Please mark your calendar for these upcoming events:

 

 

   Session Title: The Impact of Depression on a Company's Bottom Line and Resources for Employers to Tackle This Growing Health Challenge

 

Marcas Miles is a senior communications and public relations professional with more than 16 years of progressive experience. He has spent most of his career in the health care and workforce development sectors. A national thought leader in addressing depression in the workplace and improving worker productivity, he has broad experience in assisting employers to leverage health benefits to improve cost, quality and accessibility of high-value health care services. He works to establish relationships with decision makers and other health care purchasers and influencers and has an excellent grasp of the challenges faced by today’s human resource and benefits professionals.

 

 

 

 

SPEAKER CHAIRMAN - REBECCA MARCHINO

INVOCATOR - DREW PELGER

SONG LEADER - BOB MYERS

GREETER LEADER - PAUL FEASER

   

Fellow Canton Rotarians, please consider volunteering your time for our Rotary 'Junior Achievement-In-A-Day' programs at Harter Elementary School on Thursday February 25th and Dueber Elementary School on Wednesday April 6th.  

 

We will be teaching 'JA Our Community' to second graders on both of those days. This program teaches these students about business and jobs in a community, working for a wage (the students get 'paid' to make paper donuts!), taxes and how taxes pay for government services and workers, and how money moves through a community.

 

The kids LOVE this program! And they love having US present it!

 

Time commitment is 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. We are striving to have enough volunteers to have two-person teams in each classroom. We will have 6 classrooms at Harter (target 12 volunteers total) and 4 classrooms at Dueber (target 8 volunteers total).

 

Teaching these valuable Junior Achievement lessons is easy and fun! JA provides all of the materials for the classes, including an easy-to-follow volunteer guidebook. JA also provides training.

 

If you've volunteered before, I invite you to join us again. If you have not volunteered before and are curious, I invite you to contact me or speak to your fellow Rotarians who have volunteered in the past to find out how easy and rewarding it can be.

 

Thanks! We hope to see you at Harter or Dueber Schools!

 

Please contact JA-In-A-Day chairperson Rick Taylor to volunteer: rtaylor@jaonline.org or 330-575-2870.

 

 

 

 

The following contributions have been made to the Canton Rotary Endowment Fund in memory of Barbara Fleischer, wife of Canton Rotarian Frank Fleischer:

 

     - Jan and Dick Baker

     - Ray and Katherine Pelanda

BETHEL, ROBERT E.                  Feb 02
MARKLING, JAMES A.                Feb 06
CARR, ROBERT L.                      Feb 07
GRIFFING, WILLIAM D.              Feb 10
SCHAUER, TAYLOR                    Feb 18
SPRING, BRIAN R.                     Feb 19
PELANDA, RAYMOND V.             Feb 25

DEWEES, JOHN C.                     21 years
DICK, JULIA B.                          21 years
LORIGAN, JUDITH                       8 years
TRUAX, DAVID                            9 years
SCHORSTEN, BRUCE M.              28 years
ORTMAN, GERALD                     25 years
WILSON, TENA                           3 years
LIBER, Bill                                  6 years
FEASER, PAUL                            7 years
BURT, J. CHRISTOPHER             14 years
PARKINSON, RYAN                      6 years
ABBOTT, MICHAEL C.                 14 years
SCHURING, KIRK J.                    11 years
YOUNG, DAVID L.                      29 years

  Shawn Dougherty and Tom Clevenger have been working on a night of fellowship for Canton Rotarians! Join fellow family and friends of Canton Rotary at the February 24, 2016 Canton Charge vs Grand Rapids game! Come see exciting pro basketball right in your backyard!  Members will receive a special discount through this offer. Ticket pre-order is available through the Rotary Club of Canton.  The tip-off time is 7:00 pm.

 

 

Ticket price is $16.50 per ticket (discounted from $21.50).  These seats will be located in Section 13 Rows H-K.  You may pay for your tickets by Cash, Checks (made payable to the Rotary Club of Canton), Debit or Credit Card. All sales are final!  Children two-years-old and older require tickets for admission to the arena.  Children under two must be seated on the lap of a ticketed guest.  Video cameras are prohibited at the Canton Memorial Civic Center.

 

Any questions or to purchase your tickets please contact the Rotary office at (330) 452-2882.  Don't miss this opportunity for a great evening of entertainment and fellowship!

  This year’s Pancake Breakfast will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2016, and will again be held at McKinley Senior High School.  Members will once again receive 17 tickets to this event BUT the cost will be decreased to $50.00 per member! The event will run from 8 am – 1 pm.  We will again feature the “Pick Your Prize” raffle with many great prizes to choose from.

 

 

The Cleveland Indian’s mascot, Slider, will be there for a meet and greet, the McKinley Jazz Band will play and the “Star Wars” characters from the Ohio Garrison of the 501^st Legion and the Rebel Legion will be available to have your photo taken with them during the day.

 

Any questions, please feel free to contact the Rotary Office at (330) 452-2882.

   

   At our weekly meeting on January 29, 2016, President Paul White asked the members to keep the following Canton Rotarians in their thoughts and prayers:  Bill Luntz is recovering from back surgery and Frank Fleischer on the passing of his wife, Barbara.

 

Past President Tom Clevenger reminded members about the Fellowship Outing scheduled for February 24, 2016 to see a Canton Charge game. Tom indicated anyone purchasing a ticket to the game would be entered into a raffle for a chance to upgrade to floor seats.  He thanked Rotarian Don Peterson for providing the upgrade raffle opportunity for this event. The flyer for this event is available on the website as well as on the tables at a Friday meeting. (Please see above story for more details).

 

Club Secretary Michelle Mullaly welcomed the following guests to our meeting:  Rose Malterer, Heather Reda, Dan McMasters (Massillon) and Corey Voorman.

 

The "Happy Bucks" news was then provided by the following Rotarians:  Rick Taylor was happy to be back in town from Key West and also provided a happy buck for welcoming our Massillon guest, Dan McMasters to the meeting;  Rick then announced the Junior Achievement Done-In-A-Day dates:  February 25th at Harter Elementary and April 6th at Dueber Elementary (see article above for more details); Dave Ewing was happy to see Bill Liber at the meeting since his recent surgery.

 

The following Rotarians will receive a makeup for attending the "Oktoberfest" committee meeting on January 29, 2016:  Michelle Mullaly, Dave Beule, Drew Pelger, Dale Holwick, Paul White, Craig Young and Rick Taylor.

 

The following Rotarians turned in a makeup during Friday's meeting:  Charles Smith (Naples, FL); Rick Taylor (Alliance, North Canton); Tom Sinclair (North Canton) and Bill Maddox (Perry, North Canton).

 

 

K.R. RAVINDRAN

PRESIDENT 2015-16

FEBRUARY 2016

In life, sometimes the experiences that matter the most are the briefest. They pass in the blink of an eye: a few days, a few hours, a few moments. They are the experiences that illuminate the landscape of our memory, shining brightly even years later. They are the moments in which we see, suddenly, something we had not seen; we understand something we had not understood; we forge a connection we had not expected.

For me, this has been a Rotary year like no other. I have been around the world, traversing countries and continents. I have been to places I had never seen before, and I have returned to familiar places and seen them, as for the first time, through the lens of Rotary.

When you travel for Rotary, you travel with a different sense of perspective and a different sense of purpose. There is an awareness of being part of something larger than yourself. When you board a plane or a train, or leave your home in the dark hours of early morning, you may be leaving for lands unknown – but at your destination, there will be no strangers. There will be Rotarians, waiting and welcoming. There will be work to do, something to learn, and perhaps something to teach.

There will be connections to forge, friendships to build, and memories to carry for a lifetime.

This year, I have been the traveler, and I have been welcomed by Rotarians around the world. A few months from now, from 28 May to 1 June, I invite you to step into my experience: allow me to welcome you to Seoul for our 107th International Convention.

The Koreans have a saying: 사람이 나면 서울로 보내라. In English we would say, "When a person is born, send them to Seoul." For Seoul is a city of opportunities: a wonderful destination with rich traditions, modern conveniences, and a culture unlike any other. But I ask you to join me in Seoul not only for all of this, but also for the experiences you will have there with your fellow Rotarians.

For a brief moment in time, you will experience Rotary as I have experienced it: in all its diversity, all its warmth, and all its potential. You will be greeted as an old friend by people you have never met; you will share your thoughts, even without a shared language. You will learn with wonder of what Rotary has achieved, and leave inspired to achieve even more.

Before this Rotary year comes to its close, I ask you to do what I have done: to leave your homes, to board your flights, to travel toward the unknown with an open heart and an open mind, confident that Rotary will welcome you. Join me, and your fellow Rotarians, as we Connect with Korea – Touch the World.