Merle Griff, PhD, is an expert on caring for both children and aging parents. She has been invited to present at international conferences such as the World Congress of Family and Child and the International Conference of Educators. Dr. Griff has written extensively on intergenerational dynamics, including LinkAges, a book on the creation of intergenerational programs. She has also developed therapeutic techniques for use with multi-generational families, as well as writing numerous book chapters and articles on topics such as 'The Influence of Grandparents in Family Systems'.
Dr. Griff is the founder and CEO of SarahCare Senior Solutions (http://sarahcare.com), which provides creative solutions for seniors that supports them in remaining with their families and staying socially connected.
On Friday, August 19, 2016, the Rotary Club of Canton will host its annual golf outing at The Sanctuary Golf Club located at 2017 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton. Each year the outing brings more than 75 golfers together from many local Rotary Clubs to participate in a friendly competition, leaving only one Rotary Club with bragging rights for the next year. This is a great day to bring guests or prospective members to see what Rotary is all about and meet some of the great people that are involved with Rotary.
As in the past, the golf outing will take the place of our regularly-scheduled Friday meeting. This means all Canton Rotarians are welcome to come for lunch, even if they are not planning to golf. The cost for your lunch would be $13.00. We will be enjoying Old Carolina Barbecue at noon.
After lunch, those golfing will join their foursomes and participate in a scramble-format golf tournament. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in the scramble and for the longest drive, closest to the hole, and longest putt.
There will also be a putting contest, with the winner taking a BMW home for the weekend, courtesy of Cain BMW.
Please follow this LINKfor a printable copy of the golf outing sign-up flyer.
Hole sponsorships are available for this year's golf outing on August 19, 2016, at a cost of $75.00. You can promote your organization with a sign near the tee box at the course.
Contact Chairman Nick Perini at (330) 454-6555 or email at nperini@beesefulmer.com You may also contact Lauri/Barb at the Rotary office (330) 452-2882.
If you have a gift item that you would like to donate for the annual golf outing on August 19, 2016, please contact Chairman Nick Perini at (330) 454-6555 or email nperini@beesefulmer, com. For your convenience you may bring your donated gift item(s) to a Friday meeting.
At our weekly meeting on July 29, 2016, President Craig Young welcomed the members and guests to the meeting. President Craig thanked July Speaker Chair Denise Burton for her outstanding speakers for the month. He then reminded everyone that next week's meeting would be back in the Garden Room at Meyer's Lake due to an autograph signing with HOF players in the Calypso Room. Everyone is invited to the autograph session with no admission charge, although there is a charge for the autographs.
PDG/PP Bob Pattison gave the Invocation.
Club Secretary Suzette Matthews welcomed the following guests to the meeting: HOF Chairman Chip Conde (speaker), 2016 Queen Alleya Tavares and her Court members Katelynn Calabretta, Courtney Storey, Jennifer Gotschall, Amelia Stefan and Aashawnti West (Queen and Court); Brenda Stevens, Debbie Dawson (HOF Chaperones); PDG Mena Patel (Plain); Shelly Talbot Hepner (guest of Jeff Scott); Richard Regula (Massillon).
Rotarian Corey Voorman then provided this week's Rotafact:What’s so great about being a Rotarian?
From The Rotarian, August 2016:
"Science says Rotarians are happier and healthier. Rotary club meetings offer the type of social connection that triggers our bodies to release oxytocin,
the happiness hormone.
Data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index show that adults who volunteer and receive recognition for community involvement have higher
overall well-being scores and experience less stress than their peers.
Membership in social groups can boost self-esteem, and provide psychological benefits—purpose, meaning and a sense of well belonging. Rotary rocks!"
The "Happy Bucks" news was then provided by the following Rotarians:
Corey Voorman: celebrating the fact that he is getting married this weekend!
Dan Matthews: excited that the last two weeks of political conventions are now behind us.
Paul Feaser: celebrating the fact that his grandson was playing in the US Kids World Teen Championship Golf Tournament at Pinehurst Golf Club last weekend.
Richard Regula: He was celebrating the new Mercy Medical facility that just opened up in Massillon.
Golf Committee member Dave Schrade then took to the podium to bring members up to date on the upcoming Golf Outing on August 19th at the Sanctuary Golf Course. The committee is looking for volunteers to help the day of the event. If you are interested in volunteering please contact chairman Nick Perini (330) 454-6555 or the Rotary office (330) 452-2882.
PP Rick Taylor made an announcement in regards to the Canton Rotary/Junior Achievement "Career Connections" Project: There are two upcoming opportunities for Canton Rotarians to volunteer to mentor students in the Canton City Schools via JA. The first is on August 30th and involves presenting the "JA Hire Me!" program to 9th, 10th, & 11th graders at McKinley High School. This program, which involves only a couple of hours of time, teaches the students how to apply and interview for a job, as well as employer expectations after they are hired. The second program is on Friday September 16th for 2nd graders at one or more of the Canton City elementary schools. This program is "JA Our Community" and teaches these young people about jobs, income, and taxes, and how businesses provide jobs in our community. (PS, the kids get to work in a 'donut factory'! Awesome!). Again, about 2 hours or so is the time commitment. Contact Rick if you'd like to volunteer.
The following Rotarians turned in a makeup during Friday's meeting: Tom Sinclair (2-North Canton), PP Dan Fuline (District meeting), Don Sultzbach (District Meeting).
Forty years ago, a man named George Campbell, the owner of the company I worked for, invited me to join Rotary. Back then, that was a common practice in the United States. Your boss invited you to join Rotary because he thought it would be good for business and good for the community, and you said yes. It’s not surprising that our membership surged during that period.
George warned me not to use Rotary as an excuse to slack off at work. Even so, I always had time to attend lunch meetings and serve on committees. I never had to worry that taking a long lunch once a week would hurt my advancement, or what my boss would think about the occasional Rotary phone call at work.
Today, things are different. Companies are less generous about time, and not every manager looks favorably on community service. It’s hard to enjoy a Rotary meeting when you’ve got emails piling up on your phone. It’s harder than ever to balance work with Rotary – and the model that gave us so much growth a few decades ago is part of what’s holding back our growth now.
That’s why the recent Council on Legislation adopted some innovative measures that allow clubs to vary their meeting times and expand their pool of prospective members. Clubs have more flexibility now to respond to the needs of their members and to clear away as many barriers to membership as they can. But there’s one barrier to membership that only you can remove, one thing that every prospective member needs to become a Rotarian: an invitation to join a Rotary club.
Whenever I tell a group of Rotarians that we need more willing hands, more caring hearts, and more bright minds to move our work forward, everyone applauds. But those hands, hearts, and minds won’t magically appear in our clubs. We have to ask them to join. And an invitation to Rotary is something that only you can give. An invitation is a gift. It’s saying to someone, “I think you have the skills, the talent, and the character to make our community better, and I want you to join me in doing that.”
I’m the president of Rotary International, but the only club I can invite someone to join is the Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tenn. I can’t make your club or your community stronger. Only you can do that – by inviting the qualified people you know to join you in Rotary Serving Humanity.
Merle Griff, PhD, is an expert on caring for both children and aging parents. She has been invited to present at international conferences such as the World Congress of Family and Child and the International Conference of Educators. Dr. Griff has written extensively on intergenerational dynamics, including LinkAges, a book on the creation of intergenerational programs. She has also developed therapeutic techniques for use with multi-generational families, as well as writing numerous book chapters and articles on topics such as 'The Influence of Grandparents in Family Systems'..png)
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Hole sponsorships are available for this year's golf outing on August 19, 2016, at a cost of $75.00. You can promote your organization with a sign near the tee box at the course..jpg)
If you have a gift item that you would like to donate for the annual golf outing on August 19, 2016, please contact Chairman Nick Perini at (330) 454-6555 or email nperini@beesefulmer, com. For your convenience you may bring your donated gift item(s) to a Friday meeting..jpg)
At our weekly meeting on July 29, 2016, President Craig Young welcomed the members and guests to the meeting. President Craig thanked July Speaker Chair Denise Burton for her outstanding speakers for the month. He then reminded everyone that next week's meeting would be back in the Garden Room at Meyer's Lake due to an autograph signing with HOF players in the Calypso Room. Everyone is invited to the autograph session with no admission charge, although there is a charge for the autographs.
Forty years ago, a man named George Campbell, the owner of the company I worked for, invited me to join Rotary. Back then, that was a common practice in the United States. Your boss invited you to join Rotary because he thought it would be good for business and good for the community, and you said yes. It’s not surprising that our membership surged during that period.