The tradition continues! The Rotary Club of Canton is hosting the 2^nd Annual Canton Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 2:00-7:00pm on Market Square in downtown Canton.

 

To purchase your tickets at the presale price of $40, click on this LINK! 

 

Tickets will also be available at the gate the day of the event for $40. A $5 designated driver ticket is also available.  

 

The ticket price includes a souvenir tasting glass and unlimited samples from the following breweries: Canton Brewing Company, Maize Valley, Millersburg Brewing Company, Mucky Duck Brewery, Ohio Brewing Company, R. Shea Brewing, Royal Docks Brewing Company, Magic Hat Brewing Company, Platform Beer Company, Thirsty Dog Brewing Company, Superior Beverage Group and Scenic Brewing Company. Some food will be available for purchase throughout the event.

 

Entertainment for the festival includes the Del Sinchak Band and the Cleveland Donauschwäbische Blaskapelle (a traditional German band).

 

We also have many sponsors to date and room for more! The following businesses and Rotarians have stepped up to help this become the Rotary Club of Canton’s largest fundraiser which will help fund our many local charitable efforts throughout the year. 

 

The event is sponsored by: Canton Repository, WHBC, Q92, Young Truck Sales, Hall Kistler, Sol Harris/Day Architecture, Canton Chair, Davies Drugs, Sysco Foods, Brewster Cheese, Biery Cheese, Frito Lay, Miller & Company SVCS, Beese Fulmer, Farmers National Bank, Premier Bank and Trust, Quonset Hut, Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes, Tom Clevenger, Paragraphics, Abbott Electric, PJ Lamiell, Paul White, Harold Ziegler, Tim Furbay, Tom Schervish, Medicine Shoppe, Cain Motors, Consumers National Bank, Westfield Bank, Bruce Schorsten/Keller Williams, Lynn Hamilton, Dan Fuline, Terri Barry, Jim Molnar, Paul Feaser, Rick Taylor, Becky Clark, Max Barton, Kurt Goodenberger, Michelle Mullaly, Bob Pattison, Jason McCoy, Jeff Scott, Alan Rodriguez, Amanda Tietze, Dale Holwick, Smith Barta and Company, Bernie Lepkowski, Ernie Schott, Spencer Gordon, Dan Jonas, Craig Young, Big Rig Truck Driving School, Massillon, Joe Niamtu, Jerry Ortman, Mark Rojek, John Werren .

 

The proceeds from Oktoberfest will benefit the Canton Rotary Charitable Fund. The Rotary Club of Canton has donated over $100,000 to the following organizations for the 2015-16 Rotary year: the City of Canton for the Market Square project, RYLA, Rotary Scouts, Junior Achievement, Crime Prevention Project, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Philomatheon Society, Stark County District Library, Salvation Army, Akron-Canton Food Bank and the American Red Cross.

 

For more information contact: Michelle Mullaly, Oktoberfest Chair

mmullaly@cantonsymphony.org | 330-990-7918

 

 

 

Stephanie Werren has been with Leadership Stark County since 2005, first as development director and then as assistant director. She managed fund raising and new programs and assisted with the Signature Program days. She began as director in 2015 and will retain a role in fund raising as well as managing the whole organization.

 

As assistant director Stephanie was instrumental in the creation of the Government Leadership Academy and the Spotlight for Young Professionals course. She is a Gallup trained facilitator for the StrengthsFinder management model and presents for the Government and Young Professionals courses as well as any custom training modules. Stephanie brings a broad background in sales and community volunteerism to her position. Stephanie is a 2008 recipient of the ystark Twenty under 40 award for volunteerism and was named the Malone University Graduate School Alumna of the Year in 2009. Her current community involvement includes North Canton City Council, Plain Local Schools Foundation, Monticello Homeowners Association Committee Chair, Chamber of Commerce Education Committee and Camp Wakonda and YWCA Committee Chairperson.

 

A Canton native, Werren holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Malone College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science/international studies from Miami University. Stephanie resides in Canton with her husband, Judge Curt Werren and their 17 year old triplets, Jack, Hannah, and Grace, who attend GlenOak High School.

 

 - See more at: http://www.leadershipstarkcounty.org/about/leadership-staff/#sthash.kF7nV9JH.dpuf

As Rotarians we take pride in making a difference everywhere we can, as well as being the catalyst for compassionate change.  At the start of every meeting, we reaffirm our commitment to this when we state that “the Rotary Club of Canton is the finest Rotary Club in the World".  We have an opportunity now to punctuate this statement and set the bar.  Let us all consider making a donation, no matter how big or small, to help the people of Louisiana.  

 

The catastrophic flood devastating the State of Louisiana is now the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy. There have been 40,000 homes damaged as a result of the flooding.  To repair these homes much work will need to be done, such as removing existing drywall and plywood before mold sets in.

 

I would like to challenge each and every Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Canton to match my donation of $50.00.  Can you imagine just exactly how many residents of Louisiana we could help if each and every one of us made a donation?  Picture if you will, what it would be like tomorrow if everything you had was washed away.  How would you want the Rotarians of Louisiana to help you?

 

The Rotary Club of Salem is spearheading this humanitarian project and all checks are to be made payable to the Salem Rotary Foundation. We ask that your contributions be sent to: the Rotary Club of Canton, 203 Cleveland Avenue N.W., Canton, OH 44702.  The deadline date to make a contribution will be Friday, September 23, 2016.  At that time the Canton Rotary office will forward all contributions to the Salem Rotary Club. Tax receipts will be issued for personal donations.  Together we can make a difference.