October 4, 2017

Member Assignments

Greeters

Please Arrive by 11:50 a.m.

10/11 – Paul Pal

10/18 – Dave Smith & Dan Rowland

10/25 – Darlene Mink-Crouse

Mobile Meals 10/13 –Dan Rowland & Cleo Royster

10/20 – Genevieve Bauman & Joe Morgan

10/27 – Don Powers & Don Moore

Fellowship 2.0

10/11 – Dan Rowland

10/18 – Dave Smith

10/25 – Scott Lewis

Invocation

10/11 – Diane Sauer

10/18 – Janet Schweitzer

10/25 – John Robertson

Magazine Report

October – Kim Straniak

November – Robin Patton

ROTARY NOTES A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren

Upcoming

Speakers

Oct. 11 Victoria

Nalongo & Pauline

Greenlick – Kampala

Rotary Club

Oct 18 Jason Wood –

The New Age of Digital

Marketing

Oct. 25

JoAnne Stock – Akron

Children’s Hospital of the

Valley

Nov. 1 Paulette

Eddington – Warren Family

Fitness

Nov. 8

Mike Bollas – Veteran’s Day

Program

What a treat it was to

have the comedic actor,

Paul Lynde (AKA Scott

Lewis) make a guest

appearance at the Rotary

Club of Warren’s October 4,

1972 meeting! His

Fellowship 2.0 presentation

put a smile on the face of

everyone in attendance.

Other guests at today’s

meeting included Venita

Collins’ husband, Roger.

Paul Lynde was born in

Mount Vernon, Ohio in 1926. Most of us remember him as the zany

Uncle Arthur on the longest running supernatural-themed sitcom series,

Bewitched (1960s – 1970s). He is a lovable character who has also

appeared in TV shows such as Red Buttons, Perry Como, Patty Duke,

The Munsters, F-Troop, That Girl, and The Beverly Hillbillies. He

starred in Bye Bye Birdie with Ann Margaret and Dick Van Dyke. He

can currently be seen in the center square on the American tic-tac-toe

game show, The Hollywood Squares.

However, Paul’s popularity in Warren has grown over the years in large

part due to his appearance in shows at the Kenley Players alongside

other stars of the stage and screen. The Kenley Players have

presented productions in Warren since 1958 and billed themselves as

“America’s most exciting summer theatre”. Paul has become the most

popular Kenley Player of all time. He has been asked to appear in

plays on the summer stock theatre circuit, such as Don’t Drink the

Water, The Impossible Years, and Plaza Suite.

Paul is admired by his peers. Mel Brooks has indicated that Paul is

capable of getting laughs by reading a phone book, tornado alert, or

seed catalog. He is known for his one-line zingers on Hollywood

Squares and is paid double of what most everyone else on the show

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

gets! Although he only appeared in nine episodes of Bewitched, he is

hailed as Samantha’s most memorable character and became very good

friends with Elizabeth Montgomery and her husband, the executive

producer of the show.

We appreciate Paul taking time out of his busy schedule to join us for

our meeting. I’m sure we’ll be seeing much more of him on the stage,

and I wouldn’t be surprised if an Emmy is in his future!

In January, 2018, as part of our Centennial Celebration, a

series of proclamations obtained from area dignitaries will be

presented to our Club. If any member has ideas of who we can

approach for these proclamations, please contact Andy Bednar.

We would like to invite former Rotarians to our Centennial

Gala, especially past presidents. Please forward names and

addresses of any of these individuals with whom you are

acquainted to Andy Bednar.

If you have any items pertaining to the history of the

Rotary Club of Warren for our Virtual Museum, contact Andy

Bednar or Christine Cope so that arrangements can be made for

a photo shoot.

Don’t forget to submit the name of your favorite charity to

to Venita Collins by 12/31/17 as part of our Club’s 100 Good

Deeds. A contribution of $100 will be given to the non-profit

organization of choiceilable for your submissions. There is no

cost involved for individual Rotarians; simply recommend your

non-profit of choice.

Don’t forget to pick up your Centennial Pins from Venita

Collins if you haven’t yet done so.

Mark your calendar and plan to attend our Centennial

Celebration on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Avalon Inn.

Tickets for the banquet, which is black tie optional, are $50 per

person. Entertainment will be provided by a lovely string

quartet in cooperation with the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra.

Invitations will be available soon.

Areas of

Focus

Promoting

Peace

Fighting Disease

Providing Clean

Water

Saving Mothers & Children

Supporting Education

Growing Local

Economies

2017 – 2018

Club Officers

President

Andy Bednar

President Elect Venita Collins

Vice-President

Teri Surin

Secretary Judy Masaki

Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Julia Wetstein

Board

Members Ginny Bond

Christine Cope Tony Iannucci

Dominic Mararri Ted Stazak

Kim Straniak Nick Verina

Monday, January 29, 2018 is the Rotary Club of

Warren’s Warren’s actual anniversary. As a result, for that week

only, our Club meeting will be held on Monday at Noon, and

our regular Wednesday meeting on 1/31/18 will be cancelled.

The venue for our Monday, January 29, 2018 meeting will be

announced at a later date.

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next meeting Upcoming Meetings – The Centennial Committee will meet at

Wednesday, Octob Enzo’s on Wednesday, October 11th at 11:00 a.m. The

Investment Commit Investment Committee will meet with the Trust Department

from Huntington N Huntington National Bank on Friday, October 13th. The next

Rotary Club of Warren’s Board of Directors Meeting has been

scheduled for Tuesday, October 17th at the Speakeasy on

Park Avenue in Warren. Fellowship will begin at 5:30 p.m.,

with with the meeting to follow promptly at 6:00 p.m.

Club Veteran’s Day Parade – As many of you know, the Warren

Homecoming Parad Homecoming Parade was cancelled due to lack of participation.

Our float will be repurposed and entered into Warren’s

Veteran’s Veteran’s Day Parade! The float may also appear in the

Halloween Parade. If you would like to be a sponsor or the

point point person for these events, please contact Andy Bednar. A

day day will be scheduled to decorate the float in the near future.

The 13th Annual Chocolate & Dessert Festival – is scheduled for Thursday, October 19th at St. Demetrios

Banquet Banquet Center from 6 to 9 p.m. Donations for the Chinese

and and Silent Auctions are desparately needed. Please contact

Mike Bollas or Teri Surin if you can help out! Volunteers are

also also needed to help set up for the event during the afternoon

of October 18th.

Bell Ringers Needed – A contest has once again been

initiated initiated between the Rotary Club of Warren and the Warren

Kiwanis involving ringing the bell for the Salvation Army during

the Holidays. A volunteer is needed to recruit and schedule

bell bell ringers for one to two hour time slots (two volunteers for

each each slot).

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President

Chris Shape

Vice-President Diane Sauer

Secretary

Judy Masaki

Treasurer Cheryl Oblinger

Andy Bednar

Jim Ditch Cindy

Matheson Teri Surin

Contact Us At:

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

if you would

like to become

a sponsor,

please contact:

Judy Masaki

Calling All Greeters – We need additional greeters to round

ou out this year’s schedule. If you are willing to help out, please

contact John Campolito.

Trunk or Treat – The City of Warren will host a safe trick or

treating treating opportunity for kids on Monday, October 30th at the

Warren Community Amphitheatre. It’s a free event that allows

th the community to gather and provide unity. If you would like

to to participate by providing your trunk or tent, call the City

Events Events Office at (330) 841-2609 or email kjackson@warren.org

Rotary Relief Funds – Three Rotary Foundation funds have

been set up been set up to accept donations for disaster relief and recovery

in response too H in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as

the the powerful earthquakes that hit Mexico. They include:

Hurricane Harvey

Account Name: Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Fund

Account Number: 608

Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Account Name: Hurricane Emergency Relief Fund

Account Number: 296

The Puerto Rico Recovery Fund

Account Name: Puerto Rico Recovery

Account Number: 614

Mexico Earthquakes

Account Name: Mexico Earthquake Recovery Fund

Account Number: 613

You can contribute by check or online with a credit card. You

will need to provide the DAF account name and number listed

above. If you would like a credit card receipt, check the

address box address box to share your address with Rotary. If you have

any questions about how you can help, contact:

relief@rotary.org relief@rotary.org

The Open World Program – is a new hosting program

available available to Rotary Clubs in the United States during the 2018

calendar year. It provides an opportunity to build fellowship and

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strengthen international understanding by hosting emerging

Eurasian leaders f Eurasian leaders from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kosova, Russia,

Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Tajikistan, and Ukraine in your community.

Rotary Clubs are needed to host six-participant delegations for

eight eight days and nights and prepare a professional program

related related to business, community, and civic life in the United

States States. Please consider whether our club should work on this

international project. Registration forms are due by October

17 17, 2017. For more information, visit:

www.rotary.org/rotary-clubs or email OPenWorld@rotary.org.

Rotary Meeting Lunches – A lunch buffet will no longer be

available at our we available at our weekly meetings. Members, visiting Rotarians,

and guests will have the option of ordering off of the menu or

choosing one of the daily specials. Please place your order with

Jason. Provide him with your table number to expedite delivery

of your meal.

An Update on our Fellow Rotarian – Unfortunately, Chris

Shape has had another set-back with an infection. Please keep

him in your thoughts and prayers. I’m sure he would appreciate

a phone call or an email with a kind word of encouragement.

Interact Clubs – Tony Ianucci announced that he and Andy

Bednar met with the JFK and Harding Interact Clubs on

October 2 October 2nd and 3rd. They were introduced to the RYLA

Program Program. In addition, their help was solicited for several of

our our projects. Kudos to Tony for wearing his Centennial Pin to

the the meetings!! (Guess who forgot to wear his?)

Welcome, Lauren – Continue to take time to get to know our

newest Rotarian, Lauren Kramer!!

Guest Speakers – On Wednesday, October 11th, Victoria

Nalongo Nalongo will be traveling from Uganda to be a guest speaker at

The Rotary Club of Warren. Victoria, along with our partner

from from the University of Pittsburgh, Pauline Greenlick, will be

speaking about speaking about our project in support of acid attack survivors

in Uganda. Dr. Bipin Patel, a gracious donor , will also be

present present. Please make every effort to attend our meeting and

learn learn about how this project is moving forward!

CONTINUE TO ATTEND MEETINGS AND

INVITE FRIENDS TO JOIN YOU!!

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THE OHIO DEPARTMENT

OF

VETERAN SERVICES

Joseph Trevino, the Regional

Workforce Cons nt with Workforce Consultant with the

Ohio Department of Veterans

Services, is a man on a mission to

spread the word about free

programs available programs available to support

Ohio Ohio employers who want to hire

military veterans. Mr. Trevino

was was born and raised in

Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. He was enlisted

in active duty in the U.S. in active duty in the U.S. Army

from 1964 until 1979, serving in

Korea, Vietnam, and Germany.

He He graduated from the State

University of New York in 1978,

a and completed graduate work at

Centr Central Michigan from 1979 through 1980. He worked as a

Human Resources Human Resources Executive for such groups as Akron General

Hospital Hospital, Timken Steel, and the Akron Area Chapter of the

Society Society of Human Resources before retiring in 2015. In

October, 2016, h October, 2016, he became an ODVS Workforce Consultant.

In his current position, Mr. Trevino acts as a liason with public

and non-profit companies to educate them about hiring

veterans. veterans. Six additional educational programs have been

generated generated since he was hired. These presentations include

topics topics such as the military culture, myths, mental health issues,

and more. military benefits, and more.

As far as employer education goes, Mr. Trevino shares the

following facts. following facts. There are more than 830,000 veterans in

Ohio, Ohio, with 10,000 returning from active duty each year.

450,000 are employed, and others are engaged in furthering

their their education. Of those enlisted, 83% have a service

member rank, and only 14% see combat experience.

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Mr. Trevino stated that the military is the largest

vocational school in the world, offering training in math,

science, technology, mechanics, responsibility, accountability,

safety awareness, and organizational skills. These proficiencies

make are advantageous in the workforce. However, one obstacle to

employ employment, for both the veteran and the employer, may be

wages. pay. Many veterans believe that their first civilian job may

offer the same level of responsibility that they had in the

military, but empl military, but employers may not be able to match the

associated associated wages.

There are many resources available to help match veterans

with employer with employment opportunities. Employers can post jobs on

Ohio Means Jobs. On this portal, employers can also learn

about about tax credits available when hiring veterans. In addition,

every state university is required to have a VA representative

on campus.

Many thanks to Mr. Trevino for sharing his knowledge of

veteran services with us and for his own service to our

country. Country.

TRIPLE JACKPOT

This week, the Grand Jackpot was $709.

Congratulations to Daily Winner, Diane Sauer!!

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HAPPY BUCKS

*** Diane Sauer was happy about winning the daily jackpot.

*** Dave Jenkins is grateful that our friend Jerry Donohoe

will is doing better and will be able to have his ileostomy reversed

this week. this week.

*** Joe Morgan offered a Happy Buck in honor of our speaker.

He Joe also became the first of the Real Men Wear Pink

participants participants to raise $500 for their cause. He now has to

wear a pink superhero cape to all public events that he

attends. attends! He also acknowledged Genevieve Bauman for her

generous donation to his efforts.

*** Mike Morales learned that his family in Puerto Rico are

safe. safe following the recent hurricane. Despite the airport in

Puerto Rico being devastated, his son and his girlfriend were

able to get back to the States, and their “Miracle Wedding”

was to take place this past Monday. Congratulations!!

*** Julia Wetstein thanked our speaker. She also reported

that that when her company hired a veteran, they had to learn to

speak speak Farsi, the modern Persian language. A happy buck was

al also offered in honor of Tony Ianucci and his work with the

Interact Clubs.

EVERYTHING IS DIFFICULT

BEFORE IT IS EASY.

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