Coach Bill Eddins started his 5th season leading the Lady Pioneers golf program this year and has begun his first year as the Assistant Athletic Director of Club and Recreation Sport.
Despite the disappointment of the cancellation of the 2020 spring season due to the coronavirus outbreak, the program took another leap forward last fall. The team shattered 18 and 36 hole school records, (304/615) and top golfer Christina Williams, Eddins’ first recruit, continued to build her Hall of Fame resume by breaking her own school record, shooting the program's first-ever under-par round of 68.
The competitiveness of the program is attracting the best talent it ever has, welcoming four more outstanding recruits this year. In just two years, Eddins successfully recruited 10 golfers to be a part of the Malone Women's Golf team. Off the course, the team GPA is strong and community service is part of the program. Expectations are high and, with the continuity of the coaching staff, the anticipation is off the charts for 2020-2021.
Eddins, who recently completed a 30-year career as a teacher in the Louisville, Lake and West Branch school districts, brought an abundance of coaching experience to his position at Malone. He served as Louisville High School’s head boys basketball coach from 1993-2001, collecting Division II Ohio Boys Basketball Coach of the Year honors in 2001 after leading the Leopards to their first undefeated regular season in school history.
Additionally, Eddins has also held numerous assistant coaching positions at Louisville, Lake, West Branch and Marlington. His resume also includes positions at the University of Mount Union as a resident director (1990-1995) and at the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a supervisor (2001-2004).
Eddins graduated from Perry High School, earned his bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Mount Union in 1987, and his master’s degree in Sports Science from Ashland University in 1994. A lengthy list of career honors and achievements includes being named Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (1996), Stark County Schools Person of Character (2007), and a National Honor Society Person of Influence (2016).
(For Coach Eddins’ full bio and more info on the Malone Women’s Golf Team, click here:)
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To date, we have raised $800 towards our Pack the Bus project. Thank you to those who have donated!! I would like to get to $1,000 to supplement our District Grant.
Please get your donation to Lauri at the Rotary office by this Friday, 12/4/2020.
If you wish to donate using a credit card, please call the office directly -- 330-452-2882.
Thank you for supporting this project which fills the bellies of many deserving children in Canton.
All Rotarians in the District should have received a special envelope in mid-November by postal mail with information about our PHF Challenge and new Double Your Donation contests. Please review the letter and consider donating to The Rotary Foundation to do “Good in the World” and your local community. Feel free to email questions to me.
Paul Harris Fellow Challenge:
For each $20 donated to The Rotary Foundation, you have a chance to win the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow Recognition for you, your spouse, or a friend. The more you donate, the more chances to win.
Double Your Donation:
Donate $100 or more and gift your matching Foundation Points to a fellow Rotarian. You both receive the donor credit toward your first or next Paul Harris Fellow recognition level.
Consider working as a group to honor a special Rotarian. You will also be entered multiple times into the PHF Challenge for each $20 donated.
You must return the letter that I sent to you to participate in the contest by January 1, 2021. Can’t find the letter? Email me at Peter@salemrad.com, and I will send you a copy by email.
(Editor's note: as you probably realize, our Canton Rotary Charitable Fund is challenged this year, since we have not been able to hold our normal slate of fundraisers due to COVID. Thanks to Oktoberfest Chairperson, Raquel Raderchak, this BREW CARD creatively takes the place of our live Oktoberfest, and gives us all an opportunity to 1) support Canton Rotary and our Charitable Fund and 2) support local breweries/restaurants that have been hit by COVID challenges, too. And it can be a great gift, especially for your relatives, friends, and associates who are younger-than-Boomer-age and LOVE craft beers! Please consider buying the new Canton Rotary BREW CARD.)
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