02-12-16 - Jim Knight and Nichole Criss

Posted by Paul White on Feb 09, 2016

On February 9, 2016, I had the privilege of presenting the first installment check in the amount of $50,000.00 to the Honorable Thomas M. Bernabei, Mayor of Canton, for the Market Square Project. The Mayor and City Councilman John Mariol were very pleased to inform me the City of Canton is now working with the assistance of landscape architects, MKSK of Columbus, Ohio to bring this project to fruitation. MKSK is also in charge of the design concept for the new Hall of Fame Village.

During my visit with the Mayor, he also relayed to me his pleasure of being made an Honorary member of the Rotary Club of Canton.

Pictured above is: President Paul White, Canton Mayor Thomas Bernabei and City Councilman John Mariol

JIM KNIGHT

Jim Knight is the Crime Prevention Specialist with Stark County Prosecuting Attorney John D. Ferrero's office, in the Victim/Witness Division. Going into his ninth year with the office, Jim has helped start several Neighborhood Watch groups throughout the County. He meets and speaks with neighborhood residents who are interested in finding ways to work with each other and with law enforcement to prevent crime and to make their neighborhoods safer places to live. To meet the crime prevention needs of community residents, Jim supervises seven (7) volunteers who collect and sort through area police report copies for the purpose of crime analysis. Information sorted and analyzed is shared with neighborhood residents along with ways to reduce crime in their community.

      Jim also has Stranger Danger and Internet Safety programs which he takes to area schools throughout the County and even brings along a volunteer to dress up and greet students as McGruff, the Crime Dog®. In Jim’s effort to educate the community, he has put together several power-point based programs centered around different aspects of Crime Prevention. These include; Identity Theft, Senior Safety, Home Security, and Predatory Scam Prevention amongst others.

     Also, as a member of the Ohio Crime Prevention Association, Jim has been recognized for his work. He is Certified as a Prevention Specialist through OCPA. In 2009, Jim was awarded for his efforts in crime prevention by OCPA as the Non-Law Enforcement Crime Prevention Practitioner of the Year. In 2011, Jim was elected to the OCPA’s General Board as the Representative for District Three. He served in that position, setting up district meetings and offering training throughout the area promoting crime prevention. In 2012, Jim took on the responsibilities of Treasurer for the Ohio Crime Prevention Association, an executive position in which he served until April of 2014. Currently, Jim serves as the Co-Chair for the Community Team of the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) out of the Stark County Prosecutor’s Office and works in collaboration with law enforcement and social service organizations to stop gun violence in the community.

Jim's background includes a Bachelor's Degree from Kent State University in Communication Studies. Jim's goal is to continue speaking about and coordinating programs on crime prevention to better educate the public in the future.

NICHOLE CRISS

Nichole Criss is an award-winning pianist, collaborative artist, music instructor, entrepreneur, freelance writer and public speaker. Nichole holds an MA in Worship Studies & Christian Leadership (Apostolic School of Theology) and a BA in Music (Kent State University) and her debut single “Restore Me” was released on iTunes in July 2015.

Nichole is the Founder of Bella Musica Piano Studio, a private music studio dedicated to providing quality + professional musical training for children ages 7-18. She is also the CoFounder, Editor in Chief and Blog Manager of She’s Intentional, a fashion and lifestyle blog that reaches over 30k viewers per month.

Nichole is a passionate advocate for victims and prevention of human trafficking. She traveled to Ecuador in 2015 to aid rescue missions and work directly with girls exploited as modern-day slaves. She believes that every person has the right to freedom, justice, and a purposeful life through complete wholeness in Jesus.

Find Nichole on Instagram @missnicholecriss and at www.NicholeCriss.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Posted by Rick Taylor on Nov 09, 2015

Please mark your calendar for these upcoming events:

Board Meeting - February 16, 2016
Canton Rotary Fellowship Outing- Canton Charge vs Grand Rapids Feb. 24, 2016
Canton Rotary's Annual "Pancake Day" - March 19, 2016

Posted by Rick Taylor on Feb 08, 2016

Baked Scrod

Rice Pilaf

Carrots

SPEAKER CHAIR - REBECCA MARCHINO

INVOCATOR - TOM CLEVENGER

SONG LEADER - BOB MYERS

GREETER LEADER - PAUL FEASER

Posted by Rick Taylor on Feb 08, 2016

At our weekly meeting on February 5, 2016, Canton Rotarian Ernie Schott (sponsor) introduced our newest member, Adrian Allison, to the Rotary Club of Canton.

On January 14, 2013, Adrian E. Allison was chosen as the first African-American Superintendent of the Canton City School District. Adrian is also the youngest superintendent in the history of the district.

Adrian is a product of the Canton City School District as a 1990 graduate of McKinley High School. Adrian received his undergraduate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College where he graduated magna cum laude and was an All-American member of the football team. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Case Western Reserve University.

Adrian began his career in public service as an Assistant Attorney General. He went on to serve in various capacities at the Ohio Department of Education, including Associate Superintendent, Senior Executive Director of the Center for Accountability and Continuous Improvement and Executive Director of Urban Policy.

Adrian has a passion for the Canton community. Adrian is most proud of his family, including his wife Krista and two daughters, Averi and Anastasia.

Posted by Rick Taylor on Jan 11, 2016

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 Pancake Breakfast will include: Pancakes, Sausage, Orange Juice, Coffee and Milk.

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.

Posted by Rick Taylor on Feb 01, 2016

Sign-up sheets will be available during the Friday meetings to volunteer for the Annual Pancake Breakfast. This year's event will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2016.

Take a minute to look at your calendar and block some time off on that day to volunteer. We will need volunteers for set-up on Friday, March 18th (after 3PM - we must wait until the end of the school day to enter McKinley High School) or during the two shifts on 'Pancake Saturday'.

Posted by Rick Taylor on Jan 31, 2016

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.

Posted by Shawn Dougherty on Jan 18, 2016

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.

Order deadline is MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2016! Follow this LINK for the order form.

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.

Please note: PDG Dave Ewing has also made arrangements at Desert Inn at 5:15 PM for any Canton Rotarians and their spouses and guests who might want to meet with prior to the game for adult beverages and/or dinner. If you are interested in meeting there beforehand.

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!

Posted by Rick Taylor on Feb 08, 2016

At our weekly meeting on February 12th, 2016, President Paul welcomed our members and guests to the meeting. Rotarian Dean Wallace gave the invocation.

Club Secretary Michelle Mullaly welcomed the following guests to our meeting: Ida Freeman, guest of Frank Fleischer, PDG Meena Patel, Carol Litchenwalter, PDG Phil Mariola and ADG Bob Schaffner.

The "Happy Bucks" news was then provided by the following Rotarians: Bruce Schorsten announced that he was just released from St. Thomas Hospital after having knee surgery and he was happy that just seventeen days later, he is up and walking without a cane: PP Virginia Neutzling was happy that she has convinced several Rotarians to start wearing their Rotary pins; Dave Beule announced that Saturday, February 13, will mark the Canton Brewing Speakeasy's 1st year anniversary; Becky Clark thanked everyone for being a part of Rotary and for their prayers and cards; PDG Dave Ewing asked Michelle Mullaly to talk about the Canton Symphony's concert on Sunday night.

Rotarian Dean Wallace made an announcement regarding this year's Pancake Breakfast and Raffle.

PP Tom Clevenger, informed the members once again about the upcoming Fellowship Outing to a Canton Charge game and PDG Dave Ewing announced that there would be pre-game fellowship at Desert Inn that night starting at 5:15 PM for anyone who wanted to stop in for beverages and/or dinner (please see story above for further details).

Rotarian Rick Taylor made another announcement regarding the upcoming Junior Achievement Done-In-A-Day. Volunteers are needed for February 25th so please see story above for more details regarding this event.

Posted by Rick Taylor on Feb 09, 2016

By Ryan Hyland

Rotary News

18-Jan-2016

Rotary’s founder, Paul Harris, believed that serving humanity is “the most worthwhile thing a person can do,” RI President-elect John F. Germ said, and that being a part of Rotary is a “great opportunity” to make that happen.

Germ unveiled the 2016-17 presidential theme, Rotary Serving Humanity, to incoming district governors on 18 January at the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.

“I believe everyone recognizes the opportunity to serve Rotary for what it truly is: not a small opportunity, but a great one; an opportunity of a lifetime to change the world for the better, forever through Rotary’s service to humanity,” said Germ.

Rotary members around the globe are serving humanity by providing clean water to underdeveloped communities, promoting peace in conflict areas, and strengthening communities through basic education and literacy. But none more important than our work to eradicate polio worldwide, he said.

After a historic year in which transmission of the wild poliovirus was stopped in Nigeria and all of Africa, Germ said we are closer than ever to ending polio.

“We are at a crossroads in Rotary,” he added. “We are looking ahead at a year that may one day be known as the greatest year in Rotary’s history: the year that sees the world’s last case of polio.”

Last year’s milestones leave just two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the virus still circulates. Polio would be only the second human disease ever to be eradicated.

When that moment arrives, it’s “tremendously important” that Rotary is ready for it, said Germ. “We need to be sure that we are recognized for that success, and leverage that success into more partnerships, greater growth, and even more ambitious service in the decades to come.”

Germ, a member of the Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, encouraged attendees to return to their clubs and communities and spread the word about Rotary’s role in the fight for a polio-free world.

“People who want to do good will see that Rotary is a place where they can change the world. Every Rotary club needs to be ready to give them that opportunity,” Germ said.

Enhancing Rotary’s image isn’t the only way to boost membership. “We need clubs that are flexible, so our service will be more attractive to younger members, recent retirees, and working people.”

He added: “We need more willing hands, more caring hearts, and more bright minds to move our work forward.”

Feb 26, 2016
Four Way Speech Contest
Invocator - Bill Liber

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