Rotary Club of Warren

August 31, 2016

Member Assignments

Greeters

Please Arrive by 11:50 a.m.

9/7 – Bill Beinecke

9/14 – Chris Shape

9/21 – Paul Pal

Mobile Meals

9/9 – Genevieve Bauman and Dan DelliQuadri

9/16 – Jerry Donohoe and John Campolito

9/23 – Don Powers and Don Moore

Fellowship

September – John Robertson

October – Judy Masaki

Invocation

9/7 – Denise May

9/14 – Frank Bodor

9/21 - Janet Schweitzer

Rotary Serving Humanity

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren, Ohio

Upcoming

Speakers

September 7 Cindy and Steve Orslene – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s “Out of the Darkness” Walk

September 14 Christa Blasko – TMI Hospitality, Residence Inn/Hampton Inn and Suites

September 21 District Governor Sieglinde Warren

September 28 Melanie Murphy-Miller – Miss Ohio and Mrs. Ohio

Weekly News and Announcements

Hello Rotarians and Friends! I hope all of you had a chance to enjoy the

beautiful weekend. It was perfect weather and there was so much to do,

which made it even harder to return to work this week.

President Elect Andy Bednar ran the meeting this week and he did a

fabulous job! You’d think he’d done this before, but no, it was his first

time. President Julia was out of town, but will be back at our meeting on

September 6th, full of her usual energy and cheer.

Chris Shape wrapped up his month on Fellowship with more political humor.

He also announced that John Robertson wanted him to fill in on Fellowship

next week….unless, of course, someone else wanted to volunteer. Thank

heavens someone did! So, Nigel Newman will be filling in and rescuing us all.

Rotarians with Makeups: One Makeup – Surin, Bollas, Matheson, Click,

Campolito, Vaughn, Peduzzi and Pal. Two Makeups – Collins.

Guests and Visiting Rotarians – Ted Stazak from Edward Jones, Ginny

Bond from Walls En Vogue, and Aundrea Cika from Youngstown Rotary and

the Peter Allen Inn.

Expressions of Concern – Patti Augustine said she called the Zimomra

abode to check on John and he answered the phone! He said he is doing

much better but still needs to go through therapy. It’s going to be a long

recovery, but we are so glad he appears to be on the road to improving

health.

Louisiana Disaster Relief – Andy Bednar reported that the Board of

Directors approved a $500 donation to assist victims of the Louisiana

disaster. The check was mailed today.

Pancake Day 2017 – The Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday, March

12, 2017, at Lincoln Elementary. Please mark your calendar and make plans

to volunteer.

Chocolate Festival – Members were reminded again

today by Chairperson Teri Surin that Chocolate

Festival is just around the corner. It will be held on

Thursday, October 13th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St.

Demetrios on Atlantic Avenue. We need sponsor-

ships and silent and Chinese auction items.

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

For those who are new to our Club, there are several sponsorship levels

available with various benefits to the donor in each. If you want to get

information about how you can become a sponsor, contact John Campolito.

Tickets are $15 for individuals, $25 for couples. A sign-up sheet was

passed around today so members could sign up to help. It’s tons of fun so

make plans to attend!

Quaker Steak and Lube Bike Night – Chris Shape reported that there is

one more Bike Night to be held on Friday, September 30th. Anyone who

can help is encouraged to let Chris know.

Warren Homecoming Concert – Marketing of the homecoming concert is

now underway. It will be held on Saturday, September 24th, as part of the

Warren Homecoming weekend featuring 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 Tight, Fire, and Honey. On

August 17, 2013, The Ohio Players were 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 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 Packard Music Hall.

RI International Convention – As you may know, next year our club will be

celebrating its 100th anniversary. Julia Wetstein would love to have a

booth at the Convention in the House of Friendship to let our closest

35,000+ friends know what we have accomplished in our first 100 years.

The Convention will be held from June 10 to 14, 2017. Expect to hear more

about the upcoming convention in Atlanta, GA as the year goes by.

Mobile Meals – Jerry Donohoe announced again today that at least one

more volunteer is needed to deliver meals on Fridays one day a month. It

only takes an hour and makes a world of difference to those who are

homebound. Please see Jerry if you can help.

A Programming Note – Julia Wetstein announce a couple of weeks ago that

sometime in the next couple of months we would have some speakers from

the organization helping victims of acid attacks in Uganda. One will be the

fund administrator, Victoria, who will join us on October 12th, and the

second will be Hanifa, the woman we saw in the documentary film by

Leonard Lies. We are still waiting to hear when she can join us. Please

mark your calendars and make plans to attend.

Rotary

Code of

Conduct

As a Rotarian, I will:

Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal

and professional

life.

Deal fairly with others

and treat them and their

occupations with respect.

Use my

professional skills through

Rotary to mentor young people, help those with

special needs, and improve

people’s quality of life

in my community

and the world.

Avoid behavior that

reflects adversely on

Rotary or other

Rotarians.

Speaking of Uganda – The Rotary International President in 2018-2019

will Be Samuel Frobisher Owori, a businessman from the Rotary Club of

Kampala, Uganda. He has a truly impressive resume, as one would expect,

and Julia has high hopes that he will be supportive of our efforts to help

the victims of acid attacks in his home country. Knowing Julia, they will be

the best of friends by the time he becomes President, especially if she has

a chance to meet him at the Convention in Atlanta.

Rotary IS NOT on the Road AGAIN!

The tour scheduled for September 14th at GM in Lordstown has been

cancelled!!!!! So…..don’t go there. Report to Enzo’s as usual for our meeting

that week.

Rotary Homecoming Parade Float

Andy Bednar announced today that we are still waiting for confirmation

that the Homecoming Parade will happen. But, before I could put this

newsletter to bed, I learned we WILL be having a parade and we WILL be

entering a float. More information will be shared at this week’s meeting.

Peter Allen Inn and Event Center

Dick Thompson from the Peter Allen Inn and Event

Center in Kinsman, OH joined us today to talk about

his newly renovated facility. Dick formerly worked at

Lor Packard Electric and later helped create a company

called Therm-O-Link. In 1985, he moved to Kinsman

and later purchased the Peter Allen home.

Dr. Peter Allen was the first doctor in Kinsman and

built the house in 1821. It is in the Federal style and is often highlighted

in publications that feature early Ohio homes. The millwork in each room

is unique and it took skilled craftsmen months to replicate and repair these

features during the renovation.

After purchasing the home, Mr. Thompson had to identify a purpose for

the building and he eventually settled on it becoming an event center and

Areas of

Focus

Promoting peace

Fighting disease

Providing clean water

Saving mothers and

children

Supporting education

Growing local economies

2016-2017

Club

Officers

President Julia Wetstein

President Elect Andy Bednar

Vice President Roxy Vaughn

Secretary-Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Mike Bollas

Board

Members Venita Collins Tony Iannucci Cleo Royster

Paul Pal Teri Surin

Kim Straniak Nick Verina

bed and breakfast. There are three rooms available as the B&B, two of

which are bedrooms and the third is a full suite. The renovations took a

three years to complete and the end results are stunning.

The facility is now available for events such as small weddings, showers,

proms, business meetings, wine tastings and much more. It can

accommodate small groups and up to as many as 150 people. The Inn

opened in May and on Friday evenings it has light food and entertainment

from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Reservations are not required.

The Rotary Club of Warren will

be planning a social event at the

Inn in the coming weeks where

all of our members can see this

beautiful facility for themselves.

The Peter Allen Inn and Event

Center is located at the corner of Route 87 and State Street in Kinsman.

From Warren, it is a 30-40 minute drive and well worth the effort. Those

wishing to learn more can log on to peteralleninn.com and view some of the

finished rooms, check on prices, and view events.

Our thanks to Dick Thompson and Aundrea Cika for joining us today and

sharing information on a true Trumbull County gem.

Triple Jackpot

The Grand Jackpot this week was: $488

Our Daily Jackpot Winner was:

Chris Shape

Happy Bucks

Chris Shape – For winning the daily jackpot,

for celebrating his birthday this month.

George Thompson – For our speaker, for becoming

a grandpa!

Rick Peduzzi – He will be at Primanti Brothers in

Niles on Thursday before the Scrappers game in case

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President Chris Shape

Vice President George

Thompson

Secretary-Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Julia Wetstein Roxy Vaughn Diane Sauer

Cindy Matheson

Contact Us

Rotary Club of Warren

P. O. Box 68 Warren, OH

44482

Our

Website

warrenrotary.org

If you have suggestions or

comments regarding our newsletter, or would like to

become a sponsor,

please contact Cheryl

Oblinger.

there are club members who want to join him.

Bob Hoy – For our speaker, for the Peter Allen Inn which is beautiful!

Venita Collins – For being on vacation for the next two weeks.

Ken LaPolla – For him and his wife finally becoming empty-nesters, for

the Peter Allen Inn which is now on their list of places to go.

Diane Sauer – For our speaker, for George Thompson who helped with a

plumbing issue at her dealership.

Cindy Matheson – For her son’s great physical (there is a story involved!)

Patti Augustine – For our speaker, for having grown up in Kinsman.

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