Dr. Renée Robinson, MD is currently a forensic pathologist/Deputy Coroner of Stark County, Ohio. Previously, she has worked as a forensic pathologist/Medical Examiner at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston, Massachusetts. She trained in pathology and forensics at Dartmouth and Virginia Commonwealth University/Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, respectively, and is board certified in Anatomic Pathology and Forensic Pathology.
In her career she has performed thousands of forensic examinations and scene investigation, provided multi-jurisdictional testimony, and has served as an adjunct professor for Boston University as well as providing formal and informal instruction of medical students, residents, forensic fellows, law enforcement, and local organizations.
During the Friday, May 6, 2016, our speaker will be Jeff Stocker, Senior Manager, Ticket Sales for the Cleveland Indians. At the conclusion of this meeting Jeff will be having a raffle drawing for a chance to win Cleveland Indian items!!
Everyone is asked to bring a business card with them to drop in the raffle drum for a chance to win. We will have slips of paper available for those who do not have a business card or who forget to bring one with them.
Don't miss your opportunity on May 6th to "Talk Tribe"!
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.
The Rotary office received a "Thank You" card in the mail from Alice Vignos. Alice wrote:
"Dear Rotary Members - Thanks for inviting my son Terry and I to the luncheon on April 1st. We loved the people, the food and my lovely orchid plant which I will treat according to instructions. So very grateful for your kindness."
Below is information that Jeff Scott, Chairman of the Four Way Test, received from Manuel Halkias, Speech and Debate coach at McKinley High School.
"Just wanted to pass along that Michael was fantastic yesterday at the District Competition ...winning the $200 second place award and beating quite a few National and State qualifiers. There were fifteen excellent speakers in attendance. He was asked to speak at the State Meeting on April 30th and we are looking to see how that can work with his church schedule as it is Orthodox Easter weekend.
We received many compliments on his performance. Thank you for your continued support. ~Manuel"
At our weekly meeting on April 8, 2016, President Paul White welcomed our members to the meeting. Rotarian Kurt Goodenberger gave the invocation.
There were no guests in attendance.
Club Secretary Michelle Mullaly asked for any "Happy" news from the members. The following "Happy Bucks" was given:
Vice President Amanda Tietze stated that the Better Business Bureau was having its "Shred Day" next Saturday and there were flyers on the tables;
PDG/PP Bob Pattison was very glad to be back;
Jim Blake was very happy to announce his daughter had just given birth to Jim's fourth grandson;
Bill Maddox gave $2.00 - one for the great concert he had attended at the Canton Symphony Orchestra and the other dollar so that Michelle Mullaly could talk about the concert;
PP Rick Taylor provided $5 to the happy bucks fund because he wanted to extend a "thank you" to his volunteers who helped with the Junior Achievement Done-In-A-Day event at Dueber Elementary - Amanda Tietze, Bruce Hale, Larry Pitts, Shawn Dougherty and Craig Young;
Don Peterson was very happy to announce his son came in second place in the Day Ketterer "March Madness" bracket contest, losing by one point to Curt Werren's daughter;
finally Michelle Mullaly was very pleased to announce the concert at the Canton Symphony Orchestra was a sold out presentation of Queen music (the rock band, not the monarch) and thanked WHBC and 94.1 for sponsoring and promoting the event.
Also, during Happy Bucks, Becky Clark informed the members about a woman in Haiti who, in spite of having only one arm, makes and sells beautiful aprons. This exceptional woman then donates the money to help feed families. She had been forced to quit this endeavor due to failing eyesight, but Becky was very pleased to announce that the team who visited Haiti was able to provide this woman with a pair of eye glasses which had been donated by Canton Rotarian Steve Fettman. This woman can now continue her enterprise.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Matthews then came to the podium to provide information for the upcoming Health Screen & Wellness Fair taking place on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Mercy Medical's Mercy Hall Auditorium. Flyers were still available for members to pass out or post to help get word out to the public.
The following Rotarians will receive a makeup for volunteering for JA Done-In-A-Day on April 6, 2016: Amanda Tietze, Bruce Hale, Larry Pitts, Shawn Dougherty, Craig Young and Rick Taylor.
The following Rotarians turned in makeup's during Friday's meeting: Sharon Sirpilla (Jackson); Dan Matthews (2-Perry); Suzette Matthews (4-Perry); Bob Matthews (Venice Nokomis) and Mark Clendenin (Elyria and Chardon).
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.
article provided by: Peter L. Apicella, M.D., DRFCC
Rotary Foundation Centennial Celebration: October 23, 2016
In 1917, Arch Klumph, the sixth President of Rotary and Founder of The Rotary Foundation, said, “There should be a realization that Rotary is greater than any one man in it, or any single club; Rotary is not a local movement but a world force.”
On October 23rd, 2016, the home District of Arch Klumph in nearby Cleveland will be hosting a special celebratory concert performed by the Cleveland Orchestra with dinner to follow including featured speakers Rotary International President-Elect John Germ and The Rotary Foundation Chair-Elect Kalyan Banerjee.
All Rotarian, spouses, and Friends of Rotary are invited to attend the special afternoon concert at Severance Hall. Great seats are still available at http://www.trf100.org/ - click the gold CONCERT button.
Rotarians and Friends of Rotary who have or will make a gift or commitment of at least $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation between September 1, 2015 and August 31, 2016 will be eligible to be honored as a Centennial Celebration Donor at the Centennial Celebration Dinner. Please complete the Pledge Form at http://rotary6650.org/images/grantseminar/documents/Centennial%20Pledge%20Form.pdf and return it to PDG George Hays. You will be contacted when tickets are available.
We anticipate that rooms will be available at the InterContinental Hotel & Conference Center which will be the site of the dinner. Check the Centennial website for updates at http://www.trf100.org/
You may contact George W. S. Hays at haysgws@gmail.com with questions.
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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)
The Rotary office received a "Thank You" card in the mail from Alice Vignos. Alice wrote:
Below is information that Jeff Scott, Chairman of the Four Way Test, received from Manuel Halkias, Speech and Debate coach at McKinley High School..jpg)
At our weekly meeting on April 8, 2016, President Paul White welcomed our members to the meeting. Rotarian Kurt Goodenberger gave the invocation.
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.