Hello Rotarians! My message today is short and sweet (I know what you’re thinking…what a relief). This Rotogram is filled with good information on upcoming events and happenings, to help keep you connected to our club.
But I must say a word about the contributions of my fellow Rotarians. This week we identify our Paul Harris Fellows for this Rotary year. As many of you know, these individuals are recognized for their significant monetary contributions to the Rotary International Fund. Many of these folks are multiple PHF award winners. Some are so humble that they make contributions in other peoples’ names and receive no recognition. Others simply give with no fanfare, expecting no recognition. Take a moment to look at these humble folks, know that they are supporting the incredible Rotary International mission, and thereby making this world a better place for all of us.
Helping our Club Stay Strong during Rough Times. As you know, our club is dealing with a major financial shortfall during these times of social separation. I have asked all of our members to donate the cost of forgone meals to the club…and many of you have responded. If you haven’t yet responded, please do so now by using our “Donate Now” link on our homepage. Or if you want to support our golf event, you can earmark your contribution as a “sponsor” to that event. Or do both. But please give.
Please join us this Friday, June 12, 2020 at 11:30 AM for our weekly Zoom Rotary social video meeting.
This is a great way to keep in touch with your fellow Rotarians during this time of social distancing.
PP Michelle Mullaly Charles has sent an invitation to your email with the log in information to this meeting, and it is also shown below in this article.
Should you have any questions on this meeting, don't hesitate to contact the office.
Instructions:
Download the Zoom Video Conferencing app onto your smart phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer. NOTE: you should choose a device that has both a camera for video and a microphone for audio. There is no cost for the Zoom app.
Here's the info for you to log in:
Topic: Rotary Meet Up Time: Jun 12, 2020 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register NOW! We only have 8 FOURSOMES registered to date, and we want a GOOD CROWD (socially distanced, of course) to HAVE FUN & SHARE FELLOWSHIP with your Rotarian friends!
On Friday, June 26th, the Rotary Club of Canton will host a fellowship scramble-format golf outing at The Sanctuary Golf Club located at 2017 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton.
This year's golf outing will be a scaled down event of 10 foursomes with scheduled tee times. The golf outing will begin at 8:30 am, with the first foursome starting at hole #1 and a second foursome starting at hole #10. The remaining foursomes will continue to tee off every ten minutes. The golf fee for this year's outing is $60.00 per golfer or $240.00 per foursome. This fee will include a golf cart, light snack at the turn and a box lunch at the pavilion after the outing.
Due to the current social distancing requirements, there will be some changes in the registration for this year's event. The following changes are as follows:
ONLY the Team Captain will be able to register online and pay for their foursome;
No cash/check payments will be accepted. The Team Captain will be required to pay by credit card at the time of registering;
Tee times are scheduled ten minutes apart and once a tee time has been selected, that time slot will be blocked out.
Check-in for this event will be conducted at the Club House. Golfers are asked to arrive 15 minutes before their tee time and obey the social distancing guidelines
Box lunches will be provided at the pavilion after the outing.
Prizes will be awarded to the first place team, second place team and the last place team. Golfers will also have a chance to enter into a 50/50 raffle.
At our Zoom meeting on June 5th, 2020, President Mark Rojek opened the meeting by welcoming the 32 Rotarians in attendance, playing the National Anthem (Whitney Houston at Tampa Stadium, Super Bowl XXV, on January 27, 1991) and leading the members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Introduction of New Members:
The following new members were introduced into The Rotary Club of Canton:
Sue Marzano, introduced by PDG Dave Ewing and Tim Furbay;
Chylece Head, introduced by Vice President Mark Clendenin
*See the stories below for the biographies and pictures for these newest Canton Rotarians.
Announcements:
Kurt Goodenberger updated the members on the upcoming fellowship golf outing.
President Mark welcomed our speaker, Past President Ray Hexamer, CEO - Stark Economic Development Board
President Mark concluded the meeting with the following reminders:
Please consider making a donation to the club via our website;
Please plan to attend the June 26th Golf Fellowship Outing
During our June 5, 2020 Zoom Rotary meeting, Vice President Mark Clendenin introduced one of our club's newest members, Chylece Head, into The Rotary Club of Canton.
Chylece Head is the Community Development Manager for the American Cancer Society, where she connects the people of Stark County with the American Cancer Society for events, fundraising, connection to services and more.
Chylece lives in Jackson Township, Ohio, where she is a member of the township Zoning Board.
Chylece is very active in the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, serving as a co-chair for the QuickConnect Networking Luncheon and as the current Chair of the Ambassador Committee. She also runs a weekly Chamber networking group, and serves on several other Chamber committees.
Chylece is a former member of Jackson Township Rotary and says she is "thrilled to be a member of Canton Rotary"!
During our June 5, 2020 Zoom Rotary meeting, PDG Dave Ewing and Rotarian Tim Furbay introduced one of our club's newest members, Sue Marzano, into The Rotary Club of Canton.
Sue Marzano is an Energy Advisor at AEP Ohio where she currently works with her team of energy efficiency professionals to develop sales and marketing strategies to promote energy efficient products and services. This includes marketing and outreach campaigns, business development, and direct outreach to Ohio customers with a goal to increase the customer’s experience, while assisting with the community’s economic development. It was at AEP Ohio that she received her REA certification from the Association of Energy Engineers, as well as a Key Contributor Award. Before joining AEP Ohio, Marzano was a Commercial Field Specialist at CLEAResult. There she assisted commercial and industrial customers in seven Ohio counties to make smarter energy decisions, regarding utility incentives and measures such as compressed air, process efficiency, HVAC and VFDs, refrigeration, and networked lighting.
Sue received her MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. She spent two decades serving and assisting local education and community development boards in Stark and Summit Counties to raise funds to implement their missions, and also taught business courses at Stark State College in North Canton, OH. She earned her BA in Business Management at Malone University.
Sue studied interior design and facility planning at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and was an accomplished interior designer and facility planner, spending two decades designing commercial office space and private homes. She received critical acclaim and awards for her design and planning work.
Sue continues to be a contributing community supporter as a member of the Rotary Club of Canton and the Building Industry Association. She currently lives in Canton, OH, but also enjoys visiting her two children in Washington, DC, and Macon, GA.
As the 2019-2020 Rotary year comes to a close we wish to celebrate those Rotarians and Friends who have been honored by The Rotary Foundation as Paul Harris Fellows of the Rotary Club of Canton, Ohio. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition is named after Paul P. Harris who founded Rotary in 1905. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition program was established in 1957 to recognize those individuals who contribute outright or in whose name has been contributed a gift of US$1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
Established in 1917, The Rotary Foundation pioneered a new model of service leadership founded in person-to-person connections thru Rotary Clubs that span the globe—bridging cultural, linguistic, generational, and geographic barriers—and that shares the vision of a better world. In 2018-2019 the Foundation raised over $395 million. Our Global Focus is: Peacebuilding and conflict prevention; Disease prevention and treatment; Water, sanitation, and hygiene; Maternal and child health; Basic education and literacy; Community economic development.
We are pleased to congratulate the following new Paul Harris Fellows:
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES MULTIPLE PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS
Congratulations! These members have been named Multiple Paul Harris Fellows by The Rotary Foundation. Current Paul Harris Fellows who continue contributions to The Rotary Foundation are recognized with a new pin with an additional stone to recognize each additional $1,000 contributed. Thus a Paul Harris Fellow who had made continuing gifts over his life time may have a PHF Pin with multiple stones. ( i.e. A PHF+3 pin with 3 blue stones symbolizes total giving of $4,000) In addition, at each $1,000 level you may name a friend or family member as a Paul Harris Fellow.
In order to make contributing to the club easy during this time of social separation, we have recently added a “Make a Donation” link to our club website at www.cantonrotary.org. By clicking this link, you will be able to quickly and easily make a contribution to the club, via credit or debit card.
Integrated with our Clubrunner system, this is a safe and secure link. Please consider a donation today!
In June 2009, Rotary celebrated the 100th RI Convention in Birmingham, England. The event welcomed guest speakers Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow, and renowned primatologist and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall.
Former Rotarian, Robert R. Tschantz passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 in the Cleveland Clinic. The following obituary was posted in the Canton Repository on June 4, 2020.
Robert R. Tschantz, 74, of Canton passed away Monday June 1, 2020 in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital from an extended illness. He was born on December 10, 1945 to the late Dr. Robert E. and Bertha B. Tschantz. He was also preceded in death by his mother-in-law Doris A. Fritts. Robert graduated from Glenwood High School in 1963 and attended the University of Cincinnati.
He is survived by his best friend and loving wife of 34 years, Sharon A. Tschantz; sister Susan A. (Joseph J.) Conn; sons Richard (Michelle) Tschantz, and Robert Tschantz; grandchildren Chad and Matthew Tschantz; many nieces and nephews; his beloved dog, Baxter; father-in-law Robert I. Fritts; brothers-in-law Robert A (Beverly) Fritts and Dennis I (Teresa) Fritts. Robert served on the Stark County Board of Realtors and was past president. He was the past president of the Ohio Royal Doulton Club and former member of the Rotary Club, and on the State Board of Easter Seals. Robert was well liked by all, possessing a great sense of humor and a constant expression of kindness to everyone. He was a benchmark of integrity towards his fellow man as well as his personal convictions and values. But most of all Robert will be remembered by his unwavering foundation of dedication and love towards his wife and family. The family wishes to thank Dr. Donald DeCoy for his kindness and compassion, all the staff at Cleveland Clinic, and dear friends Loretta Berner and Dave and Melissa Rose. As a member of the Classic Glass Corvette Club, we bid Robert a loving farewell; steering the wheel towards the sky, may heaven bless his arrival.
Memorial donations may be made to the Stark County Humane Society and/or the The Lung Association in Robert's honor.
Memorial Services will be held at a later date due to CoVid19. The family invites you to visit www.reedfuneralhome.com to read the obituary, sign the online guestbook and share fond memories.
Reed Funeral Home, 330-477-6721
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Travel is probably the last thing on your mind right now, but it’s not too early to start thinking about the Rotary International Convention in Taipei! If you have never been to an international convention, you should consider going!
Early Bird Registration for the convention will open on June 20th at 2:00pm EST, and the promotional rate will be offered worldwide through 11:59pm on June 26th, concurrent with the Virtual Convention dates. The early bird rate is $315 for Rotary club members and guests 31 and over; $100 for club members and guests 18-30, $10 for guests 5-18. Hotels are already accepting reservations!
June 12, 2020
Hello Rotarians! My message today is short and sweet (I know what you’re thinking…what a relief). This Rotogram is filled with good information on upcoming events and happenings, to help keep you connected to our club.
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As the 2019-2020 Rotary year comes to a close we wish to celebrate those Rotarians and Friends who have been honored by The Rotary Foundation as Paul Harris Fellows of the Rotary Club of Canton, Ohio. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition is named after Paul P. Harris who founded Rotary in 1905. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition program was established in 1957 to recognize those individuals who contribute outright or in whose name has been contributed a gift of US$1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
Travel is probably the last thing on your mind right now, but it’s not too early to start thinking about the Rotary International Convention in Taipei! If you have never been to an international convention, you should consider going!
Early Bird Registration for the convention will open on June 20th at 2:00pm EST, and the promotional rate will be offered worldwide through 11:59pm on June 26th, concurrent with the Virtual Convention dates. The early bird rate is $315 for Rotary club members and guests 31 and over; $100 for club members and guests 18-30, $10 for guests 5-18. Hotels are already accepting reservations!
