August 15, 2018

Member Assignments

Set Up/Tear Down

8/22 – Denise May/Tony Iannucci

9/5 – Andy Bednar & Dominic Mararri/ Lauren Kramer

Registration Table

August, 2018 – Deb Burn & John Campolito

September, 2018 – George Thompson, Cindy Matheson, & Marilyn Pape

Greeters

8/22 – Ray Sinchak & Joe Morgan

9/5 – Barry Dunaway & Bob Jadloski

Mobile Meals

8/24 – Pat Miller & Dave Taylor

8/31 – Dan Rowland & Cleo Royster

9/7 – Joe Morgan

Fellowship Invocation

August, 2018 – John Robertson 8/22 – Denise May

September, 2018 – Andy Bednar 9/5 – Frank Bodor

Magazine Report

August, 2018 – Nick Verina

September, 2018 – Andy Bednar

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren

Upcoming

Speakers

August 22

Butch Temmick –

“Mr. Wellness”

August 29 Rotary Social – 6 to 8 p.m. at Barrel 33

Sept. 5

District Governor

Scott Schulick

Sept. 12 Rose Schafffer

Saborse - Off-Site Mtg. @

Tech Belt Innovation Ctr.

Sept. 19 Kevin Spicher –

Howland Schools

Superintendent

MEMBERSHIP

AND

EXTENSION

MONTH

Visiting Rotarian, Babette Sisler,

along with guests, Scott Evans

Executive Director of the Boy Scouts Director of the Boy Scouts Arrowhead

Arrowhead Chapter, and Spencer

Kilgore from Ohio Valley Teen

Challenge, joined the Rotary Club of

Warren for Fellowship on August 15th.

John Robertson once again dazzled us

with stories, the first of which was about an executive, who happened to

be a mobster, and his accountant! The mobster executive’s

accountant embezzled $10 million

from him. The accountant was deaf,

so when the mobster went to confront the accountant about his missing $10

million, he brought an attorney who knew sign language with him. After

repeatedly being asked, “Where’s my money?”, the accountant signed, “I don’t

know!”. The mobster executive pointed his gun at the accountant, who finally

signed that the money was under his wife’s grave and provided directions to

the cemetery. The mobster asked the attorney, “What did he say?”, to

which the attorney replied, “He doesn’t think you have the guts to pull the

trigger.”

One winter day, a teacher of a first grade class was getting her

students ready to go home. One little boy was struggling to put his boots on.

The teacher tried to help him, but it was also difficult for her to get them

on. The little boy says, “Well, these aren’t my boots.” So the teacher pulls

the boots off. The boy then tells the teacher, “They used to be my

brother’s. Mom made me wear them.” The teacher helped the child put the

boots back on again. When she asked the boy, “Where are your gloves?”, the

boy replied, “Inside my boots!”

Rotary

Motto

Service Above Self

4-Way

Test

Of the things we think, say

or do:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and

better friendship?

Will it be

beneficial to all concerned?

Avenues

of Service

Club Service

Vocational Service

Community

Service

International Service

Youth Service

FELLOWSHIP

UPCOMING MEETINGS – The Golf Ball Drop Committee will be

meeting at 11:30 a.m. this Wednesday, August 22nd, at Enzo’s. With

no business to bring before the Board, The Rotary Club of Warren

Foundation will not be meeting this month.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – A Fall Assembly designed for Rotary Club

P President-Elects, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers, and

Chairs of public image, foundation, and membership committees is

slated for Saturday, September 8, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30

p.m. at the University of Mount Union in Alliance. More details will

follow.

WORLD POLIO DAY – will be celebrated during the week of October

21, 2018. PDG Geoff Goll has generously donated a bottle of wine for

each Club to raffle off, with the proceeds to be donated to the End

Polio Now Campaign in our Club’s name. The Gates Foundation is

matching these gifts two for one. The winner of the bottle of wine

will also receive a Paul Harris Fellow from DG Scott Schulick. That

means we have the potential for 47 new Paul Harris Fellows in our

m District during this year! DG Schulick will deliver our bottle of wine

when he visits our Club on September 5, 2018.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF WARREN’S FIRST SOCIAL EVENT OF THE

Y YEAR – will be held on Wednesday, August 29th from 6 to 8 p.m. at

B Barrel 33. The cost is $20 per person. Rotarians are encouraged to

E bring guests. This event replaces our weekly meeting at Noon on the

29th. A sign-up sheet will be available at our upcoming meeting.

F FALL FUNDRAISER – Due to declining attendance, the Chocolate and

D Dessert Festival is being replaced this year with a Golf Ball Drop.

The event will be held on Saturday, October 13th, in partnership with

the Tribune on Make a Difference Day. The Tribune will advertise

the event for us free of charge. Warren Rotarians will be asked to

sell five balls at the cost of $10 each or five for $40. Balls will also

be sold at our booth at The Taste of Warren. Plans are also

underway for an Oktoberfest-style celebration/craft show for next

year. Stay tuned for more info.

Areas of

Focus

Promoting

Peace

Fighting Disease

Providing Clean

Water

Saving Mothers & Children

Supporting Education

Growing Local

Economies

Club Officers President

Venita Collins

President Elect Teri Surin

Vice-President

Dominic Mararri

Secretary Judy Masaki

Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Andy Bednar

Board Members Bill Beinecke Ginny Bond

Christine Cope Tony Iannucci

Lauren Kramer Ted Stazak

Kim Straniak

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN WARREN – is August 21st. If you are

able to help greet children as they head back to school, contact Christine

Cope.

THANK YOU – to Barry Dunaway for helping to bring Yo-Yo Ma to the

area Warren Amphitheatre!

AUGUST IS ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP MONTH – We

have inducted one new member this year, with several more in the

pipeline! All members are encouraged to invite guests to join them for

our meetings and educate them about the benefits of joining Rotary!

THE ROTARY CLUB OF WARREN WELCOMES SPENCER KILGORE -

Spencer Kilgore was inducted as our

Club’s second new member for Rotary

Year 2018-2019. He grew up in

Warre Warren and indicated that some of his

fondest childhood memories are about

the playing kick ball and baseball with

friends near the Warren Village

apartments. Spender moved back to

our area approximately two months

ago to work for Ohio Valley Teen

Challenge. Challenge, and he is excited to be a

part of serving our community. Please

take a few moments to get to know

Spencer and welcome him to our

Rotary Rotary family at our next meeting.

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE – Jim Ditch has been an advocate of The Rotary

Foundation for quite some time. He received his Paul Harris Fellow award

in July 2013. No “little Jack Horner” was Jim. He did not stick in his

thumb, pull out a plum and say, “what a good boy am I” and sit there

admiring his Paul Harris Fellow pin. Rather, Jim continued his annual

giving to the Foundation. That devotion, dedication, and generosity has

resulted in Jim’s now having given sufficient funds for a second Paul

Harris Fellow. Jim has

designated this Paul Harris

Fellow to be in memory of

his mother, Esther Robbie

Ditch.

As you know, Jim was a

banker before his

retirement, and bankers are

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President

Chris Shape

Vice-President Diane Sauer

Secretary

Judy Masaki

Treasurer Cheryl Oblinger

Venita Collins

Jim Ditch Dominic Mararri

Cindy Matheson

Contact us at: Rotary Club of

Warren P.O. Box 68 Warren, OH

44482

Our Website: Warrenrotary.org

If you have

any questions

or suggestions

about our

newsletter, or

if you would

like to become

a sponsor,

Please contact:

Judy Masaki

award is rende known for their being astute and moneywise. He has recognized the

efficiency and value of The Rotary Foundation and its motto of doing good in the world.

We thank and admire Jim for his continued generosity and

support of The Foundation. Jim’s new Paul Harris Fellow pin

contains one blue stone. This is called a “Plus 1” pin, designating his

having funded two Paul Harris Fellows. We hope he wears it proudly

as an indication of his generosity, and, hopefully, as an incentive to others to “go and do likewise”.

Jim, The Rotary Foundation thanks you, the people in need

around the world thank you, and we thank you, a fellow club member,

for being a good Rotarian.

Many thanks, also, to Dallas Woodall, for his inspiring and

heartfelt presentation of Jim’s award.

MEMBERSHIP PROPOSAL – The following individual has been proposed

for membership in our Club:

Vito J. Abruzzino (Proposed by Tony Iannucci)

Partner with Harrington, Hoppe, & Mitchell, Ltd.

2235 E. Pershing St., Suite A

Salem, OH 44460

Anyone objecting to his induction into the Rotary Club of Warren

must must put their concerns in writing to President Venita Collins within

7 days.

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Champion Rotarian, Babette Sisler, and her sister, Danielle

Woodyard encompass service in all that they do. They own and

operate the first themed rooms in Trumbull County where participants

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play games including brain teasers and riddles. Two rooms involve treasure hunt themes, the Egyptian Tomb and Captain’s Quarters, and a

third room immerses individuals in a Murder Mystery. An off-site option,

Room in a Box, is also offered to consumers with larger groups of people,

such as such as businesses. In this situation, the group is given manipulatives to

work through as a team in order to reach a common goal. Each game is

designed to last up to one hour, and people six years of age to 86 years of

age seem to enjoy it! All clues are layered to make people of different skill

levels interact. Patrons don’t escape the room; the room is the escape.

It provides a chance for everyone to connect with family and friends. In

addition, corporations are offered team building exercises, as well as

practice and feedback about organizational and higher level thinking skills.

Escape NE Ohio was established in Warren because the

owners love the community and are excited about the resurgence and

investment taking place in the downtown area. 50% of the Escape room

patrons come from outside of our county. For this reason, Escape NE Ohio

offers “Make a Day of It”. They provide customers with a map of

Downtown Warren and encourage individuals to try out other establishments

which offer dining, overnight accommodations, and shopping at a reasonable

cost. Furthermore, giving back is important to Sisler and Woodyard. In

fact, they have donated to more than 50 organizations since opening one

year ago.

If you are interested in booking a private party, having a fun night out

with family and friends, or engaging colleagues in a team building

adventure, you can find more details at www.EscapeNEOhio.com.

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TRIPLE JACKPOT

This week, the Grand Jackpot totaled $483.

Congratulations to Daily Winner, Chris Shape!

HAPPY BUCKS

*** Chris Shape is a happy winner once again! He says you have to buy if

you want to win! He was also thrilled to see how well-received Yo-Yo Ma

Ma’s was in our community.

*** Ted Stazak was just happy to be here!

*** Ken LaPolla was proud of his Scouts who completed 186 miles of

cycling from Maryland to D.C. last week. His daughter is also starting

her Master’s program.

*** Dallas Woodall offered a Happy Buck in honor of Jim Ditch’s

generosity. His donations have funded 4,000 polio vaccinations!

*** Joe Morgan offered a Happy Buck for our speaker. His first date

with his wife took place in an escape room.

*** Tony Iannucci offered a Happy Buck for Babette Sisler and her

support of the City of Warren.

*** Jim Ditch is pleased to be able to designate his second Paul Harris

Fellow Award in honor of his Mom.

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*** Dominic Mararri offered a Happy Buck in honor of Cindy Matheson

and Howland Alarm for their donation of cameras and for Spencer

Kilgore and his work with Ohio Valley Teen Challenge.

*** Julia Wetstein is happy to have Bob Fleischer and Spencer Kilgore

as new members of our Club.

*** Reggie Rooks entered into a contract with his wife 37 years ago! He

also announced the addition of a new granddaughter to his family!

Congratulations, Reggie!

Great minds discuss ideas;

average minds discuss events;

small minds discuss people.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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QUOTE FOR

THE WEEK