August 17, 2016 Bulletin

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren, Ohio

Rotary Upcoming Club of Warren

Speakers

August 3 August 17, 2016 Venita Collins – Foster Parenting

Member Assignments

August 10 Greeters Legendary Football Great Please Arrive by 11:50 a.m. Paul Warfield 8/24 – Chris Shape 8/31 – Judy Masaki

- 9/7 – Bill Beinecke August 17 Zachary Svette – Mobile Meals Trumbull Metro 8/26 – Pat Miller and Jerry Donohoe Parks 9/2 – Dan Rowland and Cleo Royster 9/9 – Genevieve Bauman and Dan DelliQuadri

August 24 Paulette Fellowship Eddington – August – Chris Shape Trumbull September - TBA Family Fitness Invocation

8/24 – Dave Jenkins

August 31 8/31 – Andy Bednar Dick 9/7 – Denise May Thompson - Peter Allen Inn & Convention Center Rotary Serving Humanity

Weekly News and Announcements Rotary Motto Hello Rotarians and Friends! I hope all of you are doing well on this perfect summer day! This is MY kind of weather. I finally had a chance to Service Above give the AC a break and open windows and let the breeze blow through the Self house. Last night, I could actually fall asleep to the sounds of crickets

chirping. Fabulous!

4-Way Attendance was down a bit at this week’s meeting, but it didn’t stop us from Test having a great time. Chris Shape was back on Fellowship and I can’t believe he hasn’t yet told a Browns/Steelers joke! Maybe it’s because there is so

Of the things much political fodder to choose from. Oh, well. It will be interesting to see we think, say what he comes up with this Wednesday. or do: Guests and Visiting Rotarians – We were happy to welcome the following Is it the truth? guests to our meeting this week, two of which have submitted membership

Is it fair to all applications: Ginny Bond, Karen Wrightsman, Kelsey Martin, Ted Stazak, concerned? and Ken Bigley.

Will it build Expressions of Concern – We got another update today on our dear friend, goodwill and John Zimomra. According to his wife, Stephanie, he is now in acute rehab better friendship? at the Cleveland Clinic. He is undergoing occupational and physical therapy and is expected to be there for at least another 10 days. He received our Will it be card and appreciated all the get well wishes. We continue to keep him in beneficial to our thoughts and prayers and look forward to his rejoining us. all concerned?

Chocolate Festival – Believe it or not, this event is just around the corner!

John Campolito reminded all of us today that it will be held on Thursday, Avenues th October 13 , at St. Demetrios on Atlantic Avenue. We will be starting of Service almost immediately to get sponsorships in place as well as auction items and vendors. For those who are new, there are several sponsorship levels Club Service available with various benefits to the donor in each. If you want to get

Vocational information about how you can become a sponsor, contact John Campolito. Service Foundation Board Meeting – The Foundation Board will meet on Wednesday, Community August 24, 11:30 a.m. at Enzo’s. Members should confirm their attendance Service with Cheryl if they have not yet done so.

International Service Warren Homecoming Concert – The concert we will be sponsoring on Saturday, September 24th, as part of the Warren Homecoming weekend will Youth Service be the Ohio Players. The Ohio Players are an American funk and R&B band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their songs "Fire" and

"Love Rollercoaster". Gold certifications, records selling at least five

hundred thousand copies, were awarded to the singles "Funky Worm", "Skin Tight", "Fire", and "Love Rollercoaster"; plus to their albums Skin Rotary Tight, Fire, and Honey. On August 17, 2013, The Ohio Players were Code of inducted into the inaugural class of the Official R&B Music Hall of Fame that took place at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. We are Conduct delighted to sponsor this group and encourage all Rotarians to make plans to purchase tickets when they go on sale. The concert will be held at As a Rotarian, I Packard Music Hall. will: RI International Convention – As you may know, next year our club will be Act with celebrating its 100th anniversary. Julia Wetstein would love to have a integrity and high ethical booth at the Convention in the House of Friendship to let our closest standards in 35,000+ friends know what we have accomplished in our first 100 years. my personal The Convention will be held from June 10 to 14, 2017. Expect to hear and more about the upcoming convention in Atlanta, GA as the year goes by. professional

life. Quaker Steak and Lube Bike Night – As you all Deal fairly know, last Friday was another of our Bike Nights with others at Quaker Steak and Lube. We’ve been told all and treat them summer how much fun these events are. Friday and their night I received this picture and I would say occupations that our Rotarians, indeed, were having a great with respect. time. There is one more Night to go in Use my September, so it’s not too late to join in the fun! professional skills through A Programming Note – Julia Wetstein announce a couple of weeks ago Rotary to that sometime in the next couple of months we would have some speakers mentor young people, help from the organization helping victims of acid attacks in Uganda. One will th those with be the fund administrator, Victoria, who will join us on October 12 , and special needs, the second will be Hanifa, the woman we saw in the documentary film by and improve Leonard Lies. We are still waiting to hear when she can join us. Please people’s mark your calendars and make plans to attend. quality of life in my community Speaking of Uganda – The Rotary International President in 2018-2019 and the world. will Be Samuel Frobisher Owori, a businessman from the Rotary Club of Kampala, Uganda. He has a truly impressive resume, as one would expect, Avoid and Julia has high hopes that he will be supportive of our efforts to help behavior that reflects the victims of acid attacks in his home country. Knowing Julia, they will be adversely on the best of friends by the time he becomes President, especially if she Rotary or has a chance to meet him at the Convention in Atlanta. other Rotarians. Akron Children’s Hospital – We were delighted to present a check in the

amount of $200 today to Akron Children’s Hospital from the Dirt Track Heroes Event at Quaker Steak and Lube on June 16th. We partnered with the hospital to raise additional funds and we know that they will be used Areas of wisely. Karen Wrightsman and Kelsey Martin accepted the check on behalf Focus of the hospital.

Promoting peace Rotary on the Road AGAIN!

Fighting disease th On Wednesday, September 14 , Rotary will hold Providing clean its lunch meeting at the GM plant in Lordstown. water We don’t have all the details yet regarding lunch, Saving but we will be sure to share it with you once they mothers and are known. children

Supporting Please mark your calendars and make plans to join us for the lunch and tour! education

Growing local economies Fun with Flags

Today, Julia Wetstein shared a Rotary Tidbit 2016-2017 about Rotary Banners. Each year, the RI President Club selects a theme for his or her year and each Club Officers President is given a banner with that theme. Julia showed us some of the flags she has been given as President she traveled overseas and interacted with other Julia Wetstein clubs in the United States. Most, if not all, clubs President Elect Andy Bednar have their own trading banners, or flags, including the Rotary Club of

Vice President Warren! Ours has the beautiful City Hall on it. Members were encouraged Roxy Vaughn to take one (or more) if they are going to be traveling and attending

Secretary- another club meeting while doing so. Treasurer Cheryl Oblinger We keep banners at Enzo’s so if you are interesting in exchanging ours for Past President Mike Bollas one from another club, just see Julia or Cheryl at an upcoming meeting.

Board Members Venita Collins Trumbull County Metro Parks Tony Iannucci Cleo Royster Paul Pal Zachary Svette, Operations Director of Trumbull Teri Surin County Metro Parks, was our speaker today and shared Kim Straniak information about one of Trumbull County’s most Nick Verina important resources.

The Metro Parks System consists of seven parks open

to the public and nine additional properties in various stages of development. The total area is more than 1,680 acres located in 13 of Rotary Club Trumbull County’s 35 political subdivisions. Park hours are sunrise to Foundation sunset. Board Under the Metro Parks umbrella are the Foster Metro Park, Canoe City

President Metro Park, Thomas A. Swift Metro Park, Cooperation Station Off-leash Chris Shape Dog Park, Mahoning River Water Trail, Western Reserve Greenway,

Vice President Clarence Darrow Metro Park, North Road Nature Preserve, and Eastlake George Metro Park. Thompson

Secretary- The Metro Park system is governed by a board of Park Commissioners, Treasurer Cheryl Oblinger appointed by the Probate Court Judge, and serving staggered three-year terms. The Park budget is approximately $95,000 and has only one Julia Wetstein employee. Roxy Vaughn Diane Sauer Cindy Matheson The Greenway Bike Trail was a topic of considerable interest on the part of our members. It extends from North River Road to the

Contact Us Ashtabula/Trumbull County line. From that point it becomes the Ashtabula Bike Trail and extends another 25 miles to the Ashtabula City limits.

Rotary Club of Warren Members had many questions about the various sections of the Bike Trail P. O. Box 68 and their completion dates, facilities along the trail, detours in place, and Warren, OH safety and traffic concerns. From the level of interest shown, it was 44482 obvious that the Metro Parks are valued by residents and considered to be

an important part of the community. Our Website We thank Zachary for joining us today and encourage anyone wishing to learn more to go to TrumbullMetroParks.org. warrenrotary.org

If you have Proposed Members suggestions or comments regarding our The following individuals have been proposed for membership in the Rotary newsletter, or Club of Warren: would like to become a Bond, Virginia (Ginny) sponsor, Proposed by: Ken LaPolla please contact Cheryl Owner, Walls En Vogue Oblinger. Stazak, Theodore (Ted) Proposed by: Paul Pal Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Any member having an objection to our accepting the above individuals in our club must put their objections in writing to the Club President within 7 days of this notice. W

Triple Jackpot A The Grand Jackpot this week was: $446 Our Daily Jackpot Winner was: R Ken LaPolla

R Happy Bucks E Ken LaPolla – For winning the daily jackpot. Dallas Woodall – For his grandson, Alex, again being N selected as a member of the OSU band. Bob Sauer – For his 95th birthday!!!!! Cindy Matheson – For her family’s band playing at a festival this Saturday and again in Wayne, OH for a Steam Engine event. If you like Bluegrass, these are the places to be!