Kelly Joseph is the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway and has been with the company for more than 21 years. In her current position, she handles pricing negotiations for commodities such as scrap, steel, plastics and organic chemicals, as well as sales and market research for these commodities. Her area covers northeast Ohio, parts of West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. Through her position, she is able to help bring jobs and much needed commodities to the area.
Kelly is a native to Stark County and is married with two kids. She was a member of the 32nd Class of Leadership Stark County in 2019 and it impacted her so much, she is now on their Board of Directors. Kelly is also a member of the Scholarship Committee for the Pittsburgh Traffic Club, which hands out yearly scholarships for those earning degrees in either Transportation, or Supply Chain Management.
Through her position at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, Kelly also works with several Stark County schools for Career Days and with the Junior Achievement Program. She has been a Girl Scout Leader in North Canton for the past four years and has served as Service Unit Director and most recently Troop Mentor.
Kelly has her Master’s Degree from Walsh University, with a focus in Marketing.
For those of us who are joining our Friday meetings via Zoom, a new link has been created to use starting with this Friday's meeting. The old link will no longer be active so please save this new link for future reference. Thank you and we'll "see" you Friday!
If you've ever attended our annual 4-Way Test Speech Competition at Canton Rotary, then you know what an AMAZING job these McKinley High School Speech & Debate Team members do applying the 4-Way Test! It really is a meeting NOT to be missed!
Well, we're happy to announce that this Competition is now BIGGER & BETTER!
First of all, there has been an addition of one more speaker to round us out at FOUR contestants.
Secondly, the Board has approved additional support of the program by increasing the prize money that the participants will receive:
1st place ……$300
2nd place…….$200
3rd place……. $100
4th place …….$100
Thirdly, the Board also approved an additional $300 to sponsor the McKinley speech team with their events. That totals up to $1,000 in additional support to this fine program and their excellent team members!
So pleaseplan to attend the Canton Rotary 4 – Way Test Competition this Friday March 18th between four McKinley Students, with the winner earning the right to represent us at District 6650 competition on April 2nd at the Fairways Golf Club in N. Canton.
These students are extremely well-trained by long-time coach, Manuel Halkias, and Kitty Burgett, and their teams consistently place at or near the top in state, local, and regional competitions.
You do NOT want to miss this chance to see these top-quality teen speakers at this meeting!
BTW…. I will need 3 judges to score their presentations. Please let me know if you are interested in helping! Jeff Scott
Jeff Scott moved to Canton from Indianapolis in 1978 to apprentice for Gary Gerber and work in his Gary's Place salons. Jeff's professional background began as a stylist and soon developed into a hair color and cutting educator for Framesi USA and Clairol Logics as well as performing classes on Educational Cruise Seminars for five years. Jeff became manager of the salon chain in 1989 heading up education, hiring and training new staff members as well as customer service-related duties. In 1999, Jeff and business partner Shelly Talbot purchased the salon chain from former Canton Rotarian Gary Gerber and have developed the company into the largest salon and day spas in the area.
Jeff has been a Rotarian for 23 years; Jeff's Rotary involvement consists of serving on the Canton Rotary Board, GOTS, Co-Chair of the Student Exchange, Appreciation Day Chair, 4 Way Test Chair, Pancake Day Committee, as well as the Oktoberfest committee. Jeff is also involved on the Redken Academy Advisory Board Cleveland and Board member for Camp Quality Ohio from 2010-2016. Jeff is married to Susan and they have two adult children, Kaitlyn and Kara.
Welcome to February everyone. We are getting closer and closer to spring which not only means warmer weather, but we also get our snowbirds back. We miss seeing you in person.
This week’s lunch seems like a perfect match with meatloaf and mashed potatoes aligned with Kelly Joseph talking to us about the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway. I’m looking forward to a fascinating conversation about where they have been and where they see things going. I believe they represent an integral part of infrastructure efforts and easing some of our country’s logistical issues.
Don’t forget that there are plenty of things gearing up in February including Pack the Bus, Spring Raffle, 4-Way Test Speeches, and probably a few more things I’m not mentioning. Let’s get involved with these activities by reaching out to the committee chairs and offering your assistance because jumping in without being asked is what we do.
On Friday January 28, 2022, President Mark welcomed a slew of Canton Rotarians and five guests: Carl Bliss, Megan Blair, Chris Schoeppner, Tracie Clendenin (wife of Pres. Mark) and Richard Regula (Massillon Rotarian).
Our speaker, Bill Smuckler, local businessman and Canton City Councilman, gave a splendid update on some issues and opportunities in Canton, as well as his perspective on challenges to our supply chain, as well as his take on the small business community in Stark and surrounding counties.
After Bill's presentation, Secretary Paula provided the following info:
On This Date in History
1547 – Nine year old Edward the VI succeeds King Henry the VIII as the King of England.
1901 - Professional baseball’s American League is founded in Chicago.
1956 – Elvis Pressley made his first national TV appearance on the Dorsey Brother’s “Stage Show”.
1958 – The Lego Company patented their design of Lego bricks. They are still compatible with bricks produced today.
1986 – The USS Space Shuttle, Challenger, exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral.
Weird Fact:
Robert Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz was born today in 1890. A convicted murderer, he became an expert on bird diseases while spending 44 years in solitary confinement discovering a cure for the hemorrhagic septicemia family of diseases in birds.
Interact is our Club's Rotary affiliate at McKinley High School. Our Interact Chairperson, Jennie George, showed a short video last Friday that these Interact students produced, in which they ask for donations of candy that they can sell at the school to raise money for t-shirts for their members.
If you wish to help, you may either buy candy and bring it to our meetings for Jenny to forward to the Interact folks, or you may make a cash donation to provide funds so the Interacters can purchase their own candy to resell. You can bring cash to our meetings to give to Jenny, or you may make a donation through our website: click the "Make A Payment" button on the home page, fill out that form and make sure to enter "Interact candy donation" in the comments section.
Interact is Rotary's attempt to reach out to high school age young people, with the intent of instilling the principals of Rotary and to teach these young people the value of giving back to the community, as well as working together as a team to achieve a goal. It's a great way to introduce them to Rotary, as well as help them with their personal development.
More info on the success of our local Interact Club will be coming in the near future, In the meantime, please support our Interact's candy fundraiser. Thanks!
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