Rotareminder Rotary Club of Kent  December 15, 2020

 

Shawn Gordon introduced her guest, Andrew Popp from Weisenburger Law Offices

Kathy Myers welcomed Mark Pennell, retired from WKSU

Dave Sommers introduced his guest, Philip Lanier from DS Architecture

Dave Myers was joined by his wife Emilie Myers

 

Randy Smith shared that donations, and payments, are still being accepted for The Rotary Foundation (not Kent Rotary Foundation) for Polio Plus and Every Rotarian, Every Year. Randy also thanked the committee responsible for last week’s virtual holiday event, giving a special shout out to Rebekah Wright Kulis for arranging the food and drink.

 

Randy Smith also noted that the board will meet via Zoom this Thursday at 7 pm and reminded everyone this is the last club meeting of 2020. The club won’t meet again until January 5, 2021.

 

Kathy Myers announced this year’s Rotarian of the Year, Roger Sidoti, for those not in attendance at last week’s virtual holiday event. Kathy also thanked Todd Kamenash and his committee for their work on the event.

 

Carol Crimi announced this year’s winners of the Glenn Saltzman Foundation Award. Todd Kamenash and Alyssa (Mazey) Robinson took home the award for their outstanding efforts in fundraising this year via the Christmas in July event which raised $12,000 and the virtual holiday party which raised $3,000.

 

Carol Crimi also shared that the Foundation Board met last week and awarded two grants: $500 to the Portage Park District for a monarch butterfly project and $2,500 to AxessPointe Community Health Center in Kent for their Food is Medicine program.

 

Curt Stumpf shared that he and Randy Smith met with Stacey Richardson to discuss the recent grant that was awarded to support The Imagination Library program, which will provide one book each month to all Kent children ages 0-5. A committee will be formed in early 2021 to work on ways to market the program and to help sign up children in Kent.

 

Jim Myers delivered a moment from 12/12/1933 involving a Rotary event held at The Robin Hood and Kent Rotarians attending the inauguration of Martin L. Davey as Ohio Governor in 1934.

 

Dennis Love introduced the RHS student of the month for December, Makhia Friedman.

 

Randy Smith shared the proposed slate of officers for the upcoming year and called for any nominations from the floor. There being no nominations from the floor, Bill Childers motioned to approve the slate of officers as presented, motion seconded by David Dix and approved unanimously by vote of hands. Officers will be:

 

            President, Kathy Myers

            President-elect, David Myers

            Program Chair, Asad Khan

            Past President, Randy Smith

            Secretary, David McKeen

            Treasurer, Matt Carter 

 

            Membership, Amanda Senn

            Service Projects, Todd Kamenash

            Club Administration, Roger Kramer

            Club Outreach, Curtis Stumpf

            Ways and Means, Chas Madonio

            Kent Rotary Foundation, Roger Sidoti

 

David Myers presented today’s program which came about due to research he began during quarantine on his great grandfather, Paul Davey. Dave spent time reading The Kent Tribune newspaper as part of his research. He adapted that research for today’s program in which he shared popular, and often comical, headlines and more from every month of 1920 as written by the Kent Tribune. The Kent Tribune is available online thanks to a grant received by Kent Historical Society. Those interested in reading the paper on their own can find it at: https://kentohiohistory.org/collections/newspaper-archives-kent-tribune. David closed his presentation with a reading of the poem Little Old Newspaper from My Old Hometown.

 

Today’s responder was Jim Myers.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Stacey Richardson