2017 DISTRICT 6650 CONFERENCE
Posted by Rick Taylor on Apr 10, 2017
The Rotary Club of Canton once again had a fine showing over the weekend at the District 6650 annual District Conference. On Saturday, April 8, 2017, District Awards for projects submitted in various categories were presented to the winning clubs.
This year the Rotary Club of Canton submitted projects in the categories of:
Roland Luhman - Community Avenue:
- Membership Development Initiatives (Rotary Club of Canton's partnership with Leadership Stark County); LINK to view submission
- Operation Save a Life (New Member Project - Free Fire Alarm distribution) LINK to view submission
Robert Manchester - Vocational Avenue:
- "Career Connections" Program - Junior Achievement LINK to view submission
The Rotary Club of Canton was very fortunate to win the Robert Manchester Vocational Award for the Junior Achievement "Career Connections" Project!
The Rotary Club of Canton has partnered with Junior Achievement of East Central Ohio to offer mentoring opportunities to our members, who present Junior Achievement programs in our local schools, particularly in the Canton City School District. Our Canton Rotarians provide their business or professional expertise to the students, as well as their personal experience, so students can connect both the JA and school curricula to the real world of jobs and business. This year's award winning activity specifically included mentoring opportunities at McKinley High School, with Rotarians presenting JA "Hire Me!", where they teach students what it takes to get and keep a job, and JA Professional Conversation, where juniors sit and talk with Rotarian members in order to prepare for job interviews.
The Rotary Club of Canton also received recognition for for its financial support of Rotary's Polio Eradication campaign.
