Saturday’s Pancake breakfast was a great one! Lots of kids chasing Slider around, “Star Wars” troupe thrilled the kids and good music was provided by the McKinley jazz band. Pancakes were plentiful as were all the other breakfast items.
Spirited purchases and competition for the raffle items was very brisk. Hottest stuff on the tables was the 4 Cedar point tickets, large Dalmatian stuffed animal and the bicycle. Best of all was the chance to work with other Rotarians and the Interact Club.
Thanks to all of you who helped make Pancake Day successful! A special thank you to Lauri and Barb who always help carry the ball. Thank you all and my best regards. --- Paul
Picture: Annette Rojek, wife of Canton Rotarian Mark Rojek, was the raffle prize winner of the the dalmatian stuffed animal
Our meeting on Friday April 1st will be our annual 'Appreciation Luncheon', where you are encouraged to bring your spouse or partner, and where our club will be hosting the spouses of deceased Rotarians. The speaker will be Max Sherer, son of PP Rick Sherer, and an expert on orchids and bulb flowers.
If you plan on attending this meeting, especially if you will be bringing any guests, we ask that you contact the Rotary office ASAP and provide them with this information. We are trying to determine if we need to move this meeting into one of the larger rooms at Meyer's Lake Ballroom based on attendance.
During our meeting on March 18, 2016, Canton Rotarian Dean Gogolewski introduced the McKinley Character Champion Award Winners for March, Da'Zah Dudley and Elijah Jackson.
McKinley High School had this to say about the students:
Da'Zah Dudley: Da'Zah is a positive, charismatic young lady who has worked hard throughout her academic career and continues to do so in her senior year. Da'Zah participates in the Public Safety Career and Technical Program at McKinley High School and has done so since her sophomore year. She is active in her community through volunteer work with organizations including the local YMCA, the National Park System at Cuyahoga National Park, and Girl UP, an organization that works to increase the presence of women in technical fields. Da'Zah plans to continue her education next year at either Wittenburg University or Central State University, and is considering the field of Forensic Psychology.
Elijah Jackson: Elijah is a senior student-athlete at McKinley Senior High School. Elijah is committed to his academics with a GPA over 3.0. He played cornerback for McKinley the football team and he is a sprinter on the track team. He recently committed to attend Slippery Rock University to play football and study architectural design.
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.
If you'd like to help the 2nd graders at Dueber Elementary better understand our community, and how jobs, businesses, voting, and even TAXES fit into that community, we have room for one or two more volunteers for our Canton Rotary 'Junior Achievement-In-A-Day' project on April 6th. Time commitment is from 8:15 to 11:00 AM.
You will join Amanda Tietze, Bruce Hale, Shawn Dougherty, Craig Young, and Larry Pitts to mentor that day! All are experienced JA volunteers and we thank them.
If you are interested, please give me a shout. Or, you can see me this Friday, as I will be bringing the JA materials to hand over to our fine corps of volunteers!
Thanks……………………..Rick Taylor, Chair, Canton Rotary JA Done-In-A-Day Project, 330-575-2870, rtaylor@jaonline.org
Beginning Friday, May 13, 2016, we will need volunteers to present the Invocation during each weekly Friday meeting ending the Rotary year out on June 24, 2016. If you are interested in signing up, please contact the Rotary office (330) 452-2882. Thank you.
At our weekly meeting on March 11, 2016, President Paul White welcomed our members and guests to the meeting. Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Matthews gave the invocation.
Club Secretary Michelle Mullaly welcomed the following guests to our meeting: Richard Lepucki (guest of Ray V. Pelanda); Jared Shive (Louisville Rotarian); Shanna Springer (guest of Tena Wilson); the following guests of the Club for the Character Champions - Wanda Dudley, Malcolm Dudley, Da'Zah Dudley, Jennifer Shaw, Elijah Jackson and Isaiah Wyatt.
The "Happy Bucks" news was then provided by the following Rotarian: Bob Winther was very excited to announce that his 9th grade granddaughter was accepted into the #1 high school in the country, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia. She also placed #1 out of 300 students studying German language!
The following Rotarians took to the podium to make the following announcements:
Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Matthews announced the upcoming Health Screening & Wellness Fair on April 30, 2016. Please take a flyer and help get word out by displaying it at your doctors office, place of employment or your church, to name a few places.
President Paul White announced we were still in need of volunteers to work the Pancake Day event.
PP Rick Taylor announced he was looking for any individuals who would like to work the April 6th Junior Achievement Done-In-A-Day. If anyone is interested in volunteering you will be teamed with a Rotarian who has had experience volunteering in the past , so is a great opportunity for first-timers.
Vice President Amanda Tietze announced it was the final day to get your nomination in for "Rotarian of the Year"
Dean Gogolewski then took the opportunity to introduce the March "Character Champion" winners from McKinley Senior High School. They are Da'Zah Dudley and Elijah Jackson. Please see story above for further details on these outstanding students.
The following Rotarian turned in makeup's: Bob Matthews (2 makeup's from Venice Nokomis, Florida)
President Paul closed the meeting by reminding everyone there will be NO MEETING the following week (March 25, 2016) due to Good Friday!
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.
THERE WILL BE NO MEETING THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016, DUE TO GOOD FRIDAY!! HAVE A WONDERFUL EASTER WEEKEND! 
Saturday’s Pancake breakfast was a great one! Lots of kids chasing Slider around, “Star Wars” troupe thrilled the kids and good music was provided by the McKinley jazz band. Pancakes were plentiful as were all the other breakfast items.
Picture: Annette Rojek, wife of Canton Rotarian Mark Rojek, was the raffle prize winner of the the dalmatian stuffed animal 
Our meeting on Friday April 1st will be our annual 'Appreciation Luncheon', where you are encouraged to bring your spouse or partner, and where our club will be hosting the spouses of deceased Rotarians. The speaker will be Max Sherer, son of PP Rick Sherer, and an expert on orchids and bulb flowers.
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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.