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                 THE ROTARY CLUB OF CANTON, OHIO                                
                           VOLUME 46                                May 29, 2020
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YOUR ROTARY IN ACTION
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill
 
Greetings to my fellow Rotarians.  I’m sure you all know the Rotary International mission, “Service above Self”, that drives the work we do in our community and the world.  The pandemic we are battling has made it more difficult to serve, as physical limitations put big constraints on us.  But that doesn’t mean we can’t help in other ways.  Let me tell you how we have rallied to help our community in this pandemic.
 
The Rotary Endowment Committee Kicks into High Gear.   I’ve mentioned in previous Rotograms that our membership wanted to help out local organizations address the tough issues facing our community.  In response, our Endowment Committee kicked into high gear.  Working with the Stark Community Foundation, which had received numerous requests from local agencies, the committee found a way to muster financial support for the following organizations:
  • Domestic Violence Project - $7,500
  • Stark County Hunger Task Force - $5,000
  • Pathway Caring for Children - $4,000
  • Stark County Diaper Bank - $1,500
 
The total of over $18,000 from the Rotary Endowment Fund will be given as direct grants to these organizations, who are battling the ill-effects of the Covid-19 virus.
 
In the case of the Stark County Hunger Task Force, the results are even better than that.
 
Thanks to the efforts of several people on the Endowment Committee, the $5,000 contribution became six times larger!  When Rotary committed the $5,000, another caring citizen agreed to match the $5,000 and two other individuals matched the combined $10,000 amount.  I know… the math is complicated… but the funds raised for this worthy organization totaled $30,000!
 
 
Helping our Club Stay Strong during Rough Times.  All of you should have received a letter from me asking for your support to help us cover the deficit caused by COVID-19.  If all of our members respond… and many already have…  we can enter our next fiscal year on much firmer financial footing and set the stage for a great 2020-2021. 
To help make this easy, we have now established a link on our website called “Make a Donation”.   
Please visit our website at www.cantonrotary.org and take the initiative to help out in this challenging time. 
 
Near-term Plans for the Club.  We are planning two formal virtual meetings next month, on June 5th and June 19th, using the Zoom videoconferencing technology.  We are also planning a day of Golf Fun and Fellowship on June 26th.  (See Bill Liber’s message below).  In between, we will continue our Friday “Meet-ups” to provide a chance for members to reconnect.   Please keep up your efforts to support the club and stay connected.    I look forward to seeing you soon!
 
Mark 
 
 
Thanks to the members of the Rotary Endowment Committee: Curt Werren, Chairman; Bill Liber; Tom Clevenger; Mark Clendenin; Kurt Goodenberger; Lynn Hamilton; Drew Pelger; David Roberts; Don Sultzbach; and Amanda Tietze.
 
 
ZOOM ROTARY SOCIAL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, MAY 29th.
 
Please join us this Friday, May 29, 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. 
 
A Zoom invitation has been sent  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:
 
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 858 2835 3867
Password: 859830
 
 
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HELPING THE CLUB
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!
 
 
 
FELLOWSHIP GOLF OUTING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 26TH
Dear members of the Canton Rotary Club,
 
         By now I am sure you have all heard that The Canton Rotary Club Golf Scramble has been cancelled for this year. After much discussion and thought and feedback from the Manager of The Sanctuary Golf Course, the officers of our club elected to cancel the golf scramble as we know it. Logistically handling a large crowd with a shotgun start, which is currently not permitted, would be very difficult to manage.

         After further discussion, the golf committee has decided to have a day of fellowship for Rotarians and friends on our date of June 26th. This will be a scaled down event of 9 or 10 foursomes with scheduled tee times and a light lunch. We would be following all of the current restrictions that the golf courses are following. Over the last two months we have had so little opportunity to gather together as Rotarians and reconnect and celebrate our friendships and what we do as Rotarians. We also want to send a letter of thanks and appreciation to all the sponsors and supporters of our current and past golf outings. This is a perfect time to give thanks to all those who have supported our work for our community and the City of Canton.

         So start putting your foursome together for June 26th, a day of fun and fellowship. We will be putting out more information on how to sign up and all of the other details for that day. Looking forward to seeing you on the 26th of June.
 
 
Bill Liber, and the Golf Committee
 
 
PASSING OF FORMER ROTARIAN CHAREE FRANCIS-VOGELSANG
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Former Rotarian Charee Francis-Vogelsang passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020.  Charee was a member of the Rotary Club of Canton from November 1, 1987 to August 16, 2011.
 
The following obituary was posted in the The Canton Repository on Thursday, May 21, 2020.
 
 
Mary Charlotte (Charee) Francis-Vogelsang

Age 73, died in her home in North Canton, Ohio on May 15, 2020 after a long illness. She earned a Juris Doctorate from University of Akron School of Law in 1988. She was retired from Diebold, Inc. where she sat on the Board of Directors and held the position of Vice President and Secretary.

Charee is survived by her mother, Mary K. Francis of Minerva, Ohio; and her sisters and brothers-in-law, Cathy and Luther Stack of Minerva, Ohio and Cindy and Brian Persing of Lantana, Texas. She is also survived by her nephews, Bill Earley and family of North Canton and Todd Earley and family of Minerva. She was preceded in death by her father, William J. Francis.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Akron Children's Hospital, St. Jude Children's Research or Humane Society of Stark County.

Reed Funeral Home 
330-477-6721
 
 
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URGENT NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS
   
 
Stark County Hunger Task Force - Urgent Need for Volunteers!
 
With the increased demand for emergency food we are moving our pantry operations outside and using the drive thru pantry model. This allow us to get more food out to more people. Our service numbers have increased 230% since the beginning of March. In order to keep this up we need more volunteers, twice as many in fact. Help meet this critical need during these trying times by signing up for a shift or two, or three! We will be operating our pantry Monday-Friday. Share this email and link with friends to help spread the word!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Backpack for Kids Volunteers Needed!
 
 
 
It's Summer Backpack time! Helps us serve 300 children every Friday by signing up for a shift. The Backpack program is also running as a drive thru. We will operate this way for the duration of the summer.
 
 
 
 
 
 
ROTARIANS SHARE YOUR PHOTOS - STORIES - HAPPY BUCKS 
 
Canton Rotarians!
 
Help us stay in touch with each other by sharing your photos, happy bucks and stories of what you have been doing during this time of social distancing.  Please forward any pictures, cartoons, happy bucks or stories into the office at: info@cantonrotary.org and we will post these items in our weekly Rotogram and our website.
 
 
 
 
 
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UPCOMING EVENTS
**DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE FOLLOWING UPCOMING EVENTS:
 
-  June 26, 2020 - Fellowship Golf Outing
-  July 1, 2020 - Installation of Officers/President Mark Farewell Reception - Kozmo's 
-  July 3, 2020 - No Rotary Meeting - Holiday
-  July 10, 2020 - Zoom Rotary Meeting - Julie Elkins and Brianna Hill - Domestic Violence Project, Inc.
-  July 17, 2020 - Zoom Social Meeting
-  July 24, 2020 - Zoom Rotary Meeting - Speaker TBA
-  July 31, 2020 - Zoom Social Meeting
-  September 24, 2020 - Oktoberfest -
 
 
 
Russell Hampton
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