Please mark your calendar for these upcoming events:

The Rotary office received a flyer from Barbara Loudon, District 6650 RYLA Conference Coordinator, asking for our Club's assistance with donating items to be used in "Goody Bags", which are provided to students who attend the conference.  At the RYLA conference, which stands for 'ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS', High School students from all over District 6650 come together for a weekend of leadership development activities.

 

At RYLA, these students really enjoy receiving goody bags with giveaways provided by District 6650 Rotary Clubs.  The 100 bags are for 16-17 year old students.  The kids enjoy pencils (especially mechanical ones), highlighters, post-it notes, key chains, note pads, playing cards, Frisbees, fast food coupons, gum, candy bars, etc.  If you have any promotional items from your business, please contribute 100 of any item.  Please do not provide any political giveaways, as they will not be used. Please NO caffeine snacks or drinks. They cannot distribute them for safety reasons.

 

Since the bags are assembled before the students arrive, items must arrive before Tuesday, February 23, 2016. With this being said, please have any items you wish to donate delivered or mailed directly to ATTENTION: Janet Keene, Lyle Printing and Publishing, 185 East State Street, Salem, Ohio 44460.  Janet's business phone is 330-337-3491, cell phone number is 330-853-5114, and her email is janwel2002@yahoo.com. 

 

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Janet Keene directly. The Canton Rotary office will not be accepting the donated items. They must be delivered or mailed directly to Janet.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

During the meeting on December 18, 2015, the Rotary Club of Canton presented a check in the amount of $1,000.00 to Angela Palomba, Executive Director of First Tee of Canton.  Proceeds were generated from the Annual Canton Rotary Golf Invitational held in August.

 

This donation helps First Tee of Canton achieve their mission of improving the lives of young people in the community.

   Anyone interested in attending the January 14th (Thursday) Martin Luther King, Jr. Mayor's Breakfast held at the Alex D. Krassas Event Center, located at 251 - 25th Street N.W., Canton, Ohio 44709 (next door to Malone University) may contact the Rotary office.  The breakfast will start at 8:00 a.m.

 

We only have (3) complimentary tickets left, so please make your request to the Rotary office no later than January 8th.  Tickets will be disbursed on a first-come-first-serve basis.

 

The featured speaker will be David Baker, President of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

   Youth Exchange Chairwoman Amy Mustafaga would like everyone in the club to consider becoming the new Host Family for our Youth Exchange Student, Ella Vehmas.  Ella, who is from Finland, will need a new home beginning in mid January until mid June.

 

If you would like to become the new host family or you know of a friend or family member who would like to host this young lady, please contact the Rotary office at (330) 452-2882.  You may also contact Amy at (330) 760-4079 if you have any questions regarding becoming a Host Family.

 

 

 

A contribution has been made to the Canton Rotary Endowment Fund in memory of Bob Wade by the following:

 

     - Jack Barkan

 

 

 

 

 

   As of January 8, 2016, our weekly luncheon price will be raised to $13.00 per week.  Any questions, please contact President Paul White.  Thank you.

Submitted by Past President Joe Niamtu '74-75

 

When Jason McCoy was President of our Rotary Club, he was actively seeking a quality fundraiser that would sustain our charitable fund and promote the fellowship of our members.  As club Vice President, I was assigned the job.  After forming a committee of about a dozen people, one member of our committee, Jack Maxwell, presented a unique way to make money selling pancakes.

 

When Jack worked as editor of the MARION STAR newspaper in Marion, Ohio, it was the Kiwanis Club of Marion that was recognized as the outstanding service club in that city and they had a very enterprising way of selling pancakes.

 

Basically it was an event that provided lots of pancakes and continuous entertainment, attracting people from beginning to end.  The Research Committee and many Rotarians were so interested that we chartered a bus to Marion where it so happened they were hosting their Pancake Day.

 

As we walked into the school building to the dining area, we were quickly impressed with what greeted us.  There was loud band music followed by a choir, followed by a magician, one entertainment event after another.  The venue was filled with families of all of the performers and many other local citizens.  People ate, left and returned later for more food and entertainment.

 

On the way home we continued the fun we had on the way up, looking for Harry Meyers shoes (that's a long story).

 

Committee members took copious notes, which we applied to our Pancake Day.  We were very observant and had learned a lot. 

 

Harry Meyers was our First Pancake Day Chairman and we made money. We achieved our goal of selecting a continuous way of filling our charitable coffers, each year becoming more successful than the preceding year.

 

We also learned that pancake batter sticks to the tile floor like glue, so be careful!