Rotary Club of Warren

March 1, 2017

Member Assignments

Greeters

Please Arrive by 11:50 a.m.

3/8 – Cindy Matheson

3/15 – Tony Iannucci

3/22 – Heather Sahli

Mobile Meals

3/10 – Pat Miller and John Campolito

3/17 – Dan Rowland and Cleo Royster

3/24 – Genevieve Bauman

Fellowship

March – Judy Masaki

April – TBA

May - TBA

Invocation

3/8 – Frank Bodor

3/15 – Janet Schweitzer

3/22 – Diane Sauer

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren, Ohio

Upcoming

Speakers

March 1 Ron King – U R Fertile Ground

March 8 Venita Collins – Foster Parenting March 15 TBA

March 22 Jess Warren – Quest-Crete Studios

March 29 Pamela Stephens – Bemer Therapy, Pittsburgh

Weekly News and Announcements

Hello Rotarians and Friends! I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend

and that the start of the new week has been a good one. We had a lot

going on last week at Rotary and it promises to be a busy one again this

week. Our illustrious President, Julia, was out of town, so the ever

charming President Elect Andy ran the meeting….and a fine job he did!

Our thanks go out to Judy Masaki for handling Fellowship this month. She

started us off with a story about a father who was going off on a business

trip and told his 15 year old son that while he was gone, the son would be

the man of the house. The son took him literally and did EXACTLY what

the dad would have done had he been home…needless to say, it made the

dad question some of the things he normally does and brought home just

how much children learn from their parents…the good AND the bad.

Our guests this week were Phil May (Denise’s husband), Christine Cope

from United Way, Jim Grantz from EJ Lewis, and Steve Schubert (a

former Warren Rotarian). Welcome all!

Expressions of Concern – Please keep Bob Sauer in your thoughts and

prayers. He has had some health issues over the past couple of weeks that

caused him to make a trip to the hospital. He stopped in last week just

long enough to say he may not be at the next meeting since he’s still not

feeling that great. Please pray for his full and speedy recovery.

Pancake Day – Our Pancake Breakfast will be held

on Sunday, March 12 (remember to change your

clocks that morning…Spring Ahead!) It runs from

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and volunteers will be needed both

for set up and clean up. Tickets were distributed

this week. It will be really important that we get

a count of pre-sold tickets this year. So, when you get them, please try to

get them sold and report back to the committee on your success. Also,

we will be selling ad space on our placemats for the event. For $50 and

your business card, you can get your business promoted. See Danny

Rowland or George Thompson if you want to take advantage of this

opportunity.

District Conference Subsidy – The Club Board wants to make it easy for

members to attend the District Conference on April 7th and 8th at Avalon

Inn. Therefore, the Club will reimburse any member who wishes to attend

up to $40 toward the cost of their meals. In order to receive the

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

reimbursement, members need to do the following:

Go to rotarydistrict6650.org - register, pay, and print out your receipt.

Attend the District Conference.

Show proof of attendance to Cheryl Oblinger.

Get your reimbursement.

It’s just that easy!

Rotary Golf Outing – Rick Peduzzi brought members

up to speed on the Golf Outing to benefit the women

veterans therapeutic golf program as explained earlier

in the year by Renee Powell. The outing will be on

Friday, April 7, with a 10 a.m. registration and

breakfast at Squaw Creek Country Club. Shotgun start

will be at 11 a.m. It is a scramble format and will be limited to 32 teams.

Cost is $125 and includes, breakfast, lunch, golf, and prizes.

RI International Convention – As you 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. The deadline for

early registration is passed, but it’s not too late to get registered. Expect

to hear more about the upcoming convention in Atlanta, GA as the year

goes by.

Hospitality Suite at the District Conference –

President Julia announced that Warren Rotary would

be hosting the Hospitality Suite at the District

Conference on April 7 and 8. According to the latest

info we received, Tony Cafaro was able to get our

room upgraded and we will now be in the Presidential Suite….oh wow! Clubs

are also being asked to donate a $50 gift basket which will be raffled off

at some point during the conference. Also, the club with the largest

percentage of members in attendance will be given a Paul Harris Fellow to

award. President Julia has extra brochures if you need more information

OR you can to go rotarydistrict6650.org and check out the program and

enroll at the same time!

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.

Magazine Report

Diane Sauer reviewed the March issue of The Rotarian for us this week.

She covered three different articles:

Unfit to Drink – It tells of the efforts of the Rotary Club of Toledo to

improve Lake Erie’s drinking water by combating the effects of poisonous

blue-green algae.

World Round-Up – This monthly offering tells a variety of stories from

around the globe of Rotarians’ efforts to address local problems. Some

of the countries covered this month: Argentina, Malaysia, Philippines, and

Nigeria.

Up Front – This section always tells us of Rotary events happening around

the globe. Some of the most notable were in Gainesville, Georgia; Hawaii;

Pennsylvania; and Australia.

Our Newest Paul Harris Fellow

We were delighted to present a Paul Harris Fellow

to Warren Rotarian Denise May today. Dallas

Woodall, our Foundation Chair, said as follows:

Lynn Miller proposed Denise May for membership

in our club nearly ten years ago. Denise happily became a member on July

23, 2008, joining in honor of her father, Ralph Difford, a well-reputed

builder and entrepreneur in the Howland-Vienna area who was also a long-

time and active member of the Rotary Club of Howland.

Far from becoming a RINO (Rotarian In Name Only), she applied her

energy and talents to our club immediately and in numerous ways.

She served on the Invocation, Dictionary Project, Blood Analysis, Blood

Drawing and Pancake Committees. She served on and chaired the

Handicapped Children’s Christmas Party. She was a member of our board

and became our Community Service avenue director.

And, while doing this, she displayed her understanding of and participation

in Rotary by her regular giving to the Foundation. She, like many of us,

participated in the EREY annual giving programs, which has not culminated

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 Venita Collins

Secretary-Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Mike Bollas

Board

Members Roxy Vaughn

Tony Iannucci Cleo Royster

Paul Pal Teri Surin

Kim Straniak Nick Verina

in her attaining her status as a Paul Harris Fellow. That is why she and I

are standing up here today.

On behalf of The Rotary Foundation, I am happy to present Denise with

this certificate and another pin, this one evidencing her status as a Paul

Harris Fellow of the Rotary International Foundation.

As I have said many times in the past, the Foundation is what sets Rotary

apart from other service organizations. I challenge you to find another

service club that has taken on the battle against a dreaded disease such as

polio and is on the cusp of winning that monumental achievement.

Denise, wear your pin with dignity and honor and display your certificate

proudly and prominently. If someone does not fully understand its meaning,

I challenge you to explain it proudly.

Fellow Rotarians, please welcome our newest Paul Harris Fellow, Denise

May.

U R Fertile Ground

Ron King was our speaker today at the request of Rob

Berk. Mr. King has been deeply involved in the process

of behavioral change with today’s youth as well as the

adverse behavior of adults and parents. He is the

founder and CEO of UR Fertile Ground, a company

whose focus it is to positively affect the attitude and

behavior of youth and adults, preparing them for a

successful and productive social life. He has written

programs for Passaic County in New Jersey as well as Youngstown City

Schools on topics ranging from alternative incarceration to parenting

initiatives for single mothers; and from bullying to leadership.

Mr. King’s presentation was powerful and the challenge this week was doing

justice to his talk. Finally, I believe, the following best sums up that UR

Fertile Ground is all about:

Earth, this fertile ground upon which we live, move and find our being, is

the substance of our very existence. We have comfort and security

because of its ability to reproduce, in great abundance, exactly what it is

given. There is, however, another type of fertile ground – the hearts of our

children. Their minds are so fresh, so ready, so rich a medium for the

sowing of positive seeds. With proper care and cultivation, this earth

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President

Chris Shape

Vice President George

Thompson

Secretary-Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Julia Wetstein Venita Collins 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.

brings forth a fruitful, productive, and enduring harvest that the planters

proudly leave behind as their legacy.

There is another type of harvest. It is that of weeds; being misguided,

abandoned, and unloved. Ironically, weeds of negativity do not require the

diligent care in order to thrive. The weeds need only to be left unattended!

Riding on the wind, they manage to find water. They don’t require

cultivation; determined to survive, they will cling to the rocks and make

their way.

The hearts and minds of those ages 10 to young adulthood is the field to

which U.R. Fertile Ground is called. This precious crop faces the

staggering reality of widespread illiteracy, teenage pregnancy, hunger,

physical and emotional abandonment, gang violence, hate crime, terrorism

and the list goes on. The United States Census Bureau report concluded

that 18.9% of U.S. men between the ages of 16 and 24 were drop outs in

2007, with 27.5% among Latinos and 21% among African Americans and

12% White. Today’s analysis of the educational landscape often spotlights

issues like standardized testing, teacher tenure and top-heavy

administrations, with the omission of the most central element: the

condition of the student. It is to the support and perspective of the

student that U.R. Fertile Ground is dedicated.

U.R. Fertile Ground helps young people Understand where they are in life

in the present, assess what is missing or unclear, and assists them in

defining their ultimate goal in life. U.R. Fertile Ground teaches young

people that the Responsibility of achieving those goals is theirs alone. This

is accomplished through a series of introspective activities and structured

dialogue seen in a discovery learning model. The sessions benefit students,

teachers and school administrators. Every session is a unique experience,

determined by the dynamic of the participants.

So beautiful a mission, so beautifully said. The UR Fertile Ground website

has much, much more about the organization’s various program and

members are encouraged to log on to urfertileground.com to learn more

about these invaluable programs. Thank you, Mr. King!

Triple Jackpot

The Grand Jackpot this week was: $89

Our Daily Jackpot Winner was:

Chris Shape (again!)

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Happy Bucks

Chris Shape – For winning the daily jackpot.

Rob Berk – For having Frank Bodor at his

table today, for Ron King.

Frank Bodor – For Ron King and his efforts.

Dallas Woodall – For our newest Paul Harris

Fellow.

Don Powers – He paid a fine for having his picture in the paper.

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