July 8, 2020

ASSIGNMENTS

INVOCATION

July, 2020 – Andy Bednar

August, 2020 – Denise May

FELLOWSHIP

July, 2020 – Andy Bednar

August, 2020 – Lisa Taddei

SPEAKERS

7/15/20 – April Caraway, Mental Health & Recovery Board

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren

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

This month, each year, Clubs across the globe celebrate the

start of their new officers’ year of service. Leaders set

strategies for growth and exemplify all the qualities that make members extraordinary:

integrity, expertise, and commitment .

The Rotary Club of Warren was pleased to welcome visiting

Rotarian, Larry Walton, from East Liverpool and two guests, Susan Deleo

and Keno Hills, to our second meeting of Rotary year 2020 – 2021.

Following a virtual rendition of My Country ‘Tis of Thee, recitation of

The Pledge of Allegiance and The Four Way Test, and our Invocation,

Julia Westein treated us to a solo singing performance of In the Good Old

Summertime. This was certainly in line with the scorching heat and

humidity that we experienced last week!

Andy Bednar then offered the following Fellowship presentation:

“Oftentimes, Rotarians are reluctant to join the Fellowship Committee

because they are unsure of what to talk about. I guess my feeling is

first, that the purpose of Fellowship is to clear our minds of whatever it

was we were dealing with in the first half of the work-day, and second,

that you really can talk about anything at all. Fellowship can be

humorous, cute, informational, educational, applicable, or off-the-wall.

So THIS Fellowship today is a few of those things. . .

In order to come up with an idea, I decided to put today’s date,

7– 8 2020, into a search engine and report to you on the first three

hits pertaining to different subjects. In that way, we can see what

today has in common with everything else in the world!

The first hit was for the purchase of a Bevles 782020 1000 Watt

120 Volt Coil Element. This is available on Amazon for $55.91 with

Areas of

Focus

Promoting

Peace

Fighting Disease

Providing Clean

Water

Saving Mothers & Children

Supporting Education

Growing Local

Economies

Club Officers President Dominic Mararri

President Elect Christine Cope

Vice-President

Ted Stazak

Secretary Judy Masaki

Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger Past President

Teri Surin

Board

Members

Bill Beinecke Barry Dunaway Lauren Kramer Marilyn Pape Kim Straniak Lisa Taddei

Julia Wetstein

free shipping. This item is used in conjunction with a food warmer so my

guess is that many of us have come into contact with this item somewhere

in our past maybe at a banquet or in a restaurant. If you plan to purchase

this item, you can also do so through Tundra Restaurant Supply but you’ll

pay $73.99 plus shipping. . .

The second hit was again for the purchase of an item. . .this time a

wash reservoir for a Range Rover. So if any of you happen to need one of

those, 782020 is the number you want to remember!

And the third hit was for a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Passenger Door

Lock Latch Actuator.

Realizing that my efforts might not have ‘hit home’ with any of you,

I scrolled down to the 27th hit, and there I found a Wikipedia entry for

Hillsdale, Indiana.

Hillsdale is a little town in Vermillion County that was established in

1873. It is on the western banks of the Wabash River in western

central Indiana. There is a post office in that town that has been in

operation since 1872. It is so hilly there that most of the businesses

were built at the lower elevation while the residences were built up

higher. But fear not, in order to address that problem, the Hillsdale

Steps were built in 1903 to improve foot transportation.

What does 782020 have in common with Hillsdale? Well that is a

portion of the geographic coordinates of the town.

So there you have it: information not only on replacement parts to

purchase (should you need them) PLUS a complete knowledge – yes trust

me, that’s all there is to know – of the little town of Hillsdale, Indiana -

population: 845!”

After helping to sort through our Club’s belongings, Julia Westein

found some items particular to Rotary’s identity – specifically, Rotary’s

mission to eradicate polio.

Rotarians around the world take part in National Immunization Days

(NIDs) which are nationwide mass campaigns to deliver supplemental doses

of oral poliovirus vaccine to interrupt the circulation of polio. In 1985,

the the global polio eradication project was started by RI President Carlos

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

Secretary Judy Masaki

Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Andy Bednar Jim Ditch

Ken LaPolla Dominic Mararri Cindy Matheson

Ted Stazak

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

ROTARY

Conseco Gonzalez, a Mexican physician and

philanthropist. He was later honored as

one of the Public Health Heroes of the

Americas by the Pan American Health

Organization.

In his journey, Dr. Canseco inspired

other leaders from Latin America such as

Luis Vincente Giay, RI Past-President

(1996-1997) and Past Chair of the

Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees

(pictured below), as well as

Frank Devlyn, RI President

from 2000 to 2001. Frank

was a member of the Rotary

Club of Anahuac Tacubaya,

Ciudad Mexico, Mexico. He

authored several books on

Rotary and the Rotary

Foundation. Frank passed

away on May 27th of this year.

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Roberto H. Valentin of Villa Caparra, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (pictured

in the center above with Julia) is Past Vice-President of Rotary International

and Director on the Board of Santander Bank. He raised 50 million dollars

for Polio Plus and is one of the top three Rotarians to raise money for the

fight against polio. He is a member of the Rotary Club of San Juan, Puerto

Rico.

Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Rodrigo

Alvarez Cambras, of Havanna, Cuba, was

the first to administer the polio vaccine on

the African continent in the French Congo

in the 1970s.

And two other Rotarians, who are

friends of Julia Wetstein from RI District

6510 in Illinois, are: Dr. Dee Boswell,

Cardiologist and Dr. Ella Lacey, who has a

PhD in Public Health. Both have travelled

to National Immunization Days in Nigeria

and India. See them pictured below.

Many thanks to Julia for

sharing these stories of the

real people behind the “Polio

Plus” and “End Polio Now”

campaigns. Campaigns.

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As a youth, Mike Bollas indicated that he

was a “military brat”. His father served in the

United States Army, and his family was

stationed in New Jersey, Japan, and Arizona.

At the age of 13, Mike returned to Warren,

Ohio and later graduated from Harding High

School in 1964.

Mike attended Kent State University for two

years before joining the Army, serving in the

Army Security Agency for 4 years. He spent one

day stationed in California and was then deployed

to Vietnam for 13 months. He also spent 2 ½ years in Germany and had the

opportunity to travel throughout Europe. Upon his discharge from military

service, Mike returned to college and graduated from Youngstown State

University.

Mike has worked since he was a youngster, when he had three newspaper

routes. At the end of his high school years, he was employed at Wean

Engineering. Later, he was a Fiscal Officer for the Department of Human

Services, spent eight years in Real Estate, and held numerous jobs in the

governmental sector, including the Department of Transportation and the

State Auditor’s Office. Since 2012, he has been enjoying retirement.

Mike has logged many volunteer hours with community organizations, such

as the Warren JCs, the Boy Scouts, and the Girard Speech and Debate

Team. He was a member of the Guardian Angels Program through Trumbull

County Probate Court, served as Treasurer for SomePlace Safe and the

National Packard Museum, and was a member of the Budget Committee for

Trumbull County Citizens.

Mike is a Past-President of the Rotary Club of Warren, as well as a

Former Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6650. He has

participated in many Club activities and served on numerous committees,

including revision of our Club by-laws.

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THE MOVING CREW – Thank you to Dominic Mararri, Don Powers, Julia

Wetstein, Cindy Matheson, Keno Hills, and Mike Bollas for moving our

Club’s belongings to Dominic’s insurance office for temporary storage. MEETING VENUE – Dominic Mararri and Tony Cafaro have been in

discussion with the owners of Café 422 who are very interested in hosting

our Club meetings. The restaurant is handicap accessible and has space for

storage. They are also willing to set up our Club memorabilia and become

members. This will be discussed further at our upcoming Board Meeting.

WELCOMING OTHER ROTARIANS – 120 emails have been sent out to

former Club members and members of other Clubs, inviting them to join in

on our Zoom meetings. We had several guests this past week!

THE ROTARY CLUB OF WARREN BOARD OF DIRECTORS will meet on

Wednesday, July 15th at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom, immediately following our

Weekly Club meeting.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF WARREN FOUNDATION BOARD will meet on

Wednesday, July 22nd at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Election of officers will

be held.

EXPLORE THE VIRTUAL HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP through July 31st. This

is a wonderful way to connect with the family of Rotary, ask questions,

and interact with other members. The exhibit is open 24 hours a day and

features Rotary Action Groups, Rotary Fellowships, projects, and partners.

Learn about each organization’s mission and service opportunities they

offer. Visit the House of Friendship at: convention.rotary.org.

KEEP ON BEING THE LIGHT – Linda Henderson, District Governor

2020-2021, encourages all Rotarians to open their hearts and minds to

possibilities this year, find ways to meet and plan, find new ways of

raising funds, and use their resources to promote the welfare and peace of

our local communities and the world. She quotes Albus Dumbledore, who

said, “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only we

remember to turn on the light.” Rotary is that light!

IT’S NOT TOO EARLY TO START THINKING ABOUT THE RI

CONVENTION IN TAPEI! The convention will takes place June 12th

through June 16th of 2021. Register on-line at: convention.rotary.org.

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Terri Ann Naughton is the

Director of Psychological Health at

the 910th Airlift Wing. She serves

as the wing authority and expert on

all matters involving psychological

wellness and resilience. Terri Ann

actively manages the Air Reserve

Installation/Air Force Reserve

Psychological Health Program in

support of the commander’s

leadership team to address the

psychological health of the 910 AW.

She designs, develops, coordinates,

and implements prevention and

community outreach and education

programs while conducting routine and crisis evaluations and psycho-

diagnostic assessments, and provides short-term evidence based problem

resolution strategies and services. She serves as a consultant to the

wing commander, wing staff, and subordinate units and commanders. Terri

Ann conducts risk assessments and other force resilience surveys to identify

specific strengths and vulnerabilities regarding wellness and resilience of the

installation members, both civilian and military.

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Terri Ann earned her Bachelor’s Degree

in Criminal Justice from Youngstown State University in 1990 and her

Master’s Degree in Social Work from Newman University in 2010. She has

worked in a variety of Social Work positions in the civilian and military

sectors, including working with children and families and in mental health

advocacy, Army substance abuse programs, Army victim advocacy,

interpersonal violence protection, and Army risk reduction. She was an

integral part of the inaugural embedded behavioral health team for the 10th

Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Terri Ann has been married to her husband, Jim Naughton, for 30

years. They have three boys and one grandchild.

Jim was born and raised in the Youngstown area, leaving at age 22 to

join the United States Army. He is a 22 year Army Active Duty Combat

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PROGRAM

Infantry Veteran, completing five overseas tours of duty. He has

served his country for over 30 years, in and out of uniform.

Jim is currently the Director of the 910th Airman and Family Readiness

Center. The Center’s mission is to plan, implement, administer and counsel

units and their leadership on individual, family and community issues,

including career assistance, transition, relocation and other work/life

services and activities offered to military members, retirees, Department

of Defense (DoD) civilian members, and their families.

Jim indicated that the AW is one of the largest employers in the

Mahoning Valley, and they rely a lot on the community in providing

assistance to the airmen and their families with: personal finance

readiness for paying bills; writing resumes and job searching as they

transition back to civilian life; relocation services such as moving

companies and realtors; deployment briefings; and VA benefits. He

stated that The United Way has been phenomenal with providing

assistance and helping the program to grow exponentially, especially during

the pandemic. All of these services assist them in fulfilling their mission

and motto - to be combat ready now for tomorrow’s fight.

HAPPY BUCKS

*** Cindy Matheson was out on her boat and watched the fireworks on

July 4th. She said it was amazing!

*** Dominic Mararri was also out on the water for the 4th.

*** Julia Wetstein was happy to have met Keno Hills in person!

*** Bob Hoy relayed a thank you from the Cancer Center at Mercy Health

for the meals our Club provided.

*** Susan DeLeo thanked everyone for inviting her to join us on Zoom!

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY