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January 7, 2019

Rotary Club of Cleveland

377 Lear Road, Suite 222, Avon Lake, OH 44012 www.rotaryclubofcleveland.com T: (216)556-8637

Wishing Everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

December 20th we enjoyed a Holiday Happy Hour at the Renissance Hotel on Public Square. We networked amongst family and friend while enjoying the beautiful Christmas lights both inside and out. Two of our College Now scholarship recipients joined us as they were home for winter break.

What’s going on this week?

Our program this week is Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, we will hear from Rebecca Smiddy, Volunteer Manager, Carol Lehman, Volunteer Coordinator and Blake Johnson, Marketing and Communications Manager. This will be another great program, invite a guest or prospective member to join us!

Up Coming Programs The Rotary Club of Cleveland

presents the 2018-2019 speaker series. This is a great opportunity to invite prospective members to

an upcoming meeting. Thursday, January 10, 2019 Carolyn Ostrom, Habitat for Humanity. Thursday, January 17, 2019 Community Service Award – Recipient Joe Marinucci, Downtown Cleveland Alliance Thursday, January 24, 2019 Baiju Shah, CEO, BioMotiv Thursday, January 31, 2019 Rotary After Hours – Merwin’s Wharf Thursday, February 7, 2019 Lisa Imel, Consultant, EdSolutions Group, “Enhanced 41st Annual Thesmacher High School Recognition Day Training” Thursday, February 14, 2019 Ray Leach, CEO, JumpStart Inc. Thursday, February 21, 2019 David Edelman, Past President, Hebrew Free Loan Association Thursday, February 28, 2019 Rotary After Hours, - TBD

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Quarter 3 Service Project Friday, February 1, 2019, 6;15 p.m., we will volunteer at the Metanoia Project located at St. Malachi Church on the corner of West 25th and the Superior Viaduct. This year the Community Service Committee together with a Rotary District 6630 matching grant, purchased card board room dividers, mattresses and cots to the shelter that provides a safe secure overnight respite during the winter months for hard-core homeless people unwilling/unable to access shelters. Join us to help serve them a meal and be a part of the ribbon cutting for their new supplies. Please RSVP to the Rotary Office so we can get a firm number attending. Donate Now - Cleveland Rotary Foundation Annual Fund Thank you to all those that have contributed to the annual fund, which helps replenish expended dollars and keeps the foundation strong and growing. The Cleveland Rotary foundation supports activities spanning all four avenues of Rotary service that include long-running projects as well as new opportunities every year. If you have not made your donation as of yet, please mail it in to the Rotary Office or bring it to a meeting, The Foundations Help Support the Community West Foundation Socks Plus for Cleveland Homeless Campaign Vocational Service Committee members Susan Murphy and Sarah Rintamaki are collecting socks for the Community West Foundation. I am attaching the link for more information. There is still time to participate, bring your donations to the January 10, 2019 meeting, they will collect and deliver them. https://www.communitywestfoundation.org/events/socksplus Rapid Beautification Red Line Greenway a Success!

Don’t miss January 31, Rotary After Hours Happy Hour! We will celebrate our club’s commitment, hard work and vision towards our 41-year-old Rapid Beautification Project! We will meet at Merwin’s Wharf starting at 5:30 PM. The event will be a cash bar and the club will provider

appetizers. Please feel free to invite guests or significant others to the celebration free of charge. Please RSVP to Sharon at rotarycle@gmail.com.

Upcoming Committee

Meeting and Event Schedule

Youth Service Committee meeting, Thursday, January 10, 2019, 1:15 p.m. Windows Project YESS Committee Meeting, Thursday, January 10, 2019, 1:15 p.m. Windows Vocational Service Committee Meeting, January 10, 2019, 1:15 p.m. Windows International Service Committee Meeting, January 17, 2019 1:15 p.m. Windows Rotary Works! January 24, 2019, After Rotary 1:15 p.m. Windows Community Service Committee meeting, January 24, 2019, 1;15 p.m. Windows Club Blood Donor Day, January 24, 2019, 1:130 – 7:00 p.m. Warzel Donor Center