Mike Raulin joined Rotary in 2004 shortly after moving to Ohio. He has held several roles in the Canfield club, including President, photographer, website coordinator, co-editor of the newsletter, Interact representative, and chair of the Public Relations, Membership, and Vocational committees. He won the Rookie of the Year award and the club has won several district awards for projects he headed. He has attended four RI Conventions and every district conference except one since joining Rotary.
Mike also served as the district website coordinator, the chair of the District Technology Committee, and Assistant Governor. He is a facilitator at All-Ohio PETS and a facilitator at RYLA. He is a Paul Harris Society Member. He was also a website coordinator for Rotary Global History Fellowship.
Mike received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He was on the faculty of SUNY at Buffalo for 25 years, where he served as Director of the Psychological Services Center, Director of the Ph.D. Clinical Psychology program, and the founder and director of the department’s Anxiety Disorders Clinic. He is currently on the faculty at Youngstown State University.
Mike has published 35 articles or chapters and is author of an abnormal psychology textbook and coauthor of a research methods textbook (now in the 8th edition). He has served on the editorial board of two top journals and has reviewed papers for 20 different journals. He has also reviewed NIH grant applications.
Mike has been active in psychological affairs. He was president of the Psychological Association of Western New York, chaired the program committees for the Society for Research in Psychopathology and the Eastern Psychological Association, and was president of the National Association of Directors of Psychology Training Clinics and secretary of Society for Research in Psychopathology. He has an excellent reputation for his teaching, with evaluations that consistently place him among the top instructors at the university. He has won awards for teaching and public service and is listed in five different Who’s Who volumes.
Mike is looking forward to being District Governor, meeting Rotarians throughout the District and sharing his passion for Rotary.
At our weekly meeting on July 14, 2017, Canton Rotarian Stephanie Werren (sponsor) introduced new member, Joseph French, to the Rotary Club of Canton.
Joseph French is the Chief Executive Officer for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health. Prior to this position, he was the Executive Director of Early Childhood Education Alliance, Inc. for 11 years. Joseph received his Master’s degree from Ashland University; Bachelor’s degree from Kent State University; and is a graduate of Leadership Stark County.
Joseph serves on the board for SPARK Ohio, the Canton Calvary Mission, the Early Childhood Resource Center, Stark County Help Me Grow Advisory Board, Ohio’s Children Trust Fund for Stark County, the United Way of Greater Stark County (Executive Committee, Leadership Committee and Impact Chair), and the Early Childhood Educators Consortium.
Some of Joseph's accomplishments consist of the 2003 Director of the Year, Canton Area Association for the Education of Young Children; 2002 Program Administrator of the Year, Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children; 2001 Award of Distinction, Canton Area Association for the Education of Young Children.
At our weekly meeting on July 14, 2017, Canton Rotarian Stephanie Werren (sponsor) introduced new member, Jessica Ailing, to the Rotary Club of Canton.
Jessica is a lifelong resident of the State of Ohio. She obtained an associate degree in Criminal Justice, a Bachelors degree in Psychology, and a Masters degree in Social Work. Jessica has worked in the social service field for the past 20 years. She has worked in both in the clinical and non clinical side of mental health.
Passionate about recovery, Jessica accepted the Executive Director position at Foundations a Place for Education and Recovery nine years ago and it has been a natural fit. With encouragement from friends and family, Jessica also does pro bono photography work for those who are indigent. She enjoys training fellow peers in Peer Support and takes part in National Peer Leadership.
In her free time, Jessica likes to spend time with her family. She and her husband, Bryan, have three children ages 23, 20 and 3 years old.
The Rotary office received a "Thank You" letter dated July 11, 2017, from Adrian Allison, Superintendent of the Canton City School District. Adrian writes:
"Dear Ms. Mullaly ~ On behalf of the Board of Education and the staff and students of the Canton City School District, I would like to extend my deepest appreciation for your generous donation of backpacks with non-perishable foods for the summer BTU students on Thursday afternoons.
Again, thank you for your continued support of our children and the Canton City School District."
In honor of District Governor Mike Raulin’s official visit to the Rotary Club of Canton on July 21st, our Rotary Foundation Committee will hold a special auction to raise money for The Rotary Foundation and increase the number of Paul Harris Fellows in our club. Not only will the winning bidder receive foundation points toward a Paul Harris Fellow, the winning bid will be matched with a 1.5:1 Kicker.
Example: If the winning bid is $100 then 250 points will be credited towards a Paul Harris Fellow (100 +150 Kicker Points = 250).
You may use your points toward your own Paul Harris Fellow or designate them to someone else. For example, be a Foundation Angel with a winning bid of $1,200 and you can name three Paul Harris Fellows (1,200 + 1,800 Kicker Points = 3,000). Only the highest bidder will be the winner of the Kicker Points. Winning bidder will make his/her check out to The Rotary Foundation. Visa & MasterCards are also acceptable.
Here’s a suggestion: form a group of three Rotarians with each putting in $400 ($1,200 total bid) and, if your group has the winning bid, then each can be named or can designate a Paul Harris Fellow.
(Please note that Kicker Points will not exceed a max of 2,000 points, regardless of the winning bid. This is the equivalent of two Paul Harris Fellows)
Come prepared to join in the fun, submit the winning bid, and support The Rotary Foundation!
On Friday, August 18, 2017, 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 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 will be $15.00. Lunch will be served at noon with a shot gun start at 1:00 pm.
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 LINK for a printable copy of the golf outing sign-up flyer.
Hole sponsorships are available for this year's golf outing on August 18, 2017, 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 18, 2017, 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.
On Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 4:30pm - 9 pm, the Rotary Club of Canton will hold our 3rd Annual Oktoberfest. The first two Canton Rotary Oktoberfest celebrations in 2015 and 2016 were very successful, with nearly 500 people in attendance at each. We look forward to an even larger Oktoberfest this year.
The 2017 Oktoberfest will include beer samplings from up to 12 local breweries, grilled brats with fixings, musical entertainment featuring Visinata (led by Johnnie Maier) and Donauschwabische Blaskapelle, a genuine German Oktoberfest band from Cleveland complete with dancing and singing. And we have a surprise guest for the official tapping of the Oktoberfest keg!
This Oktoberfest is The Rotary Club of Canton’s largest fundraiser for our Charitable Fund, which helps fund our many local charitable efforts throughout the year: Summer Food Backpack Program for Canton City School students; RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards); Interact Club; Rotary Scouts; Junior Achievement; the Philomatheon Society; Habitat for Humanity ECO; American Red Cross (Canton); Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; scholarships for Canton City School students; Stark County Public Library; Canton Symphony Orchestra; Canton Calvary Mission; First Tee of Canton; and more.
Sponsorships are available at various levels ranging from $100 to $5,000, and are all listed on this form: LINK . Sponsors will receive recognition in various ways, including on all social media websites, event T-shirts, promotional materials, and more.
For more information, contact the Rotary Club of Canton at 330-452-2882 or by email at info@cantonrotary.org.
At our weekly meeting on July 14, 2017, President Amanda Tietze welcomed the 66 members and 7 guests to the meeting.
PP Virginia Neutzling gave the Invocation.
President Amanda then asked members with a July birthday to stand and be recognized.
Secretary Suzette Matthews welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Beth Shaub (speaker); Christian Tietze (guest of President Amanda Tietze); Phil Paschal (guest of Steve Fettman); Jessica Ailing and Joe French (new members being introduced through Leadership Stark County); Rich Dever (guest of PP Dan Matthews); Benjamin Childers (Rotarian); James T. Boggs (guest of PDG/PP Dave Ewing); Dan Mabre (guest of Dennis Dent).
The "Happy Bucks" was then provided by the following:
$1: PP Craig Young - Happy to be part of the "peanut gallery" again;
$1: Robert Matthews - Happy to be in the new facility;
$1: Dennis Dent - Happy to see everyone here today;
$1: Suzette Matthews - Happy for husband Dan Matthews' birthday on July 4th.
President Amanda then installed two new incoming Trustees: Frank Fleischer and Bill Liber;
President Amanda then made the following announcements from the podium:
The annual golf outing will take place on August 18th at the Sanctuary Golf Course. The Golf Committee is looking for Rotarians or businesses to be "Hole Sponsors" for $75.00. Golf flyers are on the table for you to sign up your foursome and/or to sign up as a hole sponsor;
a brief Oktoberfest Committee meeting will take place immediately following the conclusion of today's Rotary meeting;
there will be a brief Presidential Advisory Committee meeting at the conclusion of today's Rotary meeting;
next week's speaker will be District Governor Mike Raulin. The District Governor will have a Board of Directors meeting at the conclusion of next Friday's meeting;
Finally, we will NOT have a meeting on August 4th due to a previously scheduled function that the Krassas Event Center has with the Pro Football Hall of Fame festivities.
PDG/PP Dave Ewing then announced the upcoming Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellow auction. The winning bid can receive up to three (3) Paul Harris Fellows and the money will benefit The Rotary Foundation. (*Please see story above for further information);
Rotarian Stephanie Werren then introduced two new members whom she sponsored, Joseph French and Jessica Ailing (*see story above)
President Elect/Speaker Chair Mark Rojek then introduced his speaker for the day, Beth Shaub from Hartville Chocolate Factory.
The following Rotarians turned in a makeup during Friday's meeting: Ernie Schott (2-Canton South); Jim Molnar (Malvern); Jerry Ortman (2 - East Canton).
The follow Oktoberfest Committee members will receive a makeup for attending the July 14, 2017 meeting: Drew Pelger, Tony Pierce, Jim Blake, Bruce Hale, Bob Matthews, Rob Roland, PP Craig Young, David Beule and Don Peterson.
Rotary International President-elect Sam F. Owori died unexpectedly on 13 July due to complications from surgery. Sam was a member of the Rotary Club Kampala, Uganda, for 38 years.
“Rotary has become a way of life for me – with the intrinsic value and core belief in mutual responsibility and concern for one another as a cornerstone,” Sam said when he was nominated last year. “I feel immense satisfaction knowing that through Rotary, I’ve helped someone live better.”
Sam's term as Rotary’s 108th president would have begun on 1 July 2018.
“Please remember Sam as the outstanding, hardworking Rotarian he was,” said Rotary International President Ian Riseley. “In this difficult time, I ask you to keep his wife, Norah, the Owori family, and Sam’s millions of friends around the world in your thoughts.”
Under Sam's leadership, the number of clubs in Uganda swelled from nine to 89 over the course of 29 years.
Sam saw in Rotary members "an incredible passion to make a difference," and wanted to "harness that enthusiasm and pride so that every project becomes the engine of peace and prosperity."
Sam was the chief executive officer of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda, whose mission is to promote excellence in corporate governance principles and practice in the region by 2020. Previously, he was executive director of the African Development Bank, managing director of Uganda Commercial Bank Ltd., and director of Uganda Development Bank. He has also served as corporate secretary of the Central Bank of Uganda.
He served as member and chair of several boards including FAULU (U) Ltd., (now Opportunity Bank), the Uganda Heart Institute, the Centre for African Family Studies, Mulago Hospital Complex, Mukono Theological College, and the Kampala City Council.
Sam also was the vice chair of Hospice Africa Uganda, and board member and chair of the Audit Committee of PACE (Programme for Accessible Health, Communication, and Education) in Uganda.
“Sam was a special person in so many ways, and his unexpected death is a huge loss to Rotary, his community, and the world,” Riseley said. “We are establishing details on plans to celebrate his life as they become available.”
Rotary is establishing a memorial fund in Sam's honor and will provide details soon.
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Mike Raulin joined Rotary in 2004 shortly after moving to Ohio. He has held several roles in the Canfield club, including President, photographer, website coordinator, co-editor of the newsletter, Interact representative, and chair of the Public Relations, Membership, and Vocational committees. He won the Rookie of the Year award and the club has won several district awards for projects he headed. He has attended four RI Conventions and every district conference except one since joining Rotary.
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In honor of District Governor Mike Raulin’s official visit to the Rotary Club of Canton on July 21st, our Rotary Foundation Committee will hold a special auction to raise money for The Rotary Foundation and increase the number of Paul Harris Fellows in our club. Not only will the winning bidder receive foundation points toward a Paul Harris Fellow, the winning bid will be matched with a 1.5:1 Kicker. .jpg)
On Friday, August 18, 2017, 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 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.
Hole sponsorships are available for this year's golf outing on August 18, 2017, at a cost of $75.00. You can promote your organization with a sign near the tee box at the course.
If you have a gift item that you would like to donate for the annual golf outing on August 18, 2017, 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.
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At our weekly meeting on July 14, 2017, President Amanda Tietze welcomed the 66 members and 7 guests to the meeting.
