August 19, 2020 Bulletin
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ROTARY NOTES A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren Potential Rotary Club members can be Rotary Motto found everywhere. Clubs must use creativity & imagination to get Service Above individuals to join Rotary. Rotary’s Self survival depends on it! This month, Clubs are encouraged to focus on 4-Way Test emphasizing membership growth & extension by seeking out new Of the things we members, retaining current members, think, say or do: & sponsoring new Clubs in the community. Is it the truth? Is it fair to all August 19, 2020 concerned? Will it build ASSIGNMENTS goodwill and better GREETERS friendship? 8/26/2020 – Barry Dunaway 9/2/220 – Lauren Kramer Will it be beneficial to all concerned? INVOCATION Avenues of August, 2020 – Denise May Service September, 2020 – Janet Schweitzer Club Service Vocational FELLOWSHIP Service August, 2020 – Lisa Taddei September, 2020 – Ken LaPolla Community Service SPEAKERS International Service 8/26/2020 – Brittany Crawford, National Director of Account Management, Specificity Digital Marketing Youth Service Areas of Focus Promoting Peace Fighting Disease During its 8th meeting of Rotary Providing Clean Water Year 2020-2021, The Rotary Club of Warren welcomed Dominic Mararri’s Saving Mothers guest, Selina Pratt from Warren & Children Nursing Home, and John Perdue’s Supporting daughter and son-in-law. We are also Education pleased to have John back as an active club member! Growing Local Following Denise May’s invocation, Economies which spoke of an attitude of gratitude, we recited The Four Way Club Officers Test in sing-a-long fashion! President Lisa Taddei then delivered another Dominic informative Fellowship presentation: Mararri President Elect “What happened on this day?? On August 19, 1909, the first race is Christine Cope held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now the home of the world’s most famous motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500. Vice-President Built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indianapolis, Ted Stazak Indiana, the speedway was started by local businessmen as a testing facility Secretary for Indiana’s growing automobile industry. The idea was that occasional Judy Masaki races at the track would pit cars from different manufacturers against each Treasurer other. After seeing what these cars could do, spectators would presumably Cheryl Oblinger head down to the showroom of their choice to get a closer look. The rectangular two-and-a-half-mile track linked four turns, each exactly 440 Past President yards from start to finish, by two long and two short straight sections. In Teri Surin that first five - mile race on August 19, 1909, 12,000 spectators watched Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win with an average speed of 57.4 miles per hour. The track’s surface of crushed rock and tar proved a disaster, Board breaking up in a number of places and causing the deaths of two drivers, Members two mechanics and two spectators. Bill Beinecke The surface was soon replaced with 3.2 million paving bricks, laid in a Barry Dunaway bed of sand and fixed with mortar. Dubbed “The Brickyard,” the speedway Lauren Kramer reopened in December, 1909. In 1911, low attendance led the track’s Marilyn Pape owners to make a crucial decision: Instead of shorter races, they resolved Kim Straniak Lisa Taddei to focus on a single, longer event each year, for a much larger prize. That Julia Wetstein May 30th marked the debut of the Indy 500–a grueling 500-mile race that was an immediate hit with audiences and drew press attention from all over the country. Driver Ray Haroun won the purse of $14,250, with an average speed of 74.59 mph and a total time of 6 hours and 42 minutes. Since Rotary Club 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has been held every year, with the exception of 1917-18 and 1942-45, when the United States was involved in the two Foundation Board world wars. With an average crowd of 400,000, the Indy 500 is the best- attended event in U.S. sports. In 1936, asphalt was used for the first time to cover the rougher parts of the track, and by 1941 most of the President Cindy Matheson track was paved. The last of the speedway’s original bricks were covered in 1961, except for a three-foot line of bricks left exposed at the start- Vice-President finish line as a nostalgic reminder of the track’s history. Ted Stazak The 2020 Indianapolis 500 is an IndyCar Series event scheduled for Secretary Sunday, August 23, 2020. The race is scheduled for 500 miles (200 laps). Judy Masaki Simon Pagenaud of Team Penske is the defending race winner and defending pole position winner. Treasurer Cheryl Oblinger Originally sch eduled for May 24 th , the race was postponed to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 running will be the first time the Andy Bednar race is not held in the month of May, and the first time not held on or Jim Ditch around Memorial Day. On August 4th, it was announced that the race will Ken LaPolla Dominic Mararri be held without spectators. Practice was held on August 12–14 and time trials were held on August 15–16. Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, is scheduled for Contact us at: August 21st. Marco Andretti, son of Michael Andretti and grandson of Rotary Club of Warren 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti, won the pole position for P.O. Box 68 Andretti Autosport. The achievement came 33 years after Mario won his Warren, OH third pole in 1987. It was the first Indy pole for Andretti Autosport since 44482 2005.” or Our Website: Warrenrotary.org If you have any questions or suggestions about our newsletter, or if you would like to become a sponsor, please MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE – President Dominic Mararri is asking every contact: Warren Rotarian to bring a guest to our meetings, whether they be in Judy Masaki person or via Zoom. The names of those individuals bringing a guest to meetings in August will be entered into a drawing for a gift card. JOIN US!! Rotary Club of Warren meetings will continue to be held both in person at Café 422 and via Zoom each week on Wednesdays at Noon. We understand that some members are at increased risk for severe illness due W to exposure to coronavirus. According to the CDC, this includes older adults and those with underlying medical conditions such as cancer, COPD, weakened immune systems, heart conditions, diabetes, asthma, etc. Even A healthy adults are fearful of exposing other family members to illness and are social distancing as a result. Please continue to participate in Club meetings in the way that makes YOU feel most comfortable. R ROTA ROTARY RECRUITMENT 101 – Please continue to use the recruitment information put together by President Dominic Mararri, which was posted in the bulletin, to educate others about Rotary and encourage them to R join our club. TRI-DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP MEETING – Districts 6650, 6600, and 6630 are joining together to present the Tri-District Membership Seminar on September 15th and 23rd from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The top 10 reasons why E you should attend one or both meetings are as follows: *** It’s virtual on Zoom; *** Group meetings are inspirational with hundreds of Rotarians from N around the world attending; *** Early registrants will be included in a drawing to win a Paul Harris Fellowship Award; *** You can meet former President Barry Rassin and hear him speak; R *** Hot Shot Jenny Stotts will speak on her topic of being “Rotary Happy”; *** Learn to keep our club vital; *** Learn how to make Rotary work; O *** Share the joy of Rotary; *** Learn how to build momentum; and *** Rotary is YOUR organization – attending the conference will T reinforce your appreciation of the people and the promise that ignited your interest in Rotary. AND IT’S FREE! Register now at: A https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tZYqcu- tqjluEtMbHMtGKlqlWOB-YWzNHBWO R HATS OFF TO WARREN ROTARY - Dominic Mararri recently attended a Rotary Presidents meeting. He learned that many clubs are not meeting at all at this time due to the pandemic. So, “Hats Off” to our club for Y remaining flexible and creative and keeping members engaged virtually and in person. ROTARY W A R Rotary is making history again! R According to Julia Wetstein, Canadian Businesswoman Jennifer Jones has been nominated for RI President for the E 2022-23 term. She will officially be designated as President-Nominee on October 1st if none of the other five N candidates contest her nomination, making her the first woman to serve in this capacity in Rotary’s 115 year existence! However, Jones was not chosen simply because of her gender. According to R the Windsor Star, despite many women being qualified to take on the role, females began to be permitted to join Rotary only 34 years ago. In addition, members must first serve in other O roles within the organization before being elected President of RI. Jones was quoted as saying, “It’s something that moves me very profoundly.” She also added, “It’s a remarkable step forward in T history because it represents diverse perspective. .” She hopes to “inspire people around the world to create positive change. .” A Jones is a current Rotary Foundation Trustee, has been a member of Rotary since 1997, and has served R as a vice-president, director, trainer, moderator, and District Governor. It will be exciting to continue to follow her incredible journey. Y W A R R E N Andy Bednar was featured during this week’s Member Spotlight.