pipe. His business had grown from his garage to a large manufacturing plant in Kent. His imagination helped change the Kent Rotary club during his year as president. That plant today is near the underpass on SR59 towards Ravenna that bears the name “Sorbothane”.During the year, Larry Woodell and Bert Fageol were appointed to assist donor, Burt Spellman, in establishing and improving Comfort Spellman camp, named for his daughter. It is located just west of Twin Lakes and was intended to improve the life for handicapped citizens, especially children. |
Kent Rotary History Moments for September 21, 2021 Paul Beck, our club President in 1951-52 came to Kent at the request of George Bowman to become the comptroller for Kent State University. He later retired to become President of the Kent National Bank, now Huntington National Bank. As President he entertained a newly elected Vice President of Rotary International, Ray Colette of Maine who was a longtime friend of Ted Rowe.That year there was a summer picnic at Fred Fuller Park, a tour of Kent State University with lunch on campus and remarks by President George Bowman, and continued work on Camp Spellman which gave variety to the year’s programs. As usual, speakers came from many walks of life. There was a look at the FBI out of the Cleveland office, an economic forecast from the B.F. Goodrich Company and Emil Burg who spoke of university business. |
Kent Rotary History Moments for September 14, 2021 1950-51 President was Zanesville, Ohio native Turner Stump who came to KSU in 1930. Within two years he was named head of the Department of Speech and build it into a major school on the KSU campus. The large theater on campus is named for him.Internationalism set the theme for the year. Hallock Raup Of KSU brought an up-to-date account of Korea then prominently in the news. Dr. Allen Birchenoug of Ravenna Grace Episcopal Church caused a lot of commotion and comment when he recommended that we try to halt Russia by using the atomic bomb. Rotarians heard a member of the Hungarian Parliament who spoke on mid-Europe’s problems and Iranian Pera Benjamin, who came to this country destitute, but is now a successful merchant in Daytona Beach, Florida told of his path to success. Harold Van Dorn head of the political science department at KSU reviewed the subject of his recent book, “Communism in China“. One program by a clergyman concerned “What the Church has to Offer to the World in the Mess it’s In”. |
Kent Rotary History Moments for Sept 7, 2021 In 1949-50 our most youthful president of Kent Rotary was Dick Wiland, a native Kent young man who had just returned from war service. His youthfulness brought new energy to the club and established many new young members on the rolls.Evidence of the changes in the business world had a big impact on Rotary at our mid century mark. Many programs were to inform Rotarians of the future of business including those of Dr. John Davidson of Goodyear research who talked on “Practical Use and Effect Of Atomic Energy”, Dr. John Furbray of TWA who spoke on “Air Age Business”and Dr. J.O. Perrine, assistant vice president of AT&T on “Horizons In Communications”. |
Kent Rotary History Moments for September 7, 2021 In 1949-50 our most youthful president of Kent Rotary was Dick Wiland, a native Kent young man who had just returned from war service. His youthfulness brought new energy to the club and established many new young members on the rolls.Evidence of the changes in the business world had a big impact on Rotary at our mid century mark. Many programs were to inform Rotarians of the future of business including those of Dr. John Davidson of Goodyear research who talked on “Practical Use and Effect Of Atomic Energy”, Dr. John Furbray of TWA who spoke on “Air Age Business”and Dr. J.O. Perrine, assistant vice president of AT&T on “Horizons In Communications”. |
Myers’ Musings – September 7, 2021
I trust everyone is enjoying a lovely, relaxing Labor Day weekend as I write this. I can’t believe it is September already! The great news is that this Tuesday, we will have lunch served by the women of the Methodist Church, just like the good ol’ days. We will still be meeting in the gym for the video/Zoom component of the meeting. Lunch will be $12 per person. |
Rotareminder for September 7, 2021 Meeting opening: President Kathy Myers called the meeting to order. David Dix led us in singing our patriotic song, God Bless America. President Kathy led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Mary Beth Harper offered the invocation. We used our songbooks to sing the KSU Fight Song, since Saturday is the home opener for KSU football. President Kathy announced that the audio booth volunteers for today are Dave Myers and Mark Pennel. Sue Hetrick is today’s Rotareminder author. |
Kent Rotary History Moments for August 31, 2021 Our club president during the years 1948-49 was Ray Cheetham, District Manager of the Ohio Bell Telephone company. He was our 28th president of the club and was widely known in northeastern Ohio. Cheatham was extremely active in many community endeavors and especially gardening. He had founded the Akron Men’s Garden Club and did the same thing here in Kent when he started the Kent Men’s Garden Club which has lasted to now more than 70 years. Our Kent Rotary club was named the outstanding club in the district of 52 clubs during that year. |
Rotareminder for August 31, 2021Meeting Opening: David Dix played God Bless America; President Elect Dave Myers led the Pledge of Allegiance; Carol Crimi offered the invocation, and the song was Sidewalks of New York. Up Next: Dr. Marcela Castana, senior material analyst for Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Lunch will be served by the United Methodist Church Women starting next week. There were no visiting Rotarians or guests. AV assistance by Mark Pennell. Announcements:
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Rotareminder for August 24, 2021
President Kathy called the meeting to order in the Auditoria of Stanton Middle School where we convened to avoid interrupting preparations for the “Trash and Treasure” rummage sale at the Methodist Church. With no piano available and David Dix assigned the Rotareminder, President Kathy dispensed with the club singing a patriotic song and a Rotary songbook song and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Paul Organ offered the invocation. President Kathy reminded us that Bill Myers, the new Kent Fire Chief and a new member of our club, will be our speaker next Tuesday when we are back at the Methodist Church. Visiting Rotarians: There were no visiting Rotarians. |
Walt Strawman’s obituary Walt Strawman’s obituary was printed only in the Akron Beacon Journal one day and not in the R-C. With no services or calling hours, I wondered if we could or should include a link to Walt's obituary in the eBulletin. Walt was a devoted Rotarian of 51 years, who always helped with the Shoebox project among many others. Thanks, Mary Beth Harper |
Myers’ Musings – August 17, 2021
I hope EVERYONE can join us IN PERSON for our August 17th meeting!  I will start the meeting at noon so we can be done by 12:45. We will go outside to the church steps and quickly find our places and SMILE! The last time we had a club photo taken was in 2009. This one will represent our wonderful Kent Rotary Club for our 100th year. I hope everyone can be there that day. If it rains, we will reschedule. As rain cells can come and go quickly around here, please plan on the photo and be at the meeting. |
Kent Rotary History Moments for August 10, 2021 Harry Longcoy, local grocer, was completing his year as president of our club and announced that he and his wife were giving a gift of a $500 fund to aid 4H clubs and future farmers to be administered by our club. It became known as the 4H Beef project, loaning start-up money for youthful farmers to raise cattle for future purchase and to help them with their education funds. He also promoted rural-urban relations, and farmer-businessman’s dinners. It was no surprise then that Harry Longcoy was awarded the 2nd Annual Medal for Public Service by the Kent Chamber Of Commerce! |
Rotareminder for August 10, 2021President Kathy Myers welcomed Rotarians. Patriotic song God Bless America was led by David Dix on piano followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Laing Kennedy offered today’s invocation. David Dix played piano while the group sang Home on the Range and Don’t Fence Me In. Visiting Rotarians None Guests Rachel Kerns introduced her sister, Melissa Altintas, visiting from Istanbul, Turkey where she has taught English for that last 25 years. |
Rotareminder for August 3, 2021 President Kathy Myers called the meeting to order, reviewing the agenda for the day. David Dix opened the meeting with the patriotic song GOD BLESS AMERICA. This was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by President Kathy. Doug Fuller provided the invocation. Continuing a long-standing club tradition, the membership sang an opening song. The selection was DON’T FENCE ME IN included in our Rotary song book. President Kathy asked for any guests to be introduced: -Rachel Kerns introduced Jessica Miller from Huntington Bank -George Joseph introduced David Kleckner from Shook Construction -Jeff Roeger introduced Tom Pascarella, retired professor from Hiram College -Kathy Myers, on behalf of Ben Wolford, introduced Michael Indriolo |
Kent Rotary History Moment for August 3, 2021 Meeting
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Rotareminder for July 27, 2021 Announcements: Our Rotary meetings will now start at 12:10 p.m. Our barbeque lunch was prepared by Pit Stop Pub and owner and executive chef Neil Dukes, a 1998 Roosevelt graduate. Next week’s lunch, also organized by Amanda Senn, will feature boxed sandwich lunches from Little City Grill for $9. Jeff Roeger’s mom, Sandy, graciously filled in as our pianist and song leader. State Representative Gail Pavilga was a guest of David McKeen. She spoke briefly about recent legislation in the Ohio House. Sage Culley was a guest of Sandee Reid. July birthdays were announced. The birthday question of the year is “Describe a meaningful moment or time in which you were able to serve others.” Sherry Joy won the Indians (Guardians?) ticket raffle. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for July 27, 2021 MeetingThe war was over! Everyone was waiting for definite word from the Emperor of Japan that arrangements have been made for the formal surrender. The “bomb” had been dropped (twice) and the fact that Hirohito was ready to surrender had virtually ended the fighting. That situation had saved hundreds of American lives while MacArthur had a chance to arrange surrender details. This was the world into which the Rotary entered for its 26th year in Kent. No one really knew what the postwar years would be like but Rotarians were anxious to share and help prepare for a lasting peace. |
Myers’ Musings – August 3, 2021
Here’s the link for sandwich orders for this week. If you signed up last Tuesday, you do NOT need sign up for this. This week’s lunch is $9 and includes your sandwich, cole slaw, chips and a cookie. I will bring bottles of water. |
Rotareminder for July 20, 2021 President Kathy called the meeting to order at 12:15. Guest pianist Sandy Roeger, mother of Rotarian Jeff Roeger, led today’s patriotic song, “America the Beautiful,” followed by the invocation by Randy Smith and the Pledge of Allegiance. Today’s Song: Sandy Roeger played Oh Rotary, My Rotary which is set to the tune of Oh Tannenbaum. The singing was led by former Rotary Octet members Tom Myers and Jim Myers (no relation). Visitors: There were no visiting Rotarians and no guests at today’s meeting. President Kathy welcomed one of our newest members, Andrew Popp, who is attending his first in-person meeting. Welcome Andrew. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for July 20, 2021 MeetingIt’s taken me a year to recap the first 25 years of our club as recorded in our “Silver Anniversary Edition” History of the Club No. 777 of Kent, Ohio, 1920-1945. I quote from the epilogue pages that sum up our club’s progress. The 25 business and professional men who became charter members of the Rotary Club of Kent did not fully appreciate the full significance of Rotary, nor did they completely sense the potentialities of the organization they were founding. They soon learned that a realization of the two slogans, “Service above Self,” and “He profits most who serves best,” were not to be treated lightly, but the application of the principles embodied in these mottoes were the true spirit of Rotary. |
City Update on the Road to Recovery City Manager, Dave Ruller, noted that it is good to be able to meet in person again. The city is still livestreaming meetings, but has begun in-person meetings as well. He offered kudos to front-line staff in the city, including police, fire, and health departments. He also noted that we are not out of the woods yet and urged precaution due to covid variants. Dave also urged us to be extra kind to others. Crime is up in the city. Disputes and domestic violence incidents are on the rise. Drug use is not abating either.After the somber notes, Dave talked about positive changes in the city. |
Myers’ Musings – July 13, 2021
ORDER YOUR LUNCH FOR TUESDAY BY NOON ON MONDAY! I’m sorry this is getting out so late, but next week should be smoother. Many thanks to Amanda Senn, Rachel Kerns and Chas Madonio for helping to set up lunch delivery for Tuesday. The lunches will be delivered to the church prior to the meeting so you won’t have to stand in line for them. Pay Matt Carter by check or cash (checks payable to the Rotary Club of Kent) when you pick them up. Here’s the link to order: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kent-rotary-lunch-order-form-7202021-tickets-163235891947
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Rotareminder for July 13, 2021Meeting opening: President Kathy Myers called the meeting to order. David Dix led us in singing our patriotic song, America the Beautiful. President Kathy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Shawn Gordon offered the invocation. We used our songbooks to sing, “Let There be Peace on Earth”, accompanied by David Dix. Guests: Sandra Reid introduced a colleague from Davey Tree, Jennifer Lennox. Bill Childers introduced his guest Emily Murnane, an intern at United Way. President Kathy asked new members Bill Myers and Steve Smith to stand and be recognized. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for July 13, 2021 MeetingAt the regular meeting held on July 17, 1945, Vice President Jim Laing announced that a committee of citizens under the Kent Chamber of Commerce, would soon meet to consider the erection of a suitable memorial to the men who had gone into military service from Kent and vicinity during World War II and that George Bowman had been appointed to represent Rotary on that committee. The following week the guest speaker was mayor Alf Lovell who talked on “Your City- Kent“ |
Rotareminder for July 6, 2021Meeting Opening: David Dix played God Bless America; Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Kathy Myers, and Sue Hetrick provided the Invocation. Rotarians returned to the Rotary Song Book to sing Home On The Range. Guests: There were no guests or visiting Rotarians at today's meeting. Announcements:
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Myers Musings-July 6, 2021
It was great to be together again in-person and online. Here are some quick notes for us for the coming week or two. DUES – As I mentioned in the meeting on Tuesday, the board approved raising our dues for the coming Rotary year (July 1, 2021 – Jun30, 2022) to $225. We have increased costs due to our new hybrid format and we will not be collecting additional funds from members for each lunch purchased. Doing the latter penalizes those who attend in person. Treasurer Matt Carter will be sending the dues notices out and will have copies at our Tuesday meetings. If you have any questions, please reach out to me or any board member.
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Kent Rotary History Moment for July 6, 2021 Meeting On the evening of July 3, 1945, a Rotary family picnic ushered in the activities of the Kent club for the year 1945-46, when Harry Longcoy was President. Upon the invitation of Martin Davey, the event took place at the Davey Farm located a short distance west of Twin Lakes. For the occasion Martin provided a large tent which had been erected on a knoll overlooking Lake Martin and which gave an ideal setting for serving the tureen supper enjoyed by Rotarians, Rotary Anns and their children. An abundance of roasted peanuts and soft drinks were provided by the host. |
Rotareminder for June 29, 2021Hybrid Meeting on June 29, 2021 President Randy Smith welcomed the group. Patriotic song God Bless America was arranged by David Dix followed by a rendition of Happy Days are Here Again. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance. The Invocation was offered by Rebekah Wright Kulis. Brian Bialik handling Rotareminder duties. Visiting Rotarians None Guests President Kathy announced Stu Bozart, Akron Rotary member, is zooming in to today’s meeting. |
President Kathy's thoughts for the eBulletin July 6, 2021
What an incredible honor to have been inducted as President of the Rotary Club of Kent for the 2021-2022 year! Thank you, President Randy for your year of service to this club. Your Rotary year will go down as one of the most challenging ever. You not only rose to the challenge, but you excelled. It was so wonderful to be meeting in person again! While I did not get a count of who was in attendance in person and online, it was so great to be together! Thank you, President-Elect Dave, for spearheading the hybrid meetings. He has a small cadre of members who will be assisting to keep the hybrid format running smoothly… not only for members who are unable to attend in person, but to allow us to continue to have remote speakers for our meetings. I think we all agree that we had excellent programs last year, both local and at great distances, thanks to using Zoom. If you are interested in joining the Zoom Squad, please contact Dave Myers, dmyers11@gmail.com.
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President’s ramblings for June 22, 2021
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Bill Benoit, COO of University Hospitals South Market Bill Childers introduced today’s speaker, Bill Benoit, COO of University Hospitals South Market, noting that he has worked very hard over the last few years to enhance and upgrade all things at UH Portage, formerly Robinson Hospital. Mr. Benoit is a native of New Orleans, grew up in Brunswick, Ohio, and previously worked at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. |
Rotareminder for June 22, 2021President Randy called the meeting to order at 12:15. David Dix led today’s patriotic song, “America the Beautiful,” followed by the invocation by Nelson Burns and the Pledge of Allegiance. Visitors: There were no visiting Rotarians and no guests at today’s meeting. President Randy welcomed our newest member, Bill Myers, Kent’s fire chief, to his first meeting as an official member. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for June 22, 2021 Meeting The senior boys of the two high schools were entertained by Rotary on May 29, 1945. There were only 49 of these young men in attendance. The reduction in number entertained indicated the inroad which had been made in the schools senior registration by Selective Service to meet the demands of the Army and the Navy. The names of the 20 members of the classes then in military service or engaged in war industry were read by Bob Clark. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for June 15, 2021 Meeting We were still in the War years in the early part of November 1944. Dr. George Dumm suggested that the Rotary Club could render a service to men and women then in the armed services in selecting a business or professional career after the termination of the war. The club adopted the suggestion and appointed a Service to Veterans Committee under the direction of George Dumm, with Jim Laing of the Vocational Service Committee and Paul Brehm of the Community Service Committee , who along with the members of their respective committees were to organize and carry forward this project. The purpose of the committee was to make contact with men and women in the service with a view to helping those whose educational program had been interrupted by military service, and assisting them to make preparations now for finding the proper field of training when they returned home. |
Rotareminder for June 15, 2021President Randy Smith called the meeting to order, noting David Dix would play the opening song, Tom Larkin would lead us in prayer, and Roger Sidoti would be the Rotareminder author today. David Dix opened the meeting with the patriotic song God Bless America. This was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by President Randy. Tom Larkin provided the invocation. |
President’s ramblings for June 15, 2021
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Kent Rotary History Moment for June 8, 2021 A new committee was created by President Art Perry and named the Liason Committee designed to work between the Rotary Club and the Kent Chamber of Commerce to prevent overlapping of activities and to secure mutual assistance where needed on community projects. At the meeting of January 2, 1945, the chairman of the Community Service Committee reported that all members of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce were Rotarians, indicating the interest manifested by club members in the civic activities of the community. |
Presidents rambling’s for Week of June 8, 2021
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Crew that worked on the gazebo downtown |
Presidents rambling’s for Week of June 1, 2021
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Rotareminder for June 1, 2021Meeting opening: President Randy called the meeting to order. David Dix played a patriotic song, “God Bless America.” President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance. Al Barber offered the invocation. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for June 1, 2021 The programs for the year 1944-1945 reflected the spirit of the war period. The industrial obligations and difficulties confronted by management under government control were outlined by three of the members of our club. On August 15, 1944, Ernest Ferry gave a talk on the activities of the Ferry Machine Company and its contributions to the war effort. Paul Davey, of the Davey Compressor Company outlined the difficulties experienced by a small company under war time restrictions. One of the honorary members of the Kent club, Roy Smith, President of the Lamson and Sessions Company told of some of the difficulties in bringing their product up to the new Army and Navy specifications occasioned by the heavier demands made upon mechanical equipment used in the world wide war. They manufactured nuts, bolts and screws at their plant on Mogadore Road. |
Presidents rambling’s for Week of May 25, 2021
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Rotareminder for May 25, 2021 Meeting opening: President Randy Smith called the meeting to order. David Dix played our patriotic song, God Bless America. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance and David Dix offered the invocation. Guests: Asad Khan introduced Dr. Clinton Bragza. He also noted that Bill Myers, who was in attendance, may also be a potential new member. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for May 25, 2021 Four more members of the Kent Rotary entered military service in 1943-44. Honorary service memberships were conferred on the following: Dewey Barich, Bill Getz, Karl Leebrick, and Dick Wiland. Due to war conditions, the International Convention was not held this year. |
President’s ramblings for week of May 18, 2021
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Inside the Ohio State Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine began his six-year term on the Supreme Court of Ohio on Jan. 2, 2017, following his statewide election in November 2016. He did his undergraduate work at Miami University and received his law degree from the University of Michigan. He has had experience as a Hamilton County Commissioner and served in the legal system, eventually joining the Ohio Supreme Court.An excellent writer, Justice DeWine is known for the quality and thoroughness of his legal opinions. His opinions reflect his strong belief in judicial restraint and his respect for the constitutional roles of the other coequal branches of governmen |
Connect with Kent Kids!
Todd Poole, Principal of Holden Elementary in Kent asked that we share information with the club. Below is a link to connect Kent businesses to Holden School. The goal is to expose students to different career opportunities and increase awareness of how math is related to those careers. We appreciate any opportunity to introduce students to future pathways and the required skills. Please click the link to submit your name. Any questions, please reach out to Todd Poole at tpoole@kentschools.net or 330-676-8400. |
Rotareminder for May 18, 2021President Randy Smith called the meeting to order. David Dix played our patriotic song, God Bless America. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Christie Anderson offered the invocation. Guests: Asad Khan introduced Dr. Marcela Castano, a potential new member. He also noted that Bill Myers may also join the meeting, as another potential new member. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for May 18, 2021 Our President during the 1943-1944 year was Dr. John Painter. In a characteristic manner, John stated that he would give his best efforts to have a successful year and that he anticipated an exceedingly busy 12 months for the club due to the existing war conditions. Throughout the year each of the weekly notices carried a special communication from the president. These messages were styled “Paintergrams.” They varied in content from President John‘s personal meditations to quotations from ancient seers, and all messages were founded on Rotary principles. |
President’s ramblings for week of May 11, 2021
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Rotareminder for May 11, 2021Meeting Opening: David Dix played God Bless America; Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Randy Smith, and Debbie Krutz provided the Invocation blessing for military personnel. Guests: Asad Kahn introduced potential members Bill Myers and Dr. Marcela Castano. Announcements: Mary Beth Harper updated the club on the shoe box project that has benefited children of the dump in Nicaragua for many years. Due to Covid and political unrest in Nicaragua, no American was able to go for the distribution to the children this year which normally occurs around Christmas. While the Kent Club did not participate last year, the boxes from other clubs are still being held in customs hoping for a release late summer. Hence, no boxes will be collected this year. If the project restarts, Mary Beth said she would chair the project. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for May 11, 2021 Hale Thompson returned from the 1943 St. Louis Rotary International Convention and stated that the meeting was one of seriousness, the theme being “Rotary Serving in War and In Peace”. He referred to the fact that many of the addresses centered over the sixth object of Rotary, international understanding and goodwill. |
Richard "Pete" Peterson, Author Will Underwood introduced Richard ‘Pete’ Peterson as today’s speaker. Richard is an author and is presenting today on his book titled The Turnpike Rivalry: The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. |
Rotareminder for May 4, 2021President Randy Smith welcomed the group. David Dix led today’s patriotic song, America the Beautiful. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Randy followed by an invocation by Carol Crimi. Guests Asad Khan introduced his guest Bill Myers. Bill will soon be the new fire chief in Kent and is hoping to become a member. |
President’s ramblings for week of May 4, 2021 This week we finished up our month featuring local authors with Pete Peterson discussing the long-standing rivalry between the Steelers and the Browns. Thanks again to Will Underwood. Next week we hear from Kent native USN Commander Mike Sargent, Operations officer at Fleet logistics in Pearl Harbor.
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Kent Rotary History Moment for May 4, 2021 Various members of the Rotary club actively participated in the war effort by occupying positions of responsibility in the home front program.Hale Thompson was appointed chairman of Civilian Defense Committee of the Kent Chamber of Commerce in 1941 which was recorded in 1942 as the official organization of the Office of Civilain Defense; |
Mark Dawidziak, author and journalist Will Underwood introduced our Speaker Mark Dawidziak – an internationally-recognized Mark Twain scholar, who has portrayed Mark Twain for the past forty years, among his many achievements. Here is the full video.Dawidziak, long an admirer of Mark Twain and his works, as well as a fan Rod Serling of the Twilight Zone TV series in the 60’s, has been able to draw some interesting parallels between two men who were once considered the best in their profession. Separated by nearly a century, each was dedicated to their profession – Twain, who got his start writing for newspapers and magazines, and Serling, who experienced an epiphany of sorts by discovering his love for writing when he enrolled in Antioch College after a stint in the military. |
Rotareminder for April 27, 2021President Randy Smith welcomed the group. Patriotic song God Bless America was arranged by David Dix. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance. The Invocation was offered by Doug Fuller. . . Brian Bialik handling Rotareminder duties. Visiting Rotarians None Guests Asad Khan introduced friend and colleague Dr. Mauricio Echeverri. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Apr 27, 2021 On July 24, 1942, the Rotary club of Kent acted as host to the officers assembly of the 158th district at a meeting at Twin Lakes country club. This was the first time in the history of the district that the Kent club had been honored by having the privilege of entertaining the assembly. |
President’s ramblings for week of April 27, 2021This week we heard from author and journalist Mark Dawiziak who took us on a journey into the lives of Mark Twain and Rod Sterling. While on the surface these men would appear to have little in common, his program delved into their ability to teach moral lessons using the media of their time. Next week we end our literary journey, compliments of Will Underwood , with author Richard “Pete” Peterson discussing his book about the long rivalry between the Browns and the Stealers.
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Kent Rotary History Moment for Apr 20, 2021 Early in World War Two, in May 1942, Paul Davey suggested to the Rotarians that the members of the military service inducted from Kent would welcome a chatty newsy hometown letter and outlined the formation of an “Uncle Zenas Club” composed of Rotarians who would be willing to correspond with the servicemen. He said the name “Uncle Zenas” seemed a fitting title as it dated back to Zenas Kent, the founder of the city. The plan was cordially received by Rotarians and by the men in the service, and relations set up in this manner were continued for a long period of time. Eventually the large number of men taken from Kent made the plans so cumbersome that it was impossible to continue to correspond with each inductee. |
President’s ramblings for week of April 20, 2021This week we heard from author Gary Sosniecki about his book describing his family’s personal tragedy of the murder of his great grandmother by her husband. This week we hear from Mark Dawiziak , author of “Moralists in Disguise”. |
Rotareminder for April 20, 2021President Randy called the meeting to order at 12:15. David Dix led today’s patriotic song, “God Bless America,” followed by the invocation by Mary Beth Harper, who read a prayer about kindness by Mother Theresa, and the Pledge of Allegiance.Visitors: There were no visiting Rotarians at today’s meeting. The family of Jayden Triplett, today’s RHS Student of the Month were our guests. Student of the Month: Theodore Roosevelt High School Student of the Month was Jayden Triplett; he was introduced by Dennis Love, THRS Principal. Jayden is a member of the National Honor Society and captain of both varsity baseball and track teams. He plans to attend University of Arizona to study business and entrepreneurship. |
Rotareminder for April 13, 2021President Randy Smith called the meeting to order, making a quick review of the agenda and asking David Dix to kick off our meeting with a patriotic song, David played “My Country Tis of Thee” and Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance. Sue Hetrick followed with the Invocation. President Randy asked if there were any guests to be introduced and seeing none, he welcomed our newest inducted members Phil Lanier and Ben Wolford |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Apr 13, 2021 You may recall that prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 a committee had been named on national defense. Our district governor had commended President Crecraft most favorably for naming a committee on national defense stating that it was the first club he visited that had the foresight to place in its organization a committee to meet the anticipated emergency. |
Rona Simmons, Author Kent Rotary Club welcomed Rona Simmons to speak about her latest book The Other Veterans of World War II.Rona Simmons has written both novels and works of historical fiction. She coauthored Images from World War II, celebrating the art of WWII veteran and artist Jack Smith. The daughter of a World War II fighter pilot herself, she is proud to honor veterans and their stories through her work. Her stories, articles, and interviews have appeared in regional and national literary journals and online magazines. |
Food Drive Contest with Stow Munroe Falls Rotary
Rotarians, We’ve been challenged by the Stow Munroe Falls Rotary Club to see who can donate more to a food drive in the month of April. More than bragging rights are on the line. Each club’s leadership has agreed that the losing club will donate $100 to the winning club’s choice of charity. Let’s show them what we’re made of!! The Stow Monroe Falls club will be donating to one of their local charities. Our club will be donating to our familiar friends, the Ben Curtis Family Foundation. |
President’s ramblings for week of April 6, 2021This week we heard about our Foundation’s plan to increase its endowment. This will ensure that our club will continue to impact our community by providing resources for worthy projects. The income generated from this fund will augment our yearly fundraising projects as well as cover shortfalls during unusual occurrences, such as this current pandemic. Next week begins a month of programs arranged by Will Underwood. We will hear from a series of authors about their latest published work. Should be quite entertaining and informative. |
Rotareminder for April 6, 2021Welcome to new members! Phil Lanier, Director of Marketing and New Business Development at DS Architecture, and Ben Wolford, editor and publisher of The Portager, were inducted as new members. Lanier lives in Kent with his wife Emily and two children. Wolford is our first member who lives in a foreign country. He and his wife, Christina, who is a human rights attorney with the UN, live in Brazil with their two young children. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Apr 6, 2021 The meeting of the Rotary club of Kent held on July 1, 1941, witness the installation of a new president Earl Crecraft. President Earl referred to the fact that he remembered the Rotary club of Kent when he was young in years and reminded members that in 1921, when he was a professor in Akron University, he had appeared before the club and had spoken on the “City Manager Plan.” |
Salvation Army needs help with food drive... Thank you to the Kent Rotarians and Habitat for Humanity of Portage County staff who volunteered to serve others through Salvation Army’s food program that kicks off May 5th. If you are working that day, please arrive between 8:00 & 8:30 a.m. Everyone should dress for the weather. After all cars have received their food and departed, cleanup begins and is usually done by 12:00-1:00 P.M.The site is in Kent at the corner of 261 and Summit St. in the Kent State parking lot. It is located down the road directly across from Kent Christian Life Center Volunteer opportunities will continue each month during the warmer months. If you would like to volunteer on another first Wednesday to help pass out food, please contact Rotarian Rachel Kerns at rkerns@habitatofportage.org or contact Salvation Army's Bonnie Schubert at Bonnie.Schubert@USE. Rachel Kerns |
Rotareminder for March 30, 2021Meeting opening: President Randy called the meeting to order. Dave Dix played our patriotic song, “God Bless America.” President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Paul Organ offered a Rotary invocation. Guests: Dave Myers introduced his guest, Ben Wolford of The Portager, soon to be a member. Philip Lanier, Director of Marketing for DS Architects, introduced himself. He will also soon become a member. |
President’s ramblings for week of March 30, 2021This week we heard from Mike Daniels, Director of KSU Student Multicultural Center. A colleague of Todd Kamenash in doctoral studies at the University this wrapped up a month of programs arranged by Todd. Next week we will hear from Paul Organ about a capital campaign for our Kent Rotary Foundation. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Mar 30, 2021 In January 1941, there was an interesting meeting of the club in which the speakers were Kent Rotarians. Howard Hall, Vice Chairman of the Program Committee, presented a meeting related to the community obligations of the Club. Jim Green spoke on “Re-dedicating Ourselves to Kent”; George Morse discussed “Visualize Growth of Kent State University” and “Our Industries” and “Work for a Larger and Better Kent”; and Roy Donaghy talked on “Help Develop Kent Through Membership in the Chamber Of Commerce”. |
Portage County Health District needs volunteers... The Portage county Health District is conducting COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Tuesdays at the KSU Fieldhouse and I am Volunteering, therefore I may miss the next few Rotary meetings. The PC Health Dept is in need of more Volunteers both Medical and Non-medical. The link is below. Thanks, Bill |
Salvation Army needs help with food drive... Salvation Army is doing a food drive...giving food to families in need, once a month starting in April. This drive is located in Kent (by the big bus pick up she said). They are in dire need of volunteers to serve others. I told them my Habitat team will donate a few hours to do this May 5. I have roughly five leadership staff that will volunteer that date. Their Captain mentioned she thought I was on the board for Rotary and wondered if I could get five more people from the club. I explained I was not on the board but would be happy to facilitate the request. She is asking all clubs to donate one day to help. Since Habitat has five people, we only need five more. I will mention this to the club next week to see if we can get five members to volunteer on that date?Thanks all! Rachel |
President’s ramblings for week of March 23, 2021This week we were entertained by contestant’s Kaylie Lowery and Isabella Mineo at our annual 4 Way speech contest. Kaylie will be moving on to the District contest. Next week we will hear from Mike Daniels, Director of KSU’s Student Multicultural Center. |
Rotareminder for March 23, 2021 Meeting opening:President Randy Smith called the meeting to order. David Dix played our patriotic song, God Bless America. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Laing Kennedy offered the invocation. Guests: David Sommers introduced Philip Lanier, Director of Marketing at DS Architects. Dave Myers introduced his guest, Ben Wolford of The Portager. Both guests are soon to be members. Program: Speech Contest President Randy noted that the usual order of business would be modified today. Announcements and the 100th anniversary moment will follow the speech contest. He then asked Olivia Pilon to introduce our program. Olivia thanked Pam Farr who helps with this contest annually in her role at Kent Roosevelt High School. She was unable to be with us today. Also, we had a third speaker for today’s contest, who had to cancel due to an emergency. Olivia introduced the three judges for today’s speeches. They are club members Kelly Tremaine, Sharon Sledzik, and Steve Smith. Olivia introduced today’s speakers and their speech topics. The first speaker was Kaylie Lowrey, a senior at Roosevelt, talking about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Her speech topic is How Diet and Exercise Effect Your Body. Kaylie talked about the benefits of working out for thirty minutes every day and eating healthy food. She applied the Rotary Four Way Test to her topic.
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Kent Rotary History Moment for Mar 23, 2021 District Governor H.K.Carpenter, addressed the club in August of 1940. He spoke of his early life in Ravenna where he was born and being one of the first graduates of Kent State Teachers College. A special feature for the luncheon was the ice cream served for dessert made in airplane molds, the gift of Todd Fenn of the Fenn Dairy. |
Rotareminder for March 16, 2021President Elect Kathy Myers welcomed the group. Patriotic song God Bless America was arranged by David Dix. President Elect Kathy led the Pledge of Allegiance. The Invocation was offered by Rachel Kerns. . Brian Bialik handling Rotareminder duties. Visiting Rotarians None Guests Paul Organ introduced future member Philip Lanier of DS Architecture. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Mar 16, 2021 On October 17, 1939, the club had one of its own members as speaker. Griffith Evans, a representative to the General assembly of Ohio, spoke on the subject “The State Legislature.” His remarks were pointed and humorous showing many of the procedures not seen by casual observers. The club had 100% attendance, with 4 members attending other clubs within the time period to make the record attendance. |
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Rotareminder for March 9, 2021Up Next: Laing Kennedy will prepare us for NCAA March Madness. Meeting Opening: President Randy called the meeting to order. David Dix played God Bless America. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Rick Bissler provided the Invocation. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Mar 9, 2021 It was February 1940 and our Rotary club in cooperation with Kent State University conducted another Forum on International Affairs. Karl Leebrick, President of the university, was also the committee chairman. The lectures were held in the auditorium of the Kent State Training School, and due to the war conditions in Europe and the position of the United States, the discussion centered around the question of neutrality. |
Amanda Feaster. Director of Student Accessibility Services at Kent State University Amanda’s presentation, titled Supporting Students with Disabilities in College, shined a light on the variety of disabilities today’s college students have and all the ways in which her department offers accommodations so students can have a successful college career. Amanda’s presentation began with a quick breakdown of statistics related to disabilities of college students. Nationwide, 19% of undergrads, or 1 in 5 students, has a disability. Disabilities vary from psychological (depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar), learning, medical to physical. In addition, 25% of student veterans have a disability as do 11% of graduate students. At the KSU Main campus there are 2,000 students served by her office.Amanda came to KSU in 2011. Since that time, the Accessibility Services department has put a focus on mental health of students. Amanda reported that since she came to KSU her department has seen an 80% increase in students reporting a psychological disability. This is exacerbated by the COVID pandemic and a recent nationwide poll showed that 60% of college students reported an increase in mental health issues like anxiety and depression related to the pandemic. Amanda’s department assists students to the best of their ability, though unlike students in elementary, middle and high school, her department relies on students reporting their disability to the university. There is no burden to find or identify students needing assistance. Once a student begins working with the department they can receive assistance finding appropriate accommodations. Her department has a list of 250 accommodations available. Accommodations include anything that removes a barrier for a student, whether it is physical, social, educational, or calendar related. The department also seeks to change the culture on campus around those with disabilities and includes educating faculty and staff, parents, campus leaders, and state legislators. Amanda and her team advocate for proactive inclusivity and universal design on campus and in the community. |
Rotareminder for March 2, 2021 President Randy Smith welcomed Rotarians.Patriotic song God Bless America was led by David Dix on piano. President Randy Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance. Nelson Burns offered today’s invocation. Guests David Sommers welcomed Phillip Lanier (DS Architecture), soon to become a member David Myers welcomed Ben Wolford (The Portager), considering becoming a member |
Dave Ruller's City of Kent Ohio UpdateHere is a document submitted by Dave Ruller following his February 23 program. I thought it might be good to share it with Rotarians as Dave was unable to finish updating the club on all his talking points. Thank you to Todd Kamenash for forwarding this to me from Dave. Stacey Richardson
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President’s ramblings for week of March 2, 2021Amanda Feaster, KSU Director of Student Accessibillity Services, discussed the wide array of services available to college students with disabilities this week. She pointed out that unlike state mandated services in primary and secondary schools which require active screening, these services are provided only when sought by individuals enrolled in higher education. As pointed out by our members this a much more comprehensive program then what was available many years ago. Next week we hear from former member Lori Wemhoff who is now Senior Vice President Communications and Marketing for the American Osteopathic Association. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Mar 2, 2021You may remember that one of the first projects of our club underfounder William Walls was listing children of Portage County who had physical infirmities and assisting them in getting medical help. That was back in 1921. In 1939 under the leadership of Jim Green the Crippled Children’s Committee became active in an investigation of the conditions in Portage County. Jim called attention to the fact that the county by reason of failure to provide funds for its share of the necessary expenses had failed to provide for the indigent crippled children in conformity with the laws of the state of Ohio. He and other members of the club met with the probate judge, the auditor and the county commissioners to address the issue of funding for the care of crippled children in the county. |
Dave Ruller, Kent Ohio City ManagerTodd Kamenesh delivered a nice introduction to our speaker today – Kent City Manager, Dave Ruller, who has prepared remarks on how the pandemic has affected the city. To the surprise of no one, Dave stated that the city was not immune to the effects of the pandemic. Approximately 50% of the city’s workforce was either diagnosed or has COVID. Many businesses have been hurt with a number of pandemic-induced closures. For all of the bad, Dave believes the city is better for the experience. In a way, the city has become an ecosystem of sorts – provoking various departments to learn how to work differently by working smarter. A “unified command model” has led to better coordination of department duties, as well as developing a healthy reliance on each other. Words such as “collaboration”, “cooperation” and “leadership” served as a rallying cry to leave no stone unturned and to seek and invite creative solutions. As Dave opined…”it is open season on good ideas.” |
Rotareminder for February 23, 2021Zoom Meeting on February 23, 2020 President Randy Smith welcomed the group. Patriotic song God Bless America was arranged by David Dix. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance. The Invocation was offered by Hal Loughry. Brian Bialik handling Rotareminder duties. Visiting Rotarians None |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Feb 23, 2021More than 80 farmers of the district were entertained at a joint meeting of the Rotary, Kiwanis and the Chamber of Commerce at a banquet given at the Congregational Church Gymnasiumon the evening of February 28, 1939. Moving pictures of the Sixth World Poultry Congress were shown by Merle Wagoner of the club. In as much as the Seventh World Poultry Congress was to be held in Cleveland in July the pictures were especially interesting to the farmers in attendance. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Feb 16, 2021During the summer of 1938 the recreational director for the city desired to arrange for a Kid-Kar derby and requested Rotary’s assistance and cooperation. Under the sponsorship of Kent Rotary, through the Boy’s Work Committee and the W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration, a federal program for the unemployed under President Franklin Roosevelt’ New Deal during the Great Depression), the Kid-Kar auto races were held for the next several years. Similar, but a little different from the International Soap Box Derby, the races were held on Main Street Hill, starting on a special ramp constructed at the intersection with Mantua Street and ending at the east end of the bridge across the Cuyahoga River. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Feb 9, 2021Early in September 1937, the community service committee headed by its chairman, Phil Ott, appeared before the city council with a request that a park board be established to outline a park system project for the city. The committee offered the assistance of the Rotary club in the development work after a park commission had been named. Ernest Ferry, Rotary President, was named chairman of the Kent Recreation Commission in February 1938. The recreation program, a WPA project was fostered by the Rotary club in 1936. |
Rotareminder for February 2, 2021Announcements: Invocation: Christie Anderson read parts of Amanda Gorman’s poem from President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Community Meal: Carol Crimi needs volunteers to help serve a community meal on Saturday, February 20, at the Faith Lutheran Church. Contact her if you can help dish up dinners, deliver to curbside or prepare desserts. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Feb 2, 2021Kent Rotarians were shocked and saddened by the announcement of the death of William Walls, Superintendent Of Kent Public Schools and the founder of Rotary in Kent, due to an automobile accident while on his way to Columbus August 14, 1937. Funeral services were held at Methodist Episcopal Church in Kent with burial in Steubenville Ohio. |
President’s ramblings for week of January 26We heard from former AP national journalist Liz Sidoti who described her career path since growing up in our local community. Another amazing story of how our community has impacted the world in a positive significant way. Thanks again to Amanda Senn for a month of inspiring programs. This next week we celebrate “Heart” month with speaker Tracy Behnke, Executive Director Northeast Ohio/Western Pennsylvania American Heart Association. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Jan 26, 2021Be mindful of the following date: It was autumn of 1936 and at the suggestion of a district governor, our President Fren Musselman proposed to the Rotary club of Kent that they promote a series of lectures by nationally known speakers and thereby initiate a “ Forum of Foreign Affairs” in Kent. The purpose and objective of the undertaking was a course of lectures and conferences on international problems especially as they bear on American daily living and thought. Our national security and our desire to live peaceably in the complex and jumpy modern world depended greatly on an intelligent American public opinion on these subjects as well as our sympathetic understanding of the attitudes of people of other nations. |
Rotareminder for January 26, 2021 Meeting Opening: President Randy called the meeting to order. David Dix provided the patriotic song, “God Bless America”. President Randy led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Mary Beth Harper provided the invocation, which focused on the necessity of patience as the Covid-19 vaccines are distributed. |
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President’s ramblings for week of January 19We heard from a local entrepreneur Mason Kisamore who, along with his wife, runs a farming operation in Portage County. It is obvious that small farms are alive and well in our community. The entrepreneurial skill they display is impressive both in scope and planning. This week Liz Sidoti, Managing Director Abernathy MacGregor, will be our speaker. The daughter of Past President Roger and a Kent Theodore Roosevelt Grad, she will undoubtedly bring us a program with national political insight. |
Liz Sidoti, Managing Director Abernathy MacGregor Amanda Senn introduced us to Liz Sidoti, the daughter of former President Roger, whose storied career in journalism began when she was 10 years old and delivering her newspaper route and, according to Liz, “reading every newspaper I could.” Liz graduated from Roosevelt in 1993 and at the age of 17 enrolled in the Scripps School of Journalism program at Ohio University going on from there to Associated Press in Ohio starting in Cincinnati and then Columbus before going on to the national bureau of Associated Press where she eventually became AP’s politics writer for the nation during the Bush and Obama years. |
Kent Rotary History Moment for Jan 19th, 2021 The City of Kent in line with the rest of the country was slowly working its way out of the economic depression at this time; yet work was needed for those who were unable to secure a regular employment. To create worthwhile jobs for some of the worthy unemployed and, at the same time to afford recreation for underprivileged children in the city, vice president Ernst Ferry suggested that the Rotary Club sponsor a recreational program for the children and youth of Kent and use the idle men of the city to develop facilities for the promotion of the project. This was a citywide undertaking with several civic organizations joining with the City of Kent to promote the plan. |
Mason Kisamore Farms, LLC Amanda Senn introduced Mason Kisamore, who frequents the Kent Farmer’s Market. Amanda noted that Mason met his wife Stacy at the Randolf Fair. Mason, his wife along with sons Harlan and Emerson raise animals, supplying meat for Dumas and the Farmer’s Market. Mason told us that he has been involved with farming his entire life. He started helping on his dad’s farm and now he has his own farm business. He owns over 20 acres of land and leases an additional 600 acres of land, to grow crops and raise animals. They raise cattle, lambs, pigs, turkeys, chickens, laying hens and milk cows. They sell pork, lamb, beef to customers at Dumas Meats and the Kent Farmer’s Market. They also sell fresh turkeys and eggs. |
Rotareminder for January 19, 2021 Meeting opening: President Randy Smith called the meeting to order. David Dix played our patriotic song, God Bless America. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Doug Fuller offered the invocation. Guests: David Sommers introduced Philip Lanier, Director of Marketing for DS Architects. Shawn Gordon introduced her guest, Andrew Popp, an attorney with Weisenburger Law in Ravenna. |
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Rotareminder for January 12, 2021Meeting Opening: President Randy called the meeting to order. David Dix played our patriotic song. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Ralph Kletzien provided the Invocation. Guests: David Sommers’ guest was Philip Lanier, Director of Marketing for DS Architecture and Shawn Gordon’s guest was Andrew Popp, attorney with Weisenburger Law in Ravenna. |
History Moment Jan 12, 2021 James Green was our President during the year 1935.That year Kent Rotary played an important part in relief work necessitated by the Depression. The following members assumed leadership roles of various organizations. Emmet Stopher was elected President of the Kent Welfare Association. Many members energetically participated in the Community Chest Drive. Will Reed had charge of the drive for finds that raised more than the quota set by the Welfare Association |
Dr. Ellie Yanchar Dr. Ellie Yanchar was born and raised in Kent. She graduated from Kent Roosevelt in 1999. She took a roundabout journey to get to medicine, which was sparked by working for the American Red Cross during Hurricane Katrina, and she did not start medical school until she was 29 years old. She is now dual boarded in family medicine and psychiatry. She did her most of her medical training on the west coast, with medical school in Oregon, and residency in San Diego, where her training was focused primarily on working with homeless and underserved populations, and those suffering from addiction. After residency she moved to NYC to complete a fellowship at Columbia University, where she was working at a shelter for men with mental illness in the Bronx. |
Aurora Valentine Drawing Flyer Ben Askren from the Aurora club asked me to distribute the attached flier to our club. He says they "...haven't been able to have a fund raiser for well over a year now. Its a 50/50 drawing and hopefully we will have a big pot. People who want to enter can via the Aurora Ohio Rotary Facebook page."Here is their Valentine Drawing Flyer.
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President’s ramblings for week of January 5, 2021Amanda Senn kicked off our month of programs highlighting local talent. Marcquis Parham, a talented athlete in the local sports scene during the 1990’s, described his journey as an impoverished black male in a single parent matriarch family in our community. His powerful message of influencer’s in his life can provide a path for us as individuals and an organization. I believe our efforts to support our schools and literacy programs with our time and money truly make a difference. Next week’s speaker will be Dr Ellie Yanchar, another 1990’s local talent, who now serves on the front lines of health care in New York City. Should be another informative and interesting program. |
History Moment Jan 5, 2021John Gettrust was our President during 1934-35. Our club’s membership had dropped to 50 members, still the result of the Great Depression.Major Roy Smith through his efforts as Vice President of the Lamson & Sessions Company, donated to the city of Kent, a track of land along the Cuyahoga River for a municipal park system. A committee of Rotarians was name to aid the city in developing and beautifying the park project on the land recently donated.
Major Smith was the first member of our club to be named a board trustee of Kent State University, an honor bestowed by Governor Davey. |
Rotaryeminder Rotary Club of Kent January 5, 2021 Up Next: January 12 Ellie Yanchar, Psychiatrist and Family Medicine Physician at the Bronx NY Health Collective will speak about her experiences working with underserved populations, primarily homeless and marginally housed individuals in community health center and homeless shelter settings. Ellie is a proud 1999 alumna of Kent Roosevelt High School.Meeting Opening: President Randy called the meeting to order. David Dix played our patriotic song. President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Sue Hetrick provided the Invocation. |
Kent Rotary's Meeting Speaker-Marcus Parham January program chair Amanda Senn introduced her 2002 Kent Roosevelt High School classmate Marquis Parham. He is the Assistant Director of the Career and Leadership Development Center at his alma mater Ohio University. Marquis holds bachelors and masters degrees in recreation and sport pedagogy with an emphasis in coaching education and recreation management and administration. He is an educator, motivator, personal trainer, fashion model and television celebrity.Marquis told his life story about how his successes and failures during his early years in Kent have shaped his life. He gave great credit to his mother Jackie Peoples Duke for raising him and his older brother alone. She worked two jobs to provide for them. |
Girl Scouts Women of Distinction Award Nominations |
A year in the history of Kent Ohio - The Kent Tribune
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Rotareminder Rotary Club of Kent December 15, 2020President Randy Smith welcomed Rotarians. David Dix played two Irving Berlin songs, White Christmas and God Bless America, to start the meeting. President Randy Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roberta O’Keefe offered today’s invocation. |
The Glenn Saltzman Award Winners 2020
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History Moment Dec 8, 2020
The year 1933-1934 presented many handicaps and problems due to the effect of the continued economic depression. While the administration at Washington attempted to call conditions a recession, the country and the local community recognize the effect of a genuine depression. The morale of the average citizen was low and this was reflected in his attitude towards all activities even extending into Rotary. |
Guest Speaker - Rita R. Colwell, PhD. Dave Myers introduced our speaker Rita R. Colwell, PhD.Dr. Colwell’s vitae is vast having received undergraduate and graduate degrees in Bacteriology, Genetics and Oceanography. Moreover, she has been awarded 63 honorary degrees from institutions of higher education, as well as receiving recognitions from a number of world leaders for her achievements in science related to infectious diseases and clean water management. She is a nationally-respected scientist and educator, and has authored or co-authored 19 books and more than 800 scientific publications. She produced the award-winning film, Invisible Seas, and has served on editorial boards of numerous scientific journals. She serves as Chair of the Research Board for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (2010-2020). Her latest book is “A Lab of One’s Own: One Woman’s Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science” (2020) with Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. |
Rotary Club of Kent Federal Tax Return Available Rotary Club of Kent Form 990-EZ is now available here. |
History Moment Dec 1, 2020
While I’ve been recalling how our club managed to survive during the Great Depression of the 1930’s, let’s step back a decade to remember what happened 100 years ago on tomorrow’s date. |
President’s ramblings for December 1Program chair Dave Myers kicked off the month with a program from Rotary International Foundation describing how our donations impact the world as well as locally. Since we did not organize an “Every Rotarian, Every Year” campaign we are counting on members to make their contributions individually. An opportunity is available to give during our Holiday online gala during the “Happy Bucks” segment. Members will be able to donate to Polio Plus as they commemorate something positive in their life. While we have set a $5 minimum, here is a challenge to “dig deep” to support this worthy cause that has been Rotary’s signature project for decades. This week I’m excited to hear from Dr Rita Colwell, former director National Science Foundation to hear her take on the Covid pandemic. |
Rotareminder Rotary Club of Kent Dec 1, 2020Rotareminder December 1, 2020 President Randy Smith called the meeting to order, noting that this is Giving Tuesday. He announced that Carol Crimi would give the Invocation, David Dix would play the opening song, and Roger Sidoti would be the Rotareminder author for the meeting. David Dix played the opening patriotic song God Bless America, and this was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by President Randy. Carol Crimi provided the opening prayer. |
Salvation Army Bell Ringers Needed |
History Moment Nov 24, 2020
In the spring of 1933 and the Presidency of W.W.Reed, economic conditions of the Depression affected our club as well as everything else in our universe. Club membership slipped from 60 members to 58 and would fall even further in the future. Annual dues were again reduced from $20 to $15 and could be paid quarterly! President Reed and Presidents-elect, Amos Heer, issued the following joint statement, a portion of which follows, |
Rotareminder Rotary Club of Kent Nov 24, 2020President Randy called the meeting to order at 12:15. David Dix led today’s patriotic song, “God Bless America,” followed by the invocation by Shawn Gordon and Pledge of Allegiance. Visitors: There were no visiting Rotarians. Guests were Stephanie Shulda, guest of Bill Childers, Mark Pennell and Michelle Hartman, guests of Kathy Myers, Andrew Popp, guest of Shawn Gordon, and Kent McWilliams, Director of the Glauser School of Music, guest of Tom Hatch. |
President’s ramblings for November 24A big thanks to Tom Hatch for our excellent month of programing for November. This week we heard the impressive history of Blossom Kent as we anticipate its return this summer. We will learn about the Rotary International Foundation from Rebecca Silber on the first Tuesday in December, “Giving Tuesday”. |
Guest speaker, Ricardo Sepulveda, Director of the Kent Blossom Music Festival Tom Hatch introduced today’s guest speaker, Ricardo Sepulveda, Director of the Kent Blossom Music Festival.+ Kent Blossom is in its 53rd year. It was started as a collaboration between the Cleveland Orchestra and Kent State University at the time Blossom Music Center was created. Early supporters of the project and founding members of the advisory committee included world-renowned classical musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copeland, James Gingold, Pierre Boulez, George Szell. The original idea, to provide a truly professional experience for young musicians, still guides the program today. Students receive instruction from KSU Faculty and Cleveland Orchestra members. They also perform at Blossom Music Center, rehearse at Severance Hall, and play a side-by-side concert with the Cleveland Orchestra. |
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Kent Rotary's Zoom Meeting Abdoulaye Fall, former ILEP scholarKent Rotary's Zoom Meeting Abdoulaye Fall, former ILEP scholar talks about KSU's READ Center  |
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Kent Rotary's Zoom Meeting-Historic Facades of Kent, OhioKent Rotary's Zoom Meeting - Historic Facades of Kent, Ohio by Mike Prues, Tom Hatch and Doug Fuller |
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Kent Rotary Foundation Financial Summary
Kent Rotary Foundation Financial Summary as of September 30, 2020 is now available. Here is the Foundation Grant Application |
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Rotary History Moment Oct 20, 2020
Another reminder of our 100 year history. Today’s history moment involves our city, club and my family. |
Sponsorship opportunity...To sponsor this eBulletin and Rotary Club of Kent website, see the Website Advertising Guide. (Right hand column of eBulletin provides sample banner ad.)
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Sandra Reid honored by Girl Scouts Congratulations to Kent resident and alumni Sandra Reid who was recently honored by the Girl Scouts of NE Ohio with a “Women of Distinction” award! |
Rotareminder for Kent October 13, 2020Rotareminder Rotary Club of Kent October 13, 2020 |
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Kent Rotary's Zoom Meeting Craft Spirits, Bourbon and more
2020-10-20 Kent Rotary's Zoom Meeting _Craft Spirits, Bourbon and more_ Josh Daily and Amy Mesh of Middle West Spirits |
Kent Rotary's Zoom Meeting - The Art of Cheese and Wine - Tim Sahr from the Kent Cheesemonger
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Kent Rotary's Zoom Meeting Northwater Brewing Company, Kent's New Microbrewery
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2020-09-29 Kent Rotary's Zoom Mtg Todd Kamanesh standing in for District Governor
Todd starts with origin and use of some colloquial phrases & closes with video of Jim Valvano: "If you laugh, you think and you cry, that's a full day".
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Thank you to Rick Wagner for speaking with our Rotary about his experience in the auto industry |
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Rotareminder for August 18, 2020Kent Rotary Club August 18, 2020 meeting minutes |
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Rotary Christmas in July, 202069 people purchased tickets to the event which was so good that it needed an extra hour to complete! Rotarians and friends contributed to, participated in, and watched the unique variety show co-hosted by Alyssa Mazey and Todd Kamenash. With registration, sponsorship, a targeted ask for Kent Social Services, and the live auction, the event raised over $13,000 with ZERO in the expenditure column of the balance sheet, unless you want to count the extra hair that Todd didn’t need anyways. The planning team of Alyssa, Todd, David Myers, Lauren Talion, Rachel Kerns, Roger Kramer, and Randy Smith are proud to supplement our Foundation’s availability to give back directly to our community’s needs. |
Rotary History Moment July 28, 2020
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Kent Rotary Foundation Grant Application
Here is the newly revised Grant Application for the Kent Rotary Foundation. It is also available in ClubRunner by clicking the Other Documents link under Important Club documents at the right. |
July Month of Caring Supply Drive and drop-off BBQ July 29 2020
Bill Childers reminds us that the July Month of Caring Supply Drive and drop-off BBQ is July 29 2020.
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The singing Rotarians... Kent Rotary Club singing reputation.
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Kent Rotary Club History 1920-1922Because our founder Tubby, William Walls, started his presidency in mid year he served as the only president through two terms. By then, the Constitution was adopted for meeting regularly at noon on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Franklin Hotel. Ultimately Rotary International requested that we start meeting weekly and have so ever since. When the constitution was changed to weekly meetings, a lively discussion followed. Several members felt it would interfere with their business to attend meetings each week and resigned! Many of these men were back on the roster within two years.
During that period of time the club lost its first charter member by death, William S. Kent, for whom Kent State University is named. A list of some of the 25 charter members contains several names a few members might recognize: Dr. William Andrews, Arthur Babbitt, Forest Bryant, Martin L. Davey, Dr. George Dumm, Frank Elgin, Griffith Evans, Byron Fessenden, John Getz, David Green, Fred Gressard, William Kent, Harry Longcoy, Dudley Mason, John McGilvrey, John Paxton, William W. Reed, Roy Smith, Hale Thompson, Dr. Nicholas Ulrich, Duncan Wolcott and of course, William Walls. |
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President Randy's ramblings for week of July 7th meeting
Looks like we are off to a great start to the new Rotary year as Lange Kennedy kicked off this month’s programs with speaker Joel Nielson, KSU athletic director. Looks like after a draught of sporting events during this pandemic we will get a much needed update on KSU sports this month. Thanks Lange. Hope you have marked your calendars for our upcoming online event, Christmas in July. Todd Kamenash , Alyssa Mazey and their committee have planned an entertaining evening for July 25th. Register online for this fun event and raise money for the Kent Rotary Foundation. We’ve gotten off to a great start with over $15,000 contributed so far thanks to our pacesetting givers. I’m confident we can reach our usual goal of over $30,000. Speaking of money, here’s your reminder that dues for the upcoming year are due before we are assessed by the district and Rotary International at the end of July. $180 for the year or $90 for the first half. Check out the new Kent Rotary You Tube channel. We hope to have past as well as ongoing zoom meetings posted in the future. PLEASE NOTE- we have a new Zoom site with information on logging in listed below. It will change weekly due to new security instituted by the vendor to avoid “Zoom bombing”, preventing unwanted intrusion by third parties with commercial or political content. I’ve been reminded of a fundamental life lesson recently, KEEP IT SIMPLE. We own one of those “holes in the water that you pour money into”- a boat. For the last two years it has frustratingly quit running intermittently. This persisted after the dealer replaced the fuel pump wiring, then I replaced the fuel pump, then the fuel pump relay, bought an engine code reader that showed no faults, and cleaned every engine harness connector. So my son, the mechanical engineer, comes to the rescue. Finally that investment in an education in the country’s top rated engineering school is going to pay off! Surely the solution will be a feat of profound investigation requiring unfathomable calculations and manipulations. NOPE- he cleans the main battery terminals and it has worked perfectly since. My point in all this. While we search for a solution to this life changing COVID19 pandemic let’s not forget the simplest way to protect each other. WEAR A MASK! |
Stories from Kent Rotary Club’s 100 year historyThe founding and other stories.
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Registration for the Rotary Club of Kent Christmas in July
Registration for the Rotary Club of Kent: Christmas in July on 7.25.20 is now available at Tiny.cc/Rotary.Please see the flyer.The event will be a variety show hosted by Todd Kamenash and Alyssa Mazey. There will be a combination of live and pre-recorded elements including musical entertainment. There will be a live auction and a chance to give to a specific local organization. The concept is to have a fun experience, be entertained, and raise money for our foundation to give directly back to our community. |
Past-President Roger's Digital Meeting Notes-July 6, 2020
Dear Kent Rotarians, As the newly minted Immediate Past-President, I want to extend a heartfelt “thank you” for all your support during this very interesting Rotary Year. I hope I, and the board, operated in a way that reflected the historical heart of our club, as well as providing thoughtful leadership in setting priorities for our future. One of our Club’s greatest strengths is the process of succession, beginning with the Program Director, moving through President-Elect, and President. It provides a seamless transition at the end of the year, but also provides an opportunity for a person to enter and bring new ideas to the team. I want to encourage all members to give thoughtful consideration to stepping up and becoming part of the succession process. Again, thank you for the opportunity to serve as President this past year! Roger Sidoti We Welcome a New President/Watch It on Our New YouTube Channel In a video presentation shared at last Tuesday’s Zoom Rotary Meeting, Dr. Randy Smith was inducted as President for the 2020-21 Rotary Year. Randy’s 36-year dedication to Rotary serves as an outstanding foundation to lead the club into our second century! For those who missed last week, the Induction of President Randy and the Rotary Club Board video can be accessed on our Rotary YouTube Channel with this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rVWbBaYhuOCjcuvpZdMNw This week our July Program Chair, Laing Kennedy, kicks off his month with KSU Athletic Director, Joel Nielsen! With all college athletics being impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, this should be very informative for everyone. See you on Tuesday! Another Kent Rotary Technology First A big THANK YOU to Roger Kramer who created the Kent Rotary YouTube Channel. We will upload all of our Rotary Programs on this channel! For most of us, our Zoom meeting journey has been a technological stretch, but we have persevered by helping one another adapt. Do not hesitate to ask other club members if you need any help in navigating our tech updates! |
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President Roger's Digital Meeting Notes 6-29-20
A Big THANK YOU! We cannot thank the members of our club who have already stepped up in donating over $10,000 toward our Foundation for this coming year. They have become true pacesetters in the effort! As stated in the letter you received, our work will be ongoing in raising the funds necessary to continue our work in the community. We hope you see the value in these efforts! Ken Wertz In case you missed this announcement concerning the passing of long-time member Ken Wertz, here is the link: https://www.bisslerandsons.com/obituary/KennethKen-Wertz As is our tradition, we will schedule a memorial dedication at a future club meeting. Bill Childers has volunteered to help with the memorial, and we are looking for a few more Rotarians who can contribute to the process. Please coordinate with Bill if you are interested. Update I hope those who were in attendance this past Tuesday found WKSU’s Amanda Rabinowitz as informative, entertaining, and engaging as I did. She was insightful in her analysis of the current impact COVID-19 has had on broadcasting in general, and WKSU in particular. Her broadcast each morning has become a staple for many in our community. We hope she will be a guest at future club meetings. Our Program on Tuesday will be the annual program of induction for our new president. Randy Smith will be inducted and, in turn, will induct the Kent Rotary Board of Directors for 2020-2021. I hope everyone is able to join us in honoring our past traditions, adapting to our current circumstances, and planning for an uncertain future! Please join us in showing support for next year’s Kent Rotary Club leadership team!! |
President Roger's Digital Meeting Notes 6-23-20
Ken Wertz I am sad to report that Kent Rotarian Ken Wertz has passed away. Additional information is unavailable at this time, but we will keep you updated as the details come in. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Club Finances
Included in the letter to all Kent Rotarians soliciting support for the lost Auction income, was an update of our regular club finances to date for our Rotary year starting July 1, 2019. In response to a member inquiry, I thought it important to report there was a carryover from the previous year that keeps us in the black (but just barely) by the end of this year in June. Our Ways & Means ad hoc Committee has been working with President-Elect Randy Smith, to establish a realistic budget under these extraordinary circumstances. I can’t thank them enough for their efforts. Board Meeting Minutes I would encourage everyone to read the minutes from last Thursday which will cover the Budget approved for the coming year, as well as items related to our July 25th fundraiser activity. Please take a moment to read those minutes. Update I want to thank our Foundation Board for providing such a comprehensive review of how the board operates, the funding of projects, future plans for expansion, and the underlying philosophy of having a Foundation. An educated membership is critical in being able to have knowledge conversation about the value of the Foundation and providing full transparency. More important is access to the financial data in real time. Any Kent Rotarian can sponsor a request for support of a charitable project to the Foundation for consideration. I want to believe we now all have an informational baseline for any future discussions concerning the Foundations operation. This week’s program will feature WKSU’s Amanda Rabinowitz. She will take us through the daily life of putting together WKSU’s Morning Edition, and weekly sports commentaries with Cleveland.com sports columnist Terry Pluto. In addition, she will discuss how WKSU switched to operating a newsroom remotely and how the radio station has stayed live on the air during Ohio’s Stay at Home orders, and how WKSU and NPR play an especially vital role in the media landscape during these unprecedented times. Consider inviting a guest for another great program! . |
Survey re Christmas in July: 7.25.20 event
Please follow the link below to take a survey regarding the Christmas in July: 7.25.20 event. This information will be helpful so we can plan and create an inclusive and fun program. You will be asked to share information about yourself and even upload a picture or two. The more surveys filled out, the more the event will reflect your interests, so please fill it out! Yours in service, Todd Kamenash & Alyssa Mazey |
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Kent Rotarian In The Spot-Light
Since March, Kent Rotarian Will Underwood has been delivering food 2 or 3 days/week to clients for the Center of Hope. COH Director LaJoyce Harris took this picture of Will and his van as he readies to deliver food throughout needy homes in Portage County. He indicated that, while his Rotary pin is not visible, “I did wear it most days!” While the Center of Hope is phasing out home delivery, here is an example of a Rotarian voluntarily filling a community need during this crisis! I am sure there are many more stories out there about Rotarians going above and beyond during the COVID-19 crisis, whether donating time, money, or resources helping others in need. Actually, I have first-hand knowledge and know many who would prefer not to be publicly acknowledged. I want to congratulate Will Underwood and thank him for allowing me to use his story as an example of my strongly held belief that what binds individual Kent Rotarians is a mindset of “Service above Self,” and is manifest in our individual actions. Roger Sidoti |
President Roger's Digital Meeting Notes-June 8, 2020
I have heard a variety of descriptors for the current year from many friends and from a variety of people on social media. I think we can all agree that, so far, 2020 has disrupted our lives socially, economically, and politically. Many times, out of turmoil, artists try to make sense of what is going on through a variety of mediums. This week our program will feature Roger Hoover, local photographer who launched The Front Porch Project in Kent during the COVID-19 shut down. His iconic pictures of regular people practicing social distancing at their homes on their “front porch,” were prominently featured on local and national television. I’m sure you are as interested as I am in hearing his story and how he became inspired to create this story! Of course, I would be remiss not to mention the great time we all had last Tuesday listening to Oliver Everett, Librarian Emeritus of the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. One of my goals is to create YouTube Channel for members to access all of our recorded programs from a link in our E Bulletin. I suspect Oliver will have many downloads! Reminder Roberta O’Keefe has asked for volunteers for the prayer/invocation at our meetings. If you are willing to help, please contact her directly to schedule a date. |
Rotary member survey results...The survey results are in. Review them yourself here.
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President Roger's Digital Meeting Notes-June 1, 2020
This coming Tuesday, our first program for June will be something special and with a little twist. Oliver Everett, Librarian Emeritus of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle; Former secretary to both the Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales; and Keeper of the Royal will be our presenter “live” from England via Zoom! Clear your schedule and plan to join us!! Please invite a guest if they are fans of the English Royals and email me so I know they are signing in! To maximize the time available for the presentation, we will forgo announcements and move to the program as quickly as possible. If you have announcements, also send them to me, and I will get them out to our membership via email! In looking back, we had another timely program for members last Tuesday, when Darla Scott from Coleman spoke of the impact COVID-19 has had on children the past 3 months. Her insightful comments and suggestions for parents were well received. Justin Gates, Director of Student Services for Kent City Schools provided the response, reinforcing the thoroughness of her presentation and the support she and Coleman can provide families. Read all about it in the Rotareminder! Reminder Roberta O’Keefe has asked for volunteers for the prayer/invocation at our meetings. If you are willing to help, please contact her directly to schedule a date. Ways & Means Committee On September 3, 2019 we proposed, and subsequently passed, some revisions to our Kent Rotary By-Laws. If you recall, we also formed an ad-hoc committee to study creating a sub-committee for club fundraising and the possibility of an additional board director position. The goal was to review how we do fund raising in our club and consider some organization to our fundraising process. David Sommers graciously volunteered to chair the committee and what follows is the committee’s report. I want to thank Dave and the committee members Chas Madonio, Roger Kramer, and Randy Smith for their commitment to the process. Click here to review the Ways & Means Structure and Responsibilities. |
Letter from John Reyes, District GovernorWhile I intend to speak to the question of holding in-person meetings and projects in the upcoming newsletter, I believe it important to touch on the subject separately. As most of you know by now, the Board of Rotary International has extended guidance to all districts. The guidance strongly recommends that no in-person meetings or events occur through December 31, 2020. The 2020-2021 District governors are specifically advised to conduct their club visits in a virtual format and no Rotarian is required to attend any meeting or event. At the R.I. level, all Board and Committee meetings will be virtual. While the orders issued by Governor DeWine and Dr. Acton are evolutionary in nature, they still would prohibit or likely prohibit regular club meetings, Board meeting, etc. Part of the R.I. guidance is an instruction that all federal, state, and local health related orders be followed. It has more recently come to my attention that there is another risk inherent in holding a meeting or event at this time, particularly one that might violate state and/or local health department orders and instructions. COVID related litigation is possible against a Rotary club or District that holds a meeting, particularly if that meeting violates an order. The existing Rotary International insurance package may not provide coverage for such a suit, and if it does not, it may also not provide for a defense. And while no one can be certain at this point, it is likely that the liability insurance package from R.I. for the 2020-2021 Rotary year will likely not provide coverage or a defense. Thus, at least through December 31, 2020, no in-person Rotary meetings should take place absent extraordinary circumstances and those circumstances should include legal, medical, and insurance advice as to why such a meeting is truly necessary and will be in compliance with relevant orders and regulations. The District is following both Rotary International guidelines and instructions and thus will be meeting virtually through December 31, 2020, absent further instructions. Your concern for your fellow Rotarians, family and friends is appreciated. Yours in Rotary Service - John Reyes 2019-2020 Rotary International District 6630 Governor Tel: 330.258.6469 Email: jreyes@bdblaw.com |
President Roger's Digital Meeting Notes-May 12, 2020
Last Tuesday as I was listening to Bill Benoit, President of Uh Portage, I felt reassured that there are decision makers who are knowledgeable, clear, and concise in providing information about this current COVID-19 crisis. UH is critical to the health and wellbeing of our greater community and it is clear that Bill’s leadership has provided a steady, and reassuring hand to that mission. And lest I forget, a big “thank You” to Rotarian Shawn Gordon, who arranged Bill’s availability to our club! This week’s program will feature Roger Hoover, Local artist and musician who will talk about his recent work during the pandemic “Porch Portraits.” He has been featured on the Today Show and CNN, and brings a unique perspective to the impact of the virus on our community! Rotary Board Meeting The Rotary Board will meet, via Zoom, this Thursday, May 21 at 7:00pm. As in the past, if you would like to attend email me so I can admit you. |
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President Roger's Digital Meeting Notes-May 5, 2020
This past Friday, May 8, was the scheduled date for the Rotary Foundation Auction. This tradition to raise funds for utilization of charitable work in our community fell victim to the COVID-19 crisis. What won’t fall victim will be the various requests to our Foundation throughout the coming Rotary year for a variety of needs in our community. The Foundation Board and the Rotary Board are wrestling with this dilemma. I know it is also on member’s minds, as a number of you have reached out with queries and suggestions. The uncertainty of the next few months make it difficult to plan effectively but be assured that both Boards and the Auction Committee are in discussions and we hope to have a proposal to our membership in the near future. I hope you enjoyed author Jeffry Miller’s presentation this past Tuesday as much as I did! It is always wonderful when people raised in the Kent community provide a program that aligns with one of Rotary’s goals, in this case literacy. Read more about the program in the attached Rotareminder! This week’s program will feature Bill Benoit, President of UH Portage Medical Center. He will be presenting “The Impact of COVID19 or UH Portage Medical Center and Portage County.” This timely and pertinent presentation should be of great value to our membership. Membership Survey If you have taken and submitted the online survey, “Thank You!” If you haven’t, I encourage you to do so. President-Elect Randy Smith is leading the Strategic Planning Process for our club and the data from the survey will help guide the committee’s work. Please check your email and complete the survey. |
eMeeting on April 28, 2020Rotary Club of Kent meeting minutes |
eMeeting on April 21, 2020 |
2020-2021 Program ChairLaing Kennedy has informed the current Rotary Board that he will not fulfill the Program Chair role as he had originally intended for 2020-2021. David Myers has been nominated to this position. The following is a vote for you to consider David Myers serving in the Program Chair role for 2020-2021. All voting will be anonymous. Thank you, Todd E. Kamenash |
President Roger's Digital Meeting Notes-April 14, 2020
I want to thank the 42 Rotarians who joined our digital meeting on Tuesday to have a little light-hearted fun brought to us by our own Todd Kamenash. Checkout the attached Rotareminder for details! We always find that some of our best weekly programs come from our own membership! With that said, next week’s program will be Kent State May 4 presented by our own Doug Fuller. He brings a firsthand perspective and, based on his other presentations in the past, this should be outstanding! I hope some of you that have yet to digitally join your fellow Rotarians on Tuesdays will sign-in for this timely program. |
Kent Community Heart & SoulThe Kent Community Heart & Soul initiative is a community driven effort to gather information about how people think about the place that we live, work, and play in. As Michelle Hartman asked the question “What would we miss in Kent if it were not there after the COVID-19 crisis?” it meshed nicely with a survey from Kent Heart & Soul is now taking. It is a short, one question survey. While Michelle’s question referred to downtown businesses that may not survive the subsequent economic crisis caused by the pandemic, I think you will find a similarity in this survey question. I would encourage you to go to their Facebook page and click on COVID-19 Question of Hope. Here is the link to their page: www.facebook.com/kentheartandsoul/ |
The DuBois Family FoundationMost of us remember Fred Dubois as a longstanding Kent Rotarian and businessman. His dedication to Rotary ideals was reflected when he bequeathed $50,000 to the Kent Rotary Foundation at his passing. Now his family continues fostering those ideals through The DuBois Family Foundation. During our COVID-19 crisis, the foundation is partnering with Family and Community Services in leading The Great Ohio Health Hunt. Its focus is personal protective equipment to support frontline COVID-19 caretakers! I would encourage you to go to the Project URL for more details: |
Report of the Kent Rotary Foundation
REPORT OF KENT ROTARY FOUNDATION APRIL 16, 2020
At its regular bi-monthly meeting held on April 14, 2020, the Kent Rotary Foundation Board approved the following grant requests:
1. “Ready Set Grow” $1,000.00 (This organization teaches gardening skills to children of the City of Kent Schools and helps to furnish fresh food to local pantries.) 2. Portage Medial Center Foundation $5,000.00. Grant monies will be funneled to the Kent Fire Department to acquire AED’s (Automated External Defibrillators) The AED’s provided for in this grant shall be placed in community spaces or schools. 3. “Edible Kent” $1,400 -- This organization plants the community gardens near the Farmer’s market and a garden at Kent Social Services. All that is grown if for the benefit of the public and Kent Social Services. 4. “Great Trail Council” (Boy Scouts) $1,500 This grant will help maintain the three area camps that for the benefit of local children. The next meeting will be held June 9 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at a place to be announced at a later date. Any member of the Rotary Club of Kent is welcome to attend meetings of the Foundation Board. We ask that any proposals be submitted no later than May 26. Submitted by: Carol Crimi, President Kent Rotary Foundation |
eMeeting on April 14, 2020 |
eMeeting on April 7, 2020Rotary Club of Kent meeting minutes |
A Message From Jeff Roeger |
Joan Seidel's COVID-19 UpdateJoan Seidel's COVID-19 Update Slides from the March 31, 2020 online meeting.
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Kent Rotary President's Update |
The Rotary Foundation’s Paul Harris Society
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Brief Bio: Todd Kamenash
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Meeting on March 10, 2020Rotary Club of Kent meeting minutes |
Meeting on March 3, 2020Rotary Club of Kent meeting minutes |
Megghan Featherstun, Dietician & Wellness coach
Thank you to Megghan Featherstun, Dietician & Wellness coach, for sharing information on fad diets: the facts, pros, and cons. Is it a coincidence to have her speak on Fat Tuesday? We’ll leave that for you to decide 😀
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Meeting on February 25, 2020Rotary Club of Kent meeting minutes
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Sequoia Wellness
Big thanks to Chase Leonelli and Jacy Watson for speaking to us about Sequoia Wellness Center! What great information they shared regarding health and wellness. Pic includes Vice President Randy Smith and Amanda Senn from NEOMED...Amanda invited the pair to speak.
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Meeting on February 18, 2020Rotary Club of Kent meeting minutes
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Meeting on February 11, 2020Rotary Club of Kent meeting minutes
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Ted McKown shared his experience
Thank you to Rotarian Ted McKown for sharing his journey walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. A wonderful presentation that was both educational and entertaining! Ted is pictured.
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Roosevelt High School student of the month
Congratulations to the Rotary student of the month from Roosevelt High School, Luke Larkin! Luke is pictured with Rotarian Dennis Love.
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Student of the month
Congratulations to the Rotary student of the month from Stanton Middle School Elizabeth Burroughs! Elizabeth is pictured with Rotarian Anthony Horton.
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Dr Todd Diacon induction
It was Rotary President Sidoti's pleasure to induct Dr. Todd Diacon, President of Kent State University, as an Honorary member of the Rotary Club of Kent. Assisting in the induction was David McKeen, Chair of our Membership Committee.
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Meeting on February 4, 2020Rotary Club of Kent meeting minutes
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Meeting on January 28 2020Minutes from meeting. |
Kent Rotary Book Club
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Rotary student of the month from Stanton Middle Ashley Legg!
Congratulations to the Rotary student of the month from Stanton Middle Ashley Legg! Ashley is pictured with Rotarian Anthony Horton.
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Mary Beth Harper & word of the year!
Thank you to Rotarian Mary Beth Harper for inspiring us to choose our word of the year! Mary Beth is pictured. |
Rotarian of the Year - Todd Kamenash
Congratulations to Rotarian Todd Kamenash. Todd was given the Rotarian of the Year award!!!! Todd works hard on Rotary’s behalf every day. Todd is actively recruiting new members, assisting with fundraising campaigns, assisting with social media marketing and a member of the Rotary board of directors. He is a great example of someone who serves others with a giving heart. He is pictured with President Roger Sidoti.
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Kent Roosevelt Leadership Planning Retreat
Thank you to the Roosevelt High School Leadership Retreat planning team for presenting to the Rotary Club of Kent this week. Students shared their experience with the 34th annual event. This year’s theme was “The Anatomy of a Leader: Nurturing Mind, Body, and Soul.” 109 delegates attended. Pictured are students on the planning committee (P), Interact members (I), and the Student Activities Coordinator / Co-Adviser Heidi Jurging (*). Front Row (left-to-right): Lizzie Lohman (I), Jess Giaimo (P), Aly Guinto (P), Jenna Senderling (P) Back Row (left-to-right): Anaya Corwston (P), Tanner McKown (I), Katie Kulis (P), Kyle Doershuk (P), Jordan Carlton (P), Chloe Alexander (P), Heidi Jurging (*) Members of the planning committee unable to attend include Kent Gordon, Courtney Kenworthy, and Jenny Coffee. |
Rotary Foundation gives back to districts
Thank you to Kent Rotarian Steve Dennis who shared what our Rotary Foundation has gives back to districts in the form of grants. Steve is pictured.
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Kent Rotary Foundation
Thank you to Kent Rotarian Paul Organ who shared what our Kent Rotary Foundation has been giving to our local community. Paul is pictured.
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Rotary Student of Month
Congratulations to the Rotary student of the month from Roosevelt High School, Kyle Doershuk! Kyle is pictured with Rotarian Dennis Love & President Sidoti.
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Torsten Hegmannfor from Kent State University”s Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute
Big thanks to Torsten Hegmannfor from Kent State University”s Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute for sharing incredible information about Liquid Crystal Materials and how it can and will improve our lives!
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Kent Rotary Foundation check to Davey Elementary
The Kent Rotary Foundation presented a check today to Davey Elementary. The money will support a wonderful “book gift” program for some students at the school!
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Rotary student of the month from Stanton Middle School
Congratulations to the Rotary student of the month from Stanton Middle School, Scottie Spears! Scottie is pictured with President Roger Sidoti & Rotarian Anthony Horton. A second picture includes some of Scottie’s wonderful family. This week’s meeting included a brief club assembly. If you have ideas or suggestions for our club’s leadership, let us know! |
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Transition! |
Kent Rotary outbound youth exchange student |
New Officers & Board 2019-20 |
