Robert “Skip” Blowers is President and CEO of Skipco Financial Adjusters. His work experience consists of Skipco Auto Auction, Source One Adjusters of Ohio, Inc., and Ohio Bell Telephone Company.
Skip was a member of the U.S. Air Force from 1969-1973 during the Vietnam campaign.
In 1995, Skip was recognized as the Stark County Crime Prevention Citizen of the Year. He is a previous member of the Northwest Local Board of Education (1978-1985 and 1990-2008), the Stark County Vocational Board of Education (R.G.Drage- 24 years) and Community One Credit Union Board of Directors (18 years). Skip is a 39 year Rotarian with the Canal Fulton Rotary Club.
Canton Rotarian Mike Gregorek would like to send his regards to his fellow Rotarians and let everyone know he is doing great in Pennsylvania. Since moving back with his family in December, Mike has lost 40+ pounds!
If anyone would like to send well-wishes to Mike you may do so by sending a card to his sister's address:
The Rotary Club of Canton will once again hold its annual Health Screen & Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 30, 2016. This event will be held at Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive N.W., Canton 44708.
A 12-hour fast is recommended for more accurate results. In addition to the blood screenings, Mercy Medical Center service lines will be offering additional free health screenings and educational materials.
Please follow this LINK to review the list of testings available.
At our weekly meeting on April 1, 2016, President Paul White welcomed our members and guests to the meeting. Rotarian David Truax gave the invocation.
President Paul then recognized those Canton Rotarians with April birthdays.
Club Secretary Michelle Mullaly welcomed the following guests to our "Appreciation Day" meeting: Jim Molnar (guest of Paul Feaser); Lori DeWees (wife of John DeWees); Marie Hull Green (guest of Dave Roberts); Joyce Carr (wife of Bob Carr); Susan White (wife of Paul White); Jane McFadden; Dick Fisher (Dover Rotarian); Sara Sherer, Jon Sherer, Dan Sanders, Corinne Sanders, Ken McPeek, Cricket Boyd, Ted Boyd and Mary Ann Sherer (wife of Rick Sherer) - all guests of Rick Sherer; Erika Sherer and Vicki Cowley, guests of speaker Maxwell Sherer.
We had some very special guests in attendance. They were the wives of our fellow Canton Rotarians who have passed away: Margie Franta (Ed Franta) and her guest Cindy DeMarco: Ryllis Guist (Harry Guist) and her guest Emory Hall; Ann Jones (Harry "Phil" Jones) and her guest Sally Pumphrey; and Alice Vignos (Tom Vignos) and her son, Terry Vignos. Each lady was presented with a large orchid, donated by our speaker, Maxwell Sherer.
It should also be noted that Maxwell Sherer also brought small orchids for each place setting, as well as a medium size orchid for the centerpiece of each table. At the conclusion of the meeting, one lucky person at each table was able to take the beautiful centerpiece orchids home!
The Rotary Club of Canton would like to give a very big "THANK YOU" to Maxwell Sherer and his employer, Green Circle Growers Inc., for their generosity in providing these wonderful orchids! The room looked amazing with all the beautiful color!!
The "Happy Bucks" news was then provided by the following Rotarians: PP Dan Matthews was happy that his wife and fellow Rotarian, Suzette Matthews, was halfway through her 20 mile practice run for a marathon; John DeWees was very happy that his wife, Lori, was in attendance; Tim Franta was very happy to have his mother, Margie Franta, at the meeting as an honored guest of the club; Craig Young stated he was not happy to be down to his last $2, but was happy to be that broke because his son was married the prior weekend!; and finally, on a "sad" note, Dean Gogolewski informed the members that the meeting was his last meeting, due to the fact he was taking a job at the Orville YMCA.
Rotarian Mark Rojek took to the podium to remind members about the upcoming Health Screen & Wellness Fair taking place on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 7 am - 11 am at Mercy Hall Auditorium. He asked every member to please take at least 2 flyers with them when they leave and help get word out to the public.
President Paul then thanked March Speaker Chair, Tena Wilson, for her outstanding programs.
The following Rotarians will receive a makeup for working the Pancake Breakfast: Dean Wallace, Bob Matthews, PP Tom Clevenger, PP Rick Taylor, Vice President Amanda Tietze, Kurt Goodenberger, Greg Luntz, PP Fritz Spring, Bruce Hale, Don Stock, Greg Triner, Jeff Scott, Fritz Spring, Don Peterson, Bob Winther, Jim Blake, Shawn Dougherty, Mark Netro, Ryan Parkinson, Dave Roberts, Bill Liber, John DeWees, PP Scott Sandrock, Mark Rojek, PP Denny Fulmer, Larry Pitts, Dale Holwick, Bruce Schorsten, Ernie Schott, Mark Clendenin, Drew Pelger, PP Jack Barkan, Tony Pierce, Jan Baker and President Paul White.
The following Rotarians turned in makeup's on Friday: Tom Sinclair (North Canton); Bob Carr ( 7 - Hilton Head Island).
There will be a District Leadership Assembly/One Rotary Summit on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Foltz Community Center in East Canton. The assembly will begin at 7:45 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The cost for this event is $8.00.
You may go online to register or you may contact the Rotary office for assistance. Thank you.
Please mark your calendar for the upcoming District Conference which will take place on April 29-30, 2016 in Tuscarawas County. The event begins on Friday, April 29th, at the Warther Museum in Dover. Registration is from 5:00 to 6:00 PM, followed by a 'Walk Through History of Tuscarawas County' event, with music and samplings of local Tuscarawas foods, craft beers, and wines. Strolling storytellers will also provide local history lessons.
Saturday, April 30th, begins bright and early at Tusky Valley Middle School, with registration 7:30 - 8:30 AM. Besides some District business, other events planned are a cultural art fair, Four Way Test Speech participants, the Youth Exchange Program talent show, and featured speakers Hart Main, a 13 year old entrepreneur who makes Man-Cans, candles designed for men (Bacon Scent, anyone?) and Mark Murphy, Superintendent of Tusky Valley Schools. The conference concludes at 3:00 pm with closing remarks by RI Representative PDG Peter Simonsen and DG Joe Belinsky.
Many years ago, in Kolkata, India, I had the chance to meet Mother Teresa. She was an incredible woman with an incredible force of personality. When she walked down the street, the crowd parted in front of her like the Red Sea. Yet when you talked to her, if you mentioned the tremendous things she had done, she almost did not engage in this topic at all. By many reports, if you asked her what her greatest achievement was, she would answer, "I am an expert in cleaning toilets."
The answer was both humorous and absolutely serious. Her business was caring for others. Toilets had to be cleaned, so she cleaned them. There was no question of a job being beneath her. Helping people who needed help was her work, and there was nothing higher, nothing in the world more important than that.
So one day, when an elegantly dressed man came to Kolkata looking for Mother Teresa, the nuns who answered the door informed him that she was at the back of the house, cleaning the toilets. They pointed the way, and indeed he found Mother Teresa scrubbing the toilets. She said hello, assumed he was there to volunteer, and began explaining to him how to hold the toilet brush correctly and how not to waste water. Then she put the brush in his hand and left him standing there, in his expensive suit, alone in the lavatory.
Later, the man came out, found Mother Teresa again, and said, "I have finished; may I speak with you now?" "Yes, certainly," she said. He took an envelope out of his pocket and said, "Mother Teresa, I am the director of the airline, and here are your tickets. I just wanted to bring them to you personally."
That airline director told that story again and again for the rest of his life. He said those 20 minutes spent cleaning toilets had filled him with the greatest joy he had ever known – because by putting his hands to Mother Teresa's work, he became part of that work. For those 20 minutes, he cared for the sick just as she did: with his own hands, his own sweat.
That is exactly the opportunity that Rotary gives us. We might not do what Mother Teresa did – give up our lives, our homes, our families. But for 20 minutes, 20 hours, 20 days of the year, we can be like her.
We can do the work that others will not with our hands, and our hearts, and our sweat, and our devotion – knowing that what we do is the most important work in the world.
Robert “Skip” Blowers is President and CEO of Skipco Financial Adjusters. His work experience consists of Skipco Auto Auction, Source One Adjusters of Ohio, Inc., and Ohio Bell Telephone Company.
Canton Rotarian Mike Gregorek would like to send his regards to his fellow Rotarians and let everyone know he is doing great in Pennsylvania. Since moving back with his family in December, Mike has lost 40+ pounds! 
The Rotary Club of Canton will once again hold its annual Health Screen & Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 30, 2016. This event will be held at Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive N.W., Canton 44708..jpg)
At our weekly meeting on April 1, 2016, President Paul White welcomed our members and guests to the meeting. Rotarian David Truax gave the invocation.
It should also be noted that Maxwell Sherer also brought small orchids for each place setting, as well as a medium size orchid for the centerpiece of each table. At the conclusion of the meeting, one lucky person at each table was able to take the beautiful centerpiece orchids home!.png)
There will be a District Leadership Assembly/One Rotary Summit on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Foltz Community Center in East Canton. The assembly will begin at 7:45 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The cost for this event is $8.00.
Please mark your calendar for the upcoming District Conference which will take place on April 29-30, 2016 in Tuscarawas County. The event begins on Friday, April 29th, at the Warther Museum in Dover. Registration is from 5:00 to 6:00 PM, followed by a 'Walk Through History of Tuscarawas County' event, with music and samplings of local Tuscarawas foods, craft beers, and wines. Strolling storytellers will also provide local history lessons..jpg)