February 27, 2019 Member Assignments

Set Up/Tear Down

3/6/19 – Bob Jadloski & Cindy Matheson

3/13/19 - TBA

Registration Table

March, 2019 – Cleo Royster

Greeters

3/6/19 – Dan Rowland

3/13/19 – Barry Dunaway

Mobile Meals

3/8/19 – Joe Morgan

3/15/19 – Julia Wike

Fellowship Invocation

March, 2019 – Nick Verina 3/6/19 – Frank Bodor

3/13/19 – Frank Bodor

Magazine Report

March, 2019 – Chris Williams

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren

Upcoming

Speakers

March 6th Jeffrey Magada –

Flying High

March 13th George Pitre –

Ohio Investigative

Unit

March 20th Patrick Hartory - Northeast Ohio

Author

March 27th

Andrea Gintner - AAA NE Ohio

April 3rd

Kim Haase- SCOPE

April 10th

Sarah Wilshek- Jewish

Community Center

WORLD UNDERSTANDING

MONTH

This month is a great chance for every Rotarian to pause, plan, & promote the

Fourth Avenue of Service –Rotary’s continued quest to promote goodwill,

peace, & understanding among people of the world.

Thank you for making a difference around the world with your dedication &

commitment!

If you read your

newsletter, you’ll recall that

Lauren Kramer was actually

listed to do Fellowship during

the 35th week of Rotary Year

2018-2019. In reality, Andy

Bednar kind of volunteered her

because he thought he was

going to be away at a meeting.

Since he thought nearly all of

us would be disappointed that

it was he in front of us

instead of Lauren, he decided

to embrace the situation and

talk to us about

disappointment!

We’ve all experienced it

at least once or twice in our lives. . .

Disappointment is that feeling of sadness or displeasure that

seems to haunt us when our hopes, aspirations, or expectations are

not fulfilled. Disappointment can break down your spirit. However,

as all of us know, you have to face a fair share of disappointments and

setbacks while you are trudging on the path of success.

Disappointment seems to know no bounds. Businessman Jim Fiebig

once said that “age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of

having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.”

It has been said before that when the center of the universe is

finally discovered, a lot of people are going to be very disappointed

that they are not it.

So in the face of disappointment, we should adopt a more forgiving

posture. As Elbert Green Hubbard, a writer, publisher, artist, and

philosopher once said, “Don’t take life too seriously. You won’t get out

of it alive anyway.”

Or maybe you prefer the words of anthropologist Margaret Mead

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

who once said, “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just

like everyone else.”

But maybe it is really up to us to turn around our disappointments.

Maybe we can learn a little something from, of all things, a duck.

At this point, Andy shared a story he once heard. . .

A little duck entered a bar one day, sauntered up to the bartender

and asked, “Got any gwapes?” “No, sorry,” the bartender replied. The

duck left the bar, disappointed. The next day, the duck walked into the

bar and asked again, “Got any gwapes?” The bartender answered angrily,

“I told you yesterday, no, I don’t!” The duck left even more

disappointed. The following day, the duck walked into the bar once again

and asked, “Got any gwapes?” “No! I told you, I do not have any

grapes,” the bartender responded. “If you dare to come in here one

more time and ask for grapes, I’m going to nail your feet to the floor!”

The very next day, the duck waddled into the bar yet again. As the

bartender eyed him suspiciously, he asked, “Got any nails?” “No, why?”

asked the bewildered bartender. The duck responded, “Got any gwapes,

then?”

The 2019 Slice of the Valley Pot O’ Gold Challenge is only a few

weeks away! The event will be held on Saturday, March 16th at the

Metroplex.

$53,200 in sponsorships have been committed so far! The

deadline for ads to be guaranteed a spot in the program is March 1st.

Three $5,000 donors have contributed to date, and they will receive

VIP service at the event. If you or someone you know want to earn

service hours for your organization or school, please contact us!

Merchandiser tables are still available at the cost of $100. We

have four vendor tables reserved so far.

Visit our website for pre-sale tickets. Tickets are also available

for sale by Warren Rotarians. See Bill Beinecke to get your tickets!

Gold T-shirts with dark blue lettering have been ordered for

Rotarians who are volunteering at the event.

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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

SLICE OF THE VALLEY

NEWS

WELCOME to our newest member, Adrienne Steward! Please take a few

minutes to get to know her at our next meeting.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2019 class of Community Stars, including

Warren Rotarians, Mike Bollas, Rob Berk, and Janet Schweitzer. They

will be honored at a dinner at St. Demetrios Banquet Center on March 19th

beginning at 5:30 p.m. If you would like to reserve a seat at the Warren

Rotary table, contact Venita Collins no later than March 7th. Cost is $20

per person payable by cash or check made out to The Warren Tribune.

Your tickets will be given to you at our March 13th meeting or the

evening of the event.

GOOD NEWS! 15 new radio headsets have been gifted to our Club for use

at our events, such as Slice of the Valley! They will make communication

among workers at the events so much easier!

THE 2019 “BETTER TOGETHER” JOINT DISTRICT CONFERENCE will be

held April 12th and 13th at the Hilton Polaris in Columbus, Ohio.

Registration is now open. The committee has been working hard to bring

you a one-of-a-kind experience, including a House of Friendship, RO-Talks

about inspiring projects and ideas, a wide selection of workshops, hands-on

service projects in conjunction with Youth Exchange Students, and a

Caribbean Dinner and Dance Party! Plan to attend in order to connect with

fellow Rotarians, learn, and have fun!

THE 2019 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION is slated for June 1st

through 5th in Hamburg, Germany. Join the Rotary community in

experiencing Hamburg’s culture and vibrant neighborhoods. Visit

riconvention.org to find the latest updates on keynote speakers and preview

the list of breakout sessions to begin planning your itinerary. Be sure to

register by March 31st in order to save before registration fees increase.

CONGRESSMAN TIM RYAN will visit the Rotary Club of Youngstown as

their guest speaker on Monday, March 25th at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon

meeting will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (343 Via Mt

Carmel Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44505). The cost for Rotarians and

guests is $20 per person. If you are interested in attending, please

contact Venita Collins before March 18th.

UPCOMING MEETING: All front entrance staff for Slice of the Valley

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

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

are asked to gather briefly on March 6th immediately following our weekly

Club meeting. Andy Bednar promises to have answers to all of the

questions you may encounter the evening of the event! Anyone is welcome

to to join the meeting, but the following staff really should plan to attend:

Bill Beinecke, John Campolito, Cheryl Oblinger, Paul Pal, Tony Maroni, Judy

Masaki, Tony Iannucci, Lisa Taddei, Lauren Kramer, Barry Dunaway, Patti

Augustine, Julia Wetstein, Julia Wike, Chris Stephenson, and Christine

Cope. The meeting should only last about 15 minutes.

FIX US INITIATIVE

Paul Stebbins is a founder,

former CEO, and Chairman

Emeritus of World Fuel Services,

a Fortune 100 Company based

in Miami, Florida.

Paul, and his guest Rachael

Heisler of Pittsburgh, PA, joined

the Rotary Club of Warren for

a conversation about America’s

perilous fiscal and political

situation. Trillion dollar deficits

are set to return within the

next year, and our already record high national debt will skyrocket over the

coming decade, according to Stebbins.

Stebbins, a founding member of the Fix US initiative with the

Campaign to Fix the Debt, reported how he feels the political environment

surrounding our debt and federal budget have come to symbolize the

brokenness of our political system. He explained that we live in a world

that knows nothing about the 4-Way Test. Rather, according to Stebbins,

and as Hubert Humphrey once said, ”Washington, D.C. is 26,000 miles

surrounded by reality.”

Stebbins first got interested in the national debt when he was a

member of a business roundtable. As the debt has multiplied over the

years, the economy of America has been undermined, and there is now a

deep and profound threat to the livelihood of our citizens. The Committee

for a Responsible Federal budget, an independent, non-profit, bipartisan

public policy organization in Washington, D.C. proposed to address federal

budget and fiscal issues by lowering tax rates, attracting capital to the

United States, and building a stabilized Medicare/Medicaid System.

However, However, we need to compromise in order to solve problems, and instead,

ideology and rigidity got in the way.

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In addition to the national debt, the future of K – 12 education, energy independence & fertile water are being threatened in the United

States. Stebbins claims that we have been warned about these things, but

we keep making the same mistakes. Political dysfunction has caused us to

fail to invest in education, infrastructure, and science and technology, and nothing is being done to fix this.

Yet, research shows that 78% of Americans want Democrats and

Republicans to work together. Only 19% of Americans feel that Congress

is functional. 8% of progressive activists and 6% of committed

conservatives are certain that they each have the right answers and don’t

want to compromise. The exhausted majority are left in the middle.

Stebbins says that, like in the Wizard of Oz, we’re all looking for the

answers that will fix the problems. However, the heart, the brain, and

the courage aren’t there.

Fixus.org was formed as the place to build a community around the

principle that compromise and problem solving is a value and to let citizens

know that we have more power than we’ve been led to believe. Abraham

Lincoln’s message in his second address to Congress emphasized that it is

not enough that we imagine we can be better. It only matters if we be

better. Our sin is our tolerance. Thus, Stebbins encourages citizens to

demand a different kind of conversation from our public representatives

and organize a larger movement to take back our country. He said that we

can have these kinds of conversations through community groups, civic

organizations, and conferences.

TRIPLE JACKPOT

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This week, the Grand Jackpot totaled $969.

Congratulations to Daily Winner and Winner of the Grand Jackpot,

Heather Sahl!!

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HAPPY BUCKS

*** Heather Sahli is certainly a Happy

Winner!!

*** Judy Masaki offered an Apology

buck Buck for forgetting to let members know

that the meeting at Firebirds was

cancelled last week At least people had

a nice lunch!

*** Cindy Matheson had an awesome

vacation in St. Martin. She also

wanted to thank everyone who has

donated baskets for Slice of the Valley

and Rob Berk for all of his help.

*** Joe Morgan offered some

Bittersweet Bucks. . . His family’s dog, Doodle, passed away recently and

is sorely missed. Joe also announced that he is relocating soon to the far

west of Ohio. He thanks all Rotarians who made him feel welcome in our

Club.

*** Lauren Kramer announced: it’s a girl!! Congratulations again to Lauren

and her family.

There are no secrets to success.

It is the result of preparation,

hard work, and learning from failure.

-Colin Powell

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QUOTE FOR THE WEEK